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

Book Review: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

A compelling exploration of human thought processes

by 50minutes ...

Series series Book Review
It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide.Thinking, Fast and Slow, by the Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman, explores the fallacies that can impair human decision-making and the biases that may lead us to act in an irrational way. Kahneman posits that the human mind is governed by ... Read more

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It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide.Thinking, Fast and Slow, by the Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman, explores the fallacies that can impair human decision-making and the biases that may lead us to act in an irrational way. Kahneman posits that the human mind is governed by
... Read more
Why We're Wrong About Nearly Everything

A Theory of Human Misunderstanding

by Bobby Duffy ...

A leading social researcher explains why humans so consistently misunderstand the outside worldHow often are women harassed? What percentage of the population are immigrants? How bad is unemployment? These questions are important, but most of us get the answers wrong. Research shows that people often wildly misunderstand the state of the world, regardless of age, sex, or education. And though the ... Read more

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A leading social researcher explains why humans so consistently misunderstand the outside worldHow often are women harassed? What percentage of the population are immigrants? How bad is unemployment? These questions are important, but most of us get the answers wrong. Research shows that people often wildly misunderstand the state of the world, regardless of age, sex, or education. And though the
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The Government Manager's Guide to Appropriations Law

by William G. Arnold CDFM-A ...

This guide offers sound and easy-to-apply advice to help government managers deal with appropriated funds properly and legally. It follows the organization of the Redbook, the Government Accountability Office's 2,000+ page Principles of Federal Appropriations Law. Government purchase card holders and approvers will find this book especially helpful in understanding the common risks that arise and ... Read more

$33.99 USD

This guide offers sound and easy-to-apply advice to help government managers deal with appropriated funds properly and legally. It follows the organization of the Redbook, the Government Accountability Office's 2,000+ page Principles of Federal Appropriations Law. Government purchase card holders and approvers will find this book especially helpful in understanding the common risks that arise and
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A Working Man's Guide: Strong Values, Strong Life, Strong Legacy

by Mark L Teague ...

Forge your legacy built on strong values and integrity with this framework for a better life.Making it in America feels more elusive than ever. In a time where getting ahead is measured by social media followers and social status, the working man has been left behind. How can the working class—the heart and strength of the nation—navigate this chaotic landscape while staying true to our values and ... Read more

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Forge your legacy built on strong values and integrity with this framework for a better life.Making it in America feels more elusive than ever. In a time where getting ahead is measured by social media followers and social status, the working man has been left behind. How can the working class—the heart and strength of the nation—navigate this chaotic landscape while staying true to our values and
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Not to Scale

How the Small Becomes Large, the Large Becomes Unthinkable, and the Unthinkable Becomes Possible

by Jamer Hunt ...

From small decisions that paralyze us to big data that knows everything about us, Not to Scale is a thought-provoking guide to navigating the surprising complexities of a networked age when the things that are now shaping experience have no weight or size.The dictionary defines "scale" as a range of numbers, used as a system to measure or compare things. We use this concept in every aspect of our ... Read more

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From small decisions that paralyze us to big data that knows everything about us, Not to Scale is a thought-provoking guide to navigating the surprising complexities of a networked age when the things that are now shaping experience have no weight or size.The dictionary defines "scale" as a range of numbers, used as a system to measure or compare things. We use this concept in every aspect of our
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The Power of Business Process Improvement

10 Simple Steps to Increase Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Adaptability

by Susan Page ...

Baffled by repeated mistakes in your department? Want to focus your employees' limited time on more valuable work? The answer to these challenges and more is business process improvement (BPI). Every process in every organization can be made more effective, cost-efficient, and adaptable to changing business needs. The good news is you don't need to be a BPM expert to get great results. Written by ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Baffled by repeated mistakes in your department? Want to focus your employees' limited time on more valuable work? The answer to these challenges and more is business process improvement (BPI). Every process in every organization can be made more effective, cost-efficient, and adaptable to changing business needs. The good news is you don't need to be a BPM expert to get great results. Written by
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Make It Snow: From Zero to Billions

How Snowflake Scaled its Go-to-Market Organization

by Denise Persson, Chris Degnan ...

