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This is the exact philosophy that businesses use to promote perfectly good specialists to "management." Some people _need_ structure. Some people don't want to
by mvkel 14y ago
This is the exact philosophy that businesses use to promote perfectly good specialists to "management."
Some people _need_ structure. Some people don't want to define the plan because they take it personally and any minor failure is, to them, a personal catastrophe.
Not wanting to be "the boss" is a perfectly acceptable way to be productive. Some of the brightest developers in the world are the most productive when you let them sit in front of their workstation and code on something that flexes their brain.
The key is identifying how each individual is wired and what their motivating needs are. Not everyone wants to be promoted to tell people what to do, or have more control.
- UK-AL 14y agoA lot of developers only want to get promoted because it gives them more creative control over a project.
- sherm8n 14y agoWould you want a developer who needs to be told exactly what to do? Or would you rather have a developer can define what to build in the product and then build it. I don't understand why you want to promote people so they can tell other people what to do. As a manager, it's more beneficial to have an employee who can tell me what they want to do.
- onemorepassword 14y agoThere's a middle ground: developers that need to be told what problem to work on, but who are smart enough to take it from there. It's very useful to have a few of those on the team, because as a manager it allows you to ensure certain priorities are met, whilst giving those that thrive on freedom the space they need. So, to answer your question: I'd rather have both.
- sherm8n 14y agoThis is why it's so hard to hire right now. The people who can and are willing to do both can work anywhere they want.