overtime

Ok, I’ve cheated here: it’s not one book but two. But written by the same guys, following a similar philosophy and they are very easy to read with big typeface and lots of great art. Actually they have some other cool books.

Jason Fried and David H. Hansson work at 37signals, a software company where the culture is very important and special. They are pioneers working remotely and they encourage their people to work smart, in a calm environment, at a sustainable pace, promoting respect for their lifes from work. They go against growth as a measure of a company’s success.

I really love these 2 books.

Organizations are effective only to the extent that all their workers are totally and eternally busy. Written by Tom DeMarco more than 20 years ago, this book fights again this idea. Companies need workers with "slack", with gaps of freedom in their they by day. These gaps will allow your company to change, improve, reinvent and grow.