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> you can't lead from the trenches Not sure why this analogy is applied to software development. The best managers I've had lead from the trenches where we all
by Supermancho 7y ago
> you can't lead from the trenches
Not sure why this analogy is applied to software development. The best managers I've had lead from the trenches where we all work.
- geocrasher 7y agoIt's not a matter of workload, it's a matter of perspective.
- azhu 7y agoIt's a myth that it's not possible to maintain a holistic perspective that melds both the trenches and the command tent behind the lines. The best technical leaders I've worked with were the best because of precisely this: the ability to contextualize trench level decisions within command center level perspectives and vice versa.