The Checklist Manifesto - Summarized for Busy People: How to Get Things Right: Based on the Book by Atul Gawande

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How powerful and influential can a checklist be?

Atul Gawande’s book, The Checklist Manifesto introduces the checklist: a modified solution to help professionals absorb and master how they execute certain essential tasks that define their responsibilities in their respective industries. Present-day roles in the industry are more intricate in nature, prompting more rigorous training and technology at a more advanced level. However, training and technological advancement are simply not always sufficient.

Gawande’s alternative and simplistic solution is based on a checklist that was originally introduced by the American Air Force. This checklist served as a guide to help pilots in maneuvering sophisticated types of aircrafts.

Modified into an innovative checklist that suits modern-day industries and professions, it became an effective tool that equipped doctors and nurses worldwide in delivering quick, complete and professional response to all types of accidents and calamities.

Aside from the healthcare industry, Gawande’s checklist eventually benefitted businesses such as skyscraper construction and investment banking, along with life-saving protocols involved in disaster response procedures. From Austria to Michigan, real-life accounts of how the checklist has been tremendously helpful are disclosed. These accounts include how an emergency checklist was a key factor in saving a drowning patient who had been submerged underwater for approximately 30 minutes; as well how a cleanliness checklist implemented in intensive care units was instrumental in eradicating a life-threatening infection commonly contracted in hospitals.

Gawande, a public health researcher, surgeon and writer, further explains the way checklists trigger urgent and outstanding progress especially in professions where time, precision and efficiency are crucial.

The struggle is over for the hardworking workforce of today’s industries. The Checklist Manifesto is the perfect book for people striving to reach the level of competence needed in executing the undertakings that come with their job.

Intrigued by the hidden influence that checklists possess? Waste no more time and grab a copy of this book now!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Goldmine Reads
• Release date: Oct 3, 2019
• ISBN: 9788834192542

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THE CHECKLIST MANIFESTO

Summarized for Busy People

How to Get Things Right

Based on the Book by Atul Gawande

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TABLE OF CONTENT

THE CHECKLIST MANIFESTO

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ABOUT THIS BOOK SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

Key Takeaways

CHAPTER 1: THE PROBLEM OF EXTREME COMPLEXITY

SAVING THE LIFE OF A 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL

EXTREME COMPLEXITY IN MEDICINE

SPECIALIZATION AND SUPER-SPECIALIZATION

Key Takeaways

CHAPTER 2: THE CHECKLIST

HOW THE CHECKLIST SAVED BOEING’S FLYING FORTRESS

TYPES OF FAILURE

SOLVING THE CENTRAL LINE INFECTION PROBLEM

THE KEYSTONE INITIATIVE: PROVING THE CHECKLIST IN MICHIGAN’S HOSPITAL

Key Takeaways

CHAPTER 3: THE END OF THE MASTER BUILDER

THREE TYPES OF PROBLEMS: SIMPLE, COMPLICATED, AND COMPLEX

TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION CHECKLISTS

Key Takeaways

CHAPTER 4: THE IDEA

HURRICANE KATRINA AND THE FAILURE OF CENTRALIZED AUTHORITY

WAL-MART’S RESPONSE: THE POWER OF DECENTRALIZATION

BALANCING AUTONOMY AND AUTHORITY

Key Takeaways

CHAPTER 5: THE FIRST TRY

THREE CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTIONS

CASE STUDY: DISEASE CONTROL IN THE SLUMS OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN

DESIGNING A CHECKLIST FOR SURGERY

THE ACTIVATION PHENOMENON

Key Takeaways

CHAPTER 6: THE CHECKLIST FACTORY

Key Takeaways

CHAPTER 7: THE TEST

REVISING THE SURGERY CHECKLIST

Key Takeaways

CHAPTER 8: THE HERO IN THE AGE OF CHECKLISTS

Key Takeaways

CHAPTER 9: THE SAVE

Key Takeaways

BOOK ANALYSIS

CONCLUSION

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Atul Gawande is an acclaimed surgeon and writer. Dating back to 1998, he has been a staff writer for The New Yorker. Atul has written three best-selling books, Better, Complications and The Checklist Manifesto. His book, ‘Better’, was selected in 2007 as among the 10 best books of that year by Amazon.com. ‘Complications’, was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2002, while ‘The Checklist Manifesto’ is a New York Times Bestseller.

Gawande was recognized by Foreign Policy and TIME as one of the most influential thinkers of the world.