Why Simple Wins, Lisa Bodell
Why Simple Wins, Lisa Bodell
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Why Simple Wins
Escape the Complexity Trap and Get to Work That Matters

Author: Lisa Bodell

Narrator: Steven Menasche

Unabridged: 7 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 10/18/2016


Synopsis

Imagine what you could do with the time you spend writing emails every day.

Complexity is killing companies' ability to innovate and adapt, and simplicity is fast becoming the competitive advantage of our time. Why Simple Wins helps leaders and their teams move beyond the feelings of frustration and futility that come with so much unproductive work in today’s corporate world to create a corporate culture where valuable, essential, meaningful work is the norm. By learning how to eliminate redundancies, communicate with clarity, and make simplification a habit, individuals and companies can begin to recognize which activities are time-sucks and which create lasting value.

Lisa Bodell’s simplification method has several unique principles:

• Simplification is a skill that’s available to us all, yet very few leaders use it.
• Simplification is the right thing to do—for our customers, for our company, and for each other. Operating with simplification as our core business model will make it easier to be respectful of each other’s time.
• Simplification drives culture, and culture in turn drives employee engagement, customer relations, and overall productivity.

This book is inspired by Bodell’s passion for eliminating barriers to innovation and productivity. In it, she explains why change and innovation are so hard to achieve—and it’s not what you might expect. The reality is this: we spend our days drowning in mundane tasks like meetings, emails, and reports. These are often self-created complexities that prevent us from getting to the meaningful work that truly matters.

Using simple stories and techniques, Why Simple Wins shows that by using simplicity as an operating principle, we can eliminate the busy work that puts a chokehold on us every day, and instead spend time on the work that we value.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mike

A two article book, meaning the meat could have been contained in two 20 page articles. That's pretty good, many of these books could be easily replaced by a single article or, in some cases, a five slide presentation. However, despite the real value of the tools provided it loses lots points as a b......more

Goodreads review by Jay

“Why Simple Wins” was an odd duck of a book. While about simplicity, I found the book repetitive. And I was surprised at the perspectives on simplicity presented here – most of the book is on business simplicity, generally process simplicity, while parts are more about personal simplicity, like the......more

Goodreads review by Tre

Why Simple Wins identifies exactly why so many of us are overwhelmed by today’s culture of busyness: increased metrics, CYA tactics, meetings all-day-every-day, 24/7 email. But it also provides tools to cut through workday clutter and shows us how to simplify tasks and focus on big-picture goals. By......more

I'm not sure I have these issues. I ff'd through lots of examples to get at the exercises and thought provoking questions. As below: Consider your strengths/ talents/ desires - if you could rework your role to make it more effective and meaningful, using your talents for the company's goals - what wo......more