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

People Management

by Rus Slater ...

Series series Collins Business Secrets
The people management secrets that experts and top professionals use.Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of People ManagementIncludes how to:• Build a business-like relationships with your direct reports• Set clear targets and monitor them• Understand different personality types and how to manage them• Deliver criticism and compliments in the right way• Mentor your ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

The people management secrets that experts and top professionals use.Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of People ManagementIncludes how to:• Build a business-like relationships with your direct reports• Set clear targets and monitor them• Understand different personality types and how to manage them• Deliver criticism and compliments in the right way• Mentor your
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The Smart Swarm

How to Work Efficiently, Communicate Effectively, and Make Better Decisions Using the Secrets of Flocks, Schools, and Colonies

by Peter Miller ...

What ants, bees, fish, and smart swarms can teach us about communication, organization, and decision-makingThe modern world may be obsessed with speed and productivity, but twenty-first-century humans actually have much to learn from the ancient instincts of swarms. A fascinating new take on the concept of collective intelligence and its colorful manifestations in some of our most complex problems ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

What ants, bees, fish, and smart swarms can teach us about communication, organization, and decision-makingThe modern world may be obsessed with speed and productivity, but twenty-first-century humans actually have much to learn from the ancient instincts of swarms. A fascinating new take on the concept of collective intelligence and its colorful manifestations in some of our most complex problems
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The Battle of Waterloo

The Battle That Changed Europe Forever

by 50minutes ...

Series series History
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of Waterloo in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Battle of Waterloo. At the start of the 19th century, the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte won a series of stunning military victories and ruled over a vast empire. This all changed at the Battle of Waterloo, ... Read more

$18.43 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of Waterloo in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Battle of Waterloo. At the start of the 19th century, the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte won a series of stunning military victories and ruled over a vast empire. This all changed at the Battle of Waterloo,
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The Medici Effect, With a New Preface and Discussion Guide

What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation

by Frans Johansson ...

Why do so many world-changing insights come from people with little or no related experience? Charles Darwin was a geologist when he proposed the theory of evolution. And it was an astronomer who finally explained what happened to the dinosaurs.Frans Johansson's The Medici Effect shows how breakthrough ideas most often occur when we bring concepts from one field into a new, unfamiliar territory ... Read more

$29.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Why do so many world-changing insights come from people with little or no related experience? Charles Darwin was a geologist when he proposed the theory of evolution. And it was an astronomer who finally explained what happened to the dinosaurs.Frans Johansson's The Medici Effect shows how breakthrough ideas most often occur when we bring concepts from one field into a new, unfamiliar territory
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Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense Approach to a Continuous Improvement Strategy, Second Edition

by Masaaki Imai ...

The definitive, fully up-to-date guide to continuous improvement in the workplace"An updated version of a classic book that shares a wealth of new healthcare examples and case studies from around the world. The methods in this book will help you improve quality and safety, reduce waiting times, and improve the long-term financial position of your organization. Highly recommended!" --Mark Graban, ... Read more

$53.89 CAD

The definitive, fully up-to-date guide to continuous improvement in the workplace"An updated version of a classic book that shares a wealth of new healthcare examples and case studies from around the world. The methods in this book will help you improve quality and safety, reduce waiting times, and improve the long-term financial position of your organization. Highly recommended!" --Mark Graban,
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Book review : Le Nouveau Manager Minute

Résumé et analyse du livre de Kenneth Blanchard et Spencer Johnson

by Laurie Frenkel, Soraya Belghazi, 50minutes ...

Series Book 14 - Book Review
Un guide pratique et accessible pour comprendre Le nouveau Manager Minute de Ken Blanchard et Spencer JohnsonKen Blanchard et Spencer Johnson sont devenus des experts reconnus en matière de management depuis le succès de leur Manager Minute dans les années 1980. Face aux évolutions de la société actuelle et à leurs impacts sur nos modes de travail, les auteurs ont proposé en 2015 une version ... Read more

$14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Un guide pratique et accessible pour comprendre Le nouveau Manager Minute de Ken Blanchard et Spencer JohnsonKen Blanchard et Spencer Johnson sont devenus des experts reconnus en matière de management depuis le succès de leur Manager Minute dans les années 1980. Face aux évolutions de la société actuelle et à leurs impacts sur nos modes de travail, les auteurs ont proposé en 2015 une version
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MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES for the 21st Century

by Peter F. Drucker ...

