It's not just managers vs. coders. It's also experienced coders vs. novices.
You get tired of writing a pile of code that solves the problem the wrong way, so after 10 or so iterations of un-appreciated or un-used code, you learn to try to look at the big picture instead of always trying to isolate the problem into a fun programming exercise.
There is a management lesson here in being sure the right people are working on the right stuff. If you may need process improvement to generate the nightly reports by the next morning, don't send someone who loves to re-implement scripts in C. Or, if you're the person who loves to re-implement scripts in C, realize that your prospects may be limited.
You get tired of writing a pile of code that solves the problem the wrong way, so after 10 or so iterations of un-appreciated or un-used code, you learn to try to look at the big picture instead of always trying to isolate the problem into a fun programming exercise.
There is a management lesson here in being sure the right people are working on the right stuff. If you may need process improvement to generate the nightly reports by the next morning, don't send someone who loves to re-implement scripts in C. Or, if you're the person who loves to re-implement scripts in C, realize that your prospects may be limited.