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High Output Management Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Andrew S. Grove (Author), Marc Cashman (Narrator), Random House Audio (Publisher)
4.6 out of 5 stars 5,491 ratings

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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  1. Listening Length
    8 hours and 2 minutes
  2. Author
    Andrew S. Grove
  3. Narrator
    Marc Cashman
  4. Audible release date
    April 27, 2021
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Random House Audio
  7. ASIN
    B08Z8K64S2
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 8 hours and 2 minutes
Author Andrew S. Grove
Narrator Marc Cashman
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Audible.com Release Date April 27, 2021
Publisher Random House Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B08Z8K64S2
Best Sellers Rank #3,892 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#19 in Organizational Behavior (Audible Books & Originals)
#32 in Entrepreneurship (Books)
#42 in Business Management (Audible Books & Originals)

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Customers find this management book to be one of the best real-world guides, with one review noting its extremely useful frameworks for thinking about management. The book is concise and easy to read, making it a must-read for managers at all levels. They appreciate its credibility, with one customer highlighting that it's 100% based on experience.

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174 customers mention "Advice level"171 positive3 negative

Customers find this book to be a valuable management resource, with one customer noting it provides extremely useful frameworks for thinking about management, while others appreciate its pragmatic approach and consider it one of the best "real world" management books.

"...I think that's a really good summary. The first sentence is worth highlighting though. This book contains a ton of wisdom in 230 pages...." Read more

"...The book provides a straightforward and comprehensive guide on how to approach and enhance performance, making complex ideas easily accessible." Read more

"...Not surprisingly, he has a very pragmatic, operational view of what good managers do, and he presents a comprehensive guide for all the basics...." Read more

"...This book is great for both new and experienced managers since it provides valuable frameworks and strategies for all kinds of common managerial..." Read more

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Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as a must-read for managers at all levels, with one customer noting that each page and chapter is valuable.

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18 customers mention "Credibility"18 positive0 negative

Customers find the book credible and realistic, with one customer noting it is 100% based on experience.

"...There is nothing sexy or trendy. But it is a very solid introduction from someone who has proven to be among the best at managing...." Read more

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  • Abi Noda
    5.0 out of 5 stars ABC's for managers
    Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2015
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    High Output Management provides a comprehensive overview of a managers role and purpose. The book focuses around a central thesis that a manager's objective is to increase the output of the work of those below and around him. A manager should therefore choose high-leverage activities that have a multiplicative impact on the overall output of his subordinates and peers. For example, providing clear direction to a team may only require a small amount of the manager's time, but yields tremendous value in terms of the output of the team.

    This book is great for both new and experienced managers since it provides valuable frameworks and strategies for all kinds of common managerial tasks. Below are the core topics covered in this book:

    * Delegation - In order to maximize leverage, a manager needs an optimal number of subordinates to whom he can delegate to. Successful delegation provides lots of leverage, whereas poor delegation ends up netting no leverage since it turns into errors and micro-management.
    * Meetings - Meetings are extraordinarily expensive to a company. There are three types of recurring meetings: one-on-one's, staff meetings, and operational reviews. Each of these meetings should have a clear framework for maximizing value and minimizing time-waste. There are also one-off meetings centered around making a particular decision - such meetings should be especially carefully planned and executed since they are often scheduled ad-hoc without a clear purpose and with too many participants.
    * Making decisions - When making decisions, there's a fragile power dynamic that needs to be carefully handled. Managers should facilitate free and open discussion amongst all parties until a consensus emerges. In cases where a consensus does not emerge naturally, the manager should push for a decision.
    * Dual reporting - Dual reporting is inevitable in most large organizations. Consider advertising: should each division of a company decide and pursue its own advertising campaign, or should all of it be handled through a single corporate entity? The optimum solution calls for the use of dual reporting where each division controls most of their own advertising messages but a coordinating body of peers consisting of the various divisional marketing managers chooses the advertising agency and creative direction.
    * Motivating employees - Our society respects someone's throwing himself into sports, but anybody who works very long hours is regarded as sick or a workaholic. Imagine how productive our country would become if managers could endow all work with the characteristics of competitive sports? Eliciting peak performance means going up against something or somebody, and turning the workplace into a playing field where subordinates become athletes dedicated to performing at the limit of their capabilities.
    * Performance reviews - Performance reviews are easily mistaken as simply a way to assess performance and evaluate compensation. The fundamental goal of a performance review is to improve the subordinates performance. A review will influence a subordinate's performance for a long time, which makes the activity one of the manager's highest-leverage activities. Thus great care needs to be taken in the preparation and delivery of a performance review.
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  • Allen C. Long
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book to reread and study
    Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2020
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    I'm an avid reader, but this is the first book that has moved me to write a review. In summary it's brilliant and absolutely still 100% relevant.

