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Creative Directions

Mastering the Transition from Talent to Leader

by Jason Sperling ...

More and more makers, designers, writers, and artists are in demand as we enter the Age of Creatives. By understanding the new strategies and mindset required to succeed, you can manage other creatives successfully.For creators, getting that promotion to management is exciting but can also be scary. The skills that made them so successful may not translate to the skill required to be a great ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

More and more makers, designers, writers, and artists are in demand as we enter the Age of Creatives. By understanding the new strategies and mindset required to succeed, you can manage other creatives successfully.For creators, getting that promotion to management is exciting but can also be scary. The skills that made them so successful may not translate to the skill required to be a great
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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

$13.99 CAD

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
When You Say Yes But Mean No

How Silencing Conflict Wrecks Relationships and Companies... and What You Can Do About It

by Leslie Perlow ...

We live in a culture—especially at work—that prefers harmony over discord, agreement over dissent, speed over deliberation. We often smile and nod to each other even though deep down we could not disagree more. Whether with colleagues, friends, or family members, the tendency to paper over differences rather than confront them is extremely common. We believe that the best thing to do to preserve ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

We live in a culture—especially at work—that prefers harmony over discord, agreement over dissent, speed over deliberation. We often smile and nod to each other even though deep down we could not disagree more. Whether with colleagues, friends, or family members, the tendency to paper over differences rather than confront them is extremely common. We believe that the best thing to do to preserve
... Read more
Better, Simpler Strategy

A Value-Based Guide to Exceptional Performance

by Felix Oberholzer-Gee ...

Named one of the best strategy books of 2021 by strategy+businessGet to better, more effective strategy.In nearly every business segment and corner of the world economy, the most successful companies dramatically outperform their rivals. What is their secret? In Better, Simpler Strategy, Harvard Business School professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee shows how these companies achieve more by doing less. At ... Read more

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Named one of the best strategy books of 2021 by strategy+businessGet to better, more effective strategy.In nearly every business segment and corner of the world economy, the most successful companies dramatically outperform their rivals. What is their secret? In Better, Simpler Strategy, Harvard Business School professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee shows how these companies achieve more by doing less. At
... Read more
Leading Minds

An Anatomy Of Leadership

by Howard Gardner ...

Drawing on his groundbreaking work on intelligence and creativity, Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner, developer of the theory of Multiple Intelligences, offers fascinating revelations about the mind of the leader and his or her followers. He identifies six constant features of leadership as well as paradoxes that must be resolved for leadership to be effective using portraits of leaders from J. ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

Drawing on his groundbreaking work on intelligence and creativity, Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner, developer of the theory of Multiple Intelligences, offers fascinating revelations about the mind of the leader and his or her followers. He identifies six constant features of leadership as well as paradoxes that must be resolved for leadership to be effective using portraits of leaders from J.
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Picture Your Business Strategy: Transform Decisions with the Power of Visuals

by Christine Chopyak ...

PICTURE THIS: A BOLD NEW BUSINESS STRATEGY DRAWN FROM TODAY'S HOTTEST VISUAL TRENDSScientific studies have shown that looking at pictures, drawings, and other graphics engage both sides of the brain--opening the "mind's eye" and business systems to new possibilities we might not otherwise see. Frustrated by lackluster approaches to strategy, companies are combining illustrations and color with ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

PICTURE THIS: A BOLD NEW BUSINESS STRATEGY DRAWN FROM TODAY'S HOTTEST VISUAL TRENDSScientific studies have shown that looking at pictures, drawings, and other graphics engage both sides of the brain--opening the "mind's eye" and business systems to new possibilities we might not otherwise see. Frustrated by lackluster approaches to strategy, companies are combining illustrations and color with
... Read more
Answering the Ultimate Question

How Net Promoter Can Transform Your Business

by Richard Owen, Laura L. Brooks PhD ...

