> I would love to know what, if anything, the higher levels actually DO. In many org's, they mostly compete with other higher-levels for status. And the bigge

> I would love to know what, if anything, the higher levels actually DO. In many org's, they mostly compete with other higher-levels for status. And the biggest signifiers of status are usually (1) how many lower-level managers ultimately report to you, and (2) how many layers those lower-level managers span.