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

Risk: A Very Short Introduction

A Very Short Introduction

by Baruch Fischhoff, John Kadvany ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
We find risks everywhere--from genetically modified crops, medical malpractice, and stem-cell therapy to intimacy, online predators, identity theft, inflation, and robbery. They arise from our own acts and they are imposed on us. In this Very Short Introduction, Baruch Fischhoff and John Kadvany draw on the sciences and humanities to explore and explain the many kinds of risk. Using simple ... Read more

$7.99 USD

We find risks everywhere--from genetically modified crops, medical malpractice, and stem-cell therapy to intimacy, online predators, identity theft, inflation, and robbery. They arise from our own acts and they are imposed on us. In this Very Short Introduction, Baruch Fischhoff and John Kadvany draw on the sciences and humanities to explore and explain the many kinds of risk. Using simple
... Read more
HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically (HBR Guide Series)

by Harvard Business Review ...

Series series HBR Guide
The essential guide for managers to learn how to think strategically, focus on the big picture, and develop the mindset they need to be ready to step up to leadership.Shows managers how to develop their strategic thinking skills and integrate strategic thinking into their daily work.Provide key insights and practical advice from a variety of experts to help managers develop and implement this kind ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The essential guide for managers to learn how to think strategically, focus on the big picture, and develop the mindset they need to be ready to step up to leadership.Shows managers how to develop their strategic thinking skills and integrate strategic thinking into their daily work.Provide key insights and practical advice from a variety of experts to help managers develop and implement this kind
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Creating Great Choices

A Leader's Guide to Integrative Thinking

by Jennifer Riel, Roger L. Martin ...

Move Beyond Trade-Off ThinkingWhen it comes to our hardest choices, it can seem as though making trade-offs is inevitable. But what about those crucial times when accepting the obvious trade-off just isn't good enough? What do we do when the choices in front of us don't get us what we need? In those cases, rather than choosing the least worst option, we can use the models in front of us to create ... Read more

$23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Move Beyond Trade-Off ThinkingWhen it comes to our hardest choices, it can seem as though making trade-offs is inevitable. But what about those crucial times when accepting the obvious trade-off just isn't good enough? What do we do when the choices in front of us don't get us what we need? In those cases, rather than choosing the least worst option, we can use the models in front of us to create
... Read more
Mental Models Revealed: Why You Should Not Only Rely On Them And What To Do Instead

by Joseph Fowler ...

Do you find it increasingly difficult to step out of your comfort zone or think outside of the box?Do you constantly question your decision making?Or do you want to become more flexible and open-minded in all areas of your life?If you answered yes to any of the questions above, this guide will change your life for the better. Are you ready to begin?Mental models are natural and help us make ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you find it increasingly difficult to step out of your comfort zone or think outside of the box?Do you constantly question your decision making?Or do you want to become more flexible and open-minded in all areas of your life?If you answered yes to any of the questions above, this guide will change your life for the better. Are you ready to begin?Mental models are natural and help us make
... Read more
Design of Heuristic Algorithms for Hard Optimization

With Python Codes for the Travelling Salesman Problem

by Éric D. Taillard ...

Series series Graduate Texts in Operations Research
This open access book demonstrates all the steps required to design heuristic algorithms for difficult optimization. The classic problem of the travelling salesman is used as a common thread to illustrate all the techniques discussed. This problem is ideal for introducing readers to the subject because it is very intuitive and its solutions can be graphically represented. The book features a ... Read more

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This open access book demonstrates all the steps required to design heuristic algorithms for difficult optimization. The classic problem of the travelling salesman is used as a common thread to illustrate all the techniques discussed. This problem is ideal for introducing readers to the subject because it is very intuitive and its solutions can be graphically represented. The book features a
... Read more
Lifestorming

Creating Meaning and Achievement in Your Career and Life

by Alan Weiss, Marshall Goldsmith ...

Revamp your life to grow, evolve, and become who you want to beLifestorming is the indispensably practical handbook for becoming the person you want to be. Redesign your life, friends, behaviors, and beliefs to move closer to your goals every single day, guided by expert insight and deep introspection. Written by a veteran author team behind almost 100 books on human behavior, this guide helps you ... Read more

$16.00 USD

Revamp your life to grow, evolve, and become who you want to beLifestorming is the indispensably practical handbook for becoming the person you want to be. Redesign your life, friends, behaviors, and beliefs to move closer to your goals every single day, guided by expert insight and deep introspection. Written by a veteran author team behind almost 100 books on human behavior, this guide helps you
... Read more
Sensemaking

The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm

by Christian Madsbjerg ...

