Hacker News with Generative AI: Management

AI makes bad managers (staysaasy.com)
It’s performance-review season and I’m watching managers kneecap their careers. Gleefully they share the best prompts to have ChatGPT write their performance assessments - exactly the sort of shortcut that guarantees they’ll never get better at the job.
Artificial Intelligence, Management, Performance Reviews, ChatGPT
81 points by zdw 32 days ago | 31 comments
The Grugbrained CEO (sam-rodriques.com)
Management, Business, Leadership, Technology, AI
20 points by _ihaque 33 days ago | 16 comments
Ask HN: When will managers be replaced by AI? (ycombinator.com)
There is no shortage of articles about AI replacing entry level jobs.
Artificial Intelligence, Management
61 points by GianFabien 39 days ago | 83 comments
Why Our CTO Banned TypeScript After One Migration (arthur.place)
I migrated one of our biggest JavaScript codebases to TypeScript — and after everything started working too well, our CTO banned it.
TypeScript, Software Development, JavaScript, Management
6 points by arthurfiorette 40 days ago | 6 comments
When a team is too big (alexewerlof.com)
Team Dynamics, Management, Productivity, Software Development
123 points by gpi 40 days ago | 145 comments
The Precise Language of Good Management (staysaasy.com)
As a manager, your words are your bond
Management, Leadership, Communication, Business
4 points by thisismytest 40 days ago | 0 comments
Hit hardest in Microsoft layoffs? Developers, product managers, morale (seattletimes.com)
Microsoft’s push for efficiency placed a heavy emphasis on eliminating layers of management, but layoff data from this week showed managers didn’t bear the brunt of job cuts.
Microsoft Layoffs, Tech Industry, Employment, Business, Management
14 points by gammadist 40 days ago | 0 comments
What do executives do, anyway? (2019) (apenwarr.ca)
What do executives do, anyway?
Business, Management, Leadership
21 points by Tomte 42 days ago | 6 comments
Microsoft boots 3% of staff in latest cull (theregister.com)
Microsoft is axing 3 percent of its global workforce - its biggest purge since chopping 10,000 jobs in early 2023 - this time to flatten its management structure.
Microsoft, Layoffs, Technology, Business, Management
13 points by markus_zhang 45 days ago | 0 comments
Persuasion methods for engineering managers (manager.dev)
Persuasion is an essential skill for Engineering Managers.
Management, Engineering, Leadership, Communication
84 points by Liriel 46 days ago | 96 comments
Ask HN: Fictional business books like The Goal (ycombinator.com)
I feel like The Goal and The Phoenix Project were seminal books, partly because their fictional style allowed people to see the ideas in applied form. Are there any other fictional business books we should be reading
Business Books, Fiction, Management, Productivity, Recommendations
11 points by jimnotgym 48 days ago | 7 comments
Why developers and their bosses disagree over generative AI (leaddev.com)
There’s a stubborn disconnect between what engineering leadership thinks will make developers productive and what they actually want.
Generative AI, Software Development, Management, Leadership
4 points by gtirloni 50 days ago | 1 comments
How Google measures and manages tech debt (techworld-with-milan.com)
Google recently faced this challenge at scale – a substantial percentage of its engineers reported being blocked by “unnecessary complexity and technical debt” in internal surveys.
Google, Technical Debt, Software Engineering, Management
45 points by daigoba66 50 days ago | 33 comments
Ask HN: Advice wanted – director distrusting of our team? (ycombinator.com)
Hi -- I've posted before about a director of mine, who joined a few months ago. I'm trying to get a sense of how to interpret this situation, and what (if anything) there is to do for me here.
Management, Team Dynamics, Advice, Workplace Culture
5 points by golly_ned 52 days ago | 7 comments
A $1B company has operated for 53 years with ZERO managers (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Business, Management, Startups, Twitter
9 points by bilsbie 52 days ago | 3 comments
Getting things “done” in large tech companies (seangoedecke.com)
What does it mean to get things done? In the abstract, you can complete a mathematical proof or a problem set, but the real world is much fuzzier. Suppose I plant a tree in my backyard. Once the sapling is in the ground, is that done? Not really. There’s always more work to do: clearing the ground around it, watering, keeping pests away, pruning, and so on.
