It is also cultural. Being openly critical of other people just doesn't fly in some parts of the world. I don't really think there is any answer. I agree that

It is also cultural. Being openly critical of other people just doesn't fly in some parts of the world. I don't really think there is any answer. I agree that some people communicate poorly with subordinates, I think that often people who are criticised for being too critical are just bad at communicating what they expect/want other people to do. But I would also say that criticism doesn't work with some people. The other part of knowing how to be critical is knowing when to be critical. Some people do better when they learn it for themselves. Some people do better when they don't have someone looking over their shoulder all day. It isn't just about people being sensitive (although there is that too, and it is perfectly legitimate to be sensitive...if you grow up and a parent is on your case all the time and you grow up afraid of criticism, that doesn't mean you can't get a job and can't be managed). Sports is probably the best example of this: some coaches don't understand this and put everyone on blast, it doesn't work, it actually makes people perform worse, nothing is going to change that (team competitive online games are also very good, I didn't play these as a kid, I did play a lot of sports, and when I started playing these in my mid-20s I was surprised that team communication was way more important than any sport I had played...I suspect most self-styled communication experts would wither under the pressure of a ranked Overwatch game).