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Preview—HighOutputManagement byAndrewS.Grove HighOutputManagement by AndrewS.Grove 4.29  ·  Ratingdetails ·  15,207 ratings  ·  769 reviews Theessentialskillofcreatingandmaintainingnewbusinesses—theartoftheentrepreneur—canbesummedupinasingleword:managing.InHighOutputManagement,AndrewS.Grove,formerchairmanandCEO(andemployeenumberthree)ofIntel,shareshisperspectiveonhowtobuildandrunacompany.BornofGrove’sexperiencesatoneofAmerica’sleadingtechnologycompanie Theessentialskillofcreatingandmaintainingnewbusinesses—theartoftheentrepreneur—canbesummedupinasingleword:managing.InHighOutputManagement,AndrewS.Grove,formerchairmanandCEO(andemployeenumberthree)ofIntel,shareshisperspectiveonhowtobuildandrunacompany.BornofGrove’sexperiencesatoneofAmerica’sleadingtechnologycompanies,thislegendarymanagementbookisaSiliconValleystaple,equallyappropriateforsalesmanagers,accountants,consultants,andteachers,aswellasCEOsandstartupfounders.Grovecoverstechniquesforcreatinghighlyproductiveteams,demonstratingmethodsofmotivationthatleadtopeakperformance—throughout,HighOutputManagementisapracticalhandbookfornavigatingreal-lifebusinessscenariosandapowerfulmanagementmanifestowiththeabilitytorevolutionizethewaywework. ...more GetACopy KindleStore $13.99 AmazonStores ▾AudibleBarnes&NobleWalmarteBooksAppleBooksGooglePlayAbebooksBookDepositoryAlibrisIndigoBetterWorldBooksIndieBoundThriftbooksLibraries Paperback,272pages Published August29th1995 byVintage (firstpublished1983) MoreDetails... 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CommunityReviews Showing1-30 Averagerating 4.29  ·  Ratingdetails  ·  15,207 ratings  ·  769 reviews AllLanguagesDansk‎(1) English‎(720) Español‎(8) Italiano‎(1) Latviešuvaloda‎(1) Nederlands‎(1) Português‎(7) Pусскийязык‎(8) Slovenščina‎(1) Suomi‎(1) TiếngViệt‎(1) Türkçe‎(2) Íslenska‎(1) فارسی‎(2) 한국어‎(2) Morefilters  |  Sortorder StartyourreviewofHighOutputManagementWriteareview Dec29,2015 Daniel ratedit didnotlikeit Ireadthisbookforabookclubatwork.Iwasn’texactlythrilledthatamanagementbookwaschosenasournextbook,especiallysinceIamnotamanagermyself.However,IdidseethatHighOutputManagementhadreceivedravereviewshereonGoodreads.IalsosawanarticlefromtheWashingtonPosthighlightingthisbookbecomingacultclassicinSiliconValleywithplentyofrecommendationsfromtopCEOs.AndtherecentlyupdatededitionhasaforewordbyBenHorowitz,whoapparentlyhasbe Ireadthisbookforabookclubatwork.Iwasn’texactlythrilledthatamanagementbookwaschosenasournextbook,especiallysinceIamnotamanagermyself.However,IdidseethatHighOutputManagementhadreceivedravereviewshereonGoodreads.IalsosawanarticlefromtheWashingtonPosthighlightingthisbookbecomingacultclassicinSiliconValleywithplentyofrecommendationsfromtopCEOs.AndtherecentlyupdatededitionhasaforewordbyBenHorowitz,whoapparentlyhasbeenthechiefpromoterofthebookintechcircles.He’sagazillionaire.He’ssmart.AndTheLeanStartup,anotherSiliconValleyfavorite,wasquitegood.Maybethiswillactuallybeuseful.Icouldnothavebeenmorewrong.HighOutputManagementisoneoftheworstbooksI’veeverread.Irepeat.HighOutputManagement,laudedbyBrianChesky,MarkZuckerburg,andBenHorowitz,isoneoftheworstbooksIhaveeverread.Now,ifyoulikedthisbook,youmightbethinking,“WhatdoIcarewhatthisguyhastosayaboutthisbook?He’snotevenamanager.Itwasprobablyjustoverhishead.Hedoesn’tunderstand.”Allowmetomakemycase.Thepainstartswiththeforeword.BenHorowitzbeginstofrothatthemouthaboutAndyGrove,otherworldlyCEOofIntel-thegreatestcompanyevertoexist.HorowitzseemstoequateGroveandHighOutputManagementtoJesusandtheBible.AnyonewhowasanyoneinSiliconValleyreadthisbookbackwhenitwasfirstreleased…Lookhowcoolthecoveris.He’sstillwearinghiskeycardinthephoto!Wow!Horowitzproceedstoexplaintheonedecentpieceofinsightoftheentirebook,thatamanagers’outputistheoutputofhissubordinatesandthoseunderhisinfluence.Thenheexplainshowamazing,absolutelyEarth-shatteringitisthatAndyGrovewillsharehowherunshismeetings.ThisiswhatIgettolookforwardtoforthenext200pages?Killmenow…AfterHorowitz’steenagegushfest,Grovebeginsthebookwithadeeplytechnicalexplanationoftheprocesstopreparebreakfastatarestaurant.Thefirststepistoidentifythelimitingstep,thestepinthebreakfastprepthattakesthelongesttocomplete.Thenplantheentirejobaroundthatstep.Okay,cool...Notrelatedtoanythinganyofthepeoplewhoprobablyreadthisbookworkon.It’smoreappropriateforanassemblylineenvironment,butokay.He’susingametaphor.It’llprobablycomefullcirclelateron.WRONG!Itnevercomesfullcircle.Andwearriveatmyfirstmajorgripeaboutthisbook:HighOutputManagementismeantforaproductionmanagerontheflooratamanufacturingplantwhosesolejobistospitoutasmanybitsandthingysaspossible.Anyonenotspendingtheirjobdoingthesamethingoverandoveragaininamore-is-betterenvironmentwillgainalmostnovaluehere.Thebackcoverexplainshowitis“equallyappropriateforconsultants,teachers,aswellasCEOsandstartupfounders.”Andyet,thereisnorealmentionofhowthisrelatestoanyofthemorthemodernknowledgeworkeringeneral.Whichleadsmetowonder,whyaresomanystartupfounders,inmassivelyunpredictableandcreativeenvironments,worshippingthisnonsense?Notonlyisthebookmostlyirrelevant,it’shardtofollow.AndyGroveconsistentlyusesgrosslyovercomplicatedreasoningandterminologytoexplainsimpleconcepts.OnequotethatIlikeis,“Mostgeniuses–especiallythosewholeadothers–prospernotbydeconstructingintricatecomplexitiesbutbyexploitingunrecognizedsimplicities.”Grovehasnounderstandingofthisconcept.HighOutputManagementislitteredwithcomplexformulasandunnecessarydiagramsthatwilllulleventhemoststudiousprofessionalintoablankstare.Entirechapterscouldhavebeenwritteninoneparagraph.Thechaptercalled,“Task-RelevantMaturity,”couldhavebeenwritteninonesentence:Learnaboutyoursubordinatessoyouknowhowtomanagethem.That’sit.Insteadwegotacalculuslesson.IcanonlyequateGrove’sobfuscatingtotryingtosoundsmart.Healsocan’tseemtocallthingsastheyare.Groveinsistsonusingbizarrelabelstodescribeverycommonthings.Ameetingorganizerisa“chairman.”Weeklyupdatesare“operationreviews.”WTF?NOONETALKSLIKETHAT.Andperhapsit’stheuseofbuzzwordslike“managerialleverage”and“task-relevantmaturity”thatdeceivesthereaderthatGroveactuallyisn’twritingaboutanythingnew.Allofhistalkingpoints,whenyoustripawaytheuselessmanagement-speak,arejustthesametipsyouseeinatypicalarticleinFastCompany.Setameetingagenda,trainyouremployees,haveone-on-onemeetingswithyoursubordinates.Usefulforsure.Butifthisisyourfirsttimehearingthatthemeetingorganizershouldpreparetheagenda,youdon’treadenough.AnotherthemeofthebookIhaveaproblemwithisthatAndyGroveseeshumaneffortasjustanothermetrictoquantifyandoptimizefor.Oursubordinatescanbetinkeredwithtoaccomplishourgoalsifonlywehavetherightequation.Maybethisiswhatattractsthoseinthestartupcommunity.Thatevenhumanbeingscanbehackedbyputtingtherightcodeintothemachine.Groveobviouslyisn’tthefirsttothinkthiswayaboutmanagingothers.Butit’sawayofthinkingthathascausedgenerationalresentmenttowardsCorporateAmerica.Somehow,despitealloftheseflaws,AndyGrovecouldalmostbeforgivenifhedidn’tcommitthisonefallacy:Grovedoesn’tacknowledgehowheconcludedwhich/ifanyofhismethodsactuallycausedIntel’soranyoftheirmanagers’success.Hedidn’tevenisolatethecharacteristicsofhistopmanagersversustheaveragesowecouldatleastguessforourselves.Alloftheargumentswerepurelyanecdotalandmostlikelysufferingfromconfirmationbias,leavingtheassemblylinesupervisorswithonlyGrove’swordthatthesetacticsactuallywork.Grovementionshowdelegationisanessentialaspectofmanagement.Um…Really?You’retellingmeSteveJobswasalegendaryCEObecausehewasgreatatdelegating?Thisisallyouneedtoknowaboutthisandpracticallyeveryothermanagementbook.Inmyopinion,whateverybookaboutmanagementmissesisthatmanagementisn’tnearlyasimportantasamanagerthinksitis.Ifyouwanttobeagreatmanager,provideyourguidanceandgetoutoftheway.Noonewantstobemanaged.Peoplewanttobelead.RealleaderslikeSteveJobsandElonMusk,notoriousforbeingbrutalbosses,havesucceededmostlikelyinspiteoftheirmanagementskills.Peoplelikethemsucceedbecausetheybringoutthebestintheirteamandinspireotherstogowherenooneelsehasgonebefore.Theyseektocreateaworldthatdoesn’tyetexistandbringothersalongfortheride.Thisisthedifferencebetweenamanagerandaleader.Ofcoursetaskslikedelegation,planning,andrunningeffectivemeetingsplayarole,butnooneisbuyingthattheywerethecruxofAndyGrove’ssuccess.Thisisalessonthatmanypeopleneverlearn.Mostpeople,eventheuberrichandsuccessful,areterribleatunderstandingwhytheysucceededinagivendomain.Theyoftenjustpickthethingsthatareobviousandeasytoquantify.Ithinkit’snotastretchtothinkthatI’llbeinapositionofleadershipatsomepointinmylife.Butwhenthatdaycomes,IwillnotbeusinganythingIlearnedfromHighOutputManagement. ...more flag 94likes · Like  · seereview Viewall18comments Dec02,2012 MuhammadArrabi ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: business-favorites ThisisdefinitelyoneoftheBESTBusinessBooksonemustread.Andit'sthebest"ManagementtoEngineers"bookIcanthinkof.ThisbookislistedonQuoraasthebestpeoplemanagementbookonecanread.IthasbeenrecommendedbysomanytopVCsthere.AndrewGroveisthelegendaryCEOofIntel.Yet,hisbackgroundisscientificresearch.Thisbookisoneofthebestandconciseguidesonhowtobeanexcellentmanager(frommanagingasmallteam,allthewaytoawholecompany).Hislanguage ThisisdefinitelyoneoftheBESTBusinessBooksonemustread.Andit'sthebest"ManagementtoEngineers"bookIcanthinkof.ThisbookislistedonQuoraasthebestpeoplemanagementbookonecanread.IthasbeenrecommendedbysomanytopVCsthere.AndrewGroveisthelegendaryCEOofIntel.Yet,hisbackgroundisscientificresearch.Thisbookisoneofthebestandconciseguidesonhowtobeanexcellentmanager(frommanagingasmallteam,allthewaytoawholecompany).Hislanguageisfilledwithengineeringexamples.It'salsoconciseandtothepoint.Andhasanamazingclarityofthought.Ihighlyrecommendit.(alongwithCollin'sGoodtoGreat,andLencioni'sAdvantage) ...more flag 22likes · Like  · seereview May30,2011 MaxLybbert ratedit itwasamazing Insomecircles,GrovehasasbadareputationasBillGates.AndwhileIcan'tcommentonhisotherbooks(e.g.,OnlytheParanoidSurvive),thisbookdoesn'tgivethatimpression.Grove'smanagementphilosophyiswelldeveloped,IthinkmoreusefulthanRudyGiuliani's(Leadership),andstillvalidthirtyyearsafterthebookwasoriginallypublished.Additionally,Grovegivesusefuladvicetopeoplewhoaren'tmanagers.Shortlybeforereadingthisbook,IreadT.J.Rodgers'NoExcusesManagemen