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Secrets of Power Problem Solving.
Material type:
TextSeries: Inside Secrets from a Master NegotiatorPublisher: : Career Press, 2012Copyright date: ©2011Description: 1 online resource (318 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781453254127
- 650
- HF1008
Contents:
Summary: Let's face it: very few people have studied how to solve problems. Problems knock us down like a tsunami and we don't know what to do about it. We lie awake at night worrying about it and spend our days stressing out over a situation that only seems to get worse.  It doesn't have to be that way. Roger Dawson has taught hundreds of thousands of people how to negotiate, persuade, and make decisions, with his lectures, audio programs and books, and now he has turned his attention to something that everyone needs: a way to solve life's problems. Secrets of Power Problem Solving provides proven techniques and sure-fire strategies for solving eveything the world throws at you. You'll enjoy greater success as you learn how to: Treat every problem as a golden opportunity. Make your intuition work for you. Evaluate your available choices. Create options when you see no solution. Avoid problems in the first place.
Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Section One: Types of Problems -- Chapter 1:  There Are Only Two Types of Problems -- Chapter 2:  Solving People Problems -- Chapter 3:  Solving Money Problems -- Section Two: Problem Solving Tools -- Chapter 4:  The Simplest Solution Is the Most Likely -- Chapter 5:  The Five Whys of Problem Solving -- Chapter 6:  Don't Let Anger Exacerbate Your Problem -- Chapter 7:  Let Your Principles Guide You -- Chapter 8:  Does the Problem Deserve a Solution? -- Chapter 9:  Is the Problem Real or Imagined? -- Chapter 10: What Happens if You Do Nothing? -- Chapter 11: Is the Problem Really Unique? -- Section Three: Questions to Ask Before You Solve a Problem -- Chapter 12:  Difficulty Defining the Problem -- Chapter 13:  Don't Solve Problems Too Quickly -- Chapter 14:  Don't Solve Problems Too Slowly -- Chapter 15:  How Quickly Should You Choose? -- Chapter 16:  If the Horse Drops Dead, Get Off Fast -- Chapter 17:  Don't Bang Your Head Against Concrete Principles -- Section Four: Intuitive Problem Solving -- Chapter 18:  Do You Have a Golden Gut? -- Chapter 19:  Is Intuitive Problem Solving Obsolete? -- Chapter 20:  How Chunking Improves Your Intuition -- Chapter 21:  Intuition or Rapid Reasoning? -- Chapter 22:  Improving Intuition With Right-Brained Thinking -- Chapter 23:  Controlling the Left and Right Sides of the Brain -- Chapter 24:  Moving Away From the Problem -- Chapter 25:  Finding New Answers With Creative Thinking -- Section Five: Logical Problem Solving -- Chapter 26:  Go or No-Go Decisions -- Chapter 27:  Choosing Between Two Ways to Solve a Problem -- Chapter 28:  Handicapping Critical Decisions -- Section Six: Gathering Information -- Chapter 29:  Gathering Information Is the Key to Good Problem Solving -- Chapter 30:  Information Drift -- Section Seven: Brainstorming.
Chapter 31:  Should You Brainstorm or Not? -- Chapter 32:  The Advantages of Brainstorming -- Chapter 33:  Structured Brainstorming -- Section Eight: What Makes You a Great Problem Solver? -- Chapter 34:  Traits of Great Problem Solvers -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- About the Author -- Copyright.
