Frederick Winslow Taylor
American mechanical engineer (1856–1915)
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Videos Mentioning Frederick Winslow Taylor

Cal Newport and Tim Ferriss Revisit “The 4-Hour Workweek” Plus Much More! | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Pioneer of scientific management, whose emphasis on efficiency and stopwatch measurements is contrasted with modern productivity literature.

P Ratios, Ischemic Preconditioning, and Q&A (Episode 54)
Stronger By Science
Mentioned in relation to 'Taylorism', the concept of optimizing efficiency in industrial production, compared to the corporate origins of SMART goals.

Ep 232. The Lumberjack Paradox
Cal Newport
Mentioned humorously as a coach to Cal Newport, representing an outdated efficiency expert.

Forget Your Phone. You Need a Single-Purpose Notebook! | Cal Newport
Cal Newport
Creator of scientific management, associated with industrial productivity principles.

A Pocket Notebook To Replace Your Phone - Be More Productive & Change Your Life | Cal Newport
Cal Newport
Creator of Scientific Management, representing the epitome of industrial productivity based on efficiency and speed.

How Anthropic, Costco, and Patagonia all build incorruptible companies | Eric Ries
Lenny's Podcast
An early management theorist who wrote 'The Principles of Scientific Management' (1911), representing a contrasting, more hierarchical view of management compared to Mary Parker Follett.