We might quibble with some of Jobs’ quote here, but his underlying point is uncontroversial: Namely, you should never avoid hiring smart people, even people smarter than you are. It’s okay to be a little insecure at first, but you must recognize intelligence in your team as an asset to your goals, rather than a liability to your career. To that end, here are three ways to help you lead employees who are smarter than you.

It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do;
we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.

                                      –Steve Jobs