Re #2, couldn't agree more. I was 10 years into my career before I understood the value and purpose of manager as "Enabler", protecting me from unnecessary BS

Re #2, couldn't agree more. I was 10 years into my career before I understood the value and purpose of manager as "Enabler", protecting me from unnecessary BS and giving me the tools/opportunity to do my job; majority of my colleagues still only see managers as either productive "team leads / designers", or useless - giving them no other value outside of their technical contributions.