That’s probably a fair, if charitable, assessment. But if the IC is having to dig to understand what a manager means then the manager has failed at one of thei

That’s probably a fair, if charitable, assessment. But if the IC is having to dig to understand what a manager means then the manager has failed at one of their core duties, being communication channels through the company. If someone isn’t a good communicator they’re definitely not going to be a good manager.