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

The Stay Interview

A Manager's Guide to Keeping the Best and Brightest

by Richard Finnegan ...

Of all the obstacles and surprises managers know are heading their way each day, the one they least anticipate and prepare for is the resignation of a seemingly happy and extremely valued employee. It’s the cement truck they never saw coming their way--but they could have.This invaluable resource introduces managers to a powerful new engagement and retention tool that they absolutely must begin ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Of all the obstacles and surprises managers know are heading their way each day, the one they least anticipate and prepare for is the resignation of a seemingly happy and extremely valued employee. It’s the cement truck they never saw coming their way--but they could have.This invaluable resource introduces managers to a powerful new engagement and retention tool that they absolutely must begin
... Read more
Confronting Capitalism

Real Solutions for a Troubled Economic System

by Philip Kotler ...

With one side of the political aisle proposing increasingly more socialistic and anti-capitalistic ideas, the other side has been quick to defend our country’s great economic model, with good reason. Capitalism--spanning a spectrum from laissez faire to authoritarian--shapes the market economies of all the wealthiest and fastest-growing nations. But does that mean it is perfect as is, and that we ... Read more

$8.99 USD

With one side of the political aisle proposing increasingly more socialistic and anti-capitalistic ideas, the other side has been quick to defend our country’s great economic model, with good reason. Capitalism--spanning a spectrum from laissez faire to authoritarian--shapes the market economies of all the wealthiest and fastest-growing nations. But does that mean it is perfect as is, and that we
... Read more
The Necessary Goodbye

How Great Leaders Fire with Clarity, Confidence, and Compassion

by Peter D. Banko ...

Every Great Leader Must Face the Hardest Part of the JobThe Necessary Goodbye is a practical, eye-opening guide to one of leadership’s most misunderstood and avoided responsibilities: firing someone. Written for new and emerging leaders, aspiring executives, and anyone navigating real-world team challenges, this book delivers a confident, compassionate roadmap for leading through tough transitions ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Every Great Leader Must Face the Hardest Part of the JobThe Necessary Goodbye is a practical, eye-opening guide to one of leadership’s most misunderstood and avoided responsibilities: firing someone. Written for new and emerging leaders, aspiring executives, and anyone navigating real-world team challenges, this book delivers a confident, compassionate roadmap for leading through tough transitions
... Read more
The Competitive Power of the Product Lifecycle

Revolutionise the way you sell your products

by 50minutes ...

Series Book 2 - Management & Marketing
The fundamental stages behind every productThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and applying the concept of product lifecycle, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Understand the theory of the product lifecycle and the features of each of the four phases: launch, growth, maturity and decline• Learn how to make ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The fundamental stages behind every productThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and applying the concept of product lifecycle, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Understand the theory of the product lifecycle and the features of each of the four phases: launch, growth, maturity and decline• Learn how to make
... Read more
Innovate or Die

Outside the square business thinking

by Jack Collis ...

In business, the most valuable commodity is people - and their ability to think outside the square. Without the ability to think innovatively, any business - big or small - risks dying. Here, Jack Collis, an authority on creative marketing, recognized motivational speaker and best-selling author, outlines the importance of original thinking to give you the edge on the competition. Drawing on his ... Read more

$6.99 USD

In business, the most valuable commodity is people - and their ability to think outside the square. Without the ability to think innovatively, any business - big or small - risks dying. Here, Jack Collis, an authority on creative marketing, recognized motivational speaker and best-selling author, outlines the importance of original thinking to give you the edge on the competition. Drawing on his
... Read more
Workforce Asset Management Book of Knowledge

Edited by Lisa Disselkamp ...

Series series Wiley Corporate F&A
The official study guide for the Workforce Management Technology Certification, containing core knowledge for time and labor managementThe worldwide standard for the time and labor management technology profession, Workforce Asset Management Book of Knowledge is the official guide to the Workforce Asset Management Certification. Establishing a common lexicon within the profession for talking about ... Read more

$57.00 USD

The official study guide for the Workforce Management Technology Certification, containing core knowledge for time and labor managementThe worldwide standard for the time and labor management technology profession, Workforce Asset Management Book of Knowledge is the official guide to the Workforce Asset Management Certification. Establishing a common lexicon within the profession for talking about
... Read more
Handbook of Decision Making

Edited by Paul C. Nutt, David C. Wilson ...

