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Advantage Play: The Manager's Guide to Creative Problem Solving

by David Ben

Key Porter Books | September 15, 2001 | Hardcover

What do cardsharps, magicians and business executives have in common? Peole expect them to perform the impossible. The cardsharp is expected to laugh in the face of probability and orchestrate the winning hand. The illusionist is expected to defy the laws of nature and perform a magical effect...... Business executives too must strike the word "impossible" from their vocabularies to achieve success. Now, the impossible is really nothing more than a problem waiting to be solved. As a group, all these individuals are professional problem solvers...... When faced with a problem, Advantage Play executives do not wait for divine inspiration to provide them with a solution. They understand that technique - properly applied - allows them to create solutions on demand. (2001)

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Managers and magicians share a common need to perform the impossible by solving problems. David Ben, former tax lawyer, world-class magician, and corporate keynote speaker, writes from his unique perspective to teach managers to become advantage players, winners who solve problems.

Ben provides chapters on the mechanics of problem solving, creativity techniques, technology ('Technology is not magic. Technology is a tool that one uses to achieve a magical effect.'), sales, teamwork, human psychology (how psychics know you too well), and mastery. The content is fascinating and enlightening.

The fluid writing style caused me to fly along and then suddenly realize that something profound was on a previous page which I really had to re-visit. Fortunately, there are Advantage Play Summaries at the end of each chapter.

This delightful and innovative volume should be read by anyone who wishes to master creative problem solving. 'Success comes to people who can solve problems.'

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