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

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

$7.99 CAD

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
African Friends and Money Matters, Second Edition

Observations from Africa

by David E Maranz ...

Series Book 43 - Publications in Ethnography
African Friends and Money Matters grew out of frustrations that Westerners experience when they travel and work in Africa. Africans have just as many frustrations relating to Westerners in their midst. Each manages money, time, and relationships in very different ways, often creating friction and misunderstanding. This book deals with everyday life in Africa, showing the underlying logic of ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

African Friends and Money Matters grew out of frustrations that Westerners experience when they travel and work in Africa. Africans have just as many frustrations relating to Westerners in their midst. Each manages money, time, and relationships in very different ways, often creating friction and misunderstanding. This book deals with everyday life in Africa, showing the underlying logic of
... Read more
The Self-Aware Leader

Play to Your Strengths, Unleash Your Team

by John C. Maxwell ...

Lack of self-awareness is the single greatest obstacle leaders face in their development, effectiveness, and advancement. Dr. John C. Maxwell will help any leader become more self-aware, focused, and confident.With fifty years of leading and teaching experience, influential leadership expert and speaker John C. Maxwell can help you become your best leadership self.In The Self-Aware Leader, Maxwell ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

Lack of self-awareness is the single greatest obstacle leaders face in their development, effectiveness, and advancement. Dr. John C. Maxwell will help any leader become more self-aware, focused, and confident.With fifty years of leading and teaching experience, influential leadership expert and speaker John C. Maxwell can help you become your best leadership self.In The Self-Aware Leader, Maxwell
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Growth Champions

The Battle for Sustained Innovation Leadership

by The Growth Agenda ...

Unique insights and fresh perspectives on business growth and innovationGrowth is a priority for most businesses, but one that's elusive and difficult to achieve. But some companies do it well, delivering sustainable growth year after year. What makes those companies so special? And what can you and your business learn from them?Growth Champions looks at 20 leading global organizations and ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

Unique insights and fresh perspectives on business growth and innovationGrowth is a priority for most businesses, but one that's elusive and difficult to achieve. But some companies do it well, delivering sustainable growth year after year. What makes those companies so special? And what can you and your business learn from them?Growth Champions looks at 20 leading global organizations and
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The Bold Ones: Innovate and Disrupt to Become Truly Indispensable

by Shawn Kanungo ...

Ranked #5 on McKinsey & Company's Top Books on Decision MakingA practical and inspirational playbook that shows you how to use innovation and disruption to become truly unstoppable.Disruption for disruption's sake isn't a smart strategy when you're seeking ways to accelerate your career and become truly indispensable. In The Bold Ones, you'll discover it's more about being bold than disruptive: ... Read more

$29.69 CAD

Ranked #5 on McKinsey & Company's Top Books on Decision MakingA practical and inspirational playbook that shows you how to use innovation and disruption to become truly unstoppable.Disruption for disruption's sake isn't a smart strategy when you're seeking ways to accelerate your career and become truly indispensable. In The Bold Ones, you'll discover it's more about being bold than disruptive:
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Move Fast and Fix Things

The Trusted Leader's Guide to Solving Hard Problems

by Frances Frei, Anne Morriss ...

Bestselling authors and cohosts of the TED podcast Fixable, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss reinvent the playbook for how to lead change—with a radical approach that moves fast, builds trust, and accelerates excellence.Speed has gotten a bad name in business, much of it deserved. When Facebook made "Move fast and break things" an informal company motto, it fueled a widely held belief that we can ... Read more

$33.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Bestselling authors and cohosts of the TED podcast Fixable, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss reinvent the playbook for how to lead change—with a radical approach that moves fast, builds trust, and accelerates excellence.Speed has gotten a bad name in business, much of it deserved. When Facebook made "Move fast and break things" an informal company motto, it fueled a widely held belief that we can
... Read more
Could Should Might Don't

How We Think About the Future

by Nick Foster ...