Based on his work at some of the world's largest companies, including Ford, Adidas, and Chanel, Christian Madsbjerg's Sensemaking is a provocative stand against the tyranny of big data and scientism, and an urgent, overdue defense of human intelligence.Humans have become subservient to algorithms. Every day brings a new Moneyball fix--a math whiz who will crack open an industry with clean fact ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Based on his work at some of the world's largest companies, including Ford, Adidas, and Chanel, Christian Madsbjerg's Sensemaking is a provocative stand against the tyranny of big data and scientism, and an urgent, overdue defense of human intelligence.Humans have become subservient to algorithms. Every day brings a new Moneyball fix--a math whiz who will crack open an industry with clean fact
... Read more
The Business Model Canvas

Let your business thrive with this simple model

by 50minutes ...

Series series Management & Marketing
Ready to take your business to the next level? Find out everything you need to know about the Business Model Canvas with this practical guide.An increasing number of people are taking the plunge and creating their own businesses, choosing to be their own boss and create their own profits. Yet this is no mean feat, which is why it is essential to have a solid business plan. This guide will teach ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ready to take your business to the next level? Find out everything you need to know about the Business Model Canvas with this practical guide.An increasing number of people are taking the plunge and creating their own businesses, choosing to be their own boss and create their own profits. Yet this is no mean feat, which is why it is essential to have a solid business plan. This guide will teach
... Read more
Eyes Wide Open

How to Make Smart Decisions in a Confusing World

by Noreena Hertz ...

Eyes Wide Open: How to Make Smart Decisions in a Confusing World is Noreena Hertz's practical, cutting-edge guide to help you cut through the data deluge and make smarter and better choices, based on her highly popular TED talk.In this eye-opening handbook, the internationally noted speaker, economics expert, and bestselling author of IOU: The Debt Threat and Silent Takeover reveals the extent to ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Eyes Wide Open: How to Make Smart Decisions in a Confusing World is Noreena Hertz's practical, cutting-edge guide to help you cut through the data deluge and make smarter and better choices, based on her highly popular TED talk.In this eye-opening handbook, the internationally noted speaker, economics expert, and bestselling author of IOU: The Debt Threat and Silent Takeover reveals the extent to
... Read more
Evil Plans

Having Fun on the Road to World Domination

by Hugh MacLeod ...

The acclaimed author of Ignore Everybody is back with more irreverent wisdom, wit, and original cartoons."It has never been easier to make a great living doing what you love. But to make it happen, first you need an EVIL PLAN. Everybody needs to get away from lousy bosses, from boring, dead-end jobs that they hate, and ACTUALLY start doing something they love, something that matters. Life is short ... Read more

$8.99 USD

The acclaimed author of Ignore Everybody is back with more irreverent wisdom, wit, and original cartoons."It has never been easier to make a great living doing what you love. But to make it happen, first you need an EVIL PLAN. Everybody needs to get away from lousy bosses, from boring, dead-end jobs that they hate, and ACTUALLY start doing something they love, something that matters. Life is short
... Read more
The Yellow Pad

Making Better Decisions in an Uncertain World

by Robert E. Rubin ...

Robert Rubin, former secretary of the Treasury and co-chairman of Goldman Sachs, shares thoughts on decision-making developed over more than six decades in markets, business, government, and politics, and offers readers an astute and original guide for navigating uncertain timesIn 1958, as a college sophomore, Robert Rubin took a class that changed his life. The class was introduction to ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Robert Rubin, former secretary of the Treasury and co-chairman of Goldman Sachs, shares thoughts on decision-making developed over more than six decades in markets, business, government, and politics, and offers readers an astute and original guide for navigating uncertain timesIn 1958, as a college sophomore, Robert Rubin took a class that changed his life. The class was introduction to
... Read more
費米推定筆記：用費米來解題，讓頂尖企業錄取你！透過６＋１模式，15個核心問題，高效鍛鍊假說思考力！

by 吉田雅裕, 脇田俊輔 ...