Series Book 6 - Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Management
HANDBOOK OF DECISION MAKINGThis handbook offers a state-of-the-art overview of research and theories on decision making in organizations at the strategic level of analysis.Chapters are authored by leading international scholars, with some illustrative case vignettes from practitioners. Each contributor was selected for his/her special knowledge of the field.The Handbook addresses key questions ... Read more

$94.00 USD

HANDBOOK OF DECISION MAKINGThis handbook offers a state-of-the-art overview of research and theories on decision making in organizations at the strategic level of analysis.Chapters are authored by leading international scholars, with some illustrative case vignettes from practitioners. Each contributor was selected for his/her special knowledge of the field.The Handbook addresses key questions
... Read more
The Fundamentals of Adaptive Practice

by Jo'Anne Langham, Edward Morrison, Douglas K. Smith ...

Thankfully, most organizations do well at managing what they know how to do. The trouble is that the challenges defining this century - climate, healthcare, AI, income inequality, misinformation, unaffordable housing, and more - are "we don't know how" problems that lie beyond the reach of good management.The Fundamentals of Adaptive Practice lays out the rigorous, proven principles, disciplines, ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Thankfully, most organizations do well at managing what they know how to do. The trouble is that the challenges defining this century - climate, healthcare, AI, income inequality, misinformation, unaffordable housing, and more - are "we don't know how" problems that lie beyond the reach of good management.The Fundamentals of Adaptive Practice lays out the rigorous, proven principles, disciplines,
... Read more
Mental Models For Critical And Strategic Thinking: The General Thinking Concepts For Better Reasoning, Decision Making, Deep Analysis And Advanced Learning

by Phillip T. Erickson ...

Don't Ever Want To Lose Out On Achieving Super Success In Life on Account of Your Not Possessing The Ability To Think Critically? Then Read On.Are you one of those people who find it difficult to think critically in a manner that would take you ahead in life by helping you fare better at facing crunch situations in life? Do you feel that your life would change considerably for the better if you ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Don't Ever Want To Lose Out On Achieving Super Success In Life on Account of Your Not Possessing The Ability To Think Critically? Then Read On.Are you one of those people who find it difficult to think critically in a manner that would take you ahead in life by helping you fare better at facing crunch situations in life? Do you feel that your life would change considerably for the better if you
... Read more
The Art of Business

How the Chinese Got Rich

by Greg Clydesdale ...

When we look at Chinese history for a guide to business, we commonly reach for Sun Tzu's The Art of War, but that is a military text. It focuses on an enemy, not a trading partner, and it certainly doesn't mention customers and their role in strategy.To come to terms with Chinese commerce, we don't need to know the Art of War. We need to know the art of business. This book explains Chinese ... Read more

$6.99 USD

When we look at Chinese history for a guide to business, we commonly reach for Sun Tzu's The Art of War, but that is a military text. It focuses on an enemy, not a trading partner, and it certainly doesn't mention customers and their role in strategy.To come to terms with Chinese commerce, we don't need to know the Art of War. We need to know the art of business. This book explains Chinese
... Read more
The Nine Types of Leader

How the Leaders of Tomorrow Can Learn from The Leaders of Today

by James Ashton ...

SHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2022 - LeadershipFind out what makes great leaders tick, learn what it takes to be credible and read about the things that they'd do differently if they had to do it all again.The Nine Types of Leader introduces some obvious and some not so obvious types of leader through stories, anecdotes and insight garnered from hundreds of encounters with world-class leaders. ... Read more

$15.99 USD

SHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2022 - LeadershipFind out what makes great leaders tick, learn what it takes to be credible and read about the things that they'd do differently if they had to do it all again.The Nine Types of Leader introduces some obvious and some not so obvious types of leader through stories, anecdotes and insight garnered from hundreds of encounters with world-class leaders.
... Read more
Make It Snow: From Zero to Billions

How Snowflake Scaled its Go-to-Market Organization

by Denise Persson, Chris Degnan ...

