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Leave it to a former CIA employee to conjure up a complicated yet definitely sensible approach to decision making. His point is that we don't know how to analyze and solve problems correctly, since we've been groomed to be subjective, not objective, thinkers. Fourteen mathematical and analytical thought processes are interpreted for the lay public, with 50 exercises and a cornucopia of examples. Some processes will be familiar, including playing devil's advocate, restating the problem, and outlining pros, cons, and fixes. Still others require a calculator and a highly logical mind--for instance, weighted ranking, probability tree, and utility matrix. Heavy-duty brain training. Barbara Jacobs

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An invaluable resource for any manager or professional, this book offers a collection of proven, practical methods for simplifying any problem and making faster, better decisions every time.

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The Thinker's Toolkit is an invaluable resource for every manager or professional - a unique collection of proven, practical methods for simplifying any problem and making faster, better decisions every time. Thanks to the computer and communications revolutions, businesspeople today are inundated with more data than ever before. But making sense of the information and using it to make smart, profitable decisions has never been tougher. The Thinker's Toolkit comes to the rescue. Using real-life examples and exercises, Morgan Jones explains how to replace seat-of-the-pants decision-making methods with fourteen little-known yet surprisingly powerful techniques for solving problems of all kinds, creatively. Each is simple to learn and to apply, requiring no more equipment than a pencil and a legal pad. Armed with The Thinker's Toolkit, anyone in business can start making better decisions today, with immediate benefits to the bottom line.

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