Peter F. Drucker discusses how the new paradigms of management have changed and will continue to change our basic assumptions about the practices and principles of management. Forward-looking and forward-thinking, Management Challenges for the 21st Century combines the broad knowledge, wide practical experience, profound insight, sharp analysis, and enlightened common sense that are the essence of ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Peter F. Drucker discusses how the new paradigms of management have changed and will continue to change our basic assumptions about the practices and principles of management. Forward-looking and forward-thinking, Management Challenges for the 21st Century combines the broad knowledge, wide practical experience, profound insight, sharp analysis, and enlightened common sense that are the essence of
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Badass Intuition

The Art of Mastering Quick Powerful Decisions

by Dana Pharant ...

When has your intuition ever been wrong? I am going to bet the answer would be never. If you had a friend who was right 100% of the time, would you consult them for every decision? You have that ability at your fingertips and it is time for you to master the art of using this powerful tool.This concise book will walk you through a 6-week Bootcamp that will radically change how you run your ... Read more

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When has your intuition ever been wrong? I am going to bet the answer would be never. If you had a friend who was right 100% of the time, would you consult them for every decision? You have that ability at your fingertips and it is time for you to master the art of using this powerful tool.This concise book will walk you through a 6-week Bootcamp that will radically change how you run your
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Train Your Brain For Success

Read Smarter, Remember More, and Break Your Own Records

by Roger Seip ...

Train your mind to achieve new levels of success!Professionals and entrepreneurs do a great job of keeping up appearances. But if they're honest with themselves, they're short on living the life they really want. Train Your Brain For Success provides the perspective to analyze how you got where you are and, more importantly, learn the skills to get where you truly desire to be. Train Your Brain ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Train your mind to achieve new levels of success!Professionals and entrepreneurs do a great job of keeping up appearances. But if they're honest with themselves, they're short on living the life they really want. Train Your Brain For Success provides the perspective to analyze how you got where you are and, more importantly, learn the skills to get where you truly desire to be. Train Your Brain
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Profit First for Therapists

by Julie Herres ...

Every practice deserves to be profitable.For therapists, profit is too often an afterthought. You focus on caring for clients and paying rent and clinicians, and take home the leftovers-if there are any. In Profit First for Therapists, Julie Herres adapts the popular Profit First cash flow system specifically for private practice owners. Through client stories and case studies, powerful frameworks ... Read more

$11.19 CAD

Every practice deserves to be profitable.For therapists, profit is too often an afterthought. You focus on caring for clients and paying rent and clinicians, and take home the leftovers-if there are any. In Profit First for Therapists, Julie Herres adapts the popular Profit First cash flow system specifically for private practice owners. Through client stories and case studies, powerful frameworks
... Read more
The Systems Thinker

The Systems Thinker Series, #1

by Albert Rutherford ...

Series Book 1 - The Systems Thinker Series
The second edition is now available!Find the optimal solutions to your problems. Gain a deep understanding of the "what, why, how, when, how much" questions of your life.Become a Systems Thinker and discover how to approach your life from a completely new perspective.What is systems thinking? Put it simply, thinking about how things interact with one another.Why should this matter to you? Because ... Read more

$7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The second edition is now available!Find the optimal solutions to your problems. Gain a deep understanding of the "what, why, how, when, how much" questions of your life.Become a Systems Thinker and discover how to approach your life from a completely new perspective.What is systems thinking? Put it simply, thinking about how things interact with one another.Why should this matter to you? Because
... Read more
Give Yourself a Nudge

Helping Smart People Make Smarter Personal and Business Decisions

by Ralph L. Keeney ...

