Why There Aren't More Engineering Management Blogs

The reason there are far fewer engineering management blogs compared to software development blogs not because there is a small supply of managers who can write blogs, but because managers are secretly worried they are doing it completely wrong (imposter syndrome).

Unlike engineering blogs, managers don’t tend to write up how something went totally wrong with managing people lest they reveal too much or make themselves look bad.

There’s also not a strong impetus to experiment. Experimental management sounds about as bad as experimental accounting.

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