Slack : Getting past burnout, busywork, and the myth of total efficiency [1 ed.] 9780767908993

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Table of contents :
Prelude

Part One: SLACK
1. Madmen in the Halls
2. Busyness
3. The Myth of Fungible Resource
4. When “Hurry Up” Really Means “Slow Down”
5. Managing Eve
6. Business Instead of Busyness

Part Two: LOST, BUT MAKING GOOD TIME
7. The Cost of Pressure
8. Aggressive Schedules
9. Overtime
10. A Little Sleight of Hand in the Accounting Department
11. Power Sweeper
12. The Second Law of Bad Management
13. Culture of Fear
14. Litigation
15. Process Obsession
16. Quality
17. Efficient and/or Effective
18. Management by Objectives

Part Three: CHANGE AND GROWTH
19. Vision
20. Leadership and “Leadership”
21. Dilbert Reconsidered
22. Fear and Safety
23. Trust and Trustworthiness
24. Timing of Change
25. What Middle Management Is There For
26. Where Learning Happens
27. Danger in the White Space
28. Change Management

Part Four: RISK AND RISK MANAGEMENT
29. Uncommon Sense
30. Risk Management: The Minimal Prescription
31. Working at Breakneck Speed
32. Learning to Live with Risk

AFTERWORD
33. The Needle in the Haystack

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