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The New Rational Manager [Hardcover]

Charles H. Kepner (Author), Benjamin B. Tregoe (Author)

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Product Details

Hardcover: 254 pages
Publisher: Princeton Research Press; Updated edition (1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0936231017
ISBN-13: 978-0936231013
Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #303,436 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Common Sense, October 31, 2006

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I found a 1965 version of the Rational Manager at a garage sale for $1.00 and because I had taken the Kepner Tregoe problem solving training I bought it. What a great book! I then discoverd The New Rational Manager version and got it as well. The books present a very solid and structured methodology with great examples to illustrate their use.

Anyone interested in dealing with the complexity of business or life and doing it well would be well served to pick up these books.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Kepner-Tregoe opened a new world for me, August 20, 2009

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This book can teach you a process for problem identification and solving (root cause analysis) that will change the way you look at your job and will increase your effectiveness immensely. The weeklong seminar which I attended with about 12 other engineers was an eye-opening experience that is much better than simply studying the book. Take one of these if you can.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Concise. Omnipresent., June 13, 2000

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Despite its publishing date, the New Rational Manager stands for what we, leaders, encounter everyday.

From dealing with business associates to even parenting, the writers consolidate all aspects of life to be a focused and managable matter. Almost every issue can be broken down into phases, where in each phase there are opprotunities to ask quality questions, of which drive towards quality solutions. This book shows you how.

On the overall, this is one of the few well-written books of balancing life and business.

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