1392: On Running an Office Like a Factory by Cal Newport on Business Management

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Episode 1392:

Cal Newport explores how principles from advanced manufacturing techniques can revolutionize office work. By shifting from a push to a pull system, organizations can alleviate chronic overload, streamline workflows, and enhance productivity.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2020/06/03/on-running-an-office-like-a-factory/

Quotes to ponder:

"If you work in an organization, you know what it’s like to have too much to do and not enough resources to do it."

"many leaders continue to believe that their organizations thrive when overloaded, often both creating pressure and rewarding those who deliver under duress. It’s a popular but pathological approach to management."

"When knowledge work processes are managed via push, it’s difficult to track tasks in process because so many of them reside in individual email in-boxes, project files, and to-do lists."

Episode references:

The Broad Institute: https://www.broadinstitute.org/

Breaking Logjams in Knowledge Work: https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/breaking-logjams-in-knowledge-work/

Deep Work: https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692

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