... (Hedlund et al., 2000). Tacit knowledge measures have been found to be predictive of job performance in a variety of domains, and generally increase with experience, with more and less-experienced military leaders distinguished from each other by their metacognitive problem-solving abilities...

...‐report data are possible limitations. Practical implications Findings provide insight into the behaviours leaders engage in to enhance creative thinking and problem solving within organizations across different contexts and suggests that this aspect of transformational leadership is most likely...

...Jane Cowburn The Solutions Focus. The Simple Way to Positive Change Paul Z. Jackson and Mark McKegowNicholas Brealey Publishing2002208 pp.ISBN 1-85788-270-9 (paperback)£16.99 Keywords: Problem solving, Organizational change The Solutions Focus. The Simple Way to Positive...

... let alone the forest for the trees! Dennis   Sherwood . Seeing the Forest for the Trees: A Manager’s Guide to Applying Systems Thinking . London : Nicholas Brealey   2002 . 346 pp. , ISBN: 1‐85788‐311‐X   £19.99 (paperback) Strategy Problem solving Complexity...

...Rolf Wunderer The article offers a systemic framework and transformational concept of “co‐intrapreneurship”, which is defined as the efficient support of the enterprise strategy by problem‐solving, socially competent and implementation‐oriented thinking, and the acting of as large a number...

...Lynda Holyoak Harry   Alder . The Ultimate How To Book: Strategies for Personal Achievement . Aldershot, UK : Gower Publishing Ltd 192 pp. , ISBN: 0 566 08151 2   £25 (hardback) Goals Problem solving Here is a book which claims to explain why all those other...

...Elspeth McFadzean In order to develop more innovative products, process and services, organisations must encourage their employees to think more creatively. One method of achieving this is to encourage teams to utilise creative problem‐solving (CPS) techniques. There are a variety of different CPS...

... with the necessary and appropriate competences. This paper describes what competences may be required by a facilitator and how these can be used effectively. Competences Creativity Facilitators Groups Problem solving Organisational problem solving, e.g. corporate strategy development, organisational...

.... This paper discusses a method of facilitation that not only will help a problem‐solving group to remain structured and focused but will also help to encourage creative thought and output. A conceptual model has been developed which managers can use as a handy checklist or reference while undertaking...

... that would prevent similar recurrences. Conflict resolution Interventions Organizational behaviour Organizational change Organizational structure Problem solving Strategic planning Strategy Why do so many change efforts not work? This question keeps resurfacing whenever I am working...

... foundation for problem identification,problem solving, and the development of concrete action plans. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Brewing industry Development Individual behaviour Interventions Organizational change Problem identification Problem solving Team building The workshops began...

...R.A. Proctor Argues the case for formalized creativity decision support systems. Technology, both in terms of hardware and software, now supports the possibility of a decision support system which can benefit from creative problem‐solving mechanisms. Given the need for creative thinking in business...

... and concerns – not necessarily with a view to providing answers – but by way of increasing one′s own and, perhaps, others′ awareness of these issues. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Creativity Innovation Problem solving Validity DOUBTS: SOME THOUGHTS ON THE PRACTICE OF CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING 15 T he...

... Motors, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washovia Bank, the US Department of Agriculture and the US Office of Economic Opportunity. While NGP has long been a staple in facilitating group problem solving, it has broad applicability in the practice of organisational development (OD...

...John Jackson This article presents a case study in the fields of marketing and business problem solving in general. The formal disciplines of structured creative problem solving were used to solve a substantial problem and simultaneously to identify ways of exploiting the opportunities that lay...

...R.A. Proctor Development in micro‐computer software packages is examined as they impinge on the area of creative problem solving in business. It is argued that skills in creative problem solving can do much to further organisational efficiency and effectiveness and that interactive computer systems...

... Corporate planning Decision making Problem solving 22 LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL 12,4 The action planner must have access not only to individuals who support change but also to those who oppose it, so that their arguments can be understood and induded. Leadership in Planning...