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What works for me having managed 20 years now:

-accept that different folks work at different speeds, measure success on dollars made or saved -- real business metrics -- not are they fast vs your expectations -share the end goal and business metrics, don't 'task' people, give the a mental stake in the real problem -- otherwise you are not getting their brains, just their hands -if you have a strong preference for hands off and not guiding, hire for that, which is a longer chat but I can share how I do it -if you are willing to have 'dependent' developers, personally pair with them and see the real problem in real time, not a weekly or daily vignette