Book description
World-class guidance on using information to achieve better performance
Examining the characteristics of information and the latest findings in cognitive science, this book shows how the mind works, how it can be used to think optimally about your business, and how to improve business performance with better information management practices.
Provides the process and tools necessary to identify this information and how to remember it, and how to better use the people around you to obtain the best information
Reveals how to handle all of the hundreds of pieces of information received daily
Provides case studies as well as checklists that show managers how to implement the methodology presented in the book
Innovative and ahead of its time, this book helps you take control of all the information that enters your life, get better informed, and have more time for the important issues you face within your business.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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I. THE PRINCIPLES
- 1. INFORMATION ON INFORMATION
- 2. A LOT OF INFORMATION
- 3. BRAIN MATTERS
- 4. WE PEOPLE
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II. IN PRACTICE
- 5. INFORMATION PROFILE
- 6. MIND YOUR BRAIN
- 7. BRAIN AT WORK
- 8. THE INFORMATION BRAIN
- 9. INFORMATION AT WORK
- 10. CLEVER COMMUNICATION
- 11. PEOPLE AT WORK
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REFERENCES
Product information
- Title: Information Overload: A System for Better Managing Everyday Data
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2010
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470625743
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