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

Great People Decisions

Why They Matter So Much, Why They are So Hard, and How You Can Master Them

by Claudio Fernández-Aráoz ...

Praise for Great People Decisions"Fernandez-Araoz has captured the essence of building great teams with a masterful and entirely practical study of what goes into getting people selection right."--JACK WELCH"Fernandez-Araoz does a great service with this wonderful book, teaching us how to accomplish the first task of any exceptional leader: get the right people on the bus, and into the right seats ... Read more

$26.00 USD

Praise for Great People Decisions"Fernandez-Araoz has captured the essence of building great teams with a masterful and entirely practical study of what goes into getting people selection right."--JACK WELCH"Fernandez-Araoz does a great service with this wonderful book, teaching us how to accomplish the first task of any exceptional leader: get the right people on the bus, and into the right seats
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Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down

by John P. Kotter, Lorne A. Whitehead ...

You've got a good idea. You know it could make a crucial difference for you, your organization, your community. You present it to the group, but get confounding questions, inane comments, and verbal bullets in return. Before you know what's happened, your idea is dead, shot down. You're furious. Everyone has lost: Those who would have benefited from your proposal. You. Your company. Perhaps even ... Read more

$20.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

You've got a good idea. You know it could make a crucial difference for you, your organization, your community. You present it to the group, but get confounding questions, inane comments, and verbal bullets in return. Before you know what's happened, your idea is dead, shot down. You're furious. Everyone has lost: Those who would have benefited from your proposal. You. Your company. Perhaps even
... Read more
Beyond Reengineering

How the Process-Centered Organization Will Change Our Work and Our Lives

by Michael Hammer ...

$6.99 USD
TRIZ For Dummies

by Lilly Haines-Gadd ...

Use TRIZ to unlock creative problem solvingAre you new to TRIZ and looking for an easy-to-follow guide on how you can use it to enhance your company's creativity, innovation and problem-solving abilities? Look no further! Written in plain English and packed with tons of accessible and easy-to-follow instruction, TRIZ For Dummies shows you how to use this powerful toolkit to discover all the ways ... Read more

$21.00 USD

Use TRIZ to unlock creative problem solvingAre you new to TRIZ and looking for an easy-to-follow guide on how you can use it to enhance your company's creativity, innovation and problem-solving abilities? Look no further! Written in plain English and packed with tons of accessible and easy-to-follow instruction, TRIZ For Dummies shows you how to use this powerful toolkit to discover all the ways
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Smaller is Better: Using Small Autonomous Teams to Drive the Future of Enterprise

by Brady Brim-DeForest ...

Small is the next big thing.When working for a large organization, weeks can pass before leadership makes important decisions that affect you and your team. Meanwhile, you're on the hook to deliver products that don't actually serve the customer—products you know you could improve, if given the opportunity.After years of consulting for Fortune 1000 companies, Brady Brim-DeForest understands the ... Read more

$16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Small is the next big thing.When working for a large organization, weeks can pass before leadership makes important decisions that affect you and your team. Meanwhile, you're on the hook to deliver products that don't actually serve the customer—products you know you could improve, if given the opportunity.After years of consulting for Fortune 1000 companies, Brady Brim-DeForest understands the
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Lean Six Sigma - An Introduction and Toolkit (EBOOK BUNDLE)

by Michael L. George Sr. ...

Meet all your customers’ needs—and your company’s goals—with the tools and techniques of Lean Six Sigma2 top-quality guides in 1 powerful eBook package!When you combine Lean Production and Six Sigma, you can’t fail to deliver positive results on a continual basis. This powerful mix—called Lean Six Sigma—is what some of the world’s most successful organizations use to launch themselves ahead of the ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Meet all your customers’ needs—and your company’s goals—with the tools and techniques of Lean Six Sigma2 top-quality guides in 1 powerful eBook package!When you combine Lean Production and Six Sigma, you can’t fail to deliver positive results on a continual basis. This powerful mix—called Lean Six Sigma—is what some of the world’s most successful organizations use to launch themselves ahead of the
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Wait

The Art and Science of Delay

by Frank Partnoy ...

What do these scenarios have in common: a professional tennis player returning a serve, a woman evaluating a first date across the table, a naval officer assessing a threat to his ship, and a comedian about to reveal a punch line?In this counterintuitive and insightful work, author Frank Partnoy weaves together findings from hundreds of scientific studies and interviews with wide-ranging experts ... Read more

$10.99 USD

What do these scenarios have in common: a professional tennis player returning a serve, a woman evaluating a first date across the table, a naval officer assessing a threat to his ship, and a comedian about to reveal a punch line?In this counterintuitive and insightful work, author Frank Partnoy weaves together findings from hundreds of scientific studies and interviews with wide-ranging experts
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The Analytical Marketer

How to Transform Your Marketing Organization

by Adele Sweetwood ...

