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

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How to design your business for perpetual success

by Jonathan MacDonald ...

When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.In a hectic business environment where it is estimated that half of the decisions that CEOs make turn out to be wrong, the stark reality is that it has never been harder to see what's happening around us, interpret information efficiently, and develop strategies that are executed in a successful way.This is partly ... Read more

$15.99 USD

When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.In a hectic business environment where it is estimated that half of the decisions that CEOs make turn out to be wrong, the stark reality is that it has never been harder to see what's happening around us, interpret information efficiently, and develop strategies that are executed in a successful way.This is partly
... Read more
Smart Solution Book, The

68 Tools For Brainstorming, Problem Solving And Decision Making

by David Cotton ...

The Smart Solution Book explains each tool in detail – what it is, when and how to use it, its strengths and its limitations. The tools range from quick fixes, which can be used by someone working alone, to large scale solutions which can be used by groups of 100 and more. You can also use the tools separately or in combination with each other.Frame problems so they can be solvedFind a solution to ... Read more

$12.99 USD

The Smart Solution Book explains each tool in detail – what it is, when and how to use it, its strengths and its limitations. The tools range from quick fixes, which can be used by someone working alone, to large scale solutions which can be used by groups of 100 and more. You can also use the tools separately or in combination with each other.Frame problems so they can be solvedFind a solution to
... Read more
The Greiner Growth Model

Anticipate crises and adapt to a changing business world

by 50minutes ...

Series Book 3 - Management & Marketing
Anticipate crises and adapt to a changing business worldThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Greiner growth model, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Identify the five phases of growth that every company experiences during its lifetime: creativity, direction, delegation, coordination and ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Anticipate crises and adapt to a changing business worldThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Greiner growth model, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Identify the five phases of growth that every company experiences during its lifetime: creativity, direction, delegation, coordination and
... Read more
The Traveler's Summit

The Remarkable Sequel to The Traveler's Gift

by Andy Andrews ...

The Traveler's Summit explores the historically proven principles that have guided our greatest leaders for centuries, and how we might restore these principles in our own lives…before it's too late.Dave Ponder is back, and this time, the fate of civilization may be in his hands .Centuries of greed, pride, and hate have sent humankind hurtling toward disaster, far from our original purpose. There ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Traveler's Summit explores the historically proven principles that have guided our greatest leaders for centuries, and how we might restore these principles in our own lives…before it's too late.Dave Ponder is back, and this time, the fate of civilization may be in his hands .Centuries of greed, pride, and hate have sent humankind hurtling toward disaster, far from our original purpose. There
... Read more
The Go Point

How to Get Off the Fence by Knowing What to Do and When to Do It

by Michael Useem ...

The Go Point—the moment of truth when you have to say “yes” or “no” when it’s time to get off the fence.Michael Useem—through dramatic storytelling—shows how to master the art and science of being decisive. He places you smack in the middle of people facing their go point, where actions—or lack of them—determined the fates of individuals, companies, and countries.• Why on earth did Robert E. Lee ... Read more

$4.99 USD

The Go Point—the moment of truth when you have to say “yes” or “no” when it’s time to get off the fence.Michael Useem—through dramatic storytelling—shows how to master the art and science of being decisive. He places you smack in the middle of people facing their go point, where actions—or lack of them—determined the fates of individuals, companies, and countries.• Why on earth did Robert E. Lee
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MBA in a Box

Practical Ideas from the Best Brains in Business

by Joel Kurtzman, Glenn Rifkind, Victoria Griffith ...

The best minds in business—at your serviceMBA in a Box brings together some of the best brains in business who show how the core curriculum of an MBA program works in the real world. People like Michael Porter, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Adrian J. Slywotzky, Warren Bennis, and Bill George give you a box full of ideas and tools that can boost your career and help you add value to your organization. For ... Read more

$15.99 USD

The best minds in business—at your serviceMBA in a Box brings together some of the best brains in business who show how the core curriculum of an MBA program works in the real world. People like Michael Porter, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Adrian J. Slywotzky, Warren Bennis, and Bill George give you a box full of ideas and tools that can boost your career and help you add value to your organization. For
... Read more
Mindfulness and Money

The Buddhist Path of Abundance

by Dominic J. Houlder, Kulananda Houlder ...

