WITH RECURSIVE ManagedByJames(Level, ID, FName, LName) AS (
    -- start with this row
    SELECT 1, ID, FName, LName
    FROM Employees
    WHERE ID = 1

    UNION ALL

    -- get employees that have any of the previously selected rows as manager
    SELECT ManagedByJames.Level + 1,
           Employees.ID,
           Employees.FName,
           Employees.LName
    FROM Employees
    JOIN ManagedByJames
        ON Employees.ManagerID = ManagedByJames.ID

    ORDER BY 1 DESC   -- depth-first search
)
SELECT * FROM ManagedByJames;

| Level | ID | FName | LName | |—––|––|———|———| | 1| 1 | James | Smith | | 2| 2 | John | Johnson | | 3| 4 |Johnathon| Smith | | 2| 3 | Michael | Williams|