When the art of perfect timing

"An elegant and counterintuitive guide to achieving perfect timing Timing is everything. Whether we are making strategic business decisions or the smallest personal choice, we must decide not only what to do, but when to do it. Act too early--or too late--and the results can be disastrous. Base...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Albert, Stuart, 1941- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass 2013.
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627929906719
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  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Why does Timing Elude Us?; Getting Beyond the Usual Suspects; Knowing When to Act; Managing Timing Risk; Discovering That Timing Matters; Choosing the Right Temporal Design; A Timing Analysis; The Structure of the Book; The Art of Timing; Chapter 1 Sequence; The Characteristics of Sequences; Order; Punctuation; Interval and Duration; Shape; Location; Extension; Sequence-Related Risks; Missing a Sequence; Inverting a Sequence Unwittingly; Failing to Look Downstream; Sequence Options and Opportunities; Deliberately Invert a Sequence
  • Choose the Right DurationCreate a Sequence; Choose a Different Location; Skip a Step; Give People a Choice; The Temporal Imagination; Chapter 2 Temporal Punctuation; Characteristics of Temporal Punctuation; Type; Strength; Objective or Subjective; Meaning; Location; Number; Spacing; Alignment; Temporal Punctuation Risks; Missing Punctuation; Conflicting Interests; Misreading Temporal Punctuation; Disregarding Temporal Punctuation (and Whether It Can Be Changed); Simultaneous Punctuation; Inserting a Period Too Soon; Spacing Risks; Pattern Risks; Misinterpreting Temporal Punctuation
  • Temporal Punctuation Options and OpportunitiesCreate Exit Strategies; Speeding the Pace of Change: Subtract a Period; Choose the Right Location; Postponing Punctuation-Controlling Tension; Rethink Your Use of Punctuation; The Temporal Imagination; Chapter 3 Interval and Duration; The Characteristics of Intervals; Type; Size-the Interval Envelope; Objective or Subjective; Contents; Meaning; Number; Interval and Duration Risks; Language; Magnitude Thinking; Time Line Thinking; Cat-Point Thinking; Intervals That Are Too Long or Short; Elasticity; Norms; Content Risks; Misinterpreting Intervals
  • Interval and Duration Options and OpportunitiesThe Temporal Imagination; Chapter 4 Rate; Characteristics of Rates; The Normal Rate; Size-the Rate Envelope; Duration; Direction-the Way Things Are Headed; Objective or Subjective: Know the Difference; Meaning; Number; Rate-Related Risks; Normal Rates; Direction; Size-the Rate Envelope; Duration; Objective and Subjective Rates; Meaning; Number; Rate Options and Opportunities; Questioning; Problem Solving; The Temporal Imagination; Chapter 5 Shape; An Abridged Catalogue of Shapes; The Point; Lines; Curves; The Helix; Tandemizing Shapes
  • Shape-Related Risks and OpportunitiesThe Temporal Imagination; Chapter 6 Polyphony; Tracking Polyphony; Using the Polyphony Lens; Look Vertically: What Is Going on at the Same Time?; Look for Structure: How Are Events, Activities, and Processes Aligned Relative to Each Other?; Look for Influence: How Does One Parallel Process Affect, Cause, or Influence Others?; Polyphony-Related Risks; Polyphony Options and Opportunities; Adjust the Height; Modify the Structure; Use Influence; The Temporal Imagination; Chapter 7 Using the Lenses: The Timing of Dissent; The Sequence Lens; Reinvert; Rescale
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