Slack : Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency

Demarco, Tom

ISBN 10: 076790768X / ISBN 13: 9780767907682

Published by Broadway Books, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Slack : Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency
• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 076790768X
• ISBN 13: 9780767907682
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Argues that the "lean and mean" corporate model of workaholism and downsizing is proving counterproductive, explaining how companies can implement downtime, promote flexibility, and foster creativity as part of realizing increased revenues.

About the Author

Tom DeMarco is a principal of the Atlantic Systems Guild, a New York--and London-based consulting practice. His clients include Hewlett Packard, Apple, IBM, Bell Laboratories, and many others. He is also the author of seven books on management and technical development methods, including The Deadline, a business novel, and Peopleware. In 1999, Tom was awarded the Wayne Stevens Prize for lifetime contribution to software engineering methods, and he continues to work in areas of organizational change, project management, and litigation. He divides his time between New York City and Camden, Maine.