Line managers are afraid of losing their jobs due to the increasing flexible working practices of employees.
The theory comes from the fact that managers are concerned about employees’ ability to work effectively without them. If employees are proving their worth in a self regulated environment then who needs a manager?
The actual realisation that managers are there because they deliver a service vital to running a business that is not solely based around delivering orders.
It seems that managers are trying to manage a generation Y workforce but were equipped only with the wrong skill set, which was making them feel anxious, inferior and resistant to change.
The problem that needs to be solved is that we need to make sure we are developing people, givng them the tools to manage effectively.