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

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

$36.29 CAD

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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The Power of Little Ideas

A Low-Risk, High-Reward Approach to Innovation

by David Robertson ...

The logical and enduring way to innovate.Conventional wisdom today says that to survive, companies must move beyond incremental, sustaining innovation and invest in some form of radical innovation. "Disrupt yourself or be disrupted!" is the relentless message company leaders hear. The Power of Little Ideas argues there's a "third way" that is neither sustaining nor disruptive. This low-risk, high ... Read more

$31.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The logical and enduring way to innovate.Conventional wisdom today says that to survive, companies must move beyond incremental, sustaining innovation and invest in some form of radical innovation. "Disrupt yourself or be disrupted!" is the relentless message company leaders hear. The Power of Little Ideas argues there's a "third way" that is neither sustaining nor disruptive. This low-risk, high
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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

$54.99 CAD

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
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Team Habits

How Small Actions Lead to Extraordinary Results

by Charlie Gilkey ...

**Discover small, team-based changes that have company-wide results in this lifechanging book by the author of Start Finishing."This is the modern business handbook that should sit on everyone’s desk." ―Pamela Slim, author of Body of Work and The Widest Net**The teams we work with amplify our individual efforts, yet we constantly struggle to accomplish what is possible. You can see all the ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

**Discover small, team-based changes that have company-wide results in this lifechanging book by the author of Start Finishing."This is the modern business handbook that should sit on everyone’s desk." ―Pamela Slim, author of Body of Work and The Widest Net**The teams we work with amplify our individual efforts, yet we constantly struggle to accomplish what is possible. You can see all the
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Creating the Intangible Enterprise

The Critical Skills Required to Thrive in an AI-Driven World

by KP Reddy ...

The AI revolution is here, poised to upend every industry in its wake. But how will this new technology actually change how we build companies? In the face of algorithms and machine learning, intangibles that are uniquely human-skills like creativity, adaptability, and emotional intelligence-will be the clear drivers for growth.Creating the Intangible Enterprise explains how AI will fundamentally ... Read more

$17.59 CAD

The AI revolution is here, poised to upend every industry in its wake. But how will this new technology actually change how we build companies? In the face of algorithms and machine learning, intangibles that are uniquely human-skills like creativity, adaptability, and emotional intelligence-will be the clear drivers for growth.Creating the Intangible Enterprise explains how AI will fundamentally
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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

$45.09 CAD

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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Service Recovery Skills

by The Customer Service Training Institute ...

Series series Customer Service Training Series
How we react when a customer becomes unhappy or dissatisfied can mean the difference between losing a customer and creating a customer for life. Though it may sound like a cliche, problems can really become opportunities if you go about solving them in the right way.Losing a customer is a major problem for any business because it can cost up to 10 times more to get a new customer than it does to ... Read more

$7.29 CAD

How we react when a customer becomes unhappy or dissatisfied can mean the difference between losing a customer and creating a customer for life. Though it may sound like a cliche, problems can really become opportunities if you go about solving them in the right way.Losing a customer is a major problem for any business because it can cost up to 10 times more to get a new customer than it does to
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Experiments in Reflection

How to See the Present, Reconsider the Past, and Shape the Future

by Leticia Britos Cavagnaro, Stanford d.school ...

Series series Stanford d.school Library
Notice what matters, sharpen your intuition, and grow personally and professionally by honing your skills of reflection in this illustrated guide from Stanford University's d.school.While we often think of reflection as a way to consider what is or was, it can also be a powerful tool for imagining and shaping what could be. Through activities based on the science, art, and practice of reflection, ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

Notice what matters, sharpen your intuition, and grow personally and professionally by honing your skills of reflection in this illustrated guide from Stanford University's d.school.While we often think of reflection as a way to consider what is or was, it can also be a powerful tool for imagining and shaping what could be. Through activities based on the science, art, and practice of reflection,
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Great People Decisions

Why They Matter So Much, Why They are So Hard, and How You Can Master Them

by Claudio Fernández-Aráoz ...

Praise for Great People Decisions"Fernandez-Araoz has captured the essence of building great teams with a masterful and entirely practical study of what goes into getting people selection right."--JACK WELCH"Fernandez-Araoz does a great service with this wonderful book, teaching us how to accomplish the first task of any exceptional leader: get the right people on the bus, and into the right seats ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

Praise for Great People Decisions"Fernandez-Araoz has captured the essence of building great teams with a masterful and entirely practical study of what goes into getting people selection right."--JACK WELCH"Fernandez-Araoz does a great service with this wonderful book, teaching us how to accomplish the first task of any exceptional leader: get the right people on the bus, and into the right seats
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Seven Lessons for Leading in Crisis

by Bill George ...

Series Book 166 - J-B Warren Bennis Series
One of the country's most trusted leaders offers time-tested and real world advice for leading in economic hard timesFrom business giant Bill George, the acclaimed author of Wall Street Journal's bestseller True North, comes the just-in-time guide for anyone in a leadership position facing today's unprecedented economic challenges. The former CEO of Medtronic draws from his own in-the-trenches ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

One of the country's most trusted leaders offers time-tested and real world advice for leading in economic hard timesFrom business giant Bill George, the acclaimed author of Wall Street Journal's bestseller True North, comes the just-in-time guide for anyone in a leadership position facing today's unprecedented economic challenges. The former CEO of Medtronic draws from his own in-the-trenches
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The New Psychology of Winning LIVE

Top Qualities of a 21st Century Winner

by Denis Waitley ...

