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Shake That Brain: How to Create Winning Solutions and Have Fun While You're at It Hardback - 2006

by Joel Saltzman

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Joel Saltzman teaches readers how to create "surprising, yet inevitable" solutions, no matter the challenge or task at hand. Easily. Consistently. And economically.

Shake That Brain! is a collection of creative and inspiring tips and tools for finding solutions in a variety of areas-from sales, marketing, and product creation to ethics, innovation, and the bottom line. Backed by powerful and compelling examples from a wide variety of real-life applications, Joel Saltzman delivers energy, edge-and lots of fun-as he guides readers through a series of proven formulas for creating outstanding solutions, from harnessing the power of opposite thinking to turning your worst ideas into your best ideas ever. Filled with exercises, easy-to-apply formulas, entertaining pop-quizzes, and eye-opening teaching examples from the world of business, technology, advertising, and more, here's a solution-finding guidebook that can be used for succeeding on the job or at home.

Joel Saltzman is a professional speaker, consultant, and bestselling author. He has conducted Shake That Brain! programs for Grey Advertising International, Harley Davidson, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and Warner Bros. Studios. His work has been called "witty and rewarding" by People Magazine and he's the recipient of a national Audie award for "Best Educational and Training Audio." His website is www.shakethatbrain.com

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Each Shake That Brain! strategy is backed by compelling examples from a wide variety of real-life applications--from World's Worst Pizza and Seeing Eye Ponies . . . to why it can be a good idea to turn to your mate and say, "Shut up!"

Guaranteed: You'll learn to create surprising yet inevitable solutions no matter the challenge or task at hand. Meanwhile, you'll be entertained AND enlightened--with plenty of energy, edge, and just plain FUN.

Shake That Brain! will broaden your mindset and strengthen your upper-body solution-finding skills. You'll learn to:

  • Shake, rattle, and question your assumptions--they're crippling you!
  • Turn your worst ideas into GREAT ideas
  • Learn the power of "Opposites Thinking"
  • Have "Yes" meetings only
  • Generate and implement bold new solutions--by using just what's in the room

Along the way, you'll learn to: ask great questions, never take "Yes" for an answer, turn any crisis into a great opportunity, and harness the brain power of experts for ZERO dollars a day. You'll get exercises, easy-to-apply formulas, entertaining pop-quizzes, and eye-opening teaching examples from the worlds of business, technology, advertising, and more--all designed to make the reading experience both profitable and fun!

Who'll profit most from this book?

People in business (large or small) and people with a life outside of work. After all, whether it's business or the business of life, we're forever challenged to find creative solutions. So sit back, relax, and get ready to have more than a few laugh-out-loud moments while learning to Shake That Brain! Pretty soon, you'll have people saying to you, "Gee, why didn't I think of that?"

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  • Title Shake That Brain: How to Create Winning Solutions and Have Fun While You're at It
  • Author Joel Saltzman
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st edition
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley, Somerset, New Jersey, U.s.a.
  • Publication date 2006-02
  • Features Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780471742104 / 0471742104
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.52 x 5.84 x 0.88 in (21.64 x 14.83 x 2.24 cm)
  • Category Business / Economics / Finance
  • Library of Congress subjects Industrial management, Creative ability in business
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2005026116
  • Dewey Decimal Code 650.1

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About the author

Joel Saltzman is the creator of the Shake That Brain! system-for winning solutions AND lots of fun. A high-octane speaker, facilitator, and consultant, Joel helps organizations discover extraordinary solutions for marketing, innovation, building better teams, and improving the bottom line. The author of more than a dozen books-including four best sellers-all his work has one thing in common: creative solutions.
His first book, If You Can Talk, You Can Write, became a best seller for Warner Books and a selection of the quality paperback Book Club. In 2000, his audio recording of the book won him a national Audie Award for "best Educational and Training Audio."
As J. S. Salt, he created the best seller, Always Kiss Me Good Night: Instructions on Raising The Perfect Parent by 147 Kids Who Know (Random House, 1997).
The founder and publisher of Shake It! Books, he created and marketed the popular series, How To Be the Almost Perfect Husband: By Wives Who Know and How To Be The Almost Perfect Wife: By Husbands Who know (Shake It! Books, 2000).
Joel began his career in New York with the advertising agency Young & Rubicam. Moving to Hollywood, he wrote sitcoms for Perfect Strangers and The Robert Guillaume Show. He also served time as a stand-up comedian.
He's been a guest on Leeza (twice) and has been interviewed on CNN, NPR, and more than 500 radio shows. A graduate of Cornell University, Joel lives with his wife, son, and tux-the-Wonder-Dog in San Diego, California.

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