This article doesn't answer the question put forth in its title. Why DO geeks need to learn how to delegate?
This is a very common behavior used by people who want to distance themselves from technical work. They pick something technical roles don't do and don't have any control over, and then make broad generalizing statements about how technical roles are bad at it (implying that the author is in his or her position because they are good at it). For instance most geeks are in front-line technical roles as individual contributors and don't have anyone to delegate to. It's like a battlefield lieutenant, scared of being sent to the front line and getting shot, proclaiming 'soldiers should learn to simply delegate combat duty.' Dishonest and smug.
This is a very common behavior used by people who want to distance themselves from technical work. They pick something technical roles don't do and don't have any control over, and then make broad generalizing statements about how technical roles are bad at it (implying that the author is in his or her position because they are good at it). For instance most geeks are in front-line technical roles as individual contributors and don't have anyone to delegate to. It's like a battlefield lieutenant, scared of being sent to the front line and getting shot, proclaiming 'soldiers should learn to simply delegate combat duty.' Dishonest and smug.