You would think a #1 leadership tip from Steve Jobs might be complex, right? No, not really.
Steve Jobs philosophy was spot on which was to simply hire great people, make them accountable and then get out of their way. However, doing this is difficult for many leaders.
One of my favorite simple “101” kind of books on leadership is “Monday Morning Leadership,” by David Cottrell. In it he talks about the concept of hiring tough and managing easy.
Unfortunately many leaders hire easy and manage tough by spending about as much time deciding what they want for lunch as they do in preparing to interview a candidate. Most preparing takes place as the candidate waits in the lobby before the interview. I can see many of you shaking your heads because you can relate, right?
This is where most leaders go wrong and Steve Jobs went...