This hit a cord with my recent thoughts...

Many managers spend way to much time trying to do what they hired smart people to do.

"it doesn't make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do; we hire smart people so the can tell us what to do." - Steve Jobs

Managers should be like the coaches on the team.  They shouldn't be expected to be hitting home runs, tags at the plate and jamming the rock.  They should be creating a line up that the other teams don't want to face, and planning for the bigger picture.  Put stars in the right place and let them shine.

 Linked in Article I lifted this from: Read more here...