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

Dynamic Reteaming

The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams

by Heidi Helfand ...

Your team will change whether you like it or not. People will come and go. Your company might double in size or even be acquired. In this practical book, author Heidi Helfand shares techniques for reteaming effectively. Engineering leaders will learn how to catalyze team change to reduce the risk of attrition, learning and career stagnation, and the development of knowledge silos.Based on research ... Read more

$30.99 USD

Your team will change whether you like it or not. People will come and go. Your company might double in size or even be acquired. In this practical book, author Heidi Helfand shares techniques for reteaming effectively. Engineering leaders will learn how to catalyze team change to reduce the risk of attrition, learning and career stagnation, and the development of knowledge silos.Based on research
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Emotionomics: Leveraging Emotions for Business Success

by Dan Hill ...

For far too long, emotions have been ignored in favor of rationality and efficiency. Breakthroughs in brain science have revealed that people are primarily emotional decision-makers. Many companies have not yet accepted that fact, ignoring emotion in favor of rationality and efficiency. Even fewer have acted on it. Emotionomics looks at emotions in terms of business opportunities, both in the ... Read more

$25.99 USD

For far too long, emotions have been ignored in favor of rationality and efficiency. Breakthroughs in brain science have revealed that people are primarily emotional decision-makers. Many companies have not yet accepted that fact, ignoring emotion in favor of rationality and efficiency. Even fewer have acted on it. Emotionomics looks at emotions in terms of business opportunities, both in the
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Ascent

by Scott Joseph ...

Most capable leaders don't stall because they lack talent, discipline, or ambition.They stall because the environments they're in no longer force better thinking.ASCENT is about the invisible gap that forms between what you're capable of and the progress you're actually making, and why that gap has far less to do with effort than with the rooms you operate in.This book is not about motivation, ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Most capable leaders don't stall because they lack talent, discipline, or ambition.They stall because the environments they're in no longer force better thinking.ASCENT is about the invisible gap that forms between what you're capable of and the progress you're actually making, and why that gap has far less to do with effort than with the rooms you operate in.This book is not about motivation,
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Creative Strategy

A Guide for Innovation

by William Duggan, , Ph.D. ...

William Duggan's 2007 book, Strategic Intuition, showed how innovation really happens in business and other fields and how that matches what modern neuroscience tells us about how creative ideas form in the human mind. In his new book, Creative Strategy, Duggan offers a step-by-step guide to help individuals and organizations put that same method to work for their own innovations.Duggan's book ... Read more

$19.99 USD

William Duggan's 2007 book, Strategic Intuition, showed how innovation really happens in business and other fields and how that matches what modern neuroscience tells us about how creative ideas form in the human mind. In his new book, Creative Strategy, Duggan offers a step-by-step guide to help individuals and organizations put that same method to work for their own innovations.Duggan's book
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Finding Clarity

How Compassionate Accountability Builds Vibrant Relationships, Thriving Workplaces, and Meaningful Lives

by Marc Lesser ...

A SURPRISING PATH TO BREAKTHROUGH COMMUNICATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESSFor Marc Lesser the key to healthy relationships and effective workplaces is compassionate accountability — a practical and trainable way to clarify and achieve shared visions of success. Numerous examples include:• facing rather than avoiding conflict for the long-term benefit of all.• working with and through difficult ... Read more

$11.99 USD

A SURPRISING PATH TO BREAKTHROUGH COMMUNICATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESSFor Marc Lesser the key to healthy relationships and effective workplaces is compassionate accountability — a practical and trainable way to clarify and achieve shared visions of success. Numerous examples include:• facing rather than avoiding conflict for the long-term benefit of all.• working with and through difficult
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Obsessive Measurement Disorder or Pragmatic Bureaucracy?

Coping with Uncertainty in Development Aid Relations

by Susanna Alexius, Janet Vähämäki ...

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online.Complex coordination across time, space, and cultures involves a great deal of uncertainty. This uncertainty may be accepted and handled with judgment and pragmatism, but more often in contemporary modern society, it is treated as a technical problem to be ‘solved’. This is a book about the paradoxical implications ... Read more

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The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online.Complex coordination across time, space, and cultures involves a great deal of uncertainty. This uncertainty may be accepted and handled with judgment and pragmatism, but more often in contemporary modern society, it is treated as a technical problem to be ‘solved’. This is a book about the paradoxical implications
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Choice Theory: A Simple Introduction

Simple Introductions, #2

by K.H. Erickson ...

Series Book 2 - Simple Introductions
Choice Theory: A Simple Introduction offers an accessible guide to the central theories and methods of choice theory, with examples and calculations, empirical evidence, and over 20 diagrams to support the analysis.Examine expected value theory, with the two envelopes problem and St. Petersburg paradox which challenge it. Understand expected utility theory and learn how to create a utility ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Choice Theory: A Simple Introduction offers an accessible guide to the central theories and methods of choice theory, with examples and calculations, empirical evidence, and over 20 diagrams to support the analysis.Examine expected value theory, with the two envelopes problem and St. Petersburg paradox which challenge it. Understand expected utility theory and learn how to create a utility
... Read more
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind

How Intelligence Increases When You Think Less

by Guy Claxton ...

"Backs up anecdotal studies of creativity with up-to-date Information about the latest research into brain function . . . a fascinating book." —Anthony Storr, author of Solitude: A Return to SelfIn these accelerated times, our decisive and businesslike ways of thinking are unprepared for ambiguity and paradox, and we've lost our appreciation for the value of "sleeping on it." We assume that the ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Backs up anecdotal studies of creativity with up-to-date Information about the latest research into brain function . . . a fascinating book." —Anthony Storr, author of Solitude: A Return to SelfIn these accelerated times, our decisive and businesslike ways of thinking are unprepared for ambiguity and paradox, and we've lost our appreciation for the value of "sleeping on it." We assume that the
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DALE CARNEGIE & NAPOLEON HILL BEST of 4 INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLERS COMBO (HOW to WIN FRIENDS and INFLUENCE PEOPLE (ILLUSTRATED) + HOW to OWN YOUR OWN MIND ... Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude)

by DALE CARNEGIE & NAPOLEON HILL ...

Unlock the secrets to success with Dale Carnegie and Napoleon Hill's timeless classics, a powerful combo shaping positive mental attitudes. ... Read more

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Unlock the secrets to success with Dale Carnegie and Napoleon Hill's timeless classics, a powerful combo shaping positive mental attitudes.
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Flat Army

Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization

by Dan Pontefract ...

Your people are your most valuable asset, and if you want them to excel (and your profits to soar), you'll need to abandon your traditional command-and-control management style and adopt a collaborative, open leadership approach—one that engages and empowers your people. While this isn't a particularly new idea, many leaders, while they may pay lip service to it, don't really understand what it ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Your people are your most valuable asset, and if you want them to excel (and your profits to soar), you'll need to abandon your traditional command-and-control management style and adopt a collaborative, open leadership approach—one that engages and empowers your people. While this isn't a particularly new idea, many leaders, while they may pay lip service to it, don't really understand what it
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Total Focus

Do More - Achieve More - Earn More!

by Chris Larson ...

Make more money faster than ever. Learn the proven methods of millionaires.Highly popular, Larson’s ‘Total Focus’ is so successful because it’s super-practical.It’s easy to read and provides you with top-notch ideas on how to attain Total Focus – in life, in business and anywhere between. ... Read more

$0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Make more money faster than ever. Learn the proven methods of millionaires.Highly popular, Larson’s ‘Total Focus’ is so successful because it’s super-practical.It’s easy to read and provides you with top-notch ideas on how to attain Total Focus – in life, in business and anywhere between.
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The Strategy Book

How To Think And Act Strategically To Deliver Outstanding Results

by Max Mckeown ...

Thinking strategically is what separates managers and leaders. Learn the fundamentals about how to create winning strategy and lead your team to deliver it. From understanding what strategy can do for you, through to creating a strategy and engaging others with strategy, this book offers practical guidance and expert tips. It is peppered with punchy, memorable examples from real leaders winning ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Thinking strategically is what separates managers and leaders. Learn the fundamentals about how to create winning strategy and lead your team to deliver it. From understanding what strategy can do for you, through to creating a strategy and engaging others with strategy, this book offers practical guidance and expert tips. It is peppered with punchy, memorable examples from real leaders winning
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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

$17.99 USD

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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How to Create an E-book

Project Team

by Future Managers ...

