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Why 90% of Managers Are GARBAGE (The Professional Lie) | Steve Jobs

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What it is

A short clip of Steve Jobs arguing that the best people are self-managing and that professional managers who cannot do the work add little. He says leadership is about a shared vision.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited in threads on management, hiring and company culture for Jobs's views on self-managing people and small, self-policing core teams.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “My favorite Steve Job's video on the subject”

    Jobs on hiring and company culture

    ChrisCinelli, 2018-12 · Strong recommendation · in “Guide to scaling engineering organizations”

  2. “The greatest people are self managing, they don't need to be managed.”

    Jobs on self-managing people, vision, and bad professional managers

    mentos, 2017-12 · Recommendation · in “Why don’t software development methodologies work? (2014)”

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Topics: steve jobs, management, hiring, company culture, vision

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