"Matt Whiting" wrote in message =
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I wouldn't say that a bad enginer necessarily makes a good manager, =
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most good engineering managers weren't top 10% engineers. I'd say =
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are in the above average category, however. Often the top 10% =
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just can't step back from the details and let others do the work as =
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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.
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Matt


Matt, you understand an important point.
I used to promise my engineers I wouldn't ask them to do anything
that I couldn't do.
But I also told them I expected them to be more efficient than I could =
be
at doing those tasks, because my skills were rusty.
Our teams were very successful.
---JRC---