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

Conversationally Speaking: Tested New Ways to Increase Your Personal and Social Effectiveness, Updated 2021 Edition

Tested New Ways to Increase Your Personal and Social Effectiveness

by Alan Garner ...

Learn the secrets of effective communication from the most popular book in the world for teaching conversation skills – almost one million copies sold!Fully updated for the 2020s, Conversationally Speaking provides proven communication strategies, based on hundreds of research studies, as well as the authors' own experience teaching conversation workshops. Now you can use this expertise to get ... Read more

$12.49 USD

Learn the secrets of effective communication from the most popular book in the world for teaching conversation skills – almost one million copies sold!Fully updated for the 2020s, Conversationally Speaking provides proven communication strategies, based on hundreds of research studies, as well as the authors' own experience teaching conversation workshops. Now you can use this expertise to get
... Read more
The Scout Mindset

Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't

by Julia Galef ...

"...an engaging and enlightening account from which we all can benefit."—The Wall Street JournalA better way to combat knee-jerk biases and make smarter decisions, from Julia Galef, the acclaimed expert on rational decision-making.When it comes to what we believe, humans see what they want to see. In other words, we have what Julia Galef calls a "soldier" mindset. From tribalism and wishful ... Read more

$9.99 USD

"...an engaging and enlightening account from which we all can benefit."—The Wall Street JournalA better way to combat knee-jerk biases and make smarter decisions, from Julia Galef, the acclaimed expert on rational decision-making.When it comes to what we believe, humans see what they want to see. In other words, we have what Julia Galef calls a "soldier" mindset. From tribalism and wishful
... Read more
Good Strategy Bad Strategy

The Difference and Why It Matters

by Richard Rumelt ...

Good Strategy/Bad Strategy clarifies the muddled thinking underlying too many strategies and provides a clear way to create and implement a powerful action-oriented strategy for the real world.Developing and implementing a strategy is the central task of a leader. A good strategy is a specific and coherent response to—and approach for—overcoming the obstacles to progress. A good strategy works by ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Good Strategy/Bad Strategy clarifies the muddled thinking underlying too many strategies and provides a clear way to create and implement a powerful action-oriented strategy for the real world.Developing and implementing a strategy is the central task of a leader. A good strategy is a specific and coherent response to—and approach for—overcoming the obstacles to progress. A good strategy works by
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Algorithms to Live By

The Computer Science of Human Decisions

by Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths ...

An exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind.What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What balance of the new and familiar is the most fulfilling? These may seem like uniquely human quandaries, but they are not. Computers, ... Read more

$12.99 USD

An exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind.What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What balance of the new and familiar is the most fulfilling? These may seem like uniquely human quandaries, but they are not. Computers,
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The Primacy of Doubt

From Quantum Physics to Climate Change, How the Science of Uncertainty Can Help Us Understand Our Chaotic World

by Tim Palmer ...

“Quite possibly the best popular science book I’ve ever read” (Popular Science) shows how the tools that enabled us to overcome the uncertainty of the weather will enable us to find new answers to modern science's most pressing questionsWhy does your weather app say “There’s a 10% chance of rain” instead of “It will be sunny tomorrow”? In large part this is due to the insight of Tim Palmer, who ... Read more

$18.99 USD

“Quite possibly the best popular science book I’ve ever read” (Popular Science) shows how the tools that enabled us to overcome the uncertainty of the weather will enable us to find new answers to modern science's most pressing questionsWhy does your weather app say “There’s a 10% chance of rain” instead of “It will be sunny tomorrow”? In large part this is due to the insight of Tim Palmer, who
... Read more
Game Theory: A Simple Introduction

Simple Introductions, #1

by K.H. Erickson ...

Series Book 1 - Simple Introductions
Game Theory: A Simple Introduction offers an accessible and enjoyable guide to the basic principles and extensive applications of game theory.Understand a game matrix, the prisoners' dilemma, dominant and mixed strategies, zero-sum games, Pareto efficiency, the Nash equilibrium, and the power of asymmetric information.Calculate payoffs and outcomes in games involving characters such as Jack and ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Game Theory: A Simple Introduction offers an accessible and enjoyable guide to the basic principles and extensive applications of game theory.Understand a game matrix, the prisoners' dilemma, dominant and mixed strategies, zero-sum games, Pareto efficiency, the Nash equilibrium, and the power of asymmetric information.Calculate payoffs and outcomes in games involving characters such as Jack and
... Read more
MERITOCRACY

How to manage talent for higher profits and happier people

by Paolo Gaudiano, Cynthia Annette Overton ...

