The saddest thing I've seen in my career is that most managers don't realize that hiring is a huge part of their job if their team contributes materially to the

The saddest thing I've seen in my career is that most managers don't realize that hiring is a huge part of their job if their team contributes materially to the bottom line (directly or indirectly) and can grow that contribution by hiring people. The people the hire managers and promote people to managers rarely stop to ask: (1) Can this person keep the people underneath them happy and productive and make them happier and more productive? and (2) Can this person actively seek out other people to work under them that are productive? Hiring in too many businesses is outsourced to HR. i.e. A department manager goes to HR and says "give me someone who can do X, Y and Z". HR is then left with only keywords and has little knowledge of whether or not a candidate with a differing skill set could also perform the job well or better with a little training. Only the department manager has enough knowledge to hire correctly for the needs of their team. Why we ever let them get away with outsourcing this core responsibility to HR is beyond me.