in TBTL, we learned this model... basically as u go up in rank (or seniority in management for a non-military organization), u require more macro skills and less micro skills and vice versa for those at the lower end of the management spectrum. makes sense i guess. at higher levels of management, u need to do more large scale planning while at lower levels, u are a ground man and need to be good at what you do at a very technical level. and because men are directly under your supervision, u need a tad more of interpersonal skills too for better team coordination.
but the thing is... we advance up the hierachy based on how well we are doing at the moment. isn't this completely irrational? doing well at a micro level does not mean that we will have the skills to do well at the next level. the skill sets required are different at each level of management so why should advancement be based on how well we are doing at the level we are currently in?
but haiz i dono how the skills required can be identified also for early specialization... then u have practical problems like pay difference and stuff. are macro skills 'higher level' skills compared to micro skills? flaws of meritocracy~ we are so not ready to move on...
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in TBTL, we learned this model... basically as u go up in rank (or seniority in management for a non-military organization), u require more macro skills and less micro skills and vice versa for those at the lower end of the management spectrum. makes sense i guess. at higher levels of management, u need to do more large scale planning while at lower levels, u are a ground man and need to be good at what you do at a very technical level. and because men are directly under your supervision, u need a tad more of interpersonal skills too for better team coordination.
but the thing is... we advance up the hierachy based on how well we are doing at the moment. isn't this completely irrational? doing well at a micro level does not mean that we will have the skills to do well at the next level. the skill sets required are different at each level of management so why should advancement be based on how well we are doing at the level we are currently in?
but haiz i dono how the skills required can be identified also for early specialization... then u have practical problems like pay difference and stuff. are macro skills 'higher level' skills compared to micro skills? flaws of meritocracy~ we are so not ready to move on...