LEADERSHIP AND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS What are your two highest scores? These are your dominant images. Check your understanding of those images with the

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What are your two highest scores? These are your dominant images. Check your understanding of those images with the descriptions in table 2.4.
Do any of these images of change management involve actions that you would be uncomfortable taking? Why?
If you have one or two dominant images, how do you feel about being advised to use the other, low-scoring images, if conditions indicate that would be more appropriate?
If your six scores are similar, does this mean that you are able to act differently in different change settings?
What are the ethical considerations involved?

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Text Typology
Each chapter is framed around four key study themes:

Context
Key principles
Practice
Action

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Context
Key principles
Practice
Action

PART I The challenge of changing times

PART II Preparing a response

PART III Linking creativity to strategic innovation

PART IV Strategic innovation in changing times
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PART I The challenge of changing times
Chapter 2 Key business decisions
Context
Time frame decisions
Information overload

Shareholder, finance & government pressure

Shortening business life-cycles
Feel or process?
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PART I The challenge of changing times
Chapter 2 Key business decisions
Key principles
Business decision process

Rational model

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PART I The challenge of changing times
Chapter 2 Key business decisions
Key principles, continued
Real world complications
Contingency approach
Concepts of efficiency & effectiveness
The S-curve

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PART I The challenge of changing times
Chapter 2 Key business decisions
Key principles, continued

Three strategic approaches
Limpet
Cautious
Innovative

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PART I The challenge of changing times
Chapter 2 Key business decisions
Practice
Two key questions

Concept of customer-perceived value

Managing bias

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