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How to design your business for perpetual success

by Jonathan MacDonald ...

When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.In a hectic business environment where it is estimated that half of the decisions that CEOs make turn out to be wrong, the stark reality is that it has never been harder to see what's happening around us, interpret information efficiently, and develop strategies that are executed in a successful way.This is partly ... Read more

$15.99 USD

When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.In a hectic business environment where it is estimated that half of the decisions that CEOs make turn out to be wrong, the stark reality is that it has never been harder to see what's happening around us, interpret information efficiently, and develop strategies that are executed in a successful way.This is partly
... Read more
Producing Prosperity

Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance

by Gary P. Pisano, Willy C. Shih ...

Manufacturing’s central role in global innovationCompanies compete on the decisions they make. For years-even decades-in response to intensifying global competition, companies decided to outsource their manufacturing operations in order to reduce costs. But we are now seeing the alarming long-term effect of those choices: in many cases, once manufacturing capabilities go away, so does much of the ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Manufacturing’s central role in global innovationCompanies compete on the decisions they make. For years-even decades-in response to intensifying global competition, companies decided to outsource their manufacturing operations in order to reduce costs. But we are now seeing the alarming long-term effect of those choices: in many cases, once manufacturing capabilities go away, so does much of the
... Read more
Smart Solution Book, The

68 Tools For Brainstorming, Problem Solving And Decision Making

by David Cotton ...

The Smart Solution Book explains each tool in detail – what it is, when and how to use it, its strengths and its limitations. The tools range from quick fixes, which can be used by someone working alone, to large scale solutions which can be used by groups of 100 and more. You can also use the tools separately or in combination with each other.Frame problems so they can be solvedFind a solution to ... Read more

$12.99 USD

The Smart Solution Book explains each tool in detail – what it is, when and how to use it, its strengths and its limitations. The tools range from quick fixes, which can be used by someone working alone, to large scale solutions which can be used by groups of 100 and more. You can also use the tools separately or in combination with each other.Frame problems so they can be solvedFind a solution to
... Read more
autoliderazgo y el líder al minuto

Aumente su efectividad con un autolidera

by Ken Blanchard ...

En este nuevo libro Ken Blanchard revela clara y profundamente cómo el poder, la libertad y la autonomía son el resultado de tener la actitud correcta y las destrezas necesarias para responsabilizarse del éxito personal.El clásico best seller de Ken Blanchard El mánager al minuto, explora las habilidades necesarias para convertirse en un líder personal eficiente. Ahora, en este nuevo libro revela ... Read more

$13.99 USD

En este nuevo libro Ken Blanchard revela clara y profundamente cómo el poder, la libertad y la autonomía son el resultado de tener la actitud correcta y las destrezas necesarias para responsabilizarse del éxito personal.El clásico best seller de Ken Blanchard El mánager al minuto, explora las habilidades necesarias para convertirse en un líder personal eficiente. Ahora, en este nuevo libro revela
... Read more
The Greiner Growth Model

Anticipate crises and adapt to a changing business world

by 50minutes ...

Series Book 3 - Management & Marketing
Anticipate crises and adapt to a changing business worldThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Greiner growth model, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Identify the five phases of growth that every company experiences during its lifetime: creativity, direction, delegation, coordination and ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Anticipate crises and adapt to a changing business worldThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Greiner growth model, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Identify the five phases of growth that every company experiences during its lifetime: creativity, direction, delegation, coordination and
... Read more
The Traveler's Summit

The Remarkable Sequel to The Traveler's Gift

by Andy Andrews ...

The Traveler's Summit explores the historically proven principles that have guided our greatest leaders for centuries, and how we might restore these principles in our own lives…before it's too late.Dave Ponder is back, and this time, the fate of civilization may be in his hands .Centuries of greed, pride, and hate have sent humankind hurtling toward disaster, far from our original purpose. There ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Traveler's Summit explores the historically proven principles that have guided our greatest leaders for centuries, and how we might restore these principles in our own lives…before it's too late.Dave Ponder is back, and this time, the fate of civilization may be in his hands .Centuries of greed, pride, and hate have sent humankind hurtling toward disaster, far from our original purpose. There
... Read more
直覺陷阱2：認知非理性消費偏好，避免成為聰明的傻瓜

by 高登第 ...

