Reviews
"Ms. Perlow's advice should be taken seriously" -- The Economist "So if you are looking for a way to be more effective as a manager, or team leader, turn off your phone and read Sleeping with Your Smartphone ." -- The Chronicle Herald " Sleeping with Your Smartphone , should be required reading for any senior executive concerned about the dysfunctionality of "always-on" connectivity." -- The Observer (UK) " Sleeping with Your Smartphone provides excellent, proven principles for how to bring change into an existing corporate culture and how to empower employees to join in the fight to make the company better." -- Examiner.com "If you're looking for a book title that captures the frazzled, anxious life of executives who are too worried about work to ever unplug, you probably couldn't do better than Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow's new book, Sleeping With Your Smartphone ." -- The Globe and Mail "Leslie Perlow makes a strong case that you do not have to sleep with your smartphone, at least not every night." -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram " Sleeping With Your Smartphone will enlighten any team trying to sync among themselves while questioning the worthwhile of on-demand accessibility." -- Business Insider ADVANCE PRAISE "Professionals of all kinds complain about the difficulty of balancing life and work, but no one has had much insight about how to fix the problem...until Leslie Perlow went out and did it. This book should be required reading for every consultant, manager, HR professional, and working parent with a demanding career." -- Chip Heath, coauthor, Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard "Leslie Perlow has given us a modern masterpiece, the only book that really shows how to harness those irresistible electronic intruders that now invade our lives. Sleeping with Your Smartphone is packed with evidence and specific, useful steps for building productive and creative workplaces that bolster rather than destroy our sanity and humanity." -- Robert I. Sutton, professor, Stanford University; author, Good Boss, Bad Boss "Leslie Perlow, one of today's leading experts in how organizations really function, has applied her prowess to a question that bedevils every professional: what impact does working harder and longer have on our achievements and our happiness? The answers in this marvelous book reveal that keeping our lives in balance is more important than we ever imagined--for ourselves and our organizations." -- Clayton M. Christensen, author, How Will You Measure Your Life? "Who doesn't want to build more effective and engaged teams? Sleeping with Your Smartphone illustrates counterintuitive insights and practical actions to 'get it all done' in our multitasking, hyperconnected world. The book shows how teams can improve work-life balance and increase company engagement while upping their output--all with a few small, doable steps." -- Sara LaPorta, Senior Vice President, PepsiCo " Sleeping with Your Smartphone challenges the current belief that 24/7 is required for success and that we are hostages to our devices. Leslie Perlow's strategy is brilliant because it proves that we can improve the way we live and work...by disconnecting." -- Kristin C. Peck, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Business Development & Innovation, Pfizer Inc. "Truly inspiring! Sleeping with Your Smartphone shows that even in the most high-pressure environments, it is possible to disconnect and become more productive as a result. I am looking forward to implementing the strategy with my own teams." -- Deborah Ellinger, former President, Restoration Hardware, "Ms. Perlow's advice should be taken seriously" -- The Economist " Sleeping with Your Smartphone , should be required reading for any senior executive concerned about the dysfunctionality of "always-on" connectivity." -- The Observer (UK) " Sleeping with Your Smartphone provides excellent, proven principles for how to bring change into an existing corporate culture and how to empower employees to join in the fight to make the company better." -- Examiner.com "If you're looking for a book title that captures the frazzled, anxious life of executives who are too worried about work to ever unplug, you probably couldn't do better than Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow's new book, Sleeping With Your Smartphone ." -- The Globe and Mail "Leslie Perlow makes a strong case that you do not have to sleep with your smartphone, at least not every night." -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram " Sleeping With Your Smartphone will enlighten any team trying to sync among themselves while questioning the worthwhile of on-demand accessibility." -- Business Insider "Professionals of all kinds complain about the difficulty of balancing life and work, but no one has had much insight about how to fix the problem...until Leslie Perlow went out and did it. This book should be required reading for every consultant, manager, HR professional, and working parent with a demanding career." -- Chip Heath, coauthor, Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard "Leslie Perlow has given us a modern masterpiece, the only book that really shows how to harness those irresistible