Most leaders believe in meritocracy—very few know how to build it.Meritocracy introduces a powerful framework for managing human assets more effectively so that all talent can thrive.Learn how to develop strategies and implement measurable workplace initiatives that reduce risk, increase profits and build trust across your workforce, so that everyone embraces—and is accountable for—the success of ... Read more

$8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Most leaders believe in meritocracy—very few know how to build it.Meritocracy introduces a powerful framework for managing human assets more effectively so that all talent can thrive.Learn how to develop strategies and implement measurable workplace initiatives that reduce risk, increase profits and build trust across your workforce, so that everyone embraces—and is accountable for—the success of
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努力，但不費力：只做最重要的事，其實沒有你想的那麼難

Effortless：Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most

by 葛瑞格．麥基昂, Greg McKeown ...

Translated by 張靖之 ...

Series series 財經企管
並不是每件事都得這麼難！暢銷書《少，但是更好》作者葛瑞格．麥基昂新作教你用對策略，把複雜的事變簡單，把困難的事變輕鬆翻轉過勞文化，想成功不需要耗盡力氣現代生活的複雜度讓人們慣於將事情分成兩類：一類是「困難而重要」，另一類是「簡單而瑣碎」。我們很容易反射性地放棄重要但沉重的工作，去做那些簡單但沒有意義的工作。其實我們還有第三種選擇：把重要但困難的工作變得簡單。生活當中有90%並非真正重要的事。方法對了，複雜的事可以變簡單，困難的事可以變輕鬆；讓你脫胎換骨，成為真正的績效高手、人生贏家！想把重要但困難的工作變得簡單，我們該怎麼做？麥基昂提出... ... Read more

$8.54 USD

並不是每件事都得這麼難！暢銷書《少，但是更好》作者葛瑞格．麥基昂新作教你用對策略，把複雜的事變簡單，把困難的事變輕鬆翻轉過勞文化，想成功不需要耗盡力氣現代生活的複雜度讓人們慣於將事情分成兩類：一類是「困難而重要」，另一類是「簡單而瑣碎」。我們很容易反射性地放棄重要但沉重的工作，去做那些簡單但沒有意義的工作。其實我們還有第三種選擇：把重要但困難的工作變得簡單。生活當中有90%並非真正重要的事。方法對了，複雜的事可以變簡單，困難的事可以變輕鬆；讓你脫胎換骨，成為真正的績效高手、人生贏家！想把重要但困難的工作變得簡單，我們該怎麼做？麥基昂提出...
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Impact Networks

Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change

by David Ehrlichman ...

This practical guide shows how to facilitate collaboration among diverse individuals and organizations to navigate complexity and create change in our interconnected world.The social and environmental challenges we face today are not only complex, they are also systemic and structural and have no obvious solutions. They require diverse combinations of people, organizations, and sectors to ... Read more

$14.39 USD

This practical guide shows how to facilitate collaboration among diverse individuals and organizations to navigate complexity and create change in our interconnected world.The social and environmental challenges we face today are not only complex, they are also systemic and structural and have no obvious solutions. They require diverse combinations of people, organizations, and sectors to
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Step Back

Bringing the Art of Reflection into Your Busy Life

by Joseph L. Badaracco ...

An easy and highly effective process for using reflection to focus on what really matters.Introduces the idea of "mosaic reflection": a simple, effective, adaptable process of breaking reflection down into small pieces of your daily life.Simple, powerful examples and techniques provided.The antidote to an overscheduled, frantic lifestyle at work and at home.Includes a variety of candid interviews ... Read more

$20.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

An easy and highly effective process for using reflection to focus on what really matters.Introduces the idea of "mosaic reflection": a simple, effective, adaptable process of breaking reflection down into small pieces of your daily life.Simple, powerful examples and techniques provided.The antidote to an overscheduled, frantic lifestyle at work and at home.Includes a variety of candid interviews
... Read more
Leading Effective Engineering Teams

Lessons for Individual Contributors and Managers from 10 Years at Google

by Addy Osmani ...

In this insightful and comprehensive guide, Addy Osmani shares more than a decade of experience working on the Chrome team at Google, uncovering secrets to engineering effectiveness, efficiency, and team success. Engineers and engineering leaders looking to scale their effectiveness and drive transformative results within their teams and organizations will learn the essential principles, tips, and ... Read more

$24.49 USD

In this insightful and comprehensive guide, Addy Osmani shares more than a decade of experience working on the Chrome team at Google, uncovering secrets to engineering effectiveness, efficiency, and team success. Engineers and engineering leaders looking to scale their effectiveness and drive transformative results within their teams and organizations will learn the essential principles, tips, and
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Your Score

An Insider's Secrets to Understanding, Controlling, and Protecting Your Credit Score

by Anthony Davenport ...