定錨效應、稀缺性效應、選擇超荷效應、損失厭惡效應、心理帳戶效應、單純曝光效應……12個常見的消費認知偏誤效應，提供一看就懂的消費、行銷心理學！你老是被直覺誤導了嗎？人的直覺往往充滿陷阱。直覺下的認知偏誤，會使消費者作出錯誤判斷、衝動消費，這往往不是最利於自己的選擇。繼上一本談論大眾心理學的《直覺陷阱：擺脫認知偏誤，擁有理性又感性的30個超強心理素質》之後，本書以消費心理為主題，提出12個常見的消費心理效應，以消費者為出發點，解析消費者的想法，使其輕鬆避免消費場景中常遇見之直覺陷阱。除此之外，企業與廠商除了全力行銷自己的產品，也需要了解消費者的心態、動機、偏好和決策過程，才能調整並創新策略，獲得競爭優勢。這就是企業與消費者共同的雙贏。．我們作出決定時往往過度依賴我們所收到的第一筆資訊以作出判斷的傾向，這是一種認知偏誤，叫作「定錨效應」。如果產品一開始以較高的價格販賣，之後打折促銷 ... Read more

$8.99 USD

定錨效應、稀缺性效應、選擇超荷效應、損失厭惡效應、心理帳戶效應、單純曝光效應……12個常見的消費認知偏誤效應，提供一看就懂的消費、行銷心理學！你老是被直覺誤導了嗎？人的直覺往往充滿陷阱。直覺下的認知偏誤，會使消費者作出錯誤判斷、衝動消費，這往往不是最利於自己的選擇。繼上一本談論大眾心理學的《直覺陷阱：擺脫認知偏誤，擁有理性又感性的30個超強心理素質》之後，本書以消費心理為主題，提出12個常見的消費心理效應，以消費者為出發點，解析消費者的想法，使其輕鬆避免消費場景中常遇見之直覺陷阱。除此之外，企業與廠商除了全力行銷自己的產品，也需要了解消費者的心態、動機、偏好和決策過程，才能調整並創新策略，獲得競爭優勢。這就是企業與消費者共同的雙贏。．我們作出決定時往往過度依賴我們所收到的第一筆資訊以作出判斷的傾向，這是一種認知偏誤，叫作「定錨效應」。如果產品一開始以較高的價格販賣，之後打折促銷
... Read more
Beyond Reengineering

How the Process-Centered Organization Will Change Our Work and Our Lives

by Michael Hammer ...

$6.99 USD
Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies

by Martin Cohen ...

Learn how to argue points effectively, analyze information, and make sound judgmentsThe ability to think clearly and critically is a lifelong benefit that you can apply in any situation that calls for reflection, analysis, and planning. Being able to think systematically and solve problems is also a great career asset. Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies helps you hone your thinking abilities and ... Read more

$12.00 USD

Learn how to argue points effectively, analyze information, and make sound judgmentsThe ability to think clearly and critically is a lifelong benefit that you can apply in any situation that calls for reflection, analysis, and planning. Being able to think systematically and solve problems is also a great career asset. Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies helps you hone your thinking abilities and
... Read more
Negotiating the Impossible, Second Edition

How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (without Money or Muscle)

by Deepak Malhotra ...

**Award-winning professor from Harvard Business School offers a new and improved edition of his guide to navigating negotiation deadlock, while offering practical advice and stories of success.Updated with 20% new material, including a brand-new chapter and discussion guide.**Harvard professor and negotiation adviser Deepak Malhotra shows how to defuse even the most potentially explosive ... Read more

$17.99 USD

**Award-winning professor from Harvard Business School offers a new and improved edition of his guide to navigating negotiation deadlock, while offering practical advice and stories of success.Updated with 20% new material, including a brand-new chapter and discussion guide.**Harvard professor and negotiation adviser Deepak Malhotra shows how to defuse even the most potentially explosive
... Read more
The Best Secrets of Great Small Businesses

Creative, Innovative and Cost-Saving Ideas from Great Business Minds

by Ray Silverstein ...

Do you have a problem you've never faced before? Are you looking for an idea that will be your next big breakthrough? You are not alone. Every day, thousands of entrepreneurs are creating innovative solutions to business problems. The best of the best are here, in one of the most useful business guides to date.The Best Secrets of Great Small Businesses is the ultimate entrepreneurial guidebook. It ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Do you have a problem you've never faced before? Are you looking for an idea that will be your next big breakthrough? You are not alone. Every day, thousands of entrepreneurs are creating innovative solutions to business problems. The best of the best are here, in one of the most useful business guides to date.The Best Secrets of Great Small Businesses is the ultimate entrepreneurial guidebook. It
... Read more
Dare to Un-Lead

The Art of Relational Leadership in a Fragmented World

by Celine Schillinger ...

2022 PORCHLIGHT LEADERSHIP & STRATEGY BOOK OF THE YEARA transformational book for trying times, Dare to Un-Lead will challenge the way you think and feel about the role of leadership in your life.What is revered as leadership today is often nothing more than a destructive set of obsolete behaviors and systems evolved from the centuries-old industrial theories popularized by Frederick Taylor and ... Read more

$13.99 USD

2022 PORCHLIGHT LEADERSHIP & STRATEGY BOOK OF THE YEARA transformational book for trying times, Dare to Un-Lead will challenge the way you think and feel about the role of leadership in your life.What is revered as leadership today is often nothing more than a destructive set of obsolete behaviors and systems evolved from the centuries-old industrial theories popularized by Frederick Taylor and
... Read more
The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear

Valuable Lessons, True Stories, and Tips For Using What You've Got (A Brain!) to Make Your Worklife Work for You

by Caitlin Friedman, Kimberly Yorio ...

