Working at Warp Speed: The New Rules for Project Success in a Sped-Up World

Working at Warp Speed is about finding sanity and satisfaction in a sped up world. It’s about discovering that the secret to success—in projects as in life—is the ability to make and keep clear commitments. It may seem obvious, but what we know and what we do often fail to match as evidenced by our: running on overload, grappling with unrealistic deadlines and unclear goals, miscommunication and poor planning, and our sense of constant catch-up caused by conflicts and fire fighting. Author Barry Flicker details Four Laws of Warp Speed that can help clear these barriers more simply and quickly than you ever dreamed possible and lead to breakthrough results.

Summary: Dilbert without Pictures
Rating: 5

This book is about achieving project success at warp speed. Barry Flicker describes the various kinds of project team members and suggests the best ways to deal with them.

Flicker uses stories to drive home his points beginning with: Many project teams fail at proper communication due to (perceived) lack of time. He describes the Four Rules of Warp Speed that can provide relief from the many frustrations. The secret is to know when and how to slow down and to include all the right people at the right times.

Flicker is a gifted professional speaker, successful business consultant and a fine writer.

Dan Poynter, ParaPublishing.com.


Summary: Much More Than Just a way to Make Money
Rating: 5

Barry Flicker's book "Working at Warp Speed" is a small book, that speaks volumes. Frequently in todays world, as shown through the media's headlines, we often hear of, and witness for ourselves the gross extent at which individuals, and individuals connected to business will sacrifice the most basic of morals, in order to quote "get ahead". Flicker returns to the fundamentals of what it means to be human, in explaining that, personally accountability, communication of feelings, and making goals situations where numerous parties come out winners, is a main message of the book. This is in contrast to blaming others for any mishaps you come across, holding everything in, becoming frustrated, and lastly, fighting not to be a "loser" destroying anything in your path on the way to quote "win". By following Flicker's book we see that money, and success, is a bi-product of holding ones integrity at the forefront of ones life. In the end by doing this life becomes much more enjoyable.