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> In my experience, people are usually promoted into management when they demonstrate leadership. Really? In my experience, people are often promoted into mana
by pbourke 8y ago
> In my experience, people are usually promoted into management when they demonstrate leadership.
Really? In my experience, people are often promoted into management when they demonstrate political ability.
Often the people who I consider the true leaders - engineers who everyone considers competent, good advisors, mentors and role models, etc - continue quietly being engineers.
Several times, I’ve seen organizations reward people who were adept at deflecting and spinning projects, goosing metrics and hiring quickly (despite a lack of fit/competence in their hires). The teams that they led were demoralized and rudderless, but you’d hardly know that from how they were rewarded and promoted.
- mixmastamyk 8y agoIn pathological orgs yes, they do exist but shouldn’t be a goal.
- jondubois 8y agoAgreed. The definition of leadership that most leaders have in mind is very superficial. They just want people who look and talk like a leader but they're willing to compromise on everything else (all things that actually matter in terms of producing value). Most software companies either are mini-monopolies or they are able to keep securing VC funding through social connections so they can afford to have mediocre leaders who can talk but don't deliver.