[adam_arthur]

Depends how competent the people they manage are. Anywhere from invasive micromanager, to "do little" figurehead that conveys information.

The best people don't need to be managed really, just alignment of direction, but there are far too few of them to depend on that at scale

[lifeisstillgood]

I am not convinced the best people are few and far between. I think we could have said that about women doctors in the 19C or poor people at any time.

Then again ... maybe