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

Building High Performance Government Through Lean Six Sigma: A Leader's Guide to Creating Speed, Agility, and Efficiency

by Mark Price,Walter Mores,Hundley M. Elliotte ...

Your handbook to successful LSS deployment in federal services Implementing Lean Six Sigma in a federal agency can be a vastly different process than applying it in the private sector; with government comes a host of unique challenges and complexities. Written by an author team that ranks among the few recognized LSS leaders who have worked directly with its deployment in the federal sector, Lean ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Your handbook to successful LSS deployment in federal services Implementing Lean Six Sigma in a federal agency can be a vastly different process than applying it in the private sector; with government comes a host of unique challenges and complexities. Written by an author team that ranks among the few recognized LSS leaders who have worked directly with its deployment in the federal sector, Lean
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Business Driven PMO Success Stories

Across Industries and Around the World

by Mark Price Perry ...

Business Driven PMO Success Stories was written by and with over two dozen contributing authors from the worldwide project management and project management office (PMO) community. It offers executives, managers, and all those involved in the projects of the organization, an understanding of the value a PMO can provide, the knowledge they need to determine the purpose of their PMO, and how to ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Business Driven PMO Success Stories was written by and with over two dozen contributing authors from the worldwide project management and project management office (PMO) community. It offers executives, managers, and all those involved in the projects of the organization, an understanding of the value a PMO can provide, the knowledge they need to determine the purpose of their PMO, and how to
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Strategy in Poker, Business & War

by John McDonald ...

Whether your primary interest is to improve your card game or put together a political coalition, here you will be enjoyably instructed in an approach to strategy that has caught the imagination of a generation of readers.John McDonald looks at the elusive thread of opposition and conflict that runs through human interrelationships, from the striking of a bargain to the clash of war. He discusses ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Whether your primary interest is to improve your card game or put together a political coalition, here you will be enjoyably instructed in an approach to strategy that has caught the imagination of a generation of readers.John McDonald looks at the elusive thread of opposition and conflict that runs through human interrelationships, from the striking of a bargain to the clash of war. He discusses
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How Decision Intelligence Connects Data, Actions, and Outcomes for a Better World

by Lorien Pratt ...

Why aren't the most powerful new technologies being used to solve the world's most important problems: hunger, poverty, conflict, inequality, employment, disease? What's missing?From a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning comes a thought-provoking book that answers these questions. In Link: How Decision Intelligence Connects Data, Actions, and Outcomes for a Better World, Dr. ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Why aren't the most powerful new technologies being used to solve the world's most important problems: hunger, poverty, conflict, inequality, employment, disease? What's missing?From a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning comes a thought-provoking book that answers these questions. In Link: How Decision Intelligence Connects Data, Actions, and Outcomes for a Better World, Dr.
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TRIZ For Dummies

by Lilly Haines-Gadd ...

Use TRIZ to unlock creative problem solvingAre you new to TRIZ and looking for an easy-to-follow guide on how you can use it to enhance your company's creativity, innovation and problem-solving abilities? Look no further! Written in plain English and packed with tons of accessible and easy-to-follow instruction, TRIZ For Dummies shows you how to use this powerful toolkit to discover all the ways ... Read more

$21.00 USD

Use TRIZ to unlock creative problem solvingAre you new to TRIZ and looking for an easy-to-follow guide on how you can use it to enhance your company's creativity, innovation and problem-solving abilities? Look no further! Written in plain English and packed with tons of accessible and easy-to-follow instruction, TRIZ For Dummies shows you how to use this powerful toolkit to discover all the ways
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Schaum's Outline of Operations Research

by Richard Bronson, Govindasami Naadimuthu ...

Confusing Textbooks? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Confusing Textbooks? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get
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Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management

by F. Robert Jacobs, William Berry, D. Clay Whybark, Thomas Vollmann ...

The definitive guide to manufacturing planning and control--FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED FOR THE CPIM EXAMImprove supply chain effectiveness, productivity, customer satisfaction, and profitability with help from this authoritative resource. Completely up-to-date, Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management: APICS/CPIM Certification Edition offers comprehensive preparation for the ... Read more

$49.99 USD

The definitive guide to manufacturing planning and control--FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED FOR THE CPIM EXAMImprove supply chain effectiveness, productivity, customer satisfaction, and profitability with help from this authoritative resource. Completely up-to-date, Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management: APICS/CPIM Certification Edition offers comprehensive preparation for the
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Train Your Brain For Success

Read Smarter, Remember More, and Break Your Own Records

by Roger Seip ...

