Ask HN: Getting into technical Manager/Director roles if weak technically?

2 pointstreyfitty2y ago1 comments

We hear it all the time: Managers aren’t technical and don’t need to be. Yet, I get blocked entering management positions because I lack the technical proficiency to lead. How have you broken into, and successfully grown into leading teams?

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daviddever23box2y ago

You need to know how the donuts are made before you can speak about optimizing the size of the hole.

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