I believe what constitutes a great manager will depend a lot on the context. The "team lawyer" archetype mentioned elsewhere may in some cases be exactly what

I believe what constitutes a great manager will depend a lot on the context. The "team lawyer" archetype mentioned elsewhere may in some cases be exactly what is needed. (Some dysfunctional corporate environments comes to mind.) In other situations (small startup? consultancy) a very technically minded manager may be just the thing. For revolutionary products (truly revolutionary) the big picture person may be crucial. The other dimensions, like detecting bullshit, help team members overcome insecurities, have courage to make impopular decisions, these are orthogonal but very important too, I think.