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It’s a sad but often told tale.  It begins with senior management when they start to believe their own rhetoric; because they made it to the top they must have what it takes and therefore clearly they are not in need of any training.

Not so the managers below them; they are sent on lots of training courses.  Of course as these managers learn from the training they also realise that their bosses are not all that good after all.

Nevertheless, these managers bring back to the workplace the training they have had and start to put it into practice.  However, very often they are blocked by their senior managers as they try to make changes.  Morale drops, middle managers become embittered and cynical and the organisation slips back into all the old bad habits.

The ultimate losers are the shareholders who have put their faith in the senior managers.  All for the want of a little humility and recognition that sometimes you get to the top despite some of your shortcomings not because you are perfect.

If you are a frustrated middle manager why not send the link for this blog to your boss; and if you are the boss why not start by asking what your managers have been learning on those expensive training courses you have been sending them on.