The Smart Thinking Book : Over 70 Bursts of Business Brilliance / Kevin Duncan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duncan, Kevin, 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative ability in business.

Success in business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (97 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : LID Publishing, [2022]

Summary:

Plenty of people are intelligent and have the right qualifications. But in business, to be successful, you also have to be smart and creative. This book contains 60 pieces of distilled wisdom to help you think smartly and creatively, and to enable you to stand out from the others. By the author of the bestselling The Diagrams Book (published in 14 languages), each piece of advice can be read in one minute or the entire book in one hour. Divided into six main sections (Growth, Communication, Innovation, Creativity, Relationships and Thinking), this powerful little book draws from a range of disciplines and perspectives to enable readers to transform the way they approach work and life.

Contents:

COVER

BACKCOVER

TITLE

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART ONE: GROWTH

1. PLANNING: ALL PLANS ARE FICTION

2. MODELS: ALL MODELS ARE WRONG

3. TARGETS: HIT THE TARGET, MISS THE POINT

4. PURPOSE: DON’T CONFUSE DIRECTION WITH DESTINATION

5. EFFICIENCY: DON’T CONFUSE MOVEMENT WITH PROGRESS

6. ADAPTABILITY: WHEN THE FACTS CHANGE, CHANGE YOUR MIND

7. PREPARATION: PANIC EARLY

8. PRIORITY: AXE ADMINISTRIVIA

9. EFFECTIVENESS: OUTCOME NOT OUTPUT

10. DECISIVENESS: ANTI LIST

11. DISTRACTION: IGNORE BARKING DOGS

12. TENACITY: SLOW CAN BE FAST

PART TWO: COMMUNICATION

1. TOPICALITY: POINT-LESS?

2. ATTITUDE: ROI: RESPECT = OPINION + INQUIRY

3. CLARITY: DO WE REALLY NEED TO DO THIS?

4. LANGUAGE: BAN THE BULL

5. INTERACTION: WAFFLER OR WAFFLEE?

6. HONESTY: TRICKLE OF DOUBT v. FLOOD OF NAKED TRUTH

7. STORYTELLING: THE POWER OF SEQUENCE

8. COMPREHENSION: DON’T ASSUME PEOPLE WON’T UNDERSTAND

9. CONVERSATION: FIRST QUESTION, BIG PAUSE

10. LISTENING: STFU

11. SHARPNESS: ACUITY NOT VACUITY Generated by AI.

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Other Format:

Print version: Duncan, Kevin The Smart Thinking Book

ISBN:

9781911687597

OCLC:

1451798221