The best way to improve your quality of life is through the decisions you make. This book teaches several fundamental decision-making skills, provides numerous applications and examples, and ultimately nudges you toward smarter decisions. These nudges frame more desirable decisions for you to face by identifying the objectives for your decisions and generating superior alternatives to those ... Read more

$22.39 CAD

The best way to improve your quality of life is through the decisions you make. This book teaches several fundamental decision-making skills, provides numerous applications and examples, and ultimately nudges you toward smarter decisions. These nudges frame more desirable decisions for you to face by identifying the objectives for your decisions and generating superior alternatives to those
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Know Your Value

Women, Money, and Getting What You're Worth (Revised Edition)

by Mika Brzezinski ...

The bestselling motivational guide that TheAtlantic.com calls "a rallying cry for women to get the money they deserve."Why are women so often overlooked and underpaid? What are the real reasons men get raises more often than women? How can women ask for -- and actually get--the money, the job, the recognition they deserve?Prompted by her own experience as cohost of Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

The bestselling motivational guide that TheAtlantic.com calls "a rallying cry for women to get the money they deserve."Why are women so often overlooked and underpaid? What are the real reasons men get raises more often than women? How can women ask for -- and actually get--the money, the job, the recognition they deserve?Prompted by her own experience as cohost of Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski
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The Systems Leader

Mastering the Cross-Pressures That Make or Break Today's Companies

by Robert E. Siegel ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking blueprint for mastering “cross-pressures” in a rapidly changing world, teaching leaders to execute and innovate, think locally and globally, and project ambition and statesmanship alike—from a Stanford Business School lecturer and consultant to some of the biggest and most innovative CEOsSince the start of this century, businesses have confronted a series of ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking blueprint for mastering “cross-pressures” in a rapidly changing world, teaching leaders to execute and innovate, think locally and globally, and project ambition and statesmanship alike—from a Stanford Business School lecturer and consultant to some of the biggest and most innovative CEOsSince the start of this century, businesses have confronted a series of
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The Law of Priorities

Lesson 17 from The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

by John C. Maxwell ...

Jack Welch took a company that was already flying high and rocketed it into the stratosphere. What did he use as the launching pad? The Law of Priorities, of course. ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

Jack Welch took a company that was already flying high and rocketed it into the stratosphere. What did he use as the launching pad? The Law of Priorities, of course.
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Voyage au coeur d'une transformation organisationnelle - 2e édition

by Céline Bareil, Sylvie Charbonneau, Aline Baron ...

Positive, dynamique, déterminée, Léa doit gérer un projet majeur de changement organisationnel. Son périple lui fera vivre plusieurs des défis généralement rencontrés par les cadres lorsqu’ils doivent gérer et réussir un changement. Nous la suivons pas à pas. Nous analysons ses bons coups comme ses moins bons, tout au long de ce voyage dont les escales sont les grandes étapes de la démarche CAPTE ... Read more

$29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Positive, dynamique, déterminée, Léa doit gérer un projet majeur de changement organisationnel. Son périple lui fera vivre plusieurs des défis généralement rencontrés par les cadres lorsqu’ils doivent gérer et réussir un changement. Nous la suivons pas à pas. Nous analysons ses bons coups comme ses moins bons, tout au long de ce voyage dont les escales sont les grandes étapes de la démarche CAPTE
... Read more
Six Sigma Demystified, Second Edition

by Paul Keller ...

Series series Demystified
Learning Six Sigma CAN be a painless process!Six Sigma is among the most effective process methods used today--and it's also among the most baffling topics to those new to the subject.The good news is Six Sigma DeMYSTiFieD, second edition, explains it all in a language you'll understand. This easy-to-understand reference teaches the methods of Six Sigma, explains their applications, and tests ... Read more

$35.19 CAD

Learning Six Sigma CAN be a painless process!Six Sigma is among the most effective process methods used today--and it's also among the most baffling topics to those new to the subject.The good news is Six Sigma DeMYSTiFieD, second edition, explains it all in a language you'll understand. This easy-to-understand reference teaches the methods of Six Sigma, explains their applications, and tests
... Read more
Persuadable

How Great Leaders Change Their Minds to Change the World

by Al Pittampalli ...

