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

Judgment Calls

Twelve Stories of Big Decisions and the Teams That Got Them Right

by Brook Manville, Thomas H. Davenport ...

Your guide to making better decisionsDespite the dizzying amount of data at our disposal today-and an increasing reliance on analytics to make the majority of our decisions-many of our most critical choices still come down to human judgment. This fact is fundamental to organizations whose leaders must often make crucial decisions: to do this they need the best available insights.In Judgment Calls, ... Read more

$21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Your guide to making better decisionsDespite the dizzying amount of data at our disposal today-and an increasing reliance on analytics to make the majority of our decisions-many of our most critical choices still come down to human judgment. This fact is fundamental to organizations whose leaders must often make crucial decisions: to do this they need the best available insights.In Judgment Calls,
... Read more
Dealing with Disasters

GIS for Emergency Management

Edited by Ryan Lanclos, Matt Artz ...

Series Book 2 - Applying GIS
Discover a modern approach to understanding threats and hazards that are more complex, costly, and devastating than ever before.Agencies around the world rely on geographic information systems (GIS) every day to plan for and mitigate complicated threats and hazards and coordinate emergency response and recovery efforts. Location intelligence provides the kind of deep, real-time data insights ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Discover a modern approach to understanding threats and hazards that are more complex, costly, and devastating than ever before.Agencies around the world rely on geographic information systems (GIS) every day to plan for and mitigate complicated threats and hazards and coordinate emergency response and recovery efforts. Location intelligence provides the kind of deep, real-time data insights
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A Joosr Guide to... Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

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.Do you consider yourself to be a rational person who ... Read more

$2.99 USD 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.Do you consider yourself to be a rational person who
... Read more
Stakeholder Whispering

Uncover What People Need Before Doing What They Ask

by Bill Shander ...

Learn to uncover what your managers, clients, customers and other stakeholders need before doing what they askPeople don't know what they need. The wants we communicate to others are shaped by our subconscious and the familiar, and limited by what we think is possible. But they don't always reflect our actual needs.In Stakeholder Whispering: Uncover What People Need Before Doing What They Ask, ... Read more

$21.00 USD

Learn to uncover what your managers, clients, customers and other stakeholders need before doing what they askPeople don't know what they need. The wants we communicate to others are shaped by our subconscious and the familiar, and limited by what we think is possible. But they don't always reflect our actual needs.In Stakeholder Whispering: Uncover What People Need Before Doing What They Ask,
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Solving Problems with Design Thinking

Ten Stories of What Works

by Jeanne Liedtka, Andrew King, Kevin Bennett ...

Design-oriented firms such as Apple and IDEO have demonstrated how design thinking can affect business results. However, most managers lack a sense of how to use this new approach for issues other than product development and sales growth. Solving Problems with Design Thinking details ten real-world examples of managers who successfully applied design methods at 3M, Toyota, IBM, Intuit, and SAP; ... Read more

$20.99 USD

Design-oriented firms such as Apple and IDEO have demonstrated how design thinking can affect business results. However, most managers lack a sense of how to use this new approach for issues other than product development and sales growth. Solving Problems with Design Thinking details ten real-world examples of managers who successfully applied design methods at 3M, Toyota, IBM, Intuit, and SAP;
... Read more
Dream Chasing

by Bob Weis ...

Series series Disney Editions Deluxe
Disney experiences enthrall millions of guests around the world. How does it all become a reality? Find out in this action-packed narrative journey!Dream Chasing is a recounting by author Bob Weis of four decades of creating and seeing to completion challenging projects, leading teams from the top secret, high-tech corridors of Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) to the highest levels of The Walt ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Disney experiences enthrall millions of guests around the world. How does it all become a reality? Find out in this action-packed narrative journey!Dream Chasing is a recounting by author Bob Weis of four decades of creating and seeing to completion challenging projects, leading teams from the top secret, high-tech corridors of Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) to the highest levels of The Walt
... Read more
Minimalist Budget

Financial Freedom, #1

by Zoe McKey ...

