They are meant to solve disputes among those who are leveled below them in the corporate organisational hierarchy. To evaluate all their problems becomes a burden, because each individual expects to be treated as extraordinary individual, and while they might have a special attitude, they should not be leveled higher than their co-workers unless these are proovingly considered to be incapable of keeping up with their supposed-to-be extraordinary teammates. And what happens if the others catch up and figure out that one wants to get raised higher than they are? They push this special one down with any argumentation they can find useful. Managing is a war on a thin line between the good and evil, and you have to treat them like sheep in your herd. Being this shepherd, you’ll give them a long and prosper life… until you fire them like lambs to the slaughter.

In the past I’ve been reading the anonymous blog named „Middle Manager’s Haven“, but unfortunately the service by „Lee Adama“ has been discontinued more or less and just a few posts happen to show the author is still alive. Recently he asked himself and his potential readers about their behaviour in reading and commenting (or rather doing nothing) at his blog, and so far there’s been little reaction to him. Let’s see if we can push his blog, because I’ve already given him two replies – I assume it’s a male author because of the choice of the fictional character „Lee Adama“, and if not please correct me. On the contrary, a manager’s haven is probably a place filled with similar thinking people. It depends how many people can combine their thoughts to perhaps use his blog as a platform to share ideas or develop a group-thinking within such environment even if the idea of group-thinking is considered as potential danger to any leading management position… I’ll be watching the development over there.