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

The Complete Guide to Sales Force Incentive Compensation

How to Design and Implement Plans That Work

by Andris Zoltners, Prabhakant Sinha, Sally Lorimer ...

A well-designed and implemented incentive program is an essential tool for building a motivated, highly effective sales force that delivers the results you need.Incentive programs are seductively powerful but complicated instruments. Without careful planning and implementation, they can be too stingy to motivate, too complex to understand, too quick to reward mediocre results, and too difficult to ... Read more

$29.99 USD

A well-designed and implemented incentive program is an essential tool for building a motivated, highly effective sales force that delivers the results you need.Incentive programs are seductively powerful but complicated instruments. Without careful planning and implementation, they can be too stingy to motivate, too complex to understand, too quick to reward mediocre results, and too difficult to
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The Bonfire Moment

Bring Your Team Together to Solve the Hardest Problems Startups Face

by Martin Gonzalez, Joshua Yellin ...

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERUnique insights from pioneers of Google’s Startup Accelerator on why building teams is harder than building tech—and a proven way to develop a strong, resilient and effective team.Most startups fail not because of a bad product, poor timing, or mismanaged cash, but because of people problems: conflicts over strategy, decision-making, and team culture. Even the smartest ... Read more

$14.99 USD

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERUnique insights from pioneers of Google’s Startup Accelerator on why building teams is harder than building tech—and a proven way to develop a strong, resilient and effective team.Most startups fail not because of a bad product, poor timing, or mismanaged cash, but because of people problems: conflicts over strategy, decision-making, and team culture. Even the smartest
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大數據的關鍵思考（增訂版）

行動╳多螢╳碎片化時代的商業智慧

by 車品覺 ...

Series series 天下財經
數據力決定競爭力！進入數據驅動的商業世界，「數據思考」是每個工作人的必備能力！阿里巴巴前副總裁、數據委員會會長／紅杉資本中國專家****合夥人車品覺第一本帶領讀者建構數據化思維的著作增訂3萬字全新內容，揭示大數據近未來的6大趨勢與5大觀戰重點**‧**組織裡這麼多數據，為什麼用不出... ... Read more

$9.99 USD

數據力決定競爭力！進入數據驅動的商業世界，「數據思考」是每個工作人的必備能力！阿里巴巴前副總裁、數據委員會會長／紅杉資本中國專家****合夥人車品覺第一本帶領讀者建構數據化思維的著作增訂3萬字全新內容，揭示大數據近未來的6大趨勢與5大觀戰重點**‧**組織裡這麼多數據，為什麼用不出...
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Leading With NLP

Essential Leadership Skills for Influencing and Managing People

by Joseph O’Connor ...

Essential Leadership Skills for Influencing and Managing PeopleLeadership is not something people are necessarily born with – it can be learned. The most effective way to learn leadership is through the techniques of Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP). NLP is a set of skills for psychologically influencing people (using body language, verbal techniques and other practical methods).This book will ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Essential Leadership Skills for Influencing and Managing PeopleLeadership is not something people are necessarily born with – it can be learned. The most effective way to learn leadership is through the techniques of Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP). NLP is a set of skills for psychologically influencing people (using body language, verbal techniques and other practical methods).This book will
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Decision Making

by Lesley Morrissey ...

Series Book 11 - Hands On Management: Managing Yourself
We all make decisions every day – shall I get up when the alarm goes off, or stay in bed another 10 minutes; do I want cereal or a cooked breakfast; do I want to walk or get the bus?Whichever decision we make there is an associated negative and positive impact. The decision may be a ‘gut reaction’, but the consequences have also had an effect on that final decision.Deciding what to have for ... Read more

$2.99 USD

We all make decisions every day – shall I get up when the alarm goes off, or stay in bed another 10 minutes; do I want cereal or a cooked breakfast; do I want to walk or get the bus?Whichever decision we make there is an associated negative and positive impact. The decision may be a ‘gut reaction’, but the consequences have also had an effect on that final decision.Deciding what to have for
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The Six Sigma Way Team Fieldbook: An Implementation Guide for Process Improvement Teams

by Peter Pande, Robert Neuman, Roland Cavanagh ...

