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> The majority of people can actually gauge their competence and knowledge accurately. I know plenty of C-suite folks who must be in the minority then.
by 2024throwaway 3y ago
> The majority of people can actually gauge their competence and knowledge accurately.
I know plenty of C-suite folks who must be in the minority then.
- psadri 3y agoIt is a skill to genuinely or convincingly look past your own lack of competence.
- westhanover 3y agoHave you considered that you might not be able to gauge peoples competence and knowledge accurately? Statistically, if you are observing so manly outliers that is likely to be the case. Hope this helps!
- 2024throwaway 3y agoAhhh this must be it. The CEO babbling about how AI "works" must be knowledgeable and competent, and I, an engineer actually working on our AI product, am the idiot. Thanks for the help!
- duxup 3y agoI wonder if that's a case where folks in leadership feel like their job is to show confidence, provide direction, and they still maybe know they don't know enough (I mean who does...) and they still make the call (right or wrong). Perhaps more of a poor leadership thing we observe.
- somenameforme 3y agoI think that's more about leadership. For whatever reason "we" seem geared to follow people who pretend to know their way forward even when they're completely lost, perhaps even more lost than average. Like Teddy Roosevelt said - 'Speak loudly, aggressively flail about, and you'll go far.' Or something like that.