The thinking manager's toolbox : effective processes for problem solving and decision making / William J. Altier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Altier, William J., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Problem solving.

Decision making.

Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Effective processes for problem solving and decision making

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Contents; 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

HI; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-214) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-028512-5

0-19-770384-4

1-280-83328-9

0-19-803025-8

OCLC:

252662712