When the smooth talking suits show up and tell their pretty dictions, there aren’t enough people who know how to push back.
But where would you find these classically trained managers who haven’t drunk the Taylor koolaid?
The product plummeted soon after, product market fit got lost as the direction became more and more political and by the end, the ones that came out on top and ready to move to their next venture were the managers that managed to tick their measurements and KPIs even though they were totally disconnected from the operational space.
But, they do wield weapons that us engineers often don’t have the time not desire to sharpen...
Right, this is something more engineers need to get better at, this is nothing more than first year law school debating which is teachable. Seems like Management training for engineers should include this skill for good. Also having a backbone to fight too.