[kamaal]

One more thing about bad managers is their ability to take decisions. Most bad managers I know just can't take decisions and own things. They either ask their sub ordinates to take the risk of a decision or try to toss decision making stuff to a layer above them. The modus operandi is something like this. They would like to be a part of success, but not failures.

In general most managers just aggregate or distribute information. Or just toss around a schedule for which they generally will have no justification.

In many companies managers are part HR. Much of their time goes is performance evaluation, ratings, hiring etc. That included, it gives them complete space to run their own gangs.

But if you are looking for value building, wealth creating, directing teams, taking tough decisions and working to make things happen. Such managers are rare enough to be exceptions to prove the original rule.