>High-performing knowledge workers often question whether managers actually contribute much, especially in a technical environment. Until recently, that was the

>High-performing knowledge workers often question whether managers actually contribute much, especially in a technical environment. Until recently, that was the case at Google, a company filled with self-starters who viewed management as more destructive than beneficial and as a distraction from “real work.” But when Google’s people analytics team examined the value of managers, applying the same rigorous research methods the company uses in its operations, it proved the skeptics wrong. As summarized in the article, the research actually seems to have addressed a slightly different question: "Do good managers add more value than bad managers?".