From Engineer to Manager Mode: Building Better Teams in the Forest, Not the Desert

CLI Tools, Bringing Problems, the Forest, and the Desert

TLDR: CLI tools encourage "manager mode" thinking that focuses on orchestration and flow rather than code details, while the cultural divide between "forest" teams (collaborative, flexible) and "desert" teams (strict processes, limited resources) explains why modernization efforts often fail across organizations.

CLI tools, bringing problems, the forest, and the desert