Comment on Management Debt (2012)Comments−gfody5ythese are just management mistakes. the only similarity to tech debt is the delay in consequences.−itsdrewmiller5yJust like technical debt, these make your management job easier now but create problems down the road.−karmakaze5yTech debt, like financial debt can be the right thing to do over a period to be paid off. These examples of management debt aren't.−itsdrewmiller5yIt's hard to say that without knowing the full circumstances. I could certainly imagine circumstances where overpaying someone who got another offer could be justified.
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these are just management mistakes. the only similarity to tech debt is the delay in consequences.
Just like technical debt, these make your management job easier now but create problems down the road.
Tech debt, like financial debt can be the right thing to do over a period to be paid off. These examples of management debt aren't.
It's hard to say that without knowing the full circumstances. I could certainly imagine circumstances where overpaying someone who got another offer could be justified.