Insomecircles,GrovehasasbadareputationasBillGates.AndwhileIcan'tcommentonhisotherbooks(e.g.,OnlytheParanoidSurvive),thisbookdoesn'tgivethatimpression.Grove'smanagementphilosophyiswelldeveloped,IthinkmoreusefulthanRudyGiuliani's(Leadership),andstillvalidthirtyyearsafterthebookwasoriginallypublished.Additionally,Grovegivesusefuladvicetopeoplewhoaren'tmanagers.Shortlybeforereadingthisbook,IreadT.J.Rodgers'NoExcusesManagement.WhileIthinkRodgers'bookisuseful,Ihavetorecommendthisoneoverit.Grovegoesintomoredetail,andhisadviceismoreapplicabletomethanRodgers',andhisadvicehasheldupbetteroveralongerperiodoftimethanRodgers'.I'dsubmitmyresumetoIntelbecauseofthisbook,ifitweren'tforallthecubicles. ...more flag 15likes · Like  · seereview Jan08,2020 posthuman ratedit reallylikedit  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: business, favorites Intelco-founderAndyGrovewasabrilliantCEOandamediocrewriter.Hisbreakoutbusinessbookof1983isnobreezybeachread.AgooddealofthematerialcoveredinHighOutputManagementfeelsdatedandhisproseisdryassandandcrackers.Butthereareenoughgemsinherethatit'swellworththereadifyouworkinamanagingroleinalargeorganization(orasmallorganizationthatisgrowing). Intelco-founderAndyGrovewasabrilliantCEOandamediocrewriter.Hisbreakoutbusinessbookof1983isnobreezybeachread.AgooddealofthematerialcoveredinHighOutputManagementfeelsdatedandhisproseisdryassandandcrackers.Butthereareenoughgemsinherethatit'swellworththereadifyouworkinamanagingroleinalargeorganization(orasmallorganizationthatisgrowing). ...more flag 7likes · Like  · seereview Nov18,2016 JoséLuis ratedit itwasamazing Itisabestsellerthatsurvivesthroughtime,althoughitwasfirstpublishedin1983andsincethenmanagementhaschangedalotandhasalreadyincorporatedtheideasthebookspreads.ButitisinvaluablebecauseAndrewGrovetellsthereaderhislessonslearnedasaeffectivemanageratIntel.ThebookisforsureacompactcourseinManagement,driventomanagersfocusedonproductivityandteamwork.Iwouldreaditagainandagain,nodoubtaboutthat.Highlyrecommendedifyouwanttot Itisabestsellerthatsurvivesthroughtime,althoughitwasfirstpublishedin1983andsincethenmanagementhaschangedalotandhasalreadyincorporatedtheideasthebookspreads.ButitisinvaluablebecauseAndrewGrovetellsthereaderhislessonslearnedasaeffectivemanageratIntel.ThebookisforsureacompactcourseinManagement,driventomanagersfocusedonproductivityandteamwork.Iwouldreaditagainandagain,nodoubtaboutthat.HighlyrecommendedifyouwanttotakeaglimpseonthedutiesofamanagerataglobalcompanylikeIntel.(hislatterbookOnlytheparanoidsurvive,whichIreadsometimeago,isalsohighlyrecommended). ...more flag 6likes · Like  · seereview Jul01,2015 Sarah ratedit likedit Mostofitfeltmoreappropriateforamanufacturingcompanythantoday'sworld,butthefundamentalsstillresonated. Mostofitfeltmoreappropriateforamanufacturingcompanythantoday'sworld,butthefundamentalsstillresonated. ...more flag 6likes · Like  · seereview Dec11,2018 Bozhidar ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition I'mnotinthehabitofwritingbookreviews(whohastimeforallofthereviewswehavetowritethesedays,anyways?),butIfeellikethisbookdeservesafewwords.It'ssimplyphenomenal!Sure,it'sabitdated(itwaswrittenoriginallyinthe80sandslightlyupdatedinthe90s),butmostofthecontentinitistimeless.Thefoundationalideasaboutrunningabusiness,buildingateam,managingateam,etctranscendbothtimeandindustries.Theonlythingthatreallychangesseemstobe I'mnotinthehabitofwritingbookreviews(whohastimeforallofthereviewswehavetowritethesedays,anyways?),butIfeellikethisbookdeservesafewwords.It'ssimplyphenomenal!Sure,it'sabitdated(itwaswrittenoriginallyinthe80sandslightlyupdatedinthe90s),butmostofthecontentinitistimeless.Thefoundationalideasaboutrunningabusiness,buildingateam,managingateam,etctranscendbothtimeandindustries.Theonlythingthatreallychangesseemstobewhat'sconsideredagoodidea/practiceatanygiventime.It'sreallyrefreshingtoreadthemanagementplaybookoftruemanager,whohasprovenhimselfandthemeritsofhisideas/beliefs.It'salsoveryrefreshingthatoftenAndyadmitsthatthere'snorecipeforsuccessandallyoucandoisexperimentandseewhatworksbestforyou.You'llrarelyseepeopleassuccessfulashimbesohumbleandfrankaboutthechallengestheyface.Thebookiscertainlynotapageturner,butevenifyoucan'tstomachallofitIcanheartilyrecommendreadingatleastPartII(ManagementisaTeamGame)andPartIV(ThePlayers).IenjoyedthosepartsimmenselyandIdeeplyregrettednothavingreadthisbookyearsago.OnceIactuallyreadsomeabbreviatedversionofthebook,butwithoutallthecontexttheideassimplydidn'tstickwithme. ...more flag 5likes · Like  · seereview Mar09,2018 SamStagg ratedit likedit Icanseewhythisbookissopopularwithleft-brain-dominantCEOsinSiliconValley.Likemanymanagementbooksitpromisestogiveyoutherecipeforthesecretsauceofsuccessfulgrowingbusinesses.Unlikemany,itdoesactuallygiveyousomeoftheingredients,thoughnotthewholerecipe.Thebookisshort,tothepoint,andfullofreal,actionablethingsyoucandoasamanager.Everythingispresentedwithaminimumdoseoffussandamaximumdoseofreality.Ultimately,it'sahandboo