What does "managing" mean ? I am not trying to be argumentative. But there are a lot of arguments in this thread basically going straight past each other My

What does "managing" mean ? I am not trying to be argumentative. But there are a lot of arguments in this thread basically going straight past each other My two cents are - user proxy (product manager) - standards enforcer (linter) - resource gatherer (arguing for resources from other managers) - political actor / representative - mentor / coach Now, most of not all of these are also things everyone says one should do for one's own career. I am just wondering, what do most managers bring to the table other than neat hierarchy drawings? Is it basically a nice coach like role? How much power should a coach have?