Senior managers lose connection to cutting-edge technical reality because they're managing more senior engineers rather than doing the work themselves—staying close to the source (unfiltered information from people doing the work) is essential for leadership to understand the actual state of things.
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Unidentified Speaker — Adam Karr: Know Yourself, Pick Your Game, Build Your Bluepr… [mQ-Z4_r3IzQ]Evidence Quote
“you lose your connection to like The Cutting Edge engineering...I need to be close to the source of the people that know the problem the closest”
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Adam Karr: Know Yourself, Pick Your Game, Build Your Blueprint (Lessons from a Janitor & Investing)— The Knowledge Project PodcastCreated: 8/11/2026, 6:40:00 AM
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