I am not sure if people generally know what they want from a manager. I think it varies between company, organization, team, and individual. Not even every com

I am not sure if people generally know what they want from a manager. I think it varies between company, organization, team, and individual. Not even every company has the same expectations of an engineering manager. Some is more coordinating and facilitating, some is more team leadership, some is more talent development. None of those are wrong, either. It depends on circumstances. This is a bit meta, but a great manager knows what the company expects of them, knows what their team is capable of and has the judgement and capability to make decisions when those don't match up.