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

$12.00 USD

Train your mind to achieve new levels of success!Professionals and entrepreneurs do a great job of keeping up appearances. But if they're honest with themselves, they're short on living the life they really want. Train Your Brain For Success provides the perspective to analyze how you got where you are and, more importantly, learn the skills to get where you truly desire to be. Train Your Brain
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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,
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The Leader's Checklist, 10th Anniversary Edition

16 Mission-Critical Principles

by Michael Useem ...

Envision this scenario: An industrial manufacturer is breaking itself in three, and its board chair asks you, the chief financial officer, to step up to the helm of one of the spin-offs. You will take charge of everything, from plant operations and product marketing to human resources and governance practices. Are you ready to lead?In The Leader's Checklist, 10th Anniversary Edition: 16 Mission ... Read more

$14.39 USD

Envision this scenario: An industrial manufacturer is breaking itself in three, and its board chair asks you, the chief financial officer, to step up to the helm of one of the spin-offs. You will take charge of everything, from plant operations and product marketing to human resources and governance practices. Are you ready to lead?In The Leader's Checklist, 10th Anniversary Edition: 16 Mission
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The Crash is the Solution

Why the Ultimate Collapse is Coming and How You Can Protect Your Wealth

by Matthias Weik, Marc Friedrich ...

Translated by Caitlin Hahn ...

Germany’s most successful business book of 2014 in English nowIt's no longer a question of whether the crash will happen, but when. All of the measures taken toward saving banks, national economies, and the euro boil down to the maximization of damages and state bankruptcy for Germany, for which case the expropriation of private citizens has long been in preparation. Government bonds, pension ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Germany’s most successful business book of 2014 in English nowIt's no longer a question of whether the crash will happen, but when. All of the measures taken toward saving banks, national economies, and the euro boil down to the maximization of damages and state bankruptcy for Germany, for which case the expropriation of private citizens has long been in preparation. Government bonds, pension
... Read more
矽谷簡報女王用數據說出好故事

DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story

by 南西．杜爾特 Nancy Duarte ...

Translated by 顧淑馨 ...

想在數據當道的商業世界成功提案──你得讓數字開口「說故事」──★矽谷最有說服力的女人 : 南西．杜爾特★專為職場人士打造的必勝簡報密技大數據時代，所有決策離不開數據。但數據不會說話，多少次看到滿滿數字的簡報現場，你發呆放空、昏昏欲睡，聽完後還不確定提案者的訴求到底是什麼？「財星500強」簡報大師──南希·杜爾特，破天荒分析「跨行業、跨國界」頂尖數據簡報，總結「用數據說故事」創建過程與技巧，破解你「數據簡報≠視覺化簡報」的迷思，讓每次提案成功達陣、贏得商業先機！「數據」可以指引決策者，識別商業問題或機會。要知道，你從數據中洞察到的資訊，可以為他人、團隊、企業理解今天必須採取的行動，或逆轉、改善未來的軌跡。即使商業決策都依賴數據，但「良好的溝通」卻是使用數據者的「最高技能差距」。亦即，使用數據越厲害的人，通常溝通能力非常差。這正是本書誕生的原因。</... ... Read more

$9.99 USD

想在數據當道的商業世界成功提案──你得讓數字開口「說故事」──★矽谷最有說服力的女人 : 南西．杜爾特★專為職場人士打造的必勝簡報密技大數據時代，所有決策離不開數據。但數據不會說話，多少次看到滿滿數字的簡報現場，你發呆放空、昏昏欲睡，聽完後還不確定提案者的訴求到底是什麼？「財星500強」簡報大師──南希·杜爾特，破天荒分析「跨行業、跨國界」頂尖數據簡報，總結「用數據說故事」創建過程與技巧，破解你「數據簡報≠視覺化簡報」的迷思，讓每次提案成功達陣、贏得商業先機！「數據」可以指引決策者，識別商業問題或機會。要知道，你從數據中洞察到的資訊，可以為他人、團隊、企業理解今天必須採取的行動，或逆轉、改善未來的軌跡。即使商業決策都依賴數據，但「良好的溝通」卻是使用數據者的「最高技能差距」。亦即，使用數據越厲害的人，通常溝通能力非常差。這正是本書誕生的原因。</...
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Inside Jobs

Why Insider Risk Is the Biggest Cyber Threat You Can't Ignore

by Joe Payne, Jadee Hanson, Mark Wojtasiak ...

