How to solve business problems you cannot see?

If you cannot see a business problem, you cannot solve it. Books like the 6 thinking hats and the 7 habits of highly effective people proposed great solutions... but that was in the 80s! What's next now that you deal with more complex problems?
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June 26, 2012 - PRLog -- Compendium is a compilation of tools called "Social, Organisational and Psychological (SOP) Technologies" that you need to know if you want to make or continue to make your business successful.

If you have been in business for some time you will know two books of the most successful business books from the 80’s: the six thinking hats and seven habits of highly effective people that both gave you tools to be more effective in business and strategic thinking. Both were successful, highly read books, but the world has changed a lot since then, and you need equip yourself with a new set of tools before your competition does.

Distilling the applications of scientific knowledge from social sciences, behavioural economics, organisational management, biology and psychology, Compendium aims to help gain a greater insight into how a company looks under different lenses. These lenses have been inspired by SOP technologies used by highly successful companies like Apple, Squidoo and General Electric.

Compendium uses the analogy lenses because they help make our world clearer. Microscopes enable us to look at the close detail, telescopes enable us to look at things from far away and the ophthalmologist uses different lenses when testing your eyes until you find a lens that is just right for you, your perfect lens, giving you perfect vision.

Each time you view your business through a different lens you are redefining the way you look at your company. This enables you to see problems you did not notice before and equally importantly to find solutions that you just could not see without a wide range of lenses.

Richard Cullen, ex-VP Growth for VISA Europe, states, "My favourite SOP Technology is no surprise, ‘The best organisations are Chaordic". Visa went from a $1 billion turnover to a mind blowing $7.5 trillion in 2011, now that is success.”

Having always worked in a multicultural work place, Mr Cullen added that one SOP that stood out is ‘You shouldn't treat all people the same’, an initiative to channel the values, passion and knowledge to a common purpose. He said; “We worked with teams of staff to help them have an insight into discovering their profile. Hippocrates came up with the energies in a colour wheel (fiery red, sunshine yellow, earth green and cool blue) and Jung - thinking and feeling and introvert and extrovert, this simple framework helped people understand that each had a different persona, behaviour pattern and management style, therefore requiring different interactions. I still look at people in colours."

Interactive, Compendium includes a “medical” questionnaire to test the lenses you are currently wearing because you want to know how the way you look at your business influences your decisions. The book also uses QR codes to take the reader to various video presentations on the internet, making it easy to share the information you wish to convey to fellow business partners and staff.

Compendium is also a tool for coaches when assessing their clients, using the medical questionnaire and lenses, they can focus on targeted areas that need action. Elizabeth Coffey from Spark Leadership, a company that provides bespoke leadership coaching to FTSE 250 CEOs and Board Directors had this to say about the book; “As a seasoned leadership coach, excellent questions are my stock in trade, and I can spot one a mile off. Noam's book is jam-packed with provocative questions for business leaders. They turn your assumptions upside down and force reflection on key leadership issues from new angles that can reinvigorate your business.

Adding; “Noam's workbook is fresh and easy to use; it plunges you straight into the seminal issues of your organisation, prompting you to business-critical insights which lead to grounded action. This is an essential tool for leadership coaches and consultants who need to keep up with Generation Y perspectives on our field.”

Duncan Boltt, Sales Director at PT Gear a company that provides personal training equipment and advice said; "Noam's book Compendium is perfect for me, I am constantly trying to map the habits of successful people and also finding new people to map. Compendium has sourced and studied some inspirational people and given me some new tools and techniques to think like them."

Compendium and Noam’s other book “You Are Your Brand!” are available to buy online at http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/noamkos

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Noam Kostucki, 26, is a twice-published author and co-founder of three successful social enterprises; he has presented at two TED conferences and received the UK business speaker of the year runner up award, in 2011.

In December 2011, he published his first book on personal branding titled ‘You Are Your Brand!’ A French translation of the book is in progress, with translations into other languages on the horizon.

Details of all of Noam’s businesses, speeches and books are available at http://about.me/noamkos
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