Icanseewhythisbookissopopularwithleft-brain-dominantCEOsinSiliconValley.Likemanymanagementbooksitpromisestogiveyoutherecipeforthesecretsauceofsuccessfulgrowingbusinesses.Unlikemany,itdoesactuallygiveyousomeoftheingredients,thoughnotthewholerecipe.Thebookisshort,tothepoint,andfullofreal,actionablethingsyoucandoasamanager.Everythingispresentedwithaminimumdoseoffussandamaximumdoseofreality.Ultimately,it'sahandbookofmanagementhacks(algorithms,even)forpeoplewhodon'thavethetimeorinclinationtolearnhowtomanagepeoplethroughrepeated,annoying,slow,error-strewnlivedhumanexperience.Sadlyit'sletdownformeasanactualbookbythisverylackofhumanity.Everyoneinthebookisacipher,andeverystorywhichintendstoaddasplashofhumancolourmerelyunderlinesthatAndyGrovedoesn'tappeartohavehadamassiveamountofempathyforhiscolleagues.JustimaginebeingthemanagerinthePerformanceReviewChapterwhohitsallhistargetsbutthengetsabadreviewbecausehisbosshasaweirdspidey-sensethatthingswillgowronginthenextyear!InnowayisHighPerformanceManagementaloneinthisfailing.Ifinditverycommoninalotofmanagementreading,nottomentioninalotofmanagers.However,Iwashopingforsomethingmoresubstantiallyhumanfromabookwhichissowidelyanduniversallyrecommended.Iwouldespeciallyrecommendthisbookifyoursupervisor,manager,orCEOhasreadandenjoyeditalready.Youmaygetabetterunderstandingofsomeoftheirmanagementtechniques,becausetheywilldefinitelyhavetakensomethingfromit.Youprobablywilltoo. ...more flag 4likes · Like  · seereview Sep09,2017 ChristopherLewisKozoriz ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: by-billionaires, business-visions, billionaire-recommendations "Agreatdealofamanager'sworkhastodowithallocatingresources:manpower,money,andcapital.Butthesinglemostimportantresourcethatweallocatefromonedaytothenextisourowntime...Howyouhandleyourowntimeis,inmyview,thesinglemostimportantaspectofbeingarolemodelandleader."AndrewS.Grove,HighOutputManagement,Page53)Differentaspectsofmanagementtaughtinthisbook.Everythingfromconductingmeetings,performancereviews,motivatingemployees,keepi "Agreatdealofamanager'sworkhastodowithallocatingresources:manpower,money,andcapital.Butthesinglemostimportantresourcethatweallocatefromonedaytothenextisourowntime...Howyouhandleyourowntimeis,inmyview,thesinglemostimportantaspectofbeingarolemodelandleader."AndrewS.Grove,HighOutputManagement,Page53)Differentaspectsofmanagementtaughtinthisbook.Everythingfromconductingmeetings,performancereviews,motivatingemployees,keepingemployees,conductinginterviews,themanager'srolesandresponsibilities...Ireadthisbookin30minutebursts,butcouldnotreaditmorethan30minutesattime.Theauthorisanengineerandthereforeverymethodicalinhiswriting.Itwasn'tboring,butIdidfindhiswritingstyleattimeslikereadingatechnicalbook;therefore,Irequiredtodigestonepieceattime.Idon'thaveanengineeringbackgroundandthatmaybethereasonwhy.IpersonallysentanemailtobillionaireJohnDoerrinJuly2016andaskedhimwhatwerehistop5favouritebooks,hesentmethefollowinglist:TheDefiningDecade,MegJayWorkRules!,LaszloBockStartup,JerryKaplanHighOutputManagement,AndrewS.GroveTheMonkandTheRiddle,RandyKomisarAsyoucanseethismadehislist.Itiswellworththereadifyouareinmanagementordevelopingyourmanagementskills. ...more flag 4likes · Like  · seereview Jan05,2016 SimonEskildsen ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: reread ThisisthebestbookI'vereadonleadership,buildingorganizationsandspendingyourtimeonthemostimportanttasksforyourteam. ThisisthebestbookI'vereadonleadership,buildingorganizationsandspendingyourtimeonthemostimportanttasksforyourteam. ...more flag 4likes · Like  · seereview Oct14,2020 MariaLasprilla ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: leadership, 2020-goal Thisclassicofmanagementfinallymadeitthroughmylist.Iamsurprisedtoseehowmuchtheyearsofexperiencehaveactuallytaughtmelessonsfoundinthisbookthatthereadingjusthappenedtoreinforced,andhowonlysomepartsinitwerereallynewtome.Perhapsabitofthespecificapproaches,ortheformallanguageinthebookdonotmatchtherealityIhaveworkedin,ormypreference,buttheprinciplesbehindtheworkaredefinitelyshared.Thereisalotofsystematicthinking, Thisclassicofmanagementfinallymadeitthroughmylist.Iamsurprisedtoseehowmuchtheyearsofexperiencehaveactuallytaughtmelessonsfoundinthisbookthatthereadingjusthappenedtoreinforced,andhowonlysomepartsinitwerereallynewtome.Perhapsabitofthespecificapproaches,ortheformallanguageinthebookdonotmatchtherealityIhaveworkedin,ormypreference,buttheprinciplesbehindtheworkaredefinitelyshared.Thereisalotofsystematicthinking,andintentionintheworkofmanagementthatsadlytendstobeseenas"meaninglesswork"or"pointlessactivities",buttheparallelsGrovemakeswithproductioninthefirstpartofthebookhelpgivealltheabstractionmorecontextandasenseoftangibilitythatotherwisemakesitallseemverychaoticandaimless.TheoreticallyIdoliketheideaofmanagementnotasafixedrolebutasarollingresponsibilitythatisheldlongenoughtohavesignificantimpact,butnotoolongsothatitmakespeopleblindinitandcomfortablearoundit.ButIamyettoseeinpracticehowthisworkswellinanyenvironment.Nevertheless,manyofthelessonsthattraditionalmanagementhastoteacharestillveryusefulandapplicable,forwhichIwouldrecommendthebook.Justbewarethatit'snotnecessarilyanentertainingpiece,andatleastformereadingmorethan2-3chaptersatoncewastheequivalentof"deathbyformality",butworththepace. ...more flag 3likes · Like  · seereview Jan29,2021 Rodolpho ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: 2020 Beforeyoureadthisbookbeaware:itwaswritteninthe80’s.Workandmanagementhappenedinverydifferentcontextsbackthen.Inordertoextractvaluefromthisbookandapplytoourcontexttoday,you’llhavetoembarkinaself-reflectionjourney.Itmaybeconfusingandpainful,yetitwillbeworth.AndyGrovetriestomakeday-to-daymanagementasciencethatanyonecangrasp.Thebookispracticalandpragmatic.It’snotintendedtobereadonce.It’smoreofamanual,tobekeptath