Simplicity

by Bill Jensen

This is the age of information overload. In a world where people's time and attention are scarce, the only way to stay sane and actually get any work done is to simplify- to focus on what matters most and not waste your time in the rest. Businesses worldwide are rushing to transform themselves into knowledge-based competitors in the information age. But the greatest challenge that people and companies face is not competition, the marketplace, or any external force; it is from within the organization. Companies and individuals have to learn hoe to manage the ever-increasing complexity that characterize work-or someone else is going to get there first. In simplicity ,Bill Jensen offers a highly engaging and pragmatic approach to competing in the fast-paces information age by being disciplined about how you make sense of everything around you. Drawing on a ground-breaking study of over2500 people in 460 companies, Jensen presents new tools and strategies for applying common sense and critical thinking to any business situation-from running more effective meetings to leading large scale change programmes. Where technology, information science and management theory meet, Jensen offers a version of how work and organization can be structured in ways that create knowledge but not information overload. Simplicity is about working smarter, not harder. It gives you the power to create more flexible and productive organizations, more compelling experiences for colleagues and customers, and more fulfilling work for everyone.

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First published February 7, 2000

About the author

Bill Jensen makes it easier to do great work.
Bill is today’s foremost expert on work complexity and cutting through clutter to what really matters.

He has spent the past two decades studying how work gets done. (Much of what he’s found horrifies him.)

He is an internationally-acclaimed author and speaker who is known for provocative ideas, extremely useful content, and his passion for making it easier for everyone to work smarter, not harder.

His first book, Simplicity, was the Number 5 Leadership/ Management book on Amazon in 2000. His next best-seller is Simplicity Survival Handbook: 32 Ways to Do Less and Accomplish More.

His latest books, Disrupt! Think Epic. Be Epic. and The Courage Within Us, reveal the secrets of 100 great disruptive heroes on how to thrive and take advantage of continuous disarray, disorder and change.

Bill holds degrees in Communication Design and Organizational Development.

He is CEO of The Jensen Group. Among his clients are Bank of America, Merck, Pfizer, GE, L’Oréal Italia, Genentech, NASA, The World Bank, BBC, Philips Lighting, the US Navy SEALS, the government of Ontario, Singapore Institute of Management, Guangzhou China Development District, and the Swedish Post Office.

Bill’s personal life fantasy is to bicycle around the globe via breweries.