> In my experience, most managers don't bother reading books... Usually they get their position through knowing people or being slavishly obedient... That's od

> In my experience, most managers don't bother reading books... Usually they get their position through knowing people or being slavishly obedient... That's odd. I've spent much of my career in engineering leadership, and I'd estimate 75% or more of the managers I've worked with read books to a degree I would categorize as obsessive. This has been true across half a dozen companies. Do you usually work for software companies? Maybe outside the US? I'm curious how we could have such opposite experiences. We certainly agree that it's a mark of a good manager.