The perception decides. We, the human beings are often so closely involved in everyday life that it is simply difficult to think outside the box. In such a state, the executives no longer lead because they have put on a kind of blinders to focus more and more on the unimportant things instead of the extremely important ones. This form of leadership has nothing to do with leadership in the real sense. It is just an alibi so outsiders can see how business-minded a manager is in their eyes. They cannot judge that nothing comes of it. But it is the entrepreneur who relies on the manager to lead his/her team or department in a profit-oriented manner. At the latest when a manager says that his/her employees no longer listen to him/her, danger is in arrears. Then it should be acted quickly.
A manager who has no more people behind him/her runs against the wall. Such a statement makes it clear that nothing is right anymore. In such a state, there is a great risk that capable employees will migrate and, in the worst case, even go to the competitors. To prevent this from happening, it is not enough to just address the symptom. The cause must be eliminated. Which in turn has to be found. This requires outside support. Firstly, because the manager is unable to identify the problem. Secondly, because employees who report to this manager are often afraid to speak their mind. This in turn shows how poisoned the climate is under this manager. It takes a cleaning storm, so to speak, to avert the danger and bring the team back on line.