October 23, 2021

Performance Reviews: Manager as Judge and Jury

9 minutes

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 Management, you’ll also learn about the basics of production, production operations, and how to deal with complications. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnjByFtiN7Q

Episode2: Introduction to management, indicators, controlling future output, assuring quality, and increasing productivity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=losK4XdIW8Y

Episode 3: Managerial leverage, the five managerial activities, increasing output through leverage, delegation, and time management, the correct number of direct reports, and how to deal with interruptions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23IFp-Khw4A

Episode 4: Process-oriented versus mission-oriented meetings, how to use meetings to increase leverage, and how much time you should spend in meetings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K99BC9N5O8

Episode 5: The ideal decision-making process, the peer group syndrome, and the six questions you need to answer before making a decision. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOF8nEdPCKw

Episode 6: The three stages of the planning process, the output of the planning process, and management by objectives and key results (OKRs). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KPxkaC4lu0

Episode 7: The centralization-decentralization dichotomy and mission-oriented, functional, and hybrid organizations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go2HBYwZpYI

Episode 8: Dual reporting and how to make hybrid organizations work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9mEO4JlPQY

Episode 9: Modes of control and how to choose the most appropriate one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yxRrl7PRJA

Episode 10: The sports analogy and how to use motivation to elicit peak performance at work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkHbQGqVORA

Episode 11: Task-relevant maturity and how to find the optimum management style. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsK48Scu4ZM

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For a full transcript and additional resources related to this episode, see here: https://tyastunggal.com/p/high-output-management-by-andy-grove

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By Abi Tyas Tunggal