An invaluable guide for how to think—and not to think—about the future, from one of the leading futurists of our time.You might not know the name Nick Foster, but after just a moment of googling you’ll realize he’s been guiding the missions of companies that have been shaping the world you live in. From Sony, Nokia, and Dyson to Google itself, where he was the head of design at Google X, Foster ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

An invaluable guide for how to think—and not to think—about the future, from one of the leading futurists of our time.You might not know the name Nick Foster, but after just a moment of googling you’ll realize he’s been guiding the missions of companies that have been shaping the world you live in. From Sony, Nokia, and Dyson to Google itself, where he was the head of design at Google X, Foster
... Read more
Chaos Kings

How Wall Street Traders Make Billions in the New Age of Crisis

by Scott Patterson ...

Written by a veteran Wall Street Journal reporter, this is a fascinating and “closely observed chronicle of the storm-chasing edgelords of finance and the critics with whom they clash” (The New York Times)—the billion-dollar traders and crisis predictors who strive to turn extreme events into financial windfalls.There’s no doubt that our world has gotten more extreme. Pandemics, climate change, ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

Written by a veteran Wall Street Journal reporter, this is a fascinating and “closely observed chronicle of the storm-chasing edgelords of finance and the critics with whom they clash” (The New York Times)—the billion-dollar traders and crisis predictors who strive to turn extreme events into financial windfalls.There’s no doubt that our world has gotten more extreme. Pandemics, climate change,
... Read more
The Algorithm

The Hypergrowth Formula That Transformed Tesla, Lululemon, General Motors, and SpaceX

by Jon McNeill ...

**A USA Today BestsellerFrom a former President of Tesla comes The Algorithm—the first book written by any of Elon Musk’s direct reports—a transformative guide for leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators who want to emulate the paradigm-shattering approach Musk used to launch Tesla and SpaceX to meteoric success.**Jon McNeill had already founded and sold six startups when Sheryl Sandberg introduced ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

**A USA Today BestsellerFrom a former President of Tesla comes The Algorithm—the first book written by any of Elon Musk’s direct reports—a transformative guide for leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators who want to emulate the paradigm-shattering approach Musk used to launch Tesla and SpaceX to meteoric success.**Jon McNeill had already founded and sold six startups when Sheryl Sandberg introduced
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Type R

Transformative Resilience for Thriving in a Turbulent World

by Ama Marston, Stephanie Marston ...

Forget Type As and Bs. The future lies with Type Rs-the resilient individuals, leaders, businesses, families, and communities who turn challenges into opportunities in times of upheaval, crisis, and change.In Type R, Ama Marston and Stephanie Marston explore Transformative Resilience and the strategies of those who use difficult circumstances as catalysts for growth -- springing forward rather ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

Forget Type As and Bs. The future lies with Type Rs-the resilient individuals, leaders, businesses, families, and communities who turn challenges into opportunities in times of upheaval, crisis, and change.In Type R, Ama Marston and Stephanie Marston explore Transformative Resilience and the strategies of those who use difficult circumstances as catalysts for growth -- springing forward rather
... Read more
Money and Love

An Intelligent Roadmap for Life’s Biggest Decisions

by Myra Strober, Abby Davisson ...

A practical roadmap for navigating life’s most consequential and daunting decisions, and an intelligent approach to creating stronger relationships, better communication, and a more secure financial future.How can my significant other and I get on the same page about spending and saving? Should I consider inflation when asking for a raise? When is the “right time” to have a child? Am I ready for ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

A practical roadmap for navigating life’s most consequential and daunting decisions, and an intelligent approach to creating stronger relationships, better communication, and a more secure financial future.How can my significant other and I get on the same page about spending and saving? Should I consider inflation when asking for a raise? When is the “right time” to have a child? Am I ready for
... Read more
Purposeful Performance: The Secret Mix of Connecting, Leading, and Succeeding

by Jonathan Stanley ...

From profit to purpose: transform your business for meaningful impact.The business landscape is shifting. At one time, the profit-first model drove strategic decision-making. Now business leaders are struggling with disengaged employees, unclear plans, and lack of purpose. It's time to take a step back, get down to the heart of your organization's mission, and lead with purpose.In Purposeful ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

From profit to purpose: transform your business for meaningful impact.The business landscape is shifting. At one time, the profit-first model drove strategic decision-making. Now business leaders are struggling with disengaged employees, unclear plans, and lack of purpose. It's time to take a step back, get down to the heart of your organization's mission, and lead with purpose.In Purposeful
... Read more
The Greater Game

Your 100x Blueprint for Exponential Growth, Freedom, and Legacy

by Dan Sullivan, John Bowen ...

