Hi Hidayathulla
The main issue at play here is that you have written a loaded question. No one is going to choose option A - no matter how much they believe in self preservation.
1. Arrogant Manager- Who want to survive and save his position by taking/stealing others credit. And always in a illusion that whatever the position he has now because of his knowledge and etc....or
2. A Leader- Who will not only demonstrate his expertise but also provided a chance to his subordinates to grow.
I could have easily positioned a question in a loaded manner by switching the two:
1. A Manager - Who cares about his team and sets clear guidelines as well as providing equal opportunity to his team. He takes the time each week to present an award to the member who has gone above and beyond their remit and ensure senior managers hear of his team's hard work as consideration for future promotion opportunities, etc.... or
2. A up-in-the-air Leader who has no sense of realities or practicalities and keeps chasing the next shiny toy- Who turns up to the corporate goals setting event after listening to the latest TED talk inspiring telling us that we need to focus on this new idea even though we tried it last year and had to back-it out because he made us work on the current new idea. If only he could stick to one ##### decision we might actually get something done. Oh and then he walks away with a extra bonus for meeting a KPI but we didn't quality coz we never delivered on the first project and business wondering why we spent out budget.
In your scenario, most would choose the Leader. In my scenario, most would choose the Manager. How are we then going to have any serious debate or conversation (which is a challenge at the best of times in this space) when you force us down a specific path?
Your questions comes across as a passive aggressive outlet to a personal experience or work issue. That may not be your intention but that's the perception. Unfortunately, with such perception people are not going to encourage it - it's not helpful to the person having issues as they'll feed of more negativity, walk away with a view they have been validated and potentially create conflict with your employer.
If your questions had been between a Manager and a Leader then perhaps you might have created an interesting conversations. As much as many of us want consider ourselves to be (or strive to be) a leader sometimes we're more effective being a manager and getting things done. I know I feel more comfortable being the 2IC in some situations.
So the members misunderstood your intentions. But can you blame them?
I'll accept you've exited the space but if you do decide to return perhaps you can take the lesson on board?
Regards
Colleen