Simply Brilliant: The common-sense guide to success at work, 4th Edition

Product Author Bios

Fergus O'Connell is one of the world's leading authorities on project management and getting things done in the shortest possible time. The Sunday Business Post has described him as having 'more strings to his bow than a Stradivarius'. He has a First in Mathematical Physics and has worked in information technology, software development and general management.

Head banging against a brick wall? Nagging problem you just can’t solve?

You’re not the only one.

An astonishing number of intelligent people struggle to find solutions to some of the complex, varied and often frustrating problems we face in our day-to-day work. Whether it’s a major project, a minor quibble or something in between, a short, sharp dose of Fergus O’Connell’s simply brilliant advice gives you the tools to tackle problems head-on and join the few who manage to make common sense common practice.

Through seven simple steps you’ll learn how to:

• Break down the complex and think outside the box
• Look for simple solutions and direct approaches
• Save yourself time and get results

Table of Contents

About the author                                                                                                           

Acknowledgements                                                                                                     

Preface                                                                                                                        

Introduction                                                                                                               

1        Many things are simple                                                                                      

2        Know what you’re trying to do                                                                          

3        There is always a sequence of events                                                               

4        Things don’t get done if people don’t do them                                                 

5        Things rarely turn out as expected                                                                    

6        Things either are or they aren’t                                                                       

7        Look at things from others’ points of view                                                    

Afterword                                                                                                                   

Bibliography                                                                                                              

Index