We will spend up to 120,000 hours at work in our lifetimes.

But how do we best use those hours? And how do we adapt to today's working world?

'Life has questions. They have answers' New York Times

From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Designing Your Life

With this innovative and deeply empowering book, all of us can find answers to these challenging questions. It offers a fresh understanding of the politics and psychology of work and, by sharing the 'design thinking' principles th...

Entrepreneurs and leaders face big questions every day: What's the most important place to focus your effort, and how do you start? What will your idea look like in real life? How many meetings and discussions does it take before you can be sure you have the right solution?Now there's a sure-fire way to answer these important questions: the sprint.

Designer Jake Knapp created the five-day process at Google, where sprints were used on everything from Google Search to Google X. He joined Braden...

We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity: with ambition, drive, and talent, you can rise to the top of your chosen profession regardless of where you started out. But with opportunity comes responsibility. Companies today aren't managing their knowledge workers careers.

Instead, you must be your own chief executive officer. That means it's up to you to carve out your place in the world and know when to change course. And it's up to you to keep yourself engaged and productive during a ca...

Sinds 1990 begeleidde Ton van Kollenburg meer dan honderd Lean verbeterteams en leidde hij honderden mensen op in het continu verbeteren bij grote en kleine organisaties in industrie, dienstverlening en zorg. Hij leerde dat Lean Management maar beperkt draait om het hebben van de juiste kennis. Veel belangrijker zijn de juiste praktische Lean vaardigheden.

Dat is de basis geworden van dit boek. Het onderscheidt zich van andere Lean boeken door de grote aandacht voor de praktisch toepassing va...