From data security company Code42, Inside Jobs offers companies of all sizes a new way to secure today’s collaborative cultures—one that works without compromising sensitive company data or slowing business down. Authors Joe Payne, Jadee Hanson, and Mark Wojtasiak, seasoned veterans in the cybersecurity space, provide a top-down and bottom-up picture of the rewards and perils involved in running ... Read more

$16.99 USD

From data security company Code42, Inside Jobs offers companies of all sizes a new way to secure today’s collaborative cultures—one that works without compromising sensitive company data or slowing business down. Authors Joe Payne, Jadee Hanson, and Mark Wojtasiak, seasoned veterans in the cybersecurity space, provide a top-down and bottom-up picture of the rewards and perils involved in running
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Six Sigma For Managers

by Greg Brue ...

Series series Briefcase Books Series
THE BRIEFCASE BOOKS SERIESNow translated into nine languages! This reader-friendly, icon-rich series is must reading for all managers at every level.All managers, whether brand new to their positions or well established in the corporate hierarchy, can use a little "brushing up" now and then. The skills-based Briefcase Books series is filled with ideas and strategies to help managers become more ... Read more

$12.39 USD

THE BRIEFCASE BOOKS SERIESNow translated into nine languages! This reader-friendly, icon-rich series is must reading for all managers at every level.All managers, whether brand new to their positions or well established in the corporate hierarchy, can use a little "brushing up" now and then. The skills-based Briefcase Books series is filled with ideas and strategies to help managers become more
... Read more
IoT Inc: How Your Company Can Use the Internet of Things to Win in the Outcome Economy

by Bruce Sinclair ...

Grab the top spot in your industry by seizing the power of IoTSmart products are everywhere. They’re in our companies, in our homes, in our pockets. People love these products. But what they love more is what these products do—and for anyone running a business today, outcomes are the key.The Internet of Things (IoT) is the point of connection between products and the results they deliver—it’s ... Read more

$26.69 USD

Grab the top spot in your industry by seizing the power of IoTSmart products are everywhere. They’re in our companies, in our homes, in our pockets. People love these products. But what they love more is what these products do—and for anyone running a business today, outcomes are the key.The Internet of Things (IoT) is the point of connection between products and the results they deliver—it’s
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懷疑思考：認識偏誤，駕馭資訊與情緒，破框進階，提升你的核心競爭力

by 岡佐紀子, おか‧さきこ ...

Translated by 謝敏怡 ...

Series series 財經商管
充滿不確定性的VUCA時代，AI科技高速發展，資訊爆量、認知操弄掌握「懷疑思考」的能力，避免假資訊、偏誤與成見，看見選擇、突破現狀，發掘創見與新機會AI科技高速發展，資訊爆量、可快速取得，人人都有話語權。「先查再思考」的習慣，導致我們的思考能力鈍化。在瞬息萬變、充滿不確定性的VUCA時代，過去的準則未必有效，價值觀愈來愈多元，逆思維變成新常規，「懷疑思考」是你應培養的能力。本書作者岡佐紀子是問題解決顧問、卡內基訓練講師，擁有20年以上的講師經驗。年間研習、演講活動超過200場，活潑風趣、高參與度的課程設計，獲得日本數萬名以上的學員極高的評價。科技發展導致社會變遷，市場和日常生活也正在快速發生變化，舊有的機會持續消失，但是新的可能性也不斷出現。不論你學什麼、做什麼，「懷疑思考」都能夠幫助你探索不同觀點，把原先的「做不到」變成「做得到」。透過本書，一次濃縮學習：• 「懷疑思考」的三種基本思考法 ... Read more

$9.99 USD

充滿不確定性的VUCA時代，AI科技高速發展，資訊爆量、認知操弄掌握「懷疑思考」的能力，避免假資訊、偏誤與成見，看見選擇、突破現狀，發掘創見與新機會AI科技高速發展，資訊爆量、可快速取得，人人都有話語權。「先查再思考」的習慣，導致我們的思考能力鈍化。在瞬息萬變、充滿不確定性的VUCA時代，過去的準則未必有效，價值觀愈來愈多元，逆思維變成新常規，「懷疑思考」是你應培養的能力。本書作者岡佐紀子是問題解決顧問、卡內基訓練講師，擁有20年以上的講師經驗。年間研習、演講活動超過200場，活潑風趣、高參與度的課程設計，獲得日本數萬名以上的學員極高的評價。科技發展導致社會變遷，市場和日常生活也正在快速發生變化，舊有的機會持續消失，但是新的可能性也不斷出現。不論你學什麼、做什麼，「懷疑思考」都能夠幫助你探索不同觀點，把原先的「做不到」變成「做得到」。透過本書，一次濃縮學習：• 「懷疑思考」的三種基本思考法
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Rules of Management, The

by Richard Templar ...

