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Your 168

Finding Purpose and Satisfaction in a Values-Based Life

by Harry M. Jansen Kraemer Jr. ...

Put your values first and focus on what matters mostDespite our good intentions, many of us experience a chronic imbalance between the desire to live our values and the distractions and never-ending to-do lists that can get in the way. In Your 168: Finding Purpose and Satisfaction in a Values-Based Life, readers learn how to pursue a values-based life by identifying and committing to their values ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

Put your values first and focus on what matters mostDespite our good intentions, many of us experience a chronic imbalance between the desire to live our values and the distractions and never-ending to-do lists that can get in the way. In Your 168: Finding Purpose and Satisfaction in a Values-Based Life, readers learn how to pursue a values-based life by identifying and committing to their values
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Sony vs Samsung

The Inside Story of the Electronics Giants' Battle For Global Supremacy

by Sea-Jin Chang ...

"Sony vs. Samsung is business history at its best! It explores the divergent fortunes of these two electronics giants in the last decade and identifies the true reasons behind Sony's decline and Samsung's rise. Contrary to popular belief, Chang shows that success (or failure) does not simply arise from different strategies. Rather, it emerges from major decisions that are deeply rooted in the ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

"Sony vs. Samsung is business history at its best! It explores the divergent fortunes of these two electronics giants in the last decade and identifies the true reasons behind Sony's decline and Samsung's rise. Contrary to popular belief, Chang shows that success (or failure) does not simply arise from different strategies. Rather, it emerges from major decisions that are deeply rooted in the
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Transformative Leadership in Action

Allyship, Advocacy & Activism

Edited by Jacklyn A. Bruce, Katherine E. McKee ...

Series series Building Leadership Bridges
In a time when the world is facing significant challenges, leaders who work for justice and equity for all people are necessary. Transformative Leadership in Action: Allyship, Advocacy, and Activism challenges the reader to do the essential self-work required of a 21st century leader, and provides the road map to developing the skills necessary to take on increasing public leadership roles to ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

In a time when the world is facing significant challenges, leaders who work for justice and equity for all people are necessary. Transformative Leadership in Action: Allyship, Advocacy, and Activism challenges the reader to do the essential self-work required of a 21st century leader, and provides the road map to developing the skills necessary to take on increasing public leadership roles to
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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

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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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Wait

The Art and Science of Delay

by Frank Partnoy ...

What do these scenarios have in common: a professional tennis player returning a serve, a woman evaluating a first date across the table, a naval officer assessing a threat to his ship, and a comedian about to reveal a punch line?In this counterintuitive and insightful work, author Frank Partnoy weaves together findings from hundreds of scientific studies and interviews with wide-ranging experts ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

What do these scenarios have in common: a professional tennis player returning a serve, a woman evaluating a first date across the table, a naval officer assessing a threat to his ship, and a comedian about to reveal a punch line?In this counterintuitive and insightful work, author Frank Partnoy weaves together findings from hundreds of scientific studies and interviews with wide-ranging experts
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Great People Decisions

Why They Matter So Much, Why They are So Hard, and How You Can Master Them

by Claudio Fernández-Aráoz ...

Praise for Great People Decisions"Fernandez-Araoz has captured the essence of building great teams with a masterful and entirely practical study of what goes into getting people selection right."--JACK WELCH"Fernandez-Araoz does a great service with this wonderful book, teaching us how to accomplish the first task of any exceptional leader: get the right people on the bus, and into the right seats ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

Praise for Great People Decisions"Fernandez-Araoz has captured the essence of building great teams with a masterful and entirely practical study of what goes into getting people selection right."--JACK WELCH"Fernandez-Araoz does a great service with this wonderful book, teaching us how to accomplish the first task of any exceptional leader: get the right people on the bus, and into the right seats
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Balanced Scorecard Evolution

A Dynamic Approach to Strategy Execution

by Paul R. Niven ...

