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

So, What's Your Proposal?

Shifting High-Conflict People from Blaming to Problem-Solving in 30 Seconds

by Bill Eddy LCSW Esq. ...

Blame abounds! People confront us at work, the store, and online. Nerves get on edge. We get stuck blaming others for anything that goes wrong. With high-conflict people increasing in society, the twenty-four-hour news cycle, and social media, we hear constantly about the worst behavior. The temptation is to react and blame. Instead, consider using the simple methods taught in this book for ... Read more

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Blame abounds! People confront us at work, the store, and online. Nerves get on edge. We get stuck blaming others for anything that goes wrong. With high-conflict people increasing in society, the twenty-four-hour news cycle, and social media, we hear constantly about the worst behavior. The temptation is to react and blame. Instead, consider using the simple methods taught in this book for
... Read more
Business Model Navigator, The

The Strategies Behind The Most Successful Companies

by Oliver Gassmann, Karolin Frankenberger, Michaela Choudury, Michaela Csik ...

A strong business model is the bedrock to business success. But all too often we fail to adapt, clinging to outdated business models that are no longer promising the results we need.This new edition builds on the well-known methodology of the first edition to allow you to innovate, test and implement new business models within your industry.Discover the idea of business model innovation, from ... Read more

$18.99 USD

A strong business model is the bedrock to business success. But all too often we fail to adapt, clinging to outdated business models that are no longer promising the results we need.This new edition builds on the well-known methodology of the first edition to allow you to innovate, test and implement new business models within your industry.Discover the idea of business model innovation, from
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Designing Experiences

by J. Robert Rossman, Ph.D., Mathew D. Duerden, Ph.D. ...

In an increasingly experience-driven economy, companies that deliver great experiences thrive, and those that do not die. Yet many organizations face difficulties implementing a vision of delivering experiences beyond the provision of goods and services. Because experience design concepts and approaches are spread across multiple, often disconnected disciplines, there is no book that succinctly ... Read more

$21.99 USD

In an increasingly experience-driven economy, companies that deliver great experiences thrive, and those that do not die. Yet many organizations face difficulties implementing a vision of delivering experiences beyond the provision of goods and services. Because experience design concepts and approaches are spread across multiple, often disconnected disciplines, there is no book that succinctly
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Friend & Foe

When to Cooperate, When to Compete, and How to Succeed at Both

by Adam Galinsky, Maurice Schweitzer ...

What does it take to succeed? This question has fueled a long-running debate. Some have argued that humans are fundamentally competitive, and that pursuing self-interest is the best way to get ahead. Others claim that humans are born to cooperate and that we are most successful when we collaborate with others.In FRIEND AND FOE, researchers Galinsky and Schweitzer explain why this debate misses the ... Read more

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What does it take to succeed? This question has fueled a long-running debate. Some have argued that humans are fundamentally competitive, and that pursuing self-interest is the best way to get ahead. Others claim that humans are born to cooperate and that we are most successful when we collaborate with others.In FRIEND AND FOE, researchers Galinsky and Schweitzer explain why this debate misses the
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Damage Control (Revised & Updated)

The Essential Lessons of Crisis Management

by Eric Dezenhall, John Weber ...

No one knows this better than Eric Dezenhall and John Weber, who help companies, politicians, and celebrities get out of various kinds of trouble. In this brutally honest and eye-opening guide, they take you behind the scenes of some of the biggest public relations successes-and debacles-of modern business, politics, and entertainment.You’ll discover: Why the 1982 Tylenol cyanide-poisoning case is ... Read more

$8.99 USD

No one knows this better than Eric Dezenhall and John Weber, who help companies, politicians, and celebrities get out of various kinds of trouble. In this brutally honest and eye-opening guide, they take you behind the scenes of some of the biggest public relations successes-and debacles-of modern business, politics, and entertainment.You’ll discover: Why the 1982 Tylenol cyanide-poisoning case is
... Read more
The Anthology of Balaji

A Guide to Technology, Truth, and Building the Future

by Eric Jorgenson ...

How do you thrive in an unknown future?When you can't see past the world we have now, look to visionaries like Balaji Srinivasan. His ideas show us how to build a healthier, brighter, and more technologically-advanced humanity.In The Anthology of Balaji: A Guide to Technology, Truth, and Building the Future, Eric Jorgenson curates a collection of Balaji's wisdom from his entire career. In ... Read more

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How do you thrive in an unknown future?When you can't see past the world we have now, look to visionaries like Balaji Srinivasan. His ideas show us how to build a healthier, brighter, and more technologically-advanced humanity.In The Anthology of Balaji: A Guide to Technology, Truth, and Building the Future, Eric Jorgenson curates a collection of Balaji's wisdom from his entire career. In
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Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty

From Theory to Practice

Edited by Vincent A. W. J. Marchau, Warren E. Walker, Pieter J. T. M. Bloemen, Steven W. Popper ...

