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

Wicked Problems

How to Engineer a Better World

by Guru Madhavan ...

An ode to systems engineers—whose invisible work undergirds our life—and an exploration of the wicked problems they tackle.Our world is filled with pernicious problems. How, for example, did novice pilots learn to fly without taking to the air and risking their lives? How should cities process mountains of waste without polluting the environment? Challenges that tangle personal, public, and ... Read more

$20.99 USD

An ode to systems engineers—whose invisible work undergirds our life—and an exploration of the wicked problems they tackle.Our world is filled with pernicious problems. How, for example, did novice pilots learn to fly without taking to the air and risking their lives? How should cities process mountains of waste without polluting the environment? Challenges that tangle personal, public, and
... Read more
The Leader's Checklist, 10th Anniversary Edition

16 Mission-Critical Principles

by Michael Useem ...

Envision this scenario: An industrial manufacturer is breaking itself in three, and its board chair asks you, the chief financial officer, to step up to the helm of one of the spin-offs. You will take charge of everything, from plant operations and product marketing to human resources and governance practices. Are you ready to lead?In The Leader's Checklist, 10th Anniversary Edition: 16 Mission ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Envision this scenario: An industrial manufacturer is breaking itself in three, and its board chair asks you, the chief financial officer, to step up to the helm of one of the spin-offs. You will take charge of everything, from plant operations and product marketing to human resources and governance practices. Are you ready to lead?In The Leader's Checklist, 10th Anniversary Edition: 16 Mission
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Design Strategy

Challenges in Wicked Problem Territory

by Nancy C. Roberts ...

Series series Design Thinking, Design Theory
A new approach to addressing the contemporary world’s most difficult challenges, such as climate change and poverty.Conflicts over “the problem” and “the solution” plague the modern world and land problem solvers in what has been called “wicked problem territory”—a social space with high levels of conflict over problems and solutions. In Design Strategy, Nancy C. Roberts proposes design as a ... Read more

$38.99 USD

A new approach to addressing the contemporary world’s most difficult challenges, such as climate change and poverty.Conflicts over “the problem” and “the solution” plague the modern world and land problem solvers in what has been called “wicked problem territory”—a social space with high levels of conflict over problems and solutions. In Design Strategy, Nancy C. Roberts proposes design as a
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If Harry Potter Ran General Electric

Leadership Wisdom from the World of the Wizards

by Tom Morris ...

However important the magic of wands, brooms, cauldrons, potions, and spells might be to the vivid story telling of [the Harry Potter] books, it is merely incidental to their philosophy of life…. I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard someone in a business context say something like “I wish I could just magically solve all these problems” or “I’ll try my best to deal with this, but remember, ... Read more

$5.99 USD

However important the magic of wands, brooms, cauldrons, potions, and spells might be to the vivid story telling of [the Harry Potter] books, it is merely incidental to their philosophy of life…. I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard someone in a business context say something like “I wish I could just magically solve all these problems” or “I’ll try my best to deal with this, but remember,
... Read more
Sizing People Up

A Veteran FBI Agent's User Manual for Behavior Prediction

by Robin Dreeke, Cameron Stauth ...

A former FBI agent shares his simple but powerful toolkit for assessing who you can trust--and who you can't.After two decades as a behavior analyst in the FBI, Robin Dreeke knows a thing or two about sizing people up. He's navigated complex situations that range from handling Russian spies to navigating the internal politics at the Bureau. Through that experience, he was forced to develop a knack ... Read more

$15.99 USD

A former FBI agent shares his simple but powerful toolkit for assessing who you can trust--and who you can't.After two decades as a behavior analyst in the FBI, Robin Dreeke knows a thing or two about sizing people up. He's navigated complex situations that range from handling Russian spies to navigating the internal politics at the Bureau. Through that experience, he was forced to develop a knack
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Become the Best Version of Yourself

How to Transform Your Life and Claim Your Personal Power

by Glenn Stevens Jr ...

This ebook is designed to help you with the strategies and the practical steps you need in order to break those bad habits & change your life for the better. This book talks about knowing who you really are, learning your triggers for your undesirable behavior, building up your confidence & self-esteem. Inside this ebook there will be some questions that will require 100% honesty in order for you ... Read more

$2.99 USD

This ebook is designed to help you with the strategies and the practical steps you need in order to break those bad habits & change your life for the better. This book talks about knowing who you really are, learning your triggers for your undesirable behavior, building up your confidence & self-esteem. Inside this ebook there will be some questions that will require 100% honesty in order for you
... Read more
The Next Perfect Trade: A Magic Sword of Necessity

by Alex Gurevich ...

