This article is slick pabulum. Well written junk. Every company relies on the quality of its people. Every company puts people into positions of responsibility

This article is slick pabulum. Well written junk. Every company relies on the quality of its people. Every company puts people into positions of responsibility. Any company would suffer if people abuse or cannot handle their responsibility. So what? Is this some kind of insight? No. Incompetence is a problem regardless of role, and it’s more of a problem with more powerful roles. The author gives no reason why “product manager” should be his special target. The author seems to think the solution is… teamwork? Really? That’s it. Problem solved? No. This article is part of a genre that extolls the amazing power of the group without discussing or acknowledging all the excellent reasons why hierarchies are so immensely popular in industry compared to self-organizing hives. Most articles on teamwork assume the happy path. Speaking as a person with skills, experience, and strong opinions— I know what it means to collaborate with difficult people. I am one. Any company that consistently thrives with an egalitarian culture must either be tiny or it must develop a sophisticated and sober culture of conflict management. Ironically, only with strong leadership from the top can that be done.