101 business ideas that will change the way you work : turning clever thinking into smart advice / / Antonio E. Weiss |
Autore | Weiss Antonio E. |
Edizione | [1st edition] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 v.) : ill |
Disciplina | 650.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Problem solving
Creative thinking Management |
ISBN |
0-273-79456-6
0-273-79455-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Contents -- About the author -- Acknowledgements -- INTRODUCTION and IDEA #1: How to turn theory into results -- PART 1: IDEAS ABOUT PEOPLE -- IDEA #2: If you fear losing, you're more likely to lose out -- IDEA #3: The hedgehog and the fox - why experts get it wrong -- IDEA #4: How fortune favours the beautiful -- IDEA #5: When you can skip that meeting -- IDEA #6: How to improve your memory -- IDEA #7: Nice gals finish last, nice guys aren't far behind -- IDEA #8: People are terrible at fractions -- IDEA #9: Why diverse support networks are crucial for success -- IDEA #10: When your gut instinct may be right -- IDEA #11: How good do you think you are? -- IDEA #12: The changing face of great working relationships -- IDEA #13: When not to take an overseas assignment -- IDEA #14: The virtues of exchanging favours -- IDEA #15: Going on leave? Mind the career gap -- IDEA #16: You are so clever! Flattery and the boardroom -- IDEA #17: Avoid choice overload: 'keep it simple, stupid' -- IDEA #18: Why we're anchored to what we know -- IDEA #19: The negative impact of the superstar -- IDEA #20: The value of caring -- IDEA #21: Take every email with a pinch of salt -- IDEA #22: Anger management: she needs it, he doesn't -- IDEA #23: Why emotional inconsistency is the worst trait in a manager -- IDEA #24: How to catch a feeling -- IDEA #25: The antisocial network -- IDEA #26: Why being boring can make you a brilliant CEO -- IDEA #27: How to tell if a leader is lying -- IDEA #28: Your willpower levels are precious and finite -- IDEA #29: The optimistic salesperson -- IDEA #30: Stress leads to poor decision-making -- IDEA #31: To opt in or opt out? -- IDEA #32: Rational man is dead. Salute the animal spirit -- IDEA #33: I can see your halo -- IDEA #34: To get to the C-suite, be a generalist -- IDEA #35: The two yous.
IDEA #36: Work stress? Go for a run -- IDEA #37: The power of peer pressure -- IDEA #38: The benefits of believing in immanent justice -- IDEA #39: It's lonely at the top -- IDEA #40: It's not what you said, it's how you said it -- PART 2: IDEAS ABOUT PERFORMANCE -- IDEA #41: Find out when you're in the zone -- IDEA #42: To really improve, just do it -- IDEA #43: To decide alone is to make a bad decision -- IDEA #44: If you can't measure it, it's likely to be rubbish -- IDEA #45: That's my (one) goal -- IDEA #46: Don't pretend you can always control your emotions -- IDEA #47: Boost creativity by making the workplace an emotional roller coaster -- IDEA #48: Escaping the cycle of responsiveness -- IDEA #49: Want to do the right thing? Wait a moment . . . -- IDEA #50: Online procrastination - the key to higher productivity -- IDEA #51: When customers will put up with rude service -- IDEA #52: It's easier to be forgiven than to ask for permission -- IDEA #53: Want to win? Start by losing (a little) -- IDEA #54: Working on an acquisition? Seller, beware! -- IDEA #55: How social networks share knowledge -- IDEA #56: I'm in charge - check my paycheque -- IDEA #57: Great performance, but I regress -- IDEA #58: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush -- IDEA #59: The hidden evil of stereotype threats -- IDEA #60: How to turn that black swan white -- IDEA #61: Kick the habit -- IDEA #62: The biology of risk-taking -- IDEA #63: Do you have a Pareto or a long tail? -- IDEA #64: Six seconds to land your dream job -- IDEA #65: Tell stories, not facts -- IDEA #66: How to avoid buying a lemon -- IDEA #67: Flawed headhunting -- IDEA #68: Do I have a choice? -- IDEA #69: What not to write -- IDEA #70: F**k that hurts! How swearing eases the pain -- IDEA #71: When you should turn that frown upside down -- IDEA #72: How to become Mr Charismatic, JFK-style. IDEA #73: My greatest weakness? I'm