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> top-down organisational pressure created by technically incompetent strategic management Do most people work in this kind of environment? At my company our m
by sgustard 7y ago
> top-down organisational pressure created by technically incompetent strategic management
Do most people work in this kind of environment? At my company our management couldn't care less what technologies we use. They want to see reasonable cost and solid uptime, and they ask engineering to deliver that.
- vkou 7y agoImagine a new CTO or middle manager coming in, with a small ego, and a big need to prove himself, and initiating a make-work project. What defense mechanisms does your firm have against this? Unless your team leads are golf buddies with the C-suite, it is unlikely that their opinions are going to be taken seriously.
- richmarr 7y agoHow would your hypothetical defence mechanism tell which C-suite initiatives are worthwhile, and which are ego driven make-work?
- vkou 7y agoThat's the thing. The two are indistinguishable, unless you give people with strong technical skills veto power on projects. If you don't work in such an environment, the only reason you haven't ran into a dangerous, idiot manager, is luck. For some reason, in most firms, the c-suite isn't super keen on delegating that power.
- richmarr 7y ago> The two are indistinguishable, unless... So are they indistinguishable or not? Two things can't be a bit indistinguishable.