Books by Greg McKeown

Have you ever found yourself struggling with information overload? Have you ever felt both overworked and underutilised? Do you ever feel busy but not productive? If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is to become an Essentialist. In Essentialism, Greg McKeown, CEO of a Leadership and Strategy agency in Silicon Valley who has run courses at Apple, Google and Facebook, shows you how to achieve what he calls the disciplined pursuit of less. Being an Essentialist is about a disciplined way of thinking. It means challenging the core assumption of We can have it all and I have to do everything and replacing it with the pursuit of the right thing, in the right way, at the right time'.By applying a more selective criteria for what is essential, the pursuit of less allows us to regain control of our own choices so we can channel our time, energy and effort into making the highest possible contribution toward the goals and activities that matter. Using the experience and insight of working with the leaders of the most innovative companies and organisations in the world, McKeown shows you how to put Essentialism into practice in your own life, so you too can achieve something great.

'In a world beset by burnout, Greg McKeown's work is essential' -- Daniel H. Pink 'Effortless shows that achieving more doesn't have to be as hard as we make it out to be' -- Arianna HuffingtonNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Times (UK) Best Book of the Year From the author of the million-copy-selling Essentialism comes an empowering guide to achieving your goals. It all starts with a simple principle: Not everything has to be so hard. The intricacy of modern life has created a false dichotomy between things that are 'hard and important,' and those that are 'easy and trivial.' Everything has become so much harder than it ought to be. But, Greg McKeown, bestselling author of Essentialism, says, there is a third alternative.In Effortless, he offers practical tools for making the most essential activities the easiest ones, so you can achieve the results you want, without burning out. Honed over the better part of a decade, these strategies include: Turning tedious tasks into enjoyable rituals Preventing frustration by solving problems before they arise Setting a sustainable pace instead of powering through Making one-time choices that eliminate many future decisions Making relationships easier to maintain and manage And much more McKeown's philosophy of essentialism has helped thousands to recognise that the effortless way isn't the lazy way. It's the smart way. Not every hard thing in life can be made easy but we can make it easier to do more of what matters most. Effortless will show you how.

”Jeg er nødt til …” ”Det hele er vigtigt …” ”Jeg kan sagtens gøre begge dele”. Hvor mange gange har du hørt dig selv sige sådan? Måske siger du indimellem “ja” bare for at behage nogen. Eller for at undgå problemer. Eller fordi ”ja” bare er blevet din automatreaktion. Hvis det er tilfældet, vil denne bog ruske op i dine mest grundlæggende forestillinger om, hvad der betyder noget i dit liv – hvordan du gør det rigtige på den rigtige måde og på det rigtige tidspunkt. Du er nemlig langt fra effektiv, når du forsøger at gøre det hele og siger “ja” til alle. Ledelseskonsulent, blogger,foredragsholder og forfatter Greg McKeown introducerer i Det essentielle begrebet essentialisme, som handler om at stoppe op, vurdere mulighederne og vælge den eller de muligheder, der virkelig betyder noget. Essentialisme handler ikke om at få mere fra hånden, men om at få de rigtige ting fra hånden. Det betyder, at vi investerer vores tid og energi så klogt som muligt og alene gør det, der er essentielt, således at vi kan fungere på toppunktet af vores ydeevne. Bogens motto kan koges ned til “Mindre, men bedre”, og det er selve kernen i essentialisme. Essentialistens vej er den kompromisløse stræben efter mindre, men bedre, og det gælder både i privat- og arbejdslivet. Det essentielle indeholder også et afsnit om essentiel ledelse med konkrete og indsigtsfulde råd til lederen.Og husk: Hvis du ikke selv vælger, hvad du vil bruge din tid og dine kræfter på, så vil andre gøre det for dig! New York Times & Wall Street Journal bestseller!