As someone whose been sort of "up and down" the role ladder, and is very intentionally closer to the bottom than the top for right now, I think I am disproportionately perceiving the wisdom in that jira comment.

I don't think it's the _only_ important thing, but I think I do agree with the sentiment that it may be the most important.

Personally I'm all about diversity of perspectives when it comes to building a team. I would be thrilled to have both a principal who loves jira, and one who doesn't. Someone who tries to straddle both just strikes me as neutered.

When it comes to roles, I always end up back to the Ron Swanson quote "never half ass two things; whole ass one thing."

I do agree with you though, one-size fits all definitions are almost all laughably based on "vibes."

Then again, isn't management pretty much just vibe cultivation?