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

The Toyota Way: Management Principles and Fieldbook (EBOOK)

by Jeffrey Liker ...

Transform your company the Toyota way!Two essential guides streamlined into a SINGLE EBOOK PACKAGEToyota. The name says it all: Innovation. Efficiency. Quality. Excellence.The Toyota Way—Management Principles and Fieldbook explains how the legendary automaker consistently achieves the highest levels of manufacturing and business success—and how you can achieve similar results with your own ... Read more

$44.09 USD

Transform your company the Toyota way!Two essential guides streamlined into a SINGLE EBOOK PACKAGEToyota. The name says it all: Innovation. Efficiency. Quality. Excellence.The Toyota Way—Management Principles and Fieldbook explains how the legendary automaker consistently achieves the highest levels of manufacturing and business success—and how you can achieve similar results with your own
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The Wolf of Investing

My Insider's Playbook for Making a Fortune on Wall Street

by Jordan Belfort ...

From the “raw and frequently hilarious” (The New York Times) investment guru andNew York Timesbestselling author ofThe Wolf of Wall Streetwho inspired the Oscar-winning film of the same name, a witty and clear-eyed guide for anyone who wants to play the stock market to their advantage and learn the secrets of a top Wall Street investor.From Jordan Belfort, The Wolf of... ... Read more

$14.99 USD

From the “raw and frequently hilarious” (The New York Times) investment guru andNew York Timesbestselling author ofThe Wolf of Wall Streetwho inspired the Oscar-winning film of the same name, a witty and clear-eyed guide for anyone who wants to play the stock market to their advantage and learn the secrets of a top Wall Street investor.From Jordan Belfort, The Wolf of...
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Design Social Change

Take Action, Work toward Equity, and Challenge the Status Quo

by Lesley-Ann Noel, Stanford d.school ...

Series series Stanford d.school Library
Discover design strategies for using your own unique social identities and experiences as inspiration to challenge the status quo and create the kind of lasting change that leads to greater equity and social justice, from Stanford University's d.school.Who are you? What motivates you as a changemaker? What forces are preventing you (and others) from thriving? These questions are essential to the ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Discover design strategies for using your own unique social identities and experiences as inspiration to challenge the status quo and create the kind of lasting change that leads to greater equity and social justice, from Stanford University's d.school.Who are you? What motivates you as a changemaker? What forces are preventing you (and others) from thriving? These questions are essential to the
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Creating Business Plans (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)

by Harvard Business Review ...

Series series 20-Minute Manager
Craft winning business plans and get buy in for your ideas.A well-crafted business plan generates enthusiasm for your idea and boosts your odds of success—whether you're proposing a new initiative within your organization or starting an entirely new company. Creating Business Plans quickly walks you through the basics. You'll learn to:Present your idea clearlyDevelop sound financial plansProject ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Craft winning business plans and get buy in for your ideas.A well-crafted business plan generates enthusiasm for your idea and boosts your odds of success—whether you're proposing a new initiative within your organization or starting an entirely new company. Creating Business Plans quickly walks you through the basics. You'll learn to:Present your idea clearlyDevelop sound financial plansProject
... Read more
The Deming Management Method

The Bestselling Classic for Quality Management!

by Mary Walton ...

Whether you're the owner of our own small business, a middle manager in a mid-sized company, or the CEO of a multinational, this book can show you how to improve your profits and productivity. How? By following the principles of The Deming Management Method.Middle- and top-echelon managers in particular will find Dr. Deming's method provocative and controversial. He is for a total revamping of the ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Whether you're the owner of our own small business, a middle manager in a mid-sized company, or the CEO of a multinational, this book can show you how to improve your profits and productivity. How? By following the principles of The Deming Management Method.Middle- and top-echelon managers in particular will find Dr. Deming's method provocative and controversial. He is for a total revamping of the
... Read more
Charlie Munger

The Complete Investor

by Tren Griffin ...

Charlie Munger, Berkshire Hathaway's visionary vice chairman and Warren Buffett's indispensable financial partner, has outperformed market indexes again and again, and he believes any investor can do the same. His notion of "elementary, worldly wisdom"—a set of interdisciplinary mental models involving economics, business, psychology, ethics, and management—allows him to keep his emotions out of ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Charlie Munger, Berkshire Hathaway's visionary vice chairman and Warren Buffett's indispensable financial partner, has outperformed market indexes again and again, and he believes any investor can do the same. His notion of "elementary, worldly wisdom"—a set of interdisciplinary mental models involving economics, business, psychology, ethics, and management—allows him to keep his emotions out of
... Read more
Where to Play

3 Steps For Discovering Your Most Valuable Market Opportunities

by Marc Gruber, Sharon Tal ...

Choosing the right market for your innovation is the biggest, and trickiest, question for innovators. Research has shown that all too often entrepreneurs don’t spend enough time identifying and researching their market opportunities – instead they jump at the first opportunity that looks good, and fail to properly evaluate and leverage other opportunities. These common mistakes means that you ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Choosing the right market for your innovation is the biggest, and trickiest, question for innovators. Research has shown that all too often entrepreneurs don’t spend enough time identifying and researching their market opportunities – instead they jump at the first opportunity that looks good, and fail to properly evaluate and leverage other opportunities. These common mistakes means that you
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Power BI - Business Intelligence Clinic 2025

Create and Learn

by Roger F. Silva ...

Updated: New version January 2025*"Excellent hands-on introduction to Power Bi""A very excellent book on Power BI""Great learn by doing book, for those who want to create a professional dashboard."*If you want to learn Business Intelligence software, if you are looking for specific BI tool, or if you are trying to decide on your next new BI solution, you will love Business Intelligence Clinic.One ... Read more

$9.85 USD

Updated: New version January 2025*"Excellent hands-on introduction to Power Bi""A very excellent book on Power BI""Great learn by doing book, for those who want to create a professional dashboard."*If you want to learn Business Intelligence software, if you are looking for specific BI tool, or if you are trying to decide on your next new BI solution, you will love Business Intelligence Clinic.One
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One Page Business Strategy, The

Streamline Your Business Plan in Four Simple Steps

by Marc Van Eck, Ellen Leenhouts ...

Imagine if you could fit your business strategy on a single sheet of paper?Imagine having your plans, action points and progress report all in one place?Imagine how easy it would be to share your plans with other people?Now you can, with this innovative 4-step strategic planning tool, known as OGSM. It will help you streamline your thinking as well as your writing and develop a one-page plan that ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Imagine if you could fit your business strategy on a single sheet of paper?Imagine having your plans, action points and progress report all in one place?Imagine how easy it would be to share your plans with other people?Now you can, with this innovative 4-step strategic planning tool, known as OGSM. It will help you streamline your thinking as well as your writing and develop a one-page plan that
... Read more
Primer on Decision Making

How Decisions Happen

by James G. March ...

Building on lecture notes from his acclaimed course at Stanford University, James March provides a brilliant introduction to decision making, a central human activity fundamental to individual, group, organizational, and societal life. March draws on research from all the disciplines of social and behavioral science to show decision making in its broadest context. By emphasizing how decisions are ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Building on lecture notes from his acclaimed course at Stanford University, James March provides a brilliant introduction to decision making, a central human activity fundamental to individual, group, organizational, and societal life. March draws on research from all the disciplines of social and behavioral science to show decision making in its broadest context. By emphasizing how decisions are
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The Illustrated Art of War: Sun Tzu

by Andrew Forbes, David Henley ...

Series series Cognoscenti Books
Sun Tzu’s Art of War has been read and appreciated by a host of military men and philosophers down through the ages. More recently, it has become popular as a manual for business success and guide to boardroom battles, seen by many as a lodestar in achieving success in the ruthless world of competitive capitalism – a text so currently fashionable that even Paris Hilton has been photographed ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Sun Tzu’s Art of War has been read and appreciated by a host of military men and philosophers down through the ages. More recently, it has become popular as a manual for business success and guide to boardroom battles, seen by many as a lodestar in achieving success in the ruthless world of competitive capitalism – a text so currently fashionable that even Paris Hilton has been photographed
... Read more
I Hate People!

Kick Loose from the Overbearing and Underhanded Jerks at Work and Get What You Want Out of Your Job

by Jonathan Littman, Marc Hershon ...

Face it, whether your company has 10 employees or 10,000, you must grapple with people you can't stand in the office. Luckily Jonathan Littman and Marc Hershon have written I Hate People!, a smart, counter-intuitive, and irreverent turn on the classic workplace self-help book that will show you how to identify the Ten Least Wanted -- the people you hate -- while revealing the strategies to ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Face it, whether your company has 10 employees or 10,000, you must grapple with people you can't stand in the office. Luckily Jonathan Littman and Marc Hershon have written I Hate People!, a smart, counter-intuitive, and irreverent turn on the classic workplace self-help book that will show you how to identify the Ten Least Wanted -- the people you hate -- while revealing the strategies to
... Read more
Risk Intelligence

How to Live with Uncertainty

by Dylan Evans ...

