Stretch, Scott Sonenshein
Stretch, Scott Sonenshein
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Stretch
Unlock the Power of Less-and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined

Author: Scott Sonenshein

Narrator: Mike Chamberlain

Unabridged: 7 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 02/07/2017


Synopsis

A Rice University social scientist teaches you to rethink what you need to succeed, and do more with what you already have, in this counterintuitive, evidence-based guide to changing the way you work and live.Stretch identifies key ways for people and organizations to work beyond their resources to achieve higher performance. Based on in-depth research in psychology and management, Scott Sonenshein shows how to accomplish goals, find professional and personal success, and live a richer life.Two different mindsets drive achievement, creativity, and innovation: ""stretching"" and ""chasing.""Stretchers embrace what they have, finding unconventional ways to use resources already at hand. A competitor is someone who improves your own work; a floundering brand becomes a trendy; and forgotten workers become star employees. Chasers get trapped in convention. They mindlessly accept other people’s definitions of resources and often feel they are missing what they need to succeed. Sonenshein teaches a four-part framework that activates the stretching potential we all have but may not fully recognize:Diversify experiences.Act immediately without overplanning.Expect the positive.Build unique combinations.Sonenshein reveals that while we rarely have all we think we need, we usually have more than we imagine. Whether leading organizations, launching careers, or raising families, Stretch teaches us how to achieve more by acting resourcefully at work and beyond.

About Scott Sonenshein

Scott Sonenshein is the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice University and bestselling author of Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less – And Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined and co-author (with Marie Kondo) of Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life. His award winning research, teaching, and speaking has helped Fortune 500 executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals in industries such as technology, energy, healthcare, retail, education, banking, manufacturing, and non-profits.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brad on April 28, 2018

The book boils down to three cliches: 1) make do with what you have, 2) well-rounded people do well, and 3) think outside the box. I'm not sure I gained any insight or had my views challenged by reading this book, but the author has a light, breezy writing style and makes good use of ample stories an......more

Goodreads review by Courtney on September 21, 2017

I think I need to start going to literature for self-help more than the self-help aisle. While the premise of Sonenshein's book was well-intentioned (do MORE with LESS), and while some of his examples were inspirational and motivating (did you know the guy who directed Spy Kids did his whole first f......more

Goodreads review by Peter on September 16, 2019

This was one of those books that could have been written on a post it note but somehow ends up being a 250 page book. The message? Having more resources doesn't always lead to better results. Just ask the Lakers.......more

Goodreads review by Vincent on June 06, 2017

My curiosity in Stretch was piqued after I went to a book event where Professor Sonenshein shared key takeaways from his research. The book did not disappoint. The format is tried and true, relying heavily on anecdotes, but I appreciate the personal anecdotes frequently interjected throughout. Parti......more

Goodreads review by Kailey (Luminous Libro) on March 13, 2020

I picked up this book because the author has co-written the new Marie Kondo book, Joy at Work. I wanted to check out other books by this author before I read Marie Kondo's new book. I was disappointed. The writing is much too verbose, taking forever to make a clear point. Every chapter is FULL of stor......more