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The one flaw I see in the premise of this article is that, very often, high performers are much smarter and more capable than their managers, so expecting manag
by flkiwi 2y ago
The one flaw I see in the premise of this article is that, very often, high performers are much smarter and more capable than their managers, so expecting managers to recognize the talent and not be threatened by it when they do is unrealistic.
- loloquwowndueo 2y agoIt’s uncommon but not unrealistic. The old adage “surround yourself with people smarter than you” applies and is a mark of a good manager. Maybe it’s good if the manager is not a clueless MBA and has enough technical expertise to understand what the team is taking about. It should be a manager of manager’s job to identify and replace managers who don’t understand this.
- flkiwi 2y agoAbsolutely, and I’ve worked with (and tried to model myself on) people who hire people smarter than they are. If nothing else, management is itself a skill and many highly competent doers have little interest in management. And that’s ok! But I have seen way too many managers-promoting-managers and ignoring doers along the way.