Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less: Book Club Andreea Roșca
Autor Greg McKeownen Limba Engleză Paperback – 17 apr 2014
Reținem, încă de la primele pagini, că Essentialism nu este o simplă metodă de gestionare a timpului, ci o disciplină sistematică. Structura cărții propune un parcurs riguros de la explorare și evaluare la eliminarea zgomotului de fond, culminând cu execuția fără fricțiuni. Greg McKeown organizează materialul în jurul conceptului de „urmărire disciplinată a mai puținului”, oferind cititorului un cadru de decizie pentru a distinge între ceea ce este vital și ceea ce este trivial. Notăm includerea secțiunii practice „Essentialism 21-Day Challenge”, care transformă teoria într-un protocol de acțiune imediată. Abordarea autorului diferă de lucrări precum The Law of The Vital Few de Anthony Sanni prin faptul că este mai puțin abstractă și mult mai aplicabilă în contextul presiunii sociale moderne; în timp ce Sanni explorează concepte teoretice din biologie și afaceri, Greg McKeown livrează un manifest pentru recuperarea controlului asupra propriilor alegeri. Comparativ cu Do Less, Get More de Sháá Wasmund, care se concentrează pe împlinirea personală, Essentialism păstrează o rigoare corporativă și academică, specifică pregătirii autorului la Stanford. În contextul operei sale, această carte reprezintă fundamentul filozofic pe care s-a construit ulterior Effortless. Dacă în Essentialism accentul cade pe identificarea activităților corecte, în lucrările ulterioare autorul s-a concentrat pe simplificarea procesului de execuție. Găsim aici argumentele solide pentru care a face mai puțin, dar mai bine, nu este o dovadă de lene, ci una de înaltă performanță strategică.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0753555166
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 134 x 213 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: Random House
Colecția Virgin Books
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De ce să citești această carte
Această carte este indispensabilă profesioniștilor care se simt suprasolicitați, dar cu rezultate sub așteptări. Veți învăța să aplicați criterii selective stricte asupra modului în care vă consumați energia, reușind să eliminați sarcinile care vă deturnează de la obiectivele principale. Câștigul major este claritatea mentală și capacitatea de a spune „nu” fără vinovăție, transformând productivitatea haotică într-o contribuție strategică de impact.
Despre autor
Greg McKeown este un autor de succes și consultant strategic, partener la The Wiseman Group, unde coordonează ateliere de leadership la nivel global. Originar din Londra, acesta și-a consolidat expertiza în management și comportament organizațional obținând un MBA la Universitatea Stanford. Este recunoscut ca o voce influentă în domeniul productivității, fiind invitat frecvent să vorbească în cadrul companiilor din top Fortune 500. Opera sa, centrată pe esențialism și eficiență, a declanșat o mișcare globală privind modul în care raportăm munca la viața personală.
Descriere
Have you ever found yourself struggling with information overload? Have you ever felt both overworked and underutilised? Do you ever feel busy but not productive? If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is to become an Essentialist. In Essentialism, Greg McKeown, CEO of a Leadership and Strategy agency in Silicon Valley who has run courses at Apple, Google and Facebook, shows you how to achieve what he calls the disciplined pursuit of less. Being an Essentialist is about a disciplined way of thinking.
It means challenging the core assumption of 'We can have it all' and 'I have to do everything' and replacing it with the pursuit of 'the right thing, in the right way, at the right time'. By applying a more selective criteria for what is essential, the pursuit of less allows us to regain control of our own choices so we can channel our time, energy and effort into making the highest possible contribution toward the goals and activities that matter. Using the experience and insight of working with the leaders of the most innovative companies and organisations in the world, McKeown shows you how to put Essentialism into practice in your own life, so you too can achieve something great.
Recenzii
- Dave Ulrich, Professor, School of Business, University of Michigan, Partner, the RBL Group
"Entrepreneurs succeed when they say "yes" to the right project, at the right time, in the right way. To accomplish this, they have to be good at saying "no" to all their other ideas. Essentialism offers concise and eloquent advice on how to determine what you care about most, and how to apply your energies in ways that ultimately bring you the greatest rewards."
- Reid Hoffman, co-founder/chairman of LinkedIn and co-author of the #1 NYT bestseller "The Start-up of You"
"In a world of increasing chaos and complexity, the ideas and tools of Essentialism turn chaos into commitment and complexity into accomplishment. This timely, well written book is a must read and do for any employee, manager, leader, or parent who ever feels overwhelmed. It is truly the right book at the right time."
- Dave Ulrich, Professor, School of Business, University of Michigan, Partner, the RBL Group
Entrepreneurs succeed when they say "yes" to the right project, at the right time, in the right way. To accomplish this, they have to be good at saying "no" to all their other ideas. Essentialism offers concise and eloquent advice on how to determine what you care about most, and how to apply your energies in ways that ultimately bring you the greatest rewards.
