Review of ReWork
I found the book ReWork by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson recommended from several sources so I thought it would be worth reading. There are a lot of bad business oriented books, and many that just repeat common knowledge. Not this one.
The authors, founders of 37signals, provide a lot of advice that goes against the grain – which is wonderful. The grain left me rather itchy most of the time anyway. Get the book, it needs to be sitting on your desk or somewhere easily accessible. Here are some of my favorite blurbs (for more, just get the book):
- More people should be learning from their success instead of their mistakes
- Plans = Guesses
- The message > tools
- A one hour meeting with 10 people = 15 hours of lost productivity
- What are you against?
- Say no by default
- Let your customers outgrow you
- Test-drive employees
- Nobody likes plastic flowers
- Everyone should be on the frontlines
- Don’t scar on the first cut (policies are the scar)
My favorites of the favorites:
- Inspiration is perishable
- Build an audience by teaching (not selling)
- Focus on what won’t change
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