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I think the point is not "your boss should be able to do your job better than you can", but "in a pinch, your boss would be able to step in and fill your role i
by skohan 6y ago
I think the point is not "your boss should be able to do your job better than you can", but "in a pinch, your boss would be able to step in and fill your role if needed".
Even in the case you gave, a good CEO might be able to do that. When you are at the C level, whatever the role is, you're probably going to mostly have to be good at stakeholder management, strategic thinking, listening to your peers and the people working under you and taking good decisions based on the inputs available. A good CEO should be able to step in and apply those skills outside of their domain of expertise, even if they are not going to be the best CFO/CTO in the world.
- mcguire 6y agoTechnically, it means "your boss should be able to make decisions based on an informed understanding of what the work entails." Without that, management decisions are going to be based on who plays golf with whom, or most shiny consultant or marketer who crosses the threshold. I've spent some time employed by organizations whose decisions are disconnected from day-to-day reality; train wrecks are fun to watch, but they get less fun when it's your job to ride the train into the brick wall.