This companion guide to the bestselling The Six Sigma Way focuses on the project improvement teams that do the real, in-the-trenches work of Six Sigma—measuring performance, improving quality and saving millions in the process.The Six Sigma Way Team Fieldbook is a highly practical reference for team leaders and members, outlining both the methods that have made Six Sigma successful and the basic ... Read more

$31.99 USD

This companion guide to the bestselling The Six Sigma Way focuses on the project improvement teams that do the real, in-the-trenches work of Six Sigma—measuring performance, improving quality and saving millions in the process.The Six Sigma Way Team Fieldbook is a highly practical reference for team leaders and members, outlining both the methods that have made Six Sigma successful and the basic
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The Feiner Points of Leadership

The 50 Basic Laws That Will Make People Want to Perform Better for You

by Michael Feiner ...

**Feiner's candid leadership guide cuts through rhetoric and theory and gives managers and executives a "hands-on" approach to dealing with problems in business."Exceptionally useful." —Entrepreneur**The Feiner Points of Leadership offers fifty insightful laws covering everything from managing tough bosses and difficult subordinates, to dealing with uncooperative colleagues, to overcoming ... Read more

$8.99 USD

**Feiner's candid leadership guide cuts through rhetoric and theory and gives managers and executives a "hands-on" approach to dealing with problems in business."Exceptionally useful." —Entrepreneur**The Feiner Points of Leadership offers fifty insightful laws covering everything from managing tough bosses and difficult subordinates, to dealing with uncooperative colleagues, to overcoming
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Competing on Analytics: Updated, with a New Introduction

The New Science of Winning

by Thomas Davenport, Jeanne Harris ...

From two pioneers in business analytics, an update of the classic book on how analytics and business intelligence are transforming competition and how leading organizations build and compete on an analytical capability.The first book to describe how analytics are changing the business landscape, updated with new information on predictive analytics, AI, and automation.Describes the specific ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

From two pioneers in business analytics, an update of the classic book on how analytics and business intelligence are transforming competition and how leading organizations build and compete on an analytical capability.The first book to describe how analytics are changing the business landscape, updated with new information on predictive analytics, AI, and automation.Describes the specific
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The Long View

Why We Need to Transform How the World Sees Time

by Richard Fisher ...

A wide-ranging and thought-provoking exploration of the importance of long-term thinking.Humans are unique in our ability to understand time, able to comprehend the past and future like no other species. Yet modern-day technology and capitalism have supercharged our short-termist tendencies and trapped us in the present, at the mercy of reactive politics, quarterly business targets and 24-hour ... Read more

$5.99 USD

A wide-ranging and thought-provoking exploration of the importance of long-term thinking.Humans are unique in our ability to understand time, able to comprehend the past and future like no other species. Yet modern-day technology and capitalism have supercharged our short-termist tendencies and trapped us in the present, at the mercy of reactive politics, quarterly business targets and 24-hour
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HBR Guide to Making Better Decisions

by Harvard Business Review ...

Series series HBR Guide
Learn how to make better; faster decisions.You make decisions every day--from prioritizing your to-do list to choosing which long-term innovation projects to pursue. But most decisions don't have a clear-cut answer, and assessing the alternatives and the risks involved can be overwhelming.You need a smarter approach to making the best choice possible. The HBR Guide to Making Better Decisions ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn how to make better; faster decisions.You make decisions every day--from prioritizing your to-do list to choosing which long-term innovation projects to pursue. But most decisions don't have a clear-cut answer, and assessing the alternatives and the risks involved can be overwhelming.You need a smarter approach to making the best choice possible. The HBR Guide to Making Better Decisions
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六頂思考帽（全新修訂版）：思考大師狄波諾改變全世界的創新思維工具

Six Thinking Hats

Translated by 劉慧玉 ...

by 愛德華．狄波諾, Edward de Bono ...

