<P><EM>Essential Management Models</EM> is a compilation of business tools that actually work. It''s a guide to the very best in practical management thinking. No reinventing the wheel, no management fads and no corporate word-bingo. </P><I><P>Essential Management Models </I>demystifies strategy tools and does so with attitude: the view that any decision is better than no decision. The book encourages you to "go on...decide" and provides you with reference on how to do so. </P><P>Rather than a series of independent summaries, the book makes connections between frameworks to expose the overlaps and relationships between them. This is the key to what makes the exercise worthwhile, the tools useful and the book unique. </P><P>Using diagrams extensively to explain key concepts, but without ever "dumbing down", the book is written for managers who get things done - or students who want to. </P><P>If you''ve ever studied management or strategy before, <I>Essential Management Models</I> will