Mental Models for Effective Managers: 13 Short Stories That Help You Make Better Decisions and Lead With Confidence

Book overview A super-short book that shows you how to think better through powerful management anecdotesYou'll learn:How to delegate tasks the right wayWhy you should start with the big pictureHow to classify problemsHow to avoid common biasesWhy you should give clear directionsHow to think like Jeff Bezos and Elon MuskAnd much more...Here's what's covered in the book:Start with a 7-Word Life MottoAvoid Brown M&MsDelegate Like a Trauma SurgeonSolve for Climate vs.

Weather ProblemsLeverage Musk's Employee Vector TheoryMake One-Way Door Decisions for Chernobyl-Type RisksUse Guide Dog Selective DisobedienceAvoid WWII Plane Survivorship BiasMotivate Using the Kissinger WayAvoid Being One of the 5 MonkeysGive Sun Tzu Type DirectionsMitigate D-Day's Cliff-Climbing ErrorUse Stories to Sell OlivesEach mental model gives you a new way of thinking about how you communicate, manage, and lead.

Unlike specific management techniques or tactics, those models can be mixed and matched.