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Simplicity: The New Competitive Advantage in a World of More, Better, Faster
by
Bill Jensen (Goodreads Author),
William Jensen
Drawing from a study of over 2,500 people in 460 companies, "Simplicity" has been hailed as " a breakthrough in the design of understanding," a book that "outlines the future of leadership." It's a powerful guide to working smarter, not harder, and, in the process, creating more flexible and productive organizations, more compelling experiences for customers, and more fulf...more
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
January 11th 2001
by Perseus Books Group
(first published 2000)
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A book written by Bill Jensen, President and CEO of the Jensen Group, a firm specialising in Change Management
We live in this information saturated world. Having more information may not be power, but Simplicity is Power in the hand of someone who can make the complex clear. Simplicity requires someone with a clear mind and knows the final destinations or goals of the organisation.
The author suggested what one needs to do when you simplify your workday:
1) Use time differently. Organise yourself...more
We live in this information saturated world. Having more information may not be power, but Simplicity is Power in the hand of someone who can make the complex clear. Simplicity requires someone with a clear mind and knows the final destinations or goals of the organisation.
The author suggested what one needs to do when you simplify your workday:
1) Use time differently. Organise yourself...more
I could not agree more strongly with the title of this book. Simpler will yield a competitive advantage. The truth though is that I'm too far down the food-chain to make any substantive changes. Everything I do (and my 200+ employees) is directed by procedures that can't be bent, shaped, altered, or otherwise made simpler. The processes are written and enforced by the departments often referred to as "support functions." Without elaborating, there's huge irony in that description. Regrettably, t...more
Good organizational book that helps leaders on how to communicate to teams and across the organization in order to facilitate projects and change.
Mar 29, 2013
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A must-read book on how to effective as you manage your career.
Read FEB 2003
Lots of quotables in this book, have a highlighter near!
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Bill Jensen makes it easier to do great work.
Bill is today’s foremost expert on work complexity and cutting through clutter to what really matters.
He has spent the past two decades studying how work gets done. (Much of what he’s found horrifies him.)
He is an internationally-acclaimed author and speaker who is known for provocative ideas, extremely useful content, and his passion for making it ea...more
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Bill is today’s foremost expert on work complexity and cutting through clutter to what really matters.
He has spent the past two decades studying how work gets done. (Much of what he’s found horrifies him.)
He is an internationally-acclaimed author and speaker who is known for provocative ideas, extremely useful content, and his passion for making it ea...more
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