Putt's Law

"Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage and those who manage what they do not understand."



The above quote is from the book on the left. This seems to describe lots of manager in the world today. It seems that the competent person would rather continue doing technical work - hence they do not manage. Whereas the incompetent, who have already had to develop certain "skills" to mask their incompetence (otherwise they would have been discovered that they dunno nuts), find that those very skills are highly appreciated and rewarded as a manager in a technical organization.


This is street smart vs book smart. Nonetheless, this quote reminds me of HI.P.P.O. which stands for Highest Paid Person Opinion (in the room). Next time, take note of the person who make the decision in the room. Often time, they're the highest paid in the room. Complement this with Putt's Law, this would mean that they're also the least competent person making decision.