{"product_id":"2940172441677","title":"Why Simple Wins: Escape the Complexity Trap and Get to Work That Matters","description":"Imagine what you could do with the time you spend writing emails every day.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Complexity is killing companies' ability to innovate and adapt, and simplicity is fast becoming the competitive advantage of our time. \u003ci\u003eWhy Simple Wins\u003c\/i\u003e helps leaders and their teams move beyond the feelings of frustration and futility that come with so much unproductive work in today's corporate world to create a corporate culture where valuable, essential, meaningful work is the norm. By learning how to eliminate redundancies, communicate with clarity, and make simplification a habit, individuals and companies can begin to recognize which activities are time-sucks and which create lasting value.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lisa Bodell's simplification method has several unique principles:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimplification is a skill that's available to us all, yet very few leaders use it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimplification is the right thing to do-for our customers, for our company, and for each other. Operating with simplification as our core business model will make it easier to be respectful of each other's time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimplification drives culture, and culture in turn drives employee engagement, customer relations, and overall productivity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book is inspired by Bodell's passion for eliminating barriers to innovation and productivity. In it, she explains why change and innovation are so hard to achieve-and it's not what you might expect. The reality is this: we spend our days drowning in mundane tasks like meetings, emails, and reports. These are often self-created complexities that prevent us from getting to the meaningful work that truly matters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Using simple stories and techniques, \u003ci\u003eWhy Simple Wins\u003c\/i\u003e shows that by using simplicity as an operating principle, we can eliminate the busy work that puts a chokehold on us every day, and instead spend time on the work that we value.","brand":"Instructional Systems [Aubrey J. Kline (aka Jim Kline dba Instructional Systems)]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123615285488,"sku":"2940172441677","price":29.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940172441677_p0.jpg?v=1763835890","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940172441677","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}