tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post6124591220915852256..comments2024-03-26T20:28:00.690+08:00Comments on Journey to Become Financially Independent: My Boss is Weak In TechnicalChampDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15551303930099640011noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-37778437866669680602011-07-28T23:01:54.358+08:002011-07-28T23:01:54.358+08:00Bill Gate still? Is that true? Perhaps Mark Zucker...Bill Gate still? Is that true? Perhaps Mark Zuckerberg, I will believe. :) <br /><br />So, does this theory true - management people in a technological company is expected to be strong in technical (e.g. know how to code)???ChampDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551303930099640011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-27324120392529842572011-07-25T22:02:41.751+08:002011-07-25T22:02:41.751+08:00Bill Gate is sort of still a programmer, Mark Zuck...Bill Gate is sort of still a programmer, Mark Zuck IS definitely still a programmer ... they both have more than 5 employees :pMt.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11182268410762882679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-29374151628115274912011-07-14T20:05:38.848+08:002011-07-14T20:05:38.848+08:00Very true, Alvin. Visionary is just one of the lea...Very true, Alvin. Visionary is just one of the leadership skills. Some leaders are very good in that but some are not so good. A true leader will know how to make use of different skills from different people to make the right decision. <br /><br />Every position has their own challenges or difficulties and you can only truly understand that when you're in that position. <br /><br />That also means being a good employee, you should put yourself on their shoes. :) <br /><br />If CEO knows how to code, that company probably has less than 5 employees. That CEO is the programmer too! :DChampDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551303930099640011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-13297246235571970752011-07-14T09:15:31.921+08:002011-07-14T09:15:31.921+08:00Different position requires different skills. A go...Different position requires different skills. A good leader aka ur big boss should be a visionary who can lead the company to greater heights thru his visions. He should be supported by a more managerial person who helps him keep things in check.<br /><br />Without these 2 at the top, the company will suffer. It's like ying and yang.<br /><br />But of coz, both of these need to be supported by tonnes of people who know technical stuff...the fundamental skills which keep the company alive. <br /><br />So when I heard a friend of mine who laughed at his CEO "u know, he didn't even know how to code!" my only response to him ...er...i think i laughed, but i know that...if the CEO sits down and improves on his coding...the company is doomed =_=Alvin Limhttp://blog.alvinlim.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-75271705078440144872011-07-13T19:11:22.148+08:002011-07-13T19:11:22.148+08:00I think the technical I meant here is more on the ...I think the technical I meant here is more on the technical skills that directly related to the product implementation. If you go up higher, naturally you’re less in touch on those technical stuff anymore. Of course this depends on how big is your organization. The diagram that I shown is more applicable to a big organization. <br /><br />I agree that it can be all the same when you can master it in any position. My question is more like how a middle manager should spend their time in these 3 areas? Is it expected they have same level of technical skills with his/her sub-ordinates? If yes, how is that possible based on the chart that I have in this post? <br /><br />One possibility is he/she spend > 100% which I said the expectation is somehow higher. Thus, it is harder. The second possibility you need to be smarter. You still spend 100% of your time but your technical skills is better than your sub-ordinates. The question is, does a technological company has such expectation?ChampDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551303930099640011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-63188696404059996822011-07-12T21:00:34.528+08:002011-07-12T21:00:34.528+08:00technicality is a personal definition that is subj...technicality is a personal definition that is subject to scoping and degrees. ie. I am technically strong in management but I am technically weak in handling crazy women.<br /><br />no, its not 'particularly' hard to be a middle manager in a technological company. Once you get the right hint of life, it can be all the same and yet can find the uniqueness in each.Mt.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11182268410762882679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-3655817021784240782011-07-11T23:01:02.785+08:002011-07-11T23:01:02.785+08:00That isn't right, IMO. I think sometimes it al...That isn't right, IMO. I think sometimes it also depends on situation. <br /><br />For example in Public or in front of people, most bosses tend to take care of their face. So, they can't admit they don't know. In private between you and him, probably he will admit that you're better! Perhaps your case is like that. <br /><br />Anyway, I don't see anything wrong to say "I don't know" even in the Public if you really "don't know".ChampDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551303930099640011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34503628.post-50337807210204616632011-07-11T22:52:03.332+08:002011-07-11T22:52:03.332+08:00I have the opposite experience - my boss cannot ac...I have the opposite experience - my boss cannot accept that he has less technical knowledge than me.Kennynoreply@blogger.com