The Decision Book: Fifty Models for Strategic Thinking

by Mikael Krogerus

Other authorsJenny Piening (Translator), Roman Tschappeler (Author)
Hardcover, 2018

Status

Available

Call number

658.403

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Publication

W. W. Norton & Company (2018), Edition: Fully Revised, 176 pages

Description

Most of us face the same questions every day: What do I want? How can I get it? How can I live more happily and work more efficiently? This updated edition of the international bestseller distills into a single volume the fifty best decision-making models used on MBA courses, and elsewhere, that will help you tackle these important questions, from the well known (the Eisenhower matrix for time management) to the less familiar but equally useful (the Swiss Cheese model). It will even show you how to remember everything you'll have learned by the end of it. Stylish and compact, this little book is a powerful asset. Whether you need to plot a presentation, assess someone's business idea or get to know yourself better, this unique guide will help you simplify any problem and take steps towards the right decision.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member spbooks
A quick easy read. Useful as a rough list of "models" for decision making (although not all are models or for decision making). Useful as a thought provoker but models are dealt with unevenly and pretty superficially. Would have been good if, at the end of each model, there was further reading
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suggestions on the specific model.
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LibraryThing member CaroPi
This book is very interesting to teach you how to create a map of your decisions. It can be apply to your private life or to th professional life, personally i will used more in my professional life. I like a little bit of magic in the personal one.
LibraryThing member andycyca
Just like many other books, compiling many small context-dependent ideas in a single package doesn't make it a grand eye-opening work. Don't get me wrong, these models are interesting and potentially useful, but the author didn't bother properly expanding them with appropriate information, context
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and examples, so prepare for some extra homework.

It doesn't help that the (Amazon) ebook is formatted minimally and has low-res images
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LibraryThing member jamestomasino
It's tough to mark this book as "finished" since it's clearly meant for reference. I can say that after reading it straight through there are lots of gems.
LibraryThing member Razinha
Strange book. Fifty models...the usual quadrants (oh, LOTS of quadrants, and some others.) No real information on their use, their problems (the creators never think there are problems, but there are), whether there is any value. (And there isn't... I've seen so many of these, but that's me.)

"This
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book has been written for anyone who has to deal with people on a daily basis." That word sets my teeth on edge... “Deal”? The authors already have a problem. We work with people, and deal with problems. Of course, sometimes people are the problem but in general… no. Words matter.

For "The Monte Carlo simulation: Why we can only approximate a definitive outcome ...
Why is the Monte Carlo model important? Because it reminds us that models do not represent reality, but are simply an approximation of reality." This might be the only meaningful statement in this book. Extra star for it.

The authors pepper this book with quotes, but didn't do their research. Some are correctly attributed, and then there is "Everything should be made as simple as possible. But no simpler." Albert Einstein
It's possible, but there is no direct evidence in any of his writings. And "The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it." Theodore Roosevelt. There is no known source for the attribution.
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LibraryThing member tgraettinger
Easy to read, but lots to digest. I'm trying out one model at a time, starting with the Eisenhower matrix.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2008-10

Physical description

176 p.; 7.4 inches

ISBN

0393652378 / 9780393652376
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