Publication Date, third edition: October 3, 2011
A departure from normal book distribution, and via a special arrangement with his publisher, Carpenter gives away his book in PDF and audio versions at workthesystemacademy.com. (The hard-copy, hard-cover third edition can be purchased here.) This dramatically affects Amazon, NY Times, and other book rankings, but it meets Carpenter's objective of reaching as many people as possible. See workthesystem.com/testimonials.
Work The System urges the reader to modify his or her fundamental perception of the world from one of chaotic, amorphous conglomeration, to a more accurate one of orderly individual linear systems, each of which can be improved and perfected. The reader is guided through the process of ''getting'' this new vision, and then through the specifics of applying it. The methodology is simple, believable, and mechanical; not mystical or theoretical. Carpenter developed this protocol in the business he purchased in 1984 and still owns today. He is also CEO of several other small businesses, all operated in exactly the same fashion. With a diverse background in engineering, construction, publishing, telecommunications and journalism, he calls his approach a "workingman's philosophy."
Work the System will show business leaders and professionals how to achieve a positive macro result by looking at their business and work on a micro level; by analyzing and refining each of the internal systems, the systems that, added together, comprise the whole business entity. Readers will learn how to tweak this "system of systems" in order to maximize profits, create client loyalty, and develop autonomous employees. The strategies also help individuals improve their performance and decrease the stress of being overtaxed and disorganized, ultimately resulting in a dramatically shorter work week and a substantially improved bottom line.
A departure from normal book distribution, and via a special arrangement with his publisher, Carpenter gives away his book in PDF and audio versions at workthesystemacademy.com. (The hard-copy, hard-cover third edition can be purchased here.) This dramatically affects Amazon, NY Times, and other book rankings, but it meets Carpenter's objective of reaching as many people as possible. See workthesystem.com/testimonials.
Work The System urges the reader to modify his or her fundamental perception of the world from one of chaotic, amorphous conglomeration, to a more accurate one of orderly individual linear systems, each of which can be improved and perfected. The reader is guided through the process of ''getting'' this new vision, and then through the specifics of applying it. The methodology is simple, believable, and mechanical; not mystical or theoretical. Carpenter developed this protocol in the business he purchased in 1984 and still owns today. He is also CEO of several other small businesses, all operated in exactly the same fashion. With a diverse background in engineering, construction, publishing, telecommunications and journalism, he calls his approach a "workingman's philosophy."
Work the System will show business leaders and professionals how to achieve a positive macro result by looking at their business and work on a micro level; by analyzing and refining each of the internal systems, the systems that, added together, comprise the whole business entity. Readers will learn how to tweak this "system of systems" in order to maximize profits, create client loyalty, and develop autonomous employees. The strategies also help individuals improve their performance and decrease the stress of being overtaxed and disorganized, ultimately resulting in a dramatically shorter work week and a substantially improved bottom line.
