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

Optionality

How to Survive and Thrive in a Volatile World

by Richard Meadows ...

Not Sure What the Future Holds? No Problem.It's hard not to be worried about the future, especially if you just lost your job, are trying to plan your career, or are suddenly missing thousands of dollars from your retirement account.In Optionality, finance journalist Richard Meadows lays out a guide for not only becoming resilient to shocks, but positioning yourself to profit from an unpredictable ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Not Sure What the Future Holds? No Problem.It's hard not to be worried about the future, especially if you just lost your job, are trying to plan your career, or are suddenly missing thousands of dollars from your retirement account.In Optionality, finance journalist Richard Meadows lays out a guide for not only becoming resilient to shocks, but positioning yourself to profit from an unpredictable
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Creative Acts for Curious People

How to Think, Create, and Lead in Unconventional Ways

by Sarah Stein Greenberg, Stanford d.school ...

Series series Stanford d.school Library
WINNER OF THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD • “A delightful, compelling book that offers a dazzling array of practical, thoughtful exercises designed to spark creativity, help solve problems, foster connection, and make our lives better.”—Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestselling author and host of the Happier podcastIn an era of ambiguous, messy problems—as well as extraordinary opportunities ... Read more

$13.99 USD

WINNER OF THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD • “A delightful, compelling book that offers a dazzling array of practical, thoughtful exercises designed to spark creativity, help solve problems, foster connection, and make our lives better.”—Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestselling author and host of the Happier podcastIn an era of ambiguous, messy problems—as well as extraordinary opportunities
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Ideaflow

The Only Business Metric That Matters

by Jeremy Utley, Perry Klebahn ...

“Teams succeed to the degree that there is a free flow of ideas. Read this book to learn how to bring out the best in others—and in yourself.” —Scott Galloway, bestselling author of The Four and *Post CoronaIdeaflow: the number of ideas you or your team can generate in a set amount of time*We all want great ideas, but few actually understand how they’re born. Innovation doesn’t come from a sprint ... Read more

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“Teams succeed to the degree that there is a free flow of ideas. Read this book to learn how to bring out the best in others—and in yourself.” —Scott Galloway, bestselling author of The Four and *Post CoronaIdeaflow: the number of ideas you or your team can generate in a set amount of time*We all want great ideas, but few actually understand how they’re born. Innovation doesn’t come from a sprint
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The Leader's Brain, Updated and Expanded

Unlock Peak Performance in Work and Life with Neuroscience

by Michael Platt ...

In this updated and expanded edition of his groundbreaking book, Wharton Neuroscience Initiative director Michael Platt reveals how the latest advances in neuroscience—including new insights from artificial intelligence—are transforming our understanding of effective leadership.Drawing on more than two decades of research at the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, and business, Platt reveals ... Read more

$15.89 USD

In this updated and expanded edition of his groundbreaking book, Wharton Neuroscience Initiative director Michael Platt reveals how the latest advances in neuroscience—including new insights from artificial intelligence—are transforming our understanding of effective leadership.Drawing on more than two decades of research at the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, and business, Platt reveals
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Essentials of Supply Chain Management

by Michael H. Hugos ...

Fully revised and expanded, the Second Edition contains valuable tips, techniques, illustrative real-world examples, exhibits, and best practices. This handy and concise paperback will help you stay up to date on the newest thinking, strategies, developments, and technologies in supply chain management."Michael Hugos presents the core concepts and techniques of supply chain management in a clear, ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Fully revised and expanded, the Second Edition contains valuable tips, techniques, illustrative real-world examples, exhibits, and best practices. This handy and concise paperback will help you stay up to date on the newest thinking, strategies, developments, and technologies in supply chain management."Michael Hugos presents the core concepts and techniques of supply chain management in a clear,
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Wiser

Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter

by Cass R. Sunstein, Reid Hastie ...

Why are group decisions so hard?Since the beginning of human history, people have made decisions in groups—first in families and villages, and now as part of companies, governments, school boards, religious organizations, or any one of countless other groups. And having more than one person to help decide is good because the group benefits from the collective knowledge of all of its members, and ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Why are group decisions so hard?Since the beginning of human history, people have made decisions in groups—first in families and villages, and now as part of companies, governments, school boards, religious organizations, or any one of countless other groups. And having more than one person to help decide is good because the group benefits from the collective knowledge of all of its members, and
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Nobody's Fool

Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do about It

by Daniel Simons, Christopher Chabris ...

