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There are managers who aren’t competent, either at their functional craft, or managing. And there are organizations which have too many layers. But effective le
by ITB 4y ago
There are managers who aren’t competent, either at their functional craft, or managing. And there are organizations which have too many layers. But effective leadership is indispensable to make a company successful. And the best way to distribute leadership through an organization is through a hierarchy, and that usually means managers. Anyone who exclusively sees the negative aspects of having managers has only played the organizational game in easy mode. Large orgs are really freaking hard to coordinate.
- msoad 4y agoI believe you might be a manager. One term frequently associated with managers is "leadership." True leadership involves being able to guide someone by saying, "Let me demonstrate the proper way to do this, so you can learn from it." In my current role, although my "leadership professional" may not know how to perform my job for an entire day, they always have "valuable advice" to offer though
- ITB 4y agoI’ve been all over the spectrum, and I believe I can provide pretty strong technical guidance, either directly or by pointing out to the right person or documentation to talk to. As long as the mutual goal is to drive results, then the partnership works. I’m Actually curious about what you think about this: https://www.scopvc.com/thoughts/2023/3/19/to-manage-or-to-be-managed https://www.scopvc.com/thoughts/2023/3/19/to-manage-or-to-be...