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

How to build a value stream mapping (VSM)

Step by step methodology, detailed explanations, examples, tips and tricks

by Mickaël Réquillard ...

Lean management appeared in the 1950s and is now deployed not only in production activities but also in a multitude of functions. Its main objective is to eliminate all process waste in order to improve process performance and meet the right customer needs by allocating company resources wisely.A multitude of continuous improvement tools are available to achieve this goal, including VSM (Value ... Read more

$11.64 USD

Lean management appeared in the 1950s and is now deployed not only in production activities but also in a multitude of functions. Its main objective is to eliminate all process waste in order to improve process performance and meet the right customer needs by allocating company resources wisely.A multitude of continuous improvement tools are available to achieve this goal, including VSM (Value
... Read more
Getting Out of Debt For Dummies

by Steven Bucci ...

Get out and stay out of debt the smart and easy wayThis is a clear and simple guide to getting out from under credit card debt, student loan debt, and all other forms of owing people money. With simple changes and smart decisions, you can start today and enjoy financial stability moving forward. This book covers everything you need to know to take the sting out of those monthly repayments, ... Read more

$12.00 USD

Get out and stay out of debt the smart and easy wayThis is a clear and simple guide to getting out from under credit card debt, student loan debt, and all other forms of owing people money. With simple changes and smart decisions, you can start today and enjoy financial stability moving forward. This book covers everything you need to know to take the sting out of those monthly repayments,
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Good Decisions for Strange Situations

A guide to making the right choices

by Dr Sheheryar Banuri ...

Good decisions are hard to make - agreed? Whether it's deciding what kind of take-away to order, what brand of shampoo to buy, or what to do in a crisis, we've all been in situations where we panic or overthink.And now, more than ever, we are in unfamiliar territory. Our routines and norms have been completely disrupted, replaced by stress and anxiety and making a good decision is harder than ever ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Good decisions are hard to make - agreed? Whether it's deciding what kind of take-away to order, what brand of shampoo to buy, or what to do in a crisis, we've all been in situations where we panic or overthink.And now, more than ever, we are in unfamiliar territory. Our routines and norms have been completely disrupted, replaced by stress and anxiety and making a good decision is harder than ever
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Learning Under Pressure

Setting a Baseline for Stewarding Places Through Change

by Brian Applegarth ...

Learning Under Pressure is a reflective nonfiction work about how people, organizations, and places learn while navigating conditions that are still taking shape.Drawing from years of work across destination systems, emerging industries, and evolving civic environments, Brian Applegarth examines how pressure influences attention, decision-making, identity formation, and organizational behavior ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Learning Under Pressure is a reflective nonfiction work about how people, organizations, and places learn while navigating conditions that are still taking shape.Drawing from years of work across destination systems, emerging industries, and evolving civic environments, Brian Applegarth examines how pressure influences attention, decision-making, identity formation, and organizational behavior
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Playing to Wiin

Nintendo and the Video Game Industry's Greatest Comeback

by Daniel Sloan ...

How Nintendo reclaimed its spot at the top of one of the world's most competitive industriesNintendo was once the dominant force in home video gaming--until Sony and Microsoft pummeled them with powerful new consoles. As those two giants battled each other for market share, Nintendo looked dead and buried. Then, true to its secretive, low-profile approach, Nintendo roared back into the market with ... Read more

$16.99 USD

How Nintendo reclaimed its spot at the top of one of the world's most competitive industriesNintendo was once the dominant force in home video gaming--until Sony and Microsoft pummeled them with powerful new consoles. As those two giants battled each other for market share, Nintendo looked dead and buried. Then, true to its secretive, low-profile approach, Nintendo roared back into the market with
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Managerial Decision Making Leadership

The Essential Pocket Strategy Book

by Caroline Wang ...

The modern manager faces a bewildering range of challenges every single day. Their ability to make critical decisions, often under pressure, can directly determine the future success of the company and their career. It is therefore surprising that so few managers take the time to learn the art of decision making. In this groundbreaking book from Caroline Wang, readers will learn that quality ... Read more

$22.00 USD

The modern manager faces a bewildering range of challenges every single day. Their ability to make critical decisions, often under pressure, can directly determine the future success of the company and their career. It is therefore surprising that so few managers take the time to learn the art of decision making. In this groundbreaking book from Caroline Wang, readers will learn that quality
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Framing Decisions

Decision-Making that Accounts for Irrationality, People and Constraints

by J. Davidson Frame ...

