"This is an amazing book! And so needed today!"
-Stephen R. Covey, Author: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Read Early Praise for Fake Work. 

Fake Work cuts like a laser to the all-too-common practices that transform smart, well-intended people into disheartened residents of the Dilbert Zone. An organization pays a heavy price when its bright, capable people quit and leave. But it’s even more costly when bright, capable people quit and stay. Disengagement is a silent killer. Fake Work masterfully helps you diagnose the symptoms, spot the root causes, and put your people on the path to work that really matters.”

Rodger Dean Duncan, author of ChangeSmarts: Engaging People’s Heads, Hearts, and Hopes

“In more than fifty years in the business world, from the lofty heights of senior positions in multinational corporations…this is the first time I have seen…any serious examination of the disconnect between effort expended and work (results) accomplished."

Leroy K. Speirs, National Advisory Council of the Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University

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Fake Work is just what you’re thinking—yes, the waste and distraction of meetings and e-mails; but even more so--the dedicated, time-consuming, late evening, long weekend work done with great intent that ultimately has no value because it is work that is not linked to the strategies of the organization.

Read about:  The Road to Nowhere
Read about:  The Causes of Fake Work
Read about:  The Paths to Real Work

Take the Fake Work Quiz and see if you are doing Fake Work

Shocking Statistics Show the Fake Work Problem

  1. 73% of workers say their organizations’ strategies and goals are not translated into specific work tasks they can execute.
  2. 81% of workers do not feel a strong level of commitment to their organizations’ strategies and goals.

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