You can't REALLY be friends with people that can extend or end your career. Needing to promote and fire people is part of the job. Doing these things friends is

You can't REALLY be friends with people that can extend or end your career. Needing to promote and fire people is part of the job. Doing these things friends is almost impossible to do. I'm almost certain this is talked about in most managerial training curriculums. This manager's tactic sounds like a tip from a book they read. Creating a safe space for teammates to feel comfortable enough to be vulnerable is ver hard, but asking them to be a smidge more vulnerable than last time is inauthentic and potentially dangerous in the hands of management with ulterior motives.