Book description
World-class guidance on using information to achieve better performance
Examining the characteristics of information and the latest findings
in cognitive science, this book shows how the mind works, how it can
be used to think optimally about your business, and how to improve
business performance with better information management practices.
- Provides the process and tools necessary to identify this
information and how to remember it, and how to better use the
people around you to obtain the best information
- Reveals how to handle all of the hundreds of pieces of
information received daily
- Provides case studies as well as checklists that show managers
how to implement the methodology presented in the book
Innovative and ahead of its time, this book helps you take control of
all the information that enters your life, get better informed, and
have more time for the important issues you face within your business.
GUUS PIJPERS (guuspijpers. com) is Managing
Director of Acuerdis, a consulting company that offers business
solutions to organizations that recognize the key role that
information plays in organizational success. In addition, he is an
Associate Professor of Information Behavior at TiasNimbas Business
School in Tilburg, Netherlands, and an Academic Advisor at the
Institute for Innovation and Information Productivity. He has over
twenty-five years of extensive experience in information and
information usage at every corporate managerial level, as chief
information officer at Philips Electronics and a consultant and IT
auditor at KPMG. He is currently working with a number of companies on
programs aimed at implementing the new world of work for the
people-ready business.
