Opis: Decide and Conquer - Stephen Robbins

Make better decisions - every day, everywhere! Decide and Conquer, Second Editionbrings together all the practical skills you need to do just that. This quick, concise book identifies every key obstacle to quality decision-making and shows exactly how to overcome them. You'll discover how your personality impacts your decision-making, why instincts and experience can lead you astray, how to simplify complex decisions without oversimplifying them and much more. Renowned management author Dr. Stephen P. Robbins translates cutting-edge research findings about human behavior and decision-making into language anyone can understand - and act upon. In this Second Edition, he provides many new and updated examples, updated research, and new coverage, including these crucial new topics: * Are you a Maximizer or a Satisficer - and what it means for your decision-making * Overcoming the familiarity bias, adaptation bias, and fear-of-loss bias * How to stop throwing good money after bad * Knowing when doing nothing is your best option * Accounting for gendered decision-making styles Decide and Conquer, Second Editioncovers everything from goal-setting and risk-taking to overconfidence to procrastination, and offers indispensable insights for overcoming the multiple biases that are built into all human decision-makers. You'll use Robbins' powerful techniques to improve every decision you make - about your relationships, career, finances, everything!Part I: Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Decision Making Shapes Your Life 3 Chapter 2: The Search for Rationality 7 Chapter 3: Why It's Hard to Be Rational 11 Part II: How Do You Make Decisions? 17 Chapter 4: What's Your Decision Style? 19 Chapter 5: Are You a Risk-Taker? 23 Chapter 6: Are You a Maximizer or Satisficer? 27 Chapter 7: Who Controls Your Destiny? 29 Chapter 8: Do You Procrastinate? 33 Chapter 9: Are You Impulsive? 35 Chapter 10: Can You Control Your Emotions? 39 Chapter 11: Are You Overconfident? 43 Chapter 12: Understanding Your Personality Profile 45 Part III: Common Biases and Errors That Most of Us Make (and How to Overcome Them) 49 Chapter 13: How Can You Be So Darn Sure About That? Coping with Overconfidence 51 Chapter 14: Never Do Today That Which You Can Do Tomorrow: The Inertia Bias 55 Chapter 15: I Want It, and I Want It NOW! The Immediate Gratification Bias 59 Chapter 16: Where You End Up Depends on Where You Start: The Anchoring Effect 63 Chapter 17: I'll See It When I Believe It: The Selective Perception Bias 67 Chapter 18: I Hear What I Want to Hear: The Confirmation Bias 71 Chapter 19: Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full? The Framing Bias 75 Chapter 20: What Have You Done for Me Lately? The Availability Bias 79 Chapter 21: Looks Can Be Deceiving: The Representation Bias 83 Chapter 22: Seeing Patterns That Aren't There: Coping with Randomness 87 Chapter 23: I Only Like Change That Jingles in My Pocket: The Familiarity Bias 91 Chapter 24: Gone Is Not Always Forgotten: Understanding Sunk Costs 95 Chapter 25: Keep It Simple: The Limited Search Error 99 Chapter 26: Losing Your Head in the Heat of Battle: The Emotional Involvement Error 103 Chapter 27: Who You Gonna Blame? The Self-Serving Bias 107 Chapter 28: Novelty Wears Off: The Adaptation Bias 111 Chapter 29: I Knew It All the Time: The Hindsight Bias 115 Part IV: Advice Your Mother Never Gave You 119 Chapter 30: Clear Goals and Preferences Make Choosing a Lot Easier 121 Chapter 31: Sometimes Doing Nothing Is Your Best Option 125 Chapter 32: Choosing Not to Decide Is Still a Decision 129 Chapter 33: Decisions Are Not Made in Isolation 133 Chapter 34: All Decisions Aren't Important 137 Chapter 35: More Information Isn't Necessarily Better 141 Chapter 36: You Can Have Too Much of a Good Thing 145 Chapter 37: Don't Rehash Past Decisions 149 Chapter 38: Successful People Take Risks 153 Chapter 39: It's Okay to Make Mistakes, or No One Has an Undefeated Season 157 Chapter 40: Experience Can Improve Decisions, But 161 Chapter 41: Where You're from Influences How You Decide 165 Part V: An Epilogue 169 Chapter 42: Summary, or Why Ignorance Isn't Bliss 171 Endnotes 177 Index 199

Szczegóły: Decide and Conquer - Stephen Robbins

Tytuł: Decide and Conquer
Autor: Stephen Robbins
Producent: Financial Times
ISBN: 9780133966732
Rok produkcji: 2014
Ilość stron: 224
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.29 kg

Recenzje: Decide and Conquer - Stephen Robbins