From a programmer's perspective they don't produce stuff like we do, they tend to not be as technical or smart, they just tell people to do their jobs ect. Tha

From a programmer's perspective they don't produce stuff like we do, they tend to not be as technical or smart, they just tell people to do their jobs ect. That being said my boss is a non-technical manager who does a great job of making sure, internally, we are all communicating when we should be (but for her we just wouldn't know what each other are doing for the most part). She brings to our attention work that falls through the cracks. She makes sure we have the resources we need, mobile devices to test on, laptops when we need them, the latest and greatest software tools; photoshop, zendesk, salesforce, browserstack, ect. She facilitates hiring new team members or even create new positions if we as a team express a need. This is not fun by the way she has to interview and bring in people constantly, which 95% of the time we end up rejecting. Honestly she is there to support us and champions us every chance she gets. Our client support is far better having a manager directing our team, which translates to value for the company. Granted I'm sure not all managers work in that way.