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

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conscion 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Actual effective managers do much more

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

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signal11 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

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 :-)

	▲	zwaps 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		LLMs do all that pretty well :-)

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avalys 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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 8 hours ago | parent [-]

Where are the failed programmers supposed to go then?

	▲	pc86 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Product Management.

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achenatx 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The bad ones tend not to be information funnels.

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nitwit005 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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.

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m0llusk 12 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

might be able to get a fat contract fee from letting Amazon know about that

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Ancalagon 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

"What would you say you do here?"