In some sense this could be construed as a good sign. It suggests that management have been promoted to their position based on technical competence and ability

In some sense this could be construed as a good sign. It suggests that management have been promoted to their position based on technical competence and ability to achieve management objectives. I've seen this situation up close and the problem was that while a consultant might find people problems unfulfilling management did too. It would be nice if tech managers were experts at managing things, but they seem not to be and due to how the tech industry operates it doesn't favour people who are good at management in management roles [0]. There is a high emphasis on playing politics and being/appearing technically productive. Less focus on capable use of basic management skills like fact finding and resolving people problems. [0] They sometimes appear. It isn't normal.