Always On Never Present (Paperback)

Ashok Kumar Murugesan

ISBN 13: 9798903921928

Published by Notion Press, 2026

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Paperback. You are connected to everything. You are present for almost nothing.Modern organisations have built, with the best of intentions, a system that mistakes activity for output, reporting for thinking, and visibility for capability. The calendar is full. The chat thread is running. The dashboard is green. And the work - the actual work - is waiting.Always On, Never Present is a book about what that costs. Drawing on 12+ years of manufacturing and operations experience, Ashok Kumar Murugesan examines how the tools meant to make us more productive have quietly replaced the judgment, attention, and presence that real productivity requires.From the factory floor to the boardroom, from IIoT architecture to AI strategy, this book makes a precise and urgent argument: the most valuable thing in any organisation is not the system that tracks the work. It is the person who understands it.For anyone who has ever ended a full day of meetings and realised nothing was made, solved, or decided - this book is for you. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Always On Never Present (Paperback)
• Publisher: Notion Press
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798903921928
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

You are connected to everything. You are present for almost nothing.
Modern organisations have built, with the best of intentions, a system that mistakes activity for output, reporting for thinking, and visibility for capability. The calendar is full. The chat thread is running. The dashboard is green. And the work — the actual work — is waiting.
Always On, Never Present is a book about what that costs. Drawing on 12+ years of manufacturing and operations experience, Ashok Kumar Murugesan examines how the tools meant to make us more productive have quietly replaced the judgment, attention, and presence that real productivity requires.
From the factory floor to the boardroom, from IIoT architecture to AI strategy, this book makes a precise and urgent argument: the most valuable thing in any organisation is not the system that tracks the work. It is the person who understands it.
For anyone who has ever ended a full day of meetings and realised nothing was made, solved, or decided — this book is for you.