Comment by nxm

Comment by nxm 4 days ago

Actual effective managers do much more than "gathering information from folks below him, distilling it down and reporting that to people above him."

conscion 4 days ago

> Actual effective managers do much more

And how many managers are effective vs. only information funnels?

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signal11 4 days ago

Even “only” information funnels have value if they seek out valuable info, filter, curate. In reality some funnels in this context mutate the message they’re supposed to pass on :-)

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- zwaps 4 days ago
  
  LLMs do all that pretty well :-)
  
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avalys 4 days ago

Firing a bunch of ineffective managers because they can easily be replaced by AI seems like a net improvement to me.

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- varjag 4 days ago
  
  Where are the failed programmers supposed to go then?
  
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  pc86 4 days ago
  
  Product Management.
  
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achenatx 4 days ago

the key for managers is like business owners
1) understand what success means for their area 2) assemble a team and remove roadblocks for them to achieve 1.

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BobbyJo 4 days ago

The bad ones tend not to be information funnels.

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nitwit005 4 days ago

In some organizations, the upper management generates a real burden on people below them with ever changing demands for information.

I have to assume some of it serves a social, rather than practical purpose, like having people re-assure them that projects are going well. If that's the case, automation may just not make sense.