Seeing the Forest for the Trees: A Manager's Guide to Applying Systems Thinking

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: A Manager's Guide to Applying Systems Thinking by Sherwood, Dennis. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781857883114.

"Dennis Sherwood addresses complex issues in a way that is easy to understand, and more importantly, easy to apply and execute - assuming you can match this enthusiasm and energy!" - Phil Bulley, former IS and transformation director, Yorkshire Electricity Group plc Systems thinking can help you tame the complexity of real-world problems by providing a structured way of balancing a broad, overall view with the selection of the right level of detail, truly allowing you to "see the forest for the trees". Only by taking a broad view can we avoid the twin dangers of a silo mentality-in which a fix here simply shifts the problem to there-and organisational myopia-in which a fix now gives rise to a much bigger problem to fix then. Seeing the Forest for the Trees will give you all the tools and techniques you need, with many practical examples as diverse as managing a busy back office, negotiating an outsourcing deal and formulating business strategy.