Hiring to fill a role is about the gap, not the person.

You'll find a good enough person to fill the gap off the street.

The last-bad fit for the constraints of what gap needs filling.

But sometimes you have an obvious candidate already (maybe someone already adjacent to the role).

In that situation, if you instead focus on maximizing the value of the person you have in front of you, you can create something very special.

A maximizing mindset, not a satisficing one.