Can four work days be better than five? It’s a question worth asking. Even if you don’t have the authority to direct a shift to a four-day work week, this book will help you think about how you and your people spend your time.
All in Reading Reflection
We usually think carefully about what to do or how to do it, but we seldom think about when to do it. Our relative carelessness with time and timing means we miss out on potential performance or even set ourselves up to make mistakes.
Deep work is fueled by focused, intense thinking that adds value for others. Shallow work includes high frequency, short duration tasks that don’t require much thought. Leaders should strive to do more, and better, deep work.
Physically, you are what you eat. Mentally and emotionally, you are what you pay attention to. Deciding what to pay attention to is a leadership challenge.
There are powerful leadership lessons to be learned from the worst nuclear accident in history.