It’s pretty easy to list the traits of a bad creative manager. Short-sighted, impulsive, stubborn, ego-driven, unconstructive or unclear in their feedback, resistant of change, impossible to approach or simply impossible to work with… Feel free to take a moment to remember a miserable leader you worked under. Thank god that’s over (hopefully).
Here’s the thing, though. Being a creative manager is tough stuff. Most people entering the role have emerged from the proverbial....