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

The Imagination Machine

How to Spark New Ideas and Create Your Company's Future

by Martin Reeves, Jack Fuller ...

In this fascinating and practical guide, BCG's Martin Reeves and Jack Fuller break down the science of imagination and offer tools, tactics, games, and strategies for helping teams and organizations expand the art of the possible.A six-step process for increasing imagination. A how-to book, through and through.Fascinating learnings from the fields from neuroscience, computer science, evolution, ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In this fascinating and practical guide, BCG's Martin Reeves and Jack Fuller break down the science of imagination and offer tools, tactics, games, and strategies for helping teams and organizations expand the art of the possible.A six-step process for increasing imagination. A how-to book, through and through.Fascinating learnings from the fields from neuroscience, computer science, evolution,
... Read more
Choice Theory: A Simple Introduction

Simple Introductions, #2

by K.H. Erickson ...

Series Book 2 - Simple Introductions
Choice Theory: A Simple Introduction offers an accessible guide to the central theories and methods of choice theory, with examples and calculations, empirical evidence, and over 20 diagrams to support the analysis.Examine expected value theory, with the two envelopes problem and St. Petersburg paradox which challenge it. Understand expected utility theory and learn how to create a utility ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Choice Theory: A Simple Introduction offers an accessible guide to the central theories and methods of choice theory, with examples and calculations, empirical evidence, and over 20 diagrams to support the analysis.Examine expected value theory, with the two envelopes problem and St. Petersburg paradox which challenge it. Understand expected utility theory and learn how to create a utility
... Read more
It's Not About the Shark

The Simple Path from Problem to Answer

by David Niven ...

In the spirit of The Tipping Point and Freakonomics, David Niven presents a new way of decoding the riddles of the everyday choices we make.It's Not About the Shark opens the door to the groundbreaking science of solutions by turning problems—and how we solve them—upside down. When we have a problem, most of us zero in, take it apart, and focus until we have it solved. David Niven shows us that ... Read more

$12.99 USD

In the spirit of The Tipping Point and Freakonomics, David Niven presents a new way of decoding the riddles of the everyday choices we make.It's Not About the Shark opens the door to the groundbreaking science of solutions by turning problems—and how we solve them—upside down. When we have a problem, most of us zero in, take it apart, and focus until we have it solved. David Niven shows us that
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Das 12-Wochen-Jahr

Wie Sie in 12 Wochen mehr schaffen als andere in 12 Monaten

by Brian P. Moran, Michael Lennington ...

Translated by Ines Bergfort ...

Der Leitfaden zur Verkürzung Ihres Arbeitszyklus von einem Jahr auf zwölf Wochen.Ohne einen Plan werden Sie keinen Erfolg haben. Die meisten Unternehmen und Menschen arbeiten mit Jahreszielen und -plänen, also einem zwölfmonatigen Durchführungszyklus. Brian Moran und Michael Lennington haben jedoch festgestellt, dass jährliche Pläne und Ziele unvorhergesehene Hindernisse schaffen und so die ... Read more

$22.50 USD

Der Leitfaden zur Verkürzung Ihres Arbeitszyklus von einem Jahr auf zwölf Wochen.Ohne einen Plan werden Sie keinen Erfolg haben. Die meisten Unternehmen und Menschen arbeiten mit Jahreszielen und -plänen, also einem zwölfmonatigen Durchführungszyklus. Brian Moran und Michael Lennington haben jedoch festgestellt, dass jährliche Pläne und Ziele unvorhergesehene Hindernisse schaffen und so die
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Analytics in a Big Data World

The Essential Guide to Data Science and its Applications

by Bart Baesens ...

Series series Wiley and SAS Business Series
The guide to targeting and leveraging business opportunities using big data & analyticsBy leveraging big data & analytics, businesses create the potential to better understand, manage, and strategically exploiting the complex dynamics of customer behavior. Analytics in a Big Data World reveals how to tap into the powerful tool of data analytics to create a strategic advantage and identify new ... Read more

$31.00 USD

The guide to targeting and leveraging business opportunities using big data & analyticsBy leveraging big data & analytics, businesses create the potential to better understand, manage, and strategically exploiting the complex dynamics of customer behavior. Analytics in a Big Data World reveals how to tap into the powerful tool of data analytics to create a strategic advantage and identify new
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Demand-Driven Forecasting

A Structured Approach to Forecasting

by Charles W. Chase ...