From two New York Times-bestselling psychologists, “an engaging master class in how to foil purveyors of false promises” (Philip E. Tetlock, author of Superforecasting)From phishing scams to Ponzi schemes, fraudulent science to fake art, chess cheaters to crypto hucksters, and marketers to magicians, our world brims with deception. In Nobody’s Fool, psychologists Daniel Simons and Christopher ... Read more

Was $18.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

From two New York Times-bestselling psychologists, “an engaging master class in how to foil purveyors of false promises” (Philip E. Tetlock, author of Superforecasting)From phishing scams to Ponzi schemes, fraudulent science to fake art, chess cheaters to crypto hucksters, and marketers to magicians, our world brims with deception. In Nobody’s Fool, psychologists Daniel Simons and Christopher
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Sources of Power, 20th Anniversary Edition

How People Make Decisions

by Gary A. Klein ...

AS SEEN IN MALCOLM GALDWELL’S BLINK: Discover the groundbreaking classic business book on effective decision making!How do people really make decisions? By drawing on prior experience and using a combination of intuition and analysis.We have all seen images of firefighters rescuing people from burning buildings and paramedics treating bombing victims. How do these individuals make the split-second ... Read more

$23.99 USD

AS SEEN IN MALCOLM GALDWELL’S BLINK: Discover the groundbreaking classic business book on effective decision making!How do people really make decisions? By drawing on prior experience and using a combination of intuition and analysis.We have all seen images of firefighters rescuing people from burning buildings and paramedics treating bombing victims. How do these individuals make the split-second
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高勝算決策

如何在面對決定時，降低失誤，每次出手成功率都比對手高？

by 安妮．杜克（Annie Duke） ...

Series Book 1 - 翻轉學
做決策就像下賭注，可能成功，也可能失算，任何人都無法保證所做的決定100%正確，但卻可以透過學習，想辦法提高勝算！★融合德州撲克思維與心理學知識的最新決策法則★美國矽谷知名創投家馬克．安德森2018****年夏日閱讀書單★普立茲得獎記者、知名創業家、華頓商學院教授、心理學專家、投資大師……好評推薦請先想想，今年你做過最好的決定與最壞的決定各是什麼？你最好的決定帶來了好結果，最壞的決定導致糟糕的後果。這並不是什麼讀心術，而是深知人性的直覺思維模式。<... ... Read more

$7.99 USD

做決策就像下賭注，可能成功，也可能失算，任何人都無法保證所做的決定100%正確，但卻可以透過學習，想辦法提高勝算！★融合德州撲克思維與心理學知識的最新決策法則★美國矽谷知名創投家馬克．安德森2018****年夏日閱讀書單★普立茲得獎記者、知名創業家、華頓商學院教授、心理學專家、投資大師……好評推薦請先想想，今年你做過最好的決定與最壞的決定各是什麼？你最好的決定帶來了好結果，最壞的決定導致糟糕的後果。這並不是什麼讀心術，而是深知人性的直覺思維模式。<...
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Making the Case

How to Advocate for Yourself in Work and Life

by Kimberly Guilfoyle ...

After an eleven-year-old Kimberly Guilfoyle lost her mother to leukemia, her dad wanted her to become as resilient and self-empowered as she could be. He wisely taught her to build a solid case for the things she wanted. Creating a strong logical argument was the best way to ensure she could always meet her needs. That childhood lesson led her to become the fearless advocate and quick-thinking ... Read more

$6.99 USD

After an eleven-year-old Kimberly Guilfoyle lost her mother to leukemia, her dad wanted her to become as resilient and self-empowered as she could be. He wisely taught her to build a solid case for the things she wanted. Creating a strong logical argument was the best way to ensure she could always meet her needs. That childhood lesson led her to become the fearless advocate and quick-thinking
... Read more
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

An Illustrated Leadership Fable

by Patrick M. Lencioni ...