A definitive code for managerial successSome people find management so easy. They appear to be natural leaders, painlessly negotiating the system, the politics, the people, and the targets.Is there something they know that the rest of us don’t? Is it something we can all learn? The answer is a resounding yes. They know the Rules of Management.These rules are the guiding principles that show you ... Read more

$9.99 USD

A definitive code for managerial successSome people find management so easy. They appear to be natural leaders, painlessly negotiating the system, the politics, the people, and the targets.Is there something they know that the rest of us don’t? Is it something we can all learn? The answer is a resounding yes. They know the Rules of Management.These rules are the guiding principles that show you
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Think in Systems

Cognitive Development, #1

by Zoe McKey ...

Series Book 1 - Cognitive Development
Get out of that rut. Find long-term solution to your problems.We have the best of intentions to improve our conditions, but often our solutions fall short of improving our lives. Our best efforts can result in the opposite of what we want over time. If we apply conventional thinking to complex issues, we often maintain or feed the very problems we want to fix. How to avoid this trap? I will tell ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get out of that rut. Find long-term solution to your problems.We have the best of intentions to improve our conditions, but often our solutions fall short of improving our lives. Our best efforts can result in the opposite of what we want over time. If we apply conventional thinking to complex issues, we often maintain or feed the very problems we want to fix. How to avoid this trap? I will tell
... Read more
人生升級的夜間習慣：45個「吸引機會」的晚間管理技巧

結果を出し続ける人が夜やること

by 後藤勇人 ...

Translated by 林佑純 ...

Series series 富能量
一流高手的晚上不同凡響！「好人脈＋好運氣＋好靈感」不會憑空出現，利用晚間時光，抓住翻轉人生的機會！本書提供45項夜間自我提升法，助你煥然一新、催生好靈感、擴展有效人脈、吸引豐盛機運，實現最終夢想！**　　★妥善運用夜晚的人，就能抓住機會**　　畢卡索、達爾文、邱吉爾、貓王……許多世界知名的優秀成功人物，都很善用夜間時光來激發靈感、累積實力。只要你願意，從現在開始，利用書中方法來度過夜晚，成為好機會源源不絕的人！**　　★養成這些習慣，完美預定未來的成功**　　☑ 思考明天的話題　　☑ 透過YouTube探索未知的世界　　☑ 多跟與工作無關的人見面　　☑ 透過電子郵件，提前營造會面氛圍<... ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

一流高手的晚上不同凡響！「好人脈＋好運氣＋好靈感」不會憑空出現，利用晚間時光，抓住翻轉人生的機會！本書提供45項夜間自我提升法，助你煥然一新、催生好靈感、擴展有效人脈、吸引豐盛機運，實現最終夢想！**　　★妥善運用夜晚的人，就能抓住機會**　　畢卡索、達爾文、邱吉爾、貓王……許多世界知名的優秀成功人物，都很善用夜間時光來激發靈感、累積實力。只要你願意，從現在開始，利用書中方法來度過夜晚，成為好機會源源不絕的人！**　　★養成這些習慣，完美預定未來的成功**　　☑ 思考明天的話題　　☑ 透過YouTube探索未知的世界　　☑ 多跟與工作無關的人見面　　☑ 透過電子郵件，提前營造會面氛圍<...
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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
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
Woman of Influence: 9 Steps to Build Your Brand, Establish Your Legacy, and Thrive

9 Steps to Build Your Brand, Establish Your Legacy, and Thrive

by Jo Miller ...

Reinvent yourself as a woman of influence—and become the leader you were meant to beHave you ever felt like your organization’s best-kept secret? Are you the go-to person for work that downplays your potential? Do you want to hone your leadership skills while still staying true to who you are? If you answered yes to any of these questions, or if your reputation as a standout contributor is not ... Read more

$20.09 USD

Reinvent yourself as a woman of influence—and become the leader you were meant to beHave you ever felt like your organization’s best-kept secret? Are you the go-to person for work that downplays your potential? Do you want to hone your leadership skills while still staying true to who you are? If you answered yes to any of these questions, or if your reputation as a standout contributor is not
... 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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