Follow along on the journey of the founding, development, and breakaway success of a multi-billion-dollar tech companyFounding Snowflake CRO, Chris Degnan, and CMO, Denise Persson, have one of the longest executive sales and marketing relationships in history. They each built their teams from the ground up to help catapult Snowflake from a startup to one of the fastest-growing technology companies ... Read more

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Follow along on the journey of the founding, development, and breakaway success of a multi-billion-dollar tech companyFounding Snowflake CRO, Chris Degnan, and CMO, Denise Persson, have one of the longest executive sales and marketing relationships in history. They each built their teams from the ground up to help catapult Snowflake from a startup to one of the fastest-growing technology companies
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Improvisation, Inc. :Revised Edition 2017: An Applied Improvisation Handbook

by Robert Lowe ...

A practical handbook for all who are engaged in the applications of Improvisational Theatre techniques, practices, and philosophies within, and beyond the theatre, in aid of a global revolution in human communication and organization. Joyousness, Communication, BusinessTraining and Philosophy. ... Read more

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A practical handbook for all who are engaged in the applications of Improvisational Theatre techniques, practices, and philosophies within, and beyond the theatre, in aid of a global revolution in human communication and organization. Joyousness, Communication, BusinessTraining and Philosophy.
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Authenticity

What Consumers Really Want

by James H. Gilmore, B. Joseph Pine II ...

Contrived. Disingenuous. Phony. Inauthentic. Do your customers use any of these words to describe what you sell-or how you sell it? If so, welcome to the club. Inundated by fakes and sophisticated counterfeits, people increasingly see the world in terms of real or fake. They would rather buy something real from someone genuine rather than something fake from some phony. When deciding to buy, ... Read more

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Contrived. Disingenuous. Phony. Inauthentic. Do your customers use any of these words to describe what you sell-or how you sell it? If so, welcome to the club. Inundated by fakes and sophisticated counterfeits, people increasingly see the world in terms of real or fake. They would rather buy something real from someone genuine rather than something fake from some phony. When deciding to buy,
... 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

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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
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Lean Six Sigma For Dummies

by Martin Brenig-Jones, Jo Dowdall ...

Become a process improvement star with Lean Six Sigma!Thinking Lean? Not in terms of weight loss, but operational efficiency? Then you can get into the Lean mindset with Lean Six Sigma For Dummies. A popular process improvement strategy used in many corporations, Lean Six Sigma exemplifies eliminating waste and optimizing flow at an operational level. With the strategies outlined in this book, you ... Read more

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Become a process improvement star with Lean Six Sigma!Thinking Lean? Not in terms of weight loss, but operational efficiency? Then you can get into the Lean mindset with Lean Six Sigma For Dummies. A popular process improvement strategy used in many corporations, Lean Six Sigma exemplifies eliminating waste and optimizing flow at an operational level. With the strategies outlined in this book, you
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The Sigma Male’s Art of War: A Practical Guide for Life Changing Success

The Silent Path Series, #2

by Del Guerrero ...

Series Book 2 - The Silent Path Series
Life is a battlefield now—just not the kind most men recognize. The front lines run through calendars, feeds, inboxes, meetings, relationships, and the quiet war for your attention. The Sigma male wins this war without noise, without theater, and without begging the tribe for permission.The Sigma Male's Art of War reframes Sun Tzu for modern life: not as a book of tricks, but as a practical field ... Read more

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Life is a battlefield now—just not the kind most men recognize. The front lines run through calendars, feeds, inboxes, meetings, relationships, and the quiet war for your attention. The Sigma male wins this war without noise, without theater, and without begging the tribe for permission.The Sigma Male's Art of War reframes Sun Tzu for modern life: not as a book of tricks, but as a practical field
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猶太人每天鍛鍊的WHY思考法：34個問題演練，讓你理性思考、勇敢議論所有事懶人包

by 石角完爾 ...

