Do More Great Work: Stop the Busywork. Start the Work That Matters. Review
Most people want their work to make an impact and have a purpose, but that aim keeps getting lost because all the other stuff keeps getting in the way, according to Michael Bungay Stanier in this book. It is more a workbook than a conventional textbook, filled with exercises or "maps" which the author strongly encourages the reader to complete in order to provide the necessary understanding and motivation for change.
The book and the maps take the reader through a process of examining how much bad work, good work and great work the reader is currently doing; considering various sources of inspiration and opportunities to identify options for doing more great work; prioritising to determine a great work project to undertake; creating an action plan for the project; and tackling and solving the obstacles that will invariably arise.
Most people know that they need to change in order to live more fulfilling lives, but they lack the strength of willpower and the clarity of thought required to make the change. This book is aimed squarely at tackling these issues by forcing the reader to consider the issues and fill in the maps, rather than letting the reader merely ingest information. Readers who have been struggling to find the time and energy to review their direction and life goals will find this book very helpful.
Do More Great Work: Stop the Busywork. Start the Work That Matters. Feature
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Do More Great Work: Stop the Busywork. Start the Work That Matters. Overview
You work hard. You put in the hours. Yet you feel like you are constantly treading water with "Good Work" that keeps you going but never quite moves you ahead. Or worse, you are mired in "Bad Work"—endless meetings and energy-draining bureaucratic traps.
Do More Great Work gets to the heart of the problem: Even the best performers are spending less than a fraction of their time doing "Great Work"—the kind of innovative work that pushes us forward, stretches our creativity, and truly satisfies us. Michael Bungay Stanier, Canadian Coach of the Year in 2006, is a business consultant who’s found a way to move us away from bad work (and even good work), and toward more time spent doing great work.
When you’re up to your eyeballs answering e-mail, returning phone calls, attending meetings and scrambling to get that project done, you can turn to this inspirational, motivating, and at times playful book for invaluable guidance. In fifteen exercises, Do More Great Work shows how you can finally do more of the work that engages and challenges you, that has a real impact, that plays to your strengths—and that matters.
The exercises are "maps"—brilliantly simple visual tools that help you find, start and sustain Great Work, revealing how to:
- Find clues to your own Great Work—they’re all around you
- Locate the sweet spot between what you want to do and what your organization wants you to do
- Generate new ideas and possibilities quickly
- Best manage your overwhelming workload
- Double the likelihood that you’ll do what you want to do
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