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Highlights
- Business can be complex, but we insist on making things complicated.The concept behind deComplify is to simplify: Overcome the human fascination with complicating nearly everything in business in the pursuit of making a great company.
- Author(s): Gary S Michel
- 176 Pages
- Business + Money Management, Customer Relations
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About the Book
Gary S. Michel sees no reason to overcomplicate anything, and in his brief but compelling book, deComplify, he outlines his refreshing take on the fundamentals, emphasizing what can be done to create a better business. It empowers leaders to take concrete steps towards building a great company. Beyond the tools and practical tips, readers will take away a renewed sense of purpose and vision, for their organization and themselves, which will define the difference they can make. A distracting and complifying mindset come at a huge cost, in both financial and emotional terms. Likewise, when complification builds in the workplace, it becomes an ever-increasing barrier to transforming a business into a great company. Decomplifying is more than the stripping away of excess. Real decomplifying streamlines processes for a purpose. That purpose is to create a great company. Read along to get away from focusing on process, and closer to focusing on what matters, like customers, your team, and more.
Book Synopsis
Business can be complex, but we insist on making things complicated.
The concept behind deComplify is to simplify: Overcome the human fascination with complicating nearly everything in business in the pursuit of making a great company. Great companies are places people want to work, buy from, and invest in.
Align people and processes to simplify and focus on the right things and you will build a great organization that delivers for your customers, associates, and investors. It's simple, but simple doesn't mean easy!
Gary S. Michel shares rich lessons, insights, and tools to deComplify business. Gary introduces the concept of process debt and illustrates how reactive shortcuts create long-term complexity. Doing the right thing is the only path to lasting success.
Investing in associate development and alignment, strategic partnerships, and customer relationships are fundamental business drivers that deliver breakthrough performance and sustainable results. deComplify provides a practical roadmap from strategy to execution you can apply to simplify your business and create a culture of success.
This brief but compelling read is a refreshing take on the fundamentals, emphasizing what can be done to create a better business. It empowers leaders to take concrete steps toward building a great company. Beyond the tools and practical tips, readers will take away a renewed sense of purpose and vision, for their organization and themselves, which will define the difference they can make.
Gary is the former chair and CEO of JELD-WEN, Inc., and has nearly 40 years of strategy, business transformation, operations, and lean manufacturing experience leading iconic businesses and brands like Ingersoll Rand, Club Car, Trane, and Honeywell. Pulling from his leadership successes, Gary streamlines and distills valuable information into actionable insights.
deComplify is a thought-provoking and action-inciting book that will inspire readers to simplify their approach to business and aspire to greatness for their careers and organizations.
From the Back Cover
Simplicity is A Winning Strategy Complexity is not the same as complicated - Decomplify your approach to business and thrive.
Business can be complex, but we insist on making things complicated. The premise of deComplify is simple: we have to overcome the human fascination with complicating nearly everything in order to be a great company. Great companies are places people want to work, buy from, and invest in. So, if you can align people and processes to simplify and focus on the right things, then you can build a great organization that delivers for your customers, associates, and investors. It's just that simple, but simple doesn't mean easy.
Gary S. Michel shares rich lessons, insights, and tools to drive simplicity in business. Gary introduces the concept of process debt and illustrates how reactive short cuts create long-term complexity. Doing the right thing is, quite simply, the only path to lasting success. Investing in associate development and alignment, strategic partnerships, and customer relationships are fundamental business drivers that deliver breakthrough performance and sustainable results. deComplify provides a practical roadmap from strategy to execution you can apply to simplify and attain greatness in your business.
Pulling from his leadership successes over the past four decades, Gary streamlines and distills valuable information into actionable insights. deComplify is a thought provoking and action-inciting book that will inspire readers to simplify their approach to business and aspire to greatness for their careers and organizations.