in my 20's, all i wanted to do was be a people manager. i must confess, it wasn't because i wanted to help people in their careers, or have more impact, or "be a leader". i wanted to get promoted and paid more, and that was the quickest path. at that age, if you told me the fastest path to a bigger paycheck was being bald, i would looked like lex luthor by my next one-on-one. and i was bad at being a manager (ask any of my team at the time - i have. they laughed so hard one o