Re:Ask HN: What is your advice to a new manager?
by hos234 on Sunday November 17, 2019 @07:58PM
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Part of your reading list must include books on Psychology to better understand individuals and Social Psychology to better understand groups.
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Re:Ask HN: What is your advice to a new manager?
by mandeepj on Sunday November 17, 2019 @08:33PM
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any recommendations?
Re:Ask HN: What is your advice to a new manager?
by hos234 on Sunday November 17, 2019 @10:06PM
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The Little Book of Psychology will give you the lay of the land. Then build up your library over time as you deal with specific issues.
The key is awareness of the important concepts of the field.
Most managers have very little awareness of the field. And under time and resource pressure, come up with their own half baked theories and solutions which seed further issues and compound misunderstanding.