I get every new PM I manage to read (or re-read) High Output Management by Andy Grove within the first month of joining my team. It’s a timeless, no bullshit overview of what a manager is and how to think about being one. Most PMs do not have people reporting into them, but in all cases they are still managing outcomes that are executed through a team. There are two critical concepts in that book that I aspire for PMs on my team to internalize: the first is how to measure managerial output , and the second is the idea of managerial leverage. Managerial output is what you produce as a manager and is succinctly explained the book: A manager’s output = output of their team + output of the surrounding teams that they influence Managerial leverage is the idea that some things a manager does cre
