Decision Making & Problem Solving in Management & Leadership & Business & Finance eBooks

Juran's Quality Essentials

For Leaders

by Joseph A. Defeo ...

A practical, concise guide to improving business performance by properly applying quality management methods"Dr. Juran's wisdom on quality and management is timeless. The tenets of modern quality that were forged by Dr. Juran in the second half of the 20th century are made contemporary by Joe DeFeo's practical experience and application of these principles in hundreds of organizations. This book ... Read more

$33.99 USD

A practical, concise guide to improving business performance by properly applying quality management methods"Dr. Juran's wisdom on quality and management is timeless. The tenets of modern quality that were forged by Dr. Juran in the second half of the 20th century are made contemporary by Joe DeFeo's practical experience and application of these principles in hundreds of organizations. This book
... Read more
Data Leadership for Everyone

How You Can Harness the True Power of Data at Work

by Anthony J. Algmin ...

A revolutionary approach to bringing data and business togetherData is lazy. It sits in files or databases, minding its own business but not accomplishing very much. Data is like someone in their mid-twenties, living with their parents, who won't get off the couch and make something of their life. Data is also the closest thing we have to truth in our organizations—but most business leaders today ... Read more

$12.99 USD

A revolutionary approach to bringing data and business togetherData is lazy. It sits in files or databases, minding its own business but not accomplishing very much. Data is like someone in their mid-twenties, living with their parents, who won't get off the couch and make something of their life. Data is also the closest thing we have to truth in our organizations—but most business leaders today
... Read more
The Power to Get Things Done

(Whether You Feel Like It or Not)

by Chris Cooper, Steve Levinson Ph.D. ...

Turn your good intentions into action."This book contains a ton of practical and easy-to-implement techniques and strategies for getting yourself to do whatever needs to be done." --Jack Canfield, coauthor of The Success Principles and the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series.Whether you run your own business or work for someone else, you’ve probably got a lot on your plate. Along with the ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Turn your good intentions into action."This book contains a ton of practical and easy-to-implement techniques and strategies for getting yourself to do whatever needs to be done." --Jack Canfield, coauthor of The Success Principles and the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series.Whether you run your own business or work for someone else, you’ve probably got a lot on your plate. Along with the
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How Successful People Win

Turn Every Setback into a Step Forward

by John C. Maxwell ...

Series series Successful People
#1 New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell can teach you how to turn any situation into a winning experience.No one wins at everything they try. But any setback, whether professional or personal, can become a step forward with the right tools and mindset to turn loss into a gain. Drawing on nearly 50 years of leadership experience, Maxwell provides a roadmap for winning by examining the ... Read more

$9.99 USD

#1 New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell can teach you how to turn any situation into a winning experience.No one wins at everything they try. But any setback, whether professional or personal, can become a step forward with the right tools and mindset to turn loss into a gain. Drawing on nearly 50 years of leadership experience, Maxwell provides a roadmap for winning by examining the
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Learn to Think in Systems

The Systems Thinker Series, #4

by Albert Rutherford ...

Series Book 4 - The Systems Thinker Series
Would you like to have better solutions to your problems? Struggling to understand why things went wrong when you did everything right?Learn to Think in Systems can help you with these problems.Systems surround us and we might not even be aware of it. Your household is a system. The bakery on the corner is a system. Your class at school, your department at work, and your weekend soccer team made ... Read more

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Would you like to have better solutions to your problems? Struggling to understand why things went wrong when you did everything right?Learn to Think in Systems can help you with these problems.Systems surround us and we might not even be aware of it. Your household is a system. The bakery on the corner is a system. Your class at school, your department at work, and your weekend soccer team made
... Read more
Future Ready

How to Master Business Forecasting

by Steve Player, Steve Morlidge ...

The recent crisis in the financial markets has exposed serious flaws in management methods. The failure to anticipate and deal with the consequences of the unfolding collapse has starkly illustrated what many leaders and managers in business have known for years; in most organizations, the process of forecasting is badly broken. For that reason, forecasting business performance tops the list of ... Read more

$25.00 USD

The recent crisis in the financial markets has exposed serious flaws in management methods. The failure to anticipate and deal with the consequences of the unfolding collapse has starkly illustrated what many leaders and managers in business have known for years; in most organizations, the process of forecasting is badly broken. For that reason, forecasting business performance tops the list of
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The Power of Agency

The 7 Principles to Conquer Obstacles, Make Effective Decisions & Create a Life on Your Own Terms

by Paul Napper, Anthony Rao ...

