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Do you think someone is qualified to manage a process they don't understand?
by wildrhythms 4y ago
Do you think someone is qualified to manage a process they don't understand?
- onethought 4y agoThe inverse question, is it even possible to have a manager who understands every nuance of the process they manage?
- katzgrau 4y agoI find that, in practice, the more a manager knows about how things are done - the more they have the urge to micromanage and resist delegation, especially if they're perfectionists. Doesn't sound completely horrible in theory but in reality it's bad for everyone.
- katzgrau 4y agoThere's a group of these people called CEOs and they get paid a lot.
- unsupp0rted 4y agoThey manage a process they do understand (in theory): getting groups of people to do valuable stuff without irreparably imploding. I don’t understand any of the tools I use in my own work (how does VS Code do syntax highlighting? How does the electricity make my laptop screen show me high resolution colors?). But I’m still able to produce plenty of value for my clients.
- greymalik 4y agoDo you think it’s impossible for someone to understand a process without having years of experience doing it themselves?
- marcosdumay 4y agoAt least a few days, yes, it's impossible. But more importantly, it's impossible to manage a process that you don't know how to do yourself. The closest you can get is on a client-seller relationship.