The economic crisis of 2008–2009 was a transformational event: it demonstrated that smart people aren't as smart as they and the public think. The crisis arose because a lot of highly educated people in high-impact positions— political power brokers, business leaders, and large segments of the general public—made a lot of bad decisions despite unprecedented access to data, highly sophisticated ... Read more

$40.00 USD

The economic crisis of 2008–2009 was a transformational event: it demonstrated that smart people aren't as smart as they and the public think. The crisis arose because a lot of highly educated people in high-impact positions— political power brokers, business leaders, and large segments of the general public—made a lot of bad decisions despite unprecedented access to data, highly sophisticated
... Read more
IT (Information Technology) Portfolio Management Step-by-Step

Unlocking the Business Value of Technology

by Bryan Maizlish, Robert Handler ...

Praise for IT Portfolio Management Step-by-Step"Bryan Maizlish and Robert Handler bring their deep experience in IT 'value realization' to one of the most absent of all IT management practices--portfolio management. They capture the essence of universally proven investment practices and apply them to the most difficult of challenges--returning high strategic and dollar payoffs from an enterprise's ... Read more

$33.00 USD

Praise for IT Portfolio Management Step-by-Step"Bryan Maizlish and Robert Handler bring their deep experience in IT 'value realization' to one of the most absent of all IT management practices--portfolio management. They capture the essence of universally proven investment practices and apply them to the most difficult of challenges--returning high strategic and dollar payoffs from an enterprise's
... Read more
COMO IMPLANTAR ISO 9001:2015 PASO A PASO Ed.2

Formatos de Procedimientos y Registros para cumplir los Requisitos. Compresión de cada Requisito. Preguntas y Respuestas para Defender la Auditoría Externa. Cuadro de Mando para Mantener Actualizado el Sistema de Gestión.

by IVAN TORRES VEGA ...

Series Book 2 - Edición 2ª
Te presento la 2ª Edición de mi libro “Como implantar ISO 9001:2015”. Es mucho más que un libro, es una herramienta de formación/capacitación por todo el material que contiene. Por ese motivo es el libro más caro del mercado.Se trata de una herramienta completamente práctica a la hora de implantar la norma ISO 9001:2015 en cualquier tipo de organización.Contiene un MATERIAL DESCARGABLE ALTAMENTE ... Read more

$115.34 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Te presento la 2ª Edición de mi libro “Como implantar ISO 9001:2015”. Es mucho más que un libro, es una herramienta de formación/capacitación por todo el material que contiene. Por ese motivo es el libro más caro del mercado.Se trata de una herramienta completamente práctica a la hora de implantar la norma ISO 9001:2015 en cualquier tipo de organización.Contiene un MATERIAL DESCARGABLE ALTAMENTE
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The Number

Chasing the Biggest Edge in Sports

by Chad Millman ...

From bestselling author Chad Millman, the story of the hidden force that shapes sports—and now powers America’s gambling obsessionWhen did everything become a bet? It’s not enough to have an opinion these days—now you’ve got to back it up with cash. Every second of every day, a nation of gamblers is logging on to digital sportsbooks and prediction markets asking one question: What’s The Number? ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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From bestselling author Chad Millman, the story of the hidden force that shapes sports—and now powers America’s gambling obsessionWhen did everything become a bet? It’s not enough to have an opinion these days—now you’ve got to back it up with cash. Every second of every day, a nation of gamblers is logging on to digital sportsbooks and prediction markets asking one question: What’s The Number?
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Obsessive Measurement Disorder or Pragmatic Bureaucracy?

Coping with Uncertainty in Development Aid Relations

by Susanna Alexius, Janet Vähämäki ...

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online.Complex coordination across time, space, and cultures involves a great deal of uncertainty. This uncertainty may be accepted and handled with judgment and pragmatism, but more often in contemporary modern society, it is treated as a technical problem to be ‘solved’. This is a book about the paradoxical implications ... Read more

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The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online.Complex coordination across time, space, and cultures involves a great deal of uncertainty. This uncertainty may be accepted and handled with judgment and pragmatism, but more often in contemporary modern society, it is treated as a technical problem to be ‘solved’. This is a book about the paradoxical implications
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The Collaboration Book

A Guide to Achieving Great Things Together

by Mikael Krogerus, Roman Tschäppeler ...