日本總共有幾隻貓？臺灣有多少個十字路口？頭腦別被養笨了！看起來超瞎的問題不是在要求精確答案，而是在測試你的概算「思、考、力」！企業面試題超莫名，一起來挑戰！「馬路上的人孔蓋為什麼是圓的？」「多少顆高爾夫球才能填滿一輛校車？」「一天之中，時鐘的時針和分針會重合幾次？」這些題目看似無意義，但是其實是鍛鍊跳脫「追求標準答案」的僵化思考，推算這些答案的方法，主要就是建立一套思考行為模式，推估出最有可能的結果，之後再利用各種數據資料去補強答案的精準度，而本書所教導的費米推定，就是幫助你在資料不夠充足的狀況下，就可以做出決策判斷，進而提高成功率，甚至解決沒有過往案例可循的問題。光有豐富的學經歷還不夠，找工... ... Read more

$7.99 USD

日本總共有幾隻貓？臺灣有多少個十字路口？頭腦別被養笨了！看起來超瞎的問題不是在要求精確答案，而是在測試你的概算「思、考、力」！企業面試題超莫名，一起來挑戰！「馬路上的人孔蓋為什麼是圓的？」「多少顆高爾夫球才能填滿一輛校車？」「一天之中，時鐘的時針和分針會重合幾次？」這些題目看似無意義，但是其實是鍛鍊跳脫「追求標準答案」的僵化思考，推算這些答案的方法，主要就是建立一套思考行為模式，推估出最有可能的結果，之後再利用各種數據資料去補強答案的精準度，而本書所教導的費米推定，就是幫助你在資料不夠充足的狀況下，就可以做出決策判斷，進而提高成功率，甚至解決沒有過往案例可循的問題。光有豐富的學經歷還不夠，找工...
... Read more
Exponential: Transform Your Brand by Empowering Instead of Interrupting

by Jeff Rosenblum ...

One of the world’s top advertising executives shows how iconic brands win new customers and build armies of evangelists.Great brands stand for more than just cool products and clever advertisements. They inspire audiences. They enrich communities. They energize people. They move people’s lives forward. Most importantly, great brands don’t just interrupt: they empower. And that empowerment leads to ... Read more

$20.19 USD

One of the world’s top advertising executives shows how iconic brands win new customers and build armies of evangelists.Great brands stand for more than just cool products and clever advertisements. They inspire audiences. They enrich communities. They energize people. They move people’s lives forward. Most importantly, great brands don’t just interrupt: they empower. And that empowerment leads to
... Read more
Chasing Stars

The Myth of Talent and the Portability of Performance

by Boris Groysberg ...

Why corporate stars often lose their luster after changing jobsIt is taken for granted in the knowledge economy that companies must employ the most talented performers to compete and succeed. Many firms try to buy stars by luring them away from competitors. But Boris Groysberg shows what an uncertain and disastrous practice this can be.After examining the careers of more than a thousand star ... Read more

$21.59 USD

Why corporate stars often lose their luster after changing jobsIt is taken for granted in the knowledge economy that companies must employ the most talented performers to compete and succeed. Many firms try to buy stars by luring them away from competitors. But Boris Groysberg shows what an uncertain and disastrous practice this can be.After examining the careers of more than a thousand star
... Read more
Lean Six Sigma For Dummies

by John Morgan, Martin Brenig-Jones ...

Maximise the quality and efficiency of your organisation with Lean Six SigmaAre you looking to make your organisation more effective and productive? If you answered "yes," you need to change the way it thinks. Combining the leading improvement methods of Six Sigma and Lean, this winning technique drives performance to the next level—and this friendly and accessible guide shows you how. The third ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Maximise the quality and efficiency of your organisation with Lean Six SigmaAre you looking to make your organisation more effective and productive? If you answered "yes," you need to change the way it thinks. Combining the leading improvement methods of Six Sigma and Lean, this winning technique drives performance to the next level—and this friendly and accessible guide shows you how. The third
... Read more
麥肯錫最強問題解決法：傳說中麥肯錫內部最熱門資料大公開，7步驟解決人生所有難題

Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything

Translated by 李芳齡 ...

by 查爾斯．康恩, Charles Conn, 羅伯．麥連恩, Robert McLean ...

