Ok two of those remarks can be said about engineers too. 4. Failure to Show Respect. Business execs show little respect to developers because they think they k

Ok two of those remarks can be said about engineers too. 4. Failure to Show Respect. Business execs show little respect to developers because they think they know what is the clear path to the next million dollar. They also do not want to hear complaints and simply want to see that new breakthrough feature appear on screen 5 minutes ago. Engineers on the other hand pretend to listen to execs but they are only hearing blah blah blah...They think business execs are idea guys who talk a lot and think their plan to reach that million dollar makes no sense and they are here just to drive the company to the deadpool (In most case they do) 1. Failure to be humble. My friend, my friend. Developers are usually quite, and they can pretend to listen, but that does not mean they give a rat's behind about what you are saying or even think you are worthy of their time for that matter (I mean this inside the office), hence they say "yes" just so you can get out their way. Not talking does not mean, Humble. Engineers can brag too and in fact they do. I asked a CTO last week "I heard you launched an open source project last week and got x downloads"? That was it. The guy who did not even know my name after 3 weeks, sat there for 20 minutes telling me about this project. The Fact of the matter is that as individuals we usually think people who are different are less this or that than we are. This problem goes beyond engineers and business execs. It is the same between PHP guys and Ruby advocates, Young and Old, Nations etc... We should simply learn how to accept differences in and outside the office and be open to learn what others have to offer instead of going to through life with a "I got to defend my position" attitude.