# Seeing the Forest for the Trees

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- Book: [Seeing the Forest for the Trees](https://www.bookquiver.com/dennis-sherwood/seeing-the-forest-for-the-trees) ([Seeing the Forest for the Trees.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/dennis-sherwood/seeing-the-forest-for-the-trees.md))
- Authors: [Dennis Sherwood](https://www.bookquiver.com/dennis-sherwood)
- Publisher: nicholas_brealey_international
- ISBN: 978-18-5788-311-4
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2002-07-11
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Systems thinking can help you tame the complexity of real-world problems by providing a structured way of balancing a broad, overall view with the selection of the right level of detail, truly allowing you to " see the forest for the trees". Only by taking a broad view can we avoid the twin dangers of a silo mentality-in which a fix 'here' simply shifts the problem to 'there', and organisational myopia-in which a fix 'now' gives rise to a much bigger problem to fix 'then'. Seeing the Forest for the Trees will give you all the tools and techniques you need, with many practical examples as diverse as managing a busy back office, negotiating an outsourcing deal and formulating business strategy.