Follow along on the journey of the founding, development, and breakaway success of a multi-billion-dollar tech companyFounding Snowflake CRO, Chris Degnan, and CMO, Denise Persson, have one of the longest executive sales and marketing relationships in history. They each built their teams from the ground up to help catapult Snowflake from a startup to one of the fastest-growing technology companies ... Read more

$17.00 USD

Follow along on the journey of the founding, development, and breakaway success of a multi-billion-dollar tech companyFounding Snowflake CRO, Chris Degnan, and CMO, Denise Persson, have one of the longest executive sales and marketing relationships in history. They each built their teams from the ground up to help catapult Snowflake from a startup to one of the fastest-growing technology companies
... Read more
Productive Failure

Unlocking Deeper Learning Through the Science of Failing

by Manu Kapur ...

Design for and turn your failures into meaningful learning experiencesWritten by a leading global expert on human cognition, productive failure, and learning methods, Productive Failure shows you how to design the experience of failing. Research shows that repeated experiences of intriguing, constructive failure can help students (and our own children, and anyone else we lead) develop creativity ... Read more

$17.00 USD

Design for and turn your failures into meaningful learning experiencesWritten by a leading global expert on human cognition, productive failure, and learning methods, Productive Failure shows you how to design the experience of failing. Research shows that repeated experiences of intriguing, constructive failure can help students (and our own children, and anyone else we lead) develop creativity
... Read more
朋友與敵人：哥倫比亞大學╳華頓商學院聯手，教你掌握合作與競爭之間的張力，當更好的盟友與更令人敬畏的對手（暢銷新裝版）

Friend & Foe: When to Cooperate, When to Compete, and How to Succeed at Both

by 亞當．賈林斯基, Adam Galinsky, 莫里斯．史威瑟, Maurice Schweitzer, 許恬寧 ...

★暢銷全球．商管心理學必讀經典★了解人性，才能創造雙贏，重點是──讓自己多贏一些！競爭與合作，並不是二選一。掌握敵友關係的正確平衡，在面試、會議、談判等場合，為自己創造有利環境！哥倫比亞大學╳華頓商學院聯手，引用科學實證研究，揭開合作與競爭的成功祕訣！．為什麼我們應該在面試時最後一個上場，買賣房子時卻應該第一個喊價？．為什麼榮獲奧斯卡最佳影片的電影，大多在美國10月至12月間上映？．為什麼笨手笨腳反而能提升地位與權威？．什麼時候人才太多反而不是好事？．如何靠著欺騙建立信任？成功的要素是什麼？有人認為人類天生愛好競爭，追求私利才能出人頭地；也有人指出人類屬於合作的物種，合群最能帶來成功。哥倫比亞大學賈林斯基教授與華頓商學院史威瑟教授則主張：人並非天生愛競爭，也非天生就該合作，而是競爭中有合作，合作中有競爭。不論是同事、朋友、伴侶、手足，我們... ... Read more

$9.99 USD

★暢銷全球．商管心理學必讀經典★了解人性，才能創造雙贏，重點是──讓自己多贏一些！競爭與合作，並不是二選一。掌握敵友關係的正確平衡，在面試、會議、談判等場合，為自己創造有利環境！哥倫比亞大學╳華頓商學院聯手，引用科學實證研究，揭開合作與競爭的成功祕訣！．為什麼我們應該在面試時最後一個上場，買賣房子時卻應該第一個喊價？．為什麼榮獲奧斯卡最佳影片的電影，大多在美國10月至12月間上映？．為什麼笨手笨腳反而能提升地位與權威？．什麼時候人才太多反而不是好事？．如何靠著欺騙建立信任？成功的要素是什麼？有人認為人類天生愛好競爭，追求私利才能出人頭地；也有人指出人類屬於合作的物種，合群最能帶來成功。哥倫比亞大學賈林斯基教授與華頓商學院史威瑟教授則主張：人並非天生愛競爭，也非天生就該合作，而是競爭中有合作，合作中有競爭。不論是同事、朋友、伴侶、手足，我們...
... Read more
The Stoic Systems Thinker

by Michael Lukich ...