Translated by 林雯 ...

議論，是猶太人的智慧泉源他們的議論從不淪於情緒化的「爭論」而是秉持「為什麼」的中心思考，從而看清真相創立臉書、Google、戴爾、英特爾的猶太民族堅信：世上多數事物並沒有正確答案，主流解釋也可能明天就被推翻。唯有培養問題意識，在媒體報導的資訊、自己周圍的生活議題中揪出疑點，那麼面對所有事，你都能理性思考、看穿表象。提升思考力，很簡單！不必死盯著文件想破頭，從問「為什麼？」開始，利用9步驟就讓大腦達到最高效能──》第1步．什麼都能問，別怕「失禮」善於察言觀色的人，恐有不思考的傾向。比起奉命執行到底，敢於質疑現有決策的提案型人才更搶手。》第2步．找到你的論點論點主導思考的方向。以批判觀點接收任何知識，就能培養問題意識╳談話直指核心。》第3步．別讓成功羈絆你英特爾捨棄自己的強項，轉向陌生領域而成為世界霸主。別讓經驗法則、「... ... Read more

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議論，是猶太人的智慧泉源他們的議論從不淪於情緒化的「爭論」而是秉持「為什麼」的中心思考，從而看清真相創立臉書、Google、戴爾、英特爾的猶太民族堅信：世上多數事物並沒有正確答案，主流解釋也可能明天就被推翻。唯有培養問題意識，在媒體報導的資訊、自己周圍的生活議題中揪出疑點，那麼面對所有事，你都能理性思考、看穿表象。提升思考力，很簡單！不必死盯著文件想破頭，從問「為什麼？」開始，利用9步驟就讓大腦達到最高效能──》第1步．什麼都能問，別怕「失禮」善於察言觀色的人，恐有不思考的傾向。比起奉命執行到底，敢於質疑現有決策的提案型人才更搶手。》第2步．找到你的論點論點主導思考的方向。以批判觀點接收任何知識，就能培養問題意識╳談話直指核心。》第3步．別讓成功羈絆你英特爾捨棄自己的強項，轉向陌生領域而成為世界霸主。別讓經驗法則、「...
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The Smart Habit Guide

37 Small Life Changes Your Brain Will Thank You for Making

by I. C. Robledo ...

Series Book 3 - Master Your Mind, Revolutionize Your Life Series
The Smart Habit Guide is an International Bestseller with over 500 Five-Star Reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, across four translations.Think Smarter. Work Smarter. Be Smarter.Imagine if there was a secret that all of the smart people in the world were keeping from you. And this meant that they always had an advantage. Really, there isn’t just one secret. There are many. They don’t keep these ... Read more

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The Smart Habit Guide is an International Bestseller with over 500 Five-Star Reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, across four translations.Think Smarter. Work Smarter. Be Smarter.Imagine if there was a secret that all of the smart people in the world were keeping from you. And this meant that they always had an advantage. Really, there isn’t just one secret. There are many. They don’t keep these
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PREPPER’S LONG TERM SURVIVAL GUIDE

A Comprehensive Guide for Disaster Preparations and Survival Gear for Making Your Home Self-Reliant

by Rachel Smith ...

There is a lot of confusion around what it means to live entirely off the grid. For most people, living off-grid is synonymous with the life of a caveman. They think that all there is to off-grid living is wearing animal skin and cooking food on top of an open fire. Other people think it is isolating oneself in a log cabin out in the woods without communicating with society. However, is that ... Read more

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There is a lot of confusion around what it means to live entirely off the grid. For most people, living off-grid is synonymous with the life of a caveman. They think that all there is to off-grid living is wearing animal skin and cooking food on top of an open fire. Other people think it is isolating oneself in a log cabin out in the woods without communicating with society. However, is that
... 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

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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
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The Ultralight Startup

Launching a Business Without Clout or Capital

by Jason L. Baptiste ...

