"Hire three top performers, pay 'em like 8, get the result of 10."

We got more than a few issues with how we think on top-performing talent.

That quote is from this podcast interview, and the actual quote would be:

I always tell my clients, hire three rock stars, pay them like eight, and you get the result of 10.

I changed "rock stars" because it's a term of deification I've never understood. A lot of rock stars are drug-addled messes who destroy hotel rooms and female self-worth in equal meas…