How to lead the changeAnalytics are driving big changes, not only in what marketing departments do but in how they are organized, staffed, led, and run. Leaders are grappling with issues that range from building an analytically driven marketing organization and determining the kinds of structure and talent that are needed to leading interactions with IT, finance, and sales and creating a unified ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

How to lead the changeAnalytics are driving big changes, not only in what marketing departments do but in how they are organized, staffed, led, and run. Leaders are grappling with issues that range from building an analytically driven marketing organization and determining the kinds of structure and talent that are needed to leading interactions with IT, finance, and sales and creating a unified
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The Myth of Experience

Why We Learn the Wrong Lessons, and Ways to Correct Them

by Robin M Hogarth, Emre Soyer ...

Experience is a great teacher . . . except when it isn't. In this groundbreaking guide, learn how the past can deceive and limit us -- and how healthy skepticism can build a better world.Our personal experience is key to who we are and what we do. We judge others by their experience and are judged by ours. Society venerates experience. From doctors to teachers to managers to presidents, the more ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Experience is a great teacher . . . except when it isn't. In this groundbreaking guide, learn how the past can deceive and limit us -- and how healthy skepticism can build a better world.Our personal experience is key to who we are and what we do. We judge others by their experience and are judged by ours. Society venerates experience. From doctors to teachers to managers to presidents, the more
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Hot Seat

The Startup CEO Guidebook

by Dan Shapiro ...

What avoidable problem destroys more young startups than any other?Why is it a mistake to ask for introductions to investors?When do you play the CEO card?Should you sell out?Author and four-time founder/CEO Dan Shapiro tells the stories of dozens of startups whose companies lived and died by the advice in these pages. From inception to destruction and triumph to despair, this rollercoaster read ... Read more

$21.99 USD

What avoidable problem destroys more young startups than any other?Why is it a mistake to ask for introductions to investors?When do you play the CEO card?Should you sell out?Author and four-time founder/CEO Dan Shapiro tells the stories of dozens of startups whose companies lived and died by the advice in these pages. From inception to destruction and triumph to despair, this rollercoaster read
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Google衝刺工作法（暢銷新裝版）──Google打造成功產品的祕密，5天5步驟迅速解決難題、測試新點子、完成更多工作！

Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just 5 Days

by 傑克．納普, Jake Knapp, 約翰．澤拉斯, John Zeratsky, 布雷登．柯維茲, Braden Kowitz ...

（初版書名為《Google創投認證！SPRINT衝刺計畫》）蘋果、亞馬遜、特斯拉、Airbnb、Mercedes-Benz、American Express、Nike、IKEA等成功企業競相偷師Google創投認證！Google最實用的工作法────SPRINT衝刺計畫────所有產業、所有規模的企業、甚至個人都適用！5天5步驟高效率工作流程迅速解決難題．測試新構想．完成更多任務．加快工作速度《紐約時報》．亞馬遜網路書店．《華爾街日報》暢銷書《Inc.》雜誌推薦年度必讀商業書✦ Gmail、Google Search、Google X、Chrome……等知名產品的各種項目，都通過了「衝刺計畫」的考驗才推出，並且大獲成功！✦ 眾多優秀的新創公司創辦人都曾運用「衝刺計畫」做決策，包括：23andMe創辦人沃西基（Anne Wojcicki）、Twitter／Blogger ... Read more

$9.99 USD

（初版書名為《Google創投認證！SPRINT衝刺計畫》）蘋果、亞馬遜、特斯拉、Airbnb、Mercedes-Benz、American Express、Nike、IKEA等成功企業競相偷師Google創投認證！Google最實用的工作法────SPRINT衝刺計畫────所有產業、所有規模的企業、甚至個人都適用！5天5步驟高效率工作流程迅速解決難題．測試新構想．完成更多任務．加快工作速度《紐約時報》．亞馬遜網路書店．《華爾街日報》暢銷書《Inc.》雜誌推薦年度必讀商業書✦ Gmail、Google Search、Google X、Chrome……等知名產品的各種項目，都通過了「衝刺計畫」的考驗才推出，並且大獲成功！✦ 眾多優秀的新創公司創辦人都曾運用「衝刺計畫」做決策，包括：23andMe創辦人沃西基（Anne Wojcicki）、Twitter／Blogger
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Discounting the Future

The Ascendancy of a Political Technology

by Liliana Doganova ...

