Farley Thomas argues that we’ve idolised leaders and ignored managers – and it’s costing organisations their performance edge.
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We celebrate CEOs like corporate rockstars. But what about the people who actually shape everyday performance? In this short Forward Thinkers video Farley Thomas, co-founder and CEO of Manageable, explores how organisations have fetishised senior leaders while infantilising frontline managers and why that imbalance is hurting engagement and results.
- Discover why focusing on “status” over “influence” blinds companies to the true levers of performance.
- Hear why 80% of first-time managers receive no training and what that reveals about how we value management as a craft.
- Learn why Thomas believes management should be treated as a profession, beginning with apprenticeship and mastery, not accident or promotion.
This is a call to rethink what leadership really means and to recognise that great management, not hero leadership, drives great organisations.
👉 Watch now to uncover how reframing management could transform your performance culture.
