When I moved from programming into management, the hardest thing I found was to change from flow-driven work to interrupt-driven work. I started with the golden

When I moved from programming into management, the hardest thing I found was to change from flow-driven work to interrupt-driven work. I started with the golden rule: "Manage people the way you would like to be managed." That lasted about ten minutes. I changed it to "Manage people the way they want to be managed" which was much more succesful.