Series Book 7 - Near Futures
A pioneering exploration of the defining traits and contradictions of our relationship to the future through the lens of discountingForest fires, droughts, and rising sea levels beg a nagging question: have we lost our capacity to act on the future? Liliana Doganova’s book sheds new light on this anxious query. It argues that our relationship to the future has been trapped in the gears of a device ... Read more

$21.59 USD

A pioneering exploration of the defining traits and contradictions of our relationship to the future through the lens of discountingForest fires, droughts, and rising sea levels beg a nagging question: have we lost our capacity to act on the future? Liliana Doganova’s book sheds new light on this anxious query. It argues that our relationship to the future has been trapped in the gears of a device
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Lead from No

A Systematic Approach to Leadership Negotiation

by Jim Camp Jr ...

When you hear the word "negotiation," what comes to mind? Do you imagine a business agreement where both sides reach a mutually beneficial solution? Maybe you picture big deals such as sales, contracts, procurement, mergers, and acquisitions? Perhaps you also think of compromise, win-win, or getting someone to say "yes"?Would you consider "leadership" as a critical type of negotiation? If you lead ... Read more

$6.99 USD

When you hear the word "negotiation," what comes to mind? Do you imagine a business agreement where both sides reach a mutually beneficial solution? Maybe you picture big deals such as sales, contracts, procurement, mergers, and acquisitions? Perhaps you also think of compromise, win-win, or getting someone to say "yes"?Would you consider "leadership" as a critical type of negotiation? If you lead
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Generations, Inc.

From Boomers to Linksters--Managing the Friction Between Generations at Work

by Meagan Johnson, Larry Johnson ...

Now that five different generations are on the job simultaneously--from Traditionals to Generation Y to Millennials--it's important for companies to understand how their people can not only coexist and cooperate, but thrive together as a team.Written by Meagan and Larry Johnson, a father-daughter team of two generational experts, Generations, Inc. offers the perspectives of people of different ... Read more

$6.49 USD

Now that five different generations are on the job simultaneously--from Traditionals to Generation Y to Millennials--it's important for companies to understand how their people can not only coexist and cooperate, but thrive together as a team.Written by Meagan and Larry Johnson, a father-daughter team of two generational experts, Generations, Inc. offers the perspectives of people of different
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The Grid

The Decision-making Tool for Every Business (Including Yours)

by Matt Watkinson ...

____________________This ground-breaking book from award-winning author MATT WATKINSON reveals the fundamental, inseparable elements behind the success of every business.The Grid provides the mental scaffolding to help you:· Evaluate and refine product and service ideas· Reduce risk by considering the broader impact of strategic decisions· Iden... ... Read more

$13.99 USD

____________________This ground-breaking book from award-winning author MATT WATKINSON reveals the fundamental, inseparable elements behind the success of every business.The Grid provides the mental scaffolding to help you:· Evaluate and refine product and service ideas· Reduce risk by considering the broader impact of strategic decisions· Iden...
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Keeping Up with the Quants

Your Guide to Understanding and Using Analytics

by Thomas H. Davenport, Jinho Kim ...

Why Everyone Needs Analytical SkillsWelcome to the age of data. No matter your interests (sports, movies, politics), your industry (finance, marketing, technology, manufacturing), or the type of organization you work for (big company, nonprofit, small start-up)—your world is awash with data.As a successful manager today, you must be able to make sense of all this information. You need to be ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Why Everyone Needs Analytical SkillsWelcome to the age of data. No matter your interests (sports, movies, politics), your industry (finance, marketing, technology, manufacturing), or the type of organization you work for (big company, nonprofit, small start-up)—your world is awash with data.As a successful manager today, you must be able to make sense of all this information. You need to be
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Dare to Un-Lead

The Art of Relational Leadership in a Fragmented World

by Celine Schillinger ...

2022 PORCHLIGHT LEADERSHIP & STRATEGY BOOK OF THE YEARA transformational book for trying times, Dare to Un-Lead will challenge the way you think and feel about the role of leadership in your life.What is revered as leadership today is often nothing more than a destructive set of obsolete behaviors and systems evolved from the centuries-old industrial theories popularized by Frederick Taylor and ... Read more

$13.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

2022 PORCHLIGHT LEADERSHIP & STRATEGY BOOK OF THE YEARA transformational book for trying times, Dare to Un-Lead will challenge the way you think and feel about the role of leadership in your life.What is revered as leadership today is often nothing more than a destructive set of obsolete behaviors and systems evolved from the centuries-old industrial theories popularized by Frederick Taylor and
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ENLIGHTENMENT NOW : AWAKENING YOUR INNER COSMIC TALENTS ( LITE VERSION )

by PHILLZ MAH ...

ForewordToday, teacher Phillz Mah uses all the learning he has been in contact with in his life to express the profound laws of the universe in a manner that is easy to understand. The intention is that we can master these skills to help ourselves. We all have a talent lurking in our inner soul, and if we understand how the universe operates, we have a key to unlock the door of the subconscious, ... Read more

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ForewordToday, teacher Phillz Mah uses all the learning he has been in contact with in his life to express the profound laws of the universe in a manner that is easy to understand. The intention is that we can master these skills to help ourselves. We all have a talent lurking in our inner soul, and if we understand how the universe operates, we have a key to unlock the door of the subconscious,
... Read more
How to be Strategic

by Fred Pelard ...

