I think this is good advice (I've been in both managerial and individual contributor roles over the years). On the other hand, as an individual contributor, es

I think this is good advice (I've been in both managerial and individual contributor roles over the years). On the other hand, as an individual contributor, especially if I'm new on the job, I often have imposter syndrome, and keep worrying I'm not doing a good job. (I'm sure I'm not alone in this.) And when my manager doesn't say anything about my performance I start thinking that maybe I'm doing badly. So I feel the need to ask, which is not as nice as them just telling me. So I guess I'm not disagreeing, as long as if things are fine, the manager does "just go ahead and say that".