Series Book 1 - Financial Freedom
Are you struggling with debt and saving money? Can't say no to the tempting sales even though you know better?Has budget has gone off track? Where the heck did your money go?You're not alone. Minimalist Budget will help you to turn your bloated expenses into a well-toned budget, spending on exactly what you need and nothing else.This book presents solutions for two major problems in our consumer ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Are you struggling with debt and saving money? Can't say no to the tempting sales even though you know better?Has budget has gone off track? Where the heck did your money go?You're not alone. Minimalist Budget will help you to turn your bloated expenses into a well-toned budget, spending on exactly what you need and nothing else.This book presents solutions for two major problems in our consumer
... Read more
It's Not About the Shark

The Simple Path from Problem to Answer

by David Niven ...

In the spirit of The Tipping Point and Freakonomics, David Niven presents a new way of decoding the riddles of the everyday choices we make.It's Not About the Shark opens the door to the groundbreaking science of solutions by turning problems—and how we solve them—upside down. When we have a problem, most of us zero in, take it apart, and focus until we have it solved. David Niven shows us that ... Read more

$12.99 USD

In the spirit of The Tipping Point and Freakonomics, David Niven presents a new way of decoding the riddles of the everyday choices we make.It's Not About the Shark opens the door to the groundbreaking science of solutions by turning problems—and how we solve them—upside down. When we have a problem, most of us zero in, take it apart, and focus until we have it solved. David Niven shows us that
... Read more
Key Business Solutions

Essential problem-solving tools and techniques that every manager needs to know

by Antonio Weiss ...

Series series Financial Times Series
This book explains how to resolve every challenge faced on a day-to-day basis in your business by presenting an unbeatable inventory of proven problem solving tools and techniques to help you tackle your toughest business dilemmas effectively.You will learn how to:Overcome any business challenge with robust logic and structureHow to break down problems and make your workload lighterDeliver the ... Read more

$21.99 USD

This book explains how to resolve every challenge faced on a day-to-day basis in your business by presenting an unbeatable inventory of proven problem solving tools and techniques to help you tackle your toughest business dilemmas effectively.You will learn how to:Overcome any business challenge with robust logic and structureHow to break down problems and make your workload lighterDeliver the
... Read more
Peak Business Performance Under Pressure

A Navy Ace Shows How to Make Great Decisions in the Heat of Business Battles

by Bill Driscoll, Peter Joffre Nye ...

In enemy airspace, high above the treetops of North Vietnam, two US F-4 Phantom jet fighters have downed their fifth enemy plane, thus securing their new status as Aces.” The skies are finally quiet, and the safety of the ocean is just ahead. But in that brief moment of victory, they are blindsided by a surface-to-air missile.Bill Willy” Driscoll, one of the most highly decorated Naval Flight ... Read more

$13.99 USD

In enemy airspace, high above the treetops of North Vietnam, two US F-4 Phantom jet fighters have downed their fifth enemy plane, thus securing their new status as Aces.” The skies are finally quiet, and the safety of the ocean is just ahead. But in that brief moment of victory, they are blindsided by a surface-to-air missile.Bill Willy” Driscoll, one of the most highly decorated Naval Flight
... Read more
It's Personal, Not Personnel

by Rob Campbell ...

There has never been a more important time -- in corporate America and in the American military -- for leaders, at all levels, to understand how to invest in people. This book teaches you to do just that. Written by a 27-year Army Colonel, veteran and leader of more than 5,000 troops in the 1st Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, It's Personal, Not Personnel: Leadership Lessons for the ... Read more

$9.99 USD

There has never been a more important time -- in corporate America and in the American military -- for leaders, at all levels, to understand how to invest in people. This book teaches you to do just that. Written by a 27-year Army Colonel, veteran and leader of more than 5,000 troops in the 1st Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, It's Personal, Not Personnel: Leadership Lessons for the
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EL PENSAMIENTO EFECTIVO

ABRIENDO BRECHA HACIA LA PRODUCTIVIDAD

by CARLOS GUILLERMO VENTIMILLA AUBERT ...