The world got more complex. Our thinking hasn't kept up.We have access to more information than any generation in history. Yet, most of us find less clarity about what to do with it. The decisions are bigger. Variables keep multiplying. The old playbooks aren't working. This isn't an intelligence problem. It's a thinking problem-a growing gap between the complexity we face and our ability to think ... Read more

$4.99 USD

The world got more complex. Our thinking hasn't kept up.We have access to more information than any generation in history. Yet, most of us find less clarity about what to do with it. The decisions are bigger. Variables keep multiplying. The old playbooks aren't working. This isn't an intelligence problem. It's a thinking problem-a growing gap between the complexity we face and our ability to think
... Read more
Speak Up, Show Up, and Stand Out: The 9 Communication Rules You Need to Succeed

by Loretta Malandro ...

MASTER A NEW WAY OF COMMUNICATING TO BUILD INFLUENCE AND ACHIEVE UNPARALLELED SUCCESSSpeak Up, Show Up, and Stand Out provides the rules for exemplary business communication.This lean and effective guide isn’t just about choosing the right words; it's a whole new way of communicating to achieve unparalleled success. It offers the tools and skills readers need to build influence, deliver results, ... Read more

$20.19 USD

MASTER A NEW WAY OF COMMUNICATING TO BUILD INFLUENCE AND ACHIEVE UNPARALLELED SUCCESSSpeak Up, Show Up, and Stand Out provides the rules for exemplary business communication.This lean and effective guide isn’t just about choosing the right words; it's a whole new way of communicating to achieve unparalleled success. It offers the tools and skills readers need to build influence, deliver results,
... Read more
Practice Standard for Scheduling - Third Edition

by Project Management Institute ...

Practice Standard for Scheduling—Third Edition provides the latest thinking regarding good and accepted practices in the area of scheduling for a project. This updated practice standard expounds on the information contained in Section 6 on Project Schedule Management of the PMBOK® Guide. In this new edition, you will learn to identify the elements of a good schedule model, its purpose, use, and ... Read more

$62.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Practice Standard for Scheduling—Third Edition provides the latest thinking regarding good and accepted practices in the area of scheduling for a project. This updated practice standard expounds on the information contained in Section 6 on Project Schedule Management of the PMBOK® Guide. In this new edition, you will learn to identify the elements of a good schedule model, its purpose, use, and
... Read more
Book Review: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

A compelling exploration of human thought processes

by 50minutes ...

Series series Book Review
It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide.Thinking, Fast and Slow, by the Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman, explores the fallacies that can impair human decision-making and the biases that may lead us to act in an irrational way. Kahneman posits that the human mind is governed by ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide.Thinking, Fast and Slow, by the Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman, explores the fallacies that can impair human decision-making and the biases that may lead us to act in an irrational way. Kahneman posits that the human mind is governed by
... Read more
Finding Clarity

How Compassionate Accountability Builds Vibrant Relationships, Thriving Workplaces, and Meaningful Lives

by Marc Lesser ...

A SURPRISING PATH TO BREAKTHROUGH COMMUNICATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESSFor Marc Lesser the key to healthy relationships and effective workplaces is compassionate accountability — a practical and trainable way to clarify and achieve shared visions of success. Numerous examples include:• facing rather than avoiding conflict for the long-term benefit of all.• working with and through difficult ... Read more

$11.59 USD

A SURPRISING PATH TO BREAKTHROUGH COMMUNICATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESSFor Marc Lesser the key to healthy relationships and effective workplaces is compassionate accountability — a practical and trainable way to clarify and achieve shared visions of success. Numerous examples include:• facing rather than avoiding conflict for the long-term benefit of all.• working with and through difficult
... Read more
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy, Vol. 2 (with bonus article "Creating Shared Value" By Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer)

by Harvard Business Review, Michael E. Porter, A.G. Lafley, Clayton M. Christensen, Rita Gunther McGrath ...

Series series HBR's 10 Must Reads
Do you have the right strategy to lead your company into the future?Get more of the management ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy (Vol. 2). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you combat new competitors and define the best strategy for your company.With insights from leading ... Read more

$17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you have the right strategy to lead your company into the future?Get more of the management ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy (Vol. 2). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you combat new competitors and define the best strategy for your company.With insights from leading
... Read more
Choose Possibility

Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail)

by Sukhinder Singh Cassidy ...

