> I suggested two options to them: > 1. Either we have another person do the project management - and they have no say in how this will be done. Perhaps we eve

> I suggested two options to them: > 1. Either we have another person do the project management - and they have no say in how this will be done. Perhaps we even entertain the idea of an external hire - who is not an engineer. They won't have the engineering context, so they'll ask for more frequent updates, and have more regular check-in meetings. Also, anytime something seems to be delayed, they will have to come to the engineers to ask them how and what can be mitigated. Not listing his "option 2" since the description for "option 1" is already so loaded that it's obvious the correct answer is "anything but option 1". I can't say I'm a fan of such manipulation. > After this chat, everyone went with option #2. Surprise, surprise. Ultimately, the problem with these kinds of wisdom posts is that they suffer from the "everyone is the same, given the right chance or push" fallacy. We love it when the parts are all the same because it reduces our cognitive load, but that just doesn't happen in reality, especially with people. We can see from his "options" that he ran up against this problem, and solved it by forcing people to adopt the mold he'd set for them. Now everyone's a leader! Problem solved.