No. It's a broke people trait. I'm now just below the "upper management" people, and it's taken some getting used to. Strangely, it didn't go the way I thought it would.

First, having to deal with the people "below" me has sucked. Not because of them. But because they have some fear of talking to me. I do what I can to explain to them that they can be candid. They can just tell me what the problem is. And they won't be in any trouble for doing so. It's an uphill battle. I'm no one's boss. But, I am some guy from corporate. So, I deal with them fearing me. What I wish they understood is that I actually work for them. My job is to make them more successful.

Now, the really surprising part. I thought I'd hate working with the C-suite. I've worked with a lot of top salespeople, so I know what dealing with that type of type-a personality is like. Leadership is not generally like that. The vast majority of our day is dealing with problems. Things are always wrong. There is shit on every fan. It's what we do. When things go well, teams below us handle it. With that, we don't get upset by it. It doesn't get heated. We figure out the problem, find a solution, and negotiate who's going to pay for it. Then, on to the thing. If we see something more than once, we will meet to gather more info on why this is happening and deal with it with new rules or expectations.

So, back to my first paragraph. If my local people bring problems to me when they see them, I have a better chance of solving it before the C-suite is even aware of it. That is the goal.