Decision Time!: Better Decisions for a Better LifeRichard Davidson, 2007 - 176 páginas Where you are in life today is the result of all of the past decisions which you have made or which have been made for you in response to the various situations and events, both expected and unexpected, that have impacted your life. The decisions that you will make from this point forward will determine the degree to which your future will be positive or negative. "Decision Time!" describes the subjective and multi-variable nature of real life decisions and demonstrates techniques for making complex decisions with ease and insight. "Decision Time!" provides guidance for many different decision-making situations with both personal and business aspects. Topics with examples from life include games, negotiation, the challenge of financing a college education, starting a small business, purchasing/shopping, family relationships, getting the government to listen to you, investments, and many more. "Decision Time!" gives you insight into the decision-making process as applied to both small and large choices you will face. It includes dynamic aspects, cultural effects, and morality as applied to decision-making for individuals, teams, and societies. "Decision Time!" prepares you to face the continuous impact of decision situations confidently and without hesitation. |
Índice
CHAPTER 1 WHY YOU ARE WHERE YOU ARE | 1 |
CHAPTER 2 DIFFICULTIES IN MAKING DECISIONS | 5 |
CHAPTER 3 THE SUBJECTIVE NATURE OF DECISIONSDAVIDSONS DOCTRINE | 8 |
CHAPTER 4 COROLLARIES TO DAVIDSONS DOCTRINE | 16 |
CHAPTER 5 SEQUENCES OF DECISIONS | 24 |
CHAPTER 6 THE CONCEPT OF PERSONAL LOGIC | 27 |
CHAPTER 7 SETTING PRIORITIES | 32 |
CHAPTER 8 NEGOTIATION AND DIPLOMACY | 38 |
CHAPTER 11 MULTIPLE POSSIBILITY DECISIONS | 62 |
CHAPTER 12 REVERSING DECISIONS | 65 |
CHAPTER 13 TEAMWORK AND DECISIONS | 70 |
CHAPTER 14 WHOS IN CHARGE? | 75 |
CHAPTER 15 SMALL AND LARGE DECISIONS | 78 |
CHAPTER 16 DECISIONS AND PLANNING | 88 |
CHAPTER 17 MORALITY AND CONSCIENCE IN DECISIONMAKING | 92 |
CHAPTER 18 PERSONAL AND SOCIETAL DECISIONS | 95 |
Outras edições - Ver tudo
Decision Time!: Better Decisions for a Better Life Richard Davidson Pré-visualização indisponível - 2015 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
able acceptable Adlai Stevenson allocation alternate assigned assumed decision process bad decision Bayesian probabilities become Bell & Howell better budget campaign button Chapter choice cisions comfort level commitment complex conflict consider cost Davidson’s Doctrine deci decide decision-making Deposit paycheck diplomacy discuss easier effective leader example expected face feel comfortable frequently future gas-guzzling Gin Rummy give Global Warming goal important individuals interac investment involved knowledge large number long-term marriage ment multaneously multiple mutual fund opponent organization outcome party personal computer personal logic planning play players possible principle of negotiation priorities probably problem product line purchase quired relatively Robert Frost sequence Sherlock Holmes sions situation society someone steps student Subjective Mathematics tasks technique ternate thing tion tive usually viduals