How Great Decisions Get Made 10 Easy Steps for Reaching Agreement on Even the Toughest Issues

Name: How Great Decisions Get Made 10 Easy Steps for Reaching Agreement on Even the Toughest Issues
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ISBN: 9780814407936

ISBN-10: 0814407935

ISBN-13: 9780814407936

Edition: 2003

Authors: Don Maruska

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Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: AMACOM
Publication date: 10/13/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

Don Maruska founded and was CEO of three Silicon Valley companies and now inspires and guides leaders and teams around the world to be their best in their work and careers. He is the author of How Great Decisions Get Made.



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Making Great Decisions


Fear Undermines Decision Making


Hopes Stimulate Great Results


The Practical Ten-Step Process Is the Key to Positive Change


When to Use This Process


How Long Will It Take?


Putting the Process into Play



Ten Easy Steps for Reaching Agreement


How to Use Each Step and Gain Practical Value



Enlist Everyone: Invite Hidden Talent as Well as Visible Talent and Avoid Creating Enemies



Discover Shared Hopes: Multiply Your Prospects for Success



Uncover the Real Issues: Listen to Thoughts and Feelings



Identify All Options: See the Whole Tree Before You Go out on a Limb



Gather the Right Information: Look Through the Lens of Your Hopes



Get Everything on the Table: 100 Percent Information, Zero Percent Debate



Write Down Choices That Support Shared Hopes: Take the Guesswork out of Decisions



Map Solutions: See Clear Results



Look Ahead: Be Prepared with Alternatives



Stay Charged Up: Celebrate Results and Renew Your Hopes



Six Strategies for Overcoming Obstacles



Don't Have Time? Try the 30-Minute Miracle



Not in Charge? Employ Persuasive Techniques



No Guide? Follow the Self-Directed Process



Very Large Group? Solve Problems the Way You Play the Accordion



Can't Get Everyone Together? Be an E-Team



Stuck? Dissolve Old Differences and Build Trust


Epilogue: Be an Agent of Hope in a Fearful World



The Ten-Step Improvement Checklist


Bibliography


Index


About the Author