My manager kept on changing over last few years till I got one who has 0 leadership skill. Just a glorified scrum master who don’t have to even maintain jira board. Zero people management skill and of course 0 tech skills!
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So asking for pictures of processes or abstract things to be included in ppts is not contained to outlandish requests by my manager only?!
Does anyone else’s #1 and #2 leaders also fight in meetings like parents headed for divorce?!
hahahaha!
"You should have went with a picture of two kids holding cans connected by a string with another in the middle holding a pair of scissors"
that's amazing
the director I ended up with in FAST seems to really care about the people in his org and is technical which has been a breath of fresh air. however who he reports to does not apper interested in the org and doesnt seem to allow decisions where it makes sense but wants to drive all decisions and not let our director make any choices or decisions.
@j2 You should have went with a picture of two kids holding cans connected by a string with another in the middle holding a pair of scissors
@j2 that's amazing and kudos for using a PDP11 picture.
My old boss, a "security product manager" once asked me for a picture of a firewall to include in a slide deck. I provided a picture of a PDP11. She said thanks, it went in the deck, and she had no clue why everyone was laughing. That was pretty much every day for me.
Two kinds of managers...
One that manages up and will probably be around for awhile.
One that manages down and likely won't.
Sadly the one that manages down is the valuable one.
Unless you are just looking for a sh*t shield which is... of value sometimes.
A lot of managers in technology don’t understand software engineering and never been a developer in their life. Surprised they kept their job through all these rounds.
Definitely can thing of a few in tech tht hit this description. Astounded they are still around knowing nothing, burning bridges, and still as useless as ever.
I heard some stories about a leader in Corp Functions! He seems to be only looking after himself. I really wish HR is collecting all the data outside of the sh---y internal survey to make Nike a better place.
LOL. I can think of a specific team within Corporate Functions.
Damn. Why are these good leaders trying to make things better. We need them to stay under the radar
@cn they will not. Our leader I think volunteered to leave after pushing back on VP’s and dealing with their nonsense. The good ones move on or get moved on because they expose the bad ones. It is why we are in the place we are right now.
The SD I landed with as a result of the last reorg layoff is amazing. My biggest concern is that he won’t last as he is not afraid to question the VPs at any level.
Every reorg I’ve been stuck with a worse manager than the last.
I think it’s another part of the attrition strategy.
No good leaders left at Nike. They either left or were fired being smart. We just need warm bodies in the leadership roles
Corporate Functions.
Probably, we share the same manager! I’ve been through so many managers but this one seems the worst experience ever. May God help Nike finding the right leadership!
That’s Nike top talent. Don’t worry, they will be promoted again and not be your problem.