Do everything in your power to communicate clearly, including making sure your employees know that they are expected to ask ?'s if they aren't sure of something

Do everything in your power to communicate clearly, including making sure your employees know that they are expected to ask ?'s if they aren't sure of something. The cost of an average employee isn't necessarily paid in the fact that they work more slowly than the superstar - it's that they aren't sure what to do and either do the wrong thing or spend time spinning their wheels trying to figure out what the right thing is. If you can circumvent that through excellent communication, you can effectively farm out your own intelligence (assuming you are, in fact, intelligent) and get by with less intelligent employees.