The blockbuster bestseller now in a manga edition--fully illustrated and fun to read!Beautifully illustrated by Kensuke Okabayashi, this enthralling edition of Patrick Lencioni's massive bestseller gives readers a new format in which to understand the fascinating, complex world of teams. Kathryn Petersen, Decision Tech's CEO, faces the ultimate leadership crisis: Uniting a team in such disarray ... Read more

$17.00 USD

The blockbuster bestseller now in a manga edition--fully illustrated and fun to read!Beautifully illustrated by Kensuke Okabayashi, this enthralling edition of Patrick Lencioni's massive bestseller gives readers a new format in which to understand the fascinating, complex world of teams. Kathryn Petersen, Decision Tech's CEO, faces the ultimate leadership crisis: Uniting a team in such disarray
... Read more
Answering the Ultimate Question

How Net Promoter Can Transform Your Business

by Richard Owen, Laura L. Brooks PhD ...

Fred Reichheld's 2006 book The Ultimate Question, that question being, "How likely is it that you would recommend this company to a friend or colleague?"-challenged the conventional wisdom of customer satisfaction programs. It coined the terms 'bad profits' and 'good profits' and pointed to a faster, much more accurate way of gauging customers' real loyalty to a company, introducing a quantitative ... Read more

$18.00 USD

Fred Reichheld's 2006 book The Ultimate Question, that question being, "How likely is it that you would recommend this company to a friend or colleague?"-challenged the conventional wisdom of customer satisfaction programs. It coined the terms 'bad profits' and 'good profits' and pointed to a faster, much more accurate way of gauging customers' real loyalty to a company, introducing a quantitative
... Read more
The Devil Never Sleeps

Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters

by Juliette Kayyem ...

An indispensable guide to dealing with disasters from one of today’s foremost thinkers in crisis management, now updated with a new afterword.“In a world marred by preventable miscalculation, Juliette Kayyem’s The Devil Never Sleeps **provides a playbook for making it out alive.” —**The New YorkerThe future may be unpredictable, but nowadays, disasters are not. We live in a time of consist... ... Read more

$17.99 USD

An indispensable guide to dealing with disasters from one of today’s foremost thinkers in crisis management, now updated with a new afterword.“In a world marred by preventable miscalculation, Juliette Kayyem’s The Devil Never Sleeps **provides a playbook for making it out alive.” —**The New YorkerThe future may be unpredictable, but nowadays, disasters are not. We live in a time of consist...
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哈佛法學院的情緒談判課：5大核心情緒策略，創造共贏成果

Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate

by 羅傑‧費雪, 丹尼爾‧夏畢洛 ...

Translated by 黃佳瑜 ...

──哈佛法學院經典讀物、一本給所有人的談判書──運用談判學╳心理學架構5大情緒策略，把情緒納為談判手段，幫你扭轉情勢、明智決策　　★戴斯蒙．屠圖大主教、艾蓮娜．卡根大法官、《EQ》丹尼爾．高曼、《與成功有約》史蒂芬．柯維、知名情商溝通作家蔡康永大力推薦　　★Goodreads社群網站讀者盛讚：運用情緒影響行動和決策，讓彼此獲得更好的結果，非常實用！　　★榮獲國際預防和衝突解決研究所的「最佳解決衝突書籍獎」　　談判，大到國際戰爭小到教育兒女，皆在各自「論點」與他人「需求」中做決策，只是結果能否符合你的最大利益？關鍵差異，就在情緒！我們一直避免情緒干擾言語與行動，但很多突發事件總讓人招架不住：　　◆馬上簽署的業務訂單，對方突然說不簽了→「別這樣對我！如果你撤回協議，我會丟掉飯碗。」　　◆汽車經銷商說，你的新車引擎不在保固範圍內→「你們開黑店啊？修好引擎，否則我們法庭上見！」　　 ... Read more

$8.86 USD

──哈佛法學院經典讀物、一本給所有人的談判書──運用談判學╳心理學架構5大情緒策略，把情緒納為談判手段，幫你扭轉情勢、明智決策　　★戴斯蒙．屠圖大主教、艾蓮娜．卡根大法官、《EQ》丹尼爾．高曼、《與成功有約》史蒂芬．柯維、知名情商溝通作家蔡康永大力推薦　　★Goodreads社群網站讀者盛讚：運用情緒影響行動和決策，讓彼此獲得更好的結果，非常實用！　　★榮獲國際預防和衝突解決研究所的「最佳解決衝突書籍獎」　　談判，大到國際戰爭小到教育兒女，皆在各自「論點」與他人「需求」中做決策，只是結果能否符合你的最大利益？關鍵差異，就在情緒！我們一直避免情緒干擾言語與行動，但很多突發事件總讓人招架不住：　　◆馬上簽署的業務訂單，對方突然說不簽了→「別這樣對我！如果你撤回協議，我會丟掉飯碗。」　　◆汽車經銷商說，你的新車引擎不在保固範圍內→「你們開黑店啊？修好引擎，否則我們法庭上見！」　　
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HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers (HBR Guide Series)

by Harvard Business Review ...

Series series HBR Guide
Don't let a fear of numbers hold you back.Today's business environment brings with it an onslaught of data. Now more than ever, managers must know how to tease insight from data--to understand where the numbers come from, make sense of them, and use them to inform tough decisions. How do you get started?Whether you're working with data experts or running your own tests, you'll find answers in the ... Read more

$15.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Don't let a fear of numbers hold you back.Today's business environment brings with it an onslaught of data. Now more than ever, managers must know how to tease insight from data--to understand where the numbers come from, make sense of them, and use them to inform tough decisions. How do you get started?Whether you're working with data experts or running your own tests, you'll find answers in the
... Read more
Start, Stay, or Leave

The Art of Decision Making

by Trey Gowdy ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The Fox News host and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Doesn’t Hurt to Ask shares his trusted framework for decision making, telling the story of his life through the choices he’s made using this revolutionary method.“The best guide I’ve read to help people analyze, make, and own their decisions . . . Make a great decision and read this book.”—Dana Perino, Fox ... Read more

$7.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The Fox News host and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Doesn’t Hurt to Ask shares his trusted framework for decision making, telling the story of his life through the choices he’s made using this revolutionary method.“The best guide I’ve read to help people analyze, make, and own their decisions . . . Make a great decision and read this book.”—Dana Perino, Fox
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The Ostrich Paradox

Why We Underprepare for Disasters

by Robert Meyer, Howard Kunreuther ...

"The Ostrich Paradox boldly addresses a key question of our time: Why are we humans so poor at dealing with disastrous risks, and what can we humans do about it? It is a must-read for everyone who cares about risk."—Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and author of Thinking, Fast and SlowWe fail to evacuate when advised. We rebuild in flood zones. We don't wear helmets. We fail ... Read more

$14.39 USD

"The Ostrich Paradox boldly addresses a key question of our time: Why are we humans so poor at dealing with disastrous risks, and what can we humans do about it? It is a must-read for everyone who cares about risk."—Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and author of Thinking, Fast and SlowWe fail to evacuate when advised. We rebuild in flood zones. We don't wear helmets. We fail
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Manager's Guide to Operations Management

by John Kamauff ...

The secrets to improving operations while maintaining the highest qualityHow do you operate at maximum efficiency with minimum cost? Manager’s Guide to Operations Management addresses one of the most pressing business issues of our time by offering easy-toimplement advice on creating the most effective, streamlined operations possible. This quick-reference guide explains how to:Improve your ... Read more

$20.19 USD

The secrets to improving operations while maintaining the highest qualityHow do you operate at maximum efficiency with minimum cost? Manager’s Guide to Operations Management addresses one of the most pressing business issues of our time by offering easy-toimplement advice on creating the most effective, streamlined operations possible. This quick-reference guide explains how to:Improve your
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Political Risk

How Businesses and Organizations Can Anticipate Global Insecurity

by Condoleezza Rice, Amy B. Zegart ...

From New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. secretary of state Condoleezza Rice and Stanford University professor Amy B. Zegart comes an examination of the rapidly evolving state of political risk, and how to navigate it.The world is changing fast. Political risk-the probability that a political action could significantly impact a company's business-is affecting more businesses in more ... Read more

$11.99 USD

From New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. secretary of state Condoleezza Rice and Stanford University professor Amy B. Zegart comes an examination of the rapidly evolving state of political risk, and how to navigate it.The world is changing fast. Political risk-the probability that a political action could significantly impact a company's business-is affecting more businesses in more
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Six Sigma For Dummies

by Craig Gygi, Bruce Williams ...

