How To Get The Smartest People In The World To Work For You

“No matter who you are, most of the smartest people work for someone else.” In the 1990s, Sun co-founder Bill Joy thus challenged leaders to face the Knowledge Revolution. His quip later became “Joy’s Law.” Joy was not talking about the old “war for talent”—hiring better employees--but a newer one: tapping networks of smart non-employees for innovation and problem-solving horsepower.