Stop Guessing
The 9 Behaviors of Great Problem Solvers

I listened to the audio book and I was hopeful at the beginning and quickly disappointed. I was expecting more concrete examples and better examples and stories of how to solve problems. The most memorable thing that I took away from the book is that relying on “experts” can sometimes be counter pro......more

The most valuable piece of this book to me was the way this approach to problem solving distinguishes between guessing/opinions and facts. I hadn't really thought about all of the examples in the book and how they related to guessing in my everyday life. It would have been great to have a bit more ti......more

The book started out strong and I really liked the idea of focusing on behaviour rather than methods. The first couple of chapters were both enlightening and concrete. However, as I made progress in the book I felt that to truly explain and teach the behaviours, which Nat tries to do, you need examp......more

I consider myself a mediocre problem-solver, and am always looking for ways to improve, so Greene's book caught my attention. It was a fast read, but chock-full of practical advice and helpful illustrations (his and other's) which demonstrate effective problem-solving skills in action. Greene starts......more

I've been working in the field of quality and continuous improvement for a decade and this is hands down the best book on problem solving I have ever read! It's made me look back on projects I've run or been involved in and think "well now it's obvious why we didn't succeed", hindsight is feeling a......more