[stagbeetle]

A lot of engineers have never held a position of leadership in any respect. As well, they're stereotypically tech-focused, rather than people-focused.

This makes them less prepared for the stress and less in-tune with the emotions of others, i.e socially unprepared to be leaders.

[kchoudhu]

Acculturation takes time, which HR and upper management is pyschopathically unwilling to provide. They're too busy moving fast and breaking shit.

[stagbeetle]

Is complete acculturation practically possible?

It seems that all cultures have foundations that never go away.

How about partial acculturation? Has it successfully been done before? Has a company ever managed to completely change their inner workings without becoming something unrecognizable?

[kchoudhu]

I'm not asking for Borg-style assimilation: I'm asking for basic management standards followed by all managers.

Upper management's pervasive refusal to pay anything more than token lip service to this standardization makes 99% of technology organizations a political hell to work in.

[js8]

What if it's the opposite? What if they see, much more clearly, that leading other than by doing is a load of BS?

Look up the recent interview with Linus Torvalds.