Wall Street Journal bestseller | An indispensable guide to decision-making and risk-taking for anyone who finds themselves afraid of making a wrong choice in their career. This fresh, new approach comes from one of the most highly regarded and well-respected female tech executives in Silicon Valley, who made many wrong choices in her career, but learned how to turn those down moments into ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Wall Street Journal bestseller | An indispensable guide to decision-making and risk-taking for anyone who finds themselves afraid of making a wrong choice in their career. This fresh, new approach comes from one of the most highly regarded and well-respected female tech executives in Silicon Valley, who made many wrong choices in her career, but learned how to turn those down moments into
... Read more
How to Win the Lottery: Simple Lottery Strategies for Beginners and the Very Unlucky

by Jonathan Groves ...

Discover the key to unlocking your inner luck with Jonathan Grove's 'How to Win the Lottery'. This book is full of life-changing insights that will help you understand the power of creativity to give you the edge in any lottery game. With practical advice, inspiring stories, and step-by-step instructions, Jonathan Grove's book will help you to gain the insight and confidence to win the lottery ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover the key to unlocking your inner luck with Jonathan Grove's 'How to Win the Lottery'. This book is full of life-changing insights that will help you understand the power of creativity to give you the edge in any lottery game. With practical advice, inspiring stories, and step-by-step instructions, Jonathan Grove's book will help you to gain the insight and confidence to win the lottery
... Read more
麥肯錫教企業這樣用AI數位轉型

Rewired: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI

by 艾瑞克．拉瑪爾 Eric Lamarre, 凱特．史馬吉 Kate Smaje, 羅尼．澤梅爾 Rodney Zemmel ...

Translated by 李芳齡 ...

※本書為《麥肯錫教企業這樣用AI：第一本AI數位轉型全書》封面改版麥肯錫首度大公開：企業成功實現「數位」和「AI」轉型的操作手冊！數位轉型沒有速成法，但有策略路徑圖200次轉型實踐 ╳ 100多個圖解案例 ╳ B2B、B2C企業經驗手把手帶你找到企業優勢源頭！本書獻給「非數位原生世代」誕生的企業，以及那些準備捲起袖子、致力於長期成功的轉型領導者與團隊！「非數位原生世代」企業總是擔心──‧投資大量金錢去支援數位與AI轉型，可以回本嗎？‧我們有可能找到科技公司一樣好的科技人才嗎？‧轉型過程中哪些工作可以外包、哪些不行？‧轉型的成功與否可以評量嗎？<br... ... Read more

$11.99 USD

※本書為《麥肯錫教企業這樣用AI：第一本AI數位轉型全書》封面改版麥肯錫首度大公開：企業成功實現「數位」和「AI」轉型的操作手冊！數位轉型沒有速成法，但有策略路徑圖200次轉型實踐 ╳ 100多個圖解案例 ╳ B2B、B2C企業經驗手把手帶你找到企業優勢源頭！本書獻給「非數位原生世代」誕生的企業，以及那些準備捲起袖子、致力於長期成功的轉型領導者與團隊！「非數位原生世代」企業總是擔心──‧投資大量金錢去支援數位與AI轉型，可以回本嗎？‧我們有可能找到科技公司一樣好的科技人才嗎？‧轉型過程中哪些工作可以外包、哪些不行？‧轉型的成功與否可以評量嗎？<br...
... Read more
Decision Making and Problem Solving

Break Through Barriers and Banish Uncertainty at Work

by John Adair ...

Series series Creating Success
Thought leader John Adair provides the techniques and insights you need to find solutions, spark creativity and confidently make the right decisions.This 5th edition now features even more practical exercises, useful templates, and top tips to provide a clear framework that can generate ideas and inspire confidence in your team - so you can spot the solution in every problem, and create ideas to ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Thought leader John Adair provides the techniques and insights you need to find solutions, spark creativity and confidently make the right decisions.This 5th edition now features even more practical exercises, useful templates, and top tips to provide a clear framework that can generate ideas and inspire confidence in your team - so you can spot the solution in every problem, and create ideas to
... Read more

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Decision Making & Problem Solving eBooks

Show: