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> [“My definition of a great manager is someone with whom you can make a connection no matter where you sit in the organization chart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-lopp/my-definition-of-a-great-manager-is-someone-with-whom-you-can-make-a/)

[Michael Lopp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-lopp/)

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## More by Michael Lopp

> [“growing rapidly teaches you one thing well: how communication continually finds new and interesting ways to break down. The”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-lopp/growing-rapidly-teaches-you-one-thing-well-how-communication/)

[Michael Lopp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-lopp/)

> [“I’m still cringing. Someone is already yelling at me, “Managers owning features?!?!” (And I agree.) You are still a manager, so make it a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-lopp/i-m-still-cringing-someone-is-already-yelling-at-me-managers-owning/)

[Michael Lopp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-lopp/)

> [“Every time you say blah blah blah, a creative writing teacher dies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-lopp/every-time-you-say-blah-blah-blah-a-creative-writing-teacher-dies/)

[Michael Lopp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-lopp/)

> [“What’s important is, who needs to move where? Does the incrementalist need to move closer to the completionist’s view or vice versa? In either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-lopp/what-s-important-is-who-needs-to-move-where-does-the-incrementalist/)

[Michael Lopp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-lopp/)

> [“The moment I walk into a bookstore, I remember what I love about them. They are an oasis of intellectual calm. Perhaps it’s the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-lopp/the-moment-i-walk-into-a-bookstore-i-remember-what-i-love-about-them/)

[Michael Lopp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-lopp/)

> [“Reorganizations represent opportunity to those who are unhappy with the state of the current organization. As mentioned above, the moment stakeholders hear that there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-lopp/reorganizations-represent-opportunity-to-those-who-are-unhappy-with/)

[Michael Lopp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-lopp/)

> [“The rule is simple: if you don’t write it down, it never happened.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-lopp/the-rule-is-simple-if-you-don-t-write-it-down-it-never-happened/)

[Michael Lopp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-lopp/)

> [“there is no reason that a manager shouldn’t be participating in this massive global cross-pollination information cluster-fuck”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-lopp/there-is-no-reason-that-a-manager-shouldn-t-be-participating-in-this/)

[Michael Lopp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-lopp/)

> [“My definition of a great manager is someone with whom you can make a connection no matter where you sit in the organization chart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-lopp/my-definition-of-a-great-manager-is-someone-with-whom-you-can-make-a/)

[Michael Lopp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-lopp/)

> [“Meeting Bail Tip #1: Identify the Type of Meeting. Meeting Bail Tip #2: Classify the Participants. Meeting Bail Tip #3: Identify the Players. Meeting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-lopp/meeting-bail-tip-1-identify-the-type-of-meeting-meeting-bail-tip-2/)

[Michael Lopp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-lopp/)

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