En este libro hablo de como se puede manejar un proyecto de mejora continua, los retos que enfrentan hoy las empresas para lograr que su personal colabore pueden verse beneficiados si se entiende el rol de cada uno de los participantes y como ir controlando los avances en proyectos que duran semanas o meses. ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

En este libro hablo de como se puede manejar un proyecto de mejora continua, los retos que enfrentan hoy las empresas para lograr que su personal colabore pueden verse beneficiados si se entiende el rol de cada uno de los participantes y como ir controlando los avances en proyectos que duran semanas o meses.
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Leveraging Corporate Responsibility

The Stakeholder Route to Maximizing Business and Social Value

by C. B. Bhattacharya, Sankar Sen, Daniel Korschun ...

The corporate social and environmental responsibility movement, known more generally as corporate responsibility (CR), shows little sign of waning. Almost all large corporations now run some form of corporate responsibility program. Despite this widespread belief that CR can simultaneously improve societal welfare and corporate performance, most companies are largely in the dark when it comes to ... Read more

$40.99 USD

The corporate social and environmental responsibility movement, known more generally as corporate responsibility (CR), shows little sign of waning. Almost all large corporations now run some form of corporate responsibility program. Despite this widespread belief that CR can simultaneously improve societal welfare and corporate performance, most companies are largely in the dark when it comes to
... Read more
The Art of Alignment

A Data-Driven Approach to Lead Aligned Organizations

by Art Johnson ...

“The key to great interviewing is listening—concentrating solely on the answer to be sure you're aligned with your guest. The same is true for great business leaders. Art’s guide for gaining greater alignment can help any team or organization achieve top performance.”—Larry King, the world’s most recognized interviewerLeading organizations worldwide are evolving from the idea of employee ... Read more

$8.99 USD

“The key to great interviewing is listening—concentrating solely on the answer to be sure you're aligned with your guest. The same is true for great business leaders. Art’s guide for gaining greater alignment can help any team or organization achieve top performance.”—Larry King, the world’s most recognized interviewerLeading organizations worldwide are evolving from the idea of employee
... Read more
Food Truck Business Guide for Beginners

by Wayne Peters ...

Get Your Successful Food Truck Business up and Running in No Time with This Step-By-Step GuideAre you looking to start a food truck business but don't know where to start?It's no secret that starting and running your own food truck can be incredibly profitable and fulfilling --but it's also hard work. There are so many things to think about, from the initial planning stages to marketing your food ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get Your Successful Food Truck Business up and Running in No Time with This Step-By-Step GuideAre you looking to start a food truck business but don't know where to start?It's no secret that starting and running your own food truck can be incredibly profitable and fulfilling --but it's also hard work. There are so many things to think about, from the initial planning stages to marketing your food
... Read more
Be a Great Problem Solver – Now!

The 2-In-1 Manager: Speed Read - Instant Tips; Big Picture - Lasting Results

by Adrian Reed ...

Adrian Reed is an enthusiastic Business Analyst and Consultant who loves working with others to solve tricky problems. He is Principal Consultant at Blackmetric Business Solutions, a niche business analysis training and consulting firm based in the UK. He speaks internationally on topics related to business analysis and problem solving, and enthusiastically believes in the benefits of good problem ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Adrian Reed is an enthusiastic Business Analyst and Consultant who loves working with others to solve tricky problems. He is Principal Consultant at Blackmetric Business Solutions, a niche business analysis training and consulting firm based in the UK. He speaks internationally on topics related to business analysis and problem solving, and enthusiastically believes in the benefits of good problem
... Read more
The Decisive Company

How High-Performance Organizations Connect Strategy to Execution

by Steve Elliott ...

