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OverviewThe Decision Maker's Playbook is an easy-to-use, “how-to” toolkit to improve managers' decision making, using visualisations, relevant examples and actionable checklists that cater to its main target group: analytically interested, busy managers and entrepreneurs. The Decision Maker's Playbook will help readers navigate a complex world. Along the five chapters of the books, it will help you in: 1. Overcoming Blindness (How to See What's Hidden) 2. Connecting the Dots (How to Understand Causes and Effects) 3. Sharpening Projections (How to Think About Tomorrow) 4. Improving Decisions (How to Enhance Judgment) 5. Shaping the Future (How to Act Smartly) The Decision Maker's Playbook is your personal toolbox to help you make better decisions. It offers practical advice to help you understand, analyse and shape your world. As simplified representations of reality, the 33 models portrayed in this book allow us to see patterns, identify relationships, and view the world from different vantage points. They help us understand and break up complex phenomena into tractable pieces. From Unknown unknowns over Fat Tails to Counterfactuals, this book will make lesser known but highly relevant models available for immediate use – in a visual way, supported by applicable case studies and without jargon. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Simon Mueller , Julia DharPublisher: Pearson Education Limited Imprint: FT Publishing International Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 18.30cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.420kg ISBN: 9781292129334ISBN 10: 1292129336 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 26 September 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPart 1 Collect evidence 1 Illuminate your blind spots 2 Bust your biases 3 Explore your data Part 2 Connect the dots 4 Drill down 5 Move the needle 6 See the big picture Part 3 Craft the approach 7 Think on the margin 8 Score points 9 Walk the talk Part 4 Complete the mission 10 Multiply your possibilities 11 Engineer incentives 12 Make it happen 13 Conclusion Appendix: Confidence calibration Further resourcesReviewsAuthor InformationSimon Mueller is the General Manager of The Bruce Henderson Institute in New York, The Boston Consulting Group's (BCG) corporate strategy think-tank. The book is built on a broad body of evidence. It is the result of half a decade of research, and numerous interviews with academics at Harvard Business School, Harvard Law School, Harvard Kennedy School and MIT. Well connected series of advisers – including people like Steven Pinker Cass Sunstein, bestselling author of “Nudge”. Julia Dhar is a Principal in the Boston office of the Boston Consulting Group, leading BeSmart, BCG's Behavioural Economics and Behavioural Insights initiative. Julia has advised and implemented major behaviour change efforts across a range of government services and topics, including economic development and planning, finance, labour, education and social welfare. She has worked with clients to embed the science of behaviour change in sectors as diverse as Airlines, Travel and Tourism, Energy, IT and Telecommunications. Julia is also a core member of the Public Sector, People and Organization and Social Impact Practices. Deeply involved in the firm's IP development on Impact Investing and the Future of Work, she was previously Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in New Zealand. Julia holds a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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