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22 May 2008 Brought to you by E-Myth Worldwide

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A growing business needs regular infusions of technical expertise. But an owner risks abdicating their leadership role by hiring experts, and then giving them free rein to 'do their thing'. If things subsequently go wrong, what ensues will be a nasty mess. Login to read the article
The Curse of the Experts.

The Curse of the Experts

Give some thought to the words "experience required" before putting them into a job listing. Decide whether you need someone with real expertise, or someone capable of carrying out well-documented tasks. A capable employee with less experience will also be less expensive than a technical expert. Here's a checklist:

• Decide if an expert is really necessary
• Hire for competence and flexibility, not just experience
• Clearly communicate your goals and expectations for the business

The right approach is to develop expert systems and then hire skillful people to operate them. Read the full article The Curse of the Experts.

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