Mats Alvesson's workshop based on his recent book "The Art of Less"
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On July 29th, the workshop “The Art of Less: How to Focus on What Really Matters at Work” by TUM-IAS Alumnus Fellow Mats Alvesson took place at TUM-IAS. It was based on his book, published together with André Spicer and Bloomsbury Publishing in October 2025.
About the book:
Achieve more by doing less.
At work we often feel weighed down by an excess of initiatives, meetings, training and targets. Over-enthusiastic executives, interfering consultants and demanding stakeholders often get in the way of doing the 'real work'. This leaves us feeling overwhelmed but underproductive.
The Art of Less offers ideas for how to create a more effective and efficient organization by removing obstacles to meaningful work. Mats Alvesson and André Spicer explain how 'organizational sludge' gets in the way of performance, and what can be done about it. They show how unblocking systems and processes can improve work flow so people can focus more on the things that actually matter.
The Art of Less is the essential guide to how overburdened managers and employees can break down barriers to more effective working and achieve more by doing less.
The book is shortlisted for the Business Book Awards 2026 and was recently featured in the Financial Times’ “reads of the month.”
Learn more about “The Art of Less” at Bloomsbury Publishing: click here.