Are managers useless?
Kevin and Brad discuss an attempt by Google to remove all managers based on an early belief held by some of Google’s leaders and engineers that managers are, at best, a necessary evil, and at worst, a layer of bureaucracy.
Upon learning the importance of managers a research team subsequently proved that great managers produce happier and more productive teams. Brad and Kevin talk about the ten things that the research team identified great managers do, and provide examples from their own experiences.
