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Summary

In his first book, The Myth of Multitasking, Dave Crenshaw  showed readers how to gain more time in their lives, making them  more present in both work and life. Multitasking discussed  the budget of all 168 hours in a week; essentially the total  work-life balance. Invaluable focuses just on the hours  spent working, and how to maximize the value of every hour.       A business fable, Invaluable expands upon a back story of  The Myth of Multitasking (those who have read both will find  familiar characters). Invaluable focuses on the experiences  of Jason, a former intern recently hired at GreenGarb. Like  many young twenty-something employees, Jason is frustrated with his  job. As a college graduate, he feels he should be making more  money, his skills and knowledge are being underutilized, and that  he is underappreciated by his boss, Tracy, and his company.  Jasons journey toward becoming Invaluable begins when  he expresses his frustration during a visit to his octogenarian  great-grandfather, Charlie. Charlie shares a story of his  experience, at Jasons age, working in a textile factory  during and after World War II. He shares how he started to build  his career by being the guy who looked for  opportunities to serve instead of complaining about small  annoyances. Charlie plants the seed of a new perspective in Jason  mind: before he can get a raise, he must prove he deserves the  raise. He must show his boss that he is invaluable, rather than  expecting to be paid what he thinks he is worth.      Jason skeptically brings this concept up to his boss the next  day. This begins a journey of discovery for both Jason and Tracy.  They start as skeptics and debate their way to a starting premise.  Then contact with Helen (the CEO), Phil (the business coach). Jason  and Tracy begin to build a framework of working together in a way  that will help them both improve job security and get a  raise. Gradually, the way they view their jobs and their company  changes. Jason and Tracy realize that their wage is determined by  their personal productivity, not their CEO. They also learn that in  order to advance their own position and become truly invaluable,  they must help each other.   The book will include an appendix of worksheets and examples,  giving the reader concrete tools to apply immediately.

Duration: about 2 hours (02:10:44)
Publishing date: 2020-07-20; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 2020. Copyright Statment: —

• Business & Economics