This is the fifth episode in my series on Good to Great by Jim Collins. In this episode, you'll learn about the Hedgehog Concept, the three circles, understanding what you can be the best at, your economic denominator, understanding your passion, the importance of understanding over bravado, and how to use the council to find your own Hedgehog Conc…

This is the fourth episode in my series on Good to Great by Jim Collins. In this episode, you'll learn about the importance of confronting reality, why facts are better than dreams, how to create a climate where the truth is heard, and the Stockdale Paradox. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.c…

This is the third episode in my series on Good to Great by Jim Collins. In this episode, you'll learn about first who...then what, why compensation doesn't matter, the importance of rigor over ruthlessness, how to be rigorous, and why people are the key to a great life. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing on: YouTube: https://w…

This is the second episode in my series on Good to Great by Jim Collins. In this episode, you'll learn about the five levels of leadership, why leadership matters when going from good to great, why level 5 leadership is a paradoxical blend of personal humility and professional will, and how to cultivate level 5 leadership. If you enjoyed this episo…

This is the first episode in my series on Good to Great by Jim Collins. In this episode, you’ll learn about why good is the enemy of great, how Jim and his team picked the good-to-great companies, their comparisons, what they didn’t find, and how they went from chaos to concepts like level 5 leadership, first who…then what, confront the brutal fact…

This is the fifteenth episode in my series on High Output Management by Andy Grove. In this episode, you'll learn about why training is high-leverage, how to make training effective, developing training programs, and how to ask for feedback. You can watch the previous episodes here: Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnjByFtiN7Q Episode2: h…

This is the fourteenth episode in my series on High Output Management by Andy Grove. In this episode, you'll learn about compensation as task-relevant feedback, designing performance bonus schemes, determining base salaries, deciding on who to promote, and recycling failed promotions. You can watch the previous episodes here: Episode 1: Andy Grove,…

This is the thirteenth episode in my series on High Output Management by Andy Grove. In this episode, you'll learn about the purpose of interviewing, how to conduct an interview, the best interview questions, reference checks, and how to talk an employee out of quitting. You can watch the previous episodes here: Episode 1: Andy Grove, Intel's early…

This is the twelfth episode in my series on High Output Management by Andy Grove. In this episode, you'll learn about why performance reviews are important, how to assess performance, and how to deliver the review well. You can watch the previous episodes here: Episode 1: Andy Grove, Intel's early history, and the three core concepts of High Output…

This is the eleventh episode in my series on High Output Management by Andy Grove. In this episode, you'll learn about the optimum management style, task-relevant maturity, how to use it to increase leverage, and why it's hard to be a good manager. You can watch the previous episodes here: Episode 1: Andy Grove, Intel's early history, and the three…

This is the tenth episode in my series on High Output Management by Andy Grove. In this episode, you'll learn how to elicit peak performance from your team through motivation, how money can be used as a motivator, and why work feel like a game. You can watch the previous episodes here: Episode 1: Andy Grove, Intel's early history, and the three cor…

This is the ninth episode in my series on High Output Management, by Andy Grove. In this episode, you'll learn about how the three modes of control influence behavior in a work environment, the role of management, and how to choose the most appropriate mode of control for a given situation. You can watch the previous episodes here: Episode 1: Andy …

This is the eighth episode in my series on High Output Management by Andy Grove. In this episode, you'll learn about dual reporting, peer groups as technical supervisors, how to make hybrid organizations work, and the two-plane organization. You can watch the previous episodes here: Episode 1: Andy Grove, Intel's early history, and the three core c…

This is the seventh episode in my series on High Output Management by Andy Grove. In this episode, you'll learn about the centralization-decentralization dichotomy and mission-oriented, functional, and hybrid organizations. You can watch the previous episodes here: Episode 1: Andy Grove, Intel's early history, and the three core concepts of High Ou…

This is the sixth episode in my series on High Output Management by Andy Grove. In this episode, you’ll learn about the three stages of the planning process, the output of the planning process, and management by objectives and key results (OKRs). You can watch the previous episodes here: Episode 1: Andy Grove, Intel's early history, and the three c…

This is the fifth episode in my series on High Output Management by Andy Grove. In this episode, you'll learn about the ideal decision-making process, the peer group syndrome, and the six questions you need to answer before making a decision. You can watch the previous episodes here: Episode 1: Andy Grove, Intel's early history, and the three core …

This is the fourth episode in my series on High Output Management by Andy Grove. In this episode, you'll learn about the two different types of meetings, process-oriented and mission-oriented, how to use meetings to increase leverage, and how much time you spend in meetings. You can watch the previous episodes here: Episode 1: Andy Grove, Intel's e…

This is the third episode in my series on High Output Management by Andy Grove. In this episode, you'll learn about the five main managerial activities, how to increase managerial output through leverage, delegation and time management, the correct number of direct reports, and how to deal with interruptions. You can watch the previous episodes her…

This is the second episode in my series on High Output Management by Andy Grove. In this episode, you'll learn about indicators, controlling future output, assuring quality, and increasing productivity. These concepts are the building blocks of good management and provide the context needed to understand the rest of High Output Management. If you'd…

This is the first episode in my series on High Output Management by Andy Grove. It's widely considered to be the best book on management and by the end of this series, you'll understand why. I think Tobi Lutke, the co-founder and CEO of Shopify, put it best in an interview with Tim Ferriss: Andy’s book is unapologetically almost a how-to manual, th…

This episode is about 7 Powers by Hamilton Helmer. It’s my favorite book and strategy, and I hope by the end of this you realize why. Thank you for your interest, please leave a review for the show on your platform of choice along with any desired topics. This podcast can also be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wRU1iSLkrw Timesta…