We’ve talked so much about the aspirational state of leadership that we’ve forgotten what it is that managers actually do. This was highlighted when a giant of the org development world recently claimed that - if you’re not leading, you’re ‘just a manager’. Here’s why I disagree.

In Australia, PwC estimates poor leadership costs $10 billion annually, with disengaged teams 37% less productive and nearly 50% more likely to quit. To make it worse, this layer is leaving faster than it can be replenished. To underestimate its importance, is a major mistake.