High Output Management
by Andrew S. Grove
Intel's CEO treats management as a production process: a manager's output is the output of their organization, raised through leverage, one-on-ones, decision-making meetings, performance review, and dual reporting structures. The origin of OKRs and standing one-on-ones.
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