Bestselling author Denis Waitley offers timeless and timely advice on how to apply his philosophy to the digital age and attain personal and professional excellence today.". . . a compelling game plan for winning at life . . ." - MEHMET OZ, M.D., Emmy-winning Host, The Dr. Oz Show"Denis Waitley has played a pivotal role in helping grow a small cellular nutrition products company into one of the ... Read more

$13.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Bestselling author Denis Waitley offers timeless and timely advice on how to apply his philosophy to the digital age and attain personal and professional excellence today.". . . a compelling game plan for winning at life . . ." - MEHMET OZ, M.D., Emmy-winning Host, The Dr. Oz Show"Denis Waitley has played a pivotal role in helping grow a small cellular nutrition products company into one of the
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DK Essential Managers: Making Decisions

by Robert Heller ...

Series series DK Essential Managers
Learn all you need to know about making effective decisions, from defining objectives to developing fail-safe strategies. This practical guide shows you how to reassess your own decision-making skills and oversee the resolutions made by others, plus it provides practical techniques for you to try when making decisions.Power tips help you handle real-life situations and develop the first-class ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

Learn all you need to know about making effective decisions, from defining objectives to developing fail-safe strategies. This practical guide shows you how to reassess your own decision-making skills and oversee the resolutions made by others, plus it provides practical techniques for you to try when making decisions.Power tips help you handle real-life situations and develop the first-class
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Leading Professionals

Power, Politics, and Prima Donnas

by Laura Empson ...

Professional organizations—such as accounting and consulting firms, law firms, and investment banks—are fundamental to the functioning of the global economy. Yet many of the most powerful are notoriously private. This book uncovers the complex, messy, and surprisingly emotional challenges of leading professional organizations—revealing the realities that lies beneath the 'professional' surface ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Professional organizations—such as accounting and consulting firms, law firms, and investment banks—are fundamental to the functioning of the global economy. Yet many of the most powerful are notoriously private. This book uncovers the complex, messy, and surprisingly emotional challenges of leading professional organizations—revealing the realities that lies beneath the 'professional' surface
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Bring Your Human to Work: 10 Surefire Ways to Design a Workplace That Is Good for People, Great for Business, and Just Might Change the World

by Erica Keswin ...

WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERThe secret to business success? Get REAL and be HUMAN!As human beings, we are built to connect and form relationships. So, it should be no surprise that relationships must also translate into the workplace, where we spend most of our time! Companies that recognize this will retain the most productive, creative, and loyal employees, and invariably seize the competitive ... Read more

$27.79 CAD

WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERThe secret to business success? Get REAL and be HUMAN!As human beings, we are built to connect and form relationships. So, it should be no surprise that relationships must also translate into the workplace, where we spend most of our time! Companies that recognize this will retain the most productive, creative, and loyal employees, and invariably seize the competitive
... Read more
Your 168

Finding Purpose and Satisfaction in a Values-Based Life

by Harry M. Jansen Kraemer Jr. ...

Put your values first and focus on what matters mostDespite our good intentions, many of us experience a chronic imbalance between the desire to live our values and the distractions and never-ending to-do lists that can get in the way. In Your 168: Finding Purpose and Satisfaction in a Values-Based Life, readers learn how to pursue a values-based life by identifying and committing to their values ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

Put your values first and focus on what matters mostDespite our good intentions, many of us experience a chronic imbalance between the desire to live our values and the distractions and never-ending to-do lists that can get in the way. In Your 168: Finding Purpose and Satisfaction in a Values-Based Life, readers learn how to pursue a values-based life by identifying and committing to their values
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Tarzan Economics

Eight Principles for Pivoting Through Disruption

by Will Page ...

Taking the lessons learned from his years studying the rise and fall of the modern music industry, Spotify's Chief Economist has crafted “a compelling and generous read” (Scott Galloway) that provides the tools to recognize and adapt to disruption in any industry.As the chief economist at Spotify, Will Page has had the best seat in the house for witnessing—and harnessing—the power of disruptive ... Read more

Was $19.99 CAD Now $2.99 CAD

Taking the lessons learned from his years studying the rise and fall of the modern music industry, Spotify's Chief Economist has crafted “a compelling and generous read” (Scott Galloway) that provides the tools to recognize and adapt to disruption in any industry.As the chief economist at Spotify, Will Page has had the best seat in the house for witnessing—and harnessing—the power of disruptive
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Streamlined Process Improvement

by H. James Harrington ...

