I often think anyone who wants to be a manager for the sake of it shouldn't be a manager. It's like wanting to be famous for the sake of being famous.

Until fairly recently (I took voluntary redundancy in 2020 to pursue writing) I was a manager for almost twenty years, running a department of between seven and ten people at any given point (in some cases managing people in Israel, India, and the US). My approach to management can be read in point six of this article (if you're curious). :)