Two comments: First, I take your claim seriously that it’s an either-or decision. Then, clearly I'd hire the "proactive" one. As a manager you simply don’t hav

Two comments: First, I take your claim seriously that it’s an either-or decision. Then, clearly I'd hire the "proactive" one. As a manager you simply don’t have time for micromanaging or you should be doing something else. Second, I question your either-or. Why not try to find interested and experienced candidates? Sure, I don’t know anything about your business. It may be extraordinarily hard to make it happen. But that’s the job of the manager: develop to workplace in a way so that it becomes attractive instead of micromanaging.