Ask HN: What are the best management texts?
I read a quote about managing a team, but I cannot remember where. Oddly enough, I remember that it was very important and thus want to look into learning about management. What are the best texts (books, posts, articles, etc.) to learn more about this area?
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 14.4 ms ] threadPeople aggregate free learning on management into 'Mixes' - I found it useful when studying for my MBA and before pitching to investors.
It originated the idea that management is based (even if implicitly) on a combination of two competing theories: "Theory X", which assumes employees are inclined towards laziness and misdirection, so management is the science and art of controlling, steering, and incentivizing them; and "Theory Y", which assumes employees are motivated and self-directed, so management is the science and art of enabling them.