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JANUARY 15, 2012

The Optimization Edge: Reinventing Decision Making to Maximize All Your Company’s Assets Steve Sashihara McGraw-Hill (2011) How to make complex decisions and recommendations about the best way to deploy assets In a book I very much admire, Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls, Noel Tichy and Warren Bennis assert that what really matters “is (..)

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

In his book entitled Influence by Robert Cialdini he explains that one of the most influential words in the English language is ‘because’. If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.

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JANUARY 6, 2012

Influence by Robert Cialdini. Perhaps 2011’s greatest text on organizational creativity and innovation. The Progress Principle by Teresa Amabile and Steve Kramer. A fantastic case for a better management perspective, mainly that little things like progress can affect big things like profitability. Adapt by Tim Harford.

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