Why Simple Wins: Escape the Complexity Trap and Get to Work That Matters
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (961 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01M7P1QB5 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 222 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Eliminate Complexity in your Organization Why Simple Wins is one of the best business books I’ve read in a long time. It goes a long way toward achieving organizational change by helping leaders and their teams move beyond the feelings of frustration that come with so much unproductive work in today’s corporate world—and how they can effectively embed simplification throughout an organization.. "Four Stars" according to James T. Alexander. Good pointers. I was disappointed based on her Just an average book, I was disappointed based on her pedigree
Operating with simplification as our core business model will make it easier to be respectful of each other's time. The reality is this: we spend our days drowning in mundane tasks like meetings, emails, and reports. Simplification drives culture, and culture in turn drives employee engagement, customer relations, and overall productivity. Why Simple Wins helps leaders and their teams move beyond the feelings of frustration and futility that come with so much unproductive work in today's corporate world to create a corporate culture where valuable, essential, meaningful work is the norm. In it, she explains why change and innovation are so hard to achieve--and it's not what you might expect. By learning how to eliminate redundancies, communicate with clarity, and make simplification a habit, individuals and companies can begin to recognize which activities are time-su
"Why Simple Wins makes a compelling case against the scourge of complexity. Lisa Bodell empowers us to move toward the elegant, delivering practical tools for reducing time wasted on low-value tasks so we can free up energy for innovative thinking." - Adam Grant, Wharton professor and New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take"Americans work among the longest hours of any advanced economy. It must become our new way of working." - Frank Brown, Managing Director and COO, General Atlantic, and Former Dean of INSEAD "Lisa Bodell unearths the root of complexity: the fears, need for control, and risk aversion of human beings. Why simple Wins is a must-read fo
Lisa Bodell believes in the power of simplification. She brings her compelling message to over 100,000 people a year, showing them how to eliminate mundane and unnecessary tasks from their everyday routine so that they have more time for work that matters. . Bodell has transformed teams within organizations like Google, Novartis, Accenture, and more. Drawing on her practical M