From two leading instructors in business and Buddhism comes a fresh approach to making peace with your finances and creating true abundance.It may seem contradictory that Buddhist teachers Kulananda and Dominic Houlder have also been highly successful in the business arena, but they have learned that Buddhist teachings do not require a life of poverty, and can indeed go hand-in-hand with wealth ... Read more

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From two leading instructors in business and Buddhism comes a fresh approach to making peace with your finances and creating true abundance.It may seem contradictory that Buddhist teachers Kulananda and Dominic Houlder have also been highly successful in the business arena, but they have learned that Buddhist teachings do not require a life of poverty, and can indeed go hand-in-hand with wealth
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The Best Secrets of Great Small Businesses

Creative, Innovative and Cost-Saving Ideas from Great Business Minds

by Ray Silverstein ...

Do you have a problem you've never faced before? Are you looking for an idea that will be your next big breakthrough? You are not alone. Every day, thousands of entrepreneurs are creating innovative solutions to business problems. The best of the best are here, in one of the most useful business guides to date.The Best Secrets of Great Small Businesses is the ultimate entrepreneurial guidebook. It ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Do you have a problem you've never faced before? Are you looking for an idea that will be your next big breakthrough? You are not alone. Every day, thousands of entrepreneurs are creating innovative solutions to business problems. The best of the best are here, in one of the most useful business guides to date.The Best Secrets of Great Small Businesses is the ultimate entrepreneurial guidebook. It
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Producing Prosperity

Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance

by Gary P. Pisano, Willy C. Shih ...

Manufacturing’s central role in global innovationCompanies compete on the decisions they make. For years-even decades-in response to intensifying global competition, companies decided to outsource their manufacturing operations in order to reduce costs. But we are now seeing the alarming long-term effect of those choices: in many cases, once manufacturing capabilities go away, so does much of the ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Manufacturing’s central role in global innovationCompanies compete on the decisions they make. For years-even decades-in response to intensifying global competition, companies decided to outsource their manufacturing operations in order to reduce costs. But we are now seeing the alarming long-term effect of those choices: in many cases, once manufacturing capabilities go away, so does much of the
... Read more
I Wish I'd Known That Earlier in My Career

The Power of Positive Workplace Politics

by Jane Horan ...

The must-read guide to understanding corporate politics in order to get aheadDesigned to provide the reader with an understanding of corporate politics from a positive perspective, I Wish I'd Known That Earlier in My Career uses case studies to teach the essentials of organizational dynamics, power networks, and the decision-making processes and dilemmas involved in business. Examining corporate ... Read more

$12.00 USD

The must-read guide to understanding corporate politics in order to get aheadDesigned to provide the reader with an understanding of corporate politics from a positive perspective, I Wish I'd Known That Earlier in My Career uses case studies to teach the essentials of organizational dynamics, power networks, and the decision-making processes and dilemmas involved in business. Examining corporate
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直覺陷阱2：認知非理性消費偏好，避免成為聰明的傻瓜

by 高登第 ...

定錨效應、稀缺性效應、選擇超荷效應、損失厭惡效應、心理帳戶效應、單純曝光效應……12個常見的消費認知偏誤效應，提供一看就懂的消費、行銷心理學！你老是被直覺誤導了嗎？人的直覺往往充滿陷阱。直覺下的認知偏誤，會使消費者作出錯誤判斷、衝動消費，這往往不是最利於自己的選擇。繼上一本談論大眾心理學的《直覺陷阱：擺脫認知偏誤，擁有理性又感性的30個超強心理素質》之後，本書以消費心理為主題，提出12個常見的消費心理效應，以消費者為出發點，解析消費者的想法，使其輕鬆避免消費場景中常遇見之直覺陷阱。除此之外，企業與廠商除了全力行銷自己的產品，也需要了解消費者的心態、動機、偏好和決策過程，才能調整並創新策略，獲得競爭優勢。這就是企業與消費者共同的雙贏。．我們作出決定時往往過度依賴我們所收到的第一筆資訊以作出判斷的傾向，這是一種認知偏誤，叫作「定錨效應」。如果產品一開始以較高的價格販賣，之後打折促銷 ... Read more

$8.99 USD

定錨效應、稀缺性效應、選擇超荷效應、損失厭惡效應、心理帳戶效應、單純曝光效應……12個常見的消費認知偏誤效應，提供一看就懂的消費、行銷心理學！你老是被直覺誤導了嗎？人的直覺往往充滿陷阱。直覺下的認知偏誤，會使消費者作出錯誤判斷、衝動消費，這往往不是最利於自己的選擇。繼上一本談論大眾心理學的《直覺陷阱：擺脫認知偏誤，擁有理性又感性的30個超強心理素質》之後，本書以消費心理為主題，提出12個常見的消費心理效應，以消費者為出發點，解析消費者的想法，使其輕鬆避免消費場景中常遇見之直覺陷阱。除此之外，企業與廠商除了全力行銷自己的產品，也需要了解消費者的心態、動機、偏好和決策過程，才能調整並創新策略，獲得競爭優勢。這就是企業與消費者共同的雙贏。．我們作出決定時往往過度依賴我們所收到的第一筆資訊以作出判斷的傾向，這是一種認知偏誤，叫作「定錨效應」。如果產品一開始以較高的價格販賣，之後打折促銷
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The CEO Test

Master the Challenges That Make or Break All Leaders

by Adam Bryant, Kevin Sharer ...

