Dietmar Sternad

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About Dietmar Sternad
Dr Dietmar Sternad is a passionate management educator. He aims to create highly engaging learning experiences and learning materials that help his students and other people to become better leaders who can make a difference in the world.
Dietmar is a Professor of International Management at CUAS/FH Kärnten (Austria) and has extensive experience as a CEO of publishing companies as well as in teaching, consulting, and coaching top managers. He holds degrees from universities in Austria, Slovenia, and the UK, is an alumnus of the GLOCOLL (Harvard Business School) and IMTA (CEEMAN) management teachers programs and has received several national and international awards (e.g. from the Academy of Management or the Austrian State Prize for Teaching Excellence).
Dietmar is also the founder and CEO of econcise, an internationally active publisher of concise, approachable, and affordable management and leadership textbooks and ebooks.
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Apply the strategies and tools of smart problem solving—and succeed in work and life!
What do Albert Einstein, Elon Musk, Sherlock Holmes and Mahatma Gandhiʼs six-year-old granddaughter have in common? They are all masters of the art of smart problem solving—a highly sought-after skill that you can learn too!- Gain insights into the surprising findings of the science of problem solving
- Develop a problem-solving mindset
- Use a powerful 5-step approach to solve even the toughest problems
- Be inspired by stories of highly successful problem solvers
- Learn from expert problem solvers like scientists, doctors, designers, coaches and highly paid management consultants
- Apply practical problem-solving and decision-making tools right away
“I found Solve It! to be a practically useful, thought provoking and uplift ing read which will be invaluable to experienced problem solvers and beginners alike. I love the way it combines techniques for getting the mind ‘match fit’ for tackling problems alongside practical and logical tools for solving perennial problems we all face once and for all! ”
~Jonathan Borrett, Head of Profession for Problem Solving, Devon and Cornwall Police, Exeter, UK
“While many experts often focus on just the problem-solving process, Dr. Sternad's important book does a great job of emphasizing the critical mindset needed to successfully engage in this process.”
~Edward C. Chang, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Social Work, University of Michigan
“A great piece of work, which was much needed for spreading one of the most important skills in management!”
~Roberto Quaglia, Ph.D., former consultant at McKinsey & Company and Professor of Strategy and Management at ESCP Business School, Paris
“Solve It! is a highly accessible guide to problem solving—whether at work or in life—that seamlessly integrates scientifically‐rooted principles with practical guidelines and real‐world vignettes making this well‐rounded book accessible to and relevant for a variety of audiences, ranging from student to professional.
~Jessica Mesmer‐Magnus, Ph.D., SHRM‐SCP, Professor & Chair, Department of Management, Cameron School of Business, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Learn how to coach effectively—and help others unlock their potential!
Do you plan to become a professional coach? Do you want to enhance your coaching skills to become a better coach or leader? Or do you just want to know more about how coaching works to help improve the lives of others?
With this concise coaching textbook, you will quickly learn the main principles and tools of executive coaching and life coaching.
Key features:
A compact yet comprehensive overview of how coaching works
Over 200 powerful coaching questions that you can apply right away
Master all phases of the coaching process
Conduct effective coaching conversations in a goal- and solution-oriented way
Develop essential coaching skills (e.g. questioning, active listening, goal setting, giving constructive feedback, coaching for performance, dealing with emotions, and supporting behavior change)
Tried and tested coaching tools
Best-practice insights into how experienced coaches work
Practical coaching exercises for developing your own coaching skills
Free bonus learning materials on the companion website
Developing Coaching Skills is essential reading for aspiring and practicing coaches, as well as for leaders and students of coaching.
Learn what effective coaching really means, make coaching a habit, and bring out the best in other people!
Thanks to its extensive features from thought-provoking questions to global case studies, this textbook will provide you with all the necessary tools to run an introductory management course which prepares students for the managerial challenges of the 21st century.
Dieses Buch beinhaltet einen grundlegend neuen Denkansatz zum Unternehmenswachstum. Es beschreibt Grundprinzipien, Strategien, Methoden und Instrumente zur qualitativen Weiterentwicklung von Unternehmen. Weit über den üblichen Rahmen klassischer Qualitätsmanagementsysteme hinaus wird ein ganzheitlicher Ansatz vorgestellt, mit dem Unternehmen in einer Kombination aus deutlichen Qualitätssprüngen und einer systematischen Weiterentwicklung wettbewerbsfähigere Qualitäts- und Leistungsniveaus erreichen können. Fallstudien aus der Unternehmenspraxis verdeutlichen anschaulich, wie sich wesentliche Handlungsfelder für qualitatives Wachstum identifizieren sowie gezielte Entwicklungsmaßnahmen einleiten und umsetzen lassen, um gleichzeitig bessere Leistungsangebote, nachhaltigen wirtschaftlichen Erfolg und positive Auswirkungen auf Umwelt und Gesellschaft zu erreichen.