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mostly yes. I think humans can only work on one thing at a time. If you hire a worker it is common sense that you should be able to identify that upon which h
by someguydave 5y ago
mostly yes. I think humans can only work on one thing at a time. If you hire a worker it is common sense that you should be able to identify that upon which he should work.
- kqr 5y agoBut this is the Taylorist trap mentioned in the top level comment. That somehow "managers" are hired to think, and "workers" are hired to do whatever the "managers" say. I fully expect the "workers" I supervise to be able to identify things which need work completely on their own. Many heads think much better than one. Besides, they are on the frontlines so they have a much better view of the situation than I. (As much as I try to also do technical work myself.)
- someguydave 5y agoI understand. To me you resolve the paradox by getting management to admit to themselves that most engineers and programmers are also managers and need some explicit authorities to decide what needs to be done or not
- kqr 5y agoRight. Though I would phrase it a little differently: every role in a long-term successful organisation is a little bit leadership, a little bit skilled labour.