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mattpfarr's review
5.0
This is a great leadership/management book. It really runs against a lot of common "things to do" regarding leadership. We often get too caught up in what the norms are to manage people and don't stop to think if there might be a better way or even more importantly is it worth the cost to our humanity. To often we are driven my production/profit at all costs and completely throw aside that we are all humans and this is not our best foot forward. This book challenges that thinking and instead tries to integrate the idea that people can have satisfaction and delight and *gasp* still get shit done! As a recovering workaholic this challenged me greatly and I was convicted of integrating damaging leadership principles I had learned into my own leadership. Things that were well meaning on my part but probably did not do well for those that worked for me. Yeah maybe we were able to get the job done as long as "the job" did not include taking care of my team. However, as a leader, that is the primary job of the leader. There is a phrase about leaders that don't get this: horrible leaders
If you are a leader in any capacity and care at all about your team, I highly recommend this book. But be ready to have conventional thinking challenged and be open to looking at what bullshit you were taught or picked up. You won't get much out of this if you only care about the bottom line or don't have an open mind.
If you are a leader in any capacity and care at all about your team, I highly recommend this book. But be ready to have conventional thinking challenged and be open to looking at what bullshit you were taught or picked up. You won't get much out of this if you only care about the bottom line or don't have an open mind.
candicodeit's review against another edition
4.0
I don’t 100% agree with the book but I think that’s ok. There’s a lot of unconventional practices discussed. Some I think are worth experimenting with. It’s hard to unhustle in the world of tech. But disconnecting from work is so important. A lot of their practices can be summed up with “less is more” in various dimensions. I think it would be hard to do in a large company but doable for a small business/start-up. We all want to do our best work. Definitely worth the quick read/listen especially if you’re a manager who wants to help the team.
hectorip's review against another edition
3.0
Este libro tiene muchas experiencias y consejos anecdóticos acerca de cómo lograr llevar una vida de trabajo calmada, en la que no sientas que tienes que estar estresado y tebajando 100% de tu tiempo despierto y hasta dormir poco.
Hay consejos que considero muy valiosos y creo que pueden aplicar a muchos casos, pero otros aunque parecen buenos creo que son aplicables a pocos casos y dados desde una perspectiva de la gran suerte con la que corrieron.
Esa creo que es la falla principal del libro, no todos puede darse los lujos que ellos se dan: correr clientes, hacerlos esperar hasta el otro día, no constestar mails/llamadas/mensajes después de cierta hora. Cierto, todos deberíamos buscar ir hacia allá, hacia ese entorno de trabajo ideal en el que te puedes olvidar del trabajo desde cierta hora, pero no todos lo entornos están preparados para eso, sobre todo para empresas que están batallando con la rentabiliad.
Otra error del libro es que se nota que los capítulos fueron escritos por separado y luego unidos para formar el libro, repiten muchas cosas explicándolas como si fuera la primera vez que se exponen.
Los consejos que me llevo son:
- Debería buscar la tranquilidad en todos mis entornos, si mi empresa no la da.
- Si tengo una empresa, debería tratarla como un producto, con iteraciones y buscando lo que mejor acomoda a cada circunstancia.
- Que los empleados deben estar contentos para que hagan su mejor trabajo y las prestaciones que Basecamp ofrece son una aspiración.
- Esto es repetido, pero usar NO como default es mejor
- El empleador DEBE cuidar el tiempo y la atención de los empleados
Espero encontrar un plan para poder apicar muchas de las cosas que dice aquí.
Hay consejos que considero muy valiosos y creo que pueden aplicar a muchos casos, pero otros aunque parecen buenos creo que son aplicables a pocos casos y dados desde una perspectiva de la gran suerte con la que corrieron.
Esa creo que es la falla principal del libro, no todos puede darse los lujos que ellos se dan: correr clientes, hacerlos esperar hasta el otro día, no constestar mails/llamadas/mensajes después de cierta hora. Cierto, todos deberíamos buscar ir hacia allá, hacia ese entorno de trabajo ideal en el que te puedes olvidar del trabajo desde cierta hora, pero no todos lo entornos están preparados para eso, sobre todo para empresas que están batallando con la rentabiliad.
Otra error del libro es que se nota que los capítulos fueron escritos por separado y luego unidos para formar el libro, repiten muchas cosas explicándolas como si fuera la primera vez que se exponen.
Los consejos que me llevo son:
- Debería buscar la tranquilidad en todos mis entornos, si mi empresa no la da.
- Si tengo una empresa, debería tratarla como un producto, con iteraciones y buscando lo que mejor acomoda a cada circunstancia.
- Que los empleados deben estar contentos para que hagan su mejor trabajo y las prestaciones que Basecamp ofrece son una aspiración.
- Esto es repetido, pero usar NO como default es mejor
- El empleador DEBE cuidar el tiempo y la atención de los empleados
Espero encontrar un plan para poder apicar muchas de las cosas que dice aquí.
charlottaliukas's review against another edition
Really enjoyed this workplace-as-it-should-be as an audiobook. In the audio format, I'm not bothered by the occasional platitude, and the storytelling is smooth and entertaining throughout. Bonus points for the brevity! This only took a few hours to listen through.
ababoglo's review against another edition
4.0
Fresh perspective, good rationale, enjoyable exposition. But docking a star for too much self glorification.
Quick and easy read that may help to make a much needed shift in a workplace culture
Quick and easy read that may help to make a much needed shift in a workplace culture
trevorrice's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
imaginaryturtle's review against another edition
4.0
I think there are some solid principles in this book. I can definitely getting behind protecting your time and a write-first culture. There were several chapters that would be more useful if I was in a small-company environment, and others that would be more useful for a leader to read.
korey's review against another edition
4.0
Getting formulaic. There were some good tidbits in there..but I get the sense that it is easy to write these things when you have the #1 product in a category, making tens of millions of dollars and have done this for 19 years. Lol. The quips sometimes feel forced. Still..easy, quick read.
danott's review against another edition
4.0
More of the expected Basecamp philosophy, with a focus on the choices that foster a calm company. I already think very similarly to the authors so nothing is particularly revelatory or challenging. But nodding my head yes and thinking of my own blunders against calm made it a worthwhile read nonetheless. I read a library copy, but would be interested in picking up my own to highlight the pointed sentences that capture the distilled ideas.