A good manager does more than assign work and give feedback. They create the conditions for people to do their best work, treat them like adults, stay consistent under pressure, and actively help them improve. That kind of leadership compounds across an entire team.
The "you are a resource" line is the whole piece in one sentence. The moment a manager says that out loud, they've told you exactly how much of your judgment they're willing to use — the rest is just watching whether they mean it.
Great post about the realities of working with managers! But I think things get tricky when they excel at one thing over another.
Being great at treating you as an adult but not advocating for you or giving your timely feedback just doesn’t seem to cover for the shortcomings.
What do you think is a trait that natural leaders have then? Because it seems that being good at one thing is just not the best way to manage people! Perhaps a jack of all trades is the better approach for managers?
Thanks so much for letting me share this Gregor.
Appreciate you for sharing your insights Ryan!
A good manager does more than assign work and give feedback. They create the conditions for people to do their best work, treat them like adults, stay consistent under pressure, and actively help them improve. That kind of leadership compounds across an entire team.
Indeed, I like to say that a great manager is a leader that creates more leaders!
Yes, That's correct. good leader comes from good managers.
This was a really excellent piece of writing Ryan. Thanks publishing it Gregor!
As someone aspiring to be the best manager I can be, it did give me a lot of good things to look out for.
Glad it resonated Darragh!
The "you are a resource" line is the whole piece in one sentence. The moment a manager says that out loud, they've told you exactly how much of your judgment they're willing to use — the rest is just watching whether they mean it.
Great post about the realities of working with managers! But I think things get tricky when they excel at one thing over another.
Being great at treating you as an adult but not advocating for you or giving your timely feedback just doesn’t seem to cover for the shortcomings.
What do you think is a trait that natural leaders have then? Because it seems that being good at one thing is just not the best way to manage people! Perhaps a jack of all trades is the better approach for managers?