>I’m offloading the manager-level work of identifying blockers for my team on the individual. As I see it, the individual who is doing the work will always hav

>I’m offloading the manager-level work of identifying blockers for my team on the individual. As I see it, the individual who is doing the work will always have more insight into the work than an external third party. They may not be able to put that insight into context or a coherent narrative but they have it. The worst managers I've had are ones who think they know the work when they don't because they no longer do it. There is also a difference between identifying blockers and promising to remove them. Promises are dangerous and promises you aren't guaranteed to keep are lethal.