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

Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge

How Deming Helped Win a War, Altered the Face of Industry, and Holds the Key to Our Future

by John Willis ...

From the birth of modern industry, to winning WWII, to Japan’s Economic Miracle, W. Edwards Deming helped shape some of the most profound moments in modern history. Deming, an American engineer and statistician, is widely recognized for his contributions to the field of quality management. But his teachings go beyond quality management; they influence not only how we work today, but also how we ... Read more

$14.99 USD

From the birth of modern industry, to winning WWII, to Japan’s Economic Miracle, W. Edwards Deming helped shape some of the most profound moments in modern history. Deming, an American engineer and statistician, is widely recognized for his contributions to the field of quality management. But his teachings go beyond quality management; they influence not only how we work today, but also how we
... Read more
Less I Do, The More I Make

Automate or Die: How to Get More Done in Less Time and Take Your Life Back

by Ron LeGrand ...

Eliminate Your Workload and Reach ProsperityRunning a business right is not about working hard or long hours; it’s about working smart. So many business owners today feel the need to stay busy, and they overlook the critical things needed to improve their business. In The Less I Do, The More I Make, highly successful real estate guru Ron LeGrand offers the secret to enhancing your business and ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Eliminate Your Workload and Reach ProsperityRunning a business right is not about working hard or long hours; it’s about working smart. So many business owners today feel the need to stay busy, and they overlook the critical things needed to improve their business. In The Less I Do, The More I Make, highly successful real estate guru Ron LeGrand offers the secret to enhancing your business and
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Mental Models

3-in-1 Guide to Master Your Thought Process, Cognition, Reasoning, Decision Making & Solve Problems

by Troye Bates ...

Series Book 16 - Brain Training
Mental Models - 3 Manuscripts in 1 Book, Including: How to Think Differently, How to Rewire Your Brain and How to Mind Map.HOW TO THINK DIFFERENTLY:7 Steps to Master Mental Models, Critical Thinking, Decision Making & Problem Solving.YOU WILL LEARN:How to become the master of your choices.How to develop your critical thinking abilities.How to think logically and reasonably.How to learn to see the ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Mental Models - 3 Manuscripts in 1 Book, Including: How to Think Differently, How to Rewire Your Brain and How to Mind Map.HOW TO THINK DIFFERENTLY:7 Steps to Master Mental Models, Critical Thinking, Decision Making & Problem Solving.YOU WILL LEARN:How to become the master of your choices.How to develop your critical thinking abilities.How to think logically and reasonably.How to learn to see the
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Business Model Book, The

Design, Build And Adapt Business Ideas That Drive Business Growth

by Adam Bock ...

Adam Bock is a research academic, serial entrepreneur, and professional financier and venture consultant. As an academic, he has studied business models globally, from the US and UK to Russia and India, and has published highly cited articles about business models, including the first large-scale global study of business model innovation. As Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at The University of ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Adam Bock is a research academic, serial entrepreneur, and professional financier and venture consultant. As an academic, he has studied business models globally, from the US and UK to Russia and India, and has published highly cited articles about business models, including the first large-scale global study of business model innovation. As Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at The University of
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Jump Start Your Brain

How Everyone at Every Age Can Be Smarter and More Productive

by Doug Hall ...

Learn time-tested, research-proven practices that generate creativity and innovation, helping you and/or your organization get a leg-up on the competition.Creativity is not random. There are reproducible tools and tactics that can help you think smarter and more creatively. Doug Hall and David Wecker work with executives, entrepreneurs, kids, teachers—and everyone who hungers for more wisdom, ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Learn time-tested, research-proven practices that generate creativity and innovation, helping you and/or your organization get a leg-up on the competition.Creativity is not random. There are reproducible tools and tactics that can help you think smarter and more creatively. Doug Hall and David Wecker work with executives, entrepreneurs, kids, teachers—and everyone who hungers for more wisdom,
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Investigating Performance

Design and Outcomes With Xapi

by Sean Putman, Janet Laane Effron ...

Through conversations with Learning & Development professionals about the need for better data, it’s become clear that good design is not only about designing for data, but also designing from data. Investigating Performance comprehensively looks at designing to get valuable data needed to understand both course and user performance via data collection and analytics. The authors present tools and ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Through conversations with Learning & Development professionals about the need for better data, it’s become clear that good design is not only about designing for data, but also designing from data. Investigating Performance comprehensively looks at designing to get valuable data needed to understand both course and user performance via data collection and analytics. The authors present tools and
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The Art of Risk

What we can learn from the world's leading risk-takers

by Richard Harris ...

