I think the difference is a good manager will be good at difficult one on one meetings with subordinates as part of their job on a regular basis. They’re good a

I think the difference is a good manager will be good at difficult one on one meetings with subordinates as part of their job on a regular basis. They’re good at the hard bits of soft squishy things with complex needs. An architect may have the occasional difficult meeting with other stakeholders from time to time, but their regular role is not managing people.