A strategic blueprint for elite and rising entrepreneurs to achieve 100x growth, build legacy, and engineer 25 years of exponential success.This bold and visionary guide delivers a 25-year strategic roadmap for elite and rising entrepreneurs to achieve exponential success, freedom, and legacy. Grounded in real-time research and 40+ years of coaching industry-defining leaders, Building Your Greater ... Read more

$23.19 CAD

A strategic blueprint for elite and rising entrepreneurs to achieve 100x growth, build legacy, and engineer 25 years of exponential success.This bold and visionary guide delivers a 25-year strategic roadmap for elite and rising entrepreneurs to achieve exponential success, freedom, and legacy. Grounded in real-time research and 40+ years of coaching industry-defining leaders, Building Your Greater
... Read more
The 4 Forces of Growth

Defy the Odds and Keep Your Company Scaling

by Kevin N. Lawrence ...

Why do some companies keep growing while others stall?Like pilots navigating turbulence, CEOs must handle the invisible forces that want to drag their companies down and learn to take advantage of the ones that keep them soaring. Drawing from three decades as a growth advisor to CEOs around the world, Kevin Lawrence explains how even exceptional leaders can become victims of their own success and ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

Why do some companies keep growing while others stall?Like pilots navigating turbulence, CEOs must handle the invisible forces that want to drag their companies down and learn to take advantage of the ones that keep them soaring. Drawing from three decades as a growth advisor to CEOs around the world, Kevin Lawrence explains how even exceptional leaders can become victims of their own success and
... Read more
How Successful People Win

Turn Every Setback into a Step Forward

by John C. Maxwell ...

Series series Successful People
#1 New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell can teach you how to turn any situation into a winning experience.No one wins at everything they try. But any setback, whether professional or personal, can become a step forward with the right tools and mindset to turn loss into a gain. Drawing on nearly 50 years of leadership experience, Maxwell provides a roadmap for winning by examining the ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

#1 New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell can teach you how to turn any situation into a winning experience.No one wins at everything they try. But any setback, whether professional or personal, can become a step forward with the right tools and mindset to turn loss into a gain. Drawing on nearly 50 years of leadership experience, Maxwell provides a roadmap for winning by examining the
... Read more
People Management

by Rus Slater ...

Series series Collins Business Secrets
The people management secrets that experts and top professionals use.Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of People ManagementIncludes how to:• Build a business-like relationships with your direct reports• Set clear targets and monitor them• Understand different personality types and how to manage them• Deliver criticism and compliments in the right way• Mentor your ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

The people management secrets that experts and top professionals use.Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of People ManagementIncludes how to:• Build a business-like relationships with your direct reports• Set clear targets and monitor them• Understand different personality types and how to manage them• Deliver criticism and compliments in the right way• Mentor your
... Read more
Design for Operational Excellence: A Breakthrough Strategy for Business Growth

A Breakthrough Strategy for Business Growth

by Kevin J. Duggan ...

Design processes wisely.Grow your business endlessly.“Design for Operational Excellence is a blueprint for a joined up, end-to-end designed operation that makes Operational Excellence a reality. The book excellently outlines the process of creating flow that every employee can see and, most importantly, fix without management intervention. Kevin Duggan’s emphasis on creating standard work for ... Read more

$39.59 CAD

Design processes wisely.Grow your business endlessly.“Design for Operational Excellence is a blueprint for a joined up, end-to-end designed operation that makes Operational Excellence a reality. The book excellently outlines the process of creating flow that every employee can see and, most importantly, fix without management intervention. Kevin Duggan’s emphasis on creating standard work for
... Read more
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions (with featured article "Before You Make That Big Decision..." by Daniel Kahneman, Dan Lovallo, and Olivier Sibony)

by Harvard Business Review, Daniel Kahneman, Ram Charan ...

Series series HBR's 10 Must Reads
Learn why bad decisions happen to good managers—and how to make better ones.If you read nothing else on decision making, read these 10 articles. We’ve combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you and your organization make better choices and avoid common traps.Leading experts such as Ram Charan, Michael Mankins, and ... Read more

$26.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn why bad decisions happen to good managers—and how to make better ones.If you read nothing else on decision making, read these 10 articles. We’ve combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you and your organization make better choices and avoid common traps.Leading experts such as Ram Charan, Michael Mankins, and
... Read more
The Smart Swarm

How to Work Efficiently, Communicate Effectively, and Make Better Decisions Using the Secrets of Flocks, Schools, and Colonies

by Peter Miller ...

