Being a manager is both difficult and challenging.

It is ultimately their responsibility to care about not

only the objective but also the team, and a manager's role is to get the best out of that team.

It's simple to be a bad manager. The actions perceived by other people, like the one sitting on a swivel
chair all day, are typical of lousy managers.

It is difficult to be a good manager who brings value to the company. Good managers manage the
workload and ensure that the proper individuals are working to their abilities. Good managers take
responsibility for their teams' outcomes; they accept blame and freely share credit. Good managers
focus on goals rather than covering their asses and blaming others for a lack of results.

Good managers try to meet and balance the legitimate needs of their employees, their peers, and the
organization within which they work. If they are in a regulated industry or career field, they also have
professional expectations and laws to consider.

This all takes effort, skill, and a good deal of persistence, as well as unbounded energy.