Managing a team isn’t just handing out tasks like Halloween candy and hoping no one chokes on a deadline. Nope — it’s about empowering humans to actually do their best work (and maybe not secretly Google “how to survive my manager” during meetings).

In this episode of Ignoring the Rules, Wayne Robertson takes aim at the difference between good managers and great ones — you know, the ones who don’t schedule 5 PM “quick syncs” or send 47 emails about synergy.

Here’s what you’ll learn — and probably laugh about:

• How to coach your team without sounding like a motivational toaster.

• Why trusting your team beats stalking their “green dot” on Slack.

• How to communicate clearly instead of writing emails that could double as riddles.

• Why a compelling vision doesn’t mean “We’re going to crush it!!!” in Comic Sans.

• How collaboration doesn’t mean scheduling 12 people to watch one person share their screen.

This episode is jam-packed with wisdom, humor, and the occasional verbal slap for managers who think leadership means “just do it because I said so.”

Listen now — because the difference between a good manager and a great one might just be the ability to lead without making your team want to fake Wi-Fi outages.