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

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

$11.99 USD

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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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 something invisible is holding it in place.Most persistent problems—at work, in organizations, and in our own lives—aren’t unsolvable. We’ve tried harder. We ... Read more

$14.99 USD

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**"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 something invisible is holding it in place.Most persistent problems—at work, in organizations, and in our own lives—aren’t unsolvable. We’ve tried harder. We
... Read more
Generations, Inc.

From Boomers to Linksters--Managing the Friction Between Generations at Work

by Meagan Johnson, Larry Johnson ...

Now that five different generations are on the job simultaneously--from Traditionals to Generation Y to Millennials--it's important for companies to understand how their people can not only coexist and cooperate, but thrive together as a team.Written by Meagan and Larry Johnson, a father-daughter team of two generational experts, Generations, Inc. offers the perspectives of people of different ... Read more

$6.49 USD

Now that five different generations are on the job simultaneously--from Traditionals to Generation Y to Millennials--it's important for companies to understand how their people can not only coexist and cooperate, but thrive together as a team.Written by Meagan and Larry Johnson, a father-daughter team of two generational experts, Generations, Inc. offers the perspectives of people of different
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Creative Directions

Mastering the Transition from Talent to Leader

by Jason Sperling ...

More and more makers, designers, writers, and artists are in demand as we enter the Age of Creatives. By understanding the new strategies and mindset required to succeed, you can manage other creatives successfully.For creators, getting that promotion to management is exciting but can also be scary. The skills that made them so successful may not translate to the skill required to be a great ... Read more

$13.99 USD

More and more makers, designers, writers, and artists are in demand as we enter the Age of Creatives. By understanding the new strategies and mindset required to succeed, you can manage other creatives successfully.For creators, getting that promotion to management is exciting but can also be scary. The skills that made them so successful may not translate to the skill required to be a great
... Read more
The Grid

The Decision-making Tool for Every Business (Including Yours)

by Matt Watkinson ...

____________________This ground-breaking book from award-winning author MATT WATKINSON reveals the fundamental, inseparable elements behind the success of every business.The Grid provides the mental scaffolding to help you:· Evaluate and refine product and service ideas· Reduce risk by considering the broader impact of strategic decisions· Iden... ... Read more

$13.99 USD

____________________This ground-breaking book from award-winning author MATT WATKINSON reveals the fundamental, inseparable elements behind the success of every business.The Grid provides the mental scaffolding to help you:· Evaluate and refine product and service ideas· Reduce risk by considering the broader impact of strategic decisions· Iden...
... Read more
Excellence Now: Extreme Humanism

by Tom Peters ...

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

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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

by PHILLZ MAH ...

ForewordToday, teacher Phillz Mah uses all the learning he has been in contact with in his life to express the profound laws of the universe in a manner that is easy to understand. The intention is that we can master these skills to help ourselves. We all have a talent lurking in our inner soul, and if we understand how the universe operates, we have a key to unlock the door of the subconscious, ... Read more

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ForewordToday, teacher Phillz Mah uses all the learning he has been in contact with in his life to express the profound laws of the universe in a manner that is easy to understand. The intention is that we can master these skills to help ourselves. We all have a talent lurking in our inner soul, and if we understand how the universe operates, we have a key to unlock the door of the subconscious,
... Read more
How to be Strategic

by Fred Pelard ...

FT BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH'A comprehensive, concise, and practical guide that will enable anyone, in any situation, to develop their strategic thinking' Tiffani Bova, Chief Growth Evangelist, Salesforce, WSJ bestselling author, Growth IQ'A must read for everyone who ever deals with complex important challenges. There are many take-away gems here that will help you push through the knott... ... Read more

$16.99 USD

FT BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH'A comprehensive, concise, and practical guide that will enable anyone, in any situation, to develop their strategic thinking' Tiffani Bova, Chief Growth Evangelist, Salesforce, WSJ bestselling author, Growth IQ'A must read for everyone who ever deals with complex important challenges. There are many take-away gems here that will help you push through the knott...
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In Defense of Troublemakers

The Power of Dissent in Life and Business

by Charlan Jeanne Nemeth ...

An eminent psychologist explains why dissent should be cherished, not fearedWe've decided by consensus that consensus is good. In In Defense of Troublemakers, psychologist Charlan Nemeth argues that this principle is completely wrong: left unchallenged, the majority opinion is often biased, unoriginal, or false. It leads planes and markets to crash, causes juries to convict innocent people, and ... Read more

$16.99 USD

An eminent psychologist explains why dissent should be cherished, not fearedWe've decided by consensus that consensus is good. In In Defense of Troublemakers, psychologist Charlan Nemeth argues that this principle is completely wrong: left unchallenged, the majority opinion is often biased, unoriginal, or false. It leads planes and markets to crash, causes juries to convict innocent people, and
... Read more
Key Management Models

The 75+ Models Every Manager Needs To Know

by Gerben Van den Berg, Paul Pietersma ...

