Just read The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz, a management book about experiences as an entrepreneur at tech start-ups. I often pick up these books for a quick read, hoping there may be a nugget or two on how to improve as a manager. The first part was not impressive, but Horwitz then goes on to offer practical advice on numerous topics managers face. How do you hire? How do you fire? How do you promote? How do you motivate?
These practical tips are very good and can be implemented by any manager. Are these tips easy to use? No, making hard decisions is not easy, but Ben provided a guide on how one person has addressed these issues. The usual business management book will talk about cases, but readers want specifics like how to deal with well-defined problems. This book delivers. Be direct, be truthful, and do not try to avoid the hard decisions.
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