Named to the longlist for the 2021 Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award in the Leadership categoryAre you ready to lead? Will you pass the test?Despite all the effort through the years to understand what it takes to be an effective leader, the challenges of leadership remain enormously difficult and elusive; even today, most CEOs don't last five years in the job. The demands to deliver at a ... Read more

$21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Named to the longlist for the 2021 Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award in the Leadership categoryAre you ready to lead? Will you pass the test?Despite all the effort through the years to understand what it takes to be an effective leader, the challenges of leadership remain enormously difficult and elusive; even today, most CEOs don't last five years in the job. The demands to deliver at a
... Read more
Business Continuity Management

Building an Effective Incident Management Plan

by Michael Blyth ...

PRAISE FOR Business Continuity ManagementFew businesses can afford to shut down for an extended period of time, regardless of the cause. If the past few years have taught us anything, it's that disaster can strike in any shape, at any time. Be prepared with the time-tested strategies in Business Continuity Management: Building an Effective Incident Management Plan and protect your employees while ... Read more

$45.00 USD

PRAISE FOR Business Continuity ManagementFew businesses can afford to shut down for an extended period of time, regardless of the cause. If the past few years have taught us anything, it's that disaster can strike in any shape, at any time. Be prepared with the time-tested strategies in Business Continuity Management: Building an Effective Incident Management Plan and protect your employees while
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Influence and Persuasion (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

by Harvard Business Review, Nick Morgan, Robert B. Cialdini, Linda A. Hill, Nancy Duarte ...

Series series HBR Emotional Intelligence Series
Changing hearts is an important part of changing minds.Research shows that appealing to human emotion can help you make your case and build your authority as a leader.This book highlights that research and shows you how to act on it, presenting both comprehensive frameworks for developing influence and small, simple tactics you can use to convince others every day.This volume includes the work of ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Changing hearts is an important part of changing minds.Research shows that appealing to human emotion can help you make your case and build your authority as a leader.This book highlights that research and shows you how to act on it, presenting both comprehensive frameworks for developing influence and small, simple tactics you can use to convince others every day.This volume includes the work of
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Snapshots of the Mind

by Gary A. Klein ...

How people make decisions, size up situations, spot anomalies, and anticipate problems in real-world settings.Gary Klein, author of the bestselling Sources of Power, is the cognitive psychologist who discovered how people actually make decisions, particularly under time pressure and uncertainty. In Snapshots of the Mind, he offers a set of short essays—“snapshots” of different aspects of cognitive ... Read more

$21.99 USD

How people make decisions, size up situations, spot anomalies, and anticipate problems in real-world settings.Gary Klein, author of the bestselling Sources of Power, is the cognitive psychologist who discovered how people actually make decisions, particularly under time pressure and uncertainty. In Snapshots of the Mind, he offers a set of short essays—“snapshots” of different aspects of cognitive
... Read more
懷疑思考：認識偏誤，駕馭資訊與情緒，破框進階，提升你的核心競爭力

by 岡佐紀子, おか‧さきこ ...

Translated by 謝敏怡 ...

Series series 財經商管
充滿不確定性的VUCA時代，AI科技高速發展，資訊爆量、認知操弄掌握「懷疑思考」的能力，避免假資訊、偏誤與成見，看見選擇、突破現狀，發掘創見與新機會AI科技高速發展，資訊爆量、可快速取得，人人都有話語權。「先查再思考」的習慣，導致我們的思考能力鈍化。在瞬息萬變、充滿不確定性的VUCA時代，過去的準則未必有效，價值觀愈來愈多元，逆思維變成新常規，「懷疑思考」是你應培養的能力。本書作者岡佐紀子是問題解決顧問、卡內基訓練講師，擁有20年以上的講師經驗。年間研習、演講活動超過200場，活潑風趣、高參與度的課程設計，獲得日本數萬名以上的學員極高的評價。科技發展導致社會變遷，市場和日常生活也正在快速發生變化，舊有的機會持續消失，但是新的可能性也不斷出現。不論你學什麼、做什麼，「懷疑思考」都能夠幫助你探索不同觀點，把原先的「做不到」變成「做得到」。透過本書，一次濃縮學習：• 「懷疑思考」的三種基本思考法 ... Read more

