Thankfully most of the managers I've worked for were still doing or able to do the job of a senior/lead person of the team who they managed. The few I have had

Thankfully most of the managers I've worked for were still doing or able to do the job of a senior/lead person of the team who they managed. The few I have had who were not capable of that were really ineffective. They didnt know how to handle top performers. They didnt know how to help low performers. They become managers of micro bits of information that they collected and passed up to their manager so despite the results of their team they can say they were doing xyz. It was hell. I always found they gave useless advice too. Have a work problem that isnt some type of personal problem? Well they cant help because they dont know/understand what you do or how to help.