This project scope statement serves as a baseline document to create an e-book which can be accessed publicly to helps stakeholders an e-book on specific topics. An e-book includes the creation of RACI chart, project deliverables and work breakdown structure and team needs to submit all assignments as per the scheduled dates. All the project work should occur within the framework and any changes ... Read more

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This project scope statement serves as a baseline document to create an e-book which can be accessed publicly to helps stakeholders an e-book on specific topics. An e-book includes the creation of RACI chart, project deliverables and work breakdown structure and team needs to submit all assignments as per the scheduled dates. All the project work should occur within the framework and any changes
... Read more
Time Power

A Proven System for Getting More Done in Less Time Than You Ever Thought Possible

by Brian Tracy ...

Learn the strategies for taking complete control of your time and using it to get more done, increasing productivity and income exponentially.One of the world’s premier business consultants and personal success experts, Brian Tracy has devoted more than 25 years to studying the most powerful time management practices used by the most successful people in every arena. Now, Tracy reveals his ... Read more

$6.49 USD

Learn the strategies for taking complete control of your time and using it to get more done, increasing productivity and income exponentially.One of the world’s premier business consultants and personal success experts, Brian Tracy has devoted more than 25 years to studying the most powerful time management practices used by the most successful people in every arena. Now, Tracy reveals his
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Shitty Sales Leaders

And How to Not Be One

by Adam Apps ...

Most sales leaders struggle to motivate their teams and deliver sustainable results. Great sales leaders make it look easy while others never figure it out. Ineffective sales leaders may resort to desperate tactics that damage careers, wreck team cultures, and scare great people away from leadership opportunities.In Shitty Sales Leaders: And How to Not Be One, sales veteran Adam Apps shares an ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Most sales leaders struggle to motivate their teams and deliver sustainable results. Great sales leaders make it look easy while others never figure it out. Ineffective sales leaders may resort to desperate tactics that damage careers, wreck team cultures, and scare great people away from leadership opportunities.In Shitty Sales Leaders: And How to Not Be One, sales veteran Adam Apps shares an
... Read more
Making Your Voice Heard

How to own your space, access your inner power and become influential

by Connson Chou Locke ...

Why are some people more influential than others? What is it that makes people sit up and take notice?Making Your Voice Heard is a fresh take on how to successfully influence others, regardless of your gender or background.Drawing on the latest research in social psychology, Connson Chou Locke will look at why we are prone to miscommunicate and how to overcome these barriers. This practical guide, ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Why are some people more influential than others? What is it that makes people sit up and take notice?Making Your Voice Heard is a fresh take on how to successfully influence others, regardless of your gender or background.Drawing on the latest research in social psychology, Connson Chou Locke will look at why we are prone to miscommunicate and how to overcome these barriers. This practical guide,
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Las leyes secretas de los directivos

by Stuart Wyatt ...

40 verdades esenciales para los jefes, verdades esenciales sobre el arte de dirigir a las personas.«Existe un proverbio inglés según el cual no existen los malos alumnos, sino los malos profesores. Estoy convencido de que eso también sirve para las empresas. No existen malos empleados, sino malos jefes.»Dr. T.S. Lin, 1918-2006, CEO durante treinta años de Tatung Company«En este libro se ... Read more

$3.99 USD

40 verdades esenciales para los jefes, verdades esenciales sobre el arte de dirigir a las personas.«Existe un proverbio inglés según el cual no existen los malos alumnos, sino los malos profesores. Estoy convencido de que eso también sirve para las empresas. No existen malos empleados, sino malos jefes.»Dr. T.S. Lin, 1918-2006, CEO durante treinta años de Tatung Company«En este libro se
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Scopri il tuo talento - crea il tuo lavoro

by Emma Labruna ...

