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HYLAND I've never really hired down. I've hired up and even then, occasionally, been very disappointed. Because it can happen. I want people to bring ideas to the table. I want people who work on my team to be people who get out there and bring back creativity. I might shoot these ideas down some of the time, but I like having people around that are contributors. I love enthusiasm. My life is so completely involved in my career and has been, my whole life, that one wants people who share in that ideal - who are committed to behaving as if it is their own company. Why do clients come to you? I've never been afraid of challenging my clients or myself. Whenever I have felt that I'm getting in a complacent situation, I've pulled the rug from out under myself and started again. One has got to take risks. I really believe that. There's so much that's new out there that one has to embrace and incorporate into what one's doing. A large percentage of my work is predicated on the use of contemporary art and probably one of the biggest reasons we enjoy a high-profile in China and Asia - as people there are very eager to collect. The books that I've published, illustrate our ability to work with great art, designing environments around great art. On the subject of art: undervalued artist(s)?

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