Rework

 

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Businesses today have limited funds, limited time, and limited energy to accomplish what they set out to do.  While society at large tells us we need more and more, we find ourselves trying to accomplish this with less and less.  Fewer expendable resources means fewer mistakes can be made during the fewer opportunities we are allowed.

Enter Rework.  Rework, co-authored by Jason Fried and David Heinemeir Hansson, is a no-nonsense advisory to cutting the frivolous crap in your business so you are left with nothing but the bare essentials by which you can grow and prosper.  Fried and Hansson, who founded the Chicago-based software company 37signals, provide this blueprint based on how they run their company and what has worked for them.


Think you need to have a fool-proof business plan, or even a business plan in general, to succeed?  Think again.  Think you need to pull all-nighters, make multi-year financial projections, or have no life outside of the office?  Ha.  Meetings are a waste of time, as are exit strategies and resumes.  All of these ideas and more are explored and expanded on in this practical, easy to read guide that contradicts much of current conventional wisdom.

This was my second time reading Rework.  After the first time I was blown away by the simplicity of the ideas.  It all sounded really good on paper, but could it actually work for me?  Over the past year I have been implementing many of the suggestions that are given, most with high levels of success, meaning I have experienced greater productivity while applying these ideas.  While not everything in the book jives with me, there is enough WOW info that to not read it and try out what Fried and Hansson suggest would be nothing short of foolish.

I highly recommend this book for anyone who is aspiring to or currently owns and/or runs a business.  Even if you feel your revenue flow is good enough, you may be able to make your systems more efficient, allowing you to bring in the same amount of cash by doing less.

What aspects of your business are holding you back from experiencing the profits you desire?  
Where are you spending the most time and getting the least return?

Your body.  Your training.

 

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