We must make judgments all the time when we can’t be certain of the risks. Should we have that elective surgery? Trust the advice of our financial adviser? Take that new job we’ve been offered? How worried should we be about terrorist attacks? In this lively and groundbreaking book, pioneering researcher Dylan Evans introduces a newly discovered kind of intelligence for assessing risks, ... Read more

$13.99 USD

We must make judgments all the time when we can’t be certain of the risks. Should we have that elective surgery? Trust the advice of our financial adviser? Take that new job we’ve been offered? How worried should we be about terrorist attacks? In this lively and groundbreaking book, pioneering researcher Dylan Evans introduces a newly discovered kind of intelligence for assessing risks,
... Read more
Crisis Leadership in Higher Education

Theory and Practice

by Ralph A Gigliotti ...

There was a time when crises on college and university campuses were relatively rare. Much has changed, and it has changed quite rapidly. Rather than being isolated incidents requiring the sole attention of presidents, chancellors, or communication professionals, the proliferation of crises across campuses means that crisis leadership has now become fundamental to the work of university personnel ... Read more

$19.99 USD

There was a time when crises on college and university campuses were relatively rare. Much has changed, and it has changed quite rapidly. Rather than being isolated incidents requiring the sole attention of presidents, chancellors, or communication professionals, the proliferation of crises across campuses means that crisis leadership has now become fundamental to the work of university personnel
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Ishikawa Diagram

Anticipate and solve problems within your business

by 50minutes ...

Series Book 5 - Management & Marketing
Anticipate and solve problems within your businessThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Ishikawa diagram, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Recognize the benefits of using the Ishikawa diagram for problem-solving and project management• Clearly identify the root causes of a problem through ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Anticipate and solve problems within your businessThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Ishikawa diagram, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Recognize the benefits of using the Ishikawa diagram for problem-solving and project management• Clearly identify the root causes of a problem through
... Read more
The Professional

Defining the New Standard of Excellence at Work

by Subroto Bagchi ...

A manifesto on what it takes to be a true professional in the modern world.By common definition, a professional is anyone who possesses the skills and knowledge necessary for a career-whether as a surgeon, a software engineer, or a plumber. But according to Subroto Bagchi, our increasingly global marketplace demands more. In a world where the foolish, selfish, and unethical decisions of a few have ... Read more

$15.99 USD

A manifesto on what it takes to be a true professional in the modern world.By common definition, a professional is anyone who possesses the skills and knowledge necessary for a career-whether as a surgeon, a software engineer, or a plumber. But according to Subroto Bagchi, our increasingly global marketplace demands more. In a world where the foolish, selfish, and unethical decisions of a few have
... Read more
The Big Moo

Stop Trying to Be Perfect and Start Being Remarkable

by The Group of 33 ...

Most organizations are stuck in a rut. On one hand, they understand all the good things that will come with growth. On the other, they’re petrified that growth means change, and change means risk, and risk means death. Nobody wants to screw up and ruin a good thing, so most companies (and individuals) just keep trying to be perfect at the things they’ve always done.In 2003, Seth Godin’s Purple Cow ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Most organizations are stuck in a rut. On one hand, they understand all the good things that will come with growth. On the other, they’re petrified that growth means change, and change means risk, and risk means death. Nobody wants to screw up and ruin a good thing, so most companies (and individuals) just keep trying to be perfect at the things they’ve always done.In 2003, Seth Godin’s Purple Cow
... Read more
Choose Hard, Live Easy - The Art of War for Decision Making

Command Decisions with Clarity, Confidence and Power— And Live Like a King Who Conquered.

by M.J. DeMarco ...

Breaking News:If you suck at making decisions, your life will suck too.It’s time to stop waiting for the world to conspire in your favor. The world doesn’t care about your vision board, your pronouns, your deadbeat dad, or your PhD in Philosophy. It cares about one thing: The decisions you make every moment of the day—from what you eat for breakfast to how you spend your free time.The Art of War ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Breaking News:If you suck at making decisions, your life will suck too.It’s time to stop waiting for the world to conspire in your favor. The world doesn’t care about your vision board, your pronouns, your deadbeat dad, or your PhD in Philosophy. It cares about one thing: The decisions you make every moment of the day—from what you eat for breakfast to how you spend your free time.The Art of War
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Both/And Thinking

Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems

by Wendy Smith, Marianne Lewis ...

