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

The Cheat Code

Going Off Script to Get More, Go Faster, and Shortcut Your Way to Success

by Brian Wong ...

Have you ever noticed that there are certain people who seem to get ahead just a bit faster than everyone else? You know, the types who always seem to be a bit ahead of the curve, to get noticed a bit more, and to achieve their goals a bit more quickly than the rest of the pack? And have you ever noticed how much this small edge can matter, and the outsized impact it can have on the trajectory of ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

Have you ever noticed that there are certain people who seem to get ahead just a bit faster than everyone else? You know, the types who always seem to be a bit ahead of the curve, to get noticed a bit more, and to achieve their goals a bit more quickly than the rest of the pack? And have you ever noticed how much this small edge can matter, and the outsized impact it can have on the trajectory of
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Lessons From Systems Thinkers

The Systems Thinker Series, #7

by Albert Rutherford ...

Series Book 7 - The Systems Thinker Series
How did the world's greatest systems thinkers handled crises, invented revolutionary ideas, and solved complex problems?How did the field of systems thinking develop? Who were the pioneers in the field?Learn about the answers in Lessons from Systems Thinkers.Norbert Wiener's pioneering contribution on positive and negative feedback.Warren McCulloch's research on feedback mechanisms in neurology ... Read more

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How did the world's greatest systems thinkers handled crises, invented revolutionary ideas, and solved complex problems?How did the field of systems thinking develop? Who were the pioneers in the field?Learn about the answers in Lessons from Systems Thinkers.Norbert Wiener's pioneering contribution on positive and negative feedback.Warren McCulloch's research on feedback mechanisms in neurology
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The Serendipity Mindset

The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck

by Christian Busch ...

Good luck isn’t just chance—it can be learned and leveraged—and The Serendipity Mindset explains how you can use serendipity to make life better at work, at home—everywhere.Many of us believe that the great turning points and opportunities in our lives happen by chance, that they’re out of our control. Often we think that successful people—and successful companies and organizations—are simply ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Good luck isn’t just chance—it can be learned and leveraged—and The Serendipity Mindset explains how you can use serendipity to make life better at work, at home—everywhere.Many of us believe that the great turning points and opportunities in our lives happen by chance, that they’re out of our control. Often we think that successful people—and successful companies and organizations—are simply
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The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs: Insanely Different Principles for Breakthrough Success

by Carmine Gallo ...

A "THINK DIFFERENT" APPROACH TO INNOVATION-- Based on the Seven Guiding Principles of Apple CEO Steve Jobs In his acclaimed bestseller The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs author Carmine Gallo laid out a simple step-by-step program of powerful tools and proven techniques inspired by Steve Jobs's legendary presentations. Now, he shares the Apple CEO's most famous, most original, and most ... Read more

$25.29 CAD

A "THINK DIFFERENT" APPROACH TO INNOVATION-- Based on the Seven Guiding Principles of Apple CEO Steve Jobs In his acclaimed bestseller The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs author Carmine Gallo laid out a simple step-by-step program of powerful tools and proven techniques inspired by Steve Jobs's legendary presentations. Now, he shares the Apple CEO's most famous, most original, and most
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The Top 100 Closing Techniques

by Michael Dryall ...

Read this book description carefully because your income, family and future are at stake.Your potential customers say to you: "I want to think it over", "I'm not interested", "I want a discount", "I want to check with my partner", "Call me in 6 months", "You're too expensive", "I'm happy with who we're using", "We have no budget"If you don't have 5 to 10 specific answers to each of the above, you ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

Read this book description carefully because your income, family and future are at stake.Your potential customers say to you: "I want to think it over", "I'm not interested", "I want a discount", "I want to check with my partner", "Call me in 6 months", "You're too expensive", "I'm happy with who we're using", "We have no budget"If you don't have 5 to 10 specific answers to each of the above, you
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The Price of Everything

Finding Method in the Madness of What Things Cost

by Eduardo Porter ...

