Monday, March 9, 2009

Hire big people who are better than you

Came across a wise quote from David Ogilvy in this month's "Strategy & Business" magazine. Ogilvy, who died in 1999 at the age of 88, is regarded by many as "The Father of Advertising."

Here are his thoughts on hiring good people:

“If you hire people who are smaller than you are, we shall become a company of dwarfs. If you hire people who are bigger than you, we shall become a company of giants. Hire big people, people who are better than you. Pay them more than yourself if necessary.”