$9.99 USD

充滿不確定性的VUCA時代，AI科技高速發展，資訊爆量、認知操弄掌握「懷疑思考」的能力，避免假資訊、偏誤與成見，看見選擇、突破現狀，發掘創見與新機會AI科技高速發展，資訊爆量、可快速取得，人人都有話語權。「先查再思考」的習慣，導致我們的思考能力鈍化。在瞬息萬變、充滿不確定性的VUCA時代，過去的準則未必有效，價值觀愈來愈多元，逆思維變成新常規，「懷疑思考」是你應培養的能力。本書作者岡佐紀子是問題解決顧問、卡內基訓練講師，擁有20年以上的講師經驗。年間研習、演講活動超過200場，活潑風趣、高參與度的課程設計，獲得日本數萬名以上的學員極高的評價。科技發展導致社會變遷，市場和日常生活也正在快速發生變化，舊有的機會持續消失，但是新的可能性也不斷出現。不論你學什麼、做什麼，「懷疑思考」都能夠幫助你探索不同觀點，把原先的「做不到」變成「做得到」。透過本書，一次濃縮學習：• 「懷疑思考」的三種基本思考法
... Read more
Hunch

Turn Your Everyday Insights Into The Next Big Thing

by Bernadette Jiwa ...

Where will your next big idea come from?Analyzing hard data? A corporate brainstorming session? Customer focus groups? Or closer to home?Successful people don’t wait for proof that their idea will work. They learn to trust their gut and go.In Hunch, international bestselling author and business adviser Bernadette Jiwa shows you how to harness the power of your intuition so you can recognize ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Where will your next big idea come from?Analyzing hard data? A corporate brainstorming session? Customer focus groups? Or closer to home?Successful people don’t wait for proof that their idea will work. They learn to trust their gut and go.In Hunch, international bestselling author and business adviser Bernadette Jiwa shows you how to harness the power of your intuition so you can recognize
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為什麼我們會被騙？：破解金錢騙局、假新聞、政治謊言背後的詐騙機制

Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do about It

by 丹尼爾．西蒙斯, Daniel Simons, 克里斯．查布利斯, Christopher Chabris ...

Translated by 龐元媛 ...

Series series 財經企管
詐騙常在你的「信以為真」《為什麼你沒看見大猩猩？》作者新作揭發騙局背後的心理操弄人人偶爾都會被騙。──前美國國防部長馬提斯騙子就是騙騙騙，一直騙。──創作歌手泰勒絲謊言飛奔於前，真相只能蹣跚著追趕在後。等人們恍然大悟，卻是為時已晚。鬧劇已成過去，謊言已然奏效。──《格列佛遊記》作者斯威夫特「在騙子、冒牌專家、陰謀論傳播者橫行的時代，本書是投資人、消費者、一般民眾必備的生存指南。」──亨利克（Diana B. Henriques）即使是最聰明的人，難免也有被騙的時候，從銀行帳戶被詐騙一空、政治人物謊言連篇、假新聞、各式不實廣告，到論文造假……等，騙子耍的花招、編造的劇本之所以奏效，是因為利用我們的「四大認知習慣」。這些習慣是生活思考捷徑，有時也會帶我們走向死巷：1.專注：只專注眼前的資訊，忽略你沒看見的資訊<... ... Read more

$11.99 USD

詐騙常在你的「信以為真」《為什麼你沒看見大猩猩？》作者新作揭發騙局背後的心理操弄人人偶爾都會被騙。──前美國國防部長馬提斯騙子就是騙騙騙，一直騙。──創作歌手泰勒絲謊言飛奔於前，真相只能蹣跚著追趕在後。等人們恍然大悟，卻是為時已晚。鬧劇已成過去，謊言已然奏效。──《格列佛遊記》作者斯威夫特「在騙子、冒牌專家、陰謀論傳播者橫行的時代，本書是投資人、消費者、一般民眾必備的生存指南。」──亨利克（Diana B. Henriques）即使是最聰明的人，難免也有被騙的時候，從銀行帳戶被詐騙一空、政治人物謊言連篇、假新聞、各式不實廣告，到論文造假……等，騙子耍的花招、編造的劇本之所以奏效，是因為利用我們的「四大認知習慣」。這些習慣是生活思考捷徑，有時也會帶我們走向死巷：1.專注：只專注眼前的資訊，忽略你沒看見的資訊<...
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Negotiating the Impossible, Second Edition

How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (without Money or Muscle)

by Deepak Malhotra ...