FT BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH'A comprehensive, concise, and practical guide that will enable anyone, in any situation, to develop their strategic thinking' Tiffani Bova, Chief Growth Evangelist, Salesforce, WSJ bestselling author, Growth IQ'A must read for everyone who ever deals with complex important challenges. There are many take-away gems here that will help you push through the knott... ... Read more

$16.99 USD

FT BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH'A comprehensive, concise, and practical guide that will enable anyone, in any situation, to develop their strategic thinking' Tiffani Bova, Chief Growth Evangelist, Salesforce, WSJ bestselling author, Growth IQ'A must read for everyone who ever deals with complex important challenges. There are many take-away gems here that will help you push through the knott...
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Language That Leads

Communication Strategies that Inspire and Engage

by Kasia Wezowski ...

Inspire and motivate your team using powerful verbal and nonverbal communication strategies.Today’s leaders need to use effective, empathetic communication to bring out the best in their team members and let each individual shine.Kasia Wezowski, a leading researcher on body language and communication skills, combines her cutting-edge research with Marshall Goldsmith’s leadership development ... Read more

$7.99 USD

Inspire and motivate your team using powerful verbal and nonverbal communication strategies.Today’s leaders need to use effective, empathetic communication to bring out the best in their team members and let each individual shine.Kasia Wezowski, a leading researcher on body language and communication skills, combines her cutting-edge research with Marshall Goldsmith’s leadership development
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Woman of Influence: 9 Steps to Build Your Brand, Establish Your Legacy, and Thrive

9 Steps to Build Your Brand, Establish Your Legacy, and Thrive

by Jo Miller ...

Reinvent yourself as a woman of influence—and become the leader you were meant to beHave you ever felt like your organization’s best-kept secret? Are you the go-to person for work that downplays your potential? Do you want to hone your leadership skills while still staying true to who you are? If you answered yes to any of these questions, or if your reputation as a standout contributor is not ... Read more

$20.09 USD

Reinvent yourself as a woman of influence—and become the leader you were meant to beHave you ever felt like your organization’s best-kept secret? Are you the go-to person for work that downplays your potential? Do you want to hone your leadership skills while still staying true to who you are? If you answered yes to any of these questions, or if your reputation as a standout contributor is not
... Read more
In Defense of Troublemakers

The Power of Dissent in Life and Business

by Charlan Jeanne Nemeth ...

An eminent psychologist explains why dissent should be cherished, not fearedWe've decided by consensus that consensus is good. In In Defense of Troublemakers, psychologist Charlan Nemeth argues that this principle is completely wrong: left unchallenged, the majority opinion is often biased, unoriginal, or false. It leads planes and markets to crash, causes juries to convict innocent people, and ... Read more

$16.99 USD

An eminent psychologist explains why dissent should be cherished, not fearedWe've decided by consensus that consensus is good. In In Defense of Troublemakers, psychologist Charlan Nemeth argues that this principle is completely wrong: left unchallenged, the majority opinion is often biased, unoriginal, or false. It leads planes and markets to crash, causes juries to convict innocent people, and
... Read more
Key Management Models

The 75+ Models Every Manager Needs To Know

by Gerben Van den Berg, Paul Pietersma ...

This best selling management book is a true classic. If you want to be a model manager, keep this new, even better 3rd edition close at hand.Key Management Models has the winning combination of brevity and clarity, giving you short, practical overviews of the top classic and cutting edge management models in an easy-to-use, ready reference format.Whether you want to remind yourself about models ... Read more

$22.99 USD

This best selling management book is a true classic. If you want to be a model manager, keep this new, even better 3rd edition close at hand.Key Management Models has the winning combination of brevity and clarity, giving you short, practical overviews of the top classic and cutting edge management models in an easy-to-use, ready reference format.Whether you want to remind yourself about models
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The Idea Agent

The Handbook on Creative Processes

by Jonas Michanek, Andréas Breiler ...

The Idea Agent is a practical idea management handbook, aimed at people who want to take an active role in creative processes across all areas. It combines the creatively wild with the rationally structured techniques for innovation to provide readers with a varied toolbox of proven idea management methodology. From discussing how to identify a problem or opportunity, to describing techniques for ... Read more

$48.99 USD

The Idea Agent is a practical idea management handbook, aimed at people who want to take an active role in creative processes across all areas. It combines the creatively wild with the rationally structured techniques for innovation to provide readers with a varied toolbox of proven idea management methodology. From discussing how to identify a problem or opportunity, to describing techniques for
... Read more

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