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Anthony Bouvier

I am a manager of developers (and in the past sys admins, network admins, and a mix thereof).

I define it as this:

It is my responsibility to elevate my team and to be a force multiplier for them. I am there to encourage, mentor, defend, follow, lead, and set an example.

My goal is to make myself redundant by bringing my team up to my skillset level (and beyond!), while also continuing to learn myself. So they have a fun chase trying to keep up with me.

I wholeheartedly feel like it is my responsibility to teach them all the skills they need to go to any other job they want, but treat them well enough (with respect, responsibilities, engagement, compensation, and training) that they don't want to go elsewhere.