High Output Management
by Andrew S. Grove · first published 1983
72% recommend27% neutral1% critical
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Practical grounding in management from a former Intel CEO, covering high-leverage tasks, meetings, one-on-ones, delegation and information gathering. Suits new managers, directors and founders, including engineers.
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Grove's High Output Management is highly recommended. It's a masterpiece of management theory and practice. http://www.amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/dp...
on “Andy Grove has died” ↗I rate 'High output management' by Andrew Grove (founder & CEO of Intel). He has clearly lived a lot of the experiences he wrote about and the advice was pretty timeless.
on “The first non-bullshit book about culture I've read” ↗…https://lethain.com/tags/staff-eng/ 2. "The Phoenix Project", "The Unicorn Project" (novels), and "DevOps Handbook" by Eugene Kim, on how different parts of a tech + non-tech organization come and work together. 3. "High Output Management" by Andrew Grove on overall technical management. 4. "Measure What Matters" by John Doerr on setting objectives and measuring their progress. 5. "The Checklist Manifesto" by Atul Gawande on thinking…
on “Ask HN: What makes a good technical leader – any recommended books?” ↗Would recommend very highly: (1) Andrew Grove's "High Output Management", it's easy to read: https://www.amazon.co.uk/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove... (2) Manager Tools "Basics" podcasts, especially on 1x1s and feedback: https://www.manager-tools.com/manager-tools-basics…
on “Ask HN: Just made Director, now what?” ↗Flow https://www.amazon.com/Flow-Psychology-Experience-Perennial-... Antifragile https://www.amazon.com/Antifragile-Things-That-Disorder-Ince... High Output Management https://www.amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/d... The Master Switch https://www.amazon.com/Master-Switch-Rise-Information-Empire... Thinking Fast and Slow https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp...
on “Ask HN: Books you wish you had read earlier?” ↗High Output Management, by Andy Grove. It's not specific to engineering management, but still rocks. Second, First Break All The Rules. Again, not about engineering, but better than most all other books. And then also of…
on “Ask HN: What books can teach me engineering management skills?” ↗Ask HN: Just made Director, now what? | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14937290 (Aug 2017, only 38 comments) Book recommendations: >gtf21: Would recommend very highly: (1) Andrew Grove's "High Output Management" (controversial recommendation) https://amzn.com/dp/B015VACHOK/ $13.99 2015;4+stars;153 reviews >killjoywashere: I like Lazlo Bock's book, Work Rules! https://amzn.com/dp/B00MEMMVB8/ $16.99 2015;4+stars;295…
on “Ask HN: Developers who became engineering managers, how was the experience?” ↗High Output Management by Andy Grove. Read that book and the “First Break All the Rules” book mentions ones elsewhere. Most of the rest is duplicative or crap. Also, just be you. People see potential in you and how you work.…
on “Tips for moving into management [audio]” ↗…autonomy is good" line) * Drive, by Daniel Pink * Punished by Rewards, by Alfie Kohen * Flow, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi I wrote about some of these ideas here [0] For a more traditional approach * High Output Management, by Andy Grove * The Manager's Path, by Camille Fournier * The Thing about Hard Things, by Ben Horowitz Not specifically about management, but in general, if you haven't read Jonathan Haidt's "The…
on “Ask HN: Favorite books on how to be a good manager?” ↗Congratulations on your promotion! Let me recommend the classics: _The Phoenix Project_ and _High Output Management_ by Andy Grove. The latter is from 1983, but the principles are in use in my company today, and it is the start of OKRs, used by Google and others to this day.
on “Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2019?” ↗Reading suggestion WRT to this approach: https://www.amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/d...
on “No Kings: How Do You Make Good Decisions Efficiently in a Flat Organization?” ↗…communication and goal setting, don't use OKRs. Use KPIs and then nehlp your teams to keep iterating. Input management is so much more effective than output management but it needs visionary leadership. Read: High Output Management - Andrew S Grove (ex Intel CEO).
on “Why OKRs might not work at your company” ↗I recently read this book and found it very interesting and useful. I think it might be for you. The book is: High Output Management by Andrew Grove. It is a dated book but many of the procedures described are still valid today (obviously using real digital tools). I highly recommend you to read it. Improving a company often means…
on “Ask HN: What did you do to improve your company?” ↗…'The Ideal Team Player', too, as well as his other books. Other books with immediately-actionable advice for improving company processes, systems and culture: - The Great CEO Within, by Matt Mochary - High Output Management, by Andy Grove - High Growth Handbook, by Elad Gil
on “5 Books That Changed My Business” ↗I've been working/managing remote for 15-20 years. I agree with the posters, that the skills which make a manager successful can be executed remotely as well as in person. Buy "High Output Management" by Andy Grove. Read it. I've read it cover to cover 6 times now and still find gold each time I review it. It is hard to know everything about your situation from you post, but your more emphasized…
on “Remote Culture War Has Begun, Executives Pumping Out "Back to Work" Propaganda” ↗