Bring the new executive in at a lower level initially and let the executive prove himself or herself. John gave himself the title “Director of Busine… - Reid Hoffman

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Bring the new executive in at a lower level initially and let the executive prove himself or herself. John gave himself the title “Director of Business Development and Operations” and only took on bigger titles after he had demonstrated his ability and value to existing teams. He employed the same technique when he hired Schrep, bringing him in as “Director of Engineering