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> Yes, a manager is more like the coach of a sport team. Do a lot of sports team have coaches that have never played that sport in their life?
by ThalesX 4y ago
> Yes, a manager is more like the coach of a sport team.
Do a lot of sports team have coaches that have never played that sport in their life?
- mmcdermott 4y agoNever played at all would be strange (it seems uncommon to watch a sport you have never played, let alone make a career of it). It's pretty common in the NFL to see coaches who were never professional players and possibly only played at a small college to boot.
- ThalesX 4y agoIf I understand correctly, the short answer is no.
- JohnFen 4y agoWhile one who has at least dabbled in coding is preferable, a great manager can be effective even if they've never written a line of code in their life. I'd much prefer a manager who knows how to manage but not how to code over a manager who knows how to code but not how to manage.
- ThalesX 4y agoAs if the 3rd option does not exist. A manager that knows how to manage but also knows how the pie is made.
- JohnFen 4y agoThat's obviously ideal. I didn't mention it not because it doesn't exist, but because I was trying to do a "compare and contrast" with the other two, more extreme, cases.