>"Like if I were in his shoe, this is how I would treat myself."
This is a very healthy way to think about things as a manager. I like knowing why I have to do a task, to have the chance to give feedback, and to get leeway to push for what I think is best. I try every day to support those things for my team.
Growth is the greatest result of pain. I would especially listen to someone who learned lessons after having been burned themselves. I would take that over an armchair who was paid to write an article. Authenticity is an extremely valuable human resource.
I mean that overall they may be good takeaways, but managers don't do these things intentionally. They do it because they are trying to hold on to the other pressures of the job (meetings).
This is a very healthy way to think about things as a manager. I like knowing why I have to do a task, to have the chance to give feedback, and to get leeway to push for what I think is best. I try every day to support those things for my team.