Neil Thompson

Effective Problem Solving (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

A bumper book of powerful problem-solving tools and techniques presented clearly and concisely by a highly respected author.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040377185
• Artikelnr.: 73524018

Autorenporträt

Neil Thompson is an independent writer, producer of online learning resources and a visiting professor at the Open University. His approach is based on the three Ps: where there are People, there will be Problems, but there will also be Potential. He has decades of experience helping individuals and organisations to address the problems and fulfil the potential.

He is renowned for his ability to express complex ideas clearly and accessibly without oversimplifying them and to successfully blend theory and practice. In a long career, he has provided training or consultancy services to over 100 organisations, spoken at conferences and seminars in 13 different countries and has won awards for the quality and impact of his work. He has held full or honorary professorships at five UK universities, but for many years now he has focused on reaching a much wider audience to help make a positive difference. He has earned the trust to be a helpful guide and mentor through his writings and online learning and you will no doubt soon see why when you start reading this book. His Academy website, with his Manifesto for Making a Difference, is at www.NeilThompson.info.

Inhaltsangabe

About the author Acknowledgements Preface Foreword Introduction: who, why,
what and how Why a manual? How do I use it? PART 1: Understanding people
and their problems 1. Introduction 2. What is a problem? 3. What is a
'people' problem? 4. Why is the context important? 5. How do we start? 6.
How do we get people motivated? 7. How do we find the right way forward? 8.
How do we promote change? 9. Why do we need PRECISE practice? 10. What are
the challenges involved? 11. Is there a problem-solving process? 12. Is a
problem always an opportunity? 13. What is the role of reflective practice?
14. How do we make things happen? 15. Conclusion PART 2: Problem-solving
methods Introduction Important notes A Active listening
16. Show that you are paying attention 17. Avoiding attribution
errors 18. Avoiding oversimplifying the reasons for people's
behaviour 19. Avoiding avoidance 20. Facing up to our
responsibilities
B Brainstorming
21. Maximising our range of options 22. Brokerage 23. Redirecting
people to sources of help
C Capitalizing on crisis
24. Realizing the potential of critical moments in a person's life
25. The CBC approach - Putting people at their ease 26. Challenging
cognitive distortions - Trying to get a balanced view of the
situation 27. Chunk up or chunk down - Finding the right level of
analysis 28. The CIA framework - Managing pressure and stress 29.
Circular questioning - Establishing the importance of
interrelationships 30. Confronting without being confrontational -
Using assertiveness skills 31. Congruence -Getting on the same
wavelength 32. Consequences - Exploring options and their likely
outcomes 33. Cost-benefit analysis - Balancing the pros and cons 34.
Creative tension - Making sure expectations are realistic 35.
Critical incident technique - Learning from significant experiences
36. Culture audit -Making sense of organizational cultures
D Dealing with objections
37. Persuading people to move forward 38. Developing a checklist Save
time and efforts with checklists 39. Doing the right things versus
doing things right Balancing efficiency and effectiveness 40. The
drama triangle Avoiding being drawn into being a 'rescuer'
E Eating an elephant
41. Being realistic about what we can achieve 42. Eco maps - Mapping
out relationships across groups of people 43. Educating - Problem
solving through helping people learn 44. Elegant challenging - Being
constructive in challenging unacceptable behaviour or language 45.
Embedded whys - Establishing reasons for our actions 46. The empty
chair - Exploring the influence of an absent person 47. Encouraging
creativity - Avoiding getting stuck in ruts 48. Exchange is no
robbery - The importance of reciprocity
F Failure mode and effects analysis
49. Anticipating failure and learning from it 50. Finding the growth
zone Finding the balance between comfort and fear 51. Fishbone
analysis A visual aid to problem solving 52. Fishing for red herrings
Not allowing ourselves to get distracted 53. Force-field analysis
Managing change 54. FORM good habits Use habits to gain greater
control
G Gantt charts Visual aids for project management
55. GIVE UP How to let go of negativity 56. Giving feedback Letting
people know where they stand 57. Grief audit Getting an overview of
people's experiences of grief
Helicopter vision
58. Obtaining an overview 59. Holding Helping to provide emotional
security
I Inviting innocent questions
60. Getting a perspective from outside the situation you are dealing
with
K Know your enemy
61. Coping with anxiety
L Lateral thinking
62. Finding new ways to think about problems and solutions
M The magic wand
63. Getting as close to the ideal as possible 64. Making the most of
meetings - Avoiding time and energy being wasted 65. Mind mapping -
Developing a picture of the situation you are dealing with 66.
Mitigate the effects - Minimize the effects 67. Modelling and use of
self - Using yourself as a tool to help others 68. Motivational
interviewing - Using ambivalence to bring about change 69. Motivation
audit - Getting an overview of key motivational factors
N Naming the process
70. Bringing hidden agendas out into the open 71. Negotiating
expectations Being clear about what we can expect from each other 72.
Not tolerating vagueness Avoiding the dangers of being too vague
O Objectives tree
73. A framework for helping to develop plans
P Paint the toilets
74. Making a fresh start 75. The paradoxical approach - Reducing
behaviours by encouraging them 76. PCS analysis - Understanding
different levels of discrimination 77. Peacemaking circles -Drawing
on Native American wisdom 78. PEARLS - Building relationships 79.
Positive strokes Building confidence 80. Principled negotiation -
Constructive ways of reaching agreement 81. Promoting realism -
Getting a balance between optimism and pessimism 82. Providing an
anchor - Providing security in times of instability 83. Pushing the
buttons - Acting as an advocate
R Radical non-intervention
84. Allowing situations to resolve themselves 85. RAID - Reducing
problematic behaviours 86. REBT - Understanding anger 87. Recognising
grief - Appreciating the significance of loss and grief 88. The RED
approach - Managing conflict 89. Reframing - Redefining problem
situations to allow people to move forward 90. Releasing the
scapegoat - Avoiding the destructiveness of blame 91. Responding to
feelings - Taking account of the emotional dimension 92. Revisiting
assumptions - Questioning the premises 93. The right person for the
job - Matching skills and aptitudes to tasks 94. Risk assessment -
Analysing the risks involved in a given situation 95. Role reversal -
Seeing the situation from someone else's point of view
S SARAH
96. Coping with emotional intensity 97. Serendipity - Making the most
of chance occurrences 98. The six thinking hats - Looking at the
different angles 99. SMART objectives - The importance of having
clear goals 100. SOLER - Managing interpersonal relations 101. Start
- Stop - Continue - Optimising a situation 102. Stop trying! Taking a
break from our efforts can sometimes be helpful 103. Storytelling -
Using stories to gain fresh insight 104. Stress audit Getting an
overview of pressures, coping methods and support 105. SWOT analysis
- Balancing positives and negatives as an aid to decision making
T Think-feel-do
106. Taking account of the three dimensions of human experience 107.
The three Hs - Understanding what motivates people's behaviour 108.
The three Rs - Drawing on strengths 109. TOTE - Testing out the
changes we make 110. Transactional analysis - Understanding
interpersonal dynamics 111. Tuning in - Making connections with the
people we are trying to help 112. Typology of objectives -
Prioritising what you are trying to achieve
U Using an accountability partner
113. The importance of supportive reminders 114. Using dissonance -
Challenging ingrained views 115. Using personal constructs -
Developing our own theories
V Visioning
116. Developing a vision of the place we want to get to
W Working backwards
117. Keeping a clear focus on outcomes 118. Worst case, best case
Getting things in perspective Guide to further learning References