This open access book focuses on both the theory and practice associated with the tools and approaches for decisionmaking in the face of deep uncertainty. It explores approaches and tools supporting the design of strategic plans under deep uncertainty, and their testing in the real world, including barriers and enablers for their use in practice. The book broadens traditional approaches and tools ... Read more

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This open access book focuses on both the theory and practice associated with the tools and approaches for decisionmaking in the face of deep uncertainty. It explores approaches and tools supporting the design of strategic plans under deep uncertainty, and their testing in the real world, including barriers and enablers for their use in practice. The book broadens traditional approaches and tools
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How Successful People Win

Turn Every Setback into a Step Forward

by John C. Maxwell ...

Series series Successful People
#1 New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell can teach you how to turn any situation into a winning experience.No one wins at everything they try. But any setback, whether professional or personal, can become a step forward with the right tools and mindset to turn loss into a gain. Drawing on nearly 50 years of leadership experience, Maxwell provides a roadmap for winning by examining the ... Read more

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#1 New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell can teach you how to turn any situation into a winning experience.No one wins at everything they try. But any setback, whether professional or personal, can become a step forward with the right tools and mindset to turn loss into a gain. Drawing on nearly 50 years of leadership experience, Maxwell provides a roadmap for winning by examining the
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The Decision-Making Blueprint

A Simple Guide to Better Choices in Life and Work

by Patrik Edblad ...

Series Book 3 - The Good Life Blueprint Series
Radically Upgrade Your Thinking & Dramatically Increase Your SuccessWhat if there was a way to routinely make smart decisions? What if you could reliably avoid costly mistakes? What if you could remarkably improve your results in all areas of life?Mental trainer and best-selling author Patrik Edblad has helped tens of thousands of readers to think rationally, logically, and effectively. In this ... Read more

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Radically Upgrade Your Thinking & Dramatically Increase Your SuccessWhat if there was a way to routinely make smart decisions? What if you could reliably avoid costly mistakes? What if you could remarkably improve your results in all areas of life?Mental trainer and best-selling author Patrik Edblad has helped tens of thousands of readers to think rationally, logically, and effectively. In this
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The Confidence Map

Charting a Path from Chaos to Clarity

by Peter Atwater ...

A groundbreaking framework for making better decisions by understanding – and mastering – confidence.What does our desire for certainty and control have to do with our decision-making? According to behavioral economics pioneer Peter Atwater, the answer is simple: everything.In The Confidence Map, Atwater explores the hidden role of confidence in the choices we make, and why events described as ... Read more

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A groundbreaking framework for making better decisions by understanding – and mastering – confidence.What does our desire for certainty and control have to do with our decision-making? According to behavioral economics pioneer Peter Atwater, the answer is simple: everything.In The Confidence Map, Atwater explores the hidden role of confidence in the choices we make, and why events described as
... Read more
The Gamification Revolution: How Leaders Leverage Game Mechanics to Crush the Competition

by Gabe Zichermann, Joselin Linder ...

THE REVOLUTION WILL BE GAMIFIED MASTER THE GAMIFIED STRATEGIES THAT WILL TRANSFORM YOUR BUSINESS--OR BE LEFT BEHINDGamification: It's the hottest new strategy in business, and for good reason--it's helping leading companies create unprecedented engagement with customers and employees. Gamification uses the latest innovations from game design, loyalty programs, and behavioral economics to help you ... Read more

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THE REVOLUTION WILL BE GAMIFIED MASTER THE GAMIFIED STRATEGIES THAT WILL TRANSFORM YOUR BUSINESS--OR BE LEFT BEHINDGamification: It's the hottest new strategy in business, and for good reason--it's helping leading companies create unprecedented engagement with customers and employees. Gamification uses the latest innovations from game design, loyalty programs, and behavioral economics to help you
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Progressive Delivery

Build the Right Thing for the Right People at the Right Time

by James Governor, Kimberly Harrison, Heidi Waterhouse, Adam Zimman ...

Progressive Delivery knocks down the wall separating software users from software makers.Technology leaders face a fundamental challenge: How do you know you’re delivering the right thing to the right person at the right time? Progressive Delivery offers a fresh perspective on this question, bridging the gap between software delivery and business value.Drawing from extensive interviews with ... Read more

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Progressive Delivery knocks down the wall separating software users from software makers.Technology leaders face a fundamental challenge: How do you know you’re delivering the right thing to the right person at the right time? Progressive Delivery offers a fresh perspective on this question, bridging the gap between software delivery and business value.Drawing from extensive interviews with
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Investment Gurus

A Road Map to Wealth from the World's Best Money Managers

by Peter J. Tanous ...

