Matt Whiting wrote:

Do good controllers make good managers? I know that good engineers
often don't make good engineering managers.

Bad controllers can make good managers. Some people are just not cut
out to control. Had a guy who transferred in here as a supervisor. He
got thru ground control but was pencil whipped thru tower and radar.
Was the temporary manager for about 6 months and was pretty good at it.
Eventually transferred out and went to Boise as a controller. Made it
thru ground control training but never had a chance as a tower
controller, his brain isn't wired to work that way. Stayed at Boise
awhile as a QATS and then became manager at Helena, MT tower, where they
loved him. Is now at TIW as the manager. What you don't want is the
gung ho type bad controller. Those make terrrible management.