There are four reactions to this article that I can see right now: 1. It is incorrect, and the author misunderstands the nature of management 2. It is neither

There are four reactions to this article that I can see right now: 1. It is incorrect, and the author misunderstands the nature of management 2. It is neither correct, not incorrect, but is vapid and superficial 3. It is basically correct, but poorly written and reasoned 4. It is correct Let me respond to category #1 and #3, and try to unpack the claim made in the article. I assume that there is no debate that some people do not add value. Most people may also agree that there are some people who do not add value on purpose. That is, they are not interested in adding value. What might be more controversial is that there are many such people, and they are successful. If you believe that there are people who purposefully don't add value but exist and thrive, then who are they, how do they thrive and why aren't they caught? I think you will end up with some version of the argument presented here.