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I know this is the stereotype but is that really so? In my country (Finland) only third of managers were recently estimated to be incompetent in some way or ano
by fsloth 10y ago
I know this is the stereotype but is that really so? In my country (Finland) only third of managers were recently estimated to be incompetent in some way or another - a considerable part - but hardly most (this was a fairly reputable study). I would love to have statistics from elsewhere.
- metaphorm 10y agoFinland is probably an extreme outlier, based on my own readings in any case. I've never worked in Finland, only in the United States. My anecdotal data is that _most_ U.S. management really sucks.
- nitrogen 10y agoI've heard it said that, compared to some European management styles, the US management style is analogous to starting a bunch of fires and frantically ordering people to urinate on them.