★全球銷量超過數千萬冊！創意思考之父狄波諾大師經典之作★全球創新思考課程No.1，風行54個國家，譯成37種語言一個人的思考混亂是瓶頸，一群人的思考混亂是災難。創意思考之父狄波諾的六頂思考帽，能幫助你解決個人與團體的思考難題。這一套創新思考工具，風靡全球近四十年，從六歲兒童到世界級企業高級主管都可以用。以最簡單實際的方式，帶領個人、團隊進行討論，六頂思考帽，六種顏色，分別代表六個觀點，白（客觀）、紅（情感）、黑（批判）、黃（積極）、綠（創意）、藍（控制），帽子摘下戴上，須臾間轉換觀點，一次只思考一件事，每種角度都會被捕捉，每個人的意見都會被聽見，啟動個人思考力，創造團隊共同溝通語言，做出最佳決策！● 六頂思考帽分別是什麼思考風格？白帽：提供客觀事實與數據。<p... ... Read more

$7.99 USD

★全球銷量超過數千萬冊！創意思考之父狄波諾大師經典之作★全球創新思考課程No.1，風行54個國家，譯成37種語言一個人的思考混亂是瓶頸，一群人的思考混亂是災難。創意思考之父狄波諾的六頂思考帽，能幫助你解決個人與團體的思考難題。這一套創新思考工具，風靡全球近四十年，從六歲兒童到世界級企業高級主管都可以用。以最簡單實際的方式，帶領個人、團隊進行討論，六頂思考帽，六種顏色，分別代表六個觀點，白（客觀）、紅（情感）、黑（批判）、黃（積極）、綠（創意）、藍（控制），帽子摘下戴上，須臾間轉換觀點，一次只思考一件事，每種角度都會被捕捉，每個人的意見都會被聽見，啟動個人思考力，創造團隊共同溝通語言，做出最佳決策！● 六頂思考帽分別是什麼思考風格？白帽：提供客觀事實與數據。<p...
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The Business Forecasting Deal

Exposing Myths, Eliminating Bad Practices, Providing Practical Solutions

by Michael Gilliland ...

Series Book 27 - Wiley and SAS Business Series
Practical-nontechnical-solutions to the problems of business forecastingWritten in a nontechnical style, this book provides practical solutions to common business forecasting problems, showing you how to think about business forecasting in the context of uncertainty, randomness and process performance.Addresses the philosophical foundations of forecastingRaises awareness of fundamental issues ... Read more

$30.00 USD

Practical-nontechnical-solutions to the problems of business forecastingWritten in a nontechnical style, this book provides practical solutions to common business forecasting problems, showing you how to think about business forecasting in the context of uncertainty, randomness and process performance.Addresses the philosophical foundations of forecastingRaises awareness of fundamental issues
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極速解決工作難題的心智圖大全

6大功能 ╳ 7大工作領域 ╳ 43個常見問題，讓你用心智圖舉一反三，輕鬆解決各種職場難題！

by 胡雅茹 ...

Series Book 44 - 翻轉學
★★★心智圖天后胡雅茹專為職場人打造★★★原來，心智圖不只是做筆記、思考的好工具，還能幫忙解決你所想得到的工作難題！◎ 心智圖，是理性與感性兼具的解決問題工具心智圖，是由英國心理學家東尼．博贊（Tony Buzan）於1970年代首創，是一種輔助思考、訓練邏輯、強化記憶的高效工具。在中文裡，「心」屬於感性、「智」屬於理性，心智圖，就是融合理性與感性、思考與心理之間的雙面鏡，不只能從一個角度來看待事物，讓解決問題時可以更全面。◎ 讓做事更有系統，思考更有效率的6****大功能心智圖天后、暢銷作家胡雅茹，致力於推廣心智圖... ... Read more

$9.99 USD

★★★心智圖天后胡雅茹專為職場人打造★★★原來，心智圖不只是做筆記、思考的好工具，還能幫忙解決你所想得到的工作難題！◎ 心智圖，是理性與感性兼具的解決問題工具心智圖，是由英國心理學家東尼．博贊（Tony Buzan）於1970年代首創，是一種輔助思考、訓練邏輯、強化記憶的高效工具。在中文裡，「心」屬於感性、「智」屬於理性，心智圖，就是融合理性與感性、思考與心理之間的雙面鏡，不只能從一個角度來看待事物，讓解決問題時可以更全面。◎ 讓做事更有系統，思考更有效率的6****大功能心智圖天后、暢銷作家胡雅茹，致力於推廣心智圖...
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13 Ways to Kill Your Community

by Doug Griffiths ...

