This week, instead of posting on his own blog, Dan wrote a book review of The Checklist Manifesto for the Resources for Humans blog. Here’s an excerpt.
“I had been thinking recently about the importance of a good “to do” list, so when I stumbled upon the Atul Gawande’s book The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right. I decided it was fate and bought a copy. Now I must admit, I had not heard anything about the book despite the fact that it was a New York Times bestseller and had won “Best Book of the Month” from Amazon back in December 2009.”
Thanks Dan, I look forward to reading Gawande’s book. As I think about “to do” lists, what I find is they help keep me focused. Like most business professionals, the demands for my time are many and varied. A quick review of my “to do” list each morning helps me balance the “urgent” requests that can easily consume each day, with the “important” activities I need to accomplish to keep my company moving forward.