Beforeyoureadthisbookbeaware:itwaswritteninthe80’s.Workandmanagementhappenedinverydifferentcontextsbackthen.Inordertoextractvaluefromthisbookandapplytoourcontexttoday,you’llhavetoembarkinaself-reflectionjourney.Itmaybeconfusingandpainful,yetitwillbeworth.AndyGrovetriestomakeday-to-daymanagementasciencethatanyonecangrasp.Thebookispracticalandpragmatic.It’snotintendedtobereadonce.It’smoreofamanual,tobekeptathand,tobescribbledonto,tobereflectedupon.Conceptslikeperformance,training,meetings!So“standard”andfutileintoday’sworldgainanewmeaningandIcansayIgainedalotandIhavefoundwaystobeabettermanagerthankstothisbook. ...more flag 3likes · Like  · seereview Aug10,2020 HimanshuUpreti ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: entrepreneurship, business-books “Remembertoothatyourtimeisyouronefiniteresource,andwhenyousay“yes”toonethingyouareinevitablysaying“no”toanother.”HighOutputManagementisacultclassicinSiliconValleyevenaftermorethan30yearsofitsfirstpublishment.Intelco-founderAndrewGrovewasabrilliantCEO(also,TimePersonoftheYear1997)andledoneoftheAmerica’sleadingtechnologycompaniestounparalleledheights.Inthisclassic"ManagementtoEngineers"book,Andrewbreaksdowntheprocess “Remembertoothatyourtimeisyouronefiniteresource,andwhenyousay“yes”toonethingyouareinevitablysaying“no”toanother.”HighOutputManagementisacultclassicinSiliconValleyevenaftermorethan30yearsofitsfirstpublishment.Intelco-founderAndrewGrovewasabrilliantCEO(also,TimePersonoftheYear1997)andledoneoftheAmerica’sleadingtechnologycompaniestounparalleledheights.Inthisclassic"ManagementtoEngineers"book,Andrewbreaksdowntheprocessofmanagementandlikensittotheproductionoperations.Throughoutthebook,hefocusesoncreatingexpertsratherthanmerelycompetentmanagers.Thecherryontopisanentiresectiondedicatedtoanoftenoverrated(orunderrateddependingonperspective)aspectofmanagement:meetings.Allinall,Grove'sbookisatreasuretroveforanyonewhoisaimingtoachieve"highoutput." ...more flag 3likes · Like  · seereview Dec30,2014 Natalie ratedit itwasamazing Ireaditbecauseofitsreputation.ImmediatelybeganreadingitagainuponfinishingitbecauseitisTHATgood.Somuchwisdomandpracticaladvice,deliveredwithstraightshootingengineerstyle.stopreadingthisandgoreadthebook! flag 3likes · Like  · seereview View1comment May28,2017 AudeHofleitner ratedit itwasamazing Agreatreadwhichstillfeelsveryrelevanteventhoughitwaswrittenthirtyyearsago!Lotsofgoodadviceoncompanyorganization,efficientmeeting,motivation,...I'lldefinitelygobacktothevariouspartsIhighlightedwhilereading Agreatreadwhichstillfeelsveryrelevanteventhoughitwaswrittenthirtyyearsago!Lotsofgoodadviceoncompanyorganization,efficientmeeting,motivation,...I'lldefinitelygobacktothevariouspartsIhighlightedwhilereading ...more flag 3likes · Like  · seereview Aug20,2020 AndresSanchez ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition Iboughtthisbookforpracticalreasons:IstartedanewjobrecentlyinwhichIhavebiggerresponsibilitiesandI'malsoworkingonapersonalentrepreneurshipproject;therefore,Iwantedtolearnsomemanagementskills.Also,thisbookwaswidelyrecommendedbysomeofTimFerrisguestsasthebestmanagementbookaround.Havingsaidthat,thisbookwaseye-openingforme,bothasanemployee(howtomakelikeeasierforyourmanagers)andassomeonetryingtostartsomethingontheirown(i Iboughtthisbookforpracticalreasons:IstartedanewjobrecentlyinwhichIhavebiggerresponsibilitiesandI'malsoworkingonapersonalentrepreneurshipproject;therefore,Iwantedtolearnsomemanagementskills.Also,thisbookwaswidelyrecommendedbysomeofTimFerrisguestsasthebestmanagementbookaround.Havingsaidthat,thisbookwaseye-openingforme,bothasanemployee(howtomakelikeeasierforyourmanagers)andassomeonetryingtostartsomethingontheirown(itgivesyouaframeworktostartdoingsomemanagement).Thisisashortbookpackedwithloadsofwisdom,IfoundmyselfconstantlytakingnotesasIreadeachchapterandmeditatingonhowImightputtheminpractice.Ihighlyrecommendthisbookifyouareintendingtoputthethingsyoureadintopractice,ifthatisnotthecasemostlikelyyouwillgetboredwiththestoriesandtipsaboutmanagement.Thebookhasthreebasicideasthatareexplainedthoroughly:-Managementhastobeapproachedfromanoutputmindset-Tasksareaccomplishedbyteams,therefore,managersshouldbemeasuredbythetotaloutputoftheirteamsandpeopleinfluencedbyourwork-Tasksaredrivenbyindividualperformance,therefore,peoplehavetobemotivatedandwelltrained.Oneachtopictheauthorgoesintothedetailabouthowtoeffectivelymanageteamsand/orcompanies,aswellasprovideplentyofexamplesofhisexperienceasIntel'sCEO. ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Jul28,2020 TaufanSatrio ratedit reallylikedit Iwasinitiallyskepticalofhowrelevanttheteachingswouldbe,giventhatthisbookwaspublished25yearsago.Gladthatitprovedmewrong:Groveprovidedlastinginsightsandtakeawaysthatarelargelyunaffectedbytime.Forexample:'Amanager'soutputistheoutputofthepeopleunderhisresponsibility'stillholdstrueeventoday.Grovealsotacklesmajorissuessuchasmeetings,decisions,planning,appraisals,anddifficultconversations.Thebookisloadedwithengineeringexamples Iwasinitiallyskepticalofhowrelevanttheteachingswouldbe,giventhatthisbookwaspublished25yearsago.Gladthatitprovedmewrong:Groveprovidedlastinginsightsandtakeawaysthatarelargelyunaffectedbytime.Forexample:'Amanager'soutputistheoutputofthepeopleunderhisresponsibility'stillholdstrueeventoday.Grovealsotacklesmajorissuessuchasmeetings,decisions,planning,appraisals,anddifficultconversations.ThebookisloadedwithengineeringexamplesuptoapointwhereyoucouldseeGrove'sexpertiseasamanagerandaleaderoriginatesfromhistechnicalknow-howasaformerengineerinamanufacturingcompany.Insomecases,thishasitsshortcoming:ittakesmoreefforttoextractthevaluesandapplyittoyourcircumstancebecauseofthetight-couplingwithamanufacturingcompanyanditsmetaphors(e.gTheBreakfastCompany)anditmightnotrelatetoeveryone.Attheendoftheday,Groveprovidedbountifulgenericlessonstotakeandapplybutonlyifonepersiststhroughtheoccasionallytechnicalpartsandcontinuouslyaskyourself"howmightthisapplytome?" ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Nov22,2018 JacekBartczak ratedit reallylikedit Itishardtoratethisbook-itwaspublished35yearsagosomanytipsprobablyalreadyspreadoutvianewerbooks,articles,podcastsandsoon.EvenIwas(andIam)supervisedaccordinglytothoserulessotheyweren'tnothingnewforme.Grove'stipshelpapproachcomplexproblemswithsimplestepswhichonceusedsystematicallywilloptimizehowacompanyworksanditsemployeeswillfeelunderstood.Onthehandthoserulessoundsimple,ontheother,Iknowhoweasilytheycanbeforgot Itishardtoratethisbook-itwaspublished35yearsagosomanytipsprobablyalreadyspreadoutvianewerbooks,articles,podcastsandsoon.EvenIwas(andIam)supervisedaccordinglytothoserulessotheyweren'tnothingnewforme.Grove'stipshelpapproachcomplexproblemswithsimplestepswhichonceusedsystematicallywilloptimizehowacompanyworksanditsemployeeswillfeelunderstood.Onthehandthoserulessoundsimple,ontheother,Iknowhoweasilytheycanbeforgotten. ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Oct11,2019 EduardsSizovs ratedit reallylikedit Manager'soutput=outputoftheorganizationunderhis/herinfluence.Ienjoyedthescientificapproachdescribedinthisbook–youcanandshouldmeasurethings.Eventrainingshouldhaveameasurableoutcome.🎓 Manager'soutput=outputoftheorganizationunderhis/herinfluence.Ienjoyedthescientificapproachdescribedinthisbook–youcanandshouldmeasurethings.Eventrainingshouldhaveameasurableoutcome.🎓 ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Oct24,2019 Vasco ratedit itwasamazing Shelves: audio Wouldrate6/5ifpossible. flag 2likes · Like  · seereview View1comment Aug29,2021 Damiaan ratedit itwasamazing Veryinterestingbookforeveryonemanagingateam. flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Dec31,2015 GauravMathur ratedit reallylikedit Shelves: silicon-valley, business-management KeyIdeas:-OutputofaManageristheoutputofeveryoneheinfluences.Hecanleveragetheoutputby:doingthingsfaster,doingthembetter-Trainingisahigh-leverageactivity,andresponsibilityofthemanager-itmusthappenin-house-Goalsshouldalwaysbepaired-intoquantityandqualitygoals-bothkeepacheckoneachother-Hiringisaverytoughbutnecessaryjobandyoucanneverbesureaboutit-Informationgatheringisthebasisofamanager’stasks-which,likeahousewife KeyIdeas:-OutputofaManageristheoutputofeveryoneheinfluences.Hecanleveragetheoutputby:doingthingsfaster,doingthembetter-Trainingisahigh-leverageactivity,andresponsibilityofthemanager-itmusthappenin-house-Goalsshouldalwaysbepaired-intoquantityandqualitygoals-bothkeepacheckoneachother-Hiringisaverytoughbutnecessaryjobandyoucanneverbesureaboutit-Informationgatheringisthebasisofamanager’stasks-which,likeahousewife’sareneverdone-Matrixmanagement(dual-reporting)isapainfulrealityoflife.Youneedfunctionalreportingforsavingcostsandutilizingeconomiesofscaleanddivisionreportingforrespondingtocustomerneeds-Itisbettertofindoutfaultsinanyprocessearlierratherthanlater.Trytoweedoutissuesasearlyaspossible.-PerformanceReviewsareakeytoolforimprovingperformance-theirgoalshouldalwaysbe-toimproveperformance.Youshouldreviewperformance,andnotpotential(potentialisatoolfornewhires)-TLM(TaskRelevantMaturity)ofasub-ordinatedetermineshowmuchamanagershouldinterfereinhis/herwork.TLMmaybelowforanexperiencedpersondoinganewjob-orinanewplace-Anachieverwillalwaysoscillatebetween‘Meetsexpectations’and‘ExceedsExpectations’ashewillconstantlyaimhigherthanwhathecanachieve-hewillworkat‘theedgeofhiscapability’-One-on-onesareveryimportant-andshouldtakeover1hour-thismuchtimeisneededfortheguytobreaktheice,andtalkcandidlyabouthimself-heshouldgetintothornyissues.Manager’sguideline-“Askonemorequestion”-managershouldtakemeetingnotesonpaper.Thekeyaimistoknowpotentialproblems.-Inastaffmeeting,asupervisorshouldnotbealecturer,butamoderator/facilitator.-Youshoulddelegatetheactivitiesyouknowbest,soyoucanmonitoriteasily-butthisistoughtodoemotionally.Monitoringshouldbedoneatthelowestvalueaddedstageoftheprocess-Managerialleveragecanalsobenegative-youcanreducetheeffectivenessofthosebelowyoubyindecision,ormeddling-Idealno.ofsub-ordinatesisbetween6to8-Forecastingisaveryimportanttoolintheplanningprocess-Agroupofequalscantakealotoftimeinmakingadecision(theywouldcheckeachothertoseeandgowiththemajority)-henceapeer-plus-oneapproachcanbehelpful ...more flag 9likes · Like  · seereview View1comment Apr18,2021 ChrisRaastad ratedit reallylikedit Overall,prettygoodbook,especiallyfornewmanagers.Basicallyrequiredreadingforanymanagerofanyfield.IenjoyedhearingthewordsfromMr.Grovehimself.Thebookstayssurprisinglyrelevantovertheyears.Igiveit4/5,sincetherewereonly3groundbreakingideasIgotfromthebook,therestmadesenseandotherwisenotlife-changing.Easyread.TLDR:theoutputofamanageristheoutputoftheindividualsororganizationofhis/herinfluenceorcontrol.I.e.fortheCEOthat'sth