Seeing the Forest for the Trees: A Manager's Guide to Applying Systems Thinking
- ISBN-10
- 1473644909
- ISBN-13
- 9781473644908
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 228
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-03-30
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey
- Author
- Dennis Sherwood
Description
"Dennis Sherwood addresses complex issues in a way that is easy to understand, and more importantly, easy to apply and execute - assuming you can match this enthusiasm and energy!" - Phil Bulley, former IS and transformation director, Yorkshire Electricity Group plc Systems thinking can help you tame the complexity of real-world problems by providing a structured way of balancing a broad, overall view with the selection of the right level of detail, truly allowing you to "see the forest for the trees". Only by taking a broad view can we avoid the twin dangers of a silo mentality-in which a fix 'here' simply shifts the problem to 'there'-and organisational myopia-in which a fix 'now' gives rise to a much bigger problem to fix 'then'. Seeing the Forest for the Trees will give you all the tools and techniques you need, with many practical examples as diverse as managing a busy back office, negotiating an outsourcing deal and formulating business strategy.
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