Why am I passionate about this?
I’ve always been interested in finding new ways for organizations to operate. When I was early in my career, I always had a habit of questioning the conventional wisdom of policies and procedures. I always want to know if the actions that we’re doing are delivering the results that we’re expecting. This led me on a journey to understand how teams function and to go beyond the easy answers.
Jeffery's book list on dysfunctional organizations from a former leader
Why did Jeffery love this book?
It’s amazing how invisible work can destroy the productivity of a team.
This book teaches why it’s critical to make your work visible. It has a bend towards agile working environments, but it can honestly be used anywhere with a little bit of adaptation.
The author uses the idea of a “time thief” to help illustrate her point and to help you, the reader, conceptualize just what this lack of visible work is costing you.
1 author picked Making Work Visible as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
Today's workers are drowning: nonstop requests for time, days filled to the brim with meetings, and endless nights spent heroically fixing the latest problems. This churn and burn is creating a workforce constantly on the edge of burnout.
In this updated edition, IT time management expert Dominica DeGrandis reveals the real crime of the century time theft, one of the most costly factors impacting enterprises in their day-to-day operations.
Through simple solutions that make work visible, DeGrandis helps people round up the five thieves of time and take back their lives with time-saving solutions. Chock-full of exercises, takeaways, real-world examples,…