Fred Reichheld's 2006 book The Ultimate Question, that question being, "How likely is it that you would recommend this company to a friend or colleague?"-challenged the conventional wisdom of customer satisfaction programs. It coined the terms 'bad profits' and 'good profits' and pointed to a faster, much more accurate way of gauging customers' real loyalty to a company, introducing a quantitative ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Fred Reichheld's 2006 book The Ultimate Question, that question being, "How likely is it that you would recommend this company to a friend or colleague?"-challenged the conventional wisdom of customer satisfaction programs. It coined the terms 'bad profits' and 'good profits' and pointed to a faster, much more accurate way of gauging customers' real loyalty to a company, introducing a quantitative
... Read more
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Negotiation (with bonus article "15 Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer" by Deepak Malhotra)

by Harvard Business Review, Daniel Kahneman, Deepak Malhotra, Erin Meyer, Max H. Bazerman ...

Series series HBR's 10 Must Reads
Learn to be a better negotiator--and achieve the outcomes you want.If you read nothing else on how to negotiate successfully, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you avoid common mistakes, find hidden opportunities, and win the best deals possible.This book will inspire you to:Control the negotiation ... Read more

$26.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn to be a better negotiator--and achieve the outcomes you want.If you read nothing else on how to negotiate successfully, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you avoid common mistakes, find hidden opportunities, and win the best deals possible.This book will inspire you to:Control the negotiation
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The High-Velocity Edge: How Market Leaders Leverage Operational Excellence to Beat the Competition

Second Edition

by Steven J. Spear ...

Generate faster, better results—using less capital and fewer resources!Toyota, Alcoa, Pratt & Whitney, and the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Power Program operate in vastly different worlds, but they have one thing in common. Each of these organizations generates constant, almost automatic operational self-improvements at rates faster, durations longer, and breadths wider than any of its competitors ... Read more

$39.59 CAD

Generate faster, better results—using less capital and fewer resources!Toyota, Alcoa, Pratt & Whitney, and the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Power Program operate in vastly different worlds, but they have one thing in common. Each of these organizations generates constant, almost automatic operational self-improvements at rates faster, durations longer, and breadths wider than any of its competitors
... Read more
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

$24.99 CAD

“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
The Illustrated Art of War: Sun Tzu

by Andrew Forbes, David Henley ...

Series series Cognoscenti Books
Sun Tzu’s Art of War has been read and appreciated by a host of military men and philosophers down through the ages. More recently, it has become popular as a manual for business success and guide to boardroom battles, seen by many as a lodestar in achieving success in the ruthless world of competitive capitalism – a text so currently fashionable that even Paris Hilton has been photographed ... Read more

$10.98 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Sun Tzu’s Art of War has been read and appreciated by a host of military men and philosophers down through the ages. More recently, it has become popular as a manual for business success and guide to boardroom battles, seen by many as a lodestar in achieving success in the ruthless world of competitive capitalism – a text so currently fashionable that even Paris Hilton has been photographed
... Read more
Stop Being Reasonable

How We Really Change Our Minds

by Eleanor Gordon-Smith ...

A thought-provoking exploration of how people really change their minds, and how persuasion is possible.In Stop Being Reasonable, Eleanor Gordon-Smith weaves a narrative that illustrates the limits of human reason.Here, she tells the stories of people who have radically altered their beliefs--from the woman who had to reckon with her husband's terrible secret to the man who finally left the cult ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

A thought-provoking exploration of how people really change their minds, and how persuasion is possible.In Stop Being Reasonable, Eleanor Gordon-Smith weaves a narrative that illustrates the limits of human reason.Here, she tells the stories of people who have radically altered their beliefs--from the woman who had to reckon with her husband's terrible secret to the man who finally left the cult
... Read more
The Confidence Map

Charting a Path from Chaos to Clarity

by Peter Atwater ...

A groundbreaking framework for making better decisions by understanding – and mastering – confidence.What does our desire for certainty and control have to do with our decision-making? According to behavioral economics pioneer Peter Atwater, the answer is simple: everything.In The Confidence Map, Atwater explores the hidden role of confidence in the choices we make, and why events described as ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

A groundbreaking framework for making better decisions by understanding – and mastering – confidence.What does our desire for certainty and control have to do with our decision-making? According to behavioral economics pioneer Peter Atwater, the answer is simple: everything.In The Confidence Map, Atwater explores the hidden role of confidence in the choices we make, and why events described as
... Read more
Guide to CFO Success

Leadership Strategies for Corporate Financial Professionals

by Samuel Dergel ...

