Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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Do good controllers make good managers? I know that good engineers often
don't make good engineering managers.



But do poor engineers make good engineering managers?

In my experience, every good manager had been a good controller and I've
never known a poor controller to make a good manager. But that's a small
sample.



I wouldn't say that a bad enginer necessarily makes a good manager, but
most good engineering managers weren't top 10% engineers. I'd say that
are in the above average category, however. Often the top 10% engineers
just can't step back from the details and let others do the work as they
always feel, may rightfully, that they can do it better. Being a good
manager means letting others do the work even if you can do it better.


Matt