“When I was first starting out, I had to learn many things by trial and error, and I know I could have saved myself a lot of grief if someone had given me advice on what to do. I hope this book will help and inspire you to pursue your passion while avoiding some of the mistakes I made.”It’s easier than ever before to launch a startup. But in a world where barriers to entry are virtually ... Read more

$15.99 USD

“When I was first starting out, I had to learn many things by trial and error, and I know I could have saved myself a lot of grief if someone had given me advice on what to do. I hope this book will help and inspire you to pursue your passion while avoiding some of the mistakes I made.”It’s easier than ever before to launch a startup. But in a world where barriers to entry are virtually
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Decisions

Studying and Supporting People Facing Hard Choices

by Baruch Fischhoff ...

A lively, authoritative insider’s account of how we make decisions and how decision-making research has developed over the last half century.Decisions describes the evolution of decision science (also called behavioral decision research and related to behavioral economics) through its application to challenging personal and public policy decisions, since the inception of the field.Baruch Fischhoff ... Read more

$28.99 USD

A lively, authoritative insider’s account of how we make decisions and how decision-making research has developed over the last half century.Decisions describes the evolution of decision science (also called behavioral decision research and related to behavioral economics) through its application to challenging personal and public policy decisions, since the inception of the field.Baruch Fischhoff
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The Upside of Disruption

The Path to Leading and Thriving in the Unknown

by Terence Mauri ...

Discover why not taking a risk is the biggest risk of allIn The Upside of Disruption: The Path To Leading and Thriving in the Unknown, renowned disruption thinker and best-selling author Terence Mauri delivers a compelling set of mindset shifts for today's unique leadership challenges. In the book, you'll find the future-ready insights and tools you need to lead for today and prepare your ... Read more

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Discover why not taking a risk is the biggest risk of allIn The Upside of Disruption: The Path To Leading and Thriving in the Unknown, renowned disruption thinker and best-selling author Terence Mauri delivers a compelling set of mindset shifts for today's unique leadership challenges. In the book, you'll find the future-ready insights and tools you need to lead for today and prepare your
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朋友與敵人：哥倫比亞大學╳華頓商學院聯手，教你掌握合作與競爭之間的張力，當更好的盟友與更令人敬畏的對手（暢銷新裝版）

Friend & Foe: When to Cooperate, When to Compete, and How to Succeed at Both

by 亞當．賈林斯基, Adam Galinsky, 莫里斯．史威瑟, Maurice Schweitzer, 許恬寧 ...

★暢銷全球．商管心理學必讀經典★了解人性，才能創造雙贏，重點是──讓自己多贏一些！競爭與合作，並不是二選一。掌握敵友關係的正確平衡，在面試、會議、談判等場合，為自己創造有利環境！哥倫比亞大學╳華頓商學院聯手，引用科學實證研究，揭開合作與競爭的成功祕訣！．為什麼我們應該在面試時最後一個上場，買賣房子時卻應該第一個喊價？．為什麼榮獲奧斯卡最佳影片的電影，大多在美國10月至12月間上映？．為什麼笨手笨腳反而能提升地位與權威？．什麼時候人才太多反而不是好事？．如何靠著欺騙建立信任？成功的要素是什麼？有人認為人類天生愛好競爭，追求私利才能出人頭地；也有人指出人類屬於合作的物種，合群最能帶來成功。哥倫比亞大學賈林斯基教授與華頓商學院史威瑟教授則主張：人並非天生愛競爭，也非天生就該合作，而是競爭中有合作，合作中有競爭。不論是同事、朋友、伴侶、手足，我們... ... Read more

