Erin M. (ErinMc) reviewed The Next Level: A Parable of Finding Your Place in Life on + 373 more book reviews
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This book is much more than bussiness. This book is about you in your job and everyday life. How you are acting and reacting to life and how that effects you and others. This book will make you think and may even change your mind. You will find other people you know in this book. You will see yourself in this book. Are you ready for a challenge?? Read this book!
Julie Y. (naboo) reviewed The Next Level: A Parable of Finding Your Place in Life on + 25 more book reviews
This is the fourth book I have read by this author.Â
Logan Bell has recently quit from his first job after graduating from college and decides to personally apply for a position at Universal Systems Incorporated. On the same day, he interviews with the Director on the fifth floor and is hired on the spot as an Organizational Analyst. His job will entail evaluating operations, attending meetings, examining procedures, and speaking to the employees on Level One, then emailing his observations back to the Director.Â
Eventually, Logan discovers that the employees are not participating in activities that contribute to the main objectives defined by the company. Next, he is then promoted to Level Two to assess their process via the same steps as before (meetings, interviews,...).
After some time, Logan determines that his coworkers on Level Two are so focused on the written polices for the company that they are losing sight of the overall goal. Afterwards, he is advanced to Level Three to analyze their methods again using the same course of action.Â
In due time, Logan learns that Level Three is suffering from the same issues that both Levels One and Two:
The employees do not have a clear focus of the company's overall objective. Thus, he moves to Level Four to scrutinize their methodology and once again reports his findings back to the Director.Â
Eventually, Logan finds out that Level Four is no different than Level One, Level Two, or Level Three because they are still functioning independently.Â
After successfully uncovering the problems occurring on each level, his next task is to talk to several Level Five employees and find out how the company is turning a profit. Following that task, Logan finally meets the Shareholder and realizes that the Director is his son. At this point, he decides his permanent position at Universal Systems Incorporated will be...
I will be honest I did not enjoy this book as well as the "Stranger" series. But it was a quick read, and I appreciated that he used an example of a successful business model to illustrate a spiritual lesson
Logan Bell has recently quit from his first job after graduating from college and decides to personally apply for a position at Universal Systems Incorporated. On the same day, he interviews with the Director on the fifth floor and is hired on the spot as an Organizational Analyst. His job will entail evaluating operations, attending meetings, examining procedures, and speaking to the employees on Level One, then emailing his observations back to the Director.Â
Eventually, Logan discovers that the employees are not participating in activities that contribute to the main objectives defined by the company. Next, he is then promoted to Level Two to assess their process via the same steps as before (meetings, interviews,...).
After some time, Logan determines that his coworkers on Level Two are so focused on the written polices for the company that they are losing sight of the overall goal. Afterwards, he is advanced to Level Three to analyze their methods again using the same course of action.Â
In due time, Logan learns that Level Three is suffering from the same issues that both Levels One and Two:
The employees do not have a clear focus of the company's overall objective. Thus, he moves to Level Four to scrutinize their methodology and once again reports his findings back to the Director.Â
Eventually, Logan finds out that Level Four is no different than Level One, Level Two, or Level Three because they are still functioning independently.Â
After successfully uncovering the problems occurring on each level, his next task is to talk to several Level Five employees and find out how the company is turning a profit. Following that task, Logan finally meets the Shareholder and realizes that the Director is his son. At this point, he decides his permanent position at Universal Systems Incorporated will be...
I will be honest I did not enjoy this book as well as the "Stranger" series. But it was a quick read, and I appreciated that he used an example of a successful business model to illustrate a spiritual lesson