'The Next Perfect Trade' articulates a set of principles that can be applied in discovering superior trades; those that will be profitable in the broadest range of economic scenarios. The book shifts focus from forces that drive markets to forces that drive successful trades. The robust performance of this approach has inspired the subtitle 'A Magic Sword of Necessity'.If you think of investing as ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

'The Next Perfect Trade' articulates a set of principles that can be applied in discovering superior trades; those that will be profitable in the broadest range of economic scenarios. The book shifts focus from forces that drive markets to forces that drive successful trades. The robust performance of this approach has inspired the subtitle 'A Magic Sword of Necessity'.If you think of investing as
... Read more
Practical Ethics In Public Administration

by Dean Gueras, Charles Garofalo ...

Make the Right Choice - Enhance Your Ethical Decision Making Skills Today!Ethical issues arise in all walks of life, but none have implications as far-reaching and serious as those related to public management. Most people working in the public sector want to do the "right" thing, but the issues can be highly complex or just not lend themselves to easy answers. Practical Ethics in Public ... Read more

$41.99 USD

Make the Right Choice - Enhance Your Ethical Decision Making Skills Today!Ethical issues arise in all walks of life, but none have implications as far-reaching and serious as those related to public management. Most people working in the public sector want to do the "right" thing, but the issues can be highly complex or just not lend themselves to easy answers. Practical Ethics in Public
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Care After Covid: What the Pandemic Revealed Is Broken in Healthcare and How to Reinvent It

by Shantanu Nundy ...

A practical action plan for reinventing healthcare in a post-pandemic world—from a physician-entrepreneur who works with Fortune 500 companies.If the healthcare system were an emperor, Covid-19 tragically revealed that it had no clothes. Healthcare had to adapt, and quickly―sparking a dramatic acceleration of virtual care, drive-through testing, and home-based services. In the process, old rules ... Read more

$20.99 USD

A practical action plan for reinventing healthcare in a post-pandemic world—from a physician-entrepreneur who works with Fortune 500 companies.If the healthcare system were an emperor, Covid-19 tragically revealed that it had no clothes. Healthcare had to adapt, and quickly―sparking a dramatic acceleration of virtual care, drive-through testing, and home-based services. In the process, old rules
... Read more
How the Wise Decide

The Lessons of 21 Extraordinary Leaders

by Aaron Sandoski, Bryn Zeckhauser ...

Discover the formula used by twenty-one of the world’s most extraordinary leaders to make consistent and smart decisions.How do the wise decide and lead businesses and organizations to great success is the question Bryn Zeckhauser and Aaron Sandoski posed to themselves after landing their first jobs as managers. Despite the best training the world could offer—Harvard MBAs and stints at McKinsey & ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Discover the formula used by twenty-one of the world’s most extraordinary leaders to make consistent and smart decisions.How do the wise decide and lead businesses and organizations to great success is the question Bryn Zeckhauser and Aaron Sandoski posed to themselves after landing their first jobs as managers. Despite the best training the world could offer—Harvard MBAs and stints at McKinsey &
... Read more
An Introductory Guide to Systems Thinking

by David Kerr ...

The world around us is comprised of systems - organisational systems, business systems, political systems, family systems, inter-personal systems, biological systems, economic systems - the list goes on.This eBook, written by an experienced systems thinker and consultant, helps the reader develop an appreciation of the nature of systems - what they comprise of, how they function, how they sustain ... Read more

$4.75 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The world around us is comprised of systems - organisational systems, business systems, political systems, family systems, inter-personal systems, biological systems, economic systems - the list goes on.This eBook, written by an experienced systems thinker and consultant, helps the reader develop an appreciation of the nature of systems - what they comprise of, how they function, how they sustain
... Read more
領導者的試煉：600位執行長的智慧與教訓，最務實也最殘酷的七堂管理課

The CEO Test: Master the Challenges That Make or Break All Leaders

by 亞當．布萊安特, Adam Bryant;凱文．沙爾, Kevin Sharer ...

Translated by 聞翊均 ...