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★暢銷全球．商管心理學必讀經典★了解人性，才能創造雙贏，重點是──讓自己多贏一些！競爭與合作，並不是二選一。掌握敵友關係的正確平衡，在面試、會議、談判等場合，為自己創造有利環境！哥倫比亞大學╳華頓商學院聯手，引用科學實證研究，揭開合作與競爭的成功祕訣！．為什麼我們應該在面試時最後一個上場，買賣房子時卻應該第一個喊價？．為什麼榮獲奧斯卡最佳影片的電影，大多在美國10月至12月間上映？．為什麼笨手笨腳反而能提升地位與權威？．什麼時候人才太多反而不是好事？．如何靠著欺騙建立信任？成功的要素是什麼？有人認為人類天生愛好競爭，追求私利才能出人頭地；也有人指出人類屬於合作的物種，合群最能帶來成功。哥倫比亞大學賈林斯基教授與華頓商學院史威瑟教授則主張：人並非天生愛競爭，也非天生就該合作，而是競爭中有合作，合作中有競爭。不論是同事、朋友、伴侶、手足，我們...
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Dialogic Organization Development

The Theory and Practice of Transformational Change

Edited by Gervase R. Bushe, Robert J. Marshak ...

A Dynamic New Approach to Organizational ChangeDialogic Organization Development is a compelling alternative to the classical action research approach to planned change. Organizations are seen as fluid, socially constructed realities that are continuously created through conversations and images. Leaders and consultants can help foster change by encouraging disruptions to taken-for-granted ways of ... Read more

$55.49 USD

A Dynamic New Approach to Organizational ChangeDialogic Organization Development is a compelling alternative to the classical action research approach to planned change. Organizations are seen as fluid, socially constructed realities that are continuously created through conversations and images. Leaders and consultants can help foster change by encouraging disruptions to taken-for-granted ways of
... Read more
What I Didn't Learn in Business School

How Strategy Works in the Real World

by Jay Barney, Trish Gorman Clifford ...

Meet John Downs. He's a new MBA graduate who's landed a job with a strategy consultancy. His engagement team is on a mission: help HGS Inc., a specialty chemicals firm, define and execute a strategy for exploiting a textile technology the company developed.John and his team deploy state-of-the-art strategy tools to analyze the attractiveness of potential markets for the technology. But they soon ... Read more

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Meet John Downs. He's a new MBA graduate who's landed a job with a strategy consultancy. His engagement team is on a mission: help HGS Inc., a specialty chemicals firm, define and execute a strategy for exploiting a textile technology the company developed.John and his team deploy state-of-the-art strategy tools to analyze the attractiveness of potential markets for the technology. But they soon
... Read more
The Little Black Book of Innovation, With a New Preface

How It Works, How to Do It

by Scott D. Anthony ...

In The Little Black Book of Innovation, long-time innovation expert Scott D. Anthony draws on stories from his research and field work with companies like Procter & Gamble to demystify innovation. Anthony presents a simple definition of innovation and illuminates its vital role in organizational success and personal growth. Anthony also provides a powerful 28-day program for mastering innovation’s ... Read more

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In The Little Black Book of Innovation, long-time innovation expert Scott D. Anthony draws on stories from his research and field work with companies like Procter & Gamble to demystify innovation. Anthony presents a simple definition of innovation and illuminates its vital role in organizational success and personal growth. Anthony also provides a powerful 28-day program for mastering innovation’s
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6 Koraka+ 6 alata za uspešan servis

by Nikolaos Sliousaregko ...

Ova knjiga je namenjena svima onima koji žele da započnu svoju karijeru na polju ugostiteljstva, a da pritom nemaju posebnog ili nikakvog iskustva kao konobari, kao i svima onima koji već rade i već se susreću sa teškoćama u svakodnevnom radu i u postizanju rezultata.Istovremeno, knjiga je namenjena i vlasnicima ugostiteljskih objekata. Predstavljajući jedan integrisani alat kod prvih koraka obuke ... Read more

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Ova knjiga je namenjena svima onima koji žele da započnu svoju karijeru na polju ugostiteljstva, a da pritom nemaju posebnog ili nikakvog iskustva kao konobari, kao i svima onima koji već rade i već se susreću sa teškoćama u svakodnevnom radu i u postizanju rezultata.Istovremeno, knjiga je namenjena i vlasnicima ugostiteljskih objekata. Predstavljajući jedan integrisani alat kod prvih koraka obuke
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