It's a great thing to say, because how can anyone argue about hiring the best people? The problem is, the statement is rhetorical, there is no "best" -- a sup

It's a great thing to say, because how can anyone argue about hiring the best people? The problem is, the statement is rhetorical, there is no "best" -- a superstar in a big bureaucratic organization might be someone who "gets" process and following through on certain things. In a startup or other type of company, there are attributes separating "best" from the rest. The process superstar from MegaCorp might destroy a startup! At the end of the day, management adds value when they take a bunch of people with a base level of knowledge and helps them deliver whatever the product is that is being developed. The trick is finding folks with good work ethics who have the base level of knowledge that you need. There's no magic.