DECISION making

DECISION making

 
Will Your Next Mistake Be Fatal? Mittelstaedt, Jr., Robert E. Wharton School Publishing , 2005 Management

Will Your Next Mistake Be Fatal? concerns what author Robert E. Mittelstaedt, Jr. refers to as M3 - Managing Multiple Mistakes - and illustrates, using the experience of others, how to create an organization observant...

 
 
Partnership of Equals McGinn, Peter Health Administration Press , 2009 Health Care, Relationships

In Partnership of Equals, Peter McGinn discusses the various ways in which CEOs and board members can productively work together to resolve conflict and make a better, more effective healthcare...

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The Elegant Solution May, Matthew E.1 Simon & Schuster , 2007 Innovation

Toyota is one of the world’s ten most profitable companies; what is the secret to Toyota’s remarkable success? It is the company’s quest for the “elegant solution”—a singular and deceptively simple idea that can change...

 
 
How Great Decisions Get Made Maruska, Don AMACOM , 2003 Management

In How Great Decisions Get Made, Maruska outlines ten steps that will help any group reach truly effective, innovative decisions backed by genuine commitment from all concerned. His ten-step process...

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Strategic Performance Management Marr, Bernard Butterworth Heinemann , 2006 Business Strategy, Productivity

In Strategic Performance Management, Bernard Marr combines his expertise, research, and observations into a detailed navigation of Strategic Performance Management, the process of managing and...

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businessThink Marcum, Dave | Smith, Steve | Khalsa, Mahan John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2002 Human Resources, Innovation

Despite the chaos of world events and the attendant unpredictability of the economy, optimism in the power of innovation continues to prevail, stronger than ever. Around the globe, 101 new patents are applied for every...

 
 
Trade-Off Maney, Kevin Random House Books , 2009 Business Strategy

Most providers of products and services are confronted with trade-offs between fidelity and convenience, yet few business leaders choose to view their product and service strategy through this lens. In Trade-...

 
 
No Problem Lowy, Alex AuthorHouse , 2007 Productivity

Problem-solving models are not new. However, they can be complex, with unclear techniques and methods that may not actually help people define a problem, and then recognize the habits and patterns that can get in the...

 
 
Breakthrough Creativity Levesque, Lynne C. Davies-Black Publishing , 2001 Human Resources, Innovation, Personal Growth

According to Levesque, many people fail to believe they are creative because their skills are not those that they often associate with creativity-musical/artistic ability or scientific genius, for example. In reality,...

 
 
How We Decide Lehrer, Jonah Houghton Mifflin Harcourt , 2009 Leadership, Technology

Life, whether personal or professional, is an endless round of decision-making. In How We Decide, Jonah Lehrer explores the process, drawing on decades of research and experiments, and on the stunning...

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