I’m 50/50 on this assessment. Best managers I have worked with are IC turned managers that have real good empathy for their team members. They know how people

I’m 50/50 on this assessment. Best managers I have worked with are IC turned managers that have real good empathy for their team members. They know how people worked (how to intrinsically motivate them, keep an eye on moral, really good listeners, power of being in the zone) and at the same time understanding how tech works (where will things likely fall apart, an eye for unknown unknowns, value of good tests, power of primitives, focus on minimizing scope and saying no to things). It comes down to “wow! This person understands how software is built, that it’s expensive and an iterative endeavor. That I am a human being with feelings, ambitions and passions that will make mistakes along the way”