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    <title>Decision making &amp; problem solving strategies</title>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Adair, John Eric</namePart>
    <namePart type="date">1934-</namePart>
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    <publisher>Kogan Page</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2007</dateIssued>
    <edition>2nd ed.</edition>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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    <extent>viii, 94 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>Your mind at work. Is your brain working now? The functions of the mind. The depth mind principle -- The art of effective decision making. Define the objective. Collect relevant information. Generate feasible options. Make the decision. Implement and evaluate -- Sharing decisions with others. Your role as leader. Task need. Team maintenance need. Individual needs. The three circles interact. The functions of leadership -- Key problem-solving strategies. How problems differ from decisions. A unified model for decision making and problem solving. Asking the right questions. How to approach systems problems -- How to generate ideas. Brainstorming. How to run a brainstorming session -- Thinking outside the box. Towards a more creative approach. Look wider for solutions. How to use your depth mind -- Developing your thinking skills. What is an effective practical thinker? Check that you are in the right field. How to design your own learning strategy.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">John Adair.</note>
  <note>"The Sunday times."</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references (p. [105]-106) and index.</note>
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    <topic>Decision making</topic>
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    <topic>Problem Solving</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Thought and thinking</topic>
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  <classification authority="lcc">HD30.23 .A3 2007</classification>
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      <title>Creating success</title>
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