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Slack : Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency by Tom
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Book is in VERY GOOD condition, signed inscription by author on first page, see photos”
- ISBN
- 9780767907682
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Broadway Books
ISBN-10
076790768X
ISBN-13
9780767907682
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9038697730
Product Key Features
Book Title
Slack : Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Industrial Management, Development / Business Development, Self-Management / Stress Management
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Self-Help, Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-065109
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"An irreverent counterpoint to treatises about corporate efficiency. Brisk, compelling, and hard to put down." Financial Executive "Tom DeMarco goes after one of the most pervasive and pernicious myths of business--that humans are efficient the same way machines are.Slackwill change the way you manage and understand your business." David Weinberger, author ofThe Cluetrain Manifesto "In times of many layoffs, shrinking staffs, vanishing 'think time,' middle managerial heads rolling, and mounting pressure to produce more faster . . . there are few limits on who can get some thoughts from [Slack]." CNN.com From the Trade Paperback edition., "An irreverent counterpoint to treatises about corporate efficiency. Brisk, compelling, and hard to put down." Financial Executive "Tom DeMarco goes after one of the most pervasive and pernicious myths of business--that humans are efficient the same way machines are. Slack will change the way you manage and understand your business." David Weinberger, author of The Cluetrain Manifesto "In times of many layoffs, shrinking staffs, vanishing 'think time,' middle managerial heads rolling, and mounting pressure to produce more faster . . . there are few limits on who can get some thoughts from [Slack]." CNN.com
Dewey Decimal
658
Synopsis
To most companies, efficiency means profits and growth. But what if your "efficient" company-the one with the reduced headcount and the "stretch" goals-is actually slowing down and losing money? What if your employees are burning out doing the work of two or more people, leaving them no time for planning, prioritizing, or even lunch? What if you're losing employees faster than you can hire them? What if your superefficient company is suddenly falling behind? Tom DeMarco, a leading management consultant to both Fortune 500 and up-and-coming companies, has discovered a counterintuitive principle that explains why efficiency improvement can sometimes make a company slow. If your real organizational goal is to become fast (responsive and agile), then he proposes that what you need is not more efficiency, but more slack. What is "slack"? Slack is the degree of freedom in a company that allows it to change. It could be something as simple as adding an assistant to a department, letting high-priced talent spend less time at the photo copier and more time making key decisions. Slack could also appear in the way a company treats employees: instead of loading them up with overwork, a company designed with slack allows its people room to breathe, increase effectiveness, and reinvent themselves. In thirty-three short chapters filled with creative learning tools and charts, you and your company can learn how to: ∑make sense of the Efficiency/Flexibility quandary ∑run directly toward risk instead of away from it ∑strengthen the creative role of middle management ∑make change and growth work together for even greater profits A innovative approach that works for new- and old-economy companies alike, this revolutionary handbook will debunk commonly held assumptions about real-world management, and give you and your company a brand-new model for achieving and maintaining true effectiveness-and a healthier bottom line.
LC Classification Number
HD31.D4222 2001
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