A pocket-sized guide to teamwork and group decision-making, from the authors of the international bestseller The Decision Book.What makes a great team?How do we reach consensus and have better meetings?And what should we do when a group isn’t working?The Collaboration Book shows us how to work as a cohesive unit, breaking down the basics of leadership and teamwork with more than thirty methods ... Read more

$12.39 USD

A pocket-sized guide to teamwork and group decision-making, from the authors of the international bestseller The Decision Book.What makes a great team?How do we reach consensus and have better meetings?And what should we do when a group isn’t working?The Collaboration Book shows us how to work as a cohesive unit, breaking down the basics of leadership and teamwork with more than thirty methods
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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
超越機率思考：聰明人為什麼都用計算機做決定？史上最強生活統計決策書

Probably the Best Book on Statistics Ever Written: How to Beat the Odds and Make Better Decisions

by 哈伊姆・夏皮拉 ...

Translated by 李祐寧 ...

Series series 極道商學院
輕鬆弄懂「機率」與「統計」的底層邏輯，從此不被話術、不掉套路！全球暢銷書《賽局思考》重磅系列作，「這個世界沒有100％肯定的事，所以你更需要這本書！」★ 英文版宣稱：本書是「史上最棒的機率與統計大眾讀物」，此假設是否為真？請你驗算！★ 精心策畫：33堂贏家思考課──在機率面前，為什麼邏輯和直覺完全不可靠？★ 「燒腦，但有趣到停不下來，一定要先吃飽再讀！」數學腦不靈光的讀者加倍推薦學會分辨人生中的關鍵時刻，幸運女神是在「對你笑」？還是叫你「趕快逃」？你就贏過95％的賭徒了！　　生活中，機率與統計數字無所不在，懂得運用它們的人，不但做事及賺錢更有效率，更能大幅提高自己的決策勝率。　　本書是以色列天才數學家哈伊姆・夏皮拉繼全球暢銷書《賽局思考》後的最新力作，看他用輕鬆幽默的筆觸、豐富且瘋狂的案例，將艱澀的公式化為想像力，為你揭開「用機率思考」的各種精彩應用：● 明明是同一組數字 ... Read more

$13.99 USD

輕鬆弄懂「機率」與「統計」的底層邏輯，從此不被話術、不掉套路！全球暢銷書《賽局思考》重磅系列作，「這個世界沒有100％肯定的事，所以你更需要這本書！」★ 英文版宣稱：本書是「史上最棒的機率與統計大眾讀物」，此假設是否為真？請你驗算！★ 精心策畫：33堂贏家思考課──在機率面前，為什麼邏輯和直覺完全不可靠？★ 「燒腦，但有趣到停不下來，一定要先吃飽再讀！」數學腦不靈光的讀者加倍推薦學會分辨人生中的關鍵時刻，幸運女神是在「對你笑」？還是叫你「趕快逃」？你就贏過95％的賭徒了！　　生活中，機率與統計數字無所不在，懂得運用它們的人，不但做事及賺錢更有效率，更能大幅提高自己的決策勝率。　　本書是以色列天才數學家哈伊姆・夏皮拉繼全球暢銷書《賽局思考》後的最新力作，看他用輕鬆幽默的筆觸、豐富且瘋狂的案例，將艱澀的公式化為想像力，為你揭開「用機率思考」的各種精彩應用：● 明明是同一組數字
... Read more
機率思考：職業賭徒與華爾街巨鱷的高勝算思維法，面對機率、風險和不確定性的34堂防彈思考課【暢銷慶功版】

CHANCING IT:The Laws of Chance and How They Can Work for You

by 羅伯‧麥修斯 ...

Translated by 高英哲 ...

