The idea is that Professional Development should be sought elsewhere, not from the CEO. That's not the same as 'no one needs professional development'. If you

The idea is that Professional Development should be sought elsewhere, not from the CEO. That's not the same as 'no one needs professional development'. If you do not do Professional Development, and make this clear to your hires whom you expect to be pretty good at their job functions already, I do not see how it should be treated as cultivating yes-men. 'I don't do Professional Development' is also not the same as 'I can't take feedback or let someone call a spade a spade'.