13 Ways to Kill Your Community is lively, full of personality, conversational, breezy, succinct, and fun. One can imagine readers seeking out information on boosting their local community sighing dutifully as they seek out material and then being relieved and delighted when what they find turns out to be as entertaining as it is informative. The information provided is sometimes startling and ... Read more

$6.49 USD

13 Ways to Kill Your Community is lively, full of personality, conversational, breezy, succinct, and fun. One can imagine readers seeking out information on boosting their local community sighing dutifully as they seek out material and then being relieved and delighted when what they find turns out to be as entertaining as it is informative. The information provided is sometimes startling and
... Read more
How to Kill a Unicorn

How the World's Hottest Innovation Factory Builds Bold Ideas That Make It to Market

by Mark Payne ...

A unique behind-the-scenes look at the groundbreaking methodology that today's most in-demand innovation factory uses to create some of the boldest products and successfully bring them to market.Today, innovation is seen by business leaders and the media alike as the key to growth, a burning issue in every company, from startups to the Fortune 500. And in that space, Fahrenheit 212 is viewed as a ... Read more

$4.99 USD

A unique behind-the-scenes look at the groundbreaking methodology that today's most in-demand innovation factory uses to create some of the boldest products and successfully bring them to market.Today, innovation is seen by business leaders and the media alike as the key to growth, a burning issue in every company, from startups to the Fortune 500. And in that space, Fahrenheit 212 is viewed as a
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The Effective Change Manager: The Change Management Body of Knowledge

by The Change Management Institute ...

'The Effective Change Manager' is designed for change management practitioners, employers, authors, academics and anyone with an interest in the evolving professional discipline of change management. The first edition, 'The Change Management Body of Knowledge (CMBoK(c))', drew on the experience of more than six hundred change management professionals in thirty countries. This second edition has ... Read more

$33.99 USD

'The Effective Change Manager' is designed for change management practitioners, employers, authors, academics and anyone with an interest in the evolving professional discipline of change management. The first edition, 'The Change Management Body of Knowledge (CMBoK(c))', drew on the experience of more than six hundred change management professionals in thirty countries. This second edition has
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Kidding Ourselves

The Hidden Power of Self-Deception

by Joseph T. Hallinan ...

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Why We Make Mistakes, an illuminating exploration of human beings’ astonishing ability to deceive themselves.To one degree or another, we all misjudge reality. Our perception—of ourselves and the world around us—is much more malleable than we realize. This self-deception influences every major aspect of our personal and social life, ... Read more

$5.99 USD

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Why We Make Mistakes, an illuminating exploration of human beings’ astonishing ability to deceive themselves.To one degree or another, we all misjudge reality. Our perception—of ourselves and the world around us—is much more malleable than we realize. This self-deception influences every major aspect of our personal and social life,
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Messengers

Who We Listen To, Who We Don't, and Why

by Stephen Martin, Joseph Marks ...

"In the age of fake news, understanding who we trust and why is essential in explaining everything from leadership to power to our daily relationships." -Sinan AralWe live in a world where proven facts and verifiable data are freely and widely available. Why, then, are self-confident ignoramuses so often believed over thoughtful experts? And why do seemingly irrelevant details such as a person's ... Read more

$18.99 USD

"In the age of fake news, understanding who we trust and why is essential in explaining everything from leadership to power to our daily relationships." -Sinan AralWe live in a world where proven facts and verifiable data are freely and widely available. Why, then, are self-confident ignoramuses so often believed over thoughtful experts? And why do seemingly irrelevant details such as a person's
... Read more
The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Operations Management

by Linda Brennan ...

