For years, becoming a manager was considered the natural next step in your career. More responsibility, more influence, a better title....and hopefully, more money. But lately, more people are looking at management and saying…no thanks!

In this episode of The (Un)Buttoned Up Podcast, Steph and Kathryn unpack why fewer employees are aspiring to become managers—and whether we should really be surprised.

Today’s managers are often caught in the middle: responsible for team performance, culture, communication, employee engagement, difficult conversations, and company goals—while still being expected to do plenty of the actual work themselves. So when does managing become leading? And are companies doing enough to prepare people for either?

We get into:

• Why management may not feel like the career “promotion” it once did
• Management vs. leadership—and why the two aren’t the same
• The problem with promoting your best individual contributor into management
• Why great performers don't automatically make great people leaders
• Managing different generations, personalities, and work styles
• The difference between holding people accountable and actually motivating them

At the end of the day, companies don’t need more managers, they need better leaders. Let us know your thoughts!

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