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    Slack (Review and Analysis of DeMarco's Book)
    Slack (Review and Analysis of DeMarco's Book)
    Slack (Review and Analysis of DeMarco's Book)
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    Slack (Review and Analysis of DeMarco's Book)

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    The must-read summary of Tom DeMarco's book: "Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork and the Myth of Total Efficiency".

    This complete summary of the ideas from Tom DeMarco's book "Slack" shows that companies who constantly insist on efficiency are actually creating an environment where they limit flexibility, reduce the capacity for creativity and increase burnout in employees. In his book, the author explains that effective managers should be able to identify and introduce exactly the right amount of slack within working practices in order to avoid these outcomes. This summary introduces four key components for implementing this philosophy and the two different types of slack that will create the best working environment with high levels of efficiency.

    Added-value of this summary:
    • Save time
    • Understand key concepts
    • Expand your knowledge

    To learn more, read "Slack" and discover the key to creating a flexible working environment that will get the best out of your employees.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBusiness Book Summaries
    Release dateSep 29, 2014
    ISBN9782511016428
    Slack (Review and Analysis of DeMarco's Book)

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      Slack (Review and Analysis of DeMarco's Book) - BusinessNews Publishing

      Book Presentation Slack by Tom Demarco

      Book Abstract

      About the Author

      Important Note About This Ebook

      Summary of Slack (Tom Demarco)

      Key #1: Introduce some slack – so the organization has the ability to change.

      Key #2: Offset corporate stress – so people don’t feel the need to speed if lost.

      Key #3: Build an ability to learn – so change and growth become possible.

      Key #4: Learn how to manage risk – so your people can use it to their advantage.

      Book Abstract

      MAIN IDEA

      The more efficient a firm becomes, the less flexibility it has – and the harder it becomes for the business to make any changes that are required for it to operate more effectively in the future. Therefore, managers can actually make their organizations run better if they introduce a little bit of slack within the system allowing new and better ideas to take root and grow to fruition.

      Specifically, business builders and managers should keep in mind four keys:

      A business manager can always tell when just the right amount of slack exists within their organization since:

      Organizational agility will flourish as workers have more time to think about and analyze what they need to do.

      The job satisfaction levels of key personnel will rise, resulting in better retention of the best people.

      The organization as a whole will enjoy an improved ability to anticipate and invest in the future.

      There will be an enhanced ability and capacity to take rather than avoid prudent commercial risks.

      All in all, just the right amount of slack will position the business ideally to meet the future demands and challenges of the dynamic and evolving global economy.

      About the Author

      TOM DEMARCO is a principal of the Atlantic Systems Guild, a consulting firm specializing in organizational change, project management and litigation. He

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