Introducing The Power of Agency, a science-backed approach to living life on your own terms. Agency is the ability to act as an effective agent for yourself—reflecting, making creative choices, and constructing a meaningful life. Grounded in extensive psychological research, The Power of Agency gives you the tools to help alleviate anxiety, manage competing demands and help you live your version ... Read more

$14.39 USD

Introducing The Power of Agency, a science-backed approach to living life on your own terms. Agency is the ability to act as an effective agent for yourself—reflecting, making creative choices, and constructing a meaningful life. Grounded in extensive psychological research, The Power of Agency gives you the tools to help alleviate anxiety, manage competing demands and help you live your version
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What's Your Problem?

To Solve Your Toughest Problems, Change the Problems You Solve

by Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg ...

"The author makes a compelling case that we often start solving a problem before thinking deeply about whether we are solving the right problem. If you want the superpower of solving better problems, read this book." -- Eric Schmidt, former CEO, GoogleAre you solving the right problems? Have you or your colleagues ever worked hard on something, only to find out you were focusing on the wrong ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"The author makes a compelling case that we often start solving a problem before thinking deeply about whether we are solving the right problem. If you want the superpower of solving better problems, read this book." -- Eric Schmidt, former CEO, GoogleAre you solving the right problems? Have you or your colleagues ever worked hard on something, only to find out you were focusing on the wrong
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Judgment

How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls

by Noel M. Tichy, Warren G. Bennis ...

“With good judgment, little else matters. Without it, nothing else matters.”Whether we’re talking about United States presidents, CEOs, Major League coaches, or wartime generals, leaders are remembered for their best and worst judgment calls. In the face of ambiguity, uncertainty, and conflicting demands, the quality of a leader’s judgment determines the fate of the entire organization. That’s why ... Read more

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“With good judgment, little else matters. Without it, nothing else matters.”Whether we’re talking about United States presidents, CEOs, Major League coaches, or wartime generals, leaders are remembered for their best and worst judgment calls. In the face of ambiguity, uncertainty, and conflicting demands, the quality of a leader’s judgment determines the fate of the entire organization. That’s why
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No More Gold Stars: Regenerating Capacity to Think for Ourselves

by Carol Sanford ...

Cultivate a new generation of self-reliant thinkers in this powerful approach to education and learning.Nothing short of a re-alignment of the heavens. Virtually a new and liberating way of looking at civilization. A BIG IDEA for big challenges.—Tom Peters, best-selling author of In Search of ExcellenceIn this groundbreaking shift to how we approach learning, best-selling author and business ... Read more

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Cultivate a new generation of self-reliant thinkers in this powerful approach to education and learning.Nothing short of a re-alignment of the heavens. Virtually a new and liberating way of looking at civilization. A BIG IDEA for big challenges.—Tom Peters, best-selling author of In Search of ExcellenceIn this groundbreaking shift to how we approach learning, best-selling author and business
... Read more
Genius at Scale

How Great Leaders Drive Innovation

by Linda A. Hill, Emily Tedards, Jason Wild ...

Innovation doesn't just happen. You need to lead it. Discover the three critical roles leaders must play in driving—and scaling—innovation.Constant tech disruption. Unrelenting economic volatility. Radically shifting demographics and work norms. More than ever, we need to innovate amid these daunting global challenges. But do we have the leadership it takes to make this innovation happen ... Read more

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Innovation doesn't just happen. You need to lead it. Discover the three critical roles leaders must play in driving—and scaling—innovation.Constant tech disruption. Unrelenting economic volatility. Radically shifting demographics and work norms. More than ever, we need to innovate amid these daunting global challenges. But do we have the leadership it takes to make this innovation happen
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Where to Play

3 Steps For Discovering Your Most Valuable Market Opportunities

by Marc Gruber, Sharon Tal ...

Choosing the right market for your innovation is the biggest, and trickiest, question for innovators. Research has shown that all too often entrepreneurs don’t spend enough time identifying and researching their market opportunities – instead they jump at the first opportunity that looks good, and fail to properly evaluate and leverage other opportunities. These common mistakes means that you ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Choosing the right market for your innovation is the biggest, and trickiest, question for innovators. Research has shown that all too often entrepreneurs don’t spend enough time identifying and researching their market opportunities – instead they jump at the first opportunity that looks good, and fail to properly evaluate and leverage other opportunities. These common mistakes means that you
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The Illustrated Art of War: Sun Tzu

by Andrew Forbes, David Henley ...

