I had a manager once who I don't recall ever actually telling me I needed to do something. Instead, he would let us know what he/we were trying to accomplish (

I had a manager once who I don't recall ever actually telling me I needed to do something. Instead, he would let us know what he/we were trying to accomplish (Can we do X?) and we'd figure out a way to do it. I remember telling him many times: "Learn to live with disappointment Adam." - but then I'd try to make it happen anyway.