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Do engineers make good managers?

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I suspect that a lot depends on the definition of "Good Manager" ? Engineers by their nature are not strong on "empathy", if they were they would probably be HR managers or salesmen. In Japan Engineers make good and successful managers due to the structure and discipline that is a major part of their society (you don't need empathy if everyone follows the rules). For many years I struggled trying to keep everyone happy. Now my priorities, in order, as an Engineering Manager are Safety, Compliance, Profitability and lastly "Being Liked". I've probably failed a lot in the "being liked" part but we've never hurt anyone as a result of a design failure and our business has grown year on year. I'm not sure if that makes me a good or bad manager!

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24 Apr 2012

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1:38 pm

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