Series series Wiley and SAS Business Series
An updated new edition of the comprehensive guide to better business forecastingMany companies still look at quantitative forecasting methods with suspicion, but a new awareness is emerging across many industries as more businesses and professionals recognize the value of integrating demand data (point-of-sale and syndicated scanner data) into the forecasting process. Demand-Driven Forecasting ... Read more

$66.00 USD

An updated new edition of the comprehensive guide to better business forecastingMany companies still look at quantitative forecasting methods with suspicion, but a new awareness is emerging across many industries as more businesses and professionals recognize the value of integrating demand data (point-of-sale and syndicated scanner data) into the forecasting process. Demand-Driven Forecasting
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The Answer is a Question: The Missing Superpower that Changes Everything and Will Transform Your Impact as a Manager and Leader

by Laura Ashley-Timms, Dominic Ashley-Timms ...

The New Approach to Management Being Used in Over Forty Countries“Redefines the purpose of management for the 21st century.” - Matthew Syed, Author, Journalist & Broadcaster“For any leader or manager in business, you need this! It has truly changed the way I think about leadership, for the better!” - Nick Pointe“I have transformed the way I communicate. One of the best investments in career ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The New Approach to Management Being Used in Over Forty Countries“Redefines the purpose of management for the 21st century.” - Matthew Syed, Author, Journalist & Broadcaster“For any leader or manager in business, you need this! It has truly changed the way I think about leadership, for the better!” - Nick Pointe“I have transformed the way I communicate. One of the best investments in career
... Read more
Total Construction Project Management, Second Edition

by George J. Ritz, Sidney M. Levy ...

The most comprehensive, up-to-date construction project management systemFully revised for the latest technologies and standards, Total Construction Project Management, Second Edition provides a proven framework for completing construction jobs as specified, on schedule, and within budget. You’ll learn how to plan, organize, and control each stage of a project—from initiation to close-out.This ... Read more

$101.99 USD

The most comprehensive, up-to-date construction project management systemFully revised for the latest technologies and standards, Total Construction Project Management, Second Edition provides a proven framework for completing construction jobs as specified, on schedule, and within budget. You’ll learn how to plan, organize, and control each stage of a project—from initiation to close-out.This
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Humanizing Healthcare: Hardwire Humanity into the Future of Health

by Summer Knight ...

From a top healthcare futurist, frontline innovator, and Deloitte consultant comes a bold new vision for Humanizing Healthcare—hardwiring humanity at every point of care—that is good for people and good for business.Our nation’s healthcare and life science industry has changed dramatically over the past few decades—and not always for the better. In addition to rising costs and access challenges, ... Read more

$20.99 USD

From a top healthcare futurist, frontline innovator, and Deloitte consultant comes a bold new vision for Humanizing Healthcare—hardwiring humanity at every point of care—that is good for people and good for business.Our nation’s healthcare and life science industry has changed dramatically over the past few decades—and not always for the better. In addition to rising costs and access challenges,
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Customer Service Training for Service Technicians

Customer Service Training Series, #9

by Kimberly Peters ...

Series Book 9 - Customer Service Training Series
Repairing the equipment is just part of the job for a good technician. You must also "repair" the relationship with the customer.Customer Service Training for Service Technicians provides you with customer service training focused on the role of the technician. Learn how to use your interpersonal skills to create long lasting customers.Even more important, learn how to leverage service to bring in ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Repairing the equipment is just part of the job for a good technician. You must also "repair" the relationship with the customer.Customer Service Training for Service Technicians provides you with customer service training focused on the role of the technician. Learn how to use your interpersonal skills to create long lasting customers.Even more important, learn how to leverage service to bring in
... Read more
How To Create A CPN Number

A Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Obtaining a Credit Privacy Number - Your Secret Weapon to Financial Freedom.

by Larry Wheeler ...

Sick and tired of your credit score dictating your life?Imagine erasing your past mistakes, wiping the slate clean, and starting over. Imagine a world where your credit history no longer holds you back from achieving your dreams.That's the power of a CPN number. It's your secret weapon to unlock a new world of financial opportunities and take control of your financial destiny.Get your own CPN ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Sick and tired of your credit score dictating your life?Imagine erasing your past mistakes, wiping the slate clean, and starting over. Imagine a world where your credit history no longer holds you back from achieving your dreams.That's the power of a CPN number. It's your secret weapon to unlock a new world of financial opportunities and take control of your financial destiny.Get your own CPN
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The Art of Creative Thinking: How to be Innovative and Develop Great Ideas

How to be Innovative and Develop Great Ideas

by John Adair ...

Series series The John Adair Leadership Library
The Art of Creative Thinking provides clear, practical guidelines for developing your powers as a creative thinker. Using examples of entrepreneurs, authors, scientists and artists, John Adair illustrates a key aspect of creativity in each chapter. Stimulating and accessible, this book will help you to understand the creative process, overcome barriers to new ideas, learn to think effectively and ... Read more

$28.99 USD

The Art of Creative Thinking provides clear, practical guidelines for developing your powers as a creative thinker. Using examples of entrepreneurs, authors, scientists and artists, John Adair illustrates a key aspect of creativity in each chapter. Stimulating and accessible, this book will help you to understand the creative process, overcome barriers to new ideas, learn to think effectively and
... Read more
Professional Services Leadership Handbook

How to Lead a Professional Services Firm in a New Age of Competitive Disruption

by Nigel Clark, Ben Kent, Alastair Beddow, Adrian Furner ...

