Faster Cheaper Better, Michael Hammer
Faster Cheaper Better, Michael Hammer
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Faster Cheaper Better
The 9 Levers for Transforming How Work Gets Done

Author: Michael Hammer, Lisa W. Hershman

Narrator: George K. Wilson

Unabridged: 11 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/31/2010


Synopsis

The rough patch we have had for the past couple of years is only going to continue. Michael Hammer's brilliance was especially acute during tough times when people in business had to hunker down and just be plain better than the competition. His focus was on the nuts-and-bolts of how work actually gets done, showing people how to transform a business by improving the way it is run—whether it's a factory or a software company. While he worked with CEOs, much of his life was spent two and three levels down, with people who run refineries, develop new pharmaceuticals, make the packaging for food products, market financial services, deliver health care, or develop software. Hammer's mantra was, "My job isn't to tell people what business they should be in, that's up to them. I simply tell them how to do it best—whether it's something as complex as software or as simple as widgets, and that means doing it differently."

The central problem Hammer saw is that despite good intentions, companies don't perform at the levels they need to because the way they do things is screwed up. This book is a tool kit for how to do things right, providing its listeners with the skills to make deep and fundamental changes in how companies do their work.

Given the range of people and the types of companies Hammer worked with, Faster Cheaper Better will benefit a wide range of people. It includes those at the top as well as middle managers and business professionals. Its focus on operations and process make it the ideal book not only for those who run a factory, refinery, or the customer service operation of a bank, but also people and companies engaged in creative activities—such as book publishers, software companies, and pharmaceutical firms.

About Michael Hammer

Michael Hammer was one of the world's foremost business thinkers. He originated both reengineering and the process enterprise, ideas that have transformed the modern business world. Through his teaching and research, he worked with the management teams of leading companies to bring about fundamental change in their organizations. He authored several bestselling business books, including The Agenda, Beyond Reengineering, and Reengineering the Corporation, coauthored with James Champy. Time magazine included him in its first list of America's twenty-five most influential individuals.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Adam

Some basic easy to understand principles in end-to-end process management. Not a whole lot I haven't heard before, but the book is put together well and could be a good reference for future project leadership. I'm not sold on adding people for the sole purpose of managing projects...what the book re......more

Goodreads review by Abhi

This book could have been much shorter and still kept to its core message which is processes help businesses do move faster, better, cheaper. However, it is a book written for larger companies with bigger bureaucracies so there are a lot of examples that touch on that. However, for the small business......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

There are some good principles in this book. I found it a little outdated.......more