The Checklist Manifesto

How To Get Things Right

Atul Gawande

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02 March 2011

Psychology; Popular medicine & health

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.

By: Atul Gawande
Imprint: Profile
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 192mm, Width: 124mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 184g
ISBN: 9781846683145
ISBN 10: 1846683149
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 02 March 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for The Checklist Manifesto: How To Get Things Right

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