Honestly, Have Our “Takes” On Leadership Even Evolved That Much?
<p>Basically, to frame this up, in 1955–10 years post-WW2 — we were discussing “the effectiveness of managers.” 67 years later, we’re still having essentially the same discussions about managers, even though seemingly <em>very little </em>about managers has changed in those almost-seven-decades. We’ve had huge changes in technology, we’ve had a dude on the moon (several, actually), we’ve had the Berlin Wall fall, we’ve had about 19 recessions, and we’ve had companies with trillion-dollar valuations and market caps. And yet, we can’t seem to figure out this whole “management of other human beings” thing.</p>
<p>Part of it is simple: the way we organize companies makes almost no sense, but we need to organize them in that way for some semblance of control and authority in the name of getting tasks done.</p>
<h2><a href="https://tedbauer.medium.com/this-is-why-you-hate-your-boss-scientifically-mind-you-1ab8affe9277?source=post_page-----95271b76d466--------------------------------" rel="noopener follow" target="_blank">This is why you hate your boss (scientifically, mind you)</a></h2>
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<p>Over time, though, a lot of people in managerial slots have leaned too hard into the “control” side of the equation and not hard enough into the “people are human beings” part of the equation. Alas. That’s a complicated discussion and varies by person — but a lot of people who want to be managers and executives are probably a bit inclined towards the sociopathy, and we can’t really overtly ignore that.</p>
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