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Re:Don’t Hire The Smartest Guy by hapless on Monday November 03, 2008 @12:54PM (#352269)
I suspect this essay is obliquely complaining about folks who THINK they're the smartest guys in the room.

"What you get if you believe this myth is a room full of highly qualified people who waste their time explaining to each other how much more qualified they are."

Re:Don’t Hire The Smartest Guy by socalsamba on Monday November 03, 2008 @01:48PM (#352348)
Excellent observation. There is also a bit of that in there. A part of working on a small team is learning to learn. It doesn't matter that you can lift mountains with your pinky if you can't deal with anyone else as a peer.