High Output Management
High Output Management by Andy Groveby Andy Grove
Shares rank 9 of 12 management books by recommenders
People recommend it as a classic management book, and one commenter says it would have helped them as a manager. Critics raise no recurring complaint.
People recommend it as a classic management book, and one commenter says it would have helped them as a manager. Critics raise no recurring complaint.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Seen as a classic management book
“Pickup any of the classic management books (Andy grove's high output management).”
Comment from 20 Aug 2026 in “Technical leaders should have the largest AI exhaust” Seen as helpful for managers
“would've helped or something like High Output Management by Andy Grove”
Comment from 9 Jan 2026 in “Why I Left iNaturalist”
Other management books people recommend
The four most recommended other management books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Unaccountability Machineby Dan Davies | 11 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Turn the Ship Around!by L. David Marquet | 10 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Shape Upby Ryan Singer | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Team Topologiesby Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais | 5 | 3 | 63% | 4 | — | — |
| High Output Managementby Andy GroveThis page | 3 | 1 | 75% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Pickup any of the classic management books (Andy grove's high output management).”
“would've helped or something like High Output Management by Andy Grove”
“It's far from trivial when there are multiple, clearly-communicated trade-offs”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.