Series series Wiley Corporate F&A
The best plan is useless without effective executionThe future of business has become so unpredictable that your five-year plan may be irrelevant next week. To succeed in the modern market, you must constantly assess your progress and adapt on the fly. Agility, flexibility, continual learning, and adaptation are the new rules of business success. A differentiating strategy is crucial, but it will ... Read more

$40.99 CAD

The best plan is useless without effective executionThe future of business has become so unpredictable that your five-year plan may be irrelevant next week. To succeed in the modern market, you must constantly assess your progress and adapt on the fly. Agility, flexibility, continual learning, and adaptation are the new rules of business success. A differentiating strategy is crucial, but it will
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Seven Lessons for Leading in Crisis

by Bill George ...

Series Book 166 - J-B Warren Bennis Series
One of the country's most trusted leaders offers time-tested and real world advice for leading in economic hard timesFrom business giant Bill George, the acclaimed author of Wall Street Journal's bestseller True North, comes the just-in-time guide for anyone in a leadership position facing today's unprecedented economic challenges. The former CEO of Medtronic draws from his own in-the-trenches ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

One of the country's most trusted leaders offers time-tested and real world advice for leading in economic hard timesFrom business giant Bill George, the acclaimed author of Wall Street Journal's bestseller True North, comes the just-in-time guide for anyone in a leadership position facing today's unprecedented economic challenges. The former CEO of Medtronic draws from his own in-the-trenches
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From Incremental to Exponential

How Large Companies Can See the Future and Rethink Innovation

by Vivek Wadhwa, Ismail Amla, Alex Salkever ...

“This timely book reminds us that innovation is agnostic about where it's created.”—Satya Nadella, CEO, MicrosoftOver and over, we see big legacy businesses getting beaten to the punch by energetic little start-ups. It seems like innovation can come from only the bottom up or from the outside in. But tech experts Vivek Wadwha and Ismail Amla are here to tell you that “big equals slow and stodgy” ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

“This timely book reminds us that innovation is agnostic about where it's created.”—Satya Nadella, CEO, MicrosoftOver and over, we see big legacy businesses getting beaten to the punch by energetic little start-ups. It seems like innovation can come from only the bottom up or from the outside in. But tech experts Vivek Wadwha and Ismail Amla are here to tell you that “big equals slow and stodgy”
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The New Psychology of Winning LIVE

Top Qualities of a 21st Century Winner

by Denis Waitley ...

Bestselling author Denis Waitley offers timeless and timely advice on how to apply his philosophy to the digital age and attain personal and professional excellence today.". . . a compelling game plan for winning at life . . ." - MEHMET OZ, M.D., Emmy-winning Host, The Dr. Oz Show"Denis Waitley has played a pivotal role in helping grow a small cellular nutrition products company into one of the ... Read more

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Bestselling author Denis Waitley offers timeless and timely advice on how to apply his philosophy to the digital age and attain personal and professional excellence today.". . . a compelling game plan for winning at life . . ." - MEHMET OZ, M.D., Emmy-winning Host, The Dr. Oz Show"Denis Waitley has played a pivotal role in helping grow a small cellular nutrition products company into one of the
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The Other Side of Innovation

Solving the Execution Challenge

by Vijay Govindarajan, Chris Trimble ...

In their first book, Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators, the authors provided a better model for executing disruptive innovation. They laid out a three-part plan for launching high-risk/high-reward innovation efforts: (1) borrow assets from the existing firms, (2) unlearn and unload certain processes and systems that do not serve the new entity, and (3) learn and build all new capabilities and ... Read more

$36.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In their first book, Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators, the authors provided a better model for executing disruptive innovation. They laid out a three-part plan for launching high-risk/high-reward innovation efforts: (1) borrow assets from the existing firms, (2) unlearn and unload certain processes and systems that do not serve the new entity, and (3) learn and build all new capabilities and
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Duties and Responsibilities of Directors of Not-for-Profit Organizations, 4th Edition

by WATSON ...

