Editing Andrew Grove (section)

==== Competitive mindset ====
Grove had a strong competitive mindset, viewing competition as the key driver of innovation and progress. He encouraged companies to aim for industry leadership and constantly seek ways to improve their offerings, processes and operations. He likened himself to a coach and viewed the manager's role as one of fueling employee motivation to excel.<ref name=Stanford/><ref name=Mercury>{{cite web |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/07/24/1986-at-work-with-the-valleys-toughest-boss-intels-andy-grove/ |title=At work with the valley's toughest boss, Intel's Andy Grove |last=Schmitt |first=Christopher H. |date=May 26, 1986 |website=The Mercury News |access-date=February 6, 2023 |quote=He likens himself to a coach, whose job is to get a job done, and not necessarily to win any popularity contests. “Coaches are not known to be coddling their players, but they do it for a purpose,” he said. “When it comes to certain things, I’m not very easy-going.”}}</ref> He believed "good fear" could play a productive role.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.edbatista.com/2022/04/andy-grove-on-the-right-kind-of-fear.html |title=Andy Grove on the Right Kind of Fear |last=Batista |first=Ed |date=April 10, 2022 |website=EdBatista.com |publisher=Ed Batista |access-date=February 5, 2023 |quote=Andy Grove believed that a particular kind of fear can actually play a productive role in organizational life--the fear of losing.}}</ref><ref name=FT>{{cite web |url=https://www.ft.com/content/4c84d2e8-fa5f-11e5-8f41-df5bda8beb40 |title=Intel's Andy Grove and the difference between good and bad fear |last=Ibarra |first=Herminia |date=April 11, 2016 |website=Financial Times |access-date=February 6, 2023}}</ref>

<blockquote>"The quality guru [[W. Edwards Deming]] advocated stamping out fear in corporations. I have trouble with the simplemindedness of this dictum. The most important role of managers is to create an environment where people are passionately dedicated to winning in the marketplace. Fear plays a major role in creating and maintaining such passion. Fear of competition, fear of bankruptcy, fear of being wrong and fear of losing can all be powerful motivators."<ref>{{cite book |last=Rozenzweig |first=Phil |title=The Halo Effect: How Managers let Themselves be Deceived |year=2014 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=9781471137167}}</ref></blockquote>