A compelling exploration of the American capital markets through a series of interviews with leading investment managers and academicsInvestment advisor Peter J. Tanous takes readers behind the scenes with Wall Street's movers and shakers, going head-to-head with 14 of America's top money managers and four leading financial economists to uncover their proven techniques for beating the market ... Read more

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A compelling exploration of the American capital markets through a series of interviews with leading investment managers and academicsInvestment advisor Peter J. Tanous takes readers behind the scenes with Wall Street's movers and shakers, going head-to-head with 14 of America's top money managers and four leading financial economists to uncover their proven techniques for beating the market
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Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense

Profiting from Evidence-based Management

by Jeffrey Pfeffer, Robert I. Sutton ...

The best organizations have the best talent. . . Financial incentives drive company performance. . . Firms must change or die. Popular axioms like these drive business decisions every day. Yet too much common management wisdom” isn’t wise at all-but, instead, flawed knowledge based on best practices” that are actually poor, incomplete, or outright obsolete. Worse, legions of managers use this ... Read more

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The best organizations have the best talent. . . Financial incentives drive company performance. . . Firms must change or die. Popular axioms like these drive business decisions every day. Yet too much common management wisdom” isn’t wise at all-but, instead, flawed knowledge based on best practices” that are actually poor, incomplete, or outright obsolete. Worse, legions of managers use this
... Read more
The Yellow Pad

Making Better Decisions in an Uncertain World

by Robert E. Rubin ...

Robert Rubin, former secretary of the Treasury and co-chairman of Goldman Sachs, shares thoughts on decision-making developed over more than six decades in markets, business, government, and politics, and offers readers an astute and original guide for navigating uncertain timesIn 1958, as a college sophomore, Robert Rubin took a class that changed his life. The class was introduction to ... Read more

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Robert Rubin, former secretary of the Treasury and co-chairman of Goldman Sachs, shares thoughts on decision-making developed over more than six decades in markets, business, government, and politics, and offers readers an astute and original guide for navigating uncertain timesIn 1958, as a college sophomore, Robert Rubin took a class that changed his life. The class was introduction to
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No More Gold Stars: Regenerating Capacity to Think for Ourselves

by Carol Sanford ...

Cultivate a new generation of self-reliant thinkers in this powerful approach to education and learning.Nothing short of a re-alignment of the heavens. Virtually a new and liberating way of looking at civilization. A BIG IDEA for big challenges.—Tom Peters, best-selling author of In Search of ExcellenceIn this groundbreaking shift to how we approach learning, best-selling author and business ... Read more

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Cultivate a new generation of self-reliant thinkers in this powerful approach to education and learning.Nothing short of a re-alignment of the heavens. Virtually a new and liberating way of looking at civilization. A BIG IDEA for big challenges.—Tom Peters, best-selling author of In Search of ExcellenceIn this groundbreaking shift to how we approach learning, best-selling author and business
... Read more
The Penguin and the Leviathan

How Cooperation Triumphs over Self-Interest

by Yochai Benkler ...

What do Wikipedia, Zip Car’s business model, Barack Obama's presidential campaign, and a small group of lobster fishermen have in common? They all show the power and promise of human cooperation in transforming our businesses, our government, and our society at large. Because today, when the costs of collaborating are lower than ever before, there are no limits to what we can achieve by working ... Read more

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What do Wikipedia, Zip Car’s business model, Barack Obama's presidential campaign, and a small group of lobster fishermen have in common? They all show the power and promise of human cooperation in transforming our businesses, our government, and our society at large. Because today, when the costs of collaborating are lower than ever before, there are no limits to what we can achieve by working
... Read more
Becoming a Principle-Driven Leader

41 Principles to Build an Enduring Business

by Charles Koch, Chase Koch ...

NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER and #15 USA TODAY BEST SELLER!Becoming a Principle-Driven Leader reveals the timeless ideas and proven strategies that turned Koch Industries into a global powerhouse—offering a practical blueprint for anyone who wants to create lasting value through principled leadership.Ever wonder how Koch became one of the largest private companies in the world? It was by conti ... Read more

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NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER and #15 USA TODAY BEST SELLER!Becoming a Principle-Driven Leader reveals the timeless ideas and proven strategies that turned Koch Industries into a global powerhouse—offering a practical blueprint for anyone who wants to create lasting value through principled leadership.Ever wonder how Koch became one of the largest private companies in the world? It was by conti
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The 4 Forces of Growth

Defy the Odds and Keep Your Company Scaling

by Kevin N. Lawrence ...

