Muzio - Iterate: run a fast, flexible, focused management team

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For Bill and Lila, the giants on whose shoulders I stand.
And for Vivian and Zachary, who give me a boost.

PRAISE

Iterate presents one of the most notably unique, boldly original, and commonsensically practical approaches to managing teams to come along in years. Through the clever use of story, Ed Muzio walks you through scenario after scenario of how to take each reasonable, logical next step toward organizational success. He describes what to do and provides an entire kit of practical tools and videos to help you succeed. Its a comprehensive curriculum for mastering management in an entirely new way.

JIM KOUZES, COAUTHOR OF THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE AND THE DEANS EXECUTIVE FELLOW OF LEADERSHIP, LEAVEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY

Leaders feel pressure to make sure everything gets done but also empower and develop their people. Ed brings these opposite forces together with clear guidance that keeps the whole group performing yet ensures each individual will take responsibility for the big picture. Whether you lead a management team yourself or coach someone who does, Iterate is a must-read to get everyone going in the right directionand the same directionevery step of the way.

MARSHALL GOLDSMITH, AUTHOR OF THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER, TRIGGERS

Iterate is about the real work of managing managers. Ed Muzios message is clear and necessary in todays working worldand it is delivered in each chapter through a diverse team of managers, each with unique and relatable behaviors, tasks, and styles. As entertaining as it is enlightening, Iterate will appeal to management teams everywhere.

KEN BLANCHARD, COAUTHOR OF THE NEW ONE MINUTE MANAGER AND SERVANT LEADERSHIP IN ACTION

Our organizations are complex systems. To find success, smart managers must iterate, embracing that complexity rather than wishing it would all go away. This book helps managers break through and lift their leadership and their teams to a new level.

MICHAEL BUNGAY STANIER, AUTHOR OF THE COACHING HABIT

Iterate provides a great framework for running an organization with speed and efficiency. It eliminates politics, its easy to implement, and it works even when implemented informally. Muzios interactive management model creates teams that are self-developing, which benefits the organization in the long run.

LAURA OLIPHANT, CEO, TRANSLARITY

A must-read for managers who want to improve performance and achieve not only great results but also the right results consistently over time. What sets Iterate apart from other books on management and leadership is its focus on the organizationand on the specific management practices and behaviors that make the organization perform. If fast, flexible, and focused sounds like the right prescription for your management team, read this book and learn to Iterate!

DAVID C. SMITH, LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NASA JET PROPULSION LABORATORY

Iterate will change the way managers show up for work and move all of management into a more effective zone. Muzios laser focus on conveying information, making adjustments, and keeping everyone apprised in real time will add a new level of nimbleness to your team and deepen your own understanding of whats going on in your organization.

KAREN ALDERMAN, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATION, YALE LAW SCHOOL

Iterative Management is to traditional organizational management what Agile was to traditional project management: the next evolutionary step that could be the difference between survival and extinction. In this book, Muzio has woven together virtually every management best practice I can recall from 35 years of working with great managers in a variety of world-class organizations. Whether the organization you manage is large or small, you need Iterative Management.

ROB SHAUM, CERTIFIED LEAN SIX SIGMA MASTER BLACK BELT AND SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DATA SCIENCE, CHILDRENS HEALTH SYSTEM OF TEXAS

Iterate doesnt belong at the top of your stack of business booksit belongs in your hands during your next coffee break! In an easy, thought-provoking read, Muzio explains how to best manage managers and why doing so is imperative. This is a rarely-addressed topic in management development, and youll understand it in a whole new way.

DAWN ADAMS MILLER, SENIOR L&D SPECIALIST, ORACLE

Iterate is a winnerand required reading for my whole team managing 1,200 individual contributors. Muzio cuts through the noise and addresses the realities of the business world with well-defined and well-researched solutions. This book is a field guide to running a high-performing organization and an MBA management course, all in one.

BRENT BLOOM, VICE PRESIDENT, SERVICE OPERATIONS & TRAINING, APPLIED MATERIALS

Backed by decades of research, Muzio turns traditional management thinking on its head and gives you practical examples for a better way to run your organization. The