Which sucks. Having a technical ladder is important to retain talent and ensure that you maximize the skills your talent pool has. Pure engineering skills (eve

Which sucks. Having a technical ladder is important to retain talent and ensure that you maximize the skills your talent pool has. Pure engineering skills (even the thought leadership aspect of it) doesn't directly translate in management skills and often people get "rewarded" by promoting them to a position where they can no longer use the very skills they have been promoted for. Related concept / good read: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle