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

Beating the Dow Completely Revised and Updated

A High-Return, Low-Risk Method for Investing in the Dow Jones Industrial Stocks with as Little as $5,000

by John Downes, Michael B. O'Higgins ...

In 1991, Michael B. O'Higgins, one of the nation's top money managers, turned the investment world upside down with an ingenious strategy, showing how all investors--from those with only $5,000 to invest to millionaires--could beat the pros 95% of the time by putting 100% of their equity investment into the high-yield, low-risk "dog" stocks of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. His formula spawned ... Read more

$9.99 USD

In 1991, Michael B. O'Higgins, one of the nation's top money managers, turned the investment world upside down with an ingenious strategy, showing how all investors--from those with only $5,000 to invest to millionaires--could beat the pros 95% of the time by putting 100% of their equity investment into the high-yield, low-risk "dog" stocks of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. His formula spawned
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Strategy for the Corporate Level

Where to Invest, What to Cut Back and How to Grow Organisations with Multiple Divisions

by Andrew Campbell, Michael Goold, Marcus Alexander, Jo Whitehead ...

A revised edition of the bestselling classicThis book covers strategy for organisations that operate more than one business, a situation commonly referred to as group-level or corporate-level strategy. Corporate-level strategy addresses four types of decisions that only corporate-level managers can make: which businesses or markets to enter, how much to invest in each business, how to select and ... Read more

$50.00 USD

A revised edition of the bestselling classicThis book covers strategy for organisations that operate more than one business, a situation commonly referred to as group-level or corporate-level strategy. Corporate-level strategy addresses four types of decisions that only corporate-level managers can make: which businesses or markets to enter, how much to invest in each business, how to select and
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The Leader's Checklist, 10th Anniversary Edition

16 Mission-Critical Principles

by Michael Useem ...

Envision this scenario: An industrial manufacturer is breaking itself in three, and its board chair asks you, the chief financial officer, to step up to the helm of one of the spin-offs. You will take charge of everything, from plant operations and product marketing to human resources and governance practices. Are you ready to lead?In The Leader's Checklist, 10th Anniversary Edition: 16 Mission ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Envision this scenario: An industrial manufacturer is breaking itself in three, and its board chair asks you, the chief financial officer, to step up to the helm of one of the spin-offs. You will take charge of everything, from plant operations and product marketing to human resources and governance practices. Are you ready to lead?In The Leader's Checklist, 10th Anniversary Edition: 16 Mission
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Pig Wrestling

The Brilliantly Simple Way to Solve Any Problem… and Create the Change You Need

by Pete Lindsay, Dr Mark Bawden ...

‘This enjoyable book could bring about profound change’ Professor Steve Peters author of The Chimp ParadoxARE YOU WRESTLING WITH A PIG OF A PROBLEM?Pig Wrestling is a simple story with a powerful message. Read it in under an hour, and you’ll be ready to tackle any type of sticky situation in work or life.Meet a stressed Young Manager, whose teams are at each other’s throats. At his local coffee ... Read more

$14.99 USD

‘This enjoyable book could bring about profound change’ Professor Steve Peters author of The Chimp ParadoxARE YOU WRESTLING WITH A PIG OF A PROBLEM?Pig Wrestling is a simple story with a powerful message. Read it in under an hour, and you’ll be ready to tackle any type of sticky situation in work or life.Meet a stressed Young Manager, whose teams are at each other’s throats. At his local coffee
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Discounting the Future

The Ascendancy of a Political Technology

by Liliana Doganova ...

Series Book 7 - Near Futures
A pioneering exploration of the defining traits and contradictions of our relationship to the future through the lens of discountingForest fires, droughts, and rising sea levels beg a nagging question: have we lost our capacity to act on the future? Liliana Doganova’s book sheds new light on this anxious query. It argues that our relationship to the future has been trapped in the gears of a device ... Read more

$21.99 USD

A pioneering exploration of the defining traits and contradictions of our relationship to the future through the lens of discountingForest fires, droughts, and rising sea levels beg a nagging question: have we lost our capacity to act on the future? Liliana Doganova’s book sheds new light on this anxious query. It argues that our relationship to the future has been trapped in the gears of a device
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The Twelve Absolutes of Leadership

by Gary Burnison ...

ALL IN, ALL THE TIMEFor Gary Burnison, CEO of the world’s largest executive search firm, these five simple words perfectly capture the essence of great leadership. There can be no half measures. Complete commitment, total engagement, and a powerful sense of personal responsibility are the criteria for true leadership excellence. It’s more than a job; it’s a way of life. But how do you get there? ... Read more

$29.99 USD

ALL IN, ALL THE TIMEFor Gary Burnison, CEO of the world’s largest executive search firm, these five simple words perfectly capture the essence of great leadership. There can be no half measures. Complete commitment, total engagement, and a powerful sense of personal responsibility are the criteria for true leadership excellence. It’s more than a job; it’s a way of life. But how do you get there?
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Practice Game Theory

by Albert Rutherford ...

Advanced strategic decision-making tools for everyday life.Should one enter a market where someone is in a monopoly position? When is going to the ER a good or a bad decision? Why is it never a good idea for rebels to concede? Practice Game Theory answers all these questions. Think about and solve problems more effectively applying strategic games models to real-life challenges.Learn how top world ... Read more

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Advanced strategic decision-making tools for everyday life.Should one enter a market where someone is in a monopoly position? When is going to the ER a good or a bad decision? Why is it never a good idea for rebels to concede? Practice Game Theory answers all these questions. Think about and solve problems more effectively applying strategic games models to real-life challenges.Learn how top world
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Excellence Now: Extreme Humanism

by Tom Peters ...

Excellence Now: Extreme HumanismThis beautifully-designed book by award-winning design firm, Donovan/Green, captures Tom's timeless and new lessons in leadership for NOW. Called the "Greatest Business Book of All Time" (Bloomsbury UK), Tom and Robert Waterman's In Search of Excellence launched a maverick approach to management thinking in 1982. Tom's seventeen books since have been cornerstones of ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Excellence Now: Extreme HumanismThis beautifully-designed book by award-winning design firm, Donovan/Green, captures Tom's timeless and new lessons in leadership for NOW. Called the "Greatest Business Book of All Time" (Bloomsbury UK), Tom and Robert Waterman's In Search of Excellence launched a maverick approach to management thinking in 1982. Tom's seventeen books since have been cornerstones of
... Read more
Startups and Downs

The Secrets of Resilient Entrepreneurs

by Mona Bijoor ...

Entrepreneurship is a cycle of failures and recoveries-hopefully with more successes than not. This national bestseller is about resilience and navigating the process. How do the best entrepreneurs think about failure-as it's happening and in hindsight-and ultimately win?Today’s media is replete with stories about major entrepreneurial successes, IPOs (initial public offerings), mergers, and ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Entrepreneurship is a cycle of failures and recoveries-hopefully with more successes than not. This national bestseller is about resilience and navigating the process. How do the best entrepreneurs think about failure-as it's happening and in hindsight-and ultimately win?Today’s media is replete with stories about major entrepreneurial successes, IPOs (initial public offerings), mergers, and
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Essentials of Game Theory

A Concise Multidisciplinary Introduction

by Kevin Leyton-Brown, Yoav Shoham ...

Series series Synthesis Lectures on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Game theory is the mathematical study of interaction among independent, self-interested agents. The audience for game theory has grown dramatically in recent years, and now spans disciplines as diverse as political science, biology, psychology, economics, linguistics, sociology, and computer science, among others. What has been missing is a relatively short introduction to the field covering the ... Read more

$32.99 USD

Game theory is the mathematical study of interaction among independent, self-interested agents. The audience for game theory has grown dramatically in recent years, and now spans disciplines as diverse as political science, biology, psychology, economics, linguistics, sociology, and computer science, among others. What has been missing is a relatively short introduction to the field covering the
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Mindfulness and Money

The Buddhist Path of Abundance

by Dominic J. Houlder, Kulananda Houlder ...

From two leading instructors in business and Buddhism comes a fresh approach to making peace with your finances and creating true abundance.It may seem contradictory that Buddhist teachers Kulananda and Dominic Houlder have also been highly successful in the business arena, but they have learned that Buddhist teachings do not require a life of poverty, and can indeed go hand-in-hand with wealth ... Read more

$4.99 USD

From two leading instructors in business and Buddhism comes a fresh approach to making peace with your finances and creating true abundance.It may seem contradictory that Buddhist teachers Kulananda and Dominic Houlder have also been highly successful in the business arena, but they have learned that Buddhist teachings do not require a life of poverty, and can indeed go hand-in-hand with wealth
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DK Essential Managers: Managing Change

by Robert Heller ...

Series series DK Essential Managers
Learn all you need to know about adapting to change, from initiating modifications to responding positively to them. Turn and face the strange features of your new business environment with this efficient how-to guide. Managing Change enables you to understand and plan for change to achieve the best results, plus it provides practical techniques for you to try in different settings. Whether you ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Learn all you need to know about adapting to change, from initiating modifications to responding positively to them. Turn and face the strange features of your new business environment with this efficient how-to guide. Managing Change enables you to understand and plan for change to achieve the best results, plus it provides practical techniques for you to try in different settings. Whether you
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Competition is Killing Us

How Big Business is Harming Our Society and Planet - and What To Do About It

by Michelle Meagher ...

We live in the age of big companies where rising levels of power are concentrated in the hands of a few. Yet no government or organisation has the power to regulate these titans and hold them to account. We need big companies to share their power and we, the people of the world, need to reclaim it.In Competition is Killing Us, top business and competition lawyer Michelle Meagher establishes a new ... Read more

$18.99 USD

We live in the age of big companies where rising levels of power are concentrated in the hands of a few. Yet no government or organisation has the power to regulate these titans and hold them to account. We need big companies to share their power and we, the people of the world, need to reclaim it.In Competition is Killing Us, top business and competition lawyer Michelle Meagher establishes a new
... Read more
Exit Path: How to Win the Startup End Game

by Touraj Parang ...

An exit strategy, if implemented early, is the surprising secret to ultimate startup success. Find out why—and how to develop one—in this comprehensive, practical guide from veteran Silicon Valley dealmaker Touraj Parang.In 2008, Touraj Parang's award-winning startup, Jaxtr, had 10 million users, raised nearly $20 million from top-tier Silicon Valley investors, and seemed poised to sail straight ... Read more

$23.99 USD

An exit strategy, if implemented early, is the surprising secret to ultimate startup success. Find out why—and how to develop one—in this comprehensive, practical guide from veteran Silicon Valley dealmaker Touraj Parang.In 2008, Touraj Parang's award-winning startup, Jaxtr, had 10 million users, raised nearly $20 million from top-tier Silicon Valley investors, and seemed poised to sail straight
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TRIZ For Dummies

by Lilly Haines-Gadd ...

Use TRIZ to unlock creative problem solvingAre you new to TRIZ and looking for an easy-to-follow guide on how you can use it to enhance your company's creativity, innovation and problem-solving abilities? Look no further! Written in plain English and packed with tons of accessible and easy-to-follow instruction, TRIZ For Dummies shows you how to use this powerful toolkit to discover all the ways ... Read more

$21.00 USD

Use TRIZ to unlock creative problem solvingAre you new to TRIZ and looking for an easy-to-follow guide on how you can use it to enhance your company's creativity, innovation and problem-solving abilities? Look no further! Written in plain English and packed with tons of accessible and easy-to-follow instruction, TRIZ For Dummies shows you how to use this powerful toolkit to discover all the ways
... Read more
Enterprise Risk Management

A Methodology for Achieving Strategic Objectives

by Gregory Monahan ...

Series Book 20 - Wiley and SAS Business Series
Written for enterprise risk management (ERM) practitioners who recognize ERM?s value to their organization, Enterprise Risk Management: A Methodology for Achieving Strategic Objectives thoroughly examines operational risk management and allows you to leverage ERM methodology in your organization by putting author and ERM authority Gregory Monahan's Strategic Objectives At Risk (SOAR) methodology ... Read more

$48.00 USD

Written for enterprise risk management (ERM) practitioners who recognize ERM?s value to their organization, Enterprise Risk Management: A Methodology for Achieving Strategic Objectives thoroughly examines operational risk management and allows you to leverage ERM methodology in your organization by putting author and ERM authority Gregory Monahan's Strategic Objectives At Risk (SOAR) methodology
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How Do You Fight a Horse-Sized Duck?

Secrets to Succeeding at Interview Mind Games and Getting the Job You Want

by William Poundstone ...

Learn how to succeed at interview mind games and win job offers at A‑list companies, with more than eighty difficult and devious questions, puzzles, and brain teasersEach year about 28 million Americans begin a search for a new job. Many more live in the age of the permanent job search, their online profiles eternally awaiting a better offer. Job seekers are more mobile and better informed than ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Learn how to succeed at interview mind games and win job offers at A‑list companies, with more than eighty difficult and devious questions, puzzles, and brain teasersEach year about 28 million Americans begin a search for a new job. Many more live in the age of the permanent job search, their online profiles eternally awaiting a better offer. Job seekers are more mobile and better informed than
... Read more
Hiring Smart!

How to Predict Winners and Losers in the Incredibly Expensive People-Reading Game

by Pierre Mornell ...

Now in Paperback!People are the most valuable asset in today'¬?s fiercely competitive workplace. In HIRING SMART, now available in paperback for the first time, Dr. Mornell delineates 45 simple strategies for "people reading"-observing a candidate'¬?s behavior and predicting what they'¬?ll be like in the workplace-that virtually guarantee hiring the best possible candidate for any job.An ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Now in Paperback!People are the most valuable asset in today'¬?s fiercely competitive workplace. In HIRING SMART, now available in paperback for the first time, Dr. Mornell delineates 45 simple strategies for "people reading"-observing a candidate'¬?s behavior and predicting what they'¬?ll be like in the workplace-that virtually guarantee hiring the best possible candidate for any job.An
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贏在邏輯思考力：玩一場擴張邊界的遊戲

by 郝旭烈 ...

好懂秒懂知識專家──郝旭烈（郝哥）大白話解釋邏輯思考是什麼？融合各方思維框架‧內化原理引導應用大腦運作習性‧理論實踐‧日常案例‧引導工具‧課後練習為你帶來大白話、好懂秒懂的思考力！不要執著在抬槓，而要關注目的；不要執著在結論，而要關注觀點；不要執著在對錯，而要關注理解。4大核心思維╳4大重要原理╳4大內化心法╳4大應用方向，讓想……學習獨立思考→培養思維能力好理解各方觀點增進職場溝通→依循大腦習性找到最佳連結運用決策思考力？→用框架界定問題做最優選擇想自我成長→懂得邏輯本質來擴張思維認知通通都適用！「邏輯思考是什麼？」其實很簡單，就是「理解」的過程。就像面對下面問題，你絕對少不了邏輯思考力：投資房產好、還是股票好？→財務思維如何提高商品的銷售收入？→解決問題能力A、B方案如何最大化資源？→決策思... ... Read more

$8.99 USD

好懂秒懂知識專家──郝旭烈（郝哥）大白話解釋邏輯思考是什麼？融合各方思維框架‧內化原理引導應用大腦運作習性‧理論實踐‧日常案例‧引導工具‧課後練習為你帶來大白話、好懂秒懂的思考力！不要執著在抬槓，而要關注目的；不要執著在結論，而要關注觀點；不要執著在對錯，而要關注理解。4大核心思維╳4大重要原理╳4大內化心法╳4大應用方向，讓想……學習獨立思考→培養思維能力好理解各方觀點增進職場溝通→依循大腦習性找到最佳連結運用決策思考力？→用框架界定問題做最優選擇想自我成長→懂得邏輯本質來擴張思維認知通通都適用！「邏輯思考是什麼？」其實很簡單，就是「理解」的過程。就像面對下面問題，你絕對少不了邏輯思考力：投資房產好、還是股票好？→財務思維如何提高商品的銷售收入？→解決問題能力A、B方案如何最大化資源？→決策思...
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精準決策：哈佛商學院教你繞開大腦的偏誤，不出錯的做出好判斷

Judgment in Managerial Decision Making

by 麥斯‧貝澤曼, Max H. Bazerman& 唐‧摩爾, Don A. Moore ...

Series series VIEW
★長銷40年經典之作★股神合夥人查理‧蒙格唯一推薦的管理決策書「這是我讀過關於『管理決策』最有用的一本書！」管理者必讀！哈佛商學院、哈斯商學院都在用的決策判斷力「如何克服偏見，做出更好的決定？」「如何複製好的模型，持續做出精準且合理的決策？」以上是管理者永恆的問題。貝澤曼和摩爾為這些問題，提供最佳解方。◎人不是理性的，判斷充滿偏誤2002年獲得諾貝爾經濟學獎的丹尼爾．康納曼（Daniel Kahneman），當時揭示了「人不是理性」的觀點，他提出人的思考體系分為兩部分：一是重視直覺、感性的系統1，另一則是重視分析、理性的系統2，告訴我們，生活中大多數判斷，使用的是直覺判斷的系統1，而系統1的判斷，快速、直接，充滿偏誤，容易讓我們的思考落入陷阱之中而不自知。貝澤曼在這個基礎上，延伸出關於「管理決策」的解答。「直覺出錯」這個問題是人類共有的，不過在那些聰明經理人或投資人身上特別嚴重 ... Read more

$9.99 USD

★長銷40年經典之作★股神合夥人查理‧蒙格唯一推薦的管理決策書「這是我讀過關於『管理決策』最有用的一本書！」管理者必讀！哈佛商學院、哈斯商學院都在用的決策判斷力「如何克服偏見，做出更好的決定？」「如何複製好的模型，持續做出精準且合理的決策？」以上是管理者永恆的問題。貝澤曼和摩爾為這些問題，提供最佳解方。◎人不是理性的，判斷充滿偏誤2002年獲得諾貝爾經濟學獎的丹尼爾．康納曼（Daniel Kahneman），當時揭示了「人不是理性」的觀點，他提出人的思考體系分為兩部分：一是重視直覺、感性的系統1，另一則是重視分析、理性的系統2，告訴我們，生活中大多數判斷，使用的是直覺判斷的系統1，而系統1的判斷，快速、直接，充滿偏誤，容易讓我們的思考落入陷阱之中而不自知。貝澤曼在這個基礎上，延伸出關於「管理決策」的解答。「直覺出錯」這個問題是人類共有的，不過在那些聰明經理人或投資人身上特別嚴重
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People Analytics

Theory, Tools and Techniques

by Pratyush Banerjee, Jatin Pandey, Manish Gupta ...

This book addresses the topic of people analytics focusing especially on demystifying analytics for managers, from both statistical and computing points of view. It presents the evolution and the importance of people analytics in today’s workforce management and highlights the motivation for studying business analytics, shows the different levels of analytic maturity and discusses real world ... Read more

$60.99 USD

This book addresses the topic of people analytics focusing especially on demystifying analytics for managers, from both statistical and computing points of view. It presents the evolution and the importance of people analytics in today’s workforce management and highlights the motivation for studying business analytics, shows the different levels of analytic maturity and discusses real world
... 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
... Read more
Strategic Value Creation

Design and Execute a Strategy for Breakthrough Returns

by Rupert Morrison, Jon Andrew ...

Strategic Value Creation shows how senior business leaders can design and execute a data-driven strategy for their organizations to ensure that value creation is focused on the customer segments most integral to business success.Value creation underpins any successful business and businesses that fail to create unique value for their customers will struggle to survive. This book demonstrates how ... Read more

$46.99 USD

Strategic Value Creation shows how senior business leaders can design and execute a data-driven strategy for their organizations to ensure that value creation is focused on the customer segments most integral to business success.Value creation underpins any successful business and businesses that fail to create unique value for their customers will struggle to survive. This book demonstrates how
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Little Book of Big Management Questions, The

The 76 most important questions and how to answer them

by James McGrath ...

The Little Book of Big Management Questions provides instant solutions to the key questions that every manager asks themselves:How can I motivate my team? How do I calculate the length of the project? How do I delegate effectively? How do I prepare a strategic plan? And many, many more.Each question is easy to find, explains why it’s important and the business thinking behind it. Then the fast, ... Read more

$10.99 USD

The Little Book of Big Management Questions provides instant solutions to the key questions that every manager asks themselves:How can I motivate my team? How do I calculate the length of the project? How do I delegate effectively? How do I prepare a strategic plan? And many, many more.Each question is easy to find, explains why it’s important and the business thinking behind it. Then the fast,
... Read more

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