Synopses & Reviews
As organizations grow, bureaucracy increases. The benefits of bureaucracy include standardized procedures, regulatory compliance, employee safety, economies of scale, and clear policies. But none of these characteristics necessarily drives businesses to increase profitability. And growth often results in the downside of bureaucracy, as organizations experience sluggish change, slow customer service, labyrinthine procedures, complex rules, lack of ownership, shifting priorities, and wasted time.
However, successful large organizations -- as well as small businesses and entrepreneurs -- can learn how to move fast, enable decision making, foster creativity, and adapt to change. Organizations ultimately are made up of people, and nimble employees make for nimble organizations. They can take immediate action, things get done at lightning speed, and there is little wasted effort. To do that, employees need to know how to focus their efforts in the most productive way possible. This book shows them how. It is an updated approach to a timeless issue that focuses on several premises:
- Personal productivity is an umbrella that covers a number of subjects. Readers can pick and choose the techniques that inspire them – the book does not promote just ONE way to achieve success
- The key opportunity is to build a personal capacity to get things done. This is achieved by bringing clarity to direction, using technology appropriately, and applying leverage through delegation, automation, and multiplication.
- Being nimble is a new concept that has a positive appeal.
Synopsis
Turn a large organization into a collective of efficient and empowered employeesAs organizations grow, bureaucracy increases. The benefits of bureaucracy include standardized procedures, regulatory compliance, employee safety, economies of scale, and clear policies. But none of these characteristics necessarily drives businesses to increase profitability. Successful large organizations—as well as small businesses and entrepreneurs—can learn how to move fast, enable decision making, foster creativity, and adapt to change. In nimble organizations, employees can take immediate action, things get done at lightning speed, and there is little wasted effort. To accomplish that, employees need to know how to focus their efforts in the most productive way possible. Get Stuff Done shows them how.
- Shows multiple techniques for achieving optimal personal productivity that would appeal to different types of people
- Explains the most important factor: a personal capacity to get things done, which is achieved by bringing clarity to direction, using technology appropriately, and applying leverage through delegation, automation, and multiplication
Being nimble is a new concept that has a positive appeal. Use the techniques in Get Stuff Done to inspire your organization to move faster and achieve more.