Is your manager a router or a moderator?

I have always thought that the proper role of a manager is basically to act as a liaison between your team, and the rest of the organization.

A lot of the time management is heavy handed and seeks to control or dictate to the team, but that’s an antipattern imho. The manager will communicate to the team when the broader organization needs something from them, however, making other decisions is something the team can usually do themselves by simply discussing it; a manager that tries to unilaterally make a lot of the team’s decisions for them without their input is hindering rather than helping.

Interesting article, thanks for sharing. How many people are at your company?

Thanks! Currently twenty-five. However, since we're in the consulting business, we work closely with our customers, primarily medium-sized companies with 200-500 employees. We communicate directly with many folks in their internal teams and sometimes with their external partners.

Mine is a switch, no gateway

Hmm... i would suggest something more traditional.. something on the line of a paper shredder

My manager is a micro.

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