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Fundamental problem of management is you would like to have an incentive structure for the impact of an individual BUT the most impactful people usually aren’t
by softwaredoug 3y ago
Fundamental problem of management is you would like to have an incentive structure for the impact of an individual BUT the most impactful people usually aren’t out highlighting their accomplishments, they’re in the background helping everyone else be successful.
- sanderjd 3y agoBut if they're helping everyone else be successful, surely a managers who cares about that will know that's what they are doing and be able to incentivize them to continue?
- softwaredoug 3y agoEven the good managers have to build cases for promotion, raises, and recognition...
- sanderjd 3y agoTotally. If managers really believe this "glue" role is valuable, they should be able to advocate for that belief. But it's definitely true that they may well fail, if the broader culture doesn't agree.