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To change the topic slightly, I often hear the blanket statement "Technical people do not make good managers". I wonder if this is true in other domains. As far
by herge 15y ago
To change the topic slightly, I often hear the blanket statement "Technical people do not make good managers". I wonder if this is true in other domains. As far as I know, accountants manage accountants, law firms are run by lawyers, etc.
Maybe medicine is one of the rare exceptions?
- dreamdu5t 15y agoI think it's only a problem if management doesn't have enough expertise to delegate authority properly. If someone without technical expertise is making technical decisions, that's a problem. A good CEO knows what he doesn't know, and needs to know enough about his business to give those decisions to the right people.
- dpritchett 15y agoThe fields you mentioned have guilds that forbid their certified members from working under anyone other than another member of the guild.
- herge 15y agoAccountants are not allowed to work for someone that is not an accountant? What about a CFO with accountants under him?