Key Business Solutions Essential Problem-Solving Tools and Techniques That Every Manager Needs to Know

'The tools and techniques covered in this book will be of enormous benefit to any manager. I thoroughly recommend it.’

Caroline Cake, Director, 2020 Delivery

‘Antonio is a problem-solving expert and a brilliant writer. His clear thinking on the vital business skills covered in this book will transform the way you manage.’

Andrew Shelton, independent consultant

Key Business Solutions

shows you how to logically and practically solve business problems. Every challenge faced in business – from increasing sales and meeting cost reduction targets to formulating strategy and improving team morale – can be tackled effectively by using the robust, easy-to-use methodology presented in this book. Discover the unbeatable problem-solving tools used by some of the world’s top professional service firms.

This concise, practical guide is a vital reference on 35 of the most powerful tools and techniques commonly used in business, from the BCG growth-share matrix and 2 x 2 prioritisation grids to issue trees and problem statements. Key Business Solutions brings these procedures to life with detailed descriptions, explanatory case examples and tips on when and how to make the most of these tools in the problem-solving process.

THE CLEAREST GUIDE TO THE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES THAT CAN SOLVE EVEN YOUR TOUGHEST BUSINESS DILEMMAS

This book explains how to resolve every challenge faced on a day-to-day basis in your business by presenting an unbeatable inventory of proven problem solving tools and techniques to help you tackle your toughest business dilemmas effectively.

You will learn how to:

· Overcome any business challenge with robust logic and structure

· How to break down problems and make your workload lighter

· Deliver the ‘killer’ recommendations

· Discover how to successfully implement change in people and organisations

· How to keep yourself, your team, and your stakeholders happy

· How to use an effective hypothesis-driven approach to problem solving

Using case studies, a ‘best practice example’ and at least one figurative table or figure, every dilemma is bought to life equipping you with the very best tools to confront any problem your business may face.

‘The most successful businesses don’t avoid problems – they solve them. This practical, insightful and entertaining book guides you through how to do this. An indispensable resource for any manager.'

Richard Newton, Business consultant and best-selling author

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'One of the key attributes in running a business successfully is the ability to see a situation in perspective. Too often the real issues go unrecognised, signs are misread, an opportunity slips by, the wrong problem is addressed. Only in retrospect is it obvious what should have been done.

It is not easy, but the tools and techniques covered in Key Business Solutions should help.’

Sir George Cox, Author of the HM Treasury Cox Review of Creativity in UK Business and former Chairman of the Design Council