managers want to make their boss happy. They don’t want to step out of line but often don’t know where that line is drawn. Managers working under a cloud of anxiety will not perform as well as they should. They will often bother their boss with minor details in order to save themselves from doing something wrong. Bosses need to free managers from this complication. William Oncken Jr., author of Managing Management Time, created a “management freedom scale” to help managers understand how to make