Stretch : unlock the power of less{u2014} and achieve more than you ever imagined

**A groundbreaking approach to succeeding in business and life, using the science of resourcefulness.** We often think the key to success and satisfaction is to get more: more money, time, and possessions; bigger budgets, job titles, and teams; and additional resources for our professional and personal goals. It turns out we’re wrong. Using captivating stories to illustrate research in psychology and management, Rice University professor Scott Sonenshein examines why some people and organizations succeed with so little, while others fail with so much. People and organizations approach resources in two different ways: “chasing” and “stretching.” When chasing, we exhaust ourselves in the pursuit of more. When stretching, we embrace the resources we already have. This frees us to find creative and productive ways to solve problems, innovate, and engage our work and lives more fully. __Stretch__ shows why everyone—from executives to entrepreneurs, professionals to parents, athletes to artists—performs better with constraints; why seeking too many resources undermines our work and well-being; and why even those with a lot benefit from making the most out of a little. Drawing from examples in business, education, sports, medicine, and history, Scott Sonenshein advocates a powerful framework of resourcefulness that allows anybody to work and live better. A Rice University Social Scientist Teaches You To Rethink What You Need To Succeed, And Do More With What You Already Have, In This Counterintuitive, Evidence-based Guide To Changing The Way You Work And Live. Stretch Identifies Key Ways For People And Organizations To Work Beyond Their Resources To Achieve Higher Performance. Based On In-depth Research In Psychology And Management, Scott Sonenshein Shows How To Accomplish Goals, Find Professional And Personal Success, And Live A Richer Life. Two Different Mindsets Drive Achievement, Creativity, And Innovation: Stretching And Chasing. Stretchers Embrace What They Have, Finding Unconventional Ways To Use Resources Already At Hand. A Coat Hanger Is A Surgical Tool; A Competitor Is Someone Who Improves Your Own Work. Chasers Get Trapped In Convention. They Mindlessly Accept Other People’s Definitions Of Resources And Often Feel They Are Missing What They Need To Succeed. Sonenshein Teaches A Four-part Framework That Activates The Stretching Potential We All Have But May Not Fully Recognize: Diversify Experiences. Act Immediately Without Overplanning. Expect The Positive. Build Unique Combinations. Sonenshein Reveals That While We Rarely Have All We Think We Need, We Usually Have More Than We Imagine. Whether Leading Organizations, Launching Careers, Or Raising Families, Stretch Teaches Us How To Achieve More By Acting Resourcefully At Work And Beyond. Wall Street Journal BestsellerA groundbreaking approach to succeeding in business and life, using the science of resourcefulness.We often think the key to success and satisfaction is to get more: more money, time, and possessions; bigger budgets, job titles, and teams; and additional resources for our professional and personal goals. It turns out we're wrong.Using captivating stories to illustrate research in psychology and management, Rice University professor Scott Sonenshein examines why some people and organizations succeed with so little, while others fail with so much.People and organizations approach resources in two different ways: “chasing” and “stretching.” When chasing, we exhaust ourselves in the pursuit of more. When stretching, we embrace the resources we already have. This frees us to find creative and productive ways to solve problems, innovate, and engage our work and lives more fully.Stretch shows why everyone—from executives to entrepreneurs, professionals to parents, athletes to artists—performs better with constraints; why seeking too many resources undermines our work and well-being; and why even those with a lot benefit from making the most out of a little.Drawing from examples in business, education, sports, medicine, and history, Scott Sonenshein advocates a powerful framework of resourcefulness that allows anybody to work and live better. We often think the key to success and satisfaction is to get more: more money, time and possessions; bigger budgets, job titles and teams; and additional resources for our professional and personal goals. It turns out were wrong. Using captivating stories to illustrate research in psychology and management, Rice University professor Scott Sonenshein examines why some people and organizations succeed with so little while others fail with so much. People and organizations approach resources in two different ways: chasing and stretching. When chasing, we exhaust ourselves in the pursuit of more. When stretching, we embrace the resources we already have. This frees us to find creative and productive ways to solve problems, innovate, and engage our work and lives more fully. STRETCH shows why everyone from executives to entrepreneurs, professionals to parents, and athletes to artists perform better with constraints; why seeking too many resources undermines our work and well-being; and why even those with a lot benefit from making the most out of a little. Drawing from examples in business, education, sports, medicine, and history, Sonenshein teaches a powerful framework of resourcefulness that allows anybody to work and live better. "We often think the key to success and satisfaction is to get more: more money, time, and possessions; bigger budgets, job titles, and teams; and additional resources for our professional and personal goals. It turns out we're wrong. Using captivating stories to illustrate research in psychology and management, Rice University professor Scott Sonenshein examines why some people and organizations succeed with so little, while others fail with so much. People and organizations approach resources in two different ways: 'chasing' and 'stretching.' When chasing, we exhaust ourselves in the pursuit of more. When stretching, we embrace the resources we already have. This frees us to find creative and productive ways to solve problems, innovate, and engage our work and lives more fully. Stretch shows why everyone{u2014} from executives to entrepreneurs, professionals to parents, athletes to artists{u2014} performs better with constraints; why seeking too many resources undermines our work and well-being; and why even those with a lot benefit from making the most out of a little." -- from Amazon