An insider’s look at what every consumer needs to know about their credit score—and most importantly, how to fix it.A healthy credit score is essential for a healthy financial life. But the precise mechanisms used to determine our credit scores are shrouded in mystery. Consumers aren’t usually told how their score is being used by all kinds of companies and banks to dictate financial terms that ... Read more

$10.99 USD

An insider’s look at what every consumer needs to know about their credit score—and most importantly, how to fix it.A healthy credit score is essential for a healthy financial life. But the precise mechanisms used to determine our credit scores are shrouded in mystery. Consumers aren’t usually told how their score is being used by all kinds of companies and banks to dictate financial terms that
... Read more
American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure

by American Institute of Parliamentarians ...

It has been over a century since Alice Sturgis began her ground-breaking work reimagining parliamentary procedure. Her Standard Code has been fully updated and re-imagined as the second edition of the American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure. This updated edition provides new rules related to electronic (virtual) meetings, a new chapter on the art and skill ... Read more

$9.99 USD

It has been over a century since Alice Sturgis began her ground-breaking work reimagining parliamentary procedure. Her Standard Code has been fully updated and re-imagined as the second edition of the American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure. This updated edition provides new rules related to electronic (virtual) meetings, a new chapter on the art and skill
... Read more
Design Thinking

A Guide to Creative Problem Solving for Everyone

by Andrew Pressman ...

Design thinking is a powerful process that facilitates understanding and framing of problems, enables creative solutions, and may provide fresh perspectives on our physical and social landscapes. Not just for architects or product developers, design thinking can be applied across many disciplines to solve real-world problems and reconcile dilemmas. It is a tool that may trigger inspiration and the ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Design thinking is a powerful process that facilitates understanding and framing of problems, enables creative solutions, and may provide fresh perspectives on our physical and social landscapes. Not just for architects or product developers, design thinking can be applied across many disciplines to solve real-world problems and reconcile dilemmas. It is a tool that may trigger inspiration and the
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The Great Mental Models, Volume 1

General Thinking Concepts

by Shane Parrish, Rhiannon Beaubien ...

Series Book 1 - The Great Mental Models Series
Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast.This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you.Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast.This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you.Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger
... Read more
How to Think

A Survival Guide for a World at Odds

by Alan Jacobs ...

"Absolutely splendid . . . essential for understanding why there is so much bad thinking in political life right now." **—David Brooks, New York TimesHow to Think is a contrarian treatise on why we’re not as good at thinking as we assume—but how recovering this lost art can rescue our inner lives from the chaos of modern life.**As a celebrated cultural critic and a writer for national publications ... Read more

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"Absolutely splendid . . . essential for understanding why there is so much bad thinking in political life right now." **—David Brooks, New York TimesHow to Think is a contrarian treatise on why we’re not as good at thinking as we assume—but how recovering this lost art can rescue our inner lives from the chaos of modern life.**As a celebrated cultural critic and a writer for national publications
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An Economist Walks into a Brothel

And Other Unexpected Places to Understand Risk

by Allison Schrager ...

**A Financial Times Book of the Month pick for April!Is it worth swimming in shark-infested waters to surf a 50-foot, career-record wave?Is it riskier to make an action movie or a horror movie?Should sex workers forfeit 50 percent of their income for added security or take a chance and keep the extra money?**Most people wouldn't expect an economist to have an answer to these questions--or to other ... Read more

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**A Financial Times Book of the Month pick for April!Is it worth swimming in shark-infested waters to surf a 50-foot, career-record wave?Is it riskier to make an action movie or a horror movie?Should sex workers forfeit 50 percent of their income for added security or take a chance and keep the extra money?**Most people wouldn't expect an economist to have an answer to these questions--or to other
... Read more
The Toyota Way Fieldbook

by Jeffrey Liker, David Meier ...

The Toyota Way Fieldbook is a companion to the international bestseller The Toyota Way. The Toyota Way Fieldbook builds on the philosophical aspects of Toyota's operating systems by detailing the concepts and providing practical examples for application that leaders need to bring Toyota's success-proven practices to life in any organization. The Toyota Way Fieldbook will help other companies learn ... Read more

$27.29 USD

The Toyota Way Fieldbook is a companion to the international bestseller The Toyota Way. The Toyota Way Fieldbook builds on the philosophical aspects of Toyota's operating systems by detailing the concepts and providing practical examples for application that leaders need to bring Toyota's success-proven practices to life in any organization. The Toyota Way Fieldbook will help other companies learn
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Conquering the Decision Abyss

by Keith Hartley ...

