Review
''One of the most notably unique, boldly original, and commonsensically practical approaches to managing teams to come along in years.''
--Jim Kouzes, coauthor of The Leadership Challenge
''Whether you lead a management team yourself or coach someone who does, Iterate is a must-read to get everyone going in the right direction—and the same direction—every step of the way.''
--Marshall Goldsmith, author of the #1 New York Times best seller, Triggers
''Ed Muzio's message is clear and necessary in today's working world. Iterate will appeal to management teams everywhere.''
--Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The New One Minute Manager® and Servant Leadership in Action
''This book helps managers break through and lift their leadership and their teams to a new level.''
--Michael Bungay Stanier, The Coaching Habit, Author
''Iterate is a winner—and 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, Applied Materials, VP Service Operations & Training
''Iterate provides a great framework for running an organization with speed and efficiency. It eliminates politics, it's easy to implement, and it works even when implemented informally.''
--Laura Oliphant, Translarity, CEO
''Iterate gave us the tools to…scale rapidly while maintaining our market leadership position and our reputation for innovation and agility. We highly recommend this book.''
--Conor Madigan, PhD, Kateeva, President and Co-Founder
''A must-read for managers who want to improve performance and achieve not only great results but also the right results consistently over time.''
--David C. Smith, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Leadership & Organizational Development
''Iterate will change the way managers show up for work...and add a new level of nimbleness to your team.''
--Karen Alderman, Yale Law School, Director of Human Resources and Administration
''Iterative Management is to traditional management what Agile was to traditional project management: the next evolutionary step.''
--Rob Shaum, Certified LSS Master Black Belt and, Children's Health System of Texas, Sr. Director of Data Science
''It's clear, it's executable, and frankly, it's 'SMART as Hell'—I wish I had written it!''
--Glenn Hughes, award-winning author of A Graphic Guide to writing SMART as Hell Goals!
''Iterate doesn't belong at the top of your stack of business books - it belongs in your hands during your next coffee break!''
--Dawn Adams Miller, Oracle, Senior L&D Specialist
''Iterate provides practical management tools to break down complexity and adapt quickly... equips managers and their teams to stay ahead of the curve and deliver.''
--Susan Insley, VMWare, Vice President of HR
''Muzio has developed practical, straightforward approaches for tackling some of the workplace's thorniest issues—and he provides the tools, charts, and worksheets needed to begin.''
--Cathy Brown, Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, Sr. Program Manager, Instructional Architect
''Muzio is one of the planet's clearest thinkers on management practice.''
--Helen Kelly, The Working Manager, European Editor
''The clearest method I've seen for leading a management team that handles complexity without becoming rigid. You'll have your enterprise running better before you finish the last chapter.''
--Brian Lillie, Equinix, Chief Product Officer
''Iterate shows managers how to define the rules of their game, keep score, and make 'in game adjustments' that lead to victories.''
--Cameron M. Ford, PhD, Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Director, Blackstone LaunchPad at UCF, Executive Director
''Deceptively simple, actionable, and comprehensive, this book is a clearly laid-out guide to the discipline of managing management, useful for all levels, including the most senior leaders.''
--Paul Marella, KLA-Tencor, Senior Director, Corporate Learning Center and Former Senior Vice President & Division General Manager
''Offers us a chance to deal with the talent shortage we all face by boosting our teams and the individuals who make them up…A comprehensive, tactical toolkit. I loved it!''
--Vaadra Martinez, Lavu Inc., Director of Human Resources
''Raises the manager and team performance bar up—way up! You'll be able to apply the tools and advice immediately, and at any level. Iterate is going on my team's required reading list.''
--Susan Pavelek, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Manager, Business Process Management
''Lead your people as Muzio outlines, and you'll create a regular cadence of adaptation that keeps both management and the front line ahead of the next change.''
--Brett Rodgers, SACHEM Inc., Vice President of Global HR
''Iterate is a valuable, reliable resource for any manager who's looking for tools to manage successfully in a complex world.''
--Carl Schuh, JD, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, Arizona State University, Retired Instructor
''Muzio has been in the trenches, and it shows. Iterate provides immediate, easy-to-implement advice, supported by vivid illustrations and clear examples.''
--Denise Schultze, Plasma-Therm, LLC, Business Excellence Manager
''Whether you're in a large, multinational corporation or a growing start-up, Iterate arms your managers with the essential behaviors and practices for learning together to produce results.''
--Lee Sessions, Intel Capital, Managing Director
''Like the best teacher you ever had, Muzio convinces you of your own ability to convert a rigid culture of political competition to one of flexible cooperation… You'll know you can do this!''
--Kevin Slaughter, National Healthcare Provider, Principal Learning Consultant
''You'll come away with a thorough understanding of your role in the management system and what you can do to improve your part of the organization.''
--Valerie Venters, PMP, CCP, Global Petrochemical Supplier, Senior Manager
''Easy-to-read, thought-provoking, and practical. Iterate is one of those books you wish you had come across earlier in your career.''
--Ken Wells, FM Industries, Head of Corporate L&D
''Muzio offers outstanding insight into how managers succeed in the fast-paced, networked organizations of our modern economy.''
--Steve Feyer, APTTUS, Product Marketing Director
''Backed by decades of research, Muzio turns traditional management thinking on its head and gives you practical examples of a better way.''
--Cherie Brothers, Government Organization, HR Analyst
''Iterate provides a great structure for creating a continuous learning organization.... [and] essential behaviors for successful management and leadership.''
--Ed Cleary, Fortune 100 Financial Services Company, Program Manager
''Iterate is the best articulation of everything we know about management and management meetings.''
--Bill Daniels, American Consulting & Training, CEO
''Iterate is the starting point to address—or even better, avoid—organizational challenges like competing priorities, lack of alignment, and fuzzy accountability.''
--Dr. Ilean Galloway, Eisai Inc., Executive Director, Organization Development & Learning
''Based on the psychology of how people work together… Keeps the focus on real behaviors and is full of practical tools and tips. You'll feel smarter and be better equipped to manage people.''
--Stephanie Hemmert, Federal Government Agency, Senior Education Attorney
About the Author
Ed Muzio's mantra is ''Higher Output, Lower Stress, Sustainable Growth.'' He is CEO of Group Harmonics and author of Make Work Great (McGraw-Hill, 2010) and Four Secrets to Liking Your Work (FT Press, 2008). Both books won Awards of Excellence from the International Society for Performance Improvement. He is a leader in the application of analytical models to group and organizational effectiveness and output, including whole-group intervention, simulation, facilitation, and instructional design.