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Re:Ability to See Expertise Is a Milestone Worth Aiming For by ryanklee on Friday July 21, 2023 @11:04AM (#36814670)
It's the job of an expert to communicate their understanding of the world in a way that motivates non experts to make the correct the decision. If an expert isn't successful in this, they need to improve their methods of communication. Everything else is an excuse.
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Re:Ability to See Expertise Is a Milestone Worth Aiming For by jiggawatts on Friday July 21, 2023 @06:58PM (#36821116)
This presumes that the expert shouldn’t be the one making the decision.

Law firms are run by lawyers. The chief of surgery is a surgeon. Architecture firms are run by architects at the top.

Why is it that in IT it is expected that all management of IT is “non technical” to the point of not understanding what they’re hearing from direct reports!?

Would it be normal in your mind for a chemical plant foreman in charge of the process to not know what atoms are!?

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