Be the girl who makes it happen!Guess what? If you’re not looking out for your career then nobody is. If you want to be both passionate about what you do and successful, then you must take control of your professional destiny. Only you can determine who you are, what you can do, and where you want to go. If you are stuck in your career, frustrated at your position within a company, or bored with ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Be the girl who makes it happen!Guess what? If you’re not looking out for your career then nobody is. If you want to be both passionate about what you do and successful, then you must take control of your professional destiny. Only you can determine who you are, what you can do, and where you want to go. If you are stuck in your career, frustrated at your position within a company, or bored with
... Read more
Task-based intranet content

a step by step guide to user-centred design

by Lizzie Bruce ...

Series Book 1 - Practical user-centred design
“Really good stuff from someone who knows her intranets.” – Tom Loosemore, digital transformation consultant at Public Digital, ex-GDS, ex-BBC.Create content that makes it faster for people to find what they need on the intranet than from a colleague. Learn user-centred design as you progress through this practical, stage by stage guide.Generally, people want information about a specific thing, ... Read more

$20.14 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

“Really good stuff from someone who knows her intranets.” – Tom Loosemore, digital transformation consultant at Public Digital, ex-GDS, ex-BBC.Create content that makes it faster for people to find what they need on the intranet than from a colleague. Learn user-centred design as you progress through this practical, stage by stage guide.Generally, people want information about a specific thing,
... Read more
Keeping Up with the Quants

Your Guide to Understanding and Using Analytics

by Thomas H. Davenport, Jinho Kim ...

Why Everyone Needs Analytical SkillsWelcome to the age of data. No matter your interests (sports, movies, politics), your industry (finance, marketing, technology, manufacturing), or the type of organization you work for (big company, nonprofit, small start-up)—your world is awash with data.As a successful manager today, you must be able to make sense of all this information. You need to be ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Why Everyone Needs Analytical SkillsWelcome to the age of data. No matter your interests (sports, movies, politics), your industry (finance, marketing, technology, manufacturing), or the type of organization you work for (big company, nonprofit, small start-up)—your world is awash with data.As a successful manager today, you must be able to make sense of all this information. You need to be
... Read more
Understanding A3 Thinking

A Critical Component of Toyota's PDCA Management System

by Durward K. Sobek II., Art Smalley ...

Winner of a 2009 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Prize. Notably flexible and brief, the A3 report has proven to be a key tool In Toyota‘s successful move toward organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and improvement, especially within its engineering and R&D organizations. The power of the A3 report, however, derives not from th ... Read more

$57.99 USD

Winner of a 2009 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Prize. Notably flexible and brief, the A3 report has proven to be a key tool In Toyota‘s successful move toward organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and improvement, especially within its engineering and R&D organizations. The power of the A3 report, however, derives not from th
... Read more
Secrets of the Moneylab

How Behavioral Economics Can Improve Your Business

by Kay-Yut Chen, Marina Krakovsky ...

Taking the findings of behavioral economics from the cocktail party to the boardroom.Experimental economist Kay-Yut Chen leads an economics lab at Hewlett- Packard-the first of its kind at any company. His groundbreaking research into human behavior has turned into tangible results for HP. He has saved the company millions of dollars, simply by explaining why people really do the things they do. ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Taking the findings of behavioral economics from the cocktail party to the boardroom.Experimental economist Kay-Yut Chen leads an economics lab at Hewlett- Packard-the first of its kind at any company. His groundbreaking research into human behavior has turned into tangible results for HP. He has saved the company millions of dollars, simply by explaining why people really do the things they do.
... Read more
Creative Intelligence: Don't Ask AI, Think With It

by Greg Storey ...

Breakthrough results don't come from better prompts. They come from better thinking.**Most professionals are being told to "use AI"—but no one is showing them how to think with it. So they default to the basics: type in a prompt, grab an answer, move on.But the real opportunity isn't in automation. It's in collaboration—using AI not as a shortcut, but as a thinking partner that helps you explore, ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Breakthrough results don't come from better prompts. They come from better thinking.**Most professionals are being told to "use AI"—but no one is showing them how to think with it. So they default to the basics: type in a prompt, grab an answer, move on.But the real opportunity isn't in automation. It's in collaboration—using AI not as a shortcut, but as a thinking partner that helps you explore,
... Read more
Building Design Strategy

Using Design to Achieve Key Business Objectives

by Thomas Lockwood, Thomas Walton ...

