# The Checklist Manifesto: How To Get Things Right

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/the-checklist-manifesto-how-to-get-things-right/
- Published: 2011-02-12T15:28:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Today we find ourselves in possession of stupendous know-how, which we willingly
place in the hands of the most highly skilled people. But avoidable failures are
common, and the reason is simple: the volume and complexity of our knowledge has
exceeded our ability to consistently deliver it – correctly, safely or efficiently.**

In this groundbreaking book, Atul Gawande makes a compelling argument for the checklist,
which he believes to be the most promising method available in surmounting failure.
Whether you’re following a recipe, investing millions of dollars in a company or
building a skyscraper, the checklist is an essential tool in virtually every area
of our lives, and Gawande explains how breaking down complex, high pressure tasks
into small steps can radically improve everything from airline safety to heart surgery
survival rates.

Fascinating and enlightening, _The Checklist Manifesto_ shows how the simplest of
ideas could transform how we operate in almost any field.

## Reviews

‘It honestly changed the way I think about the world… the best book I’ve read in
ages’
Steven Levitt, author of Freakonomics

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