This best selling management book is a true classic. If you want to be a model manager, keep this new, even better 3rd edition close at hand.Key Management Models has the winning combination of brevity and clarity, giving you short, practical overviews of the top classic and cutting edge management models in an easy-to-use, ready reference format.Whether you want to remind yourself about models ... Read more

$22.99 USD

This best selling management book is a true classic. If you want to be a model manager, keep this new, even better 3rd edition close at hand.Key Management Models has the winning combination of brevity and clarity, giving you short, practical overviews of the top classic and cutting edge management models in an easy-to-use, ready reference format.Whether you want to remind yourself about models
... Read more
The Idea Agent

The Handbook on Creative Processes

by Jonas Michanek, Andréas Breiler ...

The Idea Agent is a practical idea management handbook, aimed at people who want to take an active role in creative processes across all areas. It combines the creatively wild with the rationally structured techniques for innovation to provide readers with a varied toolbox of proven idea management methodology. From discussing how to identify a problem or opportunity, to describing techniques for ... Read more

$48.99 USD

The Idea Agent is a practical idea management handbook, aimed at people who want to take an active role in creative processes across all areas. It combines the creatively wild with the rationally structured techniques for innovation to provide readers with a varied toolbox of proven idea management methodology. From discussing how to identify a problem or opportunity, to describing techniques for
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Discovering How To Become Wealthy (951 scientific affirmations to make the best occur in your life)

by Emanuel V. Terzian ...

WHY YOU NEED THIS BOOKWe have all worried about something. What is worrying?It is to use your imagination to presume that the worst is going to occur.In this book you will discover how to use your imagination to presume that the best is going to happen ... you will in fact succeed to turn things around in your own terms from this day forth.Here is your chance to visit yourself face to face by ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

WHY YOU NEED THIS BOOKWe have all worried about something. What is worrying?It is to use your imagination to presume that the worst is going to occur.In this book you will discover how to use your imagination to presume that the best is going to happen ... you will in fact succeed to turn things around in your own terms from this day forth.Here is your chance to visit yourself face to face by
... Read more
Leadership Crisis Management

Understanding the 3-Stages of Crisis Management

by Mark Villareal ...

Leadership is the most important aspect of an organizations success. Leaders lead their teams daily. They communicate the vision, over and over, and point to milestone achievements as well as small wins. They establish the culture, and build a team that supports and protects every aspect of that culture.This is expected from leadership during good times, when things are being executed and success ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Leadership is the most important aspect of an organizations success. Leaders lead their teams daily. They communicate the vision, over and over, and point to milestone achievements as well as small wins. They establish the culture, and build a team that supports and protects every aspect of that culture.This is expected from leadership during good times, when things are being executed and success
... Read more
Intended Consequences: How to Build Market-Leading Companies with Responsible Innovation

by Hemant Taneja, Kevin Maney ...

WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERA pioneering venture capitalist provides an actionable framework for founders and executives to create innovative, enduring companies built for growth and for societal good.The Milton Friedman philosophy that companies exist only to increase shareholder value is dead and buried. The old Silicon Valley tenets of “move fast and break things,” minimum viable products, ... Read more

$20.99 USD

WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERA pioneering venture capitalist provides an actionable framework for founders and executives to create innovative, enduring companies built for growth and for societal good.The Milton Friedman philosophy that companies exist only to increase shareholder value is dead and buried. The old Silicon Valley tenets of “move fast and break things,” minimum viable products,
... Read more
The New Leadership Literacies

Thriving in a Future of Extreme Disruption and Distributed Everything

by Bob Johansen ...

Over the next decade, today's connected world will be explosively more connected. Anything that can be distributed will be distributed: workforces, organizations, supply webs, and more. The tired practices of centralized organizations will become brittle in a future where authority is radically decentralized. Rigid hierarchies will give way to liquid structures. Most leaders—and most organizations ... Read more

$20.99 USD

Over the next decade, today's connected world will be explosively more connected. Anything that can be distributed will be distributed: workforces, organizations, supply webs, and more. The tired practices of centralized organizations will become brittle in a future where authority is radically decentralized. Rigid hierarchies will give way to liquid structures. Most leaders—and most organizations
... Read more
The Ultimate Guide to Developing Leaders

Invest in People Like Your Future Depends on It

by John C. Maxwell ...

What is the secret sauce for every kind of organization?What is the secret to organizational success? Whether the goal is developing a new product, establishing a new location, launching a new initiative, starting a new team, or improving your existing one, what will determine its success? The leaders! For any team, small business, large corporation, non-profit organization, or government entity, ... Read more

$14.99 USD

What is the secret sauce for every kind of organization?What is the secret to organizational success? Whether the goal is developing a new product, establishing a new location, launching a new initiative, starting a new team, or improving your existing one, what will determine its success? The leaders! For any team, small business, large corporation, non-profit organization, or government entity,
... Read more
Like Clockwork

Run Your Business with Swiss Army Precision

by Sam Goodner ...

