6 tips for managing highly intelligent employees — mashable.com

This question originally appeared on Quora. How can you manage people smarter than you and more knowledgeable than you? Let's say you manage a group of 8-10 software developers. All of your teammates have much higher IQs than you do. How can you manage them efficiently? Answer below by Ian McAllister, general manager at Amazon. Don't manage: Guide. IQ and experience are two attributes you want your team members to over-index on, but there are plenty of other attributes that also matter, including judgment, work ethic, communication skills and teamwork. Unlike raw IQ, these are things that can be developed in any employee. Your job is to provide individualized guidance to each of your team members in the areas that they need to develop.

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