Series series Wiley Corporate F&A
Proven leadership strategies that will impact your career and your companyHaving the right CFO is a critical component for every company's success. Guide to CFO Success provides CFOs and those in the making with a strategic blueprint to benefit their companies and their careers. This book reveals how to build a strong, successful career plan with guidance on team building and management of the ... Read more

$48.99 CAD

Proven leadership strategies that will impact your career and your companyHaving the right CFO is a critical component for every company's success. Guide to CFO Success provides CFOs and those in the making with a strategic blueprint to benefit their companies and their careers. This book reveals how to build a strong, successful career plan with guidance on team building and management of the
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Game Theory

The art of thinking strategically

by 50minutes ...

Series Book 11 - Management & Marketing
The art of thinking strategicallyThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing game theory, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Quickly master the concept of strategic behavior and interactive decisions• Anticipate the actions of your opponents to react accordingly and maximize gains• Find the key to ... Read more

$14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The art of thinking strategicallyThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing game theory, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Quickly master the concept of strategic behavior and interactive decisions• Anticipate the actions of your opponents to react accordingly and maximize gains• Find the key to
... Read more
The Secrets of Facilitation

The SMART Guide to Getting Results with Groups

by Michael Wilkinson ...

The revised edition of this facilitation classic offers a wealth of targeted techniques for facilitators who seek effective, consistent, and repeatable results. Based on Michael Wilkinson's proven SMART (Structured Meeting And Relating Techniques) approach, The Secrets of Facilitation can help to achieve stellar results when managing, presenting, teaching, planning, and selling, as well as other ... Read more

$71.99 CAD

The revised edition of this facilitation classic offers a wealth of targeted techniques for facilitators who seek effective, consistent, and repeatable results. Based on Michael Wilkinson's proven SMART (Structured Meeting And Relating Techniques) approach, The Secrets of Facilitation can help to achieve stellar results when managing, presenting, teaching, planning, and selling, as well as other
... Read more
Guide to effective risk management 3.0

by Alex Sidorenko ...

Risk management is ultimately about creating a culture that would facilitate risk discussion when performing business activities or making any strategic, investment or project decision. Below are some practical steps to integrate risk management into strategic planning, decision making and performance management.In this free book, Alex Sidorenko and Elena Demidenko talk about practical steps risk ... Read more

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Risk management is ultimately about creating a culture that would facilitate risk discussion when performing business activities or making any strategic, investment or project decision. Below are some practical steps to integrate risk management into strategic planning, decision making and performance management.In this free book, Alex Sidorenko and Elena Demidenko talk about practical steps risk
... Read more
Casey's Law

If Something Can Go Right, It Should

by Al Casey ...

Murphy’s Law tells us that if something can go wrong, it will. Al Casey tells us: If things can go right, they should. But you’ve got to make them go right by working hard. One of the most successful-and original-American businessmen of our time, Al Casey was a no- nonsense turnaround specialist who, if offered a choice of two or more jobs, always chose the more challenging. He transformed places ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

Murphy’s Law tells us that if something can go wrong, it will. Al Casey tells us: If things can go right, they should. But you’ve got to make them go right by working hard. One of the most successful-and original-American businessmen of our time, Al Casey was a no- nonsense turnaround specialist who, if offered a choice of two or more jobs, always chose the more challenging. He transformed places
... Read more
Expect the Unexpected (Or You Won't Find It)

A Creativity Tool Based on the Ancient Wisdom of H

by Roger Von Oech ...