Molti di noi sognano di poter mettere a frutto le proprie qualità per cogliere quella compiutezza professionale che sembra difficile da realizzare. “Scopri il tuo talento – crea il tuo lavoro” è un progetto che ti aiuterà a sviluppare le tue potenzialità, mettendole al servizio di un soddisfacente percorso di realizzazione personale e professionale.“Come trovare il giusto lavoro?”, “da dove ... Read more

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Molti di noi sognano di poter mettere a frutto le proprie qualità per cogliere quella compiutezza professionale che sembra difficile da realizzare. “Scopri il tuo talento – crea il tuo lavoro” è un progetto che ti aiuterà a sviluppare le tue potenzialità, mettendole al servizio di un soddisfacente percorso di realizzazione personale e professionale.“Come trovare il giusto lavoro?”, “da dove
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Project Management, Second Edition (Briefcase Books Series)

by Gary R. Heerkens ...

ON TIME, ON BUDGET . . . MANAGE EVERY PROJECT LIKE A PROIn today's environment of tight turnarounds and even tighter budgets, the effective project manager is often considered the most valuable member of a workplace team.Project Management, Second Edition, provides a step-by-step introduction to the tools and techniques necessary to successfully spearhead your next project. This new edition has ... Read more

$17.99 USD

ON TIME, ON BUDGET . . . MANAGE EVERY PROJECT LIKE A PROIn today's environment of tight turnarounds and even tighter budgets, the effective project manager is often considered the most valuable member of a workplace team.Project Management, Second Edition, provides a step-by-step introduction to the tools and techniques necessary to successfully spearhead your next project. This new edition has
... Read more
Public Relations Ethics

How To Practice PR Without Losing Your Soul

by Dick Martin, Donald K. Wright ...

This book represents a practical guide to ethical decision-making tailored specifically to the needs of those who practice and study public relations. It traces the development of ethical theory from ancient Greece through the works of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to modern day public relations executives including Harold Burson, Robert Dilenschneider, and Richard Edelman.This book helps readers ... Read more

$8.99 USD

This book represents a practical guide to ethical decision-making tailored specifically to the needs of those who practice and study public relations. It traces the development of ethical theory from ancient Greece through the works of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to modern day public relations executives including Harold Burson, Robert Dilenschneider, and Richard Edelman.This book helps readers
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How to Survive a Crisis

Lessons in Resilience and Avoiding Disaster

by David Omand ...

'David Omand is exactly the man you need in a crisis' RORY STEWARTFrom the former Director of GCHQ comes a guide to surviving crises using the latest intelligence strategiesWar, terrorism, cyberattack, climate change, the threat of AI: it has never been more important to be prepared for the crises that await us.In How to Survive a Crisis, Professor Sir David Omand draws on his experience in ... Read more

$12.99 USD

'David Omand is exactly the man you need in a crisis' RORY STEWARTFrom the former Director of GCHQ comes a guide to surviving crises using the latest intelligence strategiesWar, terrorism, cyberattack, climate change, the threat of AI: it has never been more important to be prepared for the crises that await us.In How to Survive a Crisis, Professor Sir David Omand draws on his experience in
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Drawing on Courage

Risks Worth Taking and Stands Worth Making

by Ashish Goel, Stanford d.school ...

Series series Stanford d.school Library
A practical, illustrated guide to overcoming the challenges of creative work, including where to start, how to give or get feedback, when to change direction, and how to stand up for what matters, from Stanford University’s world-renowned d.school.“Ashish Goel’s magniﬁcently beautiful book illuminates a powerful new way to think about, discover, and act with your own personal courage.”—Dan Roam, ... Read more

$11.99 USD

A practical, illustrated guide to overcoming the challenges of creative work, including where to start, how to give or get feedback, when to change direction, and how to stand up for what matters, from Stanford University’s world-renowned d.school.“Ashish Goel’s magniﬁcently beautiful book illuminates a powerful new way to think about, discover, and act with your own personal courage.”—Dan Roam,
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The Handbook of Action Learning

The Go-To Source for Individual, Organizational and Social Development

by John Edmonstone ...

Action learning is one of the most prominent individual and organisational development approaches used in all parts of the world, including in over 70 member states of the United Nations. From its early beginnings in the 1970s, it has been adopted in private, public and third-sector organisations and has produced several variations. Used for leadership and management development, to support ... Read more

$36.99 USD

Action learning is one of the most prominent individual and organisational development approaches used in all parts of the world, including in over 70 member states of the United Nations. From its early beginnings in the 1970s, it has been adopted in private, public and third-sector organisations and has produced several variations. Used for leadership and management development, to support
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