★亞馬遜商管書暢銷榜Top 1★★《金融時報》每月選書★★《從A到A+》作者詹姆．柯林斯盛讚★紐約時報總裁、美國運通執行長、蘋果與優步的董事……各大跨國企業領導人齊聲推薦！卓越領導人必經的七大考驗，帶領團隊攀向頂峰、打造永續組織！七堂最有價值的領導課，透過600位執行長的親身經歷，看見自身盲點、學會最實際的管理策略。隨著所有產業的顛覆速度加快，領導也變得越來越困難。重責大任、無窮的批評與壓力、行程滿檔……儘管領導者享有高薪與福利、權力無人能及，但背負的義務及壓力也非一般人所能想像。凱文曾任安進藥品執行長達20年，帶領公司將年營收從10億提升至160億美元；亞當則是擁有30年經驗的資深記者，曾與全球600多位執行長進行深度訪談。本書就是兩位作者在過程中累積而成的心血結晶。▌第一項試煉：將複雜事物簡單化迅速掌握... ... Read more

$8.99 USD

★亞馬遜商管書暢銷榜Top 1★★《金融時報》每月選書★★《從A到A+》作者詹姆．柯林斯盛讚★紐約時報總裁、美國運通執行長、蘋果與優步的董事……各大跨國企業領導人齊聲推薦！卓越領導人必經的七大考驗，帶領團隊攀向頂峰、打造永續組織！七堂最有價值的領導課，透過600位執行長的親身經歷，看見自身盲點、學會最實際的管理策略。隨著所有產業的顛覆速度加快，領導也變得越來越困難。重責大任、無窮的批評與壓力、行程滿檔……儘管領導者享有高薪與福利、權力無人能及，但背負的義務及壓力也非一般人所能想像。凱文曾任安進藥品執行長達20年，帶領公司將年營收從10億提升至160億美元；亞當則是擁有30年經驗的資深記者，曾與全球600多位執行長進行深度訪談。本書就是兩位作者在過程中累積而成的心血結晶。▌第一項試煉：將複雜事物簡單化迅速掌握...
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Discounting the Future

The Ascendancy of a Political Technology

by Liliana Doganova ...

Series Book 7 - Near Futures
A pioneering exploration of the defining traits and contradictions of our relationship to the future through the lens of discountingForest fires, droughts, and rising sea levels beg a nagging question: have we lost our capacity to act on the future? Liliana Doganova’s book sheds new light on this anxious query. It argues that our relationship to the future has been trapped in the gears of a device ... Read more

$21.59 USD

A pioneering exploration of the defining traits and contradictions of our relationship to the future through the lens of discountingForest fires, droughts, and rising sea levels beg a nagging question: have we lost our capacity to act on the future? Liliana Doganova’s book sheds new light on this anxious query. It argues that our relationship to the future has been trapped in the gears of a device
... Read more
為什麼我們會被騙？：破解金錢騙局、假新聞、政治謊言背後的詐騙機制

Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do about It

by 丹尼爾．西蒙斯, Daniel Simons, 克里斯．查布利斯, Christopher Chabris ...

Translated by 龐元媛 ...

Series series 財經企管
詐騙常在你的「信以為真」《為什麼你沒看見大猩猩？》作者新作揭發騙局背後的心理操弄人人偶爾都會被騙。──前美國國防部長馬提斯騙子就是騙騙騙，一直騙。──創作歌手泰勒絲謊言飛奔於前，真相只能蹣跚著追趕在後。等人們恍然大悟，卻是為時已晚。鬧劇已成過去，謊言已然奏效。──《格列佛遊記》作者斯威夫特「在騙子、冒牌專家、陰謀論傳播者橫行的時代，本書是投資人、消費者、一般民眾必備的生存指南。」──亨利克（Diana B. Henriques）即使是最聰明的人，難免也有被騙的時候，從銀行帳戶被詐騙一空、政治人物謊言連篇、假新聞、各式不實廣告，到論文造假……等，騙子耍的花招、編造的劇本之所以奏效，是因為利用我們的「四大認知習慣」。這些習慣是生活思考捷徑，有時也會帶我們走向死巷：1.專注：只專注眼前的資訊，忽略你沒看見的資訊<... ... Read more

$9.99 USD

詐騙常在你的「信以為真」《為什麼你沒看見大猩猩？》作者新作揭發騙局背後的心理操弄人人偶爾都會被騙。──前美國國防部長馬提斯騙子就是騙騙騙，一直騙。──創作歌手泰勒絲謊言飛奔於前，真相只能蹣跚著追趕在後。等人們恍然大悟，卻是為時已晚。鬧劇已成過去，謊言已然奏效。──《格列佛遊記》作者斯威夫特「在騙子、冒牌專家、陰謀論傳播者橫行的時代，本書是投資人、消費者、一般民眾必備的生存指南。」──亨利克（Diana B. Henriques）即使是最聰明的人，難免也有被騙的時候，從銀行帳戶被詐騙一空、政治人物謊言連篇、假新聞、各式不實廣告，到論文造假……等，騙子耍的花招、編造的劇本之所以奏效，是因為利用我們的「四大認知習慣」。這些習慣是生活思考捷徑，有時也會帶我們走向死巷：1.專注：只專注眼前的資訊，忽略你沒看見的資訊<...
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Make It In America, Updated Edition

The Case for Re-Inventing the Economy

by Andrew Liveris ...

