I have experienced the leader that refused to allow his subordinates to rise to the surface in their areas of expertise while in the Army. Perhaps that is the way of the military setting. However, within my particular unit, I was able to be recognized and helped to cause some changes within. Eventually, the leader I was referring to was sent to a different place to teach others to be just like him, and his replacement was a much better leader.
I learned from the experience. When in a directorship, I called upon the staff to use their expertise to improve their particular departments...from the lowest all the way up to the supervisory levels; my employees were allowed to make decisions that affected their own performance in a positive way.
