> I do not think the people reporting to me understands how much energy is spent as a manager negotiating with others in order to give the team and team members the most space/maneuverability that is possible

Speaking from experience as an IC -- managers do an absolutely terrible job of surfacing what they're working on.

What are you doing to broadcast your efforts? If you don't tell them what you're doing, you can't expect them to know if you don't tell them.