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Re: Managing People
#2Some of this is easy to say, hard to do. But, I didn't see much to disagree with. Managing people requires patience and you have to learn how to do it (I do not believe people come formed in the womb to lead well, it develops, in some during childhood and in others its learned more formally)
I sometimes think Lord Moran's "The Anatomy of Courage" is applicable here. The courage & capacity to stand up for what is right in a "groupthink" meeting, or to confront senior managers and manage upwards is not infinite. Some people have recoverable depths here. Others become a spent force very quickly but can be useful for a precise outcome. Some can't do it.
I used to manage people. I found it very hard. Giving people bad news in performace reviews is extremely costly to me, I didn't like it enough to want to continue.
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#3I identify with much in this blog post. One novelty argument:
Managing is hard because it embodies the dialectic between capital and workers. Therefore a deep understanding of the Marxist critique (and exposé) of capital will help provide an analytical framing around what an effective manager needs to do. You can approach it from other lenses but they all break down due to the two polar forces most strongly at play.
This has honestly aided me greatly. Your mileage may vary.
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#420% of the job that applies 80% of the time.
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#5OK post overall, but I will say that the line "Chaos is felt less by the people creating it" is so incredibly accurate.
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#6> Chaos is felt less by the people creating it.
This is a super important point if you're a founder who has never been an employee before. It is impossible to understand it unless you've been in this situation yourself.
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#7OK post overall, but I will say that the line "Chaos is felt less by the people creating it" is so incredibly accurate.
Yea this point alone hit me like a freight train. I have to reflect on this.
As a corollary I would also add that the fact that the chaos is felt is often not overtly communicated. Intuitively you'd expect people to react like the house is on fire, but it is closer to when the music stops and people no longer know what to do. That's what real chaos looks like.
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#8I identify with much in this blog post. One novelty argument: Managing is hard because it embodies the dialectic between capital and workers. Therefore a deep understanding of the Marxist critique (and exposé) of capital will help provide an analytical framing around what an effective manager needs to do. You can approach it from other lenses but they all break down due to the two polar forces most strongly at play.…
You have any suggested reading or links related to Marxism, especially as it relates to work?
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#9He makes it sound as if you can just fire people at will.
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#10He makes it sound as if you can just fire people at will.
Presumably he is US-based, in which case you can. I did find the verbiage of "discontinuing" people rather unsettling, but otherwise it's a thoughtful piece that resonated with my experience.