IDG Contributor Network: Avoid this pitfall of being a good manager

As a manager, your boss expects you to get things done and keep your employees motivated and performing. Your employees expect you to look out for them and buffer them from the b.s.To be a “good” manager of people it’s understood that you are responsible for motivating your employees, for guiding them through rough patches, for being there when they need you and particularly to answer their questions. This is great until your good intentions make them more dependent on you