Are managers that naive with regards to power imbalances with their peers/colleagues? I have seen people with similar insensitivity fail to understand why peo

Are managers that naive with regards to power imbalances with their peers/colleagues? I have seen people with similar insensitivity fail to understand why people in their teams dont like them: "but I treat them as if we are peers!! I like playing on the 'you are doing it wrong'games"!!