Totally agree with you on this point. It’s easy til it’s your job. I’ve seen so many programmers put in positions of authority that were just disasters because

Totally agree with you on this point. It’s easy til it’s your job. I’ve seen so many programmers put in positions of authority that were just disasters because many programmers are used to having full control of a system. The transition usually boils down to people who believe in rigid control vs people who believe in tuning the environment to help others be more effective. Rigid controllers are generally terrible managers. Environment tuners are essentially trying to serve other employees and the business by making it easier to do their jobs.