What ants, bees, fish, and smart swarms can teach us about communication, organization, and decision-makingThe modern world may be obsessed with speed and productivity, but twenty-first-century humans actually have much to learn from the ancient instincts of swarms. A fascinating new take on the concept of collective intelligence and its colorful manifestations in some of our most complex problems ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

What ants, bees, fish, and smart swarms can teach us about communication, organization, and decision-makingThe modern world may be obsessed with speed and productivity, but twenty-first-century humans actually have much to learn from the ancient instincts of swarms. A fascinating new take on the concept of collective intelligence and its colorful manifestations in some of our most complex problems
... Read more
Finance Basics (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)

by Harvard Business Review ...

Series series 20-Minute Manager
Master the essentials of finance quickly and confidently.Intimidated by corporate finance? The numbers (and the jargon) can feel overwhelming—but you have to understand them to manage effectively. Finance Basics explains the fundamentals simply and quickly, introducing you to key terms and concepts such as:How to navigate financial statementsHow to weigh costs and benefitsWhat’s involved in ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master the essentials of finance quickly and confidently.Intimidated by corporate finance? The numbers (and the jargon) can feel overwhelming—but you have to understand them to manage effectively. Finance Basics explains the fundamentals simply and quickly, introducing you to key terms and concepts such as:How to navigate financial statementsHow to weigh costs and benefitsWhat’s involved in
... Read more
Dancing With Robots

The 29 Strategies for Success In the Age of AI and Automation

by Bill Bishop ...

Survive and thrive in a world being taken over by robots and other advanced technology.Artificial intelligence, machine learning, algorithms, blockchains, the Internet of Things, big data analytics, 5G networks, self-driving cars, robotics, 3D printing. In the coming years, these technologies, and others to follow, will have a profound and dramatically disruptive impact on how we work and live. ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

Survive and thrive in a world being taken over by robots and other advanced technology.Artificial intelligence, machine learning, algorithms, blockchains, the Internet of Things, big data analytics, 5G networks, self-driving cars, robotics, 3D printing. In the coming years, these technologies, and others to follow, will have a profound and dramatically disruptive impact on how we work and live.
... Read more
Elite Minds: How Winners Think Differently to Create a Competitive Edge and Maximize Success

by Dr Stan Beecham ...

ELITE MINDS THINK ALIKE.Discover the winning secrets of the world’s most successful people.As a top-level sport psychologist and performance consultant, Dr. Stan Beeham knows what it takes to succeed—on the playing field, in the board room, and in all aspects of life. This award-winning book takes you inside the minds of major-league athletes, Olympic medal winners, and world-class business ... Read more

$30.69 CAD

ELITE MINDS THINK ALIKE.Discover the winning secrets of the world’s most successful people.As a top-level sport psychologist and performance consultant, Dr. Stan Beeham knows what it takes to succeed—on the playing field, in the board room, and in all aspects of life. This award-winning book takes you inside the minds of major-league athletes, Olympic medal winners, and world-class business
... Read more
The Medici Effect, With a New Preface and Discussion Guide

What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation

by Frans Johansson ...

Why do so many world-changing insights come from people with little or no related experience? Charles Darwin was a geologist when he proposed the theory of evolution. And it was an astronomer who finally explained what happened to the dinosaurs.Frans Johansson's The Medici Effect shows how breakthrough ideas most often occur when we bring concepts from one field into a new, unfamiliar territory ... Read more

$29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Why do so many world-changing insights come from people with little or no related experience? Charles Darwin was a geologist when he proposed the theory of evolution. And it was an astronomer who finally explained what happened to the dinosaurs.Frans Johansson's The Medici Effect shows how breakthrough ideas most often occur when we bring concepts from one field into a new, unfamiliar territory
... Read more
Perfect Phrases for Conflict Resolution: Hundreds of Ready-to-Use Phrases for Encouraging a More Productive and Efficient Work Environment (EBOOK)

by Lawrence Polsky,Antoine Gerschel ...

Series series Perfect Phrases Series
$19.79 CAD

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