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Great leaders figure out how to effectively work with "B and C" grade developers. Good leaders simply try not to work with them. Poor leaders blame them.
by 9oliYQjP 16y ago
Great leaders figure out how to effectively work with "B and C" grade developers. Good leaders simply try not to work with them. Poor leaders blame them.
- cpeterso 16y agoIf a business plan can only succeed with "A" developers, then perhaps it is not a very good plan.
- rphlx 16y agoDisagree with the first part. If you're a great manager, in general, you can and should try to work with high-end developers. Why waste your life trying to make gold from lead?
- reeses 16y agoI don't think this applies to a startup environment or anywhere the company size is less than, say, fifty people, assuming 10-20% of them are developers. If you try to build something new with B or C players, you may not have a chance. That said, once the company grows, there are places where a B or C player in one role could be an A player in another role, and vice versa. I think specifically about people who are promoted to their level of incompetence based on excellent performance and become miserable managers who make everyone around them miserable as well. The important thing in that situation is to respond decisively and either support the person and train them to be competent, or respectfully return them to the level where they can excel.