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 startup 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.


* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF of selected content from the book.

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

"A great book. . . . Its elementary prescriptions form the basis of a highly effective management style." —San Francisco Chronicle

"An important book which says some very important things . . . beautifully and with style." —Peter Drucker

“High Output Management is a bible that every entrepreneur and every manager in the country should look at, read and understand.” —Bill Campbell, former Intuit CEO

“Andy exemplifies the best of Silicon Valley. Andy built the model for what a high quality Silicon Valley company could be.” —Marc Andreessen, creator of the original Mosaic and Netscape web browsers

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.

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!