Google前執行長艾力克．施密特盛讚：「這本書破解了能系統性解決各種問題的密碼，你一定要學，一定要用。」榮獲麥肯錫官網10大好書、亞馬遜4.6顆星高評價世界知名麥肯錫顧問公司兩大資深合夥人，25年經驗淬鍊我該選擇什麼職業？我的積蓄夠支應下半場人生嗎？公司該提高產品訂價嗎？投資A公司還是B公司獲利高？機場該增設跑道嗎？要如何改善城市空氣品質？……從個人、企業到社會的諸多問題，怎麼解決？難的不是問題，而是解決問題的能力——學校沒教、AI辦不到的問題解決法，全球最佳管理顧問公司麥肯錫這樣教：定義→分解→排序→計畫→分析→統合→溝通，7步驟搞定！麥肯錫最常被引用的內部報告終於集結出書了！兩位麥肯錫資深合夥人發... ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Google前執行長艾力克．施密特盛讚：「這本書破解了能系統性解決各種問題的密碼，你一定要學，一定要用。」榮獲麥肯錫官網10大好書、亞馬遜4.6顆星高評價世界知名麥肯錫顧問公司兩大資深合夥人，25年經驗淬鍊我該選擇什麼職業？我的積蓄夠支應下半場人生嗎？公司該提高產品訂價嗎？投資A公司還是B公司獲利高？機場該增設跑道嗎？要如何改善城市空氣品質？……從個人、企業到社會的諸多問題，怎麼解決？難的不是問題，而是解決問題的能力——學校沒教、AI辦不到的問題解決法，全球最佳管理顧問公司麥肯錫這樣教：定義→分解→排序→計畫→分析→統合→溝通，7步驟搞定！麥肯錫最常被引用的內部報告終於集結出書了！兩位麥肯錫資深合夥人發...
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Streetlights and Shadows

Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making

by Gary A. Klein ...

An expert explains how conventional wisdom about decision making can get us into trouble—and why experience can’t be replaced by rules, procedures, or analytical methods.In making decisions, when should we go with our gut and when should we try to analyze every option? When should we use our intuition and when should we rely on logic and statistics? Most of us would probably agree that for ... Read more

$19.99 USD

An expert explains how conventional wisdom about decision making can get us into trouble—and why experience can’t be replaced by rules, procedures, or analytical methods.In making decisions, when should we go with our gut and when should we try to analyze every option? When should we use our intuition and when should we rely on logic and statistics? Most of us would probably agree that for
... Read more
Damage Control (Revised & Updated)

The Essential Lessons of Crisis Management

by Eric Dezenhall, John Weber ...

No one knows this better than Eric Dezenhall and John Weber, who help companies, politicians, and celebrities get out of various kinds of trouble. In this brutally honest and eye-opening guide, they take you behind the scenes of some of the biggest public relations successes-and debacles-of modern business, politics, and entertainment.You’ll discover: Why the 1982 Tylenol cyanide-poisoning case is ... Read more

$8.69 USD

No one knows this better than Eric Dezenhall and John Weber, who help companies, politicians, and celebrities get out of various kinds of trouble. In this brutally honest and eye-opening guide, they take you behind the scenes of some of the biggest public relations successes-and debacles-of modern business, politics, and entertainment.You’ll discover: Why the 1982 Tylenol cyanide-poisoning case is
... Read more
The Power of Thinking Differently: an imaginative guide to creativity, change, and the discovery of new ideas

by Javy W. Galindo ...

Series series Psychology of Creativity
The Ultimate Road Map of the Creative Process for Problem Solving, Art, Business, Invention, and Living a more Authentic LifeDiscover the roots of innovation and creative genius in this whimsical, comedic exploration of the psychology of creativity.Understand creative minds and learn how to cultivate your own in this creative thinking manual written by former electrical engineer turned college ... Read more

$9.99 USD

The Ultimate Road Map of the Creative Process for Problem Solving, Art, Business, Invention, and Living a more Authentic LifeDiscover the roots of innovation and creative genius in this whimsical, comedic exploration of the psychology of creativity.Understand creative minds and learn how to cultivate your own in this creative thinking manual written by former electrical engineer turned college
... Read more
Narrative Change

How Changing the Story Can Transform Society, Business, and Ourselves

by Hans Hansen ...

Texas prosecutors are powerful: in cases where they seek capital punishment, the defendant is sentenced to death over ninety percent of the time. When management professor Hans Hansen joined Texas’s newly formed death penalty defense team to rethink their approach, they faced almost insurmountable odds. Yet while Hansen was working with the office, they won seventy of seventy-one cases by changing ... Read more

$19.49 USD

Texas prosecutors are powerful: in cases where they seek capital punishment, the defendant is sentenced to death over ninety percent of the time. When management professor Hans Hansen joined Texas’s newly formed death penalty defense team to rethink their approach, they faced almost insurmountable odds. Yet while Hansen was working with the office, they won seventy of seventy-one cases by changing
... Read more
The High-Velocity Edge: How Market Leaders Leverage Operational Excellence to Beat the Competition

Second Edition

by Steven J. Spear ...