Replace unpredictability with precision and run your business like clockwork.Every business leader dreams of building an organization that runs smoothly, scales effectively, and thrives long after their involvement. Few actually achieve it.In Like Clockwork, serial entrepreneur and former Swiss Army officer Sam Goodner reveals the strategies and systems behind his decades of success in building ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Replace unpredictability with precision and run your business like clockwork.Every business leader dreams of building an organization that runs smoothly, scales effectively, and thrives long after their involvement. Few actually achieve it.In Like Clockwork, serial entrepreneur and former Swiss Army officer Sam Goodner reveals the strategies and systems behind his decades of success in building
... Read more
Sizing People Up

A Veteran FBI Agent's User Manual for Behavior Prediction

by Robin Dreeke, Cameron Stauth ...

A former FBI agent shares his simple but powerful toolkit for assessing who you can trust--and who you can't.After two decades as a behavior analyst in the FBI, Robin Dreeke knows a thing or two about sizing people up. He's navigated complex situations that range from handling Russian spies to navigating the internal politics at the Bureau. Through that experience, he was forced to develop a knack ... Read more

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A former FBI agent shares his simple but powerful toolkit for assessing who you can trust--and who you can't.After two decades as a behavior analyst in the FBI, Robin Dreeke knows a thing or two about sizing people up. He's navigated complex situations that range from handling Russian spies to navigating the internal politics at the Bureau. Through that experience, he was forced to develop a knack
... Read more
Language That Leads

Communication Strategies that Inspire and Engage

by Kasia Wezowski ...

Inspire and motivate your team using powerful verbal and nonverbal communication strategies.Today’s leaders need to use effective, empathetic communication to bring out the best in their team members and let each individual shine.Kasia Wezowski, a leading researcher on body language and communication skills, combines her cutting-edge research with Marshall Goldsmith’s leadership development ... Read more

$7.99 USD

Inspire and motivate your team using powerful verbal and nonverbal communication strategies.Today’s leaders need to use effective, empathetic communication to bring out the best in their team members and let each individual shine.Kasia Wezowski, a leading researcher on body language and communication skills, combines her cutting-edge research with Marshall Goldsmith’s leadership development
... Read more
Influence and Persuasion (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

by Harvard Business Review, Nick Morgan, Robert B. Cialdini, Linda A. Hill, Nancy Duarte ...

Series series HBR Emotional Intelligence Series
Changing hearts is an important part of changing minds.Research shows that appealing to human emotion can help you make your case and build your authority as a leader.This book highlights that research and shows you how to act on it, presenting both comprehensive frameworks for developing influence and small, simple tactics you can use to convince others every day.This volume includes the work of ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Changing hearts is an important part of changing minds.Research shows that appealing to human emotion can help you make your case and build your authority as a leader.This book highlights that research and shows you how to act on it, presenting both comprehensive frameworks for developing influence and small, simple tactics you can use to convince others every day.This volume includes the work of
... Read more
Big Bets

How Large-Scale Change Really Happens

by Rajiv Shah ...

“Encouraging…Uplifting...Meeting apparently insurmountable goals requires thinking big…this will inspire.” —Publishers Weekly“Raj Shah has written a practical guide to making the world a better place. He knows what he’s talking about, because he’s done it himself. Anyone who wants to make a change in the world, or their own lives, will benefit from this book.” —Bill Gates, Cochair, Bill & Melinda ... Read more

$14.99 USD

“Encouraging…Uplifting...Meeting apparently insurmountable goals requires thinking big…this will inspire.” —Publishers Weekly“Raj Shah has written a practical guide to making the world a better place. He knows what he’s talking about, because he’s done it himself. Anyone who wants to make a change in the world, or their own lives, will benefit from this book.” —Bill Gates, Cochair, Bill & Melinda
... Read more
The Price of Fish

A New Approach to Wicked Economics and Better Decisions

by Michael Mainelli, Ian Harris ...

Gold Medal Winner - Economics, Independent Publisher Book AwardsIn The Price of Fish, Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris examine in a unique way the world's most abiding and wicked problems sustainability, global warming, over-fishing, overpopulation, the pensions crisis; all of which are characterized by a set of messy, circular, aggressive and peculiarly long-term problems and go on to suggest that ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Gold Medal Winner - Economics, Independent Publisher Book AwardsIn The Price of Fish, Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris examine in a unique way the world's most abiding and wicked problems sustainability, global warming, over-fishing, overpopulation, the pensions crisis; all of which are characterized by a set of messy, circular, aggressive and peculiarly long-term problems and go on to suggest that
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Essentials of Game Theory

A Concise Multidisciplinary Introduction

by Kevin Leyton-Brown, Yoav Shoham ...

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

$32.99 USD

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

Executive Response to Market Challenges

by Oswald A. J. Mascarenhas, SJ ...

Series series Corporate Ethics for Turbulent Markets
The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online.Corporate executives immersed in the turbulent markets of today face a world not of clear cut moral dilemmas such as right or wrong, or good or evil, but instead must confront large corporate grey areas of lesser good, lesser evil, less true, less unfair, and less unjust. ... Read more

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The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online.Corporate executives immersed in the turbulent markets of today face a world not of clear cut moral dilemmas such as right or wrong, or good or evil, but instead must confront large corporate grey areas of lesser good, lesser evil, less true, less unfair, and less unjust.
... Read more

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