Diving doctor on the Thai Cave Rescue (now a Netflix series) and former joint Australian of the Year explores the stories of other people who regularly risk their lives and what we can learn from their expertise.Are free-solo climbers, underwater cave explorers and big-wave surfers crazy ... or cautious? How do soldiers and fighter pilots manage risk? What can we learn from how BASE jumpers and ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Diving doctor on the Thai Cave Rescue (now a Netflix series) and former joint Australian of the Year explores the stories of other people who regularly risk their lives and what we can learn from their expertise.Are free-solo climbers, underwater cave explorers and big-wave surfers crazy ... or cautious? How do soldiers and fighter pilots manage risk? What can we learn from how BASE jumpers and
... Read more
Living on the Fault Line, Revised Edition

Managing for Shareholder Value in Any Economy

by Geoffrey A. Moore ...

The fault line -- that dangerous, unstable seam in the economy where powerful innovations and savage competition meet and create market-shattering tremors. Every company lives on it; no manager can control it.In the original edition of Living on the Fault Line, Geoffrey Moore presented a compelling argument for using shareholder value (or share price) as the key driver in management decisions. ... Read more

$9.99 USD

The fault line -- that dangerous, unstable seam in the economy where powerful innovations and savage competition meet and create market-shattering tremors. Every company lives on it; no manager can control it.In the original edition of Living on the Fault Line, Geoffrey Moore presented a compelling argument for using shareholder value (or share price) as the key driver in management decisions.
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The Strategic Formula

by Eric D. Noren ...

Every executive believes they have a strategy. But when you ask them to write it down — in a single statement specific enough that a new executive could read it and know exactly what the company is and isn't doing — something surprising happens. They write completely different answers. One leader describes a business model. Another describes a competitive advantage. A third describes the five-year ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Every executive believes they have a strategy. But when you ask them to write it down — in a single statement specific enough that a new executive could read it and know exactly what the company is and isn't doing — something surprising happens. They write completely different answers. One leader describes a business model. Another describes a competitive advantage. A third describes the five-year
... Read more
Product at a Distance

Innovation in the Era of Distributed Teams

by Dave Scott ...

The missing playbook for envisioning and building great products, regardless of where your team sits.Every product team needs a destination before it needs directions. When teams are distributed across time zones and continents, agreeing on that destination-and keeping everyone navigating toward it-is where most organizations miss the mark.Product at a Distance is the GPS modern distributed ... Read more

$9.99 USD

The missing playbook for envisioning and building great products, regardless of where your team sits.Every product team needs a destination before it needs directions. When teams are distributed across time zones and continents, agreeing on that destination-and keeping everyone navigating toward it-is where most organizations miss the mark.Product at a Distance is the GPS modern distributed
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The Mini-Book on Use Cases: All You Need but Short

The Simplifying Series

by Alistair Cockburn ...

Series series The Simplifying Series
Get moving fast on use cases.This book opens with a dozen examples ranging from simple to complex, low-level to "kite"-level. By page 38, you've finished the core explanations and are already slicing, refining, and applying the 7 key concepts to improve your writing. It's fast, focused, and designed to get readers productive immediately.A concise, practical introduction to use cases, from the ... Read more

$8.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get moving fast on use cases.This book opens with a dozen examples ranging from simple to complex, low-level to "kite"-level. By page 38, you've finished the core explanations and are already slicing, refining, and applying the 7 key concepts to improve your writing. It's fast, focused, and designed to get readers productive immediately.A concise, practical introduction to use cases, from the
... Read more
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
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Book Review: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

A compelling exploration of human thought processes

by 50minutes ...

Series series Book Review
It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide.Thinking, Fast and Slow, by the Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman, explores the fallacies that can impair human decision-making and the biases that may lead us to act in an irrational way. Kahneman posits that the human mind is governed by ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide.Thinking, Fast and Slow, by the Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman, explores the fallacies that can impair human decision-making and the biases that may lead us to act in an irrational way. Kahneman posits that the human mind is governed by
... Read more
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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Story Thinking and the Real-world Applications of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writing

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

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

$21.99 USD

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

9 Practices for Unlocking Performance and Growth in Uncertain Times

by Karina Mangu-Ward ...

