Well said. Your goal is to make your team as productive as possible. That means protecting them from wastes of time and keeping them focused on doing nothing

Well said. Your goal is to make your team as productive as possible. That means protecting them from wastes of time and keeping them focused on doing nothing but producing high quality product. The term servant leadership is very popular and a good way to approach it. It's not about what they can do for you, you (and me, as management). It's about what you can do to make them as productive as humanly possible. This means keeping them unencumbered, removing all road blocks and making sure they're happy. Also, I think everyone should spend at least some time in their life managing teams. It will profoundly change how you interact with your superiors.