why our goals are best achieved indirectly Kay, J. A. (John Anderson) creator text bibliography nyu New York Penguin Press 2011 monographic eng Eng

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217 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm. Draws on examples from many disciplines to argue that complex and broadly defined goals are better achieved when approached in an open, indirect manner that focuses on means, instead of a rigidly direct approach that focuses on ends. Obliquity -- The oblique world : how obliquity surrounds us. Fulfillment ; The profit-seeking paradox ; The art of the deal ; Objectives, goals, and actions ; The ubiquity of obliquity -- The need for obliquity : why we often can't solve problems directly. Muddling through ; Pluralism ; Interaction ; Complexity ; Incompleteness ; Abstraction -- Coping with obliquity : how to solve problems in a complex world. The flickering lamp of history ; The Stockdale paradox ; The hedgehog and the fox ; The blind watchmaker ; Bend it like Beckham ; Order without design ; Very well then, I contradict myself ; Dodgy dossiers -- The practice of obliquity. John Kay. Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-217) and index. Success Goal (Psychology) BF637.S8 K23 2011 153.8 9781594202780 2010030269 DLC 100728 20230410142406.0 117218