02464cam a2200385 a 4500001000700000003000800007005001700015007000300032008004100035010001500076020002600091020002300117040002300140041000800163042000800171050002500179082001200204100003300216245017300249260004800422300004800470504005100518505082900569520041101398650003501809650002601844650002401870650002701894650002101921650002301942650002401965650002701989650003002016650003202046114963BJBSDDR20250804164003.0ta120607s2012    njua     b    001 0 eng    a2012022596  a9781118347119 (cloth)  a1118347110 (cloth)  aDLCcDLCdDLCbeng  aeng  apcc14aHD 30.28bL371b 201200a658.4031 aLaudicina, Paul A., d1949- 10aBeating the global odds : successful decision-making in a confused and troubled worldbsuccessful decision-making in a confused and troubled world /cPaul A. Laudicina.  aHoboken, N.J. :bJohn Wiley & Sons,cc2012.  axiv, 206 pages : billustrations ; c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aForeword 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  aThe 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. 4aPlanificación estratégica  4aCambio organizacional 0aStrategic planning. 0aOrganizational change. 0aDecision making. 4aToma de decisiones 0aChange (Psychology) 4aCambio (Psicología)  0aDiffusion of innovations. 4aDifusión de innovaciones