Series series McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Courses
Take a crash course in boosting operational efficiency!Whether a business manufactures trucks, delivers packages, or sells coffee, it lives and breathes on its operations. Without exception. Ensuring smooth, efficient processes is a challenging task--but the rewards are immense. The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Operations Management puts you on the fast track to bolstering and managing the ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Take a crash course in boosting operational efficiency!Whether a business manufactures trucks, delivers packages, or sells coffee, it lives and breathes on its operations. Without exception. Ensuring smooth, efficient processes is a challenging task--but the rewards are immense. The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Operations Management puts you on the fast track to bolstering and managing the
... Read more
Picture Your Business Strategy: Transform Decisions with the Power of Visuals

by Christine Chopyak ...

PICTURE THIS: A BOLD NEW BUSINESS STRATEGY DRAWN FROM TODAY'S HOTTEST VISUAL TRENDSScientific studies have shown that looking at pictures, drawings, and other graphics engage both sides of the brain--opening the "mind's eye" and business systems to new possibilities we might not otherwise see. Frustrated by lackluster approaches to strategy, companies are combining illustrations and color with ... Read more

$27.99 USD

PICTURE THIS: A BOLD NEW BUSINESS STRATEGY DRAWN FROM TODAY'S HOTTEST VISUAL TRENDSScientific studies have shown that looking at pictures, drawings, and other graphics engage both sides of the brain--opening the "mind's eye" and business systems to new possibilities we might not otherwise see. Frustrated by lackluster approaches to strategy, companies are combining illustrations and color with
... Read more
Influence and Persuasion (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

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

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

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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

Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe

by Greg Ip ...

How the very things we create to protect ourselves, like money market funds or anti-lock brakes, end up being the biggest threats to our safety and wellbeing.We have learned a staggering amount about human nature and disaster -- yet we keep having car crashes, floods, and financial crises. Partly this is because the success we have at making life safer enables us to take bigger risks. As our ... Read more

$14.99 USD

How the very things we create to protect ourselves, like money market funds or anti-lock brakes, end up being the biggest threats to our safety and wellbeing.We have learned a staggering amount about human nature and disaster -- yet we keep having car crashes, floods, and financial crises. Partly this is because the success we have at making life safer enables us to take bigger risks. As our
... Read more
Management Consultant, The

Mastering the Art of Consultancy

by Richard Newton ...

Series series Financial Times Series
The secret of being a successful management consultant is to focus on the genuine needs of the client and provide the best service to achieve and sustain results.The Management Consultant is your essential guide for both newcomers and practicing consultants to develop the skills that will help you understand your client’s needs, identify gaps in knowledge and deliver real value to all parts of ... Read more

$20.99 USD

The secret of being a successful management consultant is to focus on the genuine needs of the client and provide the best service to achieve and sustain results.The Management Consultant is your essential guide for both newcomers and practicing consultants to develop the skills that will help you understand your client’s needs, identify gaps in knowledge and deliver real value to all parts of
... Read more
The Six Sigma Way: How GE, Motorola, and Other Top Companies are Honing Their Performance

by Peter S. Pande, Robert P. Neuman, Roland R. Cavanagh ...

An implementation blueprint for SIX SIGMA!"The Six Sigma Way demystifies Six Sigma with a real-world 'how-to 'guide. A good investment for any business planning to launch Six Sigma."John Biedry, VP Quality & Compliance, Sears Home Services.Cost reduction...productivity improvement...customer retention...these are the promises of the Six Sigma quality management system. The Six Sigma Way reveals ... Read more

$35.99 USD

An implementation blueprint for SIX SIGMA!"The Six Sigma Way demystifies Six Sigma with a real-world 'how-to 'guide. A good investment for any business planning to launch Six Sigma."John Biedry, VP Quality & Compliance, Sears Home Services.Cost reduction...productivity improvement...customer retention...these are the promises of the Six Sigma quality management system. The Six Sigma Way reveals
... Read more

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