Everything has a price, but it isn't always obvious what that price is.Many of the prices we pay seem to make little sense. We shell out $2.29 for a coffee at Starbucks when a nearly identical brew can be had at the corner deli for less than a dollar. We may be less willing to give blood for $25 than to donate it for free. Americans hire cheap illegal immigrants to fix the roof or mow the lawn, ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Everything has a price, but it isn't always obvious what that price is.Many of the prices we pay seem to make little sense. We shell out $2.29 for a coffee at Starbucks when a nearly identical brew can be had at the corner deli for less than a dollar. We may be less willing to give blood for $25 than to donate it for free. Americans hire cheap illegal immigrants to fix the roof or mow the lawn,
... 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

$16.99 CAD

“[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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High Growth Handbook

Scaling startups from 10 to 10,000 people

by Elad Gil ...

High Growth Handbook is the playbook for growing your startup into a global brand.Global technology executive, serial entrepreneur, and angel investor Elad Gil has worked with high-growth tech companies including Airbnb, Twitter, Google, Stripe, and Square as they’ve grown from small companies into global enterprises.Across all of these breakout companies, Gil has identified a set of common ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

High Growth Handbook is the playbook for growing your startup into a global brand.Global technology executive, serial entrepreneur, and angel investor Elad Gil has worked with high-growth tech companies including Airbnb, Twitter, Google, Stripe, and Square as they’ve grown from small companies into global enterprises.Across all of these breakout companies, Gil has identified a set of common
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Leading the Unleadable

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

by Alan Willett ...

SOUNDVIEW BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAREvery manager has to deal with difficult employees. However, what separates the great managers is their ability to turn them into productive team players.Control freaks. Narcissists. Slackers. Cynics. Their outbursts, irrational demands, gripes, and countless other disruptions need to be dealt with, and you are the unlucky one with that job description.This book ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

SOUNDVIEW BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAREvery manager has to deal with difficult employees. However, what separates the great managers is their ability to turn them into productive team players.Control freaks. Narcissists. Slackers. Cynics. Their outbursts, irrational demands, gripes, and countless other disruptions need to be dealt with, and you are the unlucky one with that job description.This book
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Practically Radical

Not-So-Crazy Ways to Transform Your Company, Shake Up Your Industry, and Challenge Yourself

by William C. Taylor ...

“The most powerful and instructive change manual you’ll ever read. It will persuade and inspire you to change your business, your work, and maybe your life.” —Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author of A Whole New MindIn Practically Radical, William C. Taylor, the New York Times bestselling co-author of Mavericks at Work offers a refreshing, rigorous new look at pragmatic ways for effective leadership ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

“The most powerful and instructive change manual you’ll ever read. It will persuade and inspire you to change your business, your work, and maybe your life.” —Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author of A Whole New MindIn Practically Radical, William C. Taylor, the New York Times bestselling co-author of Mavericks at Work offers a refreshing, rigorous new look at pragmatic ways for effective leadership
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The Halo Effect

... and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers

by Phil Rosenzweig ...

Series series A Must-Read Guide for Managers
With two new chapters and a new preface, the award-winning book The Halo Effect continues to unmask the delusions found in the corporate world and provides a sharp understanding of what drives business success and failure.Too many of today’s most prominent management gurus make steel-clad guarantees based on claims of irrefutable research, promising to reveal the secrets of why one company fails ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

With two new chapters and a new preface, the award-winning book The Halo Effect continues to unmask the delusions found in the corporate world and provides a sharp understanding of what drives business success and failure.Too many of today’s most prominent management gurus make steel-clad guarantees based on claims of irrefutable research, promising to reveal the secrets of why one company fails
... Read more
The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization

by Peter F. Drucker ...

Series Book 90 - Frances Hesselbein Leadership Forum
With Peter Drucker's five essential questions and the help of five of today's thought leaders, this little book will challenge readers to take a close look at the very heart of their organizations and what drives them. A tool for self-assessment and transformation, answering these five questions will fundamentally change the way you work, helping you lead your organization to an exceptional level ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

With Peter Drucker's five essential questions and the help of five of today's thought leaders, this little book will challenge readers to take a close look at the very heart of their organizations and what drives them. A tool for self-assessment and transformation, answering these five questions will fundamentally change the way you work, helping you lead your organization to an exceptional level
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Superconnect

Harnessing the Power of Networks and the Strength of Weak Links

by Richard Koch, Greg Lockwood ...

