>I surely agree with most of what's posted there - a majority of it is straightforward common sense that's barely even specific to management.
I agree, and would add that they're not even answering the specific question being asked (which happens a lot on Quora). The question they're all answering is:
"What is good general management advice?"
But the question that was asked is:
"What are mistakes specific to new, inexperienced managers, that are common for that particular class of managers?"
A responsive answer to that question will generally be expressible as,
"The manager will make it a policy/habit that <blank>, thinking that <poor recognition of group dynamics>. In reality, <mechanism happens> and so they encounter <failure mode>."
For example,
"The manager will start a policy of not tracking employee time, on the grounds that the group is responsible and trustworthy, not realizing that this will make it harder to demonstrate progress and efficiency to higher-ups, and result in less leeway being given to the group on important decisions."
[Please don't refute the logic there, I'm not offering it as valid, just showing the form that a responsive answer would have.]
I agree, and would add that they're not even answering the specific question being asked (which happens a lot on Quora). The question they're all answering is:
"What is good general management advice?"
But the question that was asked is:
"What are mistakes specific to new, inexperienced managers, that are common for that particular class of managers?"
A responsive answer to that question will generally be expressible as,
"The manager will make it a policy/habit that <blank>, thinking that <poor recognition of group dynamics>. In reality, <mechanism happens> and so they encounter <failure mode>."
For example,
"The manager will start a policy of not tracking employee time, on the grounds that the group is responsible and trustworthy, not realizing that this will make it harder to demonstrate progress and efficiency to higher-ups, and result in less leeway being given to the group on important decisions."
[Please don't refute the logic there, I'm not offering it as valid, just showing the form that a responsive answer would have.]