An indication of the worth of a senior manager is whether they shoot the messenger when they get told news they don’t want to hear. A poor manager will punish those that deliver bad news.
And the indication of the worth of a less senior manager is their willingress to provide information the boss needs to hear, even though they know it will result in grief. A good one will provide fearless advice to their boss and not tailor the info to save themselves. A poor one filters the bad news out and only delivers info that won’t get them yelled at.
i will leave it to others to decide if they have one of the first and many of the second.