Professional services firms - from the legal sector to accountancy, consulting and beyond - face increased disruption. Service delivery models are under pressure to adapt to changing client expectations. Technology offers new ways of working with clients, but changes the skills profile required of professionals, and threatens the traditional people-centred business model. The Professional Services ... Read more

$53.99 USD

Professional services firms - from the legal sector to accountancy, consulting and beyond - face increased disruption. Service delivery models are under pressure to adapt to changing client expectations. Technology offers new ways of working with clients, but changes the skills profile required of professionals, and threatens the traditional people-centred business model. The Professional Services
... Read more
The Power of Unfair Advantage

How to Create It, Build it, and Use It to Maximum Effect

by John L. Nesheim ...

A Silicon Valley veteran and author of the bestseller High Tech Start Up reveals the nature of unfair advantage -- that holy grail for every company, the mysterious quality that separates successful businesses from the nine out of ten that fail -- and then shows how to create an unfair advantage, build it into a business plan, and use it to maximum effect.Nesheim's first book, originally self ... Read more

$15.99 USD

A Silicon Valley veteran and author of the bestseller High Tech Start Up reveals the nature of unfair advantage -- that holy grail for every company, the mysterious quality that separates successful businesses from the nine out of ten that fail -- and then shows how to create an unfair advantage, build it into a business plan, and use it to maximum effect.Nesheim's first book, originally self
... Read more
A Dozen Lessons for Entrepreneurs

by Tren Griffin ...

A Dozen Lessons for Entrepreneurs shows how the insights of leading venture capitalists can teach readers to create a unique approach to building a successful business. Through profiles and interviews of figures such as Bill Gurley of Benchmark Capital, Marc Andreesen and Ben Horowitz of Andreesen Horowitz, and Jenny Lee of GGV Capital, Tren Griffin draws out the fundamental lessons from their ... Read more

$17.99 USD

A Dozen Lessons for Entrepreneurs shows how the insights of leading venture capitalists can teach readers to create a unique approach to building a successful business. Through profiles and interviews of figures such as Bill Gurley of Benchmark Capital, Marc Andreesen and Ben Horowitz of Andreesen Horowitz, and Jenny Lee of GGV Capital, Tren Griffin draws out the fundamental lessons from their
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The Bankruptcy Alternative

Close Your Business Your Way, Without Bankruptcy. Save Time, Save Money, Save Your Sanity!

by Bruce Bowler ...

The purpose of the book is to give, to those who have a failing or failed business on their hands, helpful information in knowing when to close it down; encouragement in taking that step if needed; and that if they choose to close it down, to let them know that they have more options available than just declaring bankruptcy. It shows how a "self-managed liquidation" very well may be a better ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The purpose of the book is to give, to those who have a failing or failed business on their hands, helpful information in knowing when to close it down; encouragement in taking that step if needed; and that if they choose to close it down, to let them know that they have more options available than just declaring bankruptcy. It shows how a "self-managed liquidation" very well may be a better
... Read more
Story Thinking and the Real-world Applications of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writing

by Professor Kim Wilkins, Dr Helen Marshall, Dr Lisa Bennett ...

In the 21st century, the rapid advance of technology and the existential threat of climate breakdown mean the real world increasingly resembles something out of fiction, filled with ambiguity and uncertainty. Such challenges need imaginative, creative solutions. To find them, teams of experts must pool their knowledge, make new connections, and forge paths forward.In Story Thinking, award-winning ... Read more

$21.99 USD

In the 21st century, the rapid advance of technology and the existential threat of climate breakdown mean the real world increasingly resembles something out of fiction, filled with ambiguity and uncertainty. Such challenges need imaginative, creative solutions. To find them, teams of experts must pool their knowledge, make new connections, and forge paths forward.In Story Thinking, award-winning
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ZoeMust-Win Battles

Must-Win Battles: Creating the focus you need to achieve your key business goals

by Peter Killing ...

Must-Win Battles shows in a step-by-step way, how to identify the key goals that need achieving and how to win emotional and intellectual buy-in from the employees who make it all happen. By focusing on the right key short-term efforts you attain the twin benefits of delivering in the here-and-now, and making progress toward larger strategic goals.Businesses around the world are struggling for ... Read more

$20.99 USD

Must-Win Battles shows in a step-by-step way, how to identify the key goals that need achieving and how to win emotional and intellectual buy-in from the employees who make it all happen. By focusing on the right key short-term efforts you attain the twin benefits of delivering in the here-and-now, and making progress toward larger strategic goals.Businesses around the world are struggling for
... Read more
Expect the Unexpected (Or You Won't Find It)

A Creativity Tool Based on the Ancient Wisdom of H

by Roger Von Oech ...