Unlock Your Team's Full Potential in Turbulent Times.In today's uncertain world, even the smartest companies struggle-not for lack of strategy or talent, but because their people are bogged down by the messy reality of modern teamwork. Teams That Meet the Moment is a radically practical guide to fixing how work actually gets done inside complex organizations, drawn from a decade of hands-on ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Unlock Your Team's Full Potential in Turbulent Times.In today's uncertain world, even the smartest companies struggle-not for lack of strategy or talent, but because their people are bogged down by the messy reality of modern teamwork. Teams That Meet the Moment is a radically practical guide to fixing how work actually gets done inside complex organizations, drawn from a decade of hands-on
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¿Realmente lo necesitas?

Una práctica guía para replantear tus finanzas personales

by Pierre-Yves Mcsween ...

¿Lo necesitas? ¿Realmente lo necesitas? En este importante trabajo, con perspicacia y humor, el autor nos invita a plantearnos esta simple pregunta antes de tomar decisiones de compra que tienen un efecto directo en nuestra cuenta bancaria.El analfabetismo financiero y el consumo excesivo tienen un impacto negativo en la sociedad. El autor cuestiona la forma en que gastamos e insiste en la ... Read more

$7.39 USD

¿Lo necesitas? ¿Realmente lo necesitas? En este importante trabajo, con perspicacia y humor, el autor nos invita a plantearnos esta simple pregunta antes de tomar decisiones de compra que tienen un efecto directo en nuestra cuenta bancaria.El analfabetismo financiero y el consumo excesivo tienen un impacto negativo en la sociedad. El autor cuestiona la forma en que gastamos e insiste en la
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How To Create A CPN Number

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

by Larry Wheeler ...

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

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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

Ethically Harness the Power of AI

by Nell Watson ...

WINNER: Choice Reviews - Outstanding Academic Title, 2025WINNER: Goody Business Book Award 2024 - Technology - GeneralAI promises to transform our world, supercharging productivity and driving new innovations. Taming the Machine uncovers how you can responsibly harness the power of AI with confidence.AI has the potential to become a personal assistant, a creative partner, an editor and a re... ... Read more

$15.99 USD

WINNER: Choice Reviews - Outstanding Academic Title, 2025WINNER: Goody Business Book Award 2024 - Technology - GeneralAI promises to transform our world, supercharging productivity and driving new innovations. Taming the Machine uncovers how you can responsibly harness the power of AI with confidence.AI has the potential to become a personal assistant, a creative partner, an editor and a re...
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Customer Service Training for Service Technicians

Customer Service Training Series, #9

by Kimberly Peters ...

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

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Repairing the equipment is just part of the job for a good technician. You must also "repair" the relationship with the customer.Customer Service Training for Service Technicians provides you with customer service training focused on the role of the technician. Learn how to use your interpersonal skills to create long lasting customers.Even more important, learn how to leverage service to bring in
... Read more
Exception to the Rule: The Surprising Science of Character-Based Culture, Engagement, and Performance

by Alan Kolp, Peter J. Rea, James K. Stoller ...

The antidote to navigating turbulent times isn’t more rules. It is timeless virtue that creates sustainable value.Thoughtful leaders are keenly aware of the enormous challenge they face to drive high performance in a world that continues to ratchet up pressure and uncertainty. Some leaders respond by getting tough and establishing strict rules. They get people in line, but they don’t inspire ... Read more

$22.99 USD

The antidote to navigating turbulent times isn’t more rules. It is timeless virtue that creates sustainable value.Thoughtful leaders are keenly aware of the enormous challenge they face to drive high performance in a world that continues to ratchet up pressure and uncertainty. Some leaders respond by getting tough and establishing strict rules. They get people in line, but they don’t inspire
... Read more
Startup Myths and Models

What You Won't Learn in Business School

by Rizwan Virk ...

Budding entrepreneurs face a challenging road. The path is not made any easier by all the clichés they hear about how to make a startup succeed—from platitudes and conventional wisdom to downright contradictions.This witty and wise guide to the dilemmas of entrepreneurship debunks widespread misconceptions about how the world of startups works and offers hard-earned advice for every step of the ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Budding entrepreneurs face a challenging road. The path is not made any easier by all the clichés they hear about how to make a startup succeed—from platitudes and conventional wisdom to downright contradictions.This witty and wise guide to the dilemmas of entrepreneurship debunks widespread misconceptions about how the world of startups works and offers hard-earned advice for every step of the
... Read more
Humanizing Healthcare: Hardwire Humanity into the Future of Health

by Summer Knight ...

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

$20.99 USD

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