> We have corporations with managers who lack basic technical understanding of what their reports are telling them. That's because the managers' managers also

> We have corporations with managers who lack basic technical understanding of what their reports are telling them. That's because the managers' managers also lack that understanding. > We have politicians who lack the basic capacity to express themselves properly and coherently. That's because a lot of their bosses -- the voters -- are stupid. > I suspect that it works because it really is possible to be a good manager even if you don't have the basic understanding of your problem domain I agree; but you do need to be wise enough to surround yourself with people who do.