"You can't step in the same river twice.""Dogs bark at what they don't understand.""The doctor inflicts pain to cure suffering."The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus was famous for his brilliant and provocative sayings. Today, more than 2,500 years after they were written, his ideas about life, nature, and the cosmos remain as startlingly original as ever.In Expect the Unexpected (Or You Won't ... Read more

$13.99 USD

"You can't step in the same river twice.""Dogs bark at what they don't understand.""The doctor inflicts pain to cure suffering."The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus was famous for his brilliant and provocative sayings. Today, more than 2,500 years after they were written, his ideas about life, nature, and the cosmos remain as startlingly original as ever.In Expect the Unexpected (Or You Won't
... Read more
Positive Leadership

Strategies for Extraordinary Performance

by Kim Cameron ...

NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED Beyond Success Positive Leadership shows how to reach beyond ordinary success to achieve extraordinary effectiveness, spectacular results, and what Kim Cameron calls “positively deviant performance”—performance far above the norm. Citing a wide range of research in organizational behavior, medical science, and psychology as well as real-world examples, Cameron ... Read more

$15.99 USD

NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED Beyond Success Positive Leadership shows how to reach beyond ordinary success to achieve extraordinary effectiveness, spectacular results, and what Kim Cameron calls “positively deviant performance”—performance far above the norm. Citing a wide range of research in organizational behavior, medical science, and psychology as well as real-world examples, Cameron
... Read more
The Clarity Field Guide

The Answers No One Else Can Give You

by Benj Miller, Chris White ...

Discover the secret to breakthrough clarity in your life and business.-------Every successful journey requires a guide that helps you identify and implement your next best steps. The Clarity Field Guide is the proven tool for business owners and entrepreneurs.Get ready to discover how to:Clarify your vision of business success.Map out practical solutions to overcome challenges.Avoid costly ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover the secret to breakthrough clarity in your life and business.-------Every successful journey requires a guide that helps you identify and implement your next best steps. The Clarity Field Guide is the proven tool for business owners and entrepreneurs.Get ready to discover how to:Clarify your vision of business success.Map out practical solutions to overcome challenges.Avoid costly
... Read more
Memory Dojo: Infinite Memory at WIll! Train Your Mind to Remember Like the Masters

How to remember peoples names and MORE

by Jamie Best ...

Series series How to remember peoples names and MORE
Memory Dojo: Infinite Memory at WILL! Train Your Mind to Remember Like the MASTERSLearn from the Memory Masters how you can remember anything at will, including new peoples names.- Direct Memory Strategies to learn faster and more easily- Get More Done in Less Time- And Reach Your Goals Faster ... Read more

$2.99 USD

Memory Dojo: Infinite Memory at WILL! Train Your Mind to Remember Like the MASTERSLearn from the Memory Masters how you can remember anything at will, including new peoples names.- Direct Memory Strategies to learn faster and more easily- Get More Done in Less Time- And Reach Your Goals Faster
... Read more
Dialogic Organization Development

The Theory and Practice of Transformational Change

Edited by Gervase R. Bushe, Robert J. Marshak ...

A Dynamic New Approach to Organizational ChangeDialogic Organization Development is a compelling alternative to the classical action research approach to planned change. Organizations are seen as fluid, socially constructed realities that are continuously created through conversations and images. Leaders and consultants can help foster change by encouraging disruptions to taken-for-granted ways of ... Read more

$55.99 USD

A Dynamic New Approach to Organizational ChangeDialogic Organization Development is a compelling alternative to the classical action research approach to planned change. Organizations are seen as fluid, socially constructed realities that are continuously created through conversations and images. Leaders and consultants can help foster change by encouraging disruptions to taken-for-granted ways of
... Read more
Problem Solving

Guidebook for ADB-Assisted Projects

by Asian Development Bank ...

This guidebook is a product of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Accountability Mechanism's Office of the Special Project Facilitator (OSPF). Built on the experiences and lessons of OSPF's problem solving with ADB-assisted projects, it spells out a practical approach to solving problems encountered in projects. The value of the OSPF approach to problem solving is recognized in resolving community ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This guidebook is a product of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Accountability Mechanism's Office of the Special Project Facilitator (OSPF). Built on the experiences and lessons of OSPF's problem solving with ADB-assisted projects, it spells out a practical approach to solving problems encountered in projects. The value of the OSPF approach to problem solving is recognized in resolving community
... Read more

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