Series series 極道商學院
從華爾街、拉斯維加斯到商業世界，為什麼只有５％贏家有「敢於和上帝玩骰子」的勇氣，而９５％的人卻只能當受命運擺布的傻瓜？★ 熱銷逾20,000冊，暢銷慶功版！★ 英國皇家統計學會研究員、《BBC Focus》專欄作家羅伯‧麥修斯代表作★ 人生賽局中，面對不確定性，高手如何做決策？當資訊超載時，贏家如何找真相？★ 該Pass？還是要All in？面對機率、風險和不確定性的「34堂防彈思考課」★ 別讓「線性思考」與「直覺」誤導你的決策，看懂本書所謂的機率，從此不再當理盲傻瓜頂尖贏家都知道：數字會說謊，常識不可靠……唯有學會「機率思考」，才能持續累積籌碼，取得最終勝利！　　人生在世，我們永遠無法擺脫不確定性，以及隱伏其中的風險。幸好，我們擁有迎戰「未知」的武器：機率學。　　本書取材自日常生活，以豐沛淺白的筆觸，為讀者揭開千變萬化的機率樣貌，以及它幾乎無所不包、令人大開眼界的精采應用： ... Read more

$10.99 USD

從華爾街、拉斯維加斯到商業世界，為什麼只有５％贏家有「敢於和上帝玩骰子」的勇氣，而９５％的人卻只能當受命運擺布的傻瓜？★ 熱銷逾20,000冊，暢銷慶功版！★ 英國皇家統計學會研究員、《BBC Focus》專欄作家羅伯‧麥修斯代表作★ 人生賽局中，面對不確定性，高手如何做決策？當資訊超載時，贏家如何找真相？★ 該Pass？還是要All in？面對機率、風險和不確定性的「34堂防彈思考課」★ 別讓「線性思考」與「直覺」誤導你的決策，看懂本書所謂的機率，從此不再當理盲傻瓜頂尖贏家都知道：數字會說謊，常識不可靠……唯有學會「機率思考」，才能持續累積籌碼，取得最終勝利！　　人生在世，我們永遠無法擺脫不確定性，以及隱伏其中的風險。幸好，我們擁有迎戰「未知」的武器：機率學。　　本書取材自日常生活，以豐沛淺白的筆觸，為讀者揭開千變萬化的機率樣貌，以及它幾乎無所不包、令人大開眼界的精采應用：
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The Systems Thinker - Mental Models

The Systems Thinker Series, #3

by Albert Rutherford ...

Series Book 3 - The Systems Thinker Series
Regain focus. Select relevant information. Make quick and clear decisions.We are dealing with too many options, too much information, conflicting advice on general choices like what diet to choose, or who to choose as a mate. It's hard to maintain focus and be confident in our decisions under such conditions.The Systems Thinker –Mental Models helps you make decisions based on your relevant thought ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Regain focus. Select relevant information. Make quick and clear decisions.We are dealing with too many options, too much information, conflicting advice on general choices like what diet to choose, or who to choose as a mate. It's hard to maintain focus and be confident in our decisions under such conditions.The Systems Thinker –Mental Models helps you make decisions based on your relevant thought
... Read more
Breaking Corporate Silence

How High-Influence Leaders Create Cultures of Voice

by Dr. Rob Bogosian, Christine Mockler Casper ...

Breaking Corporate Silence: Why did General Motors management avow they did not know about the multi-year festering ignition problem? Why did V.A. employees in internal documents "portray a culture of silence" based upon fear of retaliation? These "Cultures of Silence" resulted in substantial loss of productivity, revenue, trust and even loss of life.Dr. Rob Bogosian and Christine Mockler Casper ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Breaking Corporate Silence: Why did General Motors management avow they did not know about the multi-year festering ignition problem? Why did V.A. employees in internal documents "portray a culture of silence" based upon fear of retaliation? These "Cultures of Silence" resulted in substantial loss of productivity, revenue, trust and even loss of life.Dr. Rob Bogosian and Christine Mockler Casper
... Read more
Thinking Into The Corners

Quick Guides for Managers, #2

by Michel Theriault ...

Series Book 2 - Quick Guides for Managers
Stop Thinking Outside The Box. When options are limitless, you'll miss the obvious. Instead, stretch yourself and your staff to find the valuable solutions waiting in the corners. Thinking outside the box doesn't work because we need an anchor or catalyst for our ideas, which are actually provided by the Box. That doesn't mean we can't make the box bigger, but it is always within practical ... Read more

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Stop Thinking Outside The Box. When options are limitless, you'll miss the obvious. Instead, stretch yourself and your staff to find the valuable solutions waiting in the corners. Thinking outside the box doesn't work because we need an anchor or catalyst for our ideas, which are actually provided by the Box. That doesn't mean we can't make the box bigger, but it is always within practical
... Read more
Learn New Skills Here. How to Solve External and Internal Problems

.SHORT STORY #44. Nonfiction series #1 -# 60.

by Alla P. Gakuba ...

