Mastering Uncertainty: in Leadership Innovation & Strategy: 1 - Softcover

Reid, S. P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0955270014 ISBN 13: 9780955270017

Publisher: 1_Permillion, 2011

Synopsis

In an increasingly uncertain world your ability to deal effectively with ambiguity is essential. If you want that better job or increased responsibility, the amount of ambiguity you will encounter will increase to a point where you will hit an important threshold. You won't realise there is an ambiguity ceiling till you have gone through it or have confronted it. Unless you find a way of coming to terms with prolonged uncertainty it will adversely effect your decisions and your behaviour. Different ways of thinking and behaving are required above the ambiguity ceiling. In order to master uncertainty you will need an above average repertoire of tools as well as a willingness to reflect and learn. 'Mastering Uncertainty' is packed with pragmatic ideas, insights, experiences and guidelines. Many of the ideas are original and are backed up by practitioner experience and insights from successful executives. Original Themes and Ideas: Reid's Reality Funnel, The 'Ambiguity Ceiling' - It can shape your choices and your career, Mono Kog (TM)and PolyKog (TM), Igloo Thinking, Minimal Groups, A Working Philosophy, Anchors, Bubble Thinking, Split Ying Yang, Onion Map, Sedimentation, Intellectual food chains, Innovation food chains, George Ainslie's 'Internal Marketplace', The Value of Niggles, Andrew Griffiths 'Coral Curve' (TM), Carter's Volatility Curve, Passion AND Patience at Dow Corning, IBM's Creative Leadership, Ove Arups Key Speech, The Ambiguity Architect (R), And lots more. By adjusting your tolerance for uncertainty you can make better decisions AND improve the way you behave. By adopting a variety of techniques and suggestions you can overcome what would usually be an impulsive reaction and choose a wiser alternative. This book provides an insight as to where your boundaries are along with a number of tools and practitioner examples to help you perform at a higher level. Previous Books by this author: How To Think (2002) Prentice Hall (Printed in 5 languages) High Performance Thinking Skills. (2006) 82 Thinking Tools

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About the Author

Stephen Reid is an established management consultant. The majority of his work is with international organisations developing innovation, new strategies, people and teams through new ways of thinking and behaving. Stephen has a solid prior track record of running successful operations for large companies to managing director level. He also spends a portion of his time as a facilitator and workshop leader. Stephen is a member of Duke Corporate Education's global learning network. In addition Stephen is a course director at the Chartered Institute of Management in the UK. Stephen is the author of two other books, How to Think and High Performance Thinking Skills.

Edition details

• Publisher: 1_Permillion
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0955270014
• ISBN 13: 9780955270017
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288