Decisions shape organizations. Decisiveness defines leaders.In today's volatile, fast-paced world, hesitation isn't just costly-it's fatal. Organizations are drowning in data but starving for insights, paralyzed by complexity, and slowed by misaligned strategies. The leaders who thrive aren't just fast or bold-they're decisively aligned.The Decisive Company by Steve Elliott redefines decision ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Decisions shape organizations. Decisiveness defines leaders.In today's volatile, fast-paced world, hesitation isn't just costly-it's fatal. Organizations are drowning in data but starving for insights, paralyzed by complexity, and slowed by misaligned strategies. The leaders who thrive aren't just fast or bold-they're decisively aligned.The Decisive Company by Steve Elliott redefines decision
... Read more
Salvar a Ecopetrol

by Juan Carlos Echeverry ...

Un destacado caso de éxito empresarial, con invaluables aprendizajes sobre cómo liderar en tiempos de crisis.Este libro es la crónica de cómo, a través de un liderazgo efectivo, fue posible sacar a Ecopetrol de la peor crisis en la que ha estado inmersa y llevarla a los estándares de las empresas de hidrocarburos más importantes del mundo.Cuando Juan Carlos Echeverry asumió la presidencia de ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Un destacado caso de éxito empresarial, con invaluables aprendizajes sobre cómo liderar en tiempos de crisis.Este libro es la crónica de cómo, a través de un liderazgo efectivo, fue posible sacar a Ecopetrol de la peor crisis en la que ha estado inmersa y llevarla a los estándares de las empresas de hidrocarburos más importantes del mundo.Cuando Juan Carlos Echeverry asumió la presidencia de
... Read more
HOW TO INVEST IN RENTAL PROPERTIES

THE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO RENTAL PROPERTY INVESTING

by Keith E. Price ...

Tired of Rental Rollercoasters? Take Control with Our 40-Year Rental Property Blueprint!Are you a landlord drowning in tenant troubles, spiraling maintenance costs, and sleepless nights?Do you dream of a rental property that generates consistent income, requires minimal headaches, and finally allows you to live the life you deserve?This</str... ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Tired of Rental Rollercoasters? Take Control with Our 40-Year Rental Property Blueprint!Are you a landlord drowning in tenant troubles, spiraling maintenance costs, and sleepless nights?Do you dream of a rental property that generates consistent income, requires minimal headaches, and finally allows you to live the life you deserve?This</str...
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Think for Yourself

Restoring Common Sense in an Age of Experts and Artificial Intelligence

by Vikram Mansharamani ...

We've outsourced too much of our thinking. How do we get it back?Have you ever followed your GPS device to a deserted parking lot? Or unquestioningly followed the advice of an expert—perhaps a doctor or financial adviser—only to learn later that your own thoughts and doubts were correct? And what about the stories we've all heard over the years about sick patients—whether infected with Ebola or ... Read more

$21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

We've outsourced too much of our thinking. How do we get it back?Have you ever followed your GPS device to a deserted parking lot? Or unquestioningly followed the advice of an expert—perhaps a doctor or financial adviser—only to learn later that your own thoughts and doubts were correct? And what about the stories we've all heard over the years about sick patients—whether infected with Ebola or
... Read more
Leading from Your Best Self: Develop Executive Poise, Presence, and Influence to Maximize Your Potential

Develop Executive Poise, Presence, and Influence to Maximize Your Potential

by Rob Salafia ...

Proven techniques for building self-confidence, making personal connections, and developing a professional presence that’s powerful, authentic, and effective.Increase your poise, presence, and influence for more dynamic leadershipAre you showing up as the best version of yourself? Are you aware of how others experience you? By cultivating executive poise and presence, we not only improve how ... Read more

$19.49 USD

Proven techniques for building self-confidence, making personal connections, and developing a professional presence that’s powerful, authentic, and effective.Increase your poise, presence, and influence for more dynamic leadershipAre you showing up as the best version of yourself? Are you aware of how others experience you? By cultivating executive poise and presence, we not only improve how
... Read more
Making Questions Work

A Guide to How and What to Ask for Facilitators, Consultants, Managers, Coaches, and Educators

by Dorothy Strachan ...

