High Output Management

By: Andrew S. Grove

Narrated by: Marc Cashman

The essential skill of creating and maintaining new businesses - the art of the entrepreneur - can be summed up in a single word: managing. In High Output Management, Andrew S. Grove, former chairman and CEO (and employee number three) of Intel, shares his perspective on how to build and run a company. Born of Grove’s experiences at one of America’s leading technology companies, this legendary management book is a Silicon Valley staple, equally appropriate for sales managers, accountants, consultants, and teachers, as well as CEOs and start-up founders. Grove covers techniques for creating highly productive teams, demonstrating methods of motivation that lead to peak performance - throughout, High Output Management is a practical handbook for navigating real-life business scenarios and a powerful management manifesto with the ability to revolutionize the way we work.

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Critic reviews

"An organizational Baedeker for managers at all levels. . . . A highly credible handbook for organizing work and directing and developing employees." (The New York Times)

“[Andy’s] book played a big role in shaping my management style.” (Mark Zuckerberg, cofounder and CEO of Facebook)

"A good book, generous enough with advice and observations to be required reading." (The Wall Street Journal)

High Output Management

This book was amazing! It had great metaphors and analogies that went along with real world examples of managing tips that you can use at your own organization - even in 2022. I will definitely be revisiting this book so I can drill the concepts into my head. FYI, the narrator sounds like a radio show host from the 1960's.

Timeless principles!

Every manager and executive needs to read this book. It is full of hard-earned experience that applies to many industries. Worth the read!

To the point

Quick and direct to the point, how I missed this book years ago is I don’t know but I’m sure I will get back to it multiple times.

The insights

Amazing book, many insights. Andy is a real pro. Would recommend this book to everyone with responsibility over an organization.

Foundational

From every person you’ve ever worked with and every project you’ve ever worked on, please make an attempt to learn the key messages in this book.

-Go to the gemba
-Real demand vs. nominal demand
-Identify your bottlenecks
-Communicate with people from a customer first perspective

The book works

Implementing these management practices made me a better manager. I plan to return to this book every year to track my progress and get new ideas.

Relevance to current world

Relevance to current world :What works today and doesn’t work - it’ll be great to see a comparison.

Teach your manager how to help you grow

After almost 4 happy years at a major IT company and working with two great but different managers I’ve come to realize both failed me and the company by not doing their jobs and I failed them and myself by not recognizing that and taking the appropriate actions myself. If you want to accelerate your career, even an individual contributor career, this book provides a much better understanding of what to focus on and what activities to prioritize.

If you’ve read “The Goal” or “Toyota Kata”, Andrew will provide great context. Similarly if you’ve read “The innovator’s dilemma” or “The lean startup” much of this will seem familiar in a greater context. And much more than “Conversations to create star performers”, Andrew focuses on the essence of motivating employees to truly grow rather than con them into working at something that only benefits the employer temporarily and at high cost to employee satisfaction and development.

One of the essential books that a manager should read

I have a list of essentials that every manager should read, like a college curriculum. This book went into my essentials list, as it is so pure, simple, and yet reach that can transform the performance of a manager for good.

Takes time, but worth it

A valious learning for first time managers. Lots of content, lot of time needed, but it deserves every second of your time to understand how to grow you and your team.