Why do some companies keep growing while others stall?Like pilots navigating turbulence, CEOs must handle the invisible forces that want to drag their companies down and learn to take advantage of the ones that keep them soaring. Drawing from three decades as a growth advisor to CEOs around the world, Kevin Lawrence explains how even exceptional leaders can become victims of their own success and ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Why do some companies keep growing while others stall?Like pilots navigating turbulence, CEOs must handle the invisible forces that want to drag their companies down and learn to take advantage of the ones that keep them soaring. Drawing from three decades as a growth advisor to CEOs around the world, Kevin Lawrence explains how even exceptional leaders can become victims of their own success and
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Framers

Human Advantage in an Age of Technology and Turmoil

by Kenneth Cukier, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Francis de Véricourt ...

“Cukier and his co-authors have a more ambitious project than Kahneman and Harari. They don’t want to just point out how powerfully we are influenced by our perspectives and prejudices—our frames. They want to show us that these frames are tools, and that we can optimise their use.”—ForbesFrom pandemics to populism, AI to ISIS, wealth inequity to climate change, humanity faces unprecedented ... Read more

$11.99 USD

“Cukier and his co-authors have a more ambitious project than Kahneman and Harari. They don’t want to just point out how powerfully we are influenced by our perspectives and prejudices—our frames. They want to show us that these frames are tools, and that we can optimise their use.”—ForbesFrom pandemics to populism, AI to ISIS, wealth inequity to climate change, humanity faces unprecedented
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De la serie de Anthead: Guía de Pequeños Negocios a Inteligencia Negocios, Anaylsis Predictivo y Minería de Datos

De la serie de Anthead, #1

by Leander Jackie Grogan ...

Series Book 1 - De la serie de Anthead
Actualizado y re-traducido para el año 2014.La Guía de Pequeños Negocios a Negocios Inteligencia, Análisis Predictivo y Minería de Datos es una guía completa para el análisis predictivo y la minería de datos para los dueños de pequeñas empresas en España, Chile, Colombia, México, Guatemala, Venezuela, Argentina y otros países emergentes en vías de crecimiento. El libro abarca el tema y lo divide ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Actualizado y re-traducido para el año 2014.La Guía de Pequeños Negocios a Negocios Inteligencia, Análisis Predictivo y Minería de Datos es una guía completa para el análisis predictivo y la minería de datos para los dueños de pequeñas empresas en España, Chile, Colombia, México, Guatemala, Venezuela, Argentina y otros países emergentes en vías de crecimiento. El libro abarca el tema y lo divide
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NIV, Maxwell Leadership Bible, 3rd Edition

Holy Bible, New International Version

by John C. Maxwell, Thomas Nelson ...

Every believer is a person of influence. In the Maxwell Leadership Bible, leadership expert John C. Maxwell shows you the principles of leadership taught in God’s Word and how to use them. Whether you are an employee, a boss, a parent, or a neighbor, you are a person of influence in your part of the world. Throughout the pages of Scripture, John Maxwell has assembled the time-tested and ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Every believer is a person of influence. In the Maxwell Leadership Bible, leadership expert John C. Maxwell shows you the principles of leadership taught in God’s Word and how to use them. Whether you are an employee, a boss, a parent, or a neighbor, you are a person of influence in your part of the world. Throughout the pages of Scripture, John Maxwell has assembled the time-tested and
... Read more
Your Best Meeting Ever

7 Principles for Designing Meetings That Get Things Done

by Rebecca Hinds ...

INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER“Everyone wants better meetings, but no one seems to know how—until now.” —Reid Hoffman, New York Times bestselling author and cofounder of LinkedIn“Warning: This read may save you countless hours.” —Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author and host of the podcast Re:ThinkingFrom Rebecca Hinds, PhD—organ... ... Read more

$14.99 USD

INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER“Everyone wants better meetings, but no one seems to know how—until now.” —Reid Hoffman, New York Times bestselling author and cofounder of LinkedIn“Warning: This read may save you countless hours.” —Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author and host of the podcast Re:ThinkingFrom Rebecca Hinds, PhD—organ...
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A Curious Mind Expanded Edition

The Secret to a Bigger Life

by Brian Grazer, Charles Fishman ...

In this specially combined edition with a new foreword, Academy Award–winning producer Brian Grazer and acclaimed author Charles Fishman blend their insights from bestselling books A Curious Mind and Face to Face to transform the art of connecting with and through curiosity.In A Curious Mind, deemed “a captivation account of how the simple act of asking questions can change your life” by Malcolm ... Read more

$14.99 USD

In this specially combined edition with a new foreword, Academy Award–winning producer Brian Grazer and acclaimed author Charles Fishman blend their insights from bestselling books A Curious Mind and Face to Face to transform the art of connecting with and through curiosity.In A Curious Mind, deemed “a captivation account of how the simple act of asking questions can change your life” by Malcolm
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