I agree when you say 'They need to listen' but the ability to listen requires a lot of time and experience working in the trenches. How can someone sympathize w

I agree when you say 'They need to listen' but the ability to listen requires a lot of time and experience working in the trenches. How can someone sympathize with the people they are managing if they've never put themselves in other people's shoes on a day to day basis. How are they ever going to offer solutions to problems that crop up when they have minimal or no domain knowledge? Most managers I talk to are all about the 'power' over people. When I meet them a a social gathering and ask them what they do the replies are usually along the lines of "I manage 5 people on a daily basis" or "I have 10 people under me". It just shows the mindset of these so called, manager so clearly. Management is something of an art, don't get me wrong. It is a very important skill, what I'm saying is to be a good manager you need to have the 'hard skill' it's a prerequisite to being a good manager.