For readers of Outliers or The Wisdom of Crowds — or internationally bestselling author Richard Koch's many followers — this entertaining book draws on the latest in network science research to show how any of us can increase the chances of success in our personal and work lives.What's so special about the rich and famous? Unusually successful people often think they've done well because of their ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

For readers of Outliers or The Wisdom of Crowds — or internationally bestselling author Richard Koch's many followers — this entertaining book draws on the latest in network science research to show how any of us can increase the chances of success in our personal and work lives.What's so special about the rich and famous? Unusually successful people often think they've done well because of their
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The Power of Intuition

How to Use Your Gut Feelings to Make Better Decisions at Work

by Gary Klein ...

At times in our careers, we've all been aware of a "gut feeling" guiding our decisions. Too often, we dismiss these feelings as "hunches" and therefore untrustworthy. But renowned researcher Gary Klein reveals that, in fact, 90 percent of the critical decisions we make is based on our intuition. In his new book, THE POWER OF INTUITION, Klein shows that intuition, far from being an innate "sixth ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

At times in our careers, we've all been aware of a "gut feeling" guiding our decisions. Too often, we dismiss these feelings as "hunches" and therefore untrustworthy. But renowned researcher Gary Klein reveals that, in fact, 90 percent of the critical decisions we make is based on our intuition. In his new book, THE POWER OF INTUITION, Klein shows that intuition, far from being an innate "sixth
... Read more
The Long View

Why We Need to Transform How the World Sees Time

by Richard Fisher ...

A wide-ranging and thought-provoking exploration of the importance of long-term thinking.Humans are unique in our ability to understand time, able to comprehend the past and future like no other species. Yet modern-day technology and capitalism have supercharged our short-termist tendencies and trapped us in the present, at the mercy of reactive politics, quarterly business targets and 24-hour ... Read more

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A wide-ranging and thought-provoking exploration of the importance of long-term thinking.Humans are unique in our ability to understand time, able to comprehend the past and future like no other species. Yet modern-day technology and capitalism have supercharged our short-termist tendencies and trapped us in the present, at the mercy of reactive politics, quarterly business targets and 24-hour
... Read more
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

Follow Them and People Will Follow You

by John C. Maxwell ...

The Best-Selling Leadership Book of All Time Just Got Better!The fully revised and updated 25th Anniversary Edition of Maxwell's New York Times bestseller provides clear guidance on how to become an effective leader in today's world.You'll learn the key principles of successful leadership such as vision, influence, responsibility and commitment. It highlights ways to set goals for yourself and ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

The Best-Selling Leadership Book of All Time Just Got Better!The fully revised and updated 25th Anniversary Edition of Maxwell's New York Times bestseller provides clear guidance on how to become an effective leader in today's world.You'll learn the key principles of successful leadership such as vision, influence, responsibility and commitment. It highlights ways to set goals for yourself and
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The Click Moment

Seizing Opportunity in an Unpredictable World

by Frans Johansson ...

In the story of every great company and career, there is one defining moment when luck and skill collide. This book is about making that moment happen.According to Frans Johansson’s research, successful people and organizations show a common theme. A lucky moment occurs and they take advantage of it to change their fate. Consider how Diane von Furstenberg saw Julie Nixon Eisenhower on TV wearing a ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

In the story of every great company and career, there is one defining moment when luck and skill collide. This book is about making that moment happen.According to Frans Johansson’s research, successful people and organizations show a common theme. A lucky moment occurs and they take advantage of it to change their fate. Consider how Diane von Furstenberg saw Julie Nixon Eisenhower on TV wearing a
... Read more
The Shark and the Goldfish

Positive Ways to Thrive During Waves of Change

by Jon Gordon ...

Series series Jon Gordon
More than 100,000 copies sold!An illustrated business fable that gives you the faith, courage and confidence to win in today's tough economic climateFear and uncertainty are staples of daily life in today's struggling economy. As bad as things can be, economic downturns also lead to new opportunities. It's easy to worry, give up and let fear paralyze you. However, you have more control than you ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

More than 100,000 copies sold!An illustrated business fable that gives you the faith, courage and confidence to win in today's tough economic climateFear and uncertainty are staples of daily life in today's struggling economy. As bad as things can be, economic downturns also lead to new opportunities. It's easy to worry, give up and let fear paralyze you. However, you have more control than you
... Read more
How to be Creative - A Passport to Creativity

by Peter Harris ...

