LinkedIn is full of little pithy sayings about how to be a great manager. With the sheer volume of people posting little tips about the importance of appreciating employees, empowering employees, being a good listener, etc., you’d think there are great managers all over the place. Unfortunately, based on my own experience in more than 10 companies, and years of listening to others talk about their managers, great managers seem to be much more of a rarity. And however much people talk about how they want to be treated, there is really one core reason why there’s only a…

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