The first person I ever hired turned out to be nothing like what I expected.

He was great at his job. Smart, fast, reliable. But he thought exactly like I did. Same instincts. Same assumptions. Same way of approaching every problem.

At first, it felt perfect. We agreed on everything. Meetings were smooth. Decisions were fast.

But when we hit a wall, neither of us could see around it. We kept pushing the same direction, harder and harder — not realizing the answer was somewhere neither of us was looking.

That's when I learned something I still carry today: don't hire mirrors. Hire windows.

The best business leadership decision I ever made wasn't a deal or a product. It was learning to build a team where people see what I can't — and aren't afraid to say it.

Now I run multiple companies across two countries. And every single one of them has someone on the team who thinks differently than I do. That's not an accident. That's the system.

When I sit in a room and everyone agrees with me, I pause. Agreement feels comfortable, but comfort doesn't build anything new. It means we're all looking at the same corner of the map.

Every business owner will tell you: hire for skill. I'd add one thing — hire for perspective. Skill can be trained. Perspective can't.

The team that sees differently is the team that grows with you.

Who's the person on your team that sees things you can't?