We often (or even usually) know what we should be doing in both personal and professional life. We also know why we should be doing it and (often) how to do it. Figuring all that out is not too difficult. What is very hard is actually doing what you know to be good for you in the long-run, in spite of short-run temptations. The same is true for organizations. What is noteworthy is how similar (if not identical) most firms' strategies really are: provide outstanding client service, act like te... (show more)
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A simple but clever approach to teaching us to solve the real problems in our life and work instead of just treating symptoms. How many overweight smokers do we know on diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol and breathing meds? How many of these poor souls live in pain with bad backs, bad knees, etc... The best treatment; wire their jaws closed, help them to stop smoking and make them exercise. Companies do the same thing; they reorganize people and furniture, but never change the business model or daily practices that are hurting the company.
I loved this book. It boils down to senior level managers and leaders ability to commit to change and create a clear vision as to what good looks like. Love it.
A great read for anyone who's always had doubts and challenges towards many of the "rules" of strategic management and business consulting. A lot of stories and parallels to people you may have encountered in the business world or previous bosses you may have had. Interesting similarities are also made to human scenarios and conditions which make it easy to relate to.. Read this with low expectations and you'll be blown away! So much better than other "sell-out" authors and other "prescribed" readings from "so-called" experts!
What I didn't realize was that this "book" is actually a collection of articles that the writer wrote over the last few years, consolidated into one book, so I felt kind of cheated after reading this. Apparently (and I haven't confirmed this) most of the articles can actually be read from his website directly.
As far as the book itself, although the author says he attempted to introduce a flow through the book, it didn't fully succeed. It came across as pretty disjointed, with a few different themes and topics. However, it did have a couple of useful points and ideas.
One final thing - this book concentrates very heavily on service companies (IT, law firms etc) so if you're not interested in that area, don't get this book.
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