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Part of what they were hoping for was visibility into other domains of the business. As a manager, you (hopefully) have a broader view of the situation, of your

Part of what they were hoping for was visibility into other domains of the business. As a manager, you (hopefully) have a broader view of the situation, of your co-manager's priorities, of outside limitations, etc. etc. etc. I'm sure they thought they had the best recommendation given their knowledge, but they couldn't have a company-wide perspective, and were giving you a chance to point out their blind spots.

PeterWhittaker 4y ago
I’m not totally convinced of that, but it might be: we were the small custom dev shop in PS in a much larger product co that never did figure out how to sell PS effectively, despite the product absolutely requiring it for anything serious. My view was limited, sadly, for various political reasons, among other things. No, AFAICR, it was simply that this was a bit larger, a bit hairier than the usual case, enough so that they were unwilling to make the call without management support. It’s amazing how much we can learn from a 30s episode.