The Manager's Pocket Guide to Systems Thinking and Learning

by Stephen G. Haines

Systems Thinking is a more natural and better way to think, learn, act, and achieve desired results. Effectively implemented, it can dramatically improve a manager's effectiveness in today's complex and interconnected business world. This book provides managers with many practical new Systems Thinking tools and the main concepts of Systems Thinking to enhance individual, team, and organizational learning, change, and performance. Every manager should have a copy! Contents: Overview of Systems Thinking and Learning; Standard Systems Dynamics; Phase A: The Outcome Thinking Tools; Phase B: Feedback and Learning Tools; The A-B-C-D Systems Thinking Model; Seven Levels of Living Systems; The Rollercoaster of Change; A Yearly Strategic Management System.

Genres: Business

228 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Karli · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too brief

This book is good, but I think there are more fully developed books out there that can help us apply leadership frameworks to modern times.

[Aaron Bolin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This pocket guide is useful as a pocket guide. That is, it provides a wealth of quick summary information on a variety of core topics in the systems thinking domain. If you already have a good grounding in systems thinking, then paging through this guide will be a good refresher. Without a prior knowledge of the material, I don't think this guide provides enough detail for application.

In terms of recommendations, this would be a good tool to refresh an experienced systems thinker or as a companion guide to a student using a more in-depth textbook.