Why do you manage?

There’s saying that if you can look back at your past and feel embarrassed, you’ve grown as a person. You have reflected on your past steps, reflected (and owned!) your mistakes, and thought of how to incorporate your past into your future actions! And in today’s culture framed by a growth mindset, we all want to grow into the best versions of ourselves to empower us and those around us.

Personally as an employee I find the same thing happens:

Once you find a good manager you’ll wonder how you ever lived otherwise

This isn’t saying there’s a perfect manager just waiting in the rafters; we’re all fallible and doing the best we can, but rather is your manager responsive to you?

I’ve had the pleasure to be managed and manage quite a bit in my career at this point, finding a distinct divide, those who want to manage, and those forced to manage.

Many managers are pushed into managing...