Tom DeMarco is an international management consultant with clients in numerous industries. His previous books include Deadline and peopleware.
"An irreverent counterpoint to treatises about corporate
efficiency. Brisk, compelling, and hard to put down." –Financial
Executive
"Tom DeMarco goes after one of the most pervasive and pernicious
myths of business--that humans are efficient the same way machines
are. Slack will change the way you manage and understand your
business." –David Weinberger, author of The Cluetrain Manifesto
"In times of many layoffs, shrinking staffs, vanishing 'think
time,' middle managerial heads rolling, and mounting pressure to
produce more faster . . . there are few limits on who can get some
thoughts from [Slack].” –CNN.com
"An irreverent counterpoint to treatises about corporate
efficiency. Brisk, compelling, and hard to put down." -Financial
Executive
"Tom DeMarco goes after one of the most pervasive and pernicious
myths of business--that humans are efficient the same way machines
are. Slack will change the way you manage and understand
your business." -David Weinberger, author of The Cluetrain
Manifesto
"In times of many layoffs, shrinking staffs, vanishing 'think
time,' middle managerial heads rolling, and mounting pressure to
produce more faster . . . there are few limits on who can get some
thoughts from [Slack]." -CNN.com
DeMarco (Peopleware), a management consultant, says that in today's competitive, fast-moving economy, managers work far less effectively than before. Responding to restructuring and staff reductions, managers overemphasize deadlines and rush employees, sacrificing quality. Instead, says DeMarco, executives should encourage teamwork, discourage competition and allow training time. Unfortunately, tedious, jargon-heavy writing dulls DeMarco's worthwhile message. (May) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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