Some management bloviators will advise you simply to hire the right people and then leave them alone. Dick Costolo, Twitter’s CEO from 2010–2015, explained succinctly how crazy this advice is. **“That’s like saying, to have a good marriage, marry the right person and then avoid spending any time with them**. Ridiculous, right?” he exclaimed. “Imagine if I went home and told my wife, ‘I don’t want to micromanage you, so I’m not going to spend any time with you or the kids this year.’ ” --- **Tags** — [[quotes]], [[management]], [[career-development]]#, [[culture]], [[relationships]], [[Dick Costolo]] **Source** — [[202303281533 - B - Radical Candor]]