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Beating the global odds : successful decision-making in a confused and troubled world successful decision-making in a confused and troubled world / Paul A. Laudicina.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2012.Description: xiv, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781118347119 (cloth)
  • 1118347110 (cloth)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.403
LOC classification:
  • HD 30.28 L371b 2012
Contents:
Foreword xi Introduction Seizing the Future Is (Fortunately) Not a Game of Chance 1 Chapter 1 Global Brain Freeze 13Nonstop Overstimulation Brings Disorientation Chapter 2 Fast and Fickle 27The Ever-Shorter Half-Life of Everything Chapter 3 Rudderless World 45Angry Populism, Incapacitated Government, and Stray Capitalism Chapter 4 Lighten the Load and Make It Sesame Street Simple 73Chapter 5 Repair Your Social Fabric 87Why Relationships Always Trump Transactions Chapter 6 Don’t Wait for the Next Big Thing 101 Chapter 7 Open the Aperture 125Widen Your Lens, But Do So with Discernment Chapter 8 Turning Pixels into a Clearer Picture 147Applying Scenario Thinking to Make a Better Future Possible Epilogue: The Next Chapter 177 Afterword 181 Selected Bibliography 187 Acknowledgments 191 About the Author 195 Index 197
Summary: The Answer to Global Overload Contending with the 24/7 news cycle and an endless barrage of choices and information has stymied leadership and decision-making strategies among those at the top. But we all know, this is not a just a problem for the elite. The broad-based reaction to this chaotic, unmanageable assault has been to retrench, and to focus on immediate, controllable decisions. In the process.
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Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HD 30.28 L371b 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000108405

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword xi Introduction Seizing the Future Is (Fortunately) Not a Game of Chance 1 Chapter 1 Global Brain Freeze 13Nonstop Overstimulation Brings Disorientation Chapter 2 Fast and Fickle 27The Ever-Shorter Half-Life of Everything Chapter 3 Rudderless World 45Angry Populism, Incapacitated Government, and Stray Capitalism Chapter 4 Lighten the Load and Make It Sesame Street Simple 73Chapter 5 Repair Your Social Fabric 87Why Relationships Always Trump Transactions Chapter 6 Don’t Wait for the Next Big Thing 101 Chapter 7 Open the Aperture 125Widen Your Lens, But Do So with Discernment Chapter 8 Turning Pixels into a Clearer Picture 147Applying Scenario Thinking to Make a Better Future Possible Epilogue: The Next Chapter 177 Afterword 181 Selected Bibliography 187 Acknowledgments 191 About the Author 195 Index 197

The Answer to Global Overload Contending with the 24/7 news cycle and an endless barrage of choices and information has stymied leadership and decision-making strategies among those at the top. But we all know, this is not a just a problem for the elite. The broad-based reaction to this chaotic, unmanageable assault has been to retrench, and to focus on immediate, controllable decisions. In the process.

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