How can design be used to solve business problems? That's the question answered, in many innovative ways, by Building Design Strategy. Mark Dziersk, EunSool Kwon, Arnold Levin, Laura Weiss, and many more top-name contributors share their experience and insights. Topics explore the full range of issues today, including thinking ahead; adapting to challenges; developing tangible strategies; using ... Read more

$17.99 USD

How can design be used to solve business problems? That's the question answered, in many innovative ways, by Building Design Strategy. Mark Dziersk, EunSool Kwon, Arnold Levin, Laura Weiss, and many more top-name contributors share their experience and insights. Topics explore the full range of issues today, including thinking ahead; adapting to challenges; developing tangible strategies; using
... Read more
Leaders: Born or Baked?

by Noel Dhiraj, Ahtal Nair, Shyamjith Sasidharan, Ashwin Baskar, Manoj Sharma ...

We are Muffin Eaters! Why that name you may ask? Well, all five of us (Ahtal, Ashwin, Manoj, Noel and Shyam) love eating muffins, and for the record, Tim Horton's muffins are the best so far.On to EPM 4173.You may be wondering what does that stand for. Well, it is the second-last course of our third semester at Lambton College In Toronto where we are students of the Advanced Project Management and ... Read more

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We are Muffin Eaters! Why that name you may ask? Well, all five of us (Ahtal, Ashwin, Manoj, Noel and Shyam) love eating muffins, and for the record, Tim Horton's muffins are the best so far.On to EPM 4173.You may be wondering what does that stand for. Well, it is the second-last course of our third semester at Lambton College In Toronto where we are students of the Advanced Project Management and
... Read more
Left Brain, Right Stuff

How Leaders Make Winning Decisions

by Phil Rosenzweig ...

Left Brain, Right Stuff takes up where other books about decision making leave off. For many routine choices, from shopping to investing, we can make good decisions simply by avoiding common errors, such as searching only for confirming information or avoiding the hindsight bias. But as Phil Rosenzweig shows, for many of the most important, more complex situations we face -- in business, sports, ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Left Brain, Right Stuff takes up where other books about decision making leave off. For many routine choices, from shopping to investing, we can make good decisions simply by avoiding common errors, such as searching only for confirming information or avoiding the hindsight bias. But as Phil Rosenzweig shows, for many of the most important, more complex situations we face -- in business, sports,
... Read more
Speed Kills: Leveraging John Boyd's OODA Loop to Build Organizations That Win

by Alex Vohr ...

Most leaders don't struggle with making decisions. They struggle with making them fast enough to matter.In today's world of AI disruption, global competition, and relentless change, slow processes and overanalysis can cripple even the strongest teams. The cost of delay is real: decision paralysis, wasted effort, and the nagging sense that faster competitors are pulling ahead.Speed Kills introduces ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Most leaders don't struggle with making decisions. They struggle with making them fast enough to matter.In today's world of AI disruption, global competition, and relentless change, slow processes and overanalysis can cripple even the strongest teams. The cost of delay is real: decision paralysis, wasted effort, and the nagging sense that faster competitors are pulling ahead.Speed Kills introduces
... Read more
Conceptual Blockbusting

A Guide to Better Ideas, Fifth Edition

by James L. Adams ...

A thoroughly revised edition of the classic on creativity, essential for individuals and teams who want to think outside the box.Some people are naturally creative and others aren't, right? Wrong. In this classic book on creativity, James Adams takes a unique approach to generating ideas and solving problems that has captivated, inspired, and guided thousands of people from all walks of life to ... Read more

$12.99 USD

A thoroughly revised edition of the classic on creativity, essential for individuals and teams who want to think outside the box.Some people are naturally creative and others aren't, right? Wrong. In this classic book on creativity, James Adams takes a unique approach to generating ideas and solving problems that has captivated, inspired, and guided thousands of people from all walks of life to
... Read more
When Agile Gets Physical

How to Use Agile Principles to Accelerate Hardware Development

by Katherine Radeka, Kathy Iberle ...

“When Agile Gets Physical distills the right principles, derives methods to apply them, and in doing so represents a major milestone in defining the best practice of hardware product development.” —Andrew Flint, Product Development Director, IMPINJWhy is it that so many hardware teams get stuck when using Agile? Why do they still endure long, slow loopbacks? Why do organizations waste valuable ... Read more

$9.99 USD

“When Agile Gets Physical distills the right principles, derives methods to apply them, and in doing so represents a major milestone in defining the best practice of hardware product development.” —Andrew Flint, Product Development Director, IMPINJWhy is it that so many hardware teams get stuck when using Agile? Why do they still endure long, slow loopbacks? Why do organizations waste valuable
... Read more

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