My favorite books on Management
May 02, 2023My favorite books on management To be honest, I was terrified to jump into management and be responsible for someone else's day to day at…
The second idea is that the work of a business, of a government bureacracy, of most forms of human activity, is something pursued not by individuals but by teams. This idea is summed up in what I regard as the single most important sentence of this book: The output of a manager is the output of the organizational units under his or her supervision or influence. (Location 181)
As a general rule, you have to accept that no matter where you work, you are not an employee—you are in a business with one employee: yourself. (Location 216)
in the end self-confidence mostly comes from a gut-level realization that nobody has ever died from making a wrong business decision, or taking inappropriate action, or being overruled. And everyone in your operation should be made to understand this. (Location 1605)
My favorite books on management To be honest, I was terrified to jump into management and be responsible for someone else's day to day at…