Series series Cognoscenti Books
Sun Tzu’s Art of War has been read and appreciated by a host of military men and philosophers down through the ages. More recently, it has become popular as a manual for business success and guide to boardroom battles, seen by many as a lodestar in achieving success in the ruthless world of competitive capitalism – a text so currently fashionable that even Paris Hilton has been photographed ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Sun Tzu’s Art of War has been read and appreciated by a host of military men and philosophers down through the ages. More recently, it has become popular as a manual for business success and guide to boardroom battles, seen by many as a lodestar in achieving success in the ruthless world of competitive capitalism – a text so currently fashionable that even Paris Hilton has been photographed
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極限賽局（謝文憲元氣導讀創造極限 5 心法）：人生有限，但你能創造極限的5個心法

by 謝文憲, 劉子寧 ...

Series series 工作生活
千萬講師謝文憲第一本人生之書人生只有一次，找到自己的使用說明書，用五大心法自我盤點，揮出獨一無二的人生全壘打。五大極憲心法——找到優勢：人生想要擁有熱情、感到幸福快樂，核心往往是單純的，只要問問自己內心的聲音：「你真的愛這份工作嗎？」賦予動力：大家不做的事我來做。車不要停在車庫裡，開出去！創造連結：想要貴人協助，不如自己先成為別人的貴人。走出低谷：只要找回最初的感動，就能重獲動力。看見使命：先求意思，意義自然來臨。</o... ... Read more

$8.36 USD

千萬講師謝文憲第一本人生之書人生只有一次，找到自己的使用說明書，用五大心法自我盤點，揮出獨一無二的人生全壘打。五大極憲心法——找到優勢：人生想要擁有熱情、感到幸福快樂，核心往往是單純的，只要問問自己內心的聲音：「你真的愛這份工作嗎？」賦予動力：大家不做的事我來做。車不要停在車庫裡，開出去！創造連結：想要貴人協助，不如自己先成為別人的貴人。走出低谷：只要找回最初的感動，就能重獲動力。看見使命：先求意思，意義自然來臨。</o...
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Power BI - Business Intelligence Clinic 2025

Create and Learn

by Roger F. Silva ...

Updated: New version January 2025*"Excellent hands-on introduction to Power Bi""A very excellent book on Power BI""Great learn by doing book, for those who want to create a professional dashboard."*If you want to learn Business Intelligence software, if you are looking for specific BI tool, or if you are trying to decide on your next new BI solution, you will love Business Intelligence Clinic.One ... Read more

$9.85 USD

Updated: New version January 2025*"Excellent hands-on introduction to Power Bi""A very excellent book on Power BI""Great learn by doing book, for those who want to create a professional dashboard."*If you want to learn Business Intelligence software, if you are looking for specific BI tool, or if you are trying to decide on your next new BI solution, you will love Business Intelligence Clinic.One
... Read more
One Page Business Strategy, The

Streamline Your Business Plan in Four Simple Steps

by Marc Van Eck, Ellen Leenhouts ...

Imagine if you could fit your business strategy on a single sheet of paper?Imagine having your plans, action points and progress report all in one place?Imagine how easy it would be to share your plans with other people?Now you can, with this innovative 4-step strategic planning tool, known as OGSM. It will help you streamline your thinking as well as your writing and develop a one-page plan that ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Imagine if you could fit your business strategy on a single sheet of paper?Imagine having your plans, action points and progress report all in one place?Imagine how easy it would be to share your plans with other people?Now you can, with this innovative 4-step strategic planning tool, known as OGSM. It will help you streamline your thinking as well as your writing and develop a one-page plan that
... Read more
Ishikawa Diagram

Anticipate and solve problems within your business

by 50minutes ...

Series Book 5 - Management & Marketing
Anticipate and solve problems within your businessThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Ishikawa diagram, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Recognize the benefits of using the Ishikawa diagram for problem-solving and project management• Clearly identify the root causes of a problem through ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Anticipate and solve problems within your businessThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Ishikawa diagram, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Recognize the benefits of using the Ishikawa diagram for problem-solving and project management• Clearly identify the root causes of a problem through
... Read more
Primer on Decision Making

How Decisions Happen

by James G. March ...

Building on lecture notes from his acclaimed course at Stanford University, James March provides a brilliant introduction to decision making, a central human activity fundamental to individual, group, organizational, and societal life. March draws on research from all the disciplines of social and behavioral science to show decision making in its broadest context. By emphasizing how decisions are ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Building on lecture notes from his acclaimed course at Stanford University, James March provides a brilliant introduction to decision making, a central human activity fundamental to individual, group, organizational, and societal life. March draws on research from all the disciplines of social and behavioral science to show decision making in its broadest context. By emphasizing how decisions are
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Red Teaming

How Your Business Can Conquer the Competition by Challenging Everything

by Bryce G. Hoffman ...

