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Jan 2, 20261 min read

Finger Pointers vs Firefighters: Who Belongs in Your Inner Circle

By Ty Haguewood

Problems are easy to spot. Solutions are harder.

Early in my management journey I would get frustrated with people who could point out everything that was wrong. Production delays, quality issues, bottlenecks, broken communication. They had sharp eyes for the problem but never once offered a way forward.