Conquering the Decision Abyss: How Smart Sourcing Teams Rise Above Manufacturing Data OverloadAre you a sourcing or procurement professional who feels overwhelmed by the tidal wave of manufacturing data-and still find it hard to make confident, strategic decisions?In today's complex supply chains, data is everywhere, but clarity is rare. Conquering the Decision Abyss is sourcing's must-read guide ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Conquering the Decision Abyss: How Smart Sourcing Teams Rise Above Manufacturing Data OverloadAre you a sourcing or procurement professional who feels overwhelmed by the tidal wave of manufacturing data-and still find it hard to make confident, strategic decisions?In today's complex supply chains, data is everywhere, but clarity is rare. Conquering the Decision Abyss is sourcing's must-read guide
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Know Your Value

Women, Money, and Getting What You're Worth (Revised Edition)

by Mika Brzezinski ...

The bestselling motivational guide that TheAtlantic.com calls "a rallying cry for women to get the money they deserve."Why are women so often overlooked and underpaid? What are the real reasons men get raises more often than women? How can women ask for -- and actually get--the money, the job, the recognition they deserve?Prompted by her own experience as cohost of Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski ... Read more

$13.99 USD

The bestselling motivational guide that TheAtlantic.com calls "a rallying cry for women to get the money they deserve."Why are women so often overlooked and underpaid? What are the real reasons men get raises more often than women? How can women ask for -- and actually get--the money, the job, the recognition they deserve?Prompted by her own experience as cohost of Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski
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The Energy Bus Field Guide

by Jon Gordon ...

Series series Jon Gordon
A Road Map for living and implementing the 10 Principles of The Energy BusThe Energy Bus Field Guide is your roadmap to fueling your life, work and team with positive energy. The international bestseller The Energy Bus has helped millions of people from around the world shift to a more positive outlook; the story of George and Joy bus driver has resonated with people from all walks of life, each ... Read more

$16.00 USD

A Road Map for living and implementing the 10 Principles of The Energy BusThe Energy Bus Field Guide is your roadmap to fueling your life, work and team with positive energy. The international bestseller The Energy Bus has helped millions of people from around the world shift to a more positive outlook; the story of George and Joy bus driver has resonated with people from all walks of life, each
... Read more
Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage

by Director Daniel C. Esty, Andrew S. Winston ...

The essential guide for forward-thinking business leaders who see the Green Wave coming and want to profit from itThis book explores what every executive must know to manage the environmental challenges facing society and business. Based on the authors' years of experience and hundreds of interviews with corporate leaders around the world, Green to Gold shows how companies generate lasting value, ... Read more

$19.79 USD

The essential guide for forward-thinking business leaders who see the Green Wave coming and want to profit from itThis book explores what every executive must know to manage the environmental challenges facing society and business. Based on the authors' years of experience and hundreds of interviews with corporate leaders around the world, Green to Gold shows how companies generate lasting value,
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Brilliant Mistakes

Finding Success on the Far Side of Failure

by Paul J. H. Schoemaker ...

Named #1 Best Business Book of 2011, by Patriot-News-PennLive.comIf you have ever flown in an airplane, used electricity from a nuclear power plant, or taken an antibiotic, you have benefited from a brilliant mistake.Each of these life-changing innovations was the result of many missteps and an occasional brilliant insight that turned a mistake into a surprising portal of discovery. In Brilliant ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Named #1 Best Business Book of 2011, by Patriot-News-PennLive.comIf you have ever flown in an airplane, used electricity from a nuclear power plant, or taken an antibiotic, you have benefited from a brilliant mistake.Each of these life-changing innovations was the result of many missteps and an occasional brilliant insight that turned a mistake into a surprising portal of discovery. In Brilliant
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Leading the Unleadable Second Edition

How to Manage Mavericks, Cynics, Divas, and Other Difficult People

by Alan Willett ...

SOUNDVIEW BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEARControl freaks. Narcissists. Slackers. Cynics. Difficult people are the worst part of a manager's job.This book turns this seemingly difficult chore into a straight-forward process that gently, yet effectively, improves behaviors. It all begins with understanding a core truth: most people actually want to contribute results, not cause headaches. When the manager ... Read more

$14.99 USD

SOUNDVIEW BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEARControl freaks. Narcissists. Slackers. Cynics. Difficult people are the worst part of a manager's job.This book turns this seemingly difficult chore into a straight-forward process that gently, yet effectively, improves behaviors. It all begins with understanding a core truth: most people actually want to contribute results, not cause headaches. When the manager
... Read more

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