Generate faster, better results—using less capital and fewer resources!Toyota, Alcoa, Pratt & Whitney, and the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Power Program operate in vastly different worlds, but they have one thing in common. Each of these organizations generates constant, almost automatic operational self-improvements at rates faster, durations longer, and breadths wider than any of its competitors ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Generate faster, better results—using less capital and fewer resources!Toyota, Alcoa, Pratt & Whitney, and the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Power Program operate in vastly different worlds, but they have one thing in common. Each of these organizations generates constant, almost automatic operational self-improvements at rates faster, durations longer, and breadths wider than any of its competitors
... Read more
The Intelligent Negotiator

What to Say, What to Do, How to Get What You Want--Every Time

by Charles Craver ...

Nearly every professional interaction you have during your career will involve a negotiation of some sort. Whether you're closing a million-dollar deal with a client, bargaining over your own terms of employment, or delegating duties among your coworkers, the key to successful negotiation is possessing intelligence. But intelligence doesn't mean just having smarts. It means knowing your opponents ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Nearly every professional interaction you have during your career will involve a negotiation of some sort. Whether you're closing a million-dollar deal with a client, bargaining over your own terms of employment, or delegating duties among your coworkers, the key to successful negotiation is possessing intelligence. But intelligence doesn't mean just having smarts. It means knowing your opponents
... Read more
Simple Rules

How to Thrive in a Complex World

by Donald Sull, Kathleen M. Eisenhardt ...

Armed with a few simple rules, you can tackle even the most complex of problems.Complexity surrounds us. We have too much e-mail, juggle multiple remotes, and hack through thickets of regulations from phone contracts to health plans. But complexity isn’t destiny. Sull and Eisenhardt argue there’s a better way. By developing a few simple yet effective rules, people can best even the most complex ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Armed with a few simple rules, you can tackle even the most complex of problems.Complexity surrounds us. We have too much e-mail, juggle multiple remotes, and hack through thickets of regulations from phone contracts to health plans. But complexity isn’t destiny. Sull and Eisenhardt argue there’s a better way. By developing a few simple yet effective rules, people can best even the most complex
... Read more
高效偷懶：『世界一流工程師』都在用的AI時代思考法

世界一流エンジニアの思考法

by 牛尾剛 ...

Translated by 陳聖傑 ...

Series series 野人家
美國微軟Microsoft高級軟體工程師教你Be Lazy 只做最重要的事➡️➡️讓工作更輕鬆Fail Fast 正確犯錯➡️➡️更早下班！◆找出工作中20％的核心任務，花更少的時間，解決80％的問題！★先思考，再行動，選對方向才能事半功倍★微軟Azure Functions雲端團隊「成為AI時代高薪人才的思考方法」！★重點不是「你做了多少事」，而是「你的工作帶給公司多大影響力」▋進不了矽谷夢幻科技公司，也能學習高薪工程師的高效工作術！作者現任美國微軟高級軟體工程師，身居全球一流雲端團隊的重要角色，但他其實曾經是三流的工程師，不僅笨拙、記憶力差，還診斷出成人ADHD（注意力不足過動症），在轉職到美國高科技企業的路上挫折不斷。因此，他不斷研究「如何提高效率完成自己不擅長的事」，並奇蹟地在44歲進入微軟！不僅獲得更高的年薪，也過上了自己理想中的生活。他從小在日本長大，沒有接受國外教育，在本書中 ... Read more

$8.99 USD

美國微軟Microsoft高級軟體工程師教你Be Lazy 只做最重要的事➡️➡️讓工作更輕鬆Fail Fast 正確犯錯➡️➡️更早下班！◆找出工作中20％的核心任務，花更少的時間，解決80％的問題！★先思考，再行動，選對方向才能事半功倍★微軟Azure Functions雲端團隊「成為AI時代高薪人才的思考方法」！★重點不是「你做了多少事」，而是「你的工作帶給公司多大影響力」▋進不了矽谷夢幻科技公司，也能學習高薪工程師的高效工作術！作者現任美國微軟高級軟體工程師，身居全球一流雲端團隊的重要角色，但他其實曾經是三流的工程師，不僅笨拙、記憶力差，還診斷出成人ADHD（注意力不足過動症），在轉職到美國高科技企業的路上挫折不斷。因此，他不斷研究「如何提高效率完成自己不擅長的事」，並奇蹟地在44歲進入微軟！不僅獲得更高的年薪，也過上了自己理想中的生活。他從小在日本長大，沒有接受國外教育，在本書中
... Read more

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