Expertise

And that’s for comparatively structured questions, like “What is the optimal way to convert input X into output Y?” It’s even harder for uncertain jobs, like “What should input Y be?” Was the team that designed the “like” button more productive than the team that produced Slack’s “emoji react” feature? We can argue indefinitely. Maybe the “like”... See more

the the truth nobody wants to say out loud is that most people with authority didn’t earn it.

they inherited it.

they faked it.

they politicked their way into it.

they sat in meetings, approved other people’s work, & called it “leadership.”

they were great at navigating the game of perception.

they were terrible at building anything real.

and now the... See more