How To Solve Problems And Prevent Trouble

Author : Richard W. Wetherill
Publisher : The Alpha Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 1881074080
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Solve Problems And Prevent Trouble written by Richard W. Wetherill and published by The Alpha Publishing House. This book was released on 2008-09-13 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Solve Problems and Prevent Trouble, tells you how to greatly reduce the dilemma and difficulties of life. Problems and trouble will cease to be a compelling force in your life. The information has been tested and is in daily use by successful business leaders and private citizens. The knowledge reveals a dynamic lifestyle based on a natural law of behavior identified by the late Richard W. Wetherill. Introduction: Pressures and tensions of modern life can be reduced enormously, and the information presented in this book tells how. The information has been and is being tested in daily use by persons from various walks of life. They all say the information is correct and that it is important. They tell startling stories of what it is doing for them. They say the information is new, and many of them say they resisted some portions of it at first. The evidence is that no great progress is made except by changing from the old to the new, and the pioneering work of changing is ordinarily resisted at first. The person who resists is behaving naturally. If he persists through the initial resistance, however, he makes remarkable discoveries. He becomes aware that problems he thought were necessary are not necessary at all, and he learns how various objectionable conditions in his life can be changed. Soon he finds that his original resistance is replaced by an eagerness to learn more.

Author : Dan Heath
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982134747
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Upstream written by Dan Heath and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wall Street Journal Bestseller New York Times bestselling author Dan Heath explores how to prevent problems before they happen, drawing on insights from hundreds of interviews with unconventional problem solvers. So often in life, we get stuck in a cycle of response. We put out fires. We deal with emergencies. We stay downstream, handling one problem after another, but we never make our way upstream to fix the systems that caused the problems. Cops chase robbers, doctors treat patients with chronic illnesses, and call-center reps address customer complaints. But many crimes, chronic illnesses, and customer complaints are preventable. So why do our efforts skew so heavily toward reaction rather than prevention? Upstream probes the psychological forces that push us downstream—including “problem blindness,” which can leave us oblivious to serious problems in our midst. And Heath introduces us to the thinkers who have overcome these obstacles and scored massive victories by switching to an upstream mindset. One online travel website prevented twenty million customer service calls every year by making some simple tweaks to its booking system. A major urban school district cut its dropout rate in half after it figured out that it could predict which students would drop out—as early as the ninth grade. A European nation almost eliminated teenage alcohol and drug abuse by deliberately changing the nation’s culture. And one EMS system accelerated the emergency-response time of its ambulances by using data to predict where 911 calls would emerge—and forward-deploying its ambulances to stand by in those areas. Upstream delivers practical solutions for preventing problems rather than reacting to them. How many problems in our lives and in society are we tolerating simply because we’ve forgotten that we can fix them?

Author : Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
ISBN 13 : 1633697231
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What's Your Problem? written by Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The author makes a compelling case that we often start solving a problem before thinking deeply about whether we are solving the right problem. If you want the superpower of solving better problems, read this book." -- Eric Schmidt, former CEO, Google Are you solving the right problems? Have you or your colleagues ever worked hard on something, only to find out you were focusing on the wrong problem entirely? Most people have. In a survey, 85 percent of companies said they often struggle to solve the right problems. The consequences are severe: Leaders fight the wrong strategic battles. Teams spend their energy on low-impact work. Startups build products that nobody wants. Organizations implement "solutions" that somehow make things worse, not better. Everywhere you look, the waste is staggering. As Peter Drucker pointed out, there's nothing more dangerous than the right answer to the wrong question. There is a way to do better. The key is reframing, a crucial, underutilized skill that you can master with the help of this book. Using real-world stories and unforgettable examples like "the slow elevator problem," author Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg offers a simple, three-step method - Frame, Reframe, Move Forward - that anyone can use to start solving the right problems. Reframing is not difficult to learn. It can be used on everyday challenges and on the biggest, trickiest problems you face. In this visually engaging, deeply researched book, you’ll learn from leaders at large companies, from entrepreneurs, consultants, nonprofit leaders, and many other breakthrough thinkers. It's time for everyone to stop barking up the wrong trees. Teach yourself and your team to reframe, and growth and success will follow.