The case for revolutionizing the U.S. economy, from a leading CEOAmerica used to define itself by the things we built. We designed and produced the world's most important innovations, and in doing so, created a vibrant manufacturing sector that established the middle class. We manufactured our way to the top and became the undisputed economic leader of the world. But over the last several decades, ... Read more

$11.00 USD

The case for revolutionizing the U.S. economy, from a leading CEOAmerica used to define itself by the things we built. We designed and produced the world's most important innovations, and in doing so, created a vibrant manufacturing sector that established the middle class. We manufactured our way to the top and became the undisputed economic leader of the world. But over the last several decades,
... Read more
Good Products, Bad Products: Essential Elements to Achieving Superior Quality

by James Adams ...

What is the secret behind every successful product? Why are people willing to pay more for a BMW than a Chevrolet? How could Apple iPhones represent only 4% of the world’s cell phone market in 2011 but take in 50% of the profits? The answer is quality.In this provocative new book, bestselling author James L. Adams provides a brilliant, in-depth look at the powerful but elusive qualities that can ... Read more

$19.99 USD

What is the secret behind every successful product? Why are people willing to pay more for a BMW than a Chevrolet? How could Apple iPhones represent only 4% of the world’s cell phone market in 2011 but take in 50% of the profits? The answer is quality.In this provocative new book, bestselling author James L. Adams provides a brilliant, in-depth look at the powerful but elusive qualities that can
... Read more
What Business Should I Start?

7 Steps to Discovering the Ideal Business for You

by Rhonda Abrams ...

Want to start your own business, but aren't sure which one to start? Want to find a business that's right for you—for your interests, skills, and goals—that will also be successful?America's foremost small-business advice guru Rhonda Abrams offers readers seven steps to identifying the right business for them, from determining their entrepreneurial type with the E-Type™ test, to exploring a wide ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Want to start your own business, but aren't sure which one to start? Want to find a business that's right for you—for your interests, skills, and goals—that will also be successful?America's foremost small-business advice guru Rhonda Abrams offers readers seven steps to identifying the right business for them, from determining their entrepreneurial type with the E-Type™ test, to exploring a wide
... Read more
The Connected Company

by Dave Gray, Thomas Vander Wal ...

With a foreword by Alex Osterwalder.The future of work is already here.Customers are adopting disruptive technologies faster than your company can adapt. When your customers are delighted, they can amplify your message in ways that were never before possible. But when your company’s performance runs short of what you’ve promised, customers can seize control of your brand message, spreading their ... Read more

$18.99 USD

With a foreword by Alex Osterwalder.The future of work is already here.Customers are adopting disruptive technologies faster than your company can adapt. When your customers are delighted, they can amplify your message in ways that were never before possible. But when your company’s performance runs short of what you’ve promised, customers can seize control of your brand message, spreading their
... Read more
Brainsteering

The Better Approach to Breakthrough Ideas

by Kevin P. Coyne, Shawn T. Coyne ...

“[The Coynes’] logical thinking exercises will help readers to maximize their ideation skills, both by systematically exploring every possible nook and cranny of an issue to find new ideas, and by systematically evaluating and honing the results.” —Publishers WeeklyFrom business strategists (and brothers) Shawn and Kevin Coyne comes a breakthrough problem-solving framework for developing better ... Read more

$10.99 USD

“[The Coynes’] logical thinking exercises will help readers to maximize their ideation skills, both by systematically exploring every possible nook and cranny of an issue to find new ideas, and by systematically evaluating and honing the results.” —Publishers WeeklyFrom business strategists (and brothers) Shawn and Kevin Coyne comes a breakthrough problem-solving framework for developing better
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Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation

International Case Studies and Practice

Edited by Ken Banks ...

Social innovation and social entrepreneurship look for creative and affordable solutions to specific societal problems. Fuelled by the spread of the internet and the ubiquity of mobile phones, there are more people working to solve pressing social and environmental problems in the world today than ever before. Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation presents the journeys of pioneering - and often ... Read more

$53.99 USD

Social innovation and social entrepreneurship look for creative and affordable solutions to specific societal problems. Fuelled by the spread of the internet and the ubiquity of mobile phones, there are more people working to solve pressing social and environmental problems in the world today than ever before. Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation presents the journeys of pioneering - and often
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Think to Win: Unleashing the Power of Strategic Thinking

by Paul Butler, John F. Manfredi, Peter Klein ...