“The Business Process Improvement methodology established by Dr. H. James Harrington and his group brings revolutionary improvement not only in quality of products and services, but also in the business processes.”—Professor Yoshio KondoThe Book That Goes Beyond Six Sigma and Lean . . . The Next Evolutionary Step in Business Process Management“Don’t design for Six Sigma—design for maximum ... Read more

$57.19 CAD

“The Business Process Improvement methodology established by Dr. H. James Harrington and his group brings revolutionary improvement not only in quality of products and services, but also in the business processes.”—Professor Yoshio KondoThe Book That Goes Beyond Six Sigma and Lean . . . The Next Evolutionary Step in Business Process Management“Don’t design for Six Sigma—design for maximum
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Critical Thinking: A Staff Training Guide

Think Well & Prosper

by Steve Bareham ...

MUST READ FOR MANAGERS: Thinking well is important in all aspects of life, but tackling it explicitly is often overlooked in work-world training programs. Never have thinking skills been more important than now, in the 3rd Millennium, when companies worldwide competE for a competitive edge. Nowhere do you get more bang for your buck than in staff training that boosts people's abilities in the ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

MUST READ FOR MANAGERS: Thinking well is important in all aspects of life, but tackling it explicitly is often overlooked in work-world training programs. Never have thinking skills been more important than now, in the 3rd Millennium, when companies worldwide competE for a competitive edge. Nowhere do you get more bang for your buck than in staff training that boosts people's abilities in the
... Read more
Conversation Skills: How To Talk To Anyone & Build Quick Rapport In 30 Steps

by The Blokehead ...

Series series The Blokehead Success Series
Thank you for checking out this book, “Conversation Skills: How to Talk to Anyone and Build Quick Rapport in 30 Easy Steps”.This book contains information on how you can develop your conversation skills to build rapport and talk to people from all walks of life.In addition, it also contains 30 tips on how you can build rapport with just about anyone.Grab the book now! ... Read more

$5.48 CAD

Thank you for checking out this book, “Conversation Skills: How to Talk to Anyone and Build Quick Rapport in 30 Easy Steps”.This book contains information on how you can develop your conversation skills to build rapport and talk to people from all walks of life.In addition, it also contains 30 tips on how you can build rapport with just about anyone.Grab the book now!
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Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense

Profiting from Evidence-based Management

by Jeffrey Pfeffer, Robert I. Sutton ...

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

$36.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The best organizations have the best talent. . . Financial incentives drive company performance. . . Firms must change or die. Popular axioms like these drive business decisions every day. Yet too much common management wisdom” isn’t wise at all-but, instead, flawed knowledge based on best practices” that are actually poor, incomplete, or outright obsolete. Worse, legions of managers use this
... Read more
A Joosr Guide to... Blink by Malcolm Gladwell: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

by Joosr ...

In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com.Popular opinion tells us that reasoned rationalized ... Read more

$3.67 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com.Popular opinion tells us that reasoned rationalized
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The Other Side of Innovation

Solving the Execution Challenge

by Vijay Govindarajan, Chris Trimble ...

In their first book, Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators, the authors provided a better model for executing disruptive innovation. They laid out a three-part plan for launching high-risk/high-reward innovation efforts: (1) borrow assets from the existing firms, (2) unlearn and unload certain processes and systems that do not serve the new entity, and (3) learn and build all new capabilities and ... Read more

$36.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In their first book, Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators, the authors provided a better model for executing disruptive innovation. They laid out a three-part plan for launching high-risk/high-reward innovation efforts: (1) borrow assets from the existing firms, (2) unlearn and unload certain processes and systems that do not serve the new entity, and (3) learn and build all new capabilities and
... Read more
Le management par objectifs

Maximiser les performances de votre équipe

by Renaud de Harlez, Anne-Christine Cadiat, 50minutes ...

Series Book 18 - Gestion & Marketing ( nouvelle édition )
Un guide pratique et accessible pour gérer son équipe autrement !Développé par Peter Drucker, « le management par objectifs » permet d’obtenir des équipes que vous gérer le meilleur résultat possible. Le modèle du management par objectifs (MPO) développé par Peter Drucker permet de définir les objectifs et les résultats à atteindre ainsi que les ressources et le temps nécessaires pour y parvenir ... Read more

$14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Un guide pratique et accessible pour gérer son équipe autrement !Développé par Peter Drucker, « le management par objectifs » permet d’obtenir des équipes que vous gérer le meilleur résultat possible. Le modèle du management par objectifs (MPO) développé par Peter Drucker permet de définir les objectifs et les résultats à atteindre ainsi que les ressources et le temps nécessaires pour y parvenir
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Smart Life Book Bundle

The Starter Kit to Thinking & Living Smarter (Books 1-6)

by I. C. Robledo ...

Optimize Your Mind, Your Brain, & Your LifeWhat if you could succeed faster by learning to maximize your cognitive potential? What if instead of needing to follow the leader, you could become the leader? And what if instead of day-dreaming, you had the blueprint to turn your dreams into reality?Now, you can. Prepare to master your mind and find the success you’ve been searching for, with ... ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Optimize Your Mind, Your Brain, & Your LifeWhat if you could succeed faster by learning to maximize your cognitive potential? What if instead of needing to follow the leader, you could become the leader? And what if instead of day-dreaming, you had the blueprint to turn your dreams into reality?Now, you can. Prepare to master your mind and find the success you’ve been searching for, with ...
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