Get the basics right - management heuristic #1

Like all things ‘simple' not receiving its due. Here is the single most simple formula to build good teams.

  • Hire the right people
  • Uncage them
  • Keep them happy

I call it the Hire, Uncage, Keep - HUK heuristic

This is not new and is repeated in many books and blogposts but lost because ‘management’ cannot be that easy?

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