"You better surround yourself with a lot of people that are better than you so you can learn every day." It's the mark of a good leader to not have to be the smartest person in the room. McVay is speaking about football of course in the quote above, but the same dynamic is true in business. It was great to have them; they filled in technical holes for me and made me seem smarter than I was. Don't let your own ego stand in the way of putting together the absolute best team you can.

Source: Forbes January 24, 2019 19:30 UTC