Author : Duke Okes
Publisher : Quality Press
ISBN 13 : 0873899822
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Root Cause Analysis, Second Edition written by Duke Okes and published by Quality Press. This book was released on 2019-02-06 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This best-seller can help anyone whose role is to try to find specific causes for failures. It provides detailed steps for solving problems, focusing more heavily on the analytical process involved in finding the actual causes of problems. It does this using figures, diagrams, and tools useful for helping to make our thinking visible. This increases our ability to see what is truly significant and to better identify errors in our thinking. In the sections on finding root causes, this second edition now includes: more examples on the use of multi-vari charts; how thought experiments can help guide data interpretation; how to enhance the value of the data collection process; cautions for analyzing data; and what to do if one can’t find the causes. In its guidance on solution identification, biomimicry and TRIZ have been added as potential solution identification techniques. In addition, the appendices have been revised to include: an expanded breakdown of the 7 M’s, which includes more than 50 specific possible causes; forms for tracking causes and solutions, which can help maintain alignment of actions; techniques for how to enhance the interview process; and example responses to problem situations that the reader can analyze for appropriateness.

Author : Mihnea Moldoveanu
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804795797
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Design of Insight written by Mihnea Moldoveanu and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-06 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Familiar modes of problem solving may be efficient, but they often prevent us from discovering innovative solutions to more complex problems. To create meaningful change, we must train ourselves to discover previously unseen variables in day-to-day challenges. The Design of Insight is intended to be a personal problem-solving platform for decision makers and advisors who seek answers to critical business questions. It introduces an approach that uses multiple "problem-solving languages" to systematically expand our understanding of problem framing and high quality problem solving. Useful as a critical thinking approach or a think-out-loud document for strategic teams, this brief is a resource for enriching and implementing thoughtful management practices.

Author : Alan Godwin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615431321
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Solve Your People Problems written by Alan Godwin and published by . This book was released on 2011-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering concise definitions, clear illustrations, and specific options for dealing with conflict, Dr. Godwin explains how to effectively deal with conflict in various relational situations, learn the different methods needed for handling unreasonable people, and establish good communication and healthy boundaries.

Author : Amy Loftsgordon
Publisher : Nolo
ISBN 13 : 1413328849
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Solve Your Money Troubles written by Amy Loftsgordon and published by Nolo. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Learn how to manage the financial impact of COVID-19, stop collection calls and wage garnishments, avoid foreclosure"--Cover.

Author : Kim Scott
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250103509
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity written by Kim Scott and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A high-profile business manager describes her development of an optimal management course designed to help business leaders become balanced and effective without resorting to insensitive aggression or overt permissiveness.

Author : Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Publisher : Tharpa Publications US
ISBN 13 : 0978906713
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Solve Our Human Problems written by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso and published by Tharpa Publications US. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guiding readers in learning how to respond to difficult situations with a positive, peaceful mind, this resource educates on how to turn challenges into opportunities for mental and spiritual growth and development.

Author : James A. Crone
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 141299358X
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Can We Solve Our Social Problems? written by James A. Crone and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2010-05-13 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated with recent issues such as the national debate on health care reform, this Second Edition of How Can We Solve Our Social Problems? gives students a sense of hope by demonstrating specific, realistic steps we can take to solve some of the most pervasive social problems in America today. Author James Crone maintains a sense of sociological objectivity throughout and helps students realize that we can take steps to solve such key social problems as poverty, racial and ethnic inequality, unequal education, and environmental issues. The book's first two chapters define "social problem,," provide a theoretical background, discuss the daunting barriers we face in attempting to solve social problems, and demonstrate how sociology can help.