Yup. Both you and the op of this thread are correct. Managers not knowing enough about the field they manage can cause problems. In the same way employees not

Yup. Both you and the op of this thread are correct. Managers not knowing enough about the field they manage can cause problems. In the same way employees not knowing enough about managing can also cause problems. Essentially, if either side views itself in some way superior than the other (the manager usually views his job as more important in the grander scheme, and naturally is in a position of control and thus thinks himself superior, the employee views himself as the one who actually knows how/is doing the work and thus views himself as superior) problems can and probably (at some point) will occur. Respect for all the different fields that go into making a company work is a very necessary thing to keep everything running smoothly--this way the company is only battling what the world throws at it/unavoidable risks and problems that occur--not itself.