Perhaps there was a time when the calling of the manager and that of the leader could be separated. A foreman in an industrial-era factory didnt have to give much thought to what he was producing or to the other people who were producing it. His or her job was to follow orders, organize the work, assign the right people to the necessary tasks, coordinate the results, and ensure the job was done as ordered. The focus was on efficiency. But in the new economy, where value comes increasingly from a knowledge of people, and where workers are no longer undifferentiated cogs in an industrial machine, management and leadership are not easily separated. People look to their managers not just to assign them a task but to define its purpose. Moreover, managers must organize workers not just to maximize efficiency but to nurture skills, develop talent and inspire results.
Question: In an industrial-era factory, a foreman did not think of what he was producing.
Options:
A. true
B. false
C. uncertain
Answer: C