One of the problems with this argument - competence. I'm sure all the people reading HN who are not far behind their manager. But that is not the case at a lot

One of the problems with this argument - competence. I'm sure all the people reading HN who are not far behind their manager. But that is not the case at a lot of places. Sometimes the wisdom of a well experience manager solves a problem better than those working for him could have. As a young engineer surrounded by those I consider well experienced, I often turn to those above when I have a decision to make. The questions they ask me often lead me to things I hadn't thought about yet.