Decision Making Problem Solving category: 1513 books
Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice
Looking Forward at Forty
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2012
The year 2012 was the 40th anniversary of the publication of Cohen, March, and Olsen's influential article "The Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice", which offered a major new perspective on organizational decision making. To celebrate this enduring paradigm, its impact on our understanding...
How the Wise Decide
The Lessons of 21 Extraordinary Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2008
Discover the formula used by twenty-one of the world’s most extraordinary leaders to make consistent and smart decisions.
How do the wise decide and lead businesses and organizations to great success is the question Bryn Zeckhauser and Aaron Sandoski posed to themselves after landing their...
So, What's Your Proposal?
Shifting High-Conflict People from Blaming to Problem-Solving in 30 Seconds
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
Blame abounds! People confront us at work, the store, and online. Nerves get on edge. We get stuck blaming others for anything that goes wrong. With high-conflict people increasing in society, the twenty-four-hour news cycle, and social media, we hear constantly about the worst behavior. The temptation...
How Leaders Decide
A Timeless Guide to Making Tough Choices
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
"Greg's collection of the best and worst decisions in history is a practical, nuanced and timeless guide for today's decision-makers**."—Mark Schortman, Chairman, Coca-Cola Bottlers Sales & Services, LLC**
Can today's leaders look to history when making tough decisions?
Whether...
by
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
Soft computing techniques are innovative tools that use nature-inspired algorithms to run predictive analysis of industries from business to software measurement. These tools have gained momentum in recent years for their practicality and flexibility. The Handbook of Research on Fuzzy and Rough Set Theory...
A Handbook of Process Tracing Methods
2nd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2019
A Handbook of Process Tracing Methods demonstrates how to better understand decision outcomes by studying decision processes, through the introduction of a number of exciting techniques. Decades of research have identified numerous idiosyncrasies in human decision behavior, but some of the most recent...
by Robert Heller
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 1999
Learn all you need to know about making effective decisions, from defining objectives to developing fail-safe strategies. Making Decisions shows you how to reassess your own decision-making skills and oversee the resolutions made by others, plus it provides practical techniques for you to try when...
Thinking in Bets
Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Poker champion turned business consultant Annie Duke teaches you how to get comfortable with uncertainty and make better decisions as a result.
In Super Bowl XLIX, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll made one of the most controversial calls in football history: With 26 seconds remaining, and trailing...
It's Not About the Shark
How to Solve Unsolvable Problems
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
It's Not About the Shark opens the door to the groundbreaking science of solutions by turning problems—and how we solve them—upside down. When we have a problem, most of us zero in, take it apart, and focus until we have it solved. David Niven shows us that focusing on the problem is exactly the...
by Joosr
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries...
by George Siedel
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2017
Your friend decides to order a pizza. President Obama decides to authorize the mission that leads to the death of Osama bin Laden. You decide that your business should launch a new product. What do these decisions have in common? They all require using the Three Pillar model of decision making. Our...
Thinking Backwards
The art of good problem solving in business
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Companies are lousy problem solvers. There are fundamental flaws in the way managers and their advisers make crucial decisions, including: unclear or missing objectives; spending too much time on the problem rather than on the solution; lack of real facts and evidence; giving direction without recommending...
Think Again
Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions and How to Keep it From Happeining to You
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2009
Why do smart and experienced leaders make flawed, even catastrophic, decisions? Why do people keep believing they have made the right choice, even with the disastrous result staring them in the face? And how can you be sure you're making the right decision--without the benefit of hindsight?
Sydney...
Left Brain, Right Stuff
How Leaders Make Winning Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Left Brain, Right Stuff takes up where other books about decision making leave off. For many routine choices, from shopping to investing, we can make good decisions simply by avoiding common errors, such as searching only for confirming information or avoiding the hindsight bias. But as Phil Rosenzweig...