I’m in the process of interviewing candidates these days to help us develop + grow. It’s exciting, but I think it would be easy to get caught up in the minutia of the process if I didn’t have a guiding principle to keep me on track.

I hire people who are better than me.

This advice was given to me years ago by Mike Tsotsis, an established businessman and philanthropist in Worcester who, though he probably doesn’t realize it, has set a profound example for my own business. (If you see this, thanks, Mike!)

That one principle helps ensure I focus on what’s important and hire people who are smarter, faster, more experienced, more skilled, and just plain better than I could ever hope to be. They put this to work and, as a result, we’re doing great things.

Surround yourself by better people and you’ll be amazed what happens. Here’s to that great advice and the result: the tremendous staff of 3000K.

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