I work in IT so may be skewed a bit, but one of the biggest things to me was a manager that actually…managed. I don’t mean managed their employees, I mean was a proper bridge and blocker to keep high-level management from interfering with our day-to-day work. Someone that doesn’t just pass a screw-up down to the little guys. Someone that takes responsibility even if a problem or extended resolution wasn’t directly their fault. THAT’S the person you want to be behind.