Management Myths by Johanna Rotman

A must read for every (aspiring) manager. (Click on the links to read the full article):

• Management Myth 1: The myth of 100% Utilization
• Management Myth #2: Only the ‘Expert’ Can Perform This Work
• Management Myth #3: We Must Treat Everyone the Same Way
• Management Myth #4: I Don’t Need One-on-Ones
• Management Myth #5: We Can and Must Have an Objective Ranking System
• Management Myth #6: I Can Save Everyone
• Management Myth #7: I Am Too Valuable to Take a Vacation
• Management Myth #8: I Can Still Do Significant Technical Work
• Management Myth #9: We Have No Time for Training
• Management Myth #10: I Can Measure the Work by the Time People Spend at Work
• Management Myth #11: The Team Needs a Cheerleader!
• Management Myth #12: I Must Promote the Best Technical Person to Be a Manager
• Management Myth 13: I Must Never Admit My Mistakes
• Management Myth 14: I Must Always Have a Solution to the Problem
• Management Myth 15: I Need People to Work Overtime
• Management Myth 16: I Know How Long the Work Should Take
• Management Myth 17: I Must Solve the Team’s Problem for Them
• Management Myth 18: I can Move People Like Chess Pieces
• Management Myth 19: Management Doesn’t Look Difficult from the Outside, So It Must Be Easy
• Management Myth 20: I Can Compare Teams (and It’s Valuable to Do So)
• Management Myth 21: It’s Always Cheaper to Hire People Where the Wages Are Less Expensive
• Management Myth 22: If You’re Not Typing, You’re Not Working
• Management Myth 23: You Can Manage Any Number of People as a Manager
• Management Myth 24: People Don’t Need External Credit
• Management Myth 25: Performance Reviews Are Useful
• Management Myth 26: It’s Fine to Micromanage
• Management Myth 27: We Can Take Hiring Shortcuts
• Management Myth 28: I Can Standardize How Other People Work
• Management Myth 29: I Can Concentrate on the Run
• Management Myth 30: I am More Valuable Than Other People
• Management Myth 31: I Don’t Have to Make the Difficult Choices
• Management Myth 32: I Can Treat People as Interchangeable Resources
• Management Myth 33: We Need a Quick Fix or a Silver Bullet
• Management Myth 34: You’re Empowered Because I Say You Are
• Management Myth 35: Friendly competition is constructive
• Management Myth 36: You Have an Indispensable Employee

Certainly check out the other articles on her site.