đŸ’» “Good engineering management” is a fad

⁠⁠The conclusion here is clear: the industry will want different things from you as it evolves, and it will tell you that each of those shifts is because of some complex moral change, but it’s pretty much always about business realities changing.⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you take any current morality tale as true, then you’re setting yourself up to be severely out of position when the industry shifts again in a few years, because “good leadership” is just a fad.

The argument about the morality tale feels a bit misshaped and this is what I take the biggest issue with. Agreed - business realities drive what situational management could be effective. Presenting leaders as simple vessels or rather mercenaries of the morality of the day feels reductive. Being adaptable and effective is one thing, lack of own moral compass is another.

Nevertheless, excellent breakdown of evergreen EMs skills. Absolutely worth a read even if you don’t buy the complete narrative.