Chapter 7 discusses the qualities of a leader and what defines leadership. One question posed is "Is it leadership only if you're successful?" This reminds me of professional sports. Professional sports like the NFL or NBA play workplace dynamics on a grand public scale. If a head coach is not achieving winning results, the outcome is pretty standard... they're fired. If a coach has a good reputation, they are given more time as many believe that bad results are just indicative of a "work in process." Ultimately, a team's record is the baseline that a coach's leadership qualities are based on.
On to another thought:
In my first large corporate job, they had a saying "if an employee can't handle the technical work, promote them to manager." It was an ongoing joke about how it took forever to lay people off, so to keep poor performers from causing too much trouble, they'd be promoted to manager. I laughed it off as a joke, but found out it was true! My manager told me that he joined the group and wasn't able to learn the material since it was so different from his old position. He eventually gave up trying to learn and was assigned more clerical tasks. Within 2 months , he was promoted to management! I jokingly asked if I'd be able to move into the management route... and he told me that I was too valuable as a technical employee to be considered for it. A very dubious honor. :(
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When I read your post I couldn't help but think about the lack of respect that might be permeating throughout your organization. If the managers are supposed to be the leaders of the production group then what does it say about the respect these managers are receiving from the company? What does it say about the promotion process? How can the employee build a path of success in the organization that promotes individuals that lack the expertise to evaluate good work? How does the company foster leadership and train new managers to innovate motivate? Your manager may be right about one thing, you may be too valuable to be a manager – you sound like Director or Vice President material!
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