Linda's Bestseller Reviews

Reviews and regularly updated lists of bestsellers and upcoming books

• The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande

Product DescriptionWith a title like The Checklist manifesto, it would be natural to assume that Atul Gawande has decided to revolutionize the most loved-hated activities of workers throughout the world: to-do list. But it is not the list itself, he wants to change, there is no programmatic steps or tables here to help you reshuffle daily tasks. What you find instead is an incredibly liberating and compelling examination of what it takes to work successfully and with a personal sense of satisfaction. The first thing you will realize is that it takes more than just one person to do a good job. This is a tipping revelation made all the stronger by Gawande’s skillful mix of curios and practical wisdom that he profiles its own experience. . . More>>

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande

• ISBN13: 9780805091748
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product DescriptionThe New York Times bestselling author better and complications reveals surprising power of ordinary checklistWe live in a world of great and growing complexity, where even the most expert practitioners struggle to cope with the tasks they face. Longer education, more and more sophisticated technology, neither seems to prevent serious errors. But in a hopeful turn, finds acclaimed surgeon and author Atul Gawande a measure of the humblest and simplest of techniques: checklist. First introduced decades ago by the U.S. Air Force, has checklists enable pilots to fly the aircraft amazing elegance. Now innovative checklists are being adopted in hospitals around the world, helps a doctor. . . More>>

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

• ISBN13: 9780767922029
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product DescriptionYou have a sink full of dishes to wash, three loads of laundry to do, seventeen bills to pay, thirty-six e-mails to answer, a big stack of novels on the nightstand you’d love to read, and zero minutes of free time. You can’t add more hours to the day, but Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro®, will help you make the most of the time you have and get things done. The Productivity Pro® helps you determine what you have under control and where you need to improve. Are you good at managing your bills but can’t find time to exercise? Do you get your kids to all their activities but end up constantly behind on laundry? Laura Stack shows you how to improve every area of your life. Whether you ne. . . More >>

Find More Time: How to Get Things Done at Home, Organize Your Life, and Feel Great About It

Product DescriptionCompletely revised and updated I not only enjoyed it. . . I found myself constantly nodding and saying to myself, ‘That’s right! That’s how it’s done! That’s what it feels like!’ You certainly captured the essence of what I’ve found is at the heart of transforming leadership. — Robert D. Haas, chairman and CEO, Levi Strauss & Co. The leadership book that outshines them all, updated for today’s new business realities. With an expanded research base of 60,000 leaders, this second edition captures the continuing interest in leadership as a critical aspect of human organizations. It offers a broader scope of leaders in every industry and walk of life, including the education and nonprofit fields, and examines the . . . More >>

The Leadership Challenge: How to Keep Getting Extraordinary Things Done in Organizations

Product DescriptionBossidy, one of the world’s most acclaimed CEOs, teams up with a legendary advisor to senior executives and boards of directors, to create this unique and indispensable guide to corporate strategy. In it, they focus on the quality most essential to every business-the ability to get things done. They illustrate the importance of execution and its three main building blocks. Description in Spanish: Las mejores ideas del mundo valen menos que el papel donde estan escritas si no se pueden ejecutar. Esta es la idea principal de este libro, escrito por los afamados lideres empresariales Larry Bossidy y Ram Charan. Todos quieren llevar a su empresa al siguiente nivel pero pocos lo consiguen. Como hacer que funcion. . . More >>

El arte de la ejecucion en los negocios/Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done