**Award-winning professor from Harvard Business School offers a new and improved edition of his guide to navigating negotiation deadlock, while offering practical advice and stories of success.Updated with 20% new material, including a brand-new chapter and discussion guide.**Harvard professor and negotiation adviser Deepak Malhotra shows how to defuse even the most potentially explosive ... Read more

$17.99 USD

**Award-winning professor from Harvard Business School offers a new and improved edition of his guide to navigating negotiation deadlock, while offering practical advice and stories of success.Updated with 20% new material, including a brand-new chapter and discussion guide.**Harvard professor and negotiation adviser Deepak Malhotra shows how to defuse even the most potentially explosive
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Statistics for Six Sigma Made Easy! Revised and Expanded Second Edition

by Warren Brussee ...

A PLAIN ENGLISH GUIDE TO SOLVING REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS WITH SIX SIGMASix Sigma is one of the most effective strategies for improving processes, creating better products, and boosting customer satisfaction, but business leaders often balk at its reputation for being too complex. Don't fall into that trap. Six Sigma is simple to understand and implement--if you have Statistics for Six Sigma Made Easy ... Read more

$25.99 USD

A PLAIN ENGLISH GUIDE TO SOLVING REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS WITH SIX SIGMASix Sigma is one of the most effective strategies for improving processes, creating better products, and boosting customer satisfaction, but business leaders often balk at its reputation for being too complex. Don't fall into that trap. Six Sigma is simple to understand and implement--if you have Statistics for Six Sigma Made Easy
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Creative Construction

The DNA of Sustained Innovation

by Gary P. Pisano ...

This myth-busting book shows large companies can construct a strategy, system, and culture of innovation that creates sustained growth.Every company wants to grow, and the most proven way is through innovation. The conventional wisdom is that only disruptive, nimble startups can innovate; once a business gets bigger and more complex corporate arteriosclerosis sets in. Gary Pisano's remarkable ... Read more

$18.99 USD

This myth-busting book shows large companies can construct a strategy, system, and culture of innovation that creates sustained growth.Every company wants to grow, and the most proven way is through innovation. The conventional wisdom is that only disruptive, nimble startups can innovate; once a business gets bigger and more complex corporate arteriosclerosis sets in. Gary Pisano's remarkable
... Read more
If Harry Potter Ran General Electric

Leadership Wisdom from the World of the Wizards

by Tom Morris ...

However important the magic of wands, brooms, cauldrons, potions, and spells might be to the vivid story telling of [the Harry Potter] books, it is merely incidental to their philosophy of life…. I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard someone in a business context say something like “I wish I could just magically solve all these problems” or “I’ll try my best to deal with this, but remember, ... Read more

$5.99 USD

However important the magic of wands, brooms, cauldrons, potions, and spells might be to the vivid story telling of [the Harry Potter] books, it is merely incidental to their philosophy of life…. I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard someone in a business context say something like “I wish I could just magically solve all these problems” or “I’ll try my best to deal with this, but remember,
... Read more
Redesigning Leadership

by John Maeda, Rebecca J Bermont ...

Series series Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life
Lessons for a new generation of leaders on teamwork, meetings, conversations, free food, social media, apologizing, and other topics.When designer and computer scientist John Maeda was tapped to be president of the celebrated Rhode Island School of Design in 2008, he had to learn how to be a leader quickly. He had to transform himself from a tenured professor—with a love of argument for argument's ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Lessons for a new generation of leaders on teamwork, meetings, conversations, free food, social media, apologizing, and other topics.When designer and computer scientist John Maeda was tapped to be president of the celebrated Rhode Island School of Design in 2008, he had to learn how to be a leader quickly. He had to transform himself from a tenured professor—with a love of argument for argument's
... Read more
Experiments in Reflection

How to See the Present, Reconsider the Past, and Shape the Future

by Leticia Britos Cavagnaro, Stanford d.school ...

Series series Stanford d.school Library
Notice what matters, sharpen your intuition, and grow personally and professionally by honing your skills of reflection in this illustrated guide from Stanford University's d.school.While we often think of reflection as a way to consider what is or was, it can also be a powerful tool for imagining and shaping what could be. Through activities based on the science, art, and practice of reflection, ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Notice what matters, sharpen your intuition, and grow personally and professionally by honing your skills of reflection in this illustrated guide from Stanford University's d.school.While we often think of reflection as a way to consider what is or was, it can also be a powerful tool for imagining and shaping what could be. Through activities based on the science, art, and practice of reflection,
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