Summary: Less Is More - Jason Jennings: How Great Companies Use Productivity as a Competitive Tool in Business

This work offers a summary of the book "LESS IS MORE: How Great Companies Use Productivity as a Competitive Tool in Business" by Jason Jennings.Jason Jennings undertook a wide study on productivity, at the end of which he was faced "a single indisputable fact...Unlike other companies, productive companies know the difference between tactics and strategy.

That difference is the foundation that allows them to stay focused and build remarkable companies.

They have institutionalized their strategy." They can achieve more, with less (time, effort and money).

Jennings' research has come up with some interesting findings, some of which buck conventional wisdom.

All of them may be challenging to implement, but the rewards of success are potentially huge.

Companies must have one big objective that everything else is sacrificed to; successful businesses have an open structure, not a business model - everyone in the organisation knows everything.

Good managers are paramount: make sure you hire good ones and get rid of management perks that cause resentment and bureaucracy.

Good salaries should be incentive enough. Avoid layoffs (because they lower morale) by thinking very hard before you hire: can the role be outsourced?

Can another employee be transferred?Less is More is full of valuable tips such as these.

It's entirely possible to do less with more; this book shows you how, illustrated by examples.