> It's a lot of work to get somebody promoted, even if that person is a well-known high performer Is it? Why? Sounds like a problem created by managers to me.

> It's a lot of work to get somebody promoted, even if that person is a well-known high performer Is it? Why? Sounds like a problem created by managers to me. > Networking with other managers, product managers, finance, IT... building influence with other parts of the company, this pays huge dividends for your team. I sincerely hope no engineering manager acts or thinks this way, or they will soon be just another MBA manager who doesn't know anything, other than how to navigate among other MBAs who also, don't know anything. Do you not get the problem with people who don't know anything besides politics being in charge of delivering real world products and services?