Less is more : how great companies use productivity as a competitive tool in business

A guide for managers on how to increase productivity without adding headcount or other overhead costs offers advice on how to promote efficiency, keep track of budget dollars, and use technology and automation.;Introduction -- Focus : Simple big objective ; Hard work begins -- Streamline : First tactic : the truth ; Destroy the bureaucracy and make it simple ; Get rid of the wrong executives and managers ... fast ; No layoffs ; WTGBRFDT? ; Real financial drivers ; Systematize everything ; Continuous improvement ; Compensation -- Digitize : Plug-in myth -- Motivate : Keeping everyone on the same productivity page -- Embody : Lean spirit. From the author of the bestselling It's Not the Big That Eat the Small,It's the Fast That Eat the Slow comes a vital new guide to increasing business productivity without adding employees or other overhead costsManagers and CEOs are always looking for ways to keep productivity high, and recent economic shakiness has only reinforced their need. Now Jason Jennings, a bestselling author and international business consultant, offers a groundbreaking look at how to boost productivity and your bottom line.In Less Is More, Jennings shares tested and successful programs from the leading giants in industry and presents new trends that businesses of all sizes will be able to implement. Inside, you'll learn how to:* increase sales 300 percent without increasing head count* become 10 times more efficient* keep track of every penny* use technology and automation in your favorWritten in the same breezy, informative style of Jennings's previous book, Less Is More is sure to join its predecessor on bestseller lists nationwide. In an age when every business needs to achieve more with fewer resources, Jason Jennings offers the key to ramping up productivity. In this BusinessWeek bestseller, he identifies the world’s most productive companies and reveals their secrets—none of which, surprisingly, include layoffs. The companies he features are truly astonishing, from Ryanair, which generates three times more profit per employee than the legendary Southwest Airlines, to Nucor, a steel firm with annual growth of seventeen percent for the past thirty-one years and the highest paid workers in the industry. Drawing on these and other amazing companies, Jennings presents his readers with solid advice on how to streamline businesses, eliminate waste, and inspire greatness within a workforce. A guide for managers on how to increase productivity without adding headcount or other overhead costs offers advice on how to promote efficiency, keep track of budget dollars, and use technology and automation. Abstract: A guide for managers on how to increase productivity without adding headcount or other overhead costs offers advice on how to promote efficiency, keep track of budget dollars, and use technology and automation