Our current definition of “productivity” is broken. It pushes us to treat busyness as a proxy for useful effort, leading to impossibly lengthy task lists and ceaseless meetings. We’re overwhelmed by all we have to do and on the edge of burnout. From the aggressive rethinking of workload management, to introducing seasonal variation, to shifting your performance toward long-term quality, Slow Productivity provides a roadmap for escaping overload and arriving instead at a more timeless approach to pursuing meaningful accomplishment.
Reviewed by Carol Campbell, PhD
Vice President for Education
Southwestern Union Conference
Authors: Lyn Sharratt and Michael Fullan
Authors: Jan K. Hoegh, Jeff Flygare, Tammy Heflebower, Philip B. Warrick
