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# A Good Leader Is The Least Competent
- URL: https://www.darlison.com/a-good-leader-is-incompetent/
- Published: 2014-02-27T11:57:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-01T10:24:45.000Z
- Description: A leaders number 1 goal is to be the least competent person in the room. A good leader hires people who are more qualified than themselves, and they provide a path for their existing people to grow and move forward. They give people the room, and the encouragement, to outshine their boss
- Author: Byron Darlison
- Tags: #Migrated-1760990770760, #sqs, #Import 2025-10-20 16:06

A leaders number 1 goal is to be the least competent person in the room.

A good leader hires people who are more qualified than themselves, and they provide a path for their existing people to grow and move forward.

They give people the room, and the encouragement, to outshine their boss.

A good leader's goal is to become obsolete and to know when their job is done.

They know when to go looking for their next team to build.