Productivity Reimagined

Informationen zum Autor JACOB STOLLER is a speaker, consultant, and journalist who has published hundreds of articles about business management and technology. His Shingo Prize-winning book The Lean CEO, provides an executive perspective on the Lean approach to management that evolved from the Toyota Production System. Klappentext Praise for PRODUCTIVITY REIMAGINED "In Productivity Reimagined, author Jacob Stoller draws on both the wisdom of the ages and the most modern ideas of workplace psychology using compelling examples to dispel the myths of what it means to be engaged and productive. He reveals a superior way of thinking that all of us can aspire to and draw on. If you've been stuck for a while now, this is the book to get you on the road to new levels of results." -- RICHARD SHERIDAN, CEO and Chief Storyteller at Menlo Innovations; and author of Joy, Inc. and Chief Joy Officer " Productivity Reimagined paints a picture of the incredible outcomes possible when you create environments of caring, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Stoller's latest is an exceptional guide for anyone looking to improve output as well as the lives in their span of care!" -- BOB CHAPMAN, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller; and author of Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family " Productivity Reimagined author Jacob Stoller does a stellar job of connecting the concept and the practices of productivity and identifying the misunderstandings that so often cause productivity initiatives to be counterproductive." -- JOHN SHOOK, Senior Advisor, Lean Enterprise Institute; and Chairman, Lean Global Network "Stoller provides an exceptional blueprint for companies striving to solve the productivity puzzle and empower their workforce to excel in today's global economy." -- KERRY SIGGINS, CEO of StoneAge; and author of The Ownership Mindset Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix Acknowledgments xv Part One The Productivity Challenge 1 1 Productivity, Real and Imagined 3 2 The Productivity Toolkit 21 Part Two Shattering the Five Myths 39 3 The Myth of Segmented Success 41 4 The Myth of the Bottom Line 63 5 The Top-Down Knowledge Myth 87 6 The Myth of Sticks and Carrots 105 7 The Myth of Tech Omnipotence 127 Part Three Business Strategies for a Better World 143 8 Productive Strategies for Preserving Our Planet 145 9 A Prescription for Better Healthcare 161 10 An Entrepreneurial Approach to Breaking the Poverty Cycle 181 11 Rethinking the Meaning of Disability 197 12 Joy at Work 209 Part Four Moving Forward 219 13 We Can Do This! 221 Notes 247 About the Author 253 Index 255 ...

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JACOB STOLLER is a speaker, consultant, and journalist who has published hundreds of articles about business management and technology. His Shingo Prize-winning book The Lean CEO, provides an executive perspective on the Lean approach to management that evolved from the Toyota Production System.

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Praise for PRODUCTIVITY REIMAGINED

"In Productivity Reimagined, author Jacob Stoller draws on both the wisdom of the ages and the most modern ideas of workplace psychology using compelling examples to dispel the myths of what it means to be engaged and productive. He reveals a superior way of thinking that all of us can aspire to and draw on. If you've been stuck for a while now, this is the book to get you on the road to new levels of results."
--RICHARD SHERIDAN, CEO and Chief Storyteller at Menlo Innovations; and author of Joy, Inc. and Chief Joy Officer

"Productivity Reimagined paints a picture of the incredible outcomes possible when you create environments of caring, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Stoller's latest is an exceptional guide for anyone looking to improve output as well as the lives in their span of care!"
--BOB CHAPMAN, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller; and author of Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family

"Productivity Reimagined author Jacob Stoller does a stellar job of connecting the concept and the practices of productivity and identifying the misunderstandings that so often cause productivity initiatives to be counterproductive."
--JOHN SHOOK, Senior Advisor, Lean Enterprise Institute; and Chairman, Lean Global Network

"Stoller provides an exceptional blueprint for companies striving to solve the productivity puzzle and empower their workforce to excel in today's global economy."
--KERRY SIGGINS, CEO of StoneAge; and author of The Ownership Mindset

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Preface ix

Acknowledgments xv

Part One The Productivity Challenge 1

1 Productivity, Real and Imagined 3

2 The Productivity Toolkit 21

Part Two Shattering the Five Myths 39

3 The Myth of Segmented Success 41

4 The Myth of the Bottom Line 63

5 The Top-Down Knowledge Myth 87

6 The Myth of Sticks and Carrots 105

7 The Myth of Tech Omnipotence 127

Part Three Business Strategies for a Better World 143

8 Productive Strategies for Preserving Our Planet 145

9 A Prescription for Better Healthcare 161

10 An Entrepreneurial Approach to Breaking the Poverty Cycle 181

11 Rethinking the Meaning of Disability 197

12 Joy at Work 209

Part Four Moving Forward 219

13 We Can Do This! 221

Notes 247

About the Author 253

Index 255