- Paperback: 222 pages
- Publisher: Matador (13 Dec 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1848769490
- ISBN-13: 978-1848769496
- Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 20.3 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 334,153 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A book we all need to read' --Chartered Management Institute
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Why are we working harder than ever and yet being less effective? Why do we let work bleed into family life and holidays? The Activity Illusion breaks open the vicious circle of hyperactive work practices and shows how to fix it for you and your organisation. You will discover: · how to work less and be more effective in your job · why activity has become the new status · how up to 20% of your organisation's payroll gets soaked up by ineffective use of email · why we get "addicted" to email and BlackBerry · how to create the virtuous circle of an effective work life and a great life outside the office.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Finally, I have an explanation for all the face-time I saw in my first career (banking), all the brown-nosing, early-hours emails that seem to circulate and those loud, pointless phone calls that middle-aged businessmen feel compelled to make in airports.
This book explains how, with new, flat hierarchies and less blatant displays of status in the workplace, 'activity' has become the new symbol of success. The anecdotes are interesting, timely and at times, hilarious - this is a very well-researched book.
This book explains how, with new, flat hierarchies and less blatant displays of status in the workplace, 'activity' has become the new symbol of success. The anecdotes are interesting, timely and at times, hilarious - this is a very well-researched book.
Format:Paperback
This is a thought-provoking, insightful and highly practical book written by an author who clearly knows his subject. Some of the often unnoticed ways in which we generate unprodctive activity are clearly highlighted through a combination of anecdotes, reference to research and personal observation - themes that I found I could easily relate to and suspect most others could too. The book then turns to consider how unproductive activities can be capped, offering a wealth of valuable ideas for tackling what is effectively a scourge of modern working. Well written and easy to dip into, this book should add value for anyone who struggles to stay on top of their daily workload. Highly recommended!
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Any professional that is trying to achieve work-life balance should read this book. The book offers an interesting perspective on why we are so attached to our Blackberries, despite the disastrous effects it can have on our productivity, health and personal relationships. The author suggests practical ways to use Blackberries efficiently so that you can improve your personal well-being as well as your professional performance. It's time to get back to the basics of sound management skills and leave behind activity for activity sake.
Christine Brown-Quinn, The Female Capitalist (TM), Author of Step Aside Super Woman...Career & Family is for Any Woman
Christine Brown-Quinn, The Female Capitalist (TM), Author of Step Aside Super Woman...Career & Family is for Any Woman
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A cure for email and blackberry addiction
This is one of those rare books that is both very practical and academically sound so deserves a wide audience. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Carl French
Excellent!
This is the kind of book which you read and think OF COURSE! It's so obvious, in retrospect, that the way we're working today is not really working. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Rob Archer
Thoughtful & well researched
You need to read a book like this to realise how automatic humans are and how easy it is for us to slide into bad habits. Read more
Published 17 months ago by david.j.hill@bt.com
Brilliant! Well researched and well written!!
Brilliant! This book will help every business person to set a real New Year Resolution for 2011. Well researched and well written!! Read more
Published 17 months ago by David Sales
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