My comment is directed towards the ideas presented, not the person presenting them.

All too often I see managers who spout this BS thinking it makes them a good manager. It doesn't. Those who truly lead by example, and who are willing to do the ugly jobs, are usually better people and thus better managers, but are in the MINORITY! We all have had managers who claim to follow these rules yet everyone knows they really don't. I especially hate the sayings about letting a team down and unhappy workers.

How many managers count themselves as great managers because of low turnover? Then the economy improves, everyone quits, and they blame turnover on the economy? Wake up and smell the coffee - unhappy workers do not leave, they cause massive issues before they are fired! Some may leave, but the majority can't. Unhappy workers are normally a group that have less ability to succeed on their own, and whom good managers can assist. Bad managers look at them as poor workers and refuse to recognize their own involvement in the poor performance of the worker.

"There is no I in team" and all the other cute sayings do nothing more than annoy most people. If there is no I in team, why does John get the same raise I do when his actions hurt our team so often? Why does Sue get to act how she does? Truly leading well is not about cute things to say, it is about what you do. Management training today is focused on cute sayings. Poor managers aren't going to improve until we stop trying to fit everyone into the same mold, and recognize that our differences are what makes a good team.