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Have a bad manager? Science explains why.

The Indicator from Planet Money by NPR

Aug 19, 20269:29Business

The best manager isn’t necessarily the best employee. Turns out it isn't so easy to predict what DOES make a good manager. Today on the show, we turn to science to help answer that very question. Fact checking by Sierra...

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Have a bad manager? Science explains why. is an episode from The Indicator from Planet Money by NPR. The best manager isn’t necessarily the best employee. Turns out it isn't so easy to predict what DOES make a good manager. Today on the sho...

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Published Aug 19, 2026, 9:29 long, audio available.