Comment by dasil003

I’ve also had a handful of good non-technical managers over the decades, and they succeeded by having trust in the right technical people (for whatever reason, sometimes it may have been luck). What I’ve seen more often is non-technical managers place trust in the wrong people, get taken for a ride, and generally fail to pinpoint problems correctly.

You’re right that people skills are more important but they are often necessary but insufficient depending on the specific team and business situation.