Effective management requires managers, it just doesn't say how many managers (just one at the top, or many levels). But someone has to set the tone. Trust is

Effective management requires managers, it just doesn't say how many managers (just one at the top, or many levels). But someone has to set the tone. Trust is not enough. People need to be guided, synchronized and harmonized. It doesn't happen well in a flat, distributed system. A good employee receives autonomy, a great employee often receives control over other employees. But autonomy is not independence; it still requires a guiding hand, which is management.