I think this post is excellent. It clearly describes the problem in many companies - granular levels/ladder climbing. It also describes another great problem t

I think this post is excellent. It clearly describes the problem in many companies - granular levels/ladder climbing. It also describes another great problem that shows up in tech - non-technical/non-owner managers, directors, and VP. As described in this article, the VP is supposed to be the expert who created the plan of execution, the director is supposed to be the expert who executes it. But in big tech at least, this is not what happens. VPs and directors are clueless to the point of incompetence. They understand politics but not how to drive with leadership, deep technical understanding, planning, communication, and direction. They spend an enormous amount of time in BS like stack ranking and perf reviews instead of creating solid plans that move the company needle - externally. As a result, in large companies, you see the corporate hellhole decline. VPs and Directors are not respected at all. They can't answer much. They aren't clued in on the tech. They don't understand competition. They don't understand innovation. They do understand ladder climbing politics - so they create an empire of ladder climbers. It is almost hilarious how poor some tech management is. Would you join a ship where the captain does not how ship-steering works?