This 'passport to creativity' is a short illustrated guide to creating entirely new things, making creative improvements to anything, and solving all kinds of problems. It uses the 'IdeaTree', a five-part colour-coded diagram of process which enables all stages to be clearly visualised - and applied.The IdeaTree diagram is based on the process philosophy developed by Peter Harris in his MA thesis ... Read more

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This 'passport to creativity' is a short illustrated guide to creating entirely new things, making creative improvements to anything, and solving all kinds of problems. It uses the 'IdeaTree', a five-part colour-coded diagram of process which enables all stages to be clearly visualised - and applied.The IdeaTree diagram is based on the process philosophy developed by Peter Harris in his MA thesis
... Read more
The Step By Step Guide to Boosting your Salary

by Natalie Fisher ...

This guide on how to negotiate your salary, will give you the quick and dirty rundown of what you need to do to get a raise or boost your pay/salary. Whether going to a job interview and want to know how to negotiate, or you’ve been in a position for a while and it’s time for a raise, the principles are basically the same. This e-book will give you the step by step principles you need to master in ... Read more

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This guide on how to negotiate your salary, will give you the quick and dirty rundown of what you need to do to get a raise or boost your pay/salary. Whether going to a job interview and want to know how to negotiate, or you’ve been in a position for a while and it’s time for a raise, the principles are basically the same. This e-book will give you the step by step principles you need to master in
... Read more
Breakthrough Thinking

A Guide to Creative Thinking and Idea Generation

by Thomas Vogel ...

Harness your creative potential!Make no mistake; creative thinking is a skill. As with any skill, it can be strengthened, honed and mastered. And just like any endeavor, mastery of creativity requires thoughtful study and practice. This book gives you the tools you need to make creative thinking a part of your approach to every aspect of your life.Breakthrough Thinking is a holistic approach to ... Read more

$40.00 CAD

Harness your creative potential!Make no mistake; creative thinking is a skill. As with any skill, it can be strengthened, honed and mastered. And just like any endeavor, mastery of creativity requires thoughtful study and practice. This book gives you the tools you need to make creative thinking a part of your approach to every aspect of your life.Breakthrough Thinking is a holistic approach to
... Read more
The Up Side of Down

Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success

by Megan McArdle ...

“Clever, surprisingly fast-paced, and enlightening.” —ForbesMost new products fail. So do most businesses. And most of us, if we are honest, have experienced a major setback in our personal or professional lives. So what determines who will bounce back and follow up with a home run? What separates those who keep treading water from those who harness the lessons from their mistakes?One of our most ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

“Clever, surprisingly fast-paced, and enlightening.” —ForbesMost new products fail. So do most businesses. And most of us, if we are honest, have experienced a major setback in our personal or professional lives. So what determines who will bounce back and follow up with a home run? What separates those who keep treading water from those who harness the lessons from their mistakes?One of our most
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Maintenance of Everything

Part One

by Stewart Brand ...

Series Book 1 - Maintenance: Of Everything
The first in-depth exploration of maintenance—and a powerful argument for its civilizational importance—from the author of How Buildings Learn and creator of the Whole Earth Catalog.Maintenance is what keeps everything going. It’s what keeps life going. Yet it’s also easy to shirk or defer—until the thing breaks, the system falters, and everything stops. The apparent paradox is profound: ... Read more

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The first in-depth exploration of maintenance—and a powerful argument for its civilizational importance—from the author of How Buildings Learn and creator of the Whole Earth Catalog.Maintenance is what keeps everything going. It’s what keeps life going. Yet it’s also easy to shirk or defer—until the thing breaks, the system falters, and everything stops. The apparent paradox is profound:
... Read more
Market Mind Games: A Radical Psychology of Investing, Trading and Risk

by Denise Shull ...

Seize the advantage in every trade using your greatest asset—“psychological capital”!When it comes to investing, we're usually taught to “conquer” our emotions. Denise Shull sees it in reverse: We need to use our emotions.Combining her expertise in neuroscience with her extensive trading experience, Shull seeks to help you improve your decision making by navigating the shifting relationships among ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Seize the advantage in every trade using your greatest asset—“psychological capital”!When it comes to investing, we're usually taught to “conquer” our emotions. Denise Shull sees it in reverse: We need to use our emotions.Combining her expertise in neuroscience with her extensive trading experience, Shull seeks to help you improve your decision making by navigating the shifting relationships among
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