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0 pointslostcolony5y ago0 comments

'decide to break patterns and remove guardrails because they don't understand their purpose'

Ensuring the non-experts understand their purpose is the role of the experts. NOT making the decision as to when to deviate. That's my point.

An org that leverages an expert to make others experts is an org that ends up with a team full of experts. An org that leverages an expert to make decisions for the non-experts is an org that is going to have a lot of issues in production, and likely high turnover.

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tacitusarc5y ago

Absolutely, but it's a three-way street. The experts must be willing to teach, the non-experts must be willing to learn, and the organization must be willing to allow them the time to do so.

If any one of those things is missing, it doesn't work. And in my experience, the most likely ingredient to be present is it willingness of the experts to teach. If you're good at something, it's fun to explain it to others.

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0 pointslostcolony5y ago0 comments

'decide to break patterns and remove guardrails because they don't understand their purpose'

Ensuring the non-experts understand their purpose is the role of the experts. NOT making the decision as to when to deviate. That's my point.

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tacitusarc5y ago

Absolutely, but it's a three-way street. The experts must be willing to teach, the non-experts must be willing to learn, and the organization must be willing to allow them the time to do so.

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