-- Reid Hoffman, co-founder/chairman of LinkedIn and co-author of the #1 NYT bestseller "The Start-up of You"
Great design takes us beyond the complex, the unnecessary and confusing, to the simple, clear and meaningful. This is as true for the design of a life as it is for the design of a product. With Essentialism, Greg McKeown gives us the invaluable guidebook for just such a project.
"-Tim Brown, CEO, IDEO
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"As a self-proclaimed "maximalist" who always wants to do it all, this book challenged me and improved my life. If you want to work better, not just "less", you should read it too." - Chris Guillebeau, NYT bestselling author of "The $100 Startup"
"Essentialism is a powerful antidote to the current craziness that plagues our organizations and our lives. Read Greg McKeown's words slowly, stop and think about how to apply them to your life - you will do less, do it better, and begin to feel the insanity start to slip away."
- Robert I. Sutton, Professor at Stanford University and author of "Good Boss, Bad Boss" and "Scaling Up Excellence.
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In a world of increasing chaos and complexity, the ideas and tools of Essentialism turn chaos into commitment and complexity into accomplishment. This timely, well written book is a must read and do for any employee, manager, leader, or parent whoever feels overwhelmed. It is truly the right book at the right time.
- Dave Ulrich, Professor, University of Michigan School of Business and Partner, the RBL Group
"Do you feel it, too? That relentless pressure to sample all the good things in life? To do all the 'right' things? The reality is, you don't make progress that way. Instead, you're in danger of spreading your efforts so thin that you make no impact at all. Greg McKeown believes the answer lies in paring life down to its essentials. He can't tell you what's essential to every life, but he can help you find the meaning in yours."
-- Daniel H. Pink, author of TO SELL IS HUMAN and DRIVE
"Entrepreneurs succeed when they say "yes" to the right project, at the right time, in the right way. To accomplish this, they have to be good at saying "no" to all their other ideas. Essentialism offers concise and eloquent advice on how to determine what you care about most, and how to apply your energies in ways that ultimately bring you the greatest rewards."
-- Reid Hoffman, co-founder/chairman of LinkedIn and co-author of the #1 NYT bestseller "The Start-up of You"
"Greg McKeown's excellent new book is a much-needed antidote to the stress, burnout and compulsion to "do everything," that infects us all. It is an Essential read for anyone who wants to regain control of their health, well-being, and happiness."
--Arianna Huffington, Co-founder, president, and editor in chief, Huffington Post Media Group" ""Essentialism "holds the keys to solving one of the great puzzles of life: how can we do less but accomplish more? A timely, essential read for anyone who feels overcommitted, overloaded, or overworked--in other words, everyone. It has already changed the way that I think about my own priorities, and if more leaders embraced this philosophy, our jobs and our lives would be less stressful and more productive. So drop what you're doing and read it.."
--Adam Grant, Wharton professor and bestselling author of "Give and Take"
"As a self-proclaimed "maximalist" who always wants to do it all, this book challenged me and improved my life. If you want to work better, not just "less," you should read it too."
- Chris Guillebeau, NYT bestselling author of "The $100 Startup
"
"Great design takes us beyond the complex, the unnecessary and confusing, to the simple, clear and meaningful. This is as true for the design of a life as it is for the design of a product. With Essentialism, Greg McKeown gives us the invaluable guidebook for just such a project."
"-Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO"
"In Essentialism, Greg McKeown makes a compelling case for achieving more by doing less. He reminds us that clarity of focus and the ability to say 'no' are both critical and undervalued in business today."
-Jeff Weiner, CEO, LinkedIn
"While everyone else is still leafing through "Lean In" or "Outliers," get a competitive jump on the new year with....Essentialism... learn how to identify the right things, focus on getting them done, and forget the rest. In other words, 'do less, but better.'" -Forbes
"Essentialism is a powerful antidote to the current craziness that plagues our organizations and our lives. Read Greg McKeown's words slowly, stop and think about how to apply them to your life - you will do less, do it better, and begin to feel the insanity start to slip away."
- Robert I. Sutton, Professor at Stanford University and author of "Good Boss, Bad Boss" and "Scaling Up Excellence.
"
In a world of increasing chaos and complexity, the ideas and tools of Essentialism turn chaos into commitment and complexity into accomplishment. This timely, well written book is a must read and do for any employee, manager, leader, or parent whoever feels overwhelmed. It is truly the right book at the right time.
- Dave Ulrich, Professor, University of Michigan School of Business and Partner, the RBL Group
"Essentialism is a rare gem that will change lives. Greg offers deep insights, rich context and actionable steps to living life at its fullest. I've started on the path to an Essentialist way of life, and the impact on my productivity and well-being is profound."
-Bill Rielly, Senior Vice President, Intel Security
"In this likeable and astute treatise on the art of doing less in order to do better...McKeown makes the content fresh and the solutions easy to implement. Following his lucid and smart directions will help readers fine "the way of the essentialist" -Success Magazine
"Essentialism will give you richer, sweeter results and put you in real control, giving greater precision to the pursuit of what truly matters." -Forbes.com