[all_elements]

This list is so not relevant for a tech-intensive company. Tech-intensive work requires a manager to recruit and handle people who are smarter than him/her. Not the other way around.

> My success depends largely getting obvious and mundane things done, in spite of my people's shortcomings.

You mean managerial success depends on managing the power point slides instead of making sure that your server-side is architected to properly streamline asynchronous tasks?

[simonk]

I think you looked at the joke list in the comments here instead of the original article.

[all_elements]

No. I am commenting on point #2 of that article:

> My success — and that of my people — depends largely on being the master of obvious and mundane things, not on magical, obscure, or breakthrough ideas or methods.

Follow the URL if you don't believe me;-)

EDIT: Ah! I see why you say that. I copied from the wrong place (from the comments) but the above quote was what I intended to highlight. Sorry about the confusion.