As a leader, changing your mind has always been perceived as a weakness. Not anymore. In a world that’s changing faster than ever, successful leaders realize that a genuine willingness to change their own minds is the ultimate competitive advantage for effective leadership.Drawing on evidence from social science, history, politics, and more, business consultant Al Pittampalli reveals why ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

As a leader, changing your mind has always been perceived as a weakness. Not anymore. In a world that’s changing faster than ever, successful leaders realize that a genuine willingness to change their own minds is the ultimate competitive advantage for effective leadership.Drawing on evidence from social science, history, politics, and more, business consultant Al Pittampalli reveals why
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The Knot

Problems Can Be Solved

by Seth Godin ...

**"This book will give you language for something you felt your whole life but couldn't quite articulate." —From the foreword by Mel Robbins, author of The Let Them TheoryYou’re not stuck because the problem is too hard.You’re stuck because you want two things that can’t both be true.Every persistent problem — in your career, your organization, or your life — is held in place by something hidden: ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

**"This book will give you language for something you felt your whole life but couldn't quite articulate." —From the foreword by Mel Robbins, author of The Let Them TheoryYou’re not stuck because the problem is too hard.You’re stuck because you want two things that can’t both be true.Every persistent problem — in your career, your organization, or your life — is held in place by something hidden:
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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

$6.99 CAD

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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Judgment

How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls

by Noel M. Tichy, Warren G. Bennis ...

“With good judgment, little else matters. Without it, nothing else matters.”Whether we’re talking about United States presidents, CEOs, Major League coaches, or wartime generals, leaders are remembered for their best and worst judgment calls. In the face of ambiguity, uncertainty, and conflicting demands, the quality of a leader’s judgment determines the fate of the entire organization. That’s why ... Read more

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“With good judgment, little else matters. Without it, nothing else matters.”Whether we’re talking about United States presidents, CEOs, Major League coaches, or wartime generals, leaders are remembered for their best and worst judgment calls. In the face of ambiguity, uncertainty, and conflicting demands, the quality of a leader’s judgment determines the fate of the entire organization. That’s why
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What's Your Problem?

To Solve Your Toughest Problems, Change the Problems You Solve

by Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg ...

"The author makes a compelling case that we often start solving a problem before thinking deeply about whether we are solving the right problem. If you want the superpower of solving better problems, read this book." -- Eric Schmidt, former CEO, GoogleAre you solving the right problems? Have you or your colleagues ever worked hard on something, only to find out you were focusing on the wrong ... Read more

$36.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

"The author makes a compelling case that we often start solving a problem before thinking deeply about whether we are solving the right problem. If you want the superpower of solving better problems, read this book." -- Eric Schmidt, former CEO, GoogleAre you solving the right problems? Have you or your colleagues ever worked hard on something, only to find out you were focusing on the wrong
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How to Be a Good Manager

by Kimberly Peters ...

There is much more to being a good manager than hiring and managing employees. Managers are often pulled in many directions at the same time and their ability to handle everything properly and efficiently is critical to their success.Managers must also learn to create the proper manager/employee relationship so that both the manager and employee function at their highest levels."How to Be a Good ... Read more

$6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

There is much more to being a good manager than hiring and managing employees. Managers are often pulled in many directions at the same time and their ability to handle everything properly and efficiently is critical to their success.Managers must also learn to create the proper manager/employee relationship so that both the manager and employee function at their highest levels."How to Be a Good
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Lean Six Sigma

Combining Six Sigma Quality with Lean Production Speed

by Michael L. George Sr. ...

The Breakthrough Program for Increasing Quality, Shortening Cycle Times, and Creating Shareholder Value In Every Area of Your OrganizationTime and quality are the two most important metrics in improving any company's production and profit performance. Lean Six Sigma explains how to impact your company's performance in each, by combining the strength of today's two most important initiativesLean ... Read more

$53.49 CAD

The Breakthrough Program for Increasing Quality, Shortening Cycle Times, and Creating Shareholder Value In Every Area of Your OrganizationTime and quality are the two most important metrics in improving any company's production and profit performance. Lean Six Sigma explains how to impact your company's performance in each, by combining the strength of today's two most important initiativesLean
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