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It's absurd to believe someone can't learn a new way of thinking, even if they are not predisposed to it. Plenty of doctors are also amazing photographers. I've
by neom 9y ago
It's absurd to believe someone can't learn a new way of thinking, even if they are not predisposed to it. Plenty of doctors are also amazing photographers. I've spent my whole career around engineers from the leadership side of the house, and I can firmly say I believe many of them could learn to be wonderful leaders. I think mixing disciplines requires you to switch to child eyes on your other skills, but that's about it. Great leaders are eternally humble (I know nothing), great engineers are eternally arrogant (I know this). There is certainly beautiful in both. :)
- jarjoura 9y agoI think that’s the key point, to learn. So many tech companies make management the only way to continue getting promoted. Then they don’t offer any way for employees to learn how to be a good manager. So they’re left to learn by doing.
- neom 9y agoIt boggles my mind so many great engineers are willing to work for leadership teams that contains nobody who has built organizational structures at scale. It's almost like going in for surgery by the person who made the scalpel.