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a=openpgp-sha256; l=1927; i=bagasdotme@gmail.com; h=from:subject; bh=MA+7/YYr//CRtGoGjQzO2aBuAhezXjQ7Xlwisx6ri4M=; b=owGbwMvMwCX2bWenZ2ig32LG02pJDBnrernUXO96nu+f8OH00W8FF07lyTlMEpFyPvmcUS/r/ fHKF/eed5SyMIhxMciKKbJMSuRrOr3LSORC+1pHmDmsTCBDGLg4BWAira8ZGSa7bTwxtTw7n19m pcLnpHVxS5ltHKUkj+9Kt0iSdN1o1cjIsKWmhWXzyvsTFmy8b/RIt2vadqssZu5dEVxbrUzSFPZ XswAA X-Developer-Key: i=bagasdotme@gmail.com; a=openpgp; fpr=701B806FDCA5D3A58FFB8F7D7C276C64A5E44A1D Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Management style docs writes on people under a manager, where they know the details better than the manager himself. Reword it so that it would be less confusing to non-native English speakers. Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap --- Changes since v1 [1]: - Reword the confusing phrase (Konstantin) [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/20250826003437.7695-2-bagasdotme@gm= ail.com/ Documentation/process/management-style.rst | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/process/management-style.rst b/Documentation/pro= cess/management-style.rst index dfbc69bf49d435..bb7a69e34ef180 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/management-style.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/management-style.rst @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ actually true. The name of the game is to **avoid** having to make a decision. In particular, if somebody tells you "choose (a) or (b), we really need you to decide on this", you're in trouble as a manager. The people you -manage had better know the details better than you, so if they come to +manage most likely know the details better than you, so if they come to you for a technical decision, you're screwed. You're clearly not competent to make that decision for them. =20 @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ sure as hell shouldn't encourage them by promising them= that what they work on will be included. Make them at least think twice before they embark on a big endeavor. =20 -Remember: they'd better know more about the details than you do, and +Remember: they know the details better than you do, and they usually already think they have the answer to everything. The best thing you can do as a manager is not to instill confidence, but rather a healthy dose of critical thinking on what they do. base-commit: ee9a6691935490dc39605882b41b9452844d5e4e --=20 An old man doll... just what I always wanted! - Clara