That's a tough one. Ideally there would be a role that would be more appropriate. Some people end up in a manager role but would be better suited for a differe

That's a tough one. Ideally there would be a role that would be more appropriate. Some people end up in a manager role but would be better suited for a different role with elevated status but perhaps not leading a team. Manager roles often have pretty vaguely defined success metrics, and people manage (and prefer to be managed) in quite different ways, so perhaps someone like you describe would perform better in a role with a much more narrowly defined criterion for success.