"Managers are hubs of communication, the better they communicate across these sphere boundaries, the more people they can communicate with, the more data they have, which, consequently leads to better decision making."

"As a manager, your job is that of a bullshit umbrella. You need to decide what crap your team needs to deal with and what crap can be ignored." https://randsinrepose.com/archives/managementese/

Leaders are shock-absorbers: https://www.edbatista.com/2022/10/leader-as-shock-absorber.h...

Leaders need to ensure alignment: "[Manager's] goals do not automatically become their employees' goals. On the contrary, much or most of a manager's job is to align these goals." http://yosefk.com/blog/people-can-read-their-managers-mind.h...