susannadkm's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.0
This was my least favorite of the three (!) Atul Gawande books I read this year. I started with "Being Mortal," which may go down as one of my favorite nonfiction books of all time. "Better" was also quite good. But this book was much less applicable/interesting to me, so I nearly quit after the first chapter.
The stories were interesting, though, especially the vignette on how well Walmart responded to Hurricane Katrina, by giving lower-level managers the authority to make decisions.
I listened to the audiobook. This book was recommended by a doctor friend.
The stories were interesting, though, especially the vignette on how well Walmart responded to Hurricane Katrina, by giving lower-level managers the authority to make decisions.
I listened to the audiobook. This book was recommended by a doctor friend.
ferimeow's review against another edition
2.0
Carrellata di aneddoti in cui l'autore spiega quanto sia importante usare delle checklist. Noioso. Per niente utile.
jwelchans's review against another edition
4.0
Simple but if you’ll give it a chance could greatly improve your life and practice. Going to give checklists a try!
ahsinggie's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Genuinely adore Gawande’s style of writing, the breadth of his knowledge and experiences, and the simplicity in which he expresses those ideas. It’s a book that takes you through a concept, then the events, before arriving at the “a-ha!”. The inter-industry analysis, and personal touch of stories really centre around his emphasis on checklists, with a humility that even he is fallible to imperfections. Very enlightening read as always, and something I aim to implement myself!
susie77's review against another edition
There are some good parts about the benefits of having a checklist and how widespread use of it came about in the field’s of health and aviation which were interesting. However, the book went on for too long - too many examples. Ie once the benefits of a checklist had suitably been exolained with a couple of examples, I was no longer interested in reading more stories regarding checklists. I had already by this point gained everything I needed to know about the benefits of checklists - the reason I read the book un the first place. Therefore I could not force myself to finish the book. This would have been much better as a shorter book.
cluckingbell's review against another edition
3.0
Another case of good, important information in highly readable form, but maybe it didn't need to be a whole book. Much more so than [b:Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End|20696006|Being Mortal Medicine and What Matters in the End|Atul Gawande|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1408324949s/20696006.jpg|40015533].
malachi_oneill's review against another edition
5.0
Will read again.
Implementing checklists into professional and personal domains now.
Implementing checklists into professional and personal domains now.
ciarabooks's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Planes, trains and surgeries!
statman's review against another edition
3.0
Medical Focus
Quick read that really speaks from a surgeon perspective on the use of a checklist. There are a few short examples from other fields but I think it will be of more interest to those in the medical field.
Quick read that really speaks from a surgeon perspective on the use of a checklist. There are a few short examples from other fields but I think it will be of more interest to those in the medical field.