Making Better Decisions Using Systems Thinking: How to stop firefighting, deal with root causes and deliver permanent solutions

Schaveling, Jaap; Bryan, Bill

ISBN 10: 3319876627 / ISBN 13: 9783319876627

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Better Decisions Using Systems Thinking: How to stop firefighting, deal with root causes and deliver permanent solutions
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319876627
• ISBN 13: 9783319876627
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Provides a framework to help managers and leaders go beyond simply fighting fires every day

Addresses decision-makers to achieve a longer term and more effective approach by stepping back and analyzing the system as a whole

Offers the tools to address the underlying causes of recurring problems and deliver long-term solutions

About the Author

Dr. Jaap Schaveling (Dutch, 1956) is associate professor Leadership & Cooperation. He teaches Cooperation on team, organization and inter-organizational level, Social Psychology, Organizational Dynamics and Leadership. As a business coach he facilitates the management teams of various companies. His research work at this moment is about multiparty situations,  inter-team processes, innovative behavior and higher order skills. His mission is to co-create living teams and organizations i.e. to stimulate teams and organizations to develop into learning and sustainable bodies by strengthening certain disciplines, in particular personal mastery, social psychology, organizational dynamics and systems thinking.

Bill Bryan is a now-retired plant manager of large chemical plants. He studied chemistry at Leiden University and forged a career in the chemical industry with DSM. Starting in fundamental research and then moving onto big semi-industrial development projects, Bryan specialized in basic materials like solvents, melamine and caprolactam. From there he moved his career towards the production plants of ABS and PVC. Last years of career he spent as management consultant.