The proven plan for making strategic thinking part of any organization’s DNA to drive sustainable growthIn today’s ultra-competitive business world, the difference between success and failure lies in the ability to get every employee to think and behave like a strategist.Think to Win helps business leaders expand strategic thinking out of the purview of “the elite few” and into the company culture ... Read more

$25.99 USD

The proven plan for making strategic thinking part of any organization’s DNA to drive sustainable growthIn today’s ultra-competitive business world, the difference between success and failure lies in the ability to get every employee to think and behave like a strategist.Think to Win helps business leaders expand strategic thinking out of the purview of “the elite few” and into the company culture
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一本書讀懂利率：利率就是錢的時間價值！40個關鍵概念，解析利率為什麼有高有低，該怎麼用它才聰明

세상 친절한 금리수업

by 趙慶燁, 盧泳佑 ...

Translated by 陳柏蓁 ...

★循序漸進、把你教到會的利率入門書★★只要你不是住在無人島，口袋裡的錢就擺脫不了利率影響；財經專家用零基礎就能懂的語言，教你聰明用利率、錢不會越來越薄！為什麼跟銀行借錢有利息可拿？利息多少是怎麼決定的？媒體都在說的通貨膨脹是什麼？央行升息／降息跟你我有什麼關係？日圓匯率怎麼會跌跌不休，越換越便宜？這些問題都跟「利率」有關，你知道答案嗎？近兩年來，財經新聞中，「利率」突然成為頭等重要的關鍵字。除了有房貸、車貸或有投資經驗的人對「利率」不算陌生，但大部分人可能會覺得和自己沒什麼關係。那可就大錯特錯了！「利率」就是「錢的時間價值」，這個價值的高低，和經濟社會的日常息息相關，可以說是經濟的關鍵數字，舉凡「通貨膨脹」（生活必需品... ... Read more

$7.99 USD

★循序漸進、把你教到會的利率入門書★★只要你不是住在無人島，口袋裡的錢就擺脫不了利率影響；財經專家用零基礎就能懂的語言，教你聰明用利率、錢不會越來越薄！為什麼跟銀行借錢有利息可拿？利息多少是怎麼決定的？媒體都在說的通貨膨脹是什麼？央行升息／降息跟你我有什麼關係？日圓匯率怎麼會跌跌不休，越換越便宜？這些問題都跟「利率」有關，你知道答案嗎？近兩年來，財經新聞中，「利率」突然成為頭等重要的關鍵字。除了有房貸、車貸或有投資經驗的人對「利率」不算陌生，但大部分人可能會覺得和自己沒什麼關係。那可就大錯特錯了！「利率」就是「錢的時間價值」，這個價值的高低，和經濟社會的日常息息相關，可以說是經濟的關鍵數字，舉凡「通貨膨脹」（生活必需品...
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The New Rational Manager

Effective Action Begins With Clear Thinking

by Charles H. Kepner, Benjamin B. Tregoe ...

One of the best-selling business books of all time, The New Rational Manager, describes Kepner-Tregoe critical thinking processes for effective leadership and issue-resolution management that have been pressure tested across the world for over 60 years. Whether you're troubleshooting a major IT system outage, solving a manufacturing equipment problem, deciding to expand the capacity of a ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

One of the best-selling business books of all time, The New Rational Manager, describes Kepner-Tregoe critical thinking processes for effective leadership and issue-resolution management that have been pressure tested across the world for over 60 years. Whether you're troubleshooting a major IT system outage, solving a manufacturing equipment problem, deciding to expand the capacity of a
... Read more
The Happy Index

Lessons in Upside-Down Management

by James Timpson ...

Discover the key to positive workplaces and better results from one of Britain's most successful leaders.A Waterstones Book of the Month and Paperback of the Year 2025'Mr Timpson is a role model as an employer. Other businesses could learn from his approach.' The GuardianThe Happy Index: a tool designed to measure and enhance workplace satisfaction, boost morale and empower teams.<s... ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Discover the key to positive workplaces and better results from one of Britain's most successful leaders.A Waterstones Book of the Month and Paperback of the Year 2025'Mr Timpson is a role model as an employer. Other businesses could learn from his approach.' The GuardianThe Happy Index: a tool designed to measure and enhance workplace satisfaction, boost morale and empower teams.<s...
... Read more

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