Learn more about business with this collection
Conflict resolution
Motivating and inspiring others
Delegation
āHigh Output Managementā by the late Andrew Grove, ex-Chairman and CEO of Intel, is a must-read management book.
First published back in 1983, the book applies production principles to management. All (product) managers can benefit from the principles discussed below and make it a part of their day-to-day working practices.
100
1.59K reads
The ālimiting stepā is the step in the overall shape of the production flow that will determine the overall shape of a companyās operations.Ā
For example, the time required to boil an egg is the critical component or the ālimiting stepā in the production flow of serving breakfast.Ā
The key idea here is to construct your production flow by starting with the longest (or most difficult, or most sensitive, or most expensive) step and work our way back.Ā
128
1.27K reads
If thereās a problem with your product, you want to find out about it as early on in the production process as possible so that you can minimise the risk.Ā
In the production world, I witnessed the lowest-value stage thinking first hand at the assembly line of a Toyota factory. Here, employees can pull the āAndonā cord to (temporarily) bring things to a halt as soon as they come across an issue. Itās an easy way of escalating things, making sure that a problem or bottleneck is dealt with before proceeding with the rest of the assembly process.Ā
115
974 reads
In order to run a production process well, youāll need a set of indicators that help you monitor and improve the efficiency of the production line. For these indicators to be useful, you have to focus each indicator on a specific operational goal.Ā
Leading indicators like the sales forecast, inventory, manpower and quality give you one way to look inside the production process by showing you in advance what the future might look like.Ā
110
833 reads
Leverage is the output generated by a specific type of work activity. An activity with high leverage will generate a high level of output; an activity with low leverage, a low level of output. This raises the question about what qualifies as managerial leverage and output.
105
768 reads
123
812 reads
A managerās output is the output of all of the people and the teams that report into her. For example, if someone manages a design team, then his output consists of completed designs that are ready to be implemented. That output can take many different forms depending on the type of role and industry. Regardless of the form of output, managers must measure its quantity and quality:
A managerās output = The output of his organisation + The output of the neighbouring organisations under his influence
117
645 reads
To maximise the leverage of his or her activities, a manager must keep timeliness firmly in mind. Equally, managers micromanaging or āmeddlingā are examples of negative leverage activities. A big part of a managerās work is to supply information and know-how, and to share a sense of the preferred method of handling things to the teams under his control or influence.
114
605 reads
111
615 reads
119
545 reads
A lot of managerial tasks are best suited for face-to-face interactions, and more often than not, for meetings. There are two kinds of meetings:
Process-oriented meetings: Knowledge is shared and information is exchanged during process-oriented meetings, which take place on a regular, scheduled basis.
Mission-oriented meetings: The purpose of mission-oriented meetings is to solve a specific problem and often produce a decision.
116
545 reads
If people spend more than 25 percent of their time in meetings, itās a sign of malorganisation.
111
623 reads
Three steps your planning process should consist of:
121
553 reads
More like this
4 ideas
24 ideas
23 Time Management Techniques of Insanely Busy People
dansilvestre.com
4 ideas
The New One Minute Manager
Kenneth H. Blanchard, Spencer Johnson
Explore the Worldās
Best Ideas
Save ideas for later reading, for personalized stashes, or for remembering it later.
Start
31 ideas
Start
44 ideas
# Personal Growth
Take Your Ideas
Anywhere
Just press play and we take care of the words.
No Internet access? No problem. Within the mobile app, all your ideas are available, even when offline.
Ideas for your next work project? Quotes that inspire you? Put them in the right place so you never lose them.
Start
47 ideas
Start
75 ideas
My Stashes
Join
2 Million Stashers
4.8
5,740 Reviews
App Store
4.7
72,690 Reviews
Google Play
Ashley Anthony
This app is LOADED with RELEVANT, HELPFUL, AND EDUCATIONAL material. It is creatively intellectual, yet minimal enough to not overstimulate and create a learning block. I am exceptionally impressed with this app!
ā
Shankul Varada
Best app ever! You heard it right. This app has helped me get back on my quest to get things done while equipping myself with knowledge everyday.
ā
Sean Green
Great interesting short snippets of informative articles. Highly recommended to anyone who loves information and lacks patience.
ā
samz905
Donāt look further if you love learning new things. A refreshing concept that provides quick ideas for busy thought leaders.
ā
Giovanna Scalzone
Brilliant. It feels fresh and encouraging. So many interesting pieces of information that are just enough to absorb and apply. So happy I found this.
ā
Ghazala Begum
Even five minutes a day will improve your thinking. I've come across new ideas and learnt to improve existing ways to become more motivated, confident and happier.
ā
Laetitia Berton
I have only been using it for a few days now, but I have found answers to questions I had never consciously formulated, or to problems I face everyday at work or at home. I wish I had found this earlier, highly recommended!
ā
Jamyson Haug
Great for quick bits of information and interesting ideas around whatever topics you are interested in. Visually, it looks great as well.
ā
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Access to 200,000+ ideas
ā
Access to the mobile app
ā
Unlimited idea saving & library
ā
ā
Unlimited history
ā
ā
Unlimited listening to ideas
ā
ā
Downloading & offline access
ā
ā
Personalized recommendations
ā
ā
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates