Review Summary
- Make the Noise Go Away is a story-form business book that is written engagingly while teaching business principles. Similar to the style of E-Myth Revisited.
- Reveals Ten Principles and duties that help the first and second-in-command to work well together for organizational success.
- This book takes us beyond the idea of getting people in “the right seats” to helping leaders figure out how they are to interact with each other.
“Make the Noise Go Away” Premise
Running a small business is hard. Doing it with a team can be one of the greatest thrills or a series of overwhelming stresses. We know this at Home Partners Inspections as we’ve built from a one-man shop to a multi-inspector and multi-admin team.
“Make the Noise Go Away” is a book by Larry Linne. It’s a story-form business book–like the style of “E-Myth Revisited” by Michael Gerber. It’s a story about Jim Clancy, the owner of Golden Electric Supply, and Brett Giles, the second-in-command with Golden Electic Supply.
Jim and Brett set out for a retreat to document why things have gone so well since Brett came onto the leadership team. The duo unpacks how they have successfully interacted. Then, they focus on why each has been able to find their place. This results in both of them thriving in their roles. Jim finds the best way to describe the difference is that Brett has taken on the organizational issues which have “made the noise go away” for Jim.
The story is engaging, and your find yourself resonating with the types of exchanges, the fantastic setting, and the candid discussion of experiences and ideas the two of them recollect as they drill down on what sets their relationships apart from previous and less productive relationships Jim has had with second in commends.
Through the course of their retreat, they unpack 10 Principles that Make the Noise Go Away. As the team unpacks each principle, the discussion concludes, and the author ends each chapter with a list of duties the First-in Command needs to do and those the Second-in-Command needs to do to keep the system moving forward in a healthy manner.
Where “Make the Noise Go Away” Resonates
Make the Noise Go Away reminds the reader that every member of your organization has areas of specific giftings. But, then, reminiscent of Jim Collins’s book Good to Great, the key is getting those people in the right seats to leverage those giftings.
Make the Noise Go Away takes the reader to another layer of that principle by helping them consider the interaction between those leaders and what makes it successful. Too often, leaders find the person and hand things off too soon or are unwilling to let it go. The key is knowing how to interact to leverage your best offerings to help the organization thrive.
Conclusion
This book is an easy read with great insight into how leaders need to work together. It flows quickly, and the principles are practical. It is easy to see how they can fit into almost any organization that is building its leadership. Perhaps the most significant challenge for leaders in organizations is finding the second in command we can trust and getting out of their way.
I recommend this book to any business leader and their organizational leaders. It will stir great discussion and give practical ideas to your team.
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