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Better, not perfect : a realist's guide to maximum sustainable goodness / Max H. Bazerman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Harper Business, 2020Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780063002708
  • 0063002701
Subject(s):
Contents:
Part I.A new mindset for improving moral decision making -- Better, not perfect -- Cultivating active intelligence -- Making wise trade-offs -- Disrupting corruption -- Activating your moral obligation to notice -- Part II. Points of leverage -- Reducing tribalism and increasing equality -- Identifying and eliminating waste -- Allocating your most precious asset: your time -- Getting the most bang for your philanthropic buck -- Part III. Creating more value for you and the world -- Multiplying value creation through others -- Maximum sustainable goodness.
Summary: "Negotiation and decision-making expert Max Bazerman discusses how we can make more ethical choices by reframing our intentions toward being better rather than being perfect"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 174.4 B362 Available 33111010398994
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

*** Distinguished Winner for the Responsible Research in Management Award ***

Negotiation and decision-making expert Max Bazerman explores how we can make more ethical choices by aspiring to be better, not perfect.

Every day, you make hundreds of decisions. They're largely personal, but these choices have an ethical twinge as well; they value certain principles and ends over others. Bazerman argues that we can better balance both dimensions--and we needn't seek perfection to make a real difference for ourselves and the world.

Better, Not Perfect provides a deeply researched, prescriptive roadmap for how to maximize our pleasure and minimize pain. Bazerman shares a framework to be smarter and more efficient, honest and aware--to attain your "maximum sustainable goodness." In Part Two, he identifies four training grounds to practice these newfound skills for outsized impact: how you think about equality and your tribe(s); waste--from garbage to corporate excess; the way you spend time; and your approach to giving--whether your attention or your money. Ready to nudge yourself toward better, Part Three trains your eye on how to extend what you've learned and positively influence others.

Melding philosophy and psychology as never before, this down-to-earth guide will help clarify your goals, assist you in doing more good with your limited time on the planet, and see greater satisfaction in the process.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I.A new mindset for improving moral decision making -- Better, not perfect -- Cultivating active intelligence -- Making wise trade-offs -- Disrupting corruption -- Activating your moral obligation to notice -- Part II. Points of leverage -- Reducing tribalism and increasing equality -- Identifying and eliminating waste -- Allocating your most precious asset: your time -- Getting the most bang for your philanthropic buck -- Part III. Creating more value for you and the world -- Multiplying value creation through others -- Maximum sustainable goodness.

"Negotiation and decision-making expert Max Bazerman discusses how we can make more ethical choices by reframing our intentions toward being better rather than being perfect"-- Provided by publisher.

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