High Output Management
Andrew S. Grove · ★★★★★ · 261 pages · 1983
I'd give this book 6 stars if possible. It is that good.
Most business books have one or two chapters that are most important. Every chapter has relevant information that pushes you to think about management in a different way. However the chapters I found most useful are the following:
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Management as a Machine
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Leverage: Management's role is to create leverage to increase the output.
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Meetings: 1:1s, Task based meetings
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Decisions
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Hybrid Organizations: Functional vs Mission driven and how to effectively structure an organization.
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Sports Analogy: How to structure your organization like an effective sports team and figuring out people intrinsic motivation based on Maslov's Heirarchy of needs.
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Task Relevant Management: How to give tasks based on the knowledge of a subordinate.
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Feedback: How to effectively give performance feedback to improve a subordinate.