> We both agree that there is something to be done. Right, and if there is enough of that to be done it makes more sense to hire someone to do it specifically,

> We both agree that there is something to be done. Right, and if there is enough of that to be done it makes more sense to hire someone to do it specifically, so that the senior/lead developer's time can be spent more effectively. > I personally noticed that it doesn't have to be assigned to an full time manager position. In my experience it's much more about the quality of the manager. Unless you're in a company of only 10 people or so there are almost always more things a good manager can find to help with. On the other hand, even having every member of the dev team being swamped with management/coordination work is better than putting a bad manager over them.