> shed your own views, listen very closely to what they're saying, and interpret what they're saying not through your own lens, but through theirs.
A good team manager can identify what motivates everyone on the team, align incentives, and then take a step back to get out of the way.
If an engineer likes to work with new technology and hates your legacy system, find the new tech they can work on. If the product manager is only interested in a particular feature, then make them the manager of that feature but hold them accountable to its success.
A good manager will line up the dominos, but not tell any one of them how to fall.
A good team manager can identify what motivates everyone on the team, align incentives, and then take a step back to get out of the way.
If an engineer likes to work with new technology and hates your legacy system, find the new tech they can work on. If the product manager is only interested in a particular feature, then make them the manager of that feature but hold them accountable to its success.
A good manager will line up the dominos, but not tell any one of them how to fall.