a perfectionist . . . -- IDEA #74: Start up where you started from -- IDEA #75: How to expand time -- IDEA #76: Let's not pull an all-nighter -- IDEA #77: Keeping out the fifth column -- IDEA #78: How to pick your next leader -- IDEA #79: Repetition, repetition, repetition -- IDEA #80: Strike a pose, feel the power -- IDEA #81: Progress - the most important motivator of all -- IDEA #82: Elbow grease - the value generator -- IDEA #83: Getting creative? Get distracted -- IDEA #84: Avoid the planning fallacy -- IDEA #85: I think the question you're trying to ask is . . . -- PART 3: IDEAS ABOUT ORGANISATIONS -- IDEA #86: Why playing the game will get you ahead -- IDEA #87: Working from home or shirking from home? -- IDEA #88: The paradox of meritocracy - how doing right can lead to wrong -- IDEA #89: Power, CEOs, boards and extreme strategic deviance -- IDEA #90: The myth of CEO experience -- IDEA #91: Change, language and history -- IDEA #92: MBA students and the cheating bug -- IDEA #93: Is your office making you sick? -- IDEA #94: Strong culture, reliable performance -- IDEA #95: Strategy, leaders and leadership harmony -- IDEA #96: Need to manage a negative rumour? Challenge its credibility -- IDEA #97: How management myths are formed -- IDEA #98: Why you should offer surgery with a free lollipop -- IDEA #99: It's why, not what, that matters -- IDEA #100: Competition in the workplace -- IDEA #101: Face-time counts. |
Altri titoli varianti | One hundred and one business ideas |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910151656903321 |
Weiss Antonio E. | ||
Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Key business solutions : essential problem-solving tools and techniques that every manager needs to know / / Antonio E. Weiss |
Autore | Weiss Antonio E. |
Edizione | [1st edition] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Harlow, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Financial Times/Prentice Hall, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 201 p.) : ill |
Disciplina | 658.403 |
Collana | Financial Times |
Soggetto topico |
Problem solving
Management |
ISBN | 0-273-75030-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Key business solutions -- Contents -- about the author -- acknowledgements -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part one The OBTAIN problem-solving process -- Outline the question -- The problem may be big, but it should fit on one page -- The key issues you need to know to solve the problem -- Break down the issues -- Untangling the mess -- Prioritise your workload to maximise your effort: output ratio -- Test the hypothesis -- You are the doctor, the problem is your patient -- Analyse the problem -- Without data you have nothing -- Insightful interviewing -- If you want to get to the root cause of the problem, just ask 'why?' -- Making spreadsheet models easy -- Imagine the solution -- Devising the optimal solution -- Making change happen -- Notify the stakeholders -- Writing compelling reports -- Making great presentations -- Managing the stakeholders -- Understand who your stakeholders are and how to communicate with them -- Trust makes the world go around -- You are the most important stakeholder -- Managing the team -- setting up the team to ensure success -- Helping others reach their goal -- Feedback works both ways -- A final thought -- Part two Critical business tools and frameworks -- Critical business tools and frameworks -- 4Ps of marketing -- 5Cs of strategy -- Ansoff matrix -- BCG growth-share matrix -- Benchmarking -- Brainstorming -- De Bono's six thinking hats -- Drill-down analysis -- Kano analysis -- McClelland's theory of needs -- McKinsey 7s framework -- PesTeL -- Porter's five forces -- SWOT -- Value chain analysis -- Appendix: How the tools and techniques fit into the OBTAIN process -- Further reading and references -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910150221603321 |
Weiss Antonio E. | ||
Harlow, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Financial Times/Prentice Hall, , [2011] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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