I’m sure some people would find this overbearing, but to me this sounds like an exceptional manager.

It must suck having to work with people who need to be “nudged” to do their jobs, every day.

It’s very much part of the job at any organisation.

At any level, you have in front of you people with a lot on their plate, competing interests and different prioritisation abilities and it’s your role as a manager to give them enough information for them to prioritise adequately.

It might be straightforwardly reminding a developer that right now we really have to ship this feature or it might be subtly making a manager understand than it would be in their interest in the upcoming reorg if they were seen as a strong asset in solving a specific issue even it’s not directly part of their KPI and explicite goals.

My manager does not have to do this with me. We meet once a week where I update him on my progress for the projects assigned to me, or decide which next project I should take on. If anything impacts my ability to deliver, or if anything is unclear in terms of scope or priorities I talk to him on Slack to resolve it.

I am a professional. I do not need to be reminded about what I have promised to do. Maybe that's why I'm paid good money to do what I do.