[ucr]

Given that there isn't a puzzle/test type of way to rank managers

False. The test is: how much money did your team make? (For the truly crafty, the test is: how much money did your team make relative to the initial investment and risk?)

[drucken]

You reveal a short-termist Anglo-Capitalist bias.

This is not how good managers are assessed in other forms of capitalism or business.

Consistent long-term business growth is far more important in some, e.g. in Germanic and Scandinavian countries.

In general, you could say a good manager meets the targets that have been set by higher management, whatever they may be.

Yes, I am a manager.

[ucr]

You're more right than my response was. I just wanted to point out that tests for managers do exist, which was what was under dispute.