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The Checklist Manifesto

How To Get Things Right
Book • 2010
In 'The Checklist Manifesto', Atul Gawande explores the power of checklists in overcoming the complexities of modern professional work.

He argues that despite advanced training and technology, professionals often fail due to the sheer volume and complexity of knowledge.

Gawande illustrates how checklists, first introduced by the U.S.

Air Force, have been successfully adopted in various fields, including medicine, to reduce errors and improve outcomes.

He provides compelling examples, such as the reduction of fatalities in surgical procedures and the elimination of hospital infections, to demonstrate the effectiveness of checklists.

The book emphasizes the importance of balancing autonomy and control, empowering frontline workers, and continuously improving checklists based on feedback and experience.

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Mentioned in 55 episodes

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in the context of human factors errors in hospitals and the importance of checklists.
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Krista Tippett
as one of his books.
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as a great book about the importance of checklists.
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Dan Martell
as a great book that breaks down checklists into four specific parts.
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Mike Donohue
as a helpful reminder on breaking down complex workflows into simple steps.
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as a good book about checklists.
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as an excellent book about the value of checklists.
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as a book that highlighted the impact of simple checklists on reducing mortality rates.
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Amy Edmondson
as an example of a book that highlights the power of checklists in preventing basic failures.
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as a book about checklists and processes.
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as a book that talks about how checklists prevent errors even for highly skilled individuals.
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as a book that promotes the creation of checklists to reduce error rates.
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Dominic Cummings
as very interesting regarding the evolution of checklists.
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Mike Schmitz
in the context of checklists and their effectiveness in various fields, comparing his approach to Greg McKeown's.
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Capt. Fahd Cynndy
as a book driven from aviation, highlighting the importance of checklists in decision-making.
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