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…achieving consensus, articulating a vision, and getting buy-in are mundane management tasks.

…even in a radically decentralized form, management doesn’t really go away.

…flatter structures can work for companies where no significant amount of coordination is required of managers. But they don’t work for most companies.

…with fewer middle managers to serve as buffers between bosses and employees, bosses become more powerful.

Highly visible celebrity CEOs are unlikely to practice a hands-off management style, no matter what they tell journalists.

Not only is concentrated managerial power here to stay, but management authority has become even more essential than it was in earlier eras.

…flat management structures can induce more micro-management than vertical hierarchies.

The insight that leadership, authority, and hierarchy perform useful functions is as true today as it was in the days of important organization and management thinkers…

…management (and hence executive authority) is essential in two conditions that are the hallmarks of our modern economy: an emphasis on knowledge as the key competitive resource, and competition based on innovation.

A manager must convince employees that what they are doing is meaningful and appreciated.