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Matthew May, author of "Elegant Solutions: Breakthrough Thinking the Toyota Way" and a popular ChangeThis manifesto on the subject, now brings our attention to the 'Seven Sins of Solutions', the traditional ways of thinking that prevent us from divining the most accurate—and elegant—of solutions to any problem solving situation. Using accessible examples, you'll find yourself saying "Yes! That happens to me!" as you read. Lucky for us, May also provides methods to avoid those deadly sins and train our brains to think differently, allowing our inner innovator to flourish.
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We asked you, our ChangeThis readers, to submit brief manifestos of 250 words to describe the impact of "The Silent Revolution" as defined in Elizabeth Haas Edelsheim's earlier manifesto on the continuing influence of Peter Drucker on business.
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Much of what happens to us in life is beyond our control, but Kjerulf tells us that being happy at work is a choice. His message is simple, yet inspiring: When you decide to take steps toward being happy, you can be.
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For those of us email addicts who can't quit cold turkey but are increasing stressed by the size of our inbox each morning, Shipley and Schwalbe offer advice for managing our input and output in this engaging manifesto.
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Phil Rosenzweig argues convincingly that managers should stop trying to find the formula for success, but should adopt a more realistic view, one based on probability and changeability.
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