Futility is resistant

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  • Dude, tell me you haven’t been in a management position without yadda yadda etc.

    They’re not genius or more valuable, their workflow is different. In development I could solve the same problem for days, and know the ins and outs of it; as a manager. When I pivoted to management, I understood I have people who know their shit, so I don’t have to worry about the details while I make sure they have everything they need to accomplish our compromises.

    I had to learn to let go of the tech work so I could be more effective as a manager. I’d love to talk about Postgres optimization during dinner, but I can’t devote much time to that during the work day. That’s someone else’s job. I’ll just give them the resources.


  • This. OP is mistaken if he thinks all people had to carefully read all email. We techies love to explain things too much, but executives are administrators, they don’t delve into technical details unless needed.

    My technique to get busy executives to answer my emails is being direct and brief.

    • Subject: As concise as possible, and then more
    • In bold, one thing I need from them. Asking three things is a sure way to end up with two unanswered things.
    • Two line breaks
    • In bold “Details”, another line break, and a bullet list of any info they might need, but not necessarily read.

    That’s it. If they need more, they will ask you. If you need more, send three emails, or make it very clear in the first line that you’re asking three things, and make them a bullet list.

    Also, this works surprisingly well with people other than executives.