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High Output Management
Management
Intel CEO Andy Grove's operating manual for managers: leverage, one-on-ones, output-oriented thinking, and the meeting as the medium of work. Treated by Chesky as his primary reference book on management technique.
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Brian Chesky
Fortune identifies Andy Grove's High Output Management as Chesky's primary book source on management technique.
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Daniel Ek
“Early on as a manager...High Output Management by Andy Grove is fantastic”
Ek's recommendation to first-time managers in the Tim Ferriss interview.
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Jensen Huang
“I really enjoyed Andrew Grove's books. They're all really good.”
Huang named Grove as one of his two favorite business book authors on Acquired. NVIDIA's famously flat org with ~60 direct reports and information-first management mirrors Grove's prescriptions in this book.
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Tobi Lütke
“It's unapologetically almost a how to manual, but kind of deconstructs the world of business into first principles.”
Lütke describes reading it early as CEO; says it made management less scary by framing business as an engineering exercise.
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Keith Rabois
Recommended for entrepreneurs on his reading list.
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Ben Horowitz
“One of my favorite management books by far. In fact, I think it might have been the only management book that I ever read that I liked.”
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Sahil Lavingia
Listed on his bookmarked.club page.
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy
“one of the most entertaining and useful business books I've ever read.”
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Mark Zuckerberg
“[Andy's] book played a big role in shaping my management style.”
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Larry Ellison
“When you want to improve something, measure it, and make sure you measure the right thing.”