alt Hacker NewsI agree that it's a flawed comparison but it does touch on a very real issue in the workplace. The difference between employees who I can send away on a problem and they'll encounter issues and try to solve them, vs those who come back to the senior at any problem, presents a serious ceiling on the level those employees can work at.
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lazyasciiart • today at 8:41 AM
Perhaps the example should be a homework assignment, not an exam.
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As a leader, I can just tell people literally that: if you can't go away and work independently on a problem, it puts a ceiling on how well you're going to do. Then I ask people what they've tried before asking me.
Just being upfront with people can break low performance patterns of behavior.