Book Highlights - The Art of Leadership by Michael Lopp

Managers tell you where you are. Leaders, all leaders, tell you where you’re going.

A productive team knows itself. They do not care who gets the credit for the work because they want the work to get done well by the most qualified humans with the best judgment.

By fostering the belief that the managers are the only leaders, you create hierarchy. We must go to a higher power to ask for permission. Hierarchy creates silos. We own this, and they own that. Silos often create politics. Their mission is the only mission. Our mission is lesser.

Critical information making its way slowly to the humans who need it the most is the source of much of your organizational consternation.