Duties and Responsibilities of Directors of Not-for-Profit Organizations is the most popular book published by CSAE and is recognized as essential reading for all individuals who sit on not-for-profit boards in Canada. This book provides a roadmap of the important duties and liabilities of the directors of not-for-profit corporations and offers general practice points to help directors meet their ... Read more

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Duties and Responsibilities of Directors of Not-for-Profit Organizations is the most popular book published by CSAE and is recognized as essential reading for all individuals who sit on not-for-profit boards in Canada. This book provides a roadmap of the important duties and liabilities of the directors of not-for-profit corporations and offers general practice points to help directors meet their
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Le management par objectifs

Maximiser les performances de votre équipe

by Renaud de Harlez, Anne-Christine Cadiat, 50minutes ...

Series Book 18 - Gestion & Marketing ( nouvelle édition )
Un guide pratique et accessible pour gérer son équipe autrement !Développé par Peter Drucker, « le management par objectifs » permet d’obtenir des équipes que vous gérer le meilleur résultat possible. Le modèle du management par objectifs (MPO) développé par Peter Drucker permet de définir les objectifs et les résultats à atteindre ainsi que les ressources et le temps nécessaires pour y parvenir ... Read more

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Un guide pratique et accessible pour gérer son équipe autrement !Développé par Peter Drucker, « le management par objectifs » permet d’obtenir des équipes que vous gérer le meilleur résultat possible. Le modèle du management par objectifs (MPO) développé par Peter Drucker permet de définir les objectifs et les résultats à atteindre ainsi que les ressources et le temps nécessaires pour y parvenir
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HBR Guide to Making Every Meeting Matter (HBR Guide Series)

by Harvard Business Review ...

Series series HBR Guide
Make every minute count.Your calendar is full, and yet your meetings don’t always seem to advance your work. Problems often arise with unrealistic or vague agendas, off-track conversations, tuned-out participants who don’t know why they’re there, and follow-up notes that no one reads—or acts on. Meetings can feel like a waste of time. But when you invest a little energy in preparing yourself and ... Read more

$23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Make every minute count.Your calendar is full, and yet your meetings don’t always seem to advance your work. Problems often arise with unrealistic or vague agendas, off-track conversations, tuned-out participants who don’t know why they’re there, and follow-up notes that no one reads—or acts on. Meetings can feel like a waste of time. But when you invest a little energy in preparing yourself and
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精準決策：哈佛商學院教你繞開大腦的偏誤，不出錯的做出好判斷

Judgment in Managerial Decision Making

by 麥斯‧貝澤曼, Max H. Bazerman& 唐‧摩爾, Don A. Moore ...

Series series VIEW
★長銷40年經典之作★股神合夥人查理‧蒙格唯一推薦的管理決策書「這是我讀過關於『管理決策』最有用的一本書！」管理者必讀！哈佛商學院、哈斯商學院都在用的決策判斷力「如何克服偏見，做出更好的決定？」「如何複製好的模型，持續做出精準且合理的決策？」以上是管理者永恆的問題。貝澤曼和摩爾為這些問題，提供最佳解方。◎人不是理性的，判斷充滿偏誤2002年獲得諾貝爾經濟學獎的丹尼爾．康納曼（Daniel Kahneman），當時揭示了「人不是理性」的觀點，他提出人的思考體系分為兩部分：一是重視直覺、感性的系統1，另一則是重視分析、理性的系統2，告訴我們，生活中大多數判斷，使用的是直覺判斷的系統1，而系統1的判斷，快速、直接，充滿偏誤，容易讓我們的思考落入陷阱之中而不自知。貝澤曼在這個基礎上，延伸出關於「管理決策」的解答。「直覺出錯」這個問題是人類共有的，不過在那些聰明經理人或投資人身上特別嚴重 ... Read more

