A bang-on read from Jessica Stillman, on the triumphs and struggles associated with hiring the smartest employees that you can get your hands on.

• Fly your own flag and be confident enough of your tune, to toot your own horn
• Ask, ask, ask questions – chances are good they know the answer
• Set the pace (pssst… one that you are comfortable with)
• Keep perspective – working with the alternative is considerably less enticing
• Accept the things you cannot change, have the courage to change the things you can and the wisdom to know the difference
• Become immersed with your peers – look at/listen to/read everything you can get your hands on to better identify with their headspace
• Don’t compete – contemplate

Read the complete story over at Inc.