I was listening to a YouTube video by a famous business man and he was saying that he prefers to hire employees who are smarter than him. Do you agree with this style of working? What are the possible intentions behind doing this? Isn't their fear that these smart employees can steal ideas from office or get client details and then start their own companies? What is your view regarding this?
Usually generalists tend to become bosses or company owners and then hire people who are specialists in their fields to help develop their companies, so bosses need smart people who can help progress their business or company and if they are not smart they will not develop.
And if smart people have negative goals or study all the jobs in that company to open their own business or company, it is not easy because it requires big capital, marketing and so on. However, if the employee has a great salary and is comfortable with the job, I don't think it will happen, but it is possible if he wants to be successful and put in the effort.