"You can't step in the same river twice.""Dogs bark at what they don't understand.""The doctor inflicts pain to cure suffering."The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus was famous for his brilliant and provocative sayings. Today, more than 2,500 years after they were written, his ideas about life, nature, and the cosmos remain as startlingly original as ever.In Expect the Unexpected (Or You Won't ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

"You can't step in the same river twice.""Dogs bark at what they don't understand.""The doctor inflicts pain to cure suffering."The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus was famous for his brilliant and provocative sayings. Today, more than 2,500 years after they were written, his ideas about life, nature, and the cosmos remain as startlingly original as ever.In Expect the Unexpected (Or You Won't
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Navigating Ambiguity

Creating Opportunity in a World of Unknowns

by Andrea Small, Kelly Schmutte, Stanford d.school ...

Series series Stanford d.school Library
A thought-provoking guide to help you lean in to the discomfort of the unknown to turn creative opportunities into intentional design, from Stanford University's world-renowned d.school.“Navigating Ambiguity reminds us not to run from uncertainty but rather see it as a defining moment of opportunity.”—Yves Béhar, Founder and CEO, fuseprojectA design process presents a series of steps, but in real ... Read more

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A thought-provoking guide to help you lean in to the discomfort of the unknown to turn creative opportunities into intentional design, from Stanford University's world-renowned d.school.“Navigating Ambiguity reminds us not to run from uncertainty but rather see it as a defining moment of opportunity.”—Yves Béhar, Founder and CEO, fuseprojectA design process presents a series of steps, but in real
... Read more
Perfecting Your Pitch

How to Succeed in Business and in Life by Finding Words That Work

by Ronald M. Shapiro, Jeff Barker ...

Whether you’re asking for a raise, selling but holding your price, ending a relationship, or talking to children about divorce, success is predicated on planned, effective communication. Yet, most people fail to properly prepare their message. A veteran corporate attorney, sports agent, and expert consultant, Ronald M. Shapiro has spent years developing and honing his negotiation techniques. Now*, ... Read more

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Whether you’re asking for a raise, selling but holding your price, ending a relationship, or talking to children about divorce, success is predicated on planned, effective communication. Yet, most people fail to properly prepare their message. A veteran corporate attorney, sports agent, and expert consultant, Ronald M. Shapiro has spent years developing and honing his negotiation techniques. Now*,
... Read more
Leadership at Scale

Better leadership, better results

by Claudio Feser, Michael Rennie, Nicolai Nielsen ...

"A first-class template demonstrating how to use superior leadership to drive performance in large organizations." - Paul Myners (Lord Myners), former FTSE100 Chair and Treasury MinisterLeadership effectiveness drives organizational performance, yet almost half of all organizations face some kind of leadership gap that they are not able to fill. In Leadership at Scale, McKinsey experts C laudio ... Read more

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"A first-class template demonstrating how to use superior leadership to drive performance in large organizations." - Paul Myners (Lord Myners), former FTSE100 Chair and Treasury MinisterLeadership effectiveness drives organizational performance, yet almost half of all organizations face some kind of leadership gap that they are not able to fill. In Leadership at Scale, McKinsey experts C laudio
... Read more
Devenir un manager bienveillant

Conseils pour une gestion humaine congruente et bienveillante

by Karima Chibane, 50Minutes ...

Series Book 69 - Coaching pro
Un guide pratique et accessible pour apprendre à devenir un manager bienveillantLe mot de l'éditeur :« Avec l’auteure, Karima Chibane, nous avons cherché à présenter aux lecteurs le management bienveillant, l'importance qu'il donne à la relation humaine dans l'échange professionnel et les changements qu'il implique pour la figure du manager. » Laure DelacroixCe livre vous aidera à :• Découvrir le ... Read more

$14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Un guide pratique et accessible pour apprendre à devenir un manager bienveillantLe mot de l'éditeur :« Avec l’auteure, Karima Chibane, nous avons cherché à présenter aux lecteurs le management bienveillant, l'importance qu'il donne à la relation humaine dans l'échange professionnel et les changements qu'il implique pour la figure du manager. » Laure DelacroixCe livre vous aidera à :• Découvrir le
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The Control Theory Manager

by William Glasser, M.D. ...

$11.99 CAD

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