Thinking in Systems
by Donella H. Meadows (1941-2001)
Systems thinking helps to understand how things work in so many contexts, including ecological, economic, and social. This book explains the elements and dynamics of systems and points out some of the common traps in trying to manage them. Continue reading “Thinking in Systems”
Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency
by Tom DeMarco
Slack is an outstanding management book full of wisdom about corporate culture, change, failure, learning, quality, risk management, productivity, and managing people.
“You can’t grow if you can’t change at all.” Slack is “the lubricant of change… Slack represents operational capacity sacrificed in the interests of long-term health… Learning to think of it that way (instead of as waste) is what distinguishes organizations that are ‘in business’ from those that are merely busy.”
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