That’s great when what they want to do is aligned with what the organization needs. It’s essentially not-managing. The issue is, many times high performers jus

That’s great when what they want to do is aligned with what the organization needs. It’s essentially not-managing. The issue is, many times high performers just aren’t aligned with what needs doing, and by not-managing them, inexperienced managers create a world where you have tons of “high performance” arriving absolutely nowhere. You see this at every bloated organization (in particular at big tech).