Technically proficient/above average, yes. But the technically excellent ones should be the ones doing the coding, not wasting time on management duties.
Management has a different skill-set requirement, but they need to be able to identify good work from average/bad.
In my own experience, mostly working in cutting edge projects, good techies dont need someone to hold their hand but rather they need someone who can see both the bigger picture and the deeper picture.
I have seen too many teams running circles around their manager - who even though had great management skills, did not understand the technical details well.
If "management duties" are taking up too much time, then they are doing something wrong.
but they need to be able to identify good work from average/bad.
When it comes to code, unless you are a good coder yourself, you wont be able to do this.
However, all this is besides the point, taking the tweet literally. I think this is comms. He is sending a message that the woke/minority/inclsivity rubbish they have been using to push people of their kind to capture big companies is going to end.
I think you are onto something in regards to comms. This isn't really about his thoughts on what makes a good technical manager, since that answer varies extremely widely depending on the company and situation.
It's really a message that he's going to clean house. Thank God.
Yep, and it makes no sense for Elon to tweet something about such a mundane stuff, and really CEO/Owner would never be involved in hiring managers in the first place.
I kind of disagree with Elon on this one.
Technically proficient/above average, yes. But the technically excellent ones should be the ones doing the coding, not wasting time on management duties.
Management has a different skill-set requirement, but they need to be able to identify good work from average/bad.
But who am I to argue with Elon on this?
In my own experience, mostly working in cutting edge projects, good techies dont need someone to hold their hand but rather they need someone who can see both the bigger picture and the deeper picture.
I have seen too many teams running circles around their manager - who even though had great management skills, did not understand the technical details well.
If "management duties" are taking up too much time, then they are doing something wrong.
When it comes to code, unless you are a good coder yourself, you wont be able to do this.
However, all this is besides the point, taking the tweet literally. I think this is comms. He is sending a message that the woke/minority/inclsivity rubbish they have been using to push people of their kind to capture big companies is going to end.
I think you are onto something in regards to comms. This isn't really about his thoughts on what makes a good technical manager, since that answer varies extremely widely depending on the company and situation.
It's really a message that he's going to clean house. Thank God.
Yep, and it makes no sense for Elon to tweet something about such a mundane stuff, and really CEO/Owner would never be involved in hiring managers in the first place.