[tomnipotent]

> Otherwise, they just get out of the way and let the team do its thing.

Are you saying the next best thing to an involved manager is one that's not involved at all?

[jacobr1]

benign neglect is better than malign involvement - micromanaging, bad judgement, disruption and chaos etc ...

[rhizome]

They are both bad.

[santoshalper]

I don't know if you just made that phrase up, but it's great.