The thinking manager's toolbox: effective processes for problem solving and decision making
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Main Author: Altier, William J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press ©1999
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-214) and index
Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Setting the Scene; 1. Thinking Battles -- Winning and Losing; 2. Change: The Name of the Game; 3. Process Expertise -- A Critical Managing Skill; Part II: The Basic Toolbox; 4. Situation Assessment; 5. Decision Analysis; 6. Implementation Planning; 7. Potential Problem/Opportunity Analysis; 8. Problem Analysis; Part III: The Advanced Toolbox; 9. On the Role of Meetings; 10. Specialized Decision Analysis Tools; 11. Potential Future Change -- Opportunities and Disasters; 12. On Creativity; Appendix: Problem-Solving Worksheets; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G.
In this indispensable book, a widely experienced business consultant provides a complete set of analytical tools essential to successful trouble-shooting, effective planning, and making better decisions faster, more confidently, and more often. How can you help your company solve a problem in just a few days that's been plaguing managers for three months? How can you bring a room of executives to a consensus on a critical decision that the CEO and his committee have been wrestling with for years? Of course, this is easier said than done. Indeed, not a week goes by without a major business medi
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 219 pages)
ISBN:9780198030256
0198030258
9780195131963

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