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How to find balance and satisfaction in life, work and play. Why things like Agile, Lean, NLP, Systems Thinking and Theory of Constraints are essential for effective project management.
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In today's society almost as soon as a new way of thinking or working emerges it is hijacked by individuals and companies seeking to make a quick buck. In some instances old ideas are re-branded and sold under a new label. In almost all cases they concentrate on the implementation of specific "silver bullet" practices, excluding other complementary or necessary parts. The original ideology gets devalued, confused or lost.
This book looks at four disciplines in which this has happened - NLP, Agile, Lean and the Theory of Constraints. It takes a philosophical look at their fundamental principles and explains their value.
It is an essential read for managers for whom these principles, when applied properly, are very effective tools. The author makes the case that, in their purest form, these principles and disciplines are applicable by anyone in any situation, making this book a useful and thought provoking read for almost everybody.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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A spring clean for the brain,
By Tony Baines (Ipswich, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Trousers of Reality- find balance and satisfaction in life, work and play: Why things like Agile, Lean, NLP, Systems Thinking & Theory of Constraints are essential for effective project management (Paperback)
This book made me open up the windows in my head to let in some fresh air on daily activities I thought I knew well - planning, communicating, prioritising - helping to blow away the accumulated cruft, leaving the essential lessons bare and showing mew ways to grow and improve.
The style is personal and engaging, drawing on the authors experience of coaching and software development and centuries of work from thinkers around the world to reveal a deeper perspective on the reasons that projects succeed and fail. Looking forward to volume II.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Sound advice from software's Mr Miyagi,
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This review is from: The Trousers of Reality- find balance and satisfaction in life, work and play: Why things like Agile, Lean, NLP, Systems Thinking & Theory of Constraints are essential for effective project management (Paperback)
I worked with Barry a while ago in a frenetic new media environment. At the time I was pretty new to agile, attracted by its promise but short on experience.
Barry worked almost invisibly across the whole organisation, addressing misunderstandings here, correcting the course there, sprinkling new approaches; so that by the end of his tenure the place fairly hummed. That same deep understanding and sleight of hand is present in this book. Wilfully starting at right angles to everything you might expect, you will find a mixture of practical tools you can use straight away alongside many esoteric ideas simply scattered like seeds. I can imagine that engineers looking for a textbook (Fowler's patterns, Schwaber's pragmatism or Beck's tutorials) will be disappointed - but if you are excited by ideas and constantly looking to broaden your reference points then Trousers will set you thinking.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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This book contains nuggets of gold,
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This review is from: The Trousers of Reality- find balance and satisfaction in life, work and play: Why things like Agile, Lean, NLP, Systems Thinking & Theory of Constraints are essential for effective project management (Paperback)
I've known Barry Evans a number of years now, both as a colleague and as a friend. Does this make this review biased? Quite possibly, but it also means I know the man behind the book. I know his methods and I know what he has achieved.
Barry Evans is one of life's unusual people: someone who is outstandingly successful in his professional life, but who has also managed to achieve balance between his work and his home and family life. Ever since Barry told me he was writing this book two years ago, I've been looking forward to reading it. I've just finished reading it for the second time. It's been worth the wait. Quite simply, The Trousers of Reality: Working Life contains nuggets of gold from start to finish. Barry's ideas and his concepts work in real life situations: in business, he creates hugely successful outcomes, achieving results others thought impossible. He does so in a way that brings people and organisations together, enthusing people and empowering them to achieve their very best. Over the past decade I have run several businesses - computer systems suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and logistics operations. I only wish I had this book available to me when I started. If you feel you could manage people or situations better than you currently do; if you're striving to achieve your targets and reach your goals, but at the expense of your home life; if you are driving yourself forward as hard as you can but feel that the rest of your company isn't following your leadership as well as it might, then The Trousers of Reality: Working Life is the book for you.
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