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> natural-born managers There is no such thing as a natural born manager. Like there isn't a natural born electrician, politician or nurse. There are combinat
by gofreddygo 4y ago
> natural-born managers
There is no such thing as a natural born manager. Like there isn't a natural born electrician, politician or nurse.
There are combinations of skills that make one person far far better than everybody else, for that job. Some adapt existing skills, some learn new ones. But no one is natural born great at anything useful.
Those skills are acquired, either with willed direction from internal intuition or very rarely forced via external environment. But still acquired, not handed down, not born with it.
Can anyone acquire skills and be great? No! No one knows the winning combination of skills. It takes a great factor of luck.
Evidence of this is found in abundance. Ask someone great "How can I make my son be as great as you" and see how tangential an answer pops out. You'd think its because they want to keep it a secret. Its because they don't know.
- fairity 4y agoYou're taking OP's claim too literally. Obviously babies don't pop out of the womb ready to competently manage a team of 30 engineers. The claim is that people are born with different aptitudes for management that allow them to progress faster along the management skill curve per unit of effort.
- gofreddygo 4y agoYes, my comment does read pedantic and reactive. Hides the thought behind it. The natural born part kicked me into higher gear. I will be more mindful. I do still stand skeptical of natural talent contributing in any large part to managerial success, over acquired skills and serendipity.