In the book “Good Boss, Bad Boss” by Robert Sutton there is a great quote from William Coyne, one of the leaders at 3M. He believes that:

“The best management is sometimes less management or no management at all. After you plant a seed, you don’t dig it up every week to see how it is doing.”

Makes sense when you think about it but how many managers have you encountered that just can’t leave people alone to get on with the job? They are always…