The Decision Book: 50 Models for Strategic Thinking - Hardcover

Krogerus, Mikael; Tschäppeler, Roman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393079619 ISBN 13: 9780393079616

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2012

Synopsis

A short, sharp guide to tackling life’s biggest challenges: understanding ourselves and making the right choices.

Every day offers moments of decision, from what to eat for lunch to how to settle a dispute with a colleague. Still larger questions loom: How can I motivate my team? How can I work more efficiently? What is the long tail anyway?

Whether you’re a newly minted MBA, a chronic second-guesser, or just someone eager for a new vantage point, The Decision Book presents fifty models for better structuring, and subsequently understanding, life’s steady challenges. Interactive and thought-provoking, this illustrated workbook offers succinct summaries of popular strategies, including the Rubber Band Model for dilemmas with many directions, the Personal Performance Model to test whether to change jobs, and the Black Swan Model to illustrate why experience doesn’t guarantee wisdom. Packed with familiar tools like the Pareto Principle, the Prisoner’s Dilemma, and an unusual exercise inspired by Warren Buffet, The Decision Book is the ideal reference for flexible thinkers. 58 illustrations

About this title

About the Author:

Mikael Krogerus is an editor with Das Magazin, the weekly supplement to Switzerland’s biggest newspaper.

Review:

A handy primer for anyone keen to tackle problems in a different way * Director magazine *

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0393079619
• ISBN 13: 9780393079616
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176
• Illustrator: Earnhart Philip