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Re:Ask HN: What made your favorite manager/supervisor/CEO so... by bane on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @11:58AM (#18025139)
> She fought for us

That seems to be the theme with me as well, all of my best managers and supervisors shared this trait even if I disagreed with them in other ways.

Re:Ask HN: What made your favorite manager/supervisor/CEO so... by dharmab on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @12:24PM (#18025358)
A good manager in a large org is like a representative in a legislature; they have a responsibility to represent their teams interests in the wider org.