This book is an invaluable desk reference for facilitators, leaders, coaches and anyone who wants to engage in more effective learning and decision-making conversations. It offers over 1700 rich questions that you can borrow or adapt to improve your inquiry skills, and provides clear frameworks that point to when, where, and why particular questions are most useful. ... Read more

$50.00 USD

This book is an invaluable desk reference for facilitators, leaders, coaches and anyone who wants to engage in more effective learning and decision-making conversations. It offers over 1700 rich questions that you can borrow or adapt to improve your inquiry skills, and provides clear frameworks that point to when, where, and why particular questions are most useful.
... Read more
後設思考：養成「聰明人」的思考法

メタ思考～「頭のいい人」の思考法を身につける

by 澤円 ...

Translated by 劉姍珊 ...

Series series 圖解雜學
～自由設計屬於自己的人生～只要轉換「視角」，就能成為自己人生的規則改變者！【本書特色】◎揭示「Alias」概念，教你如何在多重角色間自由切換，設計更具彈性的人生！◎深入剖析規則改變者的成功案例，提供＆探討具體的思考方法和策略！◎系統性介紹後設思考的實用技巧，助你在快速變遷的時代中，輕鬆應對挑戰！跟不上虛擬貨幣、NFT、AI潮流，追得氣喘吁吁又總是吃不到第一批螃蟹；對未來感到迷茫，不知道自己要不要繼續待在這家公司／這個產業；Z世代的新人好難管理，難道我的做法有問題嗎？在這個正確答案和規則不斷變化的時代，我們總是會對難以預測的未來感到不安⋯⋯《後設思考：養成「聰明人」的思考法》將傳授你改變視角的【後設思考】與【Alias概念】，讓讀者不是只在小小框架中思考，而是客觀地掌握自己在這廣大社會中的定位，擁有因應潮流的靈活應變力！▶▶何謂【後設思考】？<b... ... Read more

$8.99 USD

～自由設計屬於自己的人生～只要轉換「視角」，就能成為自己人生的規則改變者！【本書特色】◎揭示「Alias」概念，教你如何在多重角色間自由切換，設計更具彈性的人生！◎深入剖析規則改變者的成功案例，提供＆探討具體的思考方法和策略！◎系統性介紹後設思考的實用技巧，助你在快速變遷的時代中，輕鬆應對挑戰！跟不上虛擬貨幣、NFT、AI潮流，追得氣喘吁吁又總是吃不到第一批螃蟹；對未來感到迷茫，不知道自己要不要繼續待在這家公司／這個產業；Z世代的新人好難管理，難道我的做法有問題嗎？在這個正確答案和規則不斷變化的時代，我們總是會對難以預測的未來感到不安⋯⋯《後設思考：養成「聰明人」的思考法》將傳授你改變視角的【後設思考】與【Alias概念】，讓讀者不是只在小小框架中思考，而是客觀地掌握自己在這廣大社會中的定位，擁有因應潮流的靈活應變力！▶▶何謂【後設思考】？<b...
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Beyond the Idea

How to Execute Innovation in Any Organization

by Vijay Govindarajan, Chris Trimble ...

The New York Times bestselling authors of Reverse Innovation and How Stella Saved the Farm distill more than a decade of exclusive research into one short, powerful, action-oriented book.Companies stumble when they imagine that innovation is mostly about ideas. The reality is that ideas are only beginnings. Indeed, even a company with the world's best idea still faces a devilish challenge: it must ... Read more

$12.99 USD

The New York Times bestselling authors of Reverse Innovation and How Stella Saved the Farm distill more than a decade of exclusive research into one short, powerful, action-oriented book.Companies stumble when they imagine that innovation is mostly about ideas. The reality is that ideas are only beginnings. Indeed, even a company with the world's best idea still faces a devilish challenge: it must
... Read more

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