Gunfighters don’t get paid by the bullet.
Managers get paid for results. Management is about leverage and impact. Management is not “doing.” Management is making sure the work is done and creating a system in which the work is done. Management is hard work requiring skills which are seldom taught. Promoted managers are expected to just “get it.” The problem is they don’t “get it.”

They could if they knew what “it” was, but most companies don’t have a clue. A colleague of mine will conduct a study inside your company to help you figure out why things are not working so well. This is an extensive survey and costs about $10,000 (USD). The survey always says the same thing, so he has started a new discount program. For $5,000, he will just tell you the results of the survey without actually conducting the survey. You see, it’s always the same. The leadership in your company sucks (scientific term meaning underperformance). If you take a look around you, if that is what you see, then please send me the $5,000 so I can forward it to my friend.