KATHY EISENHARDT / SIMPLE RULES: How to Thrive in a Complex World 4/29/15

WHAT IF ... there’s a better way to make decisions every day? WHAT IF, just by developing a few simple yet effective rules, you can tackle even the most complex problems? Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest Kathy Eisenhardt, co-author with Don Sull, of SIMPLE RULES: How to Thrive in a Complex World - discovers theseguiding insights in unexpected places, from the way Tina Fey codified her experience working at Saturday Night Live into rules for producing 30 Rock (rule five: never tell a crazy person he’s crazy) to burglars’ rules to choose a house to rob (“avoid houses with a car parked outside”) to Japanese engineers using the foraging rules of slime molds to optimize Tokyo’s rail system. Whether you’re working to be a better manager or investor, trying to get your start-up off the ground, or get in shape, or get a date, SIMPLE RULES can serve as powerful tools to tame complexity. Join Julie Ann and Kathy to discover how youcan craft clear framework for developing quick and easy rules for solving personal and professional challenges.