I like to say that a lot of mediocre managers kludge through with "management-by-osmosis". They kinda just stand around their direct reports, occasionally makin

I like to say that a lot of mediocre managers kludge through with "management-by-osmosis". They kinda just stand around their direct reports, occasionally making chit chat, and hope that's enough to get a sense of what's going on and convey upstream priorities downstream.