Managerial Decision Making Leadership (eBook)

The Essential Pocket Strategy Book

Caroline Wang (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2011 | 1. Auflage
160 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-82614-0 (ISBN)

Infos

The modern manager faces a bewildering range of challenges every
single day. Their ability to make critical decisions, often under
pressure, can directly determine the future success of the company
and their career. It is therefore surprising that so few managers
take the time to learn the art of decision making. In this
groundbreaking book from Caroline Wang, readers will learn that
quality decision making is a competence that can be acquired
according to a simple framework. The framework is practical and
easy-to-remember, consisting of two acronyms: GPA and IPO.

GPA for decision content quality (Goal, Priority, Alternatives);
and IPO for decision process quality (Information, People,
Objective reasoning). The book places emphasis on leading a team to
make decisions, even though the framework can be used for personal
and individual decisions.

By using this common decision-making framework, managers and
leaders will gain credibility and team support for the decision,
will confidently articulate, promote, and defend the decision, and
will have made the necessary preparations for successful
implementation when the decision-making process is complete.

This proven framework from one of Asia's most dynamic leadership
experts will improve the quality of your decisions and change the
way you do business.

Autor

Caroline Wang is Professor of Business Practice at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School. She has taught MBA and Executive education programs at HKUST, Peking University, Tsinghua University, and National University of Singapore, with course topics covering Managerial Decision Making and Leadership, Managerial Communication, Leading Change, and Business Leadership. Caroline was formerly Vice President and the highest ranking Asian female executive at IBM globally with over 30 years of diverse working experiences in the United States and across Asia Pacific. During her stint at IBM her responsibilities spanned 12 functional areas, including being Vice President of Marketing, Information Technology, and Business Transformation. Caroline currently serves as Board Director for three companies in Finance, Biomedical, and Technology industries.

Inhalt

Preface vii

Introduction xi

1 Decisions and Decision Making 1

2 Decision-Making Traps 9

3 GPA: G for Goal 23

4 GPA: P for Priorities 39

5 GPA: A for Alternatives 57

6 IPO: O for Objective Reasoning 73

7 IPO: I for Information 85

8 IPO: P for People 99

9 Conclusion 119

Bibliography 125

Index 127

Rezensionen

This book responds to today's cries for greater transparency about
how decisions are going to be made and provides a template-backed
up by rich personal experiences and common sense-that ensures that
the right content and processes are brought into play in making
high-quality decisions.

-- Barry Z. Posner, PhD

Professor of Leadership, Santa Clara University

Co-author, The Leadership Challenge and The Truth About
Leadership

Managerial Decision Making and Leadership offers management
insights and a practical framework for all managers to effectively
lead the team to make quality business decisions. An essential
pocket book to carry.

-- Sophia Tong

CEO, Testrite Group

Managerial Decision Making and Leadership offers a balance of real
world experience and sound conceptual theory. It explains in
practical terms how to lead a team to make quality decisions. It
offers the balance of empowerment and accountability. A must read
for all managers.

-- Dr. John C. M. Lee

Chairman and CEO, Asia Vision Technology

Managerial Decision Making and Leadership outlines a
decision-making framework that can help managers in all cultures to
effectively lead their team to make quality decisions to achieve
organizational goals.

-- Ruimin Zhang

Chairman and CEO, Haier Group

The decision-making framework described in this book is simple yet
comprehensive and can be used by all managers in cross-cultural
environments to enhance decision transparency and team
involvement.

-- Yukako Uchinaga

Director and Executive Vice President, Benesse Holdings, Inc.
and

Chairman of the Board, CEO and President, Berlitz International,
Inc.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.3.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: Business & Management • Führung • Führung • Management f. Teams • Management / Teams • Strategic Management • Strategisches Management • Wirtschaft u. Management
• ISBN-10: 0-470-82614-2 / 0470826142
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-82614-0 / 9780470826140