Productivity, Management, Large Companies, Technology
315 points by swah 52 days ago | 218 comments
Management Habits Burning Out Your Best Engineers (techleaderslaunchpad.com)
Burnout in engineering teams is rarely caused by a single event. Instead, it’s the result of persistent, often overlooked management habits that quietly erode motivation, well-being, and performance. Here are 9 habits, why they matter, what happens if you ignore them, and actionable tips to build a healthier, more sustainable engineering culture.
Management, Burnout, Engineering, Software Development, Culture
19 points by mooreds 53 days ago | 19 comments
"AI-first" is the new Return To Office (anildash.com)
The latest fad amongst tech CEOs is no longer "founder mode", or taking drugs that they would fire you for taking, or telling everybody to return to the office — it's demanding that all work be AI-first! This is a great idea if you think nobody at your company is great at what they do. It may otherwise be a suboptimal strategy. Let's dive in!
Artificial Intelligence, Business, Technology, Management
335 points by LorenDB 58 days ago | 216 comments
New Manager Survival Guide (yusufaytas.com)
Alright, this is gonna be a long one. And not just a one-time thing. I’ll keep updating it as I write more about leadership. I’ll try to link everything I’ve written before. This one’s the one, just like in the Matrix. All the things I wish I had when I first stepped into managing.
Management, Leadership, Advice, Resources
20 points by yusufaytas 62 days ago | 2 comments
Ask HN: Why so many companies reducing middle management recently? (ycombinator.com)
Management, Business, Hiring, Economy, Trends
9 points by arduinomancer 65 days ago | 13 comments
Lessons Learned Writing a Book Collaboratively with LLMs (ycombinator.com)
I recently finished a months-long project collaborating intensively with various LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) to write a book about using AI in management.
Generative AI, Book Writing, Management
16 points by scottfalconer 67 days ago | 8 comments
How to Tell Your Boss They're Wrong–Tactfully (hbr.org)
Your boss is set on a strategy that sounds great in theory, but which you’re sure will be a logistical nightmare. Or maybe you’re in a team meeting, and everyone is nodding along to your boss’s idea that you believe will crash and burn. Speaking up in these moments takes finesse and nerve. How do you voice your concerns to your boss without being confrontational? Should you ask questions or make a direct case?
Workplace Communication, Leadership, Business, Management
8 points by kiyanwang 68 days ago | 6 comments
Dear Lewis, my CEO wants AI to do it all. How do I argue for humans? (lewislin.substack.com)
An executive has 48 hours to convince his CEO why AI can't replace human talent—revealing the irreplaceable capabilities that no algorithm can simulate.
Artificial Intelligence, Business, Management, Human Resources, Technology
26 points by kiyanwang 70 days ago | 102 comments
'A big part of my job is sacking people': Life in HR (news.sky.com)
Caroline Wood sits down with the Money blog to reveal what life is really like as an HR boss, including the most common complaints she has to deal with, and what you need to be wary of on a staff night out.
Human Resources, Work Culture, Business, Management
6 points by rustoo 73 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: What made your favorite manager so great? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What made your favorite manager so great?
Management, Leadership, Ask HN, Careers
38 points by TimTheTinker 77 days ago | 26 comments
Work Simplification and the History of Government Efficiency and Management (governance.fyi)
Dave Deek: Okay, recording has started. How's your week been going?
Government, Efficiency, History, Management
17 points by RetiredRichard 80 days ago | 1 comments
Gravity Maps: An Alternative to Org Charts (leadinginproduct.com)
An organizational chart shows who’s responsible for what. It’s like a map of job titles and tasks, but it doesn’t tell you who really gets things moving. It’s great for understanding formal roles, but it misses the hidden forces that actually drive decisions and progress.
Organizational Structure, Management, Productivity, Leadership
3 points by benkan 81 days ago | 1 comments
The Precise Language of Good Management (staysaasy.com)
As a manager, your words are your bond
Management, Leadership, Communication
17 points by thisismytest 81 days ago | 1 comments
Software engineering laws (manager.dev)
Some of those are famous, and some are quite niche. ALL of them are super useful to engineers and managers.
Software Engineering, Management, Best Practices
4 points by sharjeelsayed 82 days ago | 0 comments
Software Engineering Laws (manager.dev)
Some of those are famous, and some are quite niche. ALL of them are super useful to engineers and managers.
Software Engineering, Management, Software Development, Best Practices
11 points by thunderbong 87 days ago | 1 comments