The Checklist Manifesto: How To Get Things Right

Author(s): Atul Gawande

Medicine

One of the top ten greatest doctors in the world looks at the lowly checklist, and how this simple idea - which is free to reproduce - will revolutionise the way we approach problems, and help save lives. Today we find ourselves in possession of stupendous know-how, which we willingly place in the hands of the most highly skilled people. But avoidable failures are common, and the reason is simple: the volume and complexity of our knowledge has exceeded our ability to consistently deliver it - correctly, safely or efficiently. In this groundbreaking book, Atul Gawande makes a compelling argument for the checklist, which he believes to be the most promising method available in surmounting failure. Whether you're following a recipe, investing millions of dollars in a company or building a skyscraper, the checklist is an essential tool in virtually every area of our lives, and Gawande explains how breaking down complex, high pressure tasks into small steps can radically improve everything from airline safety to heart surgery survival rates. Fascinating and enlightening, "The Checklist Manifesto" shows how the simplest of ideas could transform how we operate in almost any field.

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One of the top ten greatest doctors in the world looks at the lowly checklist, and how this simple idea - which is free to reproduce - will revolutionise the way we approach problems, and help save lives.

'It has been years since I read a book so powerful and so thought-provoking... Gawande is a gorgeous writer and storyteller, and the aims of this book are ambitious' - Malcolm Gladwell 'Riveting and thought-provoking' - David Aaronovitch, The Times 'A welcome book... packed with vivid writing, heart-stopping anecdotes and statistical surprises' - Financial Times

One of the world's most distinguished doctors, Gawande is a staff writer on the New Yorker, teaches surgery at Harvard Medical School and practises it in Boston, and has advised President Clinton on health policies. He is also advisor to the WHO on surgery. The bestselling author of Better and Complications, he has lectured in the UK and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford.

General Fields

  • : 9781846683145
  • : Profile Books Limited
  • : Profile Books Ltd
  • : 0.247
  • : February 2011
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : March 2011
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Atul Gawande
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 650.1
  • : 224
  • : VFD