Technical Leadership

Posted on December 17, 2002 in Folly Watch

Lynn’s job application is being held up by someone who believes that she’s “not assertive enough”. Evidentally, this fellow feels that despite the fact that the company’s purpose is to make a bug-free product, a superior employee is someone who can keep an argument going for hours, not one who can fix the product and meet the customers’ demands (for which Lynn has a proven track record). The idea of technical leadership that some hold in their minds can prove fatal to corporate health.