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Measuring management skill is not black or white, its a million shades of gray.  If your team is led by a skilled manager that has respect from the floor then by all means have fun.


In my experiences of the last decade, the management has been on the dark side of the scale. Zero coaching skills. Motivation is administered via SCREAMING ultimatums or just good old fashioned spineless back stabbing.  I've over heard a manager publicly state on the sales floor   "I want to see Salesman Bobby get run over by a bus right out front, have it stall on top of him then have the engine catch on fire",or, "you are the worst saleman ever Peter, you get your shit together now or your fired".


Most all managers are sales reps that are in way over their head.  There is a desperate need of leadership training. It reminds me of the lottery winners that blow thru their cash and end up back in a double wide.