Agile Leadership

The Perfect Manager/Leader

Pros and cons of shielding our teams from their own dysfunction, in superhuman attempts to manage up.

John Cutler

May 19, 2022 • 2 min read

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Summary

John Cutler helps us understand who is a ''Perfect Manager/Leader'' stating that some managers need the chaos in a company to feel helpful or else something is wrong but this is not actually the case. He suggests that being a manager is not about carrying all the problems on your shoulders, it's about having a healthy company. Not perfect, and not without the occasional acute issue, but mostly healthy. Let's read the article to find out more about why there’s no requirement for managers and leaders to absorb the full weight of the world.

Takeaways

Being a manager doesn't have to be the hard way, it's not about carrying all the problems on your shoulders! it is actually about having a healthy company. Not perfect, and not without the occasional acute issue, but mostly healthy.
In some companies, it really feels like people NEED the chaos to feel helpful. Unless people push to their absolute limit, something must be wrong. Actually, teams do better work when things are fun and (mostly) healthy.
There’s no requirement for managers and leaders to absorb the full weight of the world.