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I'm going to chime in on Dennis with this.
Good managers are frequently not technical.
Bad managers are frequently technical. They tend to micro manage. My belief is that it is because they don't really know how to manage.
There are exceptions: I had an excellent manager at a previous job. He went from tech to management and does well at both. Rare, but possible.
Jared
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Greg - Thanks for taking a stab at it. In reflecting on the managers I've
had over the years, I disagree with your first point. Some of my worst
managers have been those that did well at technical work, but couldn't
manage. Some of my best managers have been non-technical. They couldn't do
my job or second-guess me, so were forced to concentrate asking the right
questions. They also spent more time outside the group building bridges
with
other departments/managers/users so people outside our department thought
we
were supporting them. This greatly diffused the antagonism between I.S.
and
the rest of the company.
The other points are cute and true.
Dennis Williams
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Good Manager: Worked their way up from programmer to DBA to manager. Bad Manger: Little technical experience, didn't like programming.
Good Manager: Patience of a Saint.
Bad Manager: Rules by the Tantrum Method.
Good Manager: You walk away from a meeting thinking, "That's a good
idea."
Bad Manager: You walk away from a meeting thinking, "From now on I'll
keep
the real work to myself, and only ask for an opinion about what colors to
use on the screens."
Really Bad Manager: "Is he color blind??"
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