    After finishing reading through the book, I immediately started re-reading it. In the forward by Ben Horowitz, he writes
    "First, in as little as one sentence, it lucidly explains concepts that require entire books from lesser writers. Second, it consistently uncovers brand-new management ideas or finds new insights into old standards. Finally, while most management books attempt to teach basic competency, High Output Management, teaches the reader how to be great."
    I think that's a really good summary. The first sentence is worth highlighting though. This book contains a ton of wisdom in 230 pages. If there's a flaw with the book, it's that it's too dense with wisdom. It's like an amazing teacher has condensed a full two-year Stanford MBA program into one small book. It is NOT a page turner (though he's a fine writer). There is so much in each page that you need to take breaks to think over what you just read before moving on.

    Regarding the forward, you can skip it the first time through. I think it's more useful as a summary review after reading through the book once.
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  • J. S.
    4.0 out of 5 stars A great primer for middle managers
    Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2012
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    I'm a Vice President at a small public company, and I've been managing people for over ten years, and have an MBA from a top ranked business school. Still, I wish I had read this book when I first started managing people.

    This certainly appears to me to be a book written by Andy Grove for his own managers at Intel, and I found it interesting to see how he thinks about management. Not surprisingly, he has a very pragmatic, operational view of what good managers do, and he presents a comprehensive guide for all the basics. His whole orientation is that managers are responsible for the total output of their teams, and his focus is always on accomplishments and outputs, not activities.

    Topics that are included
    - Looking at your operations and finding the bottle necks
    - How to monitor and check your processes for high quality and high output
    - How managers should spend their time, run team meetings, and stay in touch with subordinates through one on ones
    - How to hire, coach, and provide feedback to build your team

    What you won't find in this book
    - How to think about strategy
    - Competitive advantage
    - Building a brand
    - Competitive analysis

    The book has been around for a while, and it's not a trendy management book. There is no new catch phrase or research based on fMRI or paradigm shift. There is nothing sexy or trendy. But it is a very solid introduction from someone who has proven to be among the best at managing. This is one of the great CEOs of our times, and I brilliant mind, passing along what he wants his managers to know. I think that many managers could vastly improve their performance if they studied and mastered the basics covered here rather than the nifty new concept from the latest HBR.
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  • Marquis Butler
    5.0 out of 5 stars Need to read
    Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2024
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    "High Output Management" masterfully explains the mechanisms behind productivity, leverage, and output. It distills concepts from some of the best books on the subject, notably resembling the clarity of "The Effective Executive" by Peter Drucker. The book provides a straightforward and comprehensive guide on how to approach and enhance performance, making complex ideas easily accessible.
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  • Barry
    5.0 out of 5 stars Simple guide to smart management
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2012
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    One of the best business books I've read in a long time. Short book, common sense and to the point. Written by Andrew Grove former CEO of Intel.

    I would challenge anyone to review their own workplace, their own work practices using some of Grove's ideas.

    Liked the simple idea on the manager's preparation for decision making:

    What decision needs to be made?

    English: Portrait of Andrew Grove. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

    When does it have to be made?
    Who will decide?
    Who will need to be consulted prior to making the decision?
    Who will ratify or veto the dcision
    Who will need to be informed of the decision?
    Pity it does not happen more often.
    On meetings I think he is right: two types. Are we talking of a process oriented meeting (one-on-one, staff meetings, operations reviews) or a mission-oriented meeting?
    The discussion of hybrid organisations and dual reporting is straightforward and recognises the reality of how many businesses need to be structured.
    Liked the honesty of his section on performance appraisal. And his clarity on the importance of this process, the need for preparation and the rationale for the process in the first instance.
    Not sure I fully agreed with him on his views on trying to retain people who say they are going to leave.
    Finally - he is very clear on the manager's role and responsibility for training - including preparation and delivery of training. I would see this as a major failing with many managers in industry. And a major missed opportunity.
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  • Fabyan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ready to build “high performing teams”
    Reviewed in the Netherlands on March 10, 2024
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    One of the best books I’ve read on Management. It was tipped to me by a great entrepreneur and leader. A must read for everyone who is trying to get more understanding and thus more knowledge to put in practice. I loved the checklist in the back of the book. I’ve read the Kindle edition!
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  • Chris Key
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in Japan on February 8, 2021
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    I came at this book from a different book and should have read this book first. The way Andy explains business is based in common sense and as a result it is so easy to understand. I can certainly recommend this book and once you have read this book try “Measure what matters” by John Doerr because it follows on from this book to explain about OKR’s, a tool that Andy Grove gave birth to!
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  • Lucas Venezian Povoa
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ciência e Engenharia para Gestão
    Reviewed in Brazil on March 19, 2023
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    Simplesmente fantástico. Este livro é de uma completude e simplicidade que permitem a sua transformação quando lido com todo o zelo necessário.

    Todo profissional que deseja gerar valor deve ler este livro. Seja ele um gestor já estabelecido ou um estagiário.
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  • Skandakumar Kumarasingam
    5.0 out of 5 stars Still Immensely Practical and Useful
    Reviewed in Australia on March 4, 2021
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    Yes as most would mention the ideas come from a system based machine metaphor kind of thinking. Its how an Engineer and scientist works. However all the ideas are thought provoking and fully applicable in the current environment. I have used most of the ideas in the book and can vouch they work in my case. It is a constant process of doing, testing and improving. Hope you will find it practical and useful as well
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