Series Book 44 - Nonfiction series
In my others stories on problem solving and how to create innovations I introduced many skills to readers. Here are another set of skills—how to solve external and internal problems. That is: the 1st, I classify a problem by asking: what type of problem is it? There are 2 types of problems: external and internal.External problems (outside problems)—are beyond my control.Internal problems (inside ... Read more

$1.99 USD

In my others stories on problem solving and how to create innovations I introduced many skills to readers. Here are another set of skills—how to solve external and internal problems. That is: the 1st, I classify a problem by asking: what type of problem is it? There are 2 types of problems: external and internal.External problems (outside problems)—are beyond my control.Internal problems (inside
... Read more
Little Book of Big Decision Models, The

The 70 Most Useful Models To Help You Say Yes Or No

by James McGrath ...

James McGrath worked as an accountant and senior manager in industry, local government and as a self-employed management consultant before becoming Course Director for the MA in Education and Professional Development at the City of Birmingham University. ... Read more

$10.99 USD

James McGrath worked as an accountant and senior manager in industry, local government and as a self-employed management consultant before becoming Course Director for the MA in Education and Professional Development at the City of Birmingham University.
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Entrepreneurship

A Real-World Approach

by Rhonda Abrams ...

With millions of people launching their businesses each year, entrepreneurs & small business owners are making a greater impact than ever before on the economy and are finally gaining the recognition they deserve. But many people struggle to get started, waste time reinventing the wheel as they launch their businesses, or need inspiration to help push them to the next level. As a best-selling ... Read more

$71.99 USD

With millions of people launching their businesses each year, entrepreneurs & small business owners are making a greater impact than ever before on the economy and are finally gaining the recognition they deserve. But many people struggle to get started, waste time reinventing the wheel as they launch their businesses, or need inspiration to help push them to the next level. As a best-selling
... Read more
Sentient Strategy

How to Create Market-Dominating Strategies in Turbulent Economies

by Alan Weiss ...

No pre-pandemic strategy is effective anymore. None. Not for organizations large or small, for-profit or non-profit, domestic or global. Claims of a "return to normal" or "the new normal" are ridiculous. What we’re facing is really a "new reality," and that reality is the need for agile strategic decisions and pragmatic views of the future. That means that strategy formulation can be reduced to a ... Read more

$40.99 USD

No pre-pandemic strategy is effective anymore. None. Not for organizations large or small, for-profit or non-profit, domestic or global. Claims of a "return to normal" or "the new normal" are ridiculous. What we’re facing is really a "new reality," and that reality is the need for agile strategic decisions and pragmatic views of the future. That means that strategy formulation can be reduced to a
... Read more
What's Keeping You Awake at Night

by David Bogan ...

Best-selling author and international mediation expert David Bogan presents a step-by-step guide to resolving conflict - and getting a good night's sleep!the handbook for life - how to analyse and solve problems By the co-author of the bestselling AVOID REtIREMENt AND StAY ALIVE. Is there a problem that's keeping you awake at night? Are you at war with the neighbours? Is your boss being ... Read more

$5.99 USD

Best-selling author and international mediation expert David Bogan presents a step-by-step guide to resolving conflict - and getting a good night's sleep!the handbook for life - how to analyse and solve problems By the co-author of the bestselling AVOID REtIREMENt AND StAY ALIVE. Is there a problem that's keeping you awake at night? Are you at war with the neighbours? Is your boss being
... Read more
DK Essential Managers: Making Decisions

by Robert Heller ...

Series series DK Essential Managers
Learn all you need to know about making effective decisions, from defining objectives to developing fail-safe strategies. This practical guide shows you how to reassess your own decision-making skills and oversee the resolutions made by others, plus it provides practical techniques for you to try when making decisions.Power tips help you handle real-life situations and develop the first-class ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Learn all you need to know about making effective decisions, from defining objectives to developing fail-safe strategies. This practical guide shows you how to reassess your own decision-making skills and oversee the resolutions made by others, plus it provides practical techniques for you to try when making decisions.Power tips help you handle real-life situations and develop the first-class
... Read more

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