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> Like, would you ever expect a 25 year old guy to command a spaceship? Genghis Khan was 20 when he started assembling his army. You can have leadership at any
by chrisseaton 4y ago
> Like, would you ever expect a 25 year old guy to command a spaceship?
Genghis Khan was 20 when he started assembling his army. You can have leadership at any age. Some organisations such as the military bring in young people to directly be leaders. You need to look at people's ability, not their age.
- kthejoker2 4y agoTemujin was a nothingburger of a warlord until he was nearly 40. What did he learn in those 20 years that made him Genghis Khan?
- Barrin92 4y agoapparently according to Google most Mongol leaders died in their 30s, the demographics in the Golden Horde were somewhat different than today. The guy who leads the Taliban in his 20s isn't exactly the Mozart of terrorism, it's just a dangerous job. More importantly comparing world historical figures to your average modern day senior project manager is kind of wild. Everyone in the software industry may think they're Alexander the Great, but they're likely not. Most senior military staff is also old. What I'm saying is obviously that if you looked at merit, on average, software teams should be older than they are, not that it's physically impossible to have a good leader who is young.
- FrenchDevRemote 4y agoif you have that much merit in tech at 30/40 and not working pro bono, you already have enough money to retire, or work on whatever you want/own your own company, instead of slaving away for a megacorp.