A groundbreaking approach to succeeding in business and life, using the science
of resourcefulness.
We often think the key to success and satisfaction is to get more: more money,
time, and possessions; bigger budgets, job titles, and teams; and additional
resources for our professional and personal goals. It turns out we're wrong.
Using captivating stories to illustrate research in psychology and management,
Rice University professor Scott Sonenshein examines why some people and
organizations succeed with so little, while others fail with so much.
People and organizations approach resources in two different ways: chasing and
stretching. When chasing, we exhaust ourselves in the pursuit of more. When
stretching, we