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Because at some point, the team gets so big, it's harder to weed out bad managers. Additionally, managers are human, and will make mistakes. Often it's like t
by bmj 15y ago
Because at some point, the team gets so big, it's harder to weed out bad managers.
Additionally, managers are human, and will make mistakes. Often it's like the frog-in-the-pot story--you don't notice the little mistakes, only the sum of their results.
- gruseom 15y agoSo why does the team have to get so big? Isn't that the mistake right there?
- bmj 15y agoHonest question: can a company manage $34.2 billion a year in sales with a small management team? I suppose the answer is "yes," given that MS seemed to manage with a minimal number of middle managers, at least based on the Joel Spolsky story shared elsewhere in this thread.