{"product_id":"9781264270170","title":"The Root Cause: Rethink Your Approach to Solving Stubborn Enterprise-Wide Problems","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Norden, Hans\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Impeccably researched and astoundingly insightful, \u003ci\u003eThe Root Cause\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how to go from ‘putting out fires’ to finding true, lasting solutions . . . A must-read guide for executives and leaders at any stage of their career!” ―Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 #1 Leadership Thinker and #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTriggers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSooner or later, every executive has to confront problems that seem to be built into the way the business was designed, maintained, and managed. Whether it's information overload, profit margin issues, or adapting to new regulations, popular “best practices” don’t solve those problems. High-level executives, it turns out, are often the least able to diagnose—much less solve—an organization’s systemic problems. Hans Norden draws on a wealth of experience in in-house change management to help both established and up-and-coming C-suite leaders analyze the problems and create authentic, sustainable solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Root Cause\u003c\/i\u003e, readers will learn how executing change initiatives requires a different form of leadership than routine operations. Norden explains why systemic problems fester, manifesting as disruptions in the workflow of different departments and levels in the company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou’ll discover:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy systemic problems keep recurring and thus appear to be without solution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy solving systemic problems is a unique and exclusive executive responsibility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy a business managed as a collection of separate component parts will experience friction and conflict—and why most business “best practices” are fallacies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy identifying the right solution to a systemic problem becomes easy when using a bigger picture perspective\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy leaders with a clear vision of the desired future state are better positioned to respond in a timely and adequate manner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile top-down management may work on a day-to-day basis, managing and fixing systemic problems requires intelligent collaboration with other management levels to implement improvements. Providing a clear, step-by-step road map to diagnosing issues and establishing authentic, holistic, and sustainable solutions,\u003ci\u003e The Root\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCause\u003c\/i\u003e shows leaders a way to solve the seemingly unsolvable problems—and prevent more from arising in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781264270170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAge Group:  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages: 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 601 gr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McGraw Hill","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":43846000083182,"sku":"9781264270170","price":40.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781264270170.jpg?v=1740839351","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/9781264270170","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}