This is the management book of the year. Clear powerful and urgent it's a must read for
anyone who cares about where they work and how they work. -Seth Godin author of This is
Marketing This book is a breath of fresh air. Read it now and make sure your boss does too.
-Adam Grant New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take Originals and Option B with
Sheryl Sandberg When fast-scaling startups and global organizations get stuck they call Aaron
Dignan. In this book he reveals his proven approach for eliminating red tape dissolving
bureaucracy and doing the best work of your life. He's found that nearly everyone from Wall
Street to Silicon Valley points to the same frustrations: lack of trust bottlenecks in
decision making siloed functions and teams meeting and email overload tiresome budgeting
short-term thinking and more. Is there any hope for a solution? Haven't countless business
gurus promised the answer yet changed almost nothing about the way we work? That's because we
fail to recognize that organizations aren't machines to be predicted and controlled. They're
complex human systems full of potential waiting to be released. Dignan says you can't fix a
team department or organization by tinkering around the edges. Over the years he has helped
his clients completely reinvent their operating systems-the fundamental principles and
practices that shape their culture-with extraordinary success. Imagine a bank that abandoned
traditional budgeting only to outperform its competition for decades. An appliance
manufacturer that divided itself into 2 000 autonomous teams resulting not in chaos but rapid
growth. A healthcare provider with an HQ of just 50 people supporting over 14 000 people in the
field-that is named the best place to work year after year. And even a team that saved $3
million per year by cancelling one monthly meeting. Their stories may sound improbable but in
Brave New Work you'll learn exactly how they and other organizations are inventing a smarter
healthier and more effective way to work. Not through top down mandates but through a
groundswell of autonomy trust and transparency. Whether you lead a team of ten or ten
thousand improving your operating system is the single most powerful thing you can do. The
only question is are you ready?
