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Yes, almost always. So very, very easy for them to be the problem. As 'middle managers' they are answerable to neither the customer nor the investors. They flo
by JoeAltmaier 2y ago
Yes, almost always.
So very, very easy for them to be the problem. As 'middle managers' they are answerable to neither the customer nor the investors. They float rootless within a larger organization. Their career goal is then defined as 'meet objectives within budget'. The natural human response to that is
Minimize objectives
Maximize budget
These goals do not align with the investors' nor the customers' interests.
- wiz21c 2y agoThey do not align with their team either. A goal's team is "maximize fun, minimize stress". And strangely, many managers although they are very good at being "the leaders" are disappointing when it comes to "care about the team". But there are good managers, but they are so few (1 out of 4 in my own specific data point). We always talk about the 10x-productivity coder. We should talk more about the 10x-team-protector manager.