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Decision making and problem solving strategies / John Adair.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Creating successPublication details: London ; Philadelphia : Kogan Page, 2010.Edition: [2nd. ed.]Description: vi, 94 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780749455514 (pbk.)
  • 0749455519 (pbk.)
  • 9780749458904 (ebk.)
  • 0749458909 (ebk.)
Uniform titles:
  • Decision making and problem solving.
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.403 ADA 22
LOC classification:
  • HD30.23 .A3 2010
Contents:
Your mind at work. Is your brain working now? The functions of the mind. The depth mind principle -- The art of effective decision making. Define the objective. Collect relevant information. Generate feasible options. Make the decision. Implement and evaluate -- Sharing decisions with others. Your role as leader. Task need. Team maintenance need. Individual needs. The three circles interact. The functions of leadership -- Key problem-solving strategies. How problems differ from decisions. A unified model for decision making and problem solving. Asking the right questions. How to approach systems problems -- How to generate ideas. Brainstorming. How to run a brainstorming session -- Thinking outside the box. Towards a more creative approach. Look wider for solutions. How to use your depth mind -- Developing your thinking skills. What is an effective practical thinker? Check that you are in the right field. How to design your own learning strategy.
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At head of title: The Sunday Times.

"Previously published by the Institute of Personnel and Development as Decision making and problem solving 1997 and 1999"--T.p. verso.

"First published in Great Britain and the United States in 2007 by Kogan Page Limited as Decision making and problem solving strategies. Reissued 2010"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [89]-90) and index.

Your mind at work. Is your brain working now? The functions of the mind. The depth mind principle -- The art of effective decision making. Define the objective. Collect relevant information. Generate feasible options. Make the decision. Implement and evaluate -- Sharing decisions with others. Your role as leader. Task need. Team maintenance need. Individual needs. The three circles interact. The functions of leadership -- Key problem-solving strategies. How problems differ from decisions. A unified model for decision making and problem solving. Asking the right questions. How to approach systems problems -- How to generate ideas. Brainstorming. How to run a brainstorming session -- Thinking outside the box. Towards a more creative approach. Look wider for solutions. How to use your depth mind -- Developing your thinking skills. What is an effective practical thinker? Check that you are in the right field. How to design your own learning strategy.

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