Overall,prettygoodbook,especiallyfornewmanagers.Basicallyrequiredreadingforanymanagerofanyfield.IenjoyedhearingthewordsfromMr.Grovehimself.Thebookstayssurprisinglyrelevantovertheyears.Igiveit4/5,sincetherewereonly3groundbreakingideasIgotfromthebook,therestmadesenseandotherwisenotlife-changing.Easyread.TLDR:theoutputofamanageristheoutputoftheindividualsororganizationofhis/herinfluenceorcontrol.I.e.fortheCEOthat'stheentirecompany.OneinsightfulideawasthetheModesofControl,whichyoucanreadaboutinthisblog:https://www.colemanm.org/post/modes-o...It'ssurprisinglyapplicabletobothwork-lifeandmacroeconomics.It'sa2x2squareofIndividualMotivationvs.CUA(complexity,uncertainty,andambiguity).TLDR:*highself-interest&lowCUA=Freemarketforces(Iwanttobuyapplesfromthestore,lowestpricewins)*highgroupinterest&lowCUA=contractualobligations(freelance/contractorwork,billedperhour,somesalarywork)*highgroupinterest&highCUA=culturalvalues(missiondrivenwork,salaryworkwithunclearcriteriaofsuccess,mostmanagement)*highself-interest&highCUA=dangerzone(chaos,every-man-for-himselfmentality,i-wanna-quit,earlydaysofcovid)ThesecondideaIreallylikedisthestagesofproblemsolvinginthecontextofperformancereviews.It'sthestepsandrealizationsanindividualneedstogothroughtoownaproblemandsolve.TLDR:*Ignore*Deny*Blameothers*Assumeresponsibility*FindsolutionAndydoesagoodjobdescribingtheimportanceandprocessofconstructinganddeliveringperformancereviews(somethingIhavenotseendonewellmuchinmycareertothisday,exceptAlvar,goodjobAlvar).FinallyisTaskRelevantMaturity(TRM),itsthethreestagesoftaskmaturityofapersonandhowthatinfluencesthemanagementstyleofthatindividual.TLDR:*LowTRM=structuredmanagement,task-oriented,tellwhat,when,andhow*MediumTRM=Individualoriented,emphasisontwo-waycommunication,support,mutualreasoning*HighTRM=littleinvolvementofmanager,establishobjectivesandmonitor.It'sagoodbookandworthpickingup.:) ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview May20,2017 Nikolay ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: to-re-read AndyGrovewastheCEOofaIntel–alargecorporationbothdoingrocket-science-levelresearchandrunningmanufacturingplants.Theadviceinthebooksomehowhadtofitbothscenarios.IammanagingasmallengineeringteamandIknowIfounditsuper-useful.Startingwiththesurprisinglycleardefinitionofamanager’soutput(“outputoftheorganizationalunitsunderherorhissupervisionorinfluence”)tothemoretacticalideashowtoorganizeacompany’sdepartmentsorwhat’sagoodp AndyGrovewastheCEOofaIntel–alargecorporationbothdoingrocket-science-levelresearchandrunningmanufacturingplants.Theadviceinthebooksomehowhadtofitbothscenarios.IammanagingasmallengineeringteamandIknowIfounditsuper-useful.Startingwiththesurprisinglycleardefinitionofamanager’soutput(“outputoftheorganizationalunitsunderherorhissupervisionorinfluence”)tothemoretacticalideashowtoorganizeacompany’sdepartmentsorwhat’sagoodperformanceevaluation.“HighOutputManagement”doesn'ttreatpeoplelikesnowflakes,butit’sstillmostlyaboutpeople.Whentalkingaboutlargeorganizations,manymanagementideologiesabstractthehumanstoresources.Ireallylikedthat“HighOutputManagement”didn’tdothatandinsteadshowedtheimportanceofcommunicationandrelationshipsbetweenpeople.Ofcourse,“HighOutputManagement”isn’tforeverybody.TheproseisfarfromvividandsometimesIhadahardtimetorelatetotheexamplesormetaphors.Whilethestylemaybeeasytoovercome,someofthestricthierarchy/dualreporting/100%measurableoutputhavemanydrawbacksthatwereeitheromittedorjustnotprominentenough.Notadeal-breaker,butdon’tgettooexcitedaboutthosepracticesthatsoundsperfectonpaper,buthistoryhasshownit’snotallroses.Insummary,ifyoucanrelatetotheterm“highoutput”,oratleastifyoudon’twincewhenyouhearit,givethislittlebookatry. ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Mar29,2020 NarendranThangarajan ratedit itwasamazing Ifyouareintoaformal/informalmanagerialroleandifworkseemscompletelyrandomandmostimportantlyalwaysincomplete,thenthisbookisforyou.Ifyouarenotintomanagement,thenthechapterson"Managementisateamgame"and"ThePlayers"shouldstillbesupervaluable.AndrewGroveiscrystalclearwitheachofhisrecommendationsandhascrispexamplestogoalongwiththem.Thisisarefreshingbookifyouarebored(likeme)withthemorerecentpersonal-developmentandmanageme Ifyouareintoaformal/informalmanagerialroleandifworkseemscompletelyrandomandmostimportantlyalwaysincomplete,thenthisbookisforyou.Ifyouarenotintomanagement,thenthechapterson"Managementisateamgame"and"ThePlayers"shouldstillbesupervaluable.AndrewGroveiscrystalclearwitheachofhisrecommendationsandhascrispexamplestogoalongwiththem.Thisisarefreshingbookifyouarebored(likeme)withthemorerecentpersonal-developmentandmanagementbookswhichreadmorelikeresearchpapersthanbooks.MytoptwotakeawaysfromthisbookwerethestructuredapproachtothinkaboutmanagerialworkandtheuseofMaslow'spyramidasaguideformotivatingyourselfandyourpeers.Thisbookwasaneasy5/5forme. ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Apr17,2018 David ratedit itwasamazing Thisbooktookawhiletoread,notbecauseitwasn'tgood,butbecauseitwasalmosttoogood.Itischockfullofstufftothinkaboutasamanager.Itreadreallydensely.I'dreadachapterortwo,thinkaboutit,trysomestuffout,thenpickupagainandreadanotherfewchapters.ThisdefinitelyhasthefeelofabookI'llreturntoinanotherfewyearsandlearnsomenewstuffandgathernewinsights. Thisbooktookawhiletoread,notbecauseitwasn'tgood,butbecauseitwasalmosttoogood.Itischockfullofstufftothinkaboutasamanager.Itreadreallydensely.I'dreadachapterortwo,thinkaboutit,trysomestuffout,thenpickupagainandreadanotherfewchapters.ThisdefinitelyhasthefeelofabookI'llreturntoinanotherfewyearsandlearnsomenewstuffandgathernewinsights. ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Nov15,2020 KrishnaRamkumar ratedit itwasamazing Ican'tbelieveIeschewedthisbookforsomanyyears(I'vealwaysstruggledtogetbeyond10pagesofamanagementbook).Thenumberofinsightspackedintothissmallbook-onmundanethingslike1-on-1meetings,hybridorganisationsandhowamanagershouldspendhis/hertime-justblewmymind.Ifyouareembarkingonyourfirstmanagerialrole,pleaseinvestafewhoursinreadingthismanagementbible. Ican'tbelieveIeschewedthisbookforsomanyyears(I'vealwaysstruggledtogetbeyond10pagesofamanagementbook).Thenumberofinsightspackedintothissmallbook-onmundanethingslike1-on-1meetings,hybridorganisationsandhowamanagershouldspendhis/hertime-justblewmymind.Ifyouareembarkingonyourfirstmanagerialrole,pleaseinvestafewhoursinreadingthismanagementbible. ...more flag 3likes · Like  · seereview Nov27,2015 Eugene ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition Shelves: 2016-to-read greatbookdedicatedtothemanagement.theauthorcoverslargevarietyofthingsfromtheplanningandmanagingthetimetohiringandtrainingemployees.Therealotofreadytousesamplesfromreallifecases(withnumbers)andtosampleperformancereviews.theauthordescribesnotjustthingsworkedforhimandbutwhatkindofthingsarenotworking. flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Jan17,2016 Ryan ratedit itwasamazing  ·  reviewofanotheredition OneoftheclassicbooksonmanagementStronglyrecommendthistoanyoneinmanagement(eitherofotherpeopleorasaprofessionalinchargeofafunction).AndyaGrovewastrulyoneofthegreatbusinessleaders.The"homework"attheendofthebookisareasonableassignmentforanynewmanager. OneoftheclassicbooksonmanagementStronglyrecommendthistoanyoneinmanagement(eitherofotherpeopleorasaprofessionalinchargeofafunction).AndyaGrovewastrulyoneofthegreatbusinessleaders.The"homework"attheendofthebookisareasonableassignmentforanynewmanager. ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview Jun30,2018 Oleh ratedit itwasamazing 5/5ThatisprobablythebestbookI'vereadonmanagement.It'sshortandtothepoint.It'swrittenin1990,butitholdsamazinglywell.Thisstressesthequalityofcontentevenfurther.Ahighlyrecommendedread. 5/5ThatisprobablythebestbookI'vereadonmanagement.It'sshortandtothepoint.It'swrittenin1990,butitholdsamazinglywell.Thisstressesthequalityofcontentevenfurther.Ahighlyrecommendedread. ...more flag 2likes · Like  · seereview View2comments «previous123456789…next» newtopicDiscussThisBook topics  posts  views  lastactivity    What'sNext?: BookReview:HighOutputManagement 1 6 Dec28,202003:35PM   ComplyAdvantage: HighOutputManagement 1 9 Jul23,201804:28AM   Moretopics... Share RecommendIt  |  Stats  |  RecentStatusUpdates Readersalsoenjoyed Seesimilarbooks… Genres Business 1,021users Business> Management 555users Leadership 354users Nonfiction 202users Business> Entrepreneurship 78users Productivity 42users Buisness 36users SelfHelp 30users Science> Technology 22users SelfHelp> PersonalDevelopment 22users Seetopshelves… AboutAndrewS.Grove AndrewS.Grove 299 followers AndrewStephen("Andy")Grove(born2September1936),isaHungarian-bornAmericanbusinessman,engineer,andauthor.Heisasciencepioneerinthesemiconductorindustry.HeescapedfromCommunist-controlledHungaryattheageof20andmovedtotheUnitedStateswherehefinishedhiseducation.HelaterbecameCEOofIntelCorporationandhelpedtransformthecompanyintotheworld'slargestm AndrewStephen("Andy")Grove(born2September1936),isaHungarian-bornAmericanbusinessman,engineer,andauthor.Heisasciencepioneerinthesemiconductorindustry.HeescapedfromCommunist-controlledHungaryattheageof20andmovedtotheUnitedStateswherehefinishedhiseducation.HelaterbecameCEOofIntelCorporationandhelpedtransformthecompanyintotheworld'slargestmanufacturerofsemiconductors.In1968,AsaresultofhisworkatIntel,andfromhisbooksandprofessionalarticles,Grovehadaconsiderableinfluenceonthemanagementofmodernelectronicsmanufacturingindustriesworldwide.Hehasbeencalledthe"guywhodrovethegrowthphase"ofSiliconValley.SteveJobs,whenhewasconsideringreturningtobeApple'sCEO,calledGrove,whowassomeonehe"idolized,"forhispersonaladvice.OnesourcenotesthatbyhisaccomplishmentsatIntelalone,he"meritsaplacealongsidethegreatbusinessleadersofthe20thcentury." ...more BooksbyAndrewS.Grove More… News&InterviewsTipstoReadMoreBooksin2022withtheGoodreadsReadingChallenge!   Congrats!You'vealreadyaccomplishedthefirst(andveryimportant)partofthe2022GoodreadsReadingChallenge—signingup!Justbyjoining,...Readmore...38likes·0comments TriviaAboutHighOutputManag... Notriviaorquizzesyet.Addsomenow» QuotesfromHighOutputManag... “Remembertoothatyourtimeisyouronefiniteresource,andwhenyousay“yes”toonethingyouareinevitablysaying“no”toanother.” — 19likes “Butintheendself-confidencemostlycomesfromagut-levelrealizationthatnobodyhaseverdiedfrommakingawrongbusinessdecision,ortakinginappropriateaction,orbeingoverruled.Andeveryoneinyouroperationshouldbemadetounderstandthis.” — 13likes Morequotes… Welcomeback.JustamomentwhilewesignyouintoyourGoodreadsaccount.