Effective Group Problem Solving: How to Broaden Participation, Improve Decision Making, and Increase Commitment to Action - Softcover

Fox, William M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593118368 ISBN 13: 9781593118365

Verlag: IAP LLC, 2007

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"Very interesting, useful, and practical...it can serve as a handbook for the novice or a reference book for the experienced problem solver." -- James Showkeir, Supervisor of Training and Development at TRW "This is a book of basic theoretical importance as well as a manual for practitioners...a new and distinctive contribution." -- Eric Trist, founder of the Sociotechnical Systems Approach to Organizational Design "This short, highly readable book should find its way into the hands of managers truly willing to tap the wellspring of employee creativity and motivation...its prescriptions and recommendations, if followed, could do much to improve organizational productivity." -- William Werther, Samuel Friedland Professor of Executive Management at the University of MIami"

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This book provides a set of easy-to-use and proven techniques and procedures for conducting problem-solving meetings more efficiently and productively, with less frustration, effort, and conflict. William M. Fox presents an approach to group problem solving - the Improved Nominal Group Technique (INGT) - that will help minimize or eliminate the common problems, such as personality clashes or wasted time, that are often found in groups. And he demonstrates how this approach will enhance employee involvement, increase productivity, and encourage innovation.Throughout, Fox provides numerous practical suggestions for handling all phases of group problem solving-including how to conduct a meeting, how to keep discussions 'on track, and how to handle voting. He also describes in detail how to effectively implement the rules and procedures of INGT to achieve such objectives as identifying problems, solving a problem when no standard solution is available, and refining written proposals or other documents. And he discusses how his method encourages full participation by group members and saves valuable meeting time by making use of premeeting preparation. Fox shows how INGT can help improve the competence of group leaders and make it possible for new leaders or new groups to get to work as quickly as possible. And he explains how this approach can be implemented in a broad range of programs and special groups-including quality circles, job redesign teams, program planning groups, confrontation meetings, and conflict resolution teams.

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• Verlag: IAP LLC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1593118368
• ISBN 13: 9781593118365
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224