The fast and easy way to understand and implement Six SigmaThe world's largest and most profitable companies—including the likes of GE, Bank of America, Honeywell, DuPont, Samsung, Starwood Hotels, Bechtel, and Motorola—have used Six Sigma to achieve breathtaking improvements in business performance, in everything from products to processes to complex systems and even in work environments. Over ... Read more

$18.00 USD

The fast and easy way to understand and implement Six SigmaThe world's largest and most profitable companies—including the likes of GE, Bank of America, Honeywell, DuPont, Samsung, Starwood Hotels, Bechtel, and Motorola—have used Six Sigma to achieve breathtaking improvements in business performance, in everything from products to processes to complex systems and even in work environments. Over
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Extreme You

Step Up. Stand Out. Kick Ass. Repeat.

by Sarah Robb O'Hagan ...

As a child, Sarah Robb O’Hagan dreamed she could be a champion. Her early efforts failed to reveal a natural superstar, but she refused to settle for average. Through dramatic successes and epic fails, she studied how extraordinary people in sports, entertainment and business set and achieve extremely personal goals. Sarah became an executive at Virgin Atlantic and Nike, and despite being fired ... Read more

$10.99 USD

As a child, Sarah Robb O’Hagan dreamed she could be a champion. Her early efforts failed to reveal a natural superstar, but she refused to settle for average. Through dramatic successes and epic fails, she studied how extraordinary people in sports, entertainment and business set and achieve extremely personal goals. Sarah became an executive at Virgin Atlantic and Nike, and despite being fired
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How to Read a Balance Sheet: The Bottom Line on What You Need to Know about Cash Flow, Assets, Debt, Equity, Profit...and How It all Comes Together

by Rick Makoujy ...

Put the most valuable business tool to work for you!The balance sheet is the key to everything--from efficient business operation to accurate assessment of a company’s worth. It’s a critical business resource--but do you know how to read it? How to Read a Balance Sheet breaks down the subject into easy-to-understand components.If you're a business owner or manager, this book helps you . . .Manage ... Read more

$16.59 USD

Put the most valuable business tool to work for you!The balance sheet is the key to everything--from efficient business operation to accurate assessment of a company’s worth. It’s a critical business resource--but do you know how to read it? How to Read a Balance Sheet breaks down the subject into easy-to-understand components.If you're a business owner or manager, this book helps you . . .Manage
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Deep Purpose

The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies

by Ranjay Gulati ...

Forbes, Best Business Books of 2022The Next Big Idea Club, Best Leadership Books of 2022Thinkers50 Top 10 Best New Management Books for 2022Axiom Award Bronze Medalist for Business EthicsA distinguished Harvard Business School professor offers a compelling reassessment and defense of purpose as a management ethos, documenting the vast performance gains and social benefits that become... ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Forbes, Best Business Books of 2022The Next Big Idea Club, Best Leadership Books of 2022Thinkers50 Top 10 Best New Management Books for 2022Axiom Award Bronze Medalist for Business EthicsA distinguished Harvard Business School professor offers a compelling reassessment and defense of purpose as a management ethos, documenting the vast performance gains and social benefits that become...
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The Private Equity Playbook

Management's Guide to Working with Private Equity 2nd Edition

by Adam Coffey ...

New rules. New playbook.Nearly half of all mergers and acquisitions involve private equity, but the world of PE can confuse even lifelong business professionals. For years, the #1 bestselling book The Private Equity Playbook has helped countless entrepreneurs, leaders, and CEOs like you successfully navigate the PE playing field. But much has changed since the book was released at the start of ... Read more

$4.99 USD

New rules. New playbook.Nearly half of all mergers and acquisitions involve private equity, but the world of PE can confuse even lifelong business professionals. For years, the #1 bestselling book The Private Equity Playbook has helped countless entrepreneurs, leaders, and CEOs like you successfully navigate the PE playing field. But much has changed since the book was released at the start of
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