Opens in a new tab
Insights

Notes on tech hiring and tech careers.

From people who do recruitment every day.

The Cost of Hiring the Wrong Manager
For employers · Latest

The Cost of Hiring the Wrong Manager

We've all seen the post-mortem for a failed software project: bad architecture, shifting business requirements, unrealistic deadlines, technical debt, or simply “execution problems.” But when you dig deeper into why a previously capable team stopped performing, the root cause is sometimes much higher up the organizational chart. It is the hidden, compounding cost of putting…

Oct 28, 2026 · 8 min read