pmba mini review – work the system

I just finished reading a book called Work The System by Sam Carpenter a couple of days ago. It’s part of the Personal MBA program that I am following.

From this point on, when I finish a PMBA book I’m going to write a short mini review of it here.

So, this book kicked some serious ass. I found myself nodding my head and thinking, “Man, that is so smart!” throughout the whole thing.

Probably the biggest thing I got out of the book is the information that Sam gives about fighting what he calls “fire-killing.” It essentially means that when a problem comes up, don’t just quickly fix it and move on to the next one. Document what you did to fix it, and then next time it happens dealing with it will be extremely easy. As time goes on the systems get more and more smooth, eventually liberating you from almost all problems/worries.

Sam encourages an “outside and slightly elevated” view of each task you do during a day. He wants you to analyze each one and break down it’s component systems to find flaws that can be improved. This is all for the reason of making you as efficient as possible.

It’s such a simple concept, and that’s really the beauty of it. Anything can be successfully managed this way. The logic can be applied to a business, your life or a relationship. Amazing.

Obviously there is much more to this book, that is just what I found particularly eye opening.

So, if you want to start working your systems and getting your life and business into better shape then pick up this book. It’s a great read.

Sam’s website – http://www.workthesystem.com
Buy it on Amazon (not aff link)

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