Achieve more by doing less…

At work we often feel weighed down by an excess of initiatives, meetings, training and targets. Over-enthusiastic executives, interfering consultants and demanding stakeholders often get in the way of doing the ‘real work’. This leaves us feeling overwhelmed but underproductive.

The Art of Less offers ideas for how to create a more effective and efficient organization by removing obstacles to meaningful work. Mats Alvesson and André Spicer explain how ‘organizational sludge’ gets in the way of performance, and what can be done about it. They show how unblocking systems and processes can improve work flow so people can focus more on the things that actually matter.

The Art of Less is the essential guide to how overburdened managers and employees can break down barriers to more effective working and achieve more by doing less.

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An essential handbook on how overburdened organizations can break down barriers to more effective working, and how everyone can achieve more by doing less.

PART ONE: What is Organizational Sludge?
1. Organizational Sludge
2. Types of Sludge

PART TWO: How Does Sludge Work?
3. Sources of Sludge
4. The Sludge Cycle

PART THREE: How can you fight sludge?
5. The Sludge Survival Guide
6. De-Sludging Organizations
7. Unblocking Leadership
8. Institutional Minimalism

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An essential handbook on how overburdened organizations can break down barriers to more effective working, and how everyone can achieve more by doing less.
Wide academic network from two authors - including Lund University (Sweden), University of Bath (UK), City University of London University (UK), Technical University of Munich (Germany), Bayes Business School (UK).
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781399422598
Publisert
2025-10-16
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Vekt
475 gr
Høyde
280 mm
Bredde
160 mm
Dybde
28 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
248

Om bidragsyterne

Mats Alvesson is professor at University of Bath, City and St George’s, University of London and Lund University, Sweden. He is also fellow of British Academy and Hans Fischer Senior Fellow at Technical University in Munich 2023-26. He has written over 30 books.

André Spicer is Professor of Organizational Behaviour and the Executive Dean of Bayes Business School, City and St George’s, University of London. He is an expert in the areas of Organizational Behaviour, Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility.