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> And to get to VP, even in a small organisation, you certainly need competence. I don't know if I agree with that. Anyway, competence comes at various levels.
by lapcat 3y ago
> And to get to VP, even in a small organisation, you certainly need competence.
I don't know if I agree with that. Anyway, competence comes at various levels.
- epups 3y agoIf you open a company right now, what would be your criteria for promotion?
- brewdad 3y agoYou can get to VP without competence. Staying there requires it. You don't necessarily have to be the most competent person possible but there is a floor.
- lapcat 3y ago> You don't necessarily have to be the most competent person possible but there is a floor. Heh, well that's not really saying much.
- ZephyrBlu 3y agoFloor = minor negative impact to the business due to your (in)competence.
- jselysianeagle 3y agoSo from what I've seen and learned, there's definitely a difference between being truly smart/visionary/creative etc vs just being "not dumb". And while I suppose the latter could also be deemed a kind of competence, I think what the others are driving at boils down to this - people with connections or just a knack for politics and schmoozing can get pretty far ahead and many underlings often mistake their rise for some sort of amazing technical or creative ability.