Red Teaming is a revolutionary new way to make critical and contrarian thinking part of the planning process of any organization, allowing companies to stress-test their strategies, flush out hidden threats and missed opportunities and avoid being sandbagged by competitors.Today, most — if not all — established corporations live with the gnawing fear that there is another Uber out there just ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Red Teaming is a revolutionary new way to make critical and contrarian thinking part of the planning process of any organization, allowing companies to stress-test their strategies, flush out hidden threats and missed opportunities and avoid being sandbagged by competitors.Today, most — if not all — established corporations live with the gnawing fear that there is another Uber out there just
... Read more
IT Savvy

What Top Executives Must Know to Go from Pain to Gain

by Peter Weill, Jeanne W. Ross ...

Digitization of business interactions and processes is advancing full bore. But in many organizations, returns from IT investments are flatlining, even as technology spending has skyrocketed.These challenges call for new levels of IT savvy: the ability of all managers-IT or non-IT-to transform their company's technology assets into operational efficiencies that boost margins. Companies with IT ... Read more

$28.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Digitization of business interactions and processes is advancing full bore. But in many organizations, returns from IT investments are flatlining, even as technology spending has skyrocketed.These challenges call for new levels of IT savvy: the ability of all managers-IT or non-IT-to transform their company's technology assets into operational efficiencies that boost margins. Companies with IT
... Read more
Both/And Thinking

Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems

by Wendy Smith, Marianne Lewis ...

An insightful and inspiring book on using "both/and" thinking to make more creative, flexible, and impactful decisions in a world of competing demands.Life is full of paradoxes. How can we each express our individuality while also being a team player? How do we balance work and life? How can we improve diversity while promoting opportunities for all? How can we manage the core business while ... Read more

$23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

An insightful and inspiring book on using "both/and" thinking to make more creative, flexible, and impactful decisions in a world of competing demands.Life is full of paradoxes. How can we each express our individuality while also being a team player? How do we balance work and life? How can we improve diversity while promoting opportunities for all? How can we manage the core business while
... Read more
I Hate People!

Kick Loose from the Overbearing and Underhanded Jerks at Work and Get What You Want Out of Your Job

by Jonathan Littman, Marc Hershon ...

Face it, whether your company has 10 employees or 10,000, you must grapple with people you can't stand in the office. Luckily Jonathan Littman and Marc Hershon have written I Hate People!, a smart, counter-intuitive, and irreverent turn on the classic workplace self-help book that will show you how to identify the Ten Least Wanted -- the people you hate -- while revealing the strategies to ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Face it, whether your company has 10 employees or 10,000, you must grapple with people you can't stand in the office. Luckily Jonathan Littman and Marc Hershon have written I Hate People!, a smart, counter-intuitive, and irreverent turn on the classic workplace self-help book that will show you how to identify the Ten Least Wanted -- the people you hate -- while revealing the strategies to
... Read more
Risk Intelligence

How to Live with Uncertainty

by Dylan Evans ...

We must make judgments all the time when we can’t be certain of the risks. Should we have that elective surgery? Trust the advice of our financial adviser? Take that new job we’ve been offered? How worried should we be about terrorist attacks? In this lively and groundbreaking book, pioneering researcher Dylan Evans introduces a newly discovered kind of intelligence for assessing risks, ... Read more

$13.99 USD

We must make judgments all the time when we can’t be certain of the risks. Should we have that elective surgery? Trust the advice of our financial adviser? Take that new job we’ve been offered? How worried should we be about terrorist attacks? In this lively and groundbreaking book, pioneering researcher Dylan Evans introduces a newly discovered kind of intelligence for assessing risks,
... Read more
Crisis Leadership in Higher Education

Theory and Practice

by Ralph A Gigliotti ...

There was a time when crises on college and university campuses were relatively rare. Much has changed, and it has changed quite rapidly. Rather than being isolated incidents requiring the sole attention of presidents, chancellors, or communication professionals, the proliferation of crises across campuses means that crisis leadership has now become fundamental to the work of university personnel ... Read more

$19.99 USD

There was a time when crises on college and university campuses were relatively rare. Much has changed, and it has changed quite rapidly. Rather than being isolated incidents requiring the sole attention of presidents, chancellors, or communication professionals, the proliferation of crises across campuses means that crisis leadership has now become fundamental to the work of university personnel
... Read more

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