Skip to content

Comment on Ask HN: What's the best first business book for a programmer?parent

Comments

Here is the most important thing about the book. The basic motivation for all people is to feel important, you can influence people by making them feel important.

But also hint at your ability to withdraw that confidence in someone if they don't live up to your expectations. Talk up someone's abilities while showing your high hopes in them are conditional on their actions.

AboutSource Built by g1lg1l

Hackerly is an independent reader for Hacker News, built on the public HN API. Not affiliated with Y Combinator.