electronic intruders that now invade our lives. Sleeping with Your Smartphone is packed with evidence and specific, useful steps for building productive and creative workplaces that bolster rather than destroy our sanity and humanity." -- Robert I. Sutton, professor, Stanford University; author, Good Boss, Bad Boss "Leslie Perlow, one of today's leading experts in how organizations really function, has applied her prowess to a question that bedevils every professional: what impact does working harder and longer have on our achievements and our happiness? The answers in this marvelous book reveal that keeping our lives in balance is more important than we ever imagined--for ourselves and our organizations." -- Clayton M. Christensen, author, How Will You Measure Your Life? "Who doesn't want to build more effective and engaged teams? Sleeping with Your Smartphone illustrates counterintuitive insights and practical actions to 'get it all done' in our multitasking, hyperconnected world. The book shows how teams can improve work-life balance and increase company engagement while upping their output--all with a few small, doable steps." -- Sara LaPorta, Senior Vice President, PepsiCo " Sleeping with Your Smartphone challenges the current belief that 24/7 is required for success and that we are hostages to our devices. Leslie Perlow's strategy is brilliant because it proves that we can improve the way we live and work...by disconnecting." -- Kristin C. Peck, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Business Development & Innovation, Pfizer Inc. "Truly inspiring! Sleeping with Your Smartphone shows that even in the most high-pressure environments, it is possible to disconnect and become more productive as a result. I am looking forward to implementing the strategy with my own teams." -- Deborah Ellinger, former President, Restoration Hardware, Ms. Perlow's advice should be taken seriously" — The Economist Professionals of all kinds complain about the difficulty of balancing life and work, but no one has had much insight about how to fix the problem…until Leslie Perlow went out and did it. This book should be required reading for every consultant, manager, HR professional, and working parent with a demanding career." — Chip Heath, coauthor, Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard Leslie Perlow, one of today's leading experts in how organizations really function, has applied her prowess to a question that bedevils every professional: what impact does working harder and longer have on our achievements and our happiness? The answers in this marvelous book reveal that keeping our lives in balance is more important than we ever imagined—for ourselves and our organizations." — Clayton M. Christensen, author, How Will You Measure Your Life? Who doesn't want to build more effective and engaged teams? Sleeping with Your Smartphone illustrates counterintuitive insights and practical actions to ‘get it all done' in our multitasking, hyperconnected world. The book shows how teams can improve work-life balance and increase company engagement while upping their output—all with a few small, doable steps." — Sara LaPorta, Senior Vice President, PepsiCo Sleeping with Your Smartphone challenges the current belief that 24/7 is required for success and that we are hostages to our devices. Leslie Perlow's strategy is brilliant because it proves that we can improve the way we live and work…by disconnecting." — Kristin C. Peck, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Business Development & Innovation, Pfizer Inc. Truly inspiring! Sleeping with Your Smartphone shows that even in the most high-pressure environments, it is possible to disconnect and become more productive as a result. I am looking forward to implementing the strategy with my own teams." — Deborah Ellinger, former President, Restoration Hardware Leslie Perlow has given us a modern masterpiece, the only book that really shows how to harness those irresistible electronic intruders that now invade our lives. Sleeping with Your Smartphone is packed with evidence and specific, useful steps for building productive and creative workplaces that bolster rather than destroy our sanity and humanity." — Robert I. Sutton, professor, Stanford University; author, Good Boss, Bad Boss, "Ms. Perlow's advice should be taken seriously" -- The Economist "Perlow proves that we do not have to be hostages to our everyday devices - advice that is needed now more than ever." -- Business Executive "So if you are looking for a way to be more effective as a manager, or team leader, turn off your phone and read Sleeping with Your Smartphone ." -- The Chronicle Herald " Sleeping with Your Smartphone , should be required reading for any senior executive concerned about the dysfunctionality of "always-on" connectivity." -- The Observer (UK) " Sleeping with Your Smartphone provides excellent, proven principles for how to bring change into an existing corporate culture and how to empower employees to join in the fight to make the company better." -- Examiner.com "If you're looking for a book title that captures the frazzled, anxious life of executives who are too worried about work to ever unplug, you probably couldn't do better than Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow's new book, Sleeping With Your Smartphone ." -- The Globe and Mail "Leslie Perlow makes a strong case that you do not have to sleep with your smartphone, at least not every night." -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram " Sleeping With Your Smartphone will enlighten any team trying to sync among themselves while questioning the worthwhile of on-demand accessibility." -- Business Insider ADVANCE PRAISE for Sleeping with Your Smartphone "Professionals of all kinds complain about the difficulty of balancing life and work, but no one has had much insight about how to fix the problem...until Leslie Perlow went out and did it. This book should be required reading for every consultant, manager, HR professional, and working parent with a demanding career." -- Chip Heath, coauthor, Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard "Leslie Perlow has given us a modern masterpiece, the only book that really shows how to harness those irresistible electronic intruders that now invade our lives. Sleeping with Your Smartphone is packed with evidence and specific, useful steps for building productive and creative workplaces that bolster rather than destroy our sanity and humanity." -- Robert I. Sutton, professor, Stanford University; author, Good Boss, Bad Boss "Leslie Perlow, one of today's leading experts in how organizations really function, has applied her prowess to a question that bedevils every professional: what impact does working harder and longer have on our achievements and our happiness? The answers in this marvelous book reveal that keeping our lives in balance is more important than we ever imagined--for ourselves and our organizations." -- Clayton M. Christensen, author, How Will You Measure Your Life? "Who doesn't want to build more effective and engaged teams? Sleeping with Your Smartphone illustrates counterintuitive insights and practical actions to 'get it all done' in our multitasking, hyperconnected world. The book shows how teams can improve work-life balance and increase company engagement while upping their output--all with a few small, doable steps." -- Sara LaPorta, Senior Vice President, PepsiCo " Sleeping with Your Smartphone challenges the current belief that 24/7 is required for success and that we are hostages to our devices. Leslie Perlow's strategy is brilliant because it proves that we can improve the way we live and work...by disconnecting." -- Kristin C. Peck, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Business Development & Innovation, Pfizer Inc. "Truly inspiring! Sleeping with Your Smartphone shows that even in the most high-pressure environments, it is possible to disconnect and become more productive as a result. I am looking forward to implementing the strategy with my own teams." -- Deborah Ellinger, former President, Restoration Hardware, Ms. Perlow's advice should be taken seriously" — The Economist Professionals of all kinds complain about the difficulty of balancing life and work, but no one has had much insight about how to fix the problem…until Leslie Perlow went out and did it. This book should be required reading for every consultant, manager, HR professional, and working parent with a demanding career." — Chip Heath, coauthor, Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard Leslie Perlow has given us a modern masterpiece, the only book that really shows how to harness those irresistible electronic intruders that now invade our lives. Sleeping with Your Smartphone is packed with evidence and specific, useful steps for building productive and creative workplaces that bolster rather than destroy our sanity and humanity." — Robert I. Sutton, professor, Stanford University; author, Good Boss, Bad Boss Leslie Perlow, one of today's leading experts in how organizations really function, has applied her prowess to a question that bedevils every professional: what impact does working harder and longer have on our achievements and our happiness? The answers in this marvelous book reveal that keeping our lives in balance is more important than we ever imagined—for ourselves and our organizations." — Clayton M. Christensen, author, How Will You Measure Your Life? Who doesn't want to build more effective and engaged teams? Sleeping with Your Smartphone illustrates counterintuitive insights and practical actions to ‘get it all done' in our multitasking, hyperconnected world. The book shows how teams can improve work-life balance and increase company engagement while upping their output—all with a few small, doable steps." — Sara LaPorta, Senior Vice President, PepsiCo Sleeping with Your Smartphone challenges the current belief that 24/7 is required for success and that we are hostages to our devices. Leslie Perlow's strategy is brilliant because it proves that we can improve the way we live and work…by disconnecting." — Kristin C. Peck, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Business Development & Innovation, Pfizer Inc. Truly inspiring! Sleeping with Your Smartphone shows that even in the most high-pressure environments, it is possible to disconnect and become more productive as a result. I am looking forward to implementing the strategy with my own teams." — Deborah Ellinger, former President, Restoration Hardware
