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Re:Show HN: I wrote a book for engineers that want to become... by thewanisdown on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @12:40PM (#22047110)

Holdover from the military. I can see you're framing it as "beneath", which would be very inappropriate, but it references "under your charge". Thanks for pointing out that it could be misconstrued.

I am sorry to hear you have not enjoyed your time leading a large group. It certainly has its challenges, but I assure you it can be quite fun and rewarding.

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Re:Show HN: I wrote a book for engineers that want to become... by vi-mode on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @12:48PM (#22047198)

This is getting a bit too deep now. I didn't say that I didn't enjoy it. I like challenges, my initial notion was just to express that words like 'fun' are far away from what leadership is. Btw, you didn't answer the question if you led 100+ people for a longer time. Besides and no offense, military, authoritative leadership styles might not be the right approach in tech environments (like those where engineers work).

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Re:Show HN: I wrote a book for engineers that want to become... by thewanisdown on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @01:00PM (#22047370)

With regards to the military, good leadership works in any organization. I do not speak to my engineers the way I would speak to a platoon, but I lead them the same.

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Re:Show HN: I wrote a book for engineers that want to become... by thewanisdown on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @12:55PM (#22047300)

Quite a few years running teams up to 300, now about 3000.

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Re:Show HN: I wrote a book for engineers that want to become... by vi-mode on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @12:56PM (#22047316)

And you have time to be on HN?

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