An insightful and inspiring book on using "both/and" thinking to make more creative, flexible, and impactful decisions in a world of competing demands.Life is full of paradoxes. How can we each express our individuality while also being a team player? How do we balance work and life? How can we improve diversity while promoting opportunities for all? How can we manage the core business while ... Read more

$23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

An insightful and inspiring book on using "both/and" thinking to make more creative, flexible, and impactful decisions in a world of competing demands.Life is full of paradoxes. How can we each express our individuality while also being a team player? How do we balance work and life? How can we improve diversity while promoting opportunities for all? How can we manage the core business while
... Read more
The Cycle of Leadership

How Great Leaders Teach Their Companies to Win

by Noel M. Tichy ...

In The Leadership Engine, Noel Tichy showed how great companies strive to create leaders at all levels of the organization, and how those leaders actively develop future generations of leaders.In this new book, he takes the theme further, showing how great companies and their leaders develop their business knowledge into ⳥achable points of view,⟳pend a great portion of their time giving their ... Read more

$7.99 USD

In The Leadership Engine, Noel Tichy showed how great companies strive to create leaders at all levels of the organization, and how those leaders actively develop future generations of leaders.In this new book, he takes the theme further, showing how great companies and their leaders develop their business knowledge into ⳥achable points of view,⟳pend a great portion of their time giving their
... Read more
Rebel Ideas

The Power of Diverse Thinking

by Matthew Syed ...

Rebel Ideas will strengthen any kind of team, while including advice on how, as individuals, we can embrace the potential of an "outsider mind-set" as our greatest asset.Ideas are everywhere, but those with the greatest problem-solving, business-transforming, and life-changing potential are often hard to identify. Even when we recognize good ideas, applying them to everyday obstacles—whether in ... Read more

$14.39 USD

Rebel Ideas will strengthen any kind of team, while including advice on how, as individuals, we can embrace the potential of an "outsider mind-set" as our greatest asset.Ideas are everywhere, but those with the greatest problem-solving, business-transforming, and life-changing potential are often hard to identify. Even when we recognize good ideas, applying them to everyday obstacles—whether in
... Read more
Choose Wisely

Rationality, Ethics, and the Art of Decision-Making

by Barry Schwartz, Richard Schuldenfrei ...

A leading psychologist and philosopher challenge the shortcomings of rational choice theory—and propose a new framework for understanding decision-makingFor many decision scientists, their starting point—drawn from economics—is a quantitative formula called rational choice theory, allowing people to calculate and choose the best options. The problem is that this framework assumes an overly ... Read more

$23.99 USD

A leading psychologist and philosopher challenge the shortcomings of rational choice theory—and propose a new framework for understanding decision-makingFor many decision scientists, their starting point—drawn from economics—is a quantitative formula called rational choice theory, allowing people to calculate and choose the best options. The problem is that this framework assumes an overly
... Read more
Robin Hood Math

Take Control of the Algorithms That Run Your Life

by Noah Giansiracusa ...

How the rich and powerful use math to exploit you, and what you can do to beat them at their own gameEverything we do today is recorded as data that's sold to the highest bidder. Plugging our personal data into impersonal algorithms has made government agencies more efficient and tech companies more profitable. But all this comes at a price. It's easy to feel like an insignificant number in a ... Read more

$15.99 USD

How the rich and powerful use math to exploit you, and what you can do to beat them at their own gameEverything we do today is recorded as data that's sold to the highest bidder. Plugging our personal data into impersonal algorithms has made government agencies more efficient and tech companies more profitable. But all this comes at a price. It's easy to feel like an insignificant number in a
... Read more
When the President Calls

Conversations with Economic Policymakers

by Simon W. Bowmaker ...

Get “the inside skinny on what happens at White House economics meetings” in interviews with 35 economic policymakers who advised presidents from Nixon to Trump (Forbes).What is it like to sit in the Oval Office and discuss policy with the president? To know that the decisions made will affect hundreds of millions of people? To know that the wrong advice could be calamitous? When the President ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Get “the inside skinny on what happens at White House economics meetings” in interviews with 35 economic policymakers who advised presidents from Nixon to Trump (Forbes).What is it like to sit in the Oval Office and discuss policy with the president? To know that the decisions made will affect hundreds of millions of people? To know that the wrong advice could be calamitous? When the President
... Read more

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