Cracking Complexity, David Benjamin
Cracking Complexity, David Benjamin
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Cracking Complexity
The Breakthrough Formula for Solving Just about Anything Fast

Author: David Benjamin, David Komlos, Dr. Marshall Goldsmith

Narrator: John Chancer

Unabridged: 7 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/07/2019

Synopsis

Complexity has met its match!Today, organizations are grappling with ambiguity, volatility, and paradox surrounding the challenges they face. This is complexity. But too many leaders approach complexity the wrong way—they push their people harder and harder and tackle problems one at a time over months, sometimes even years and nearly always in a linear fashion. It’s like setting a pot of water on “low” and waiting for it to boil. To solve the seemingly intractable challenges that leaders bang their heads against for months—to get the metaphorical water to boil—you must generate a high amount of heat very quickly. In this book, the authors share their proven formula for dramatically shortening the process and solving an organization’s toughest challenges in mere days.

About David Benjamin

David Benjamin leads Syntegrity’s client delivery organization and its lab, and is accountable for the overall design and quality of the company’s client engagements. His career has spanned a variety of industries in roles at IBM and smaller specialized consulting firms, with particular emphasis on business system design and technology development.

About David Komlos

David Komlos is CEO of Syntegrity. For more than twenty years, he has worked with senior leaders of global companies across the Fortune 500 to help them bring fundamentally different approaches into the mainstream. He works across industries and sectors including financial services, life sciences, automotive, entertainment, governments, and NGOs.

About Dr. Marshall Goldsmith

Marshall Goldsmith was recently recognized as the number one leadership thinker in the world at the biannual Thinkers50 ceremony sponsored by Harvard Business Review. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of more than thirty books, including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers Mojo and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There.

About John Chancer

John Chancer is an award winning narrator of numerous audiobooks. He has performed in theaters on both sides of the Atlantic. His television appearances have included Any Human Heart, Episodes, Spooks, The Long Firm, and William & Mary. His films include Casino Royale, Unstoppable, Grim, and Project: Shadowchaser.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Scott

This book starts slow and vague, but builds chapter by chapter into some really insightful and practical steps for generating breakthrough ideas. I almost didn't keep reading it after the weak start, but I'm really glad I did. This is a process for getting the right people in the room, prompting the......more

Goodreads review by Fran

For a book about cracking complexity, this book was repetitive and overly complex.......more

Goodreads review by JennerallySpeaking

3/5 - Will need to revisit this book when I work on a complex project and have to come back to evaluate if this works.......more

Goodreads review by Jon

Probably 2.5. Not a breakthrough formula It is really more like common sense. Get a team together, brainstorm, diverge on ideas and then converge on ideas. The hard part with any complex problem is the implementation. The book is very weak on that and just says you have to have project management to......more

Quotes

“A compelling case for how organizations can tackle a future where the ability to simplify and manage complexity will be the crucible of success. Required reading for every CEO!” Tom Koulopoulos, chairman, Delphi Group

“The formula is truly a breakthrough for engaging the organization in solving big challenges with speed and agility.” Cathy Nash, CEO, Woodforest National Bank

“The formula created an inflection point for our company. We quickly won our people’s hearts and minds for new levels of growth and performance.” Bob Guillocheau, chairman and CEO, Ascensus

Awards

  • Voice Arts Award
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