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Can you explain the last sentence of the quote? Seems ambiguous.

• achillesheels 5y ago
  I think it means that when you are conducting your evaluation, you are doing more than just solving a technical problem.
• raffraffraff 5y ago
  If you mean this: > the wrong one and the right one. The context comes right before it: > if you were wrong (and you will be wrong), you can always undo the damage later by backtracking Ie: do a (small) wrong, then do a (small) right to fix it. That's my reading of it anyway.
• jonchurch_ 5y ago
  "Doubly managerial" is what threw me, but it's meant to be a little tongue in cheek. The linked source is specifically the Linux Kernel "Management" Style Guide, and is poking fun at management in general. Another tongue in cheek line from the source is this: > First off, I’d suggest buying “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”, and NOT read it. Burn it, it’s a great symbolic gesture.
• blitzar 5y ago
  > Suddenly, you get to be doubly managerial for making two inconsequential decisions - the wrong one and the right one. You get to wield the power of being the person who makes big decisions, some might say the finest decisions: decision 1 pick wrong path - decision 2 backtrack and pick correct path. I guess in contrast to the person who wont decide - everyone has stood around in a meeting room staring at the senior manager fumbling with the most basic of choices. Having the knowledge and conviction that it doesnt really matter anyway makes decision 1 appear decisive and strong. If it turns out to be wrong and you have to backtrack, you arrive in the correct place, and can take credit for correcting the course.