I believe we should start outing managers with no subject matter expertise as 'politicians'. Because that's how they inevitably start behaving. Just doing anything to please the one who keeps them in power and to oppose anyone who doesn't amplify this behavior. But maybe even that is giving them too much credit.
I believe we should start outing managers with no subject matter expertise as 'politicians'. Because that's how they inevitably start behaving. Just doing anything to please the one who keeps them in power and to oppose anyone who doesn't amplify this behavior. But maybe even that is giving them too much credit.
1. Managers have to be technical. But they don't have to be the strongest engineer in the room, and I'd argue that if they are, and worse if it is important to them to be - that's a failure mode.
2. You remind me of the Israeli Minister of Education circa 2001-2006 who took pride in never graduating from an academic degree... You'd be surprised to learn that the educational system in Israel has yet to recover from the damages she caused. (Also, why did she have to be a woman? You shine poorly on ALL OF US! Bah.) My best friend and I have often discussed the idea of a professional government...
3. You think it's bad there's no license for software engineering? There are no license for parenting, and good lord, is that job hard to get right, along with its implications on society (Because if all parents could raise critical thinkers... ).
I believe we should start outing managers with no subject matter expertise as 'politicians'. Because that's how they inevitably start behaving. Just doing anything to please the one who keeps them in power and to oppose anyone who doesn't amplify this behavior. But maybe even that is giving them too much credit.
I believe we should start outing managers with no subject matter expertise as 'politicians'. Because that's how they inevitably start behaving. Just doing anything to please the one who keeps them in power and to oppose anyone who doesn't amplify this behavior. But maybe even that is giving them too much credit.
A few disparate thoughts :)
1. Managers have to be technical. But they don't have to be the strongest engineer in the room, and I'd argue that if they are, and worse if it is important to them to be - that's a failure mode.
2. You remind me of the Israeli Minister of Education circa 2001-2006 who took pride in never graduating from an academic degree... You'd be surprised to learn that the educational system in Israel has yet to recover from the damages she caused. (Also, why did she have to be a woman? You shine poorly on ALL OF US! Bah.) My best friend and I have often discussed the idea of a professional government...
3. You think it's bad there's no license for software engineering? There are no license for parenting, and good lord, is that job hard to get right, along with its implications on society (Because if all parents could raise critical thinkers... ).