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★長銷40年經典之作★股神合夥人查理‧蒙格唯一推薦的管理決策書「這是我讀過關於『管理決策』最有用的一本書！」管理者必讀！哈佛商學院、哈斯商學院都在用的決策判斷力「如何克服偏見，做出更好的決定？」「如何複製好的模型，持續做出精準且合理的決策？」以上是管理者永恆的問題。貝澤曼和摩爾為這些問題，提供最佳解方。◎人不是理性的，判斷充滿偏誤2002年獲得諾貝爾經濟學獎的丹尼爾．康納曼（Daniel Kahneman），當時揭示了「人不是理性」的觀點，他提出人的思考體系分為兩部分：一是重視直覺、感性的系統1，另一則是重視分析、理性的系統2，告訴我們，生活中大多數判斷，使用的是直覺判斷的系統1，而系統1的判斷，快速、直接，充滿偏誤，容易讓我們的思考落入陷阱之中而不自知。貝澤曼在這個基礎上，延伸出關於「管理決策」的解答。「直覺出錯」這個問題是人類共有的，不過在那些聰明經理人或投資人身上特別嚴重
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The CEO Test

Master the Challenges That Make or Break All Leaders

by Adam Bryant, Kevin Sharer ...

Named to the longlist for the 2021 Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award in the Leadership categoryAre you ready to lead? Will you pass the test?Despite all the effort through the years to understand what it takes to be an effective leader, the challenges of leadership remain enormously difficult and elusive; even today, most CEOs don't last five years in the job. The demands to deliver at a ... Read more

$31.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Named to the longlist for the 2021 Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award in the Leadership categoryAre you ready to lead? Will you pass the test?Despite all the effort through the years to understand what it takes to be an effective leader, the challenges of leadership remain enormously difficult and elusive; even today, most CEOs don't last five years in the job. The demands to deliver at a
... Read more
Creating the Intangible Enterprise

The Critical Skills Required to Thrive in an AI-Driven World

by KP Reddy ...

The AI revolution is here, poised to upend every industry in its wake. But how will this new technology actually change how we build companies? In the face of algorithms and machine learning, intangibles that are uniquely human-skills like creativity, adaptability, and emotional intelligence-will be the clear drivers for growth.Creating the Intangible Enterprise explains how AI will fundamentally ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

The AI revolution is here, poised to upend every industry in its wake. But how will this new technology actually change how we build companies? In the face of algorithms and machine learning, intangibles that are uniquely human-skills like creativity, adaptability, and emotional intelligence-will be the clear drivers for growth.Creating the Intangible Enterprise explains how AI will fundamentally
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Smart Life Book Bundle

The Starter Kit to Thinking & Living Smarter (Books 1-6)

by I. C. Robledo ...

Optimize Your Mind, Your Brain, & Your LifeWhat if you could succeed faster by learning to maximize your cognitive potential? What if instead of needing to follow the leader, you could become the leader? And what if instead of day-dreaming, you had the blueprint to turn your dreams into reality?Now, you can. Prepare to master your mind and find the success you’ve been searching for, with ... ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Optimize Your Mind, Your Brain, & Your LifeWhat if you could succeed faster by learning to maximize your cognitive potential? What if instead of needing to follow the leader, you could become the leader? And what if instead of day-dreaming, you had the blueprint to turn your dreams into reality?Now, you can. Prepare to master your mind and find the success you’ve been searching for, with ...
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The Leader Lab

Core Skills to Become a Great Manager, Faster

by Tania Luna, LeeAnn Renninger ...

