> It also baffles me how much energy is spent on hiring people, vs mentoring and fostering them so they grow and are promoted. I used to be baffled by that too

> It also baffles me how much energy is spent on hiring people, vs mentoring and fostering them so they grow and are promoted. I used to be baffled by that too (and frustrated when they hired someone from outside, when we had IMHO better candidates in-house). However the alternative leads to the Peter Principle, won't it (I've seen that too and the result was worse)?