This is a good article. In fact one of my favorites now (will be sending it to my peers).

There’s a point buried in it that I increasingly come to believe is missed in nearly every single management book and management advice I’ve read. It’s almost there in point 1, but under “don’t have a PM”.

None of these points matter if you’re not creating value for your company. That is the job of a manager - get your team to create value.

I’ve been increasingly disgruntled with most management advice because it overlooks this key point.

I felt like one of the biggest steps back I took in my career was when one of my companies had our management attend training that taught these skills and then the company emphasized these skills repeatedly. Suddenly my career stagnated. I had managed before, I had led before, I had delivered results before. But my growth came grinding to a halt. I was following all of these tips and tricks while overlooking the implicit thing - deliver value.

In many, the same ways, I’ve become wary of any company beliefs, values, or guidelines that aren’t clearly working towards making the company money. They’re really just distractions for the underlying goal.