What if you could become a great manager, leader, and communicator faster?The Leader Lab is a high-speed leadership intensive, equipping managers with the Swiss Army Knife of skills that help you handle the toughest situations that come your way.Through painstaking research and training over 200,000 managers, authors Tania Luna and LeeAnn Renninger, PhD (co-CEOs of LifeLab Learning) identified the ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

What if you could become a great manager, leader, and communicator faster?The Leader Lab is a high-speed leadership intensive, equipping managers with the Swiss Army Knife of skills that help you handle the toughest situations that come your way.Through painstaking research and training over 200,000 managers, authors Tania Luna and LeeAnn Renninger, PhD (co-CEOs of LifeLab Learning) identified the
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The Venture Mindset

How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth

by Ilya Strebulaev, Alex Dang ...

**A NATIONAL BESTSELLER & FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH"Full of powerful, practical lessons on changing how we think and act." –Eric Schmidt, former CEO and Chairman of Google**"A must-read for board members, executives, and investors.” – Amy Bance, investor and Fortune 500 Board MemberThe Venture Mindset is a playbook on how to adapt to a rapidly changing world, make smarter bets, ... Read more

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**A NATIONAL BESTSELLER & FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH"Full of powerful, practical lessons on changing how we think and act." –Eric Schmidt, former CEO and Chairman of Google**"A must-read for board members, executives, and investors.” – Amy Bance, investor and Fortune 500 Board MemberThe Venture Mindset is a playbook on how to adapt to a rapidly changing world, make smarter bets,
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The Lean Toolbox Sixth Edition

A Sourcebook for Process Improvement

by John R Bicheno, Matthias Holweg ...

This is the 6th edition of a book that has become a standard reference to Lean principles, systems, and tools. It is used by Lean practitioners and Industrial Engineers in the UK, USA, Ireland, Scandinavia, South Africa, and Australia. Like earlier editions, the book is written in plain language, with minimal padding, especially for busy practitioners and managers at all levels.Previous editions ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

This is the 6th edition of a book that has become a standard reference to Lean principles, systems, and tools. It is used by Lean practitioners and Industrial Engineers in the UK, USA, Ireland, Scandinavia, South Africa, and Australia. Like earlier editions, the book is written in plain language, with minimal padding, especially for busy practitioners and managers at all levels.Previous editions
... Read more
The Art of Risk Management

Learn to Manage Risks Like a Pro

by Damon Lundqvist ...

You may read/download this on your Mobile devices and PC/Mac Computers.Risk management is the identification, assessment, and prioritization of Risks of uncertainty on goals/objectives followed by coordinated and cost-effective application of resources to lessen, and manage the risks, and likelihood and/or impact of failures (just in case) or to optimize the percentages for success.In other words, ... Read more

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You may read/download this on your Mobile devices and PC/Mac Computers.Risk management is the identification, assessment, and prioritization of Risks of uncertainty on goals/objectives followed by coordinated and cost-effective application of resources to lessen, and manage the risks, and likelihood and/or impact of failures (just in case) or to optimize the percentages for success.In other words,
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Simplicity

by Edward de Bono ...

THE classic work about making the complicated simple from the world-renowned writer and philosopher Edward de BonoFrom confusing manuals to uninterpretable jargon and bureaucratic red-tape, modern life can be highly complicated and frustrating. For many of us it is almost impossible to make sense of.In Simplicity, lateral-thinking guru Edward de Bono shows us how to bring clarity into our ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

THE classic work about making the complicated simple from the world-renowned writer and philosopher Edward de BonoFrom confusing manuals to uninterpretable jargon and bureaucratic red-tape, modern life can be highly complicated and frustrating. For many of us it is almost impossible to make sense of.In Simplicity, lateral-thinking guru Edward de Bono shows us how to bring clarity into our
... Read more
The New Extraordinary Leader, 3rd Edition: Turning Good Managers into Great Leaders

Turning Good Managers into Great Leaders

by John H. Zenger, Joseph Folkman ...

The classic for managers seeking to hone their leadership skills into a C-Suite positionUpdated with copious new research conducted over the past ten years, this landmark work provides everything you need to transform yourself from an effective manager to an extraordinary leader.In addition to the time-proven methods and approaches that has made The New Extraordinