Decide: Better Ways of Making Better Decisions
- 5h 10m
- David Wethey
- Kogan Page
- 2013
Life presents everyone with a steady stream of decisions that they have to make. So, like it or not, decision making is a skill that needs practice every day - at work, at home, and in every aspect of life. Yet, people often make decisions without properly considering the context, options and implications of their actions. Or worse still, they end up managing the consequences of avoiding taking difficult decisions.
Decide sets out a clear and easy to follow model that enables readers to make or contribute to effective decisions, proving that it does not have to be a long drawn out process, as long as they use a mixture of rational and lateral thinking.
Free from business jargon, and filled with relevant case studies, Decide is a useful book for everyone whose life revolves around successful decision making. Thought-provoking and practical, it helps readers make the right decisions, and choose from their options wisely, whether they have 60 days, 60 minutes or just 60 seconds.
About the Author
David Wethey has had a unique insight into hundreds of companies, first as a successful ad man and over the last 23 years running his own consulting practice Agency Assessments International (AAI). AAI specializes in helping some of the world's largest companies in an important area of decision making, the selection of their advertising agencies and marketing partners.
In this Book
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Dreams and Determination: What Drives Great Deciders
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Nightmares: Striking a Balance Between Being Tolerant of Mistakes, and Understanding the Danger Signs That Tell You a Decision Can Go Badly Wrong
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Opportunities and Problems: Before Making a Decision it's Critical to Define Opportunities and Deal with Problems
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Smart Decision Making: We Are All Looking for a System That Works. It Has to Be a Mixture of Good Thinking and Harnessing the Power of the Subconscious Brain
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It's a Matter of Time: The Magic Number 60—it's Vital to Know How Long You Have Got
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The People Factor: Personality Profiling Creates Teams That Work, and Helps Us All Understand Ourselves − and One Another
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Choice is Three-Dimensional Decision Making: Choosing is Different Because of the Way the Brain – and Committees – Work
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War: What We Can Learn from the Way Nations Fight
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Sport and Other Games: Serious Lessons from Evenings and Weekends
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Love: Deciding with the Heart and Not the Head
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My 20 Best Decision Tips
