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Linda Xie
@linda
Interesting, learned from the book Good Strategy Bad Strategy that DARPA "retains program managers for only four to six years to limit empire building and to bring in fresh talent. The expectation is that a new program manager will be willing to challenge the ideas and work of predecessors"
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Chris Carella
@ccarella
Also reading this right now.
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Frank
@deboboy
great read… have worked with DARPA people; cunning and resilient are they
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Zenigame
@zeni.eth
I remember mentally highlighting this part as well. Japanese public schools (at least in parts where I've interacted) do similar rotations with the entire staff, teachers, principals, and all. Not sure if it's also to prevent empire building, but I wouldn't be surprised if that's at least a consideration.
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Kieran Daniels 🎩
@kdaniels.eth
I ordered this book and haven’t read it yet! Bumping it up now ty Linda
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Mectaron
@mecatron
Interesting indeed🤔
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comm intern
@comm.eth
what does it say is wrong with empire building? curious to learn more 👀
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Luka →{protocell:labs}← 🎩
@luka
This is similar to the way top-notch universities and research institutes keep the edge. Unfortunately, the standard is the system where positions are almost “inherited” in a decades long process.
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eugen 🎭🍄
@madvac
sounds intriguing, that book just went on my reading list
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Spaceman Spiff 🎩🍖
@spaceman-spiff
The US government could use a similar ruleset.
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ukstv
@ukstv.eth
One of consultancies I know of explicitly states, by the time you are 28 you either become a partner (rare) or go somewhere else. Same reasons. TBH, if you are 28 there, you have a line of willing prospective employers.
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