First time Leaders are crucial
The majority are accidental
82% of leaders where promoted because they where good workers, let that sink in. You promoted someone because they where great and then let them manage people without truly giving them the tools to do the job.
They are closer to your people than you are.
43% of people think there immediate manager is ineffective, think how much more engaged and productive your people would be if your managers where truly effective.
If you want to have talent pipeline that matters invest in them
When your managers are ineffective so will your people be, then who is next in line if everyone is not capable, all you end up doing is spending money on recruitment. The answer is within your people make a difference.