I need to flesh this out more, but . . .

Are there some basic incompatibilities between testing and managing? As a tester, you go right for the weakest areas, trying to determine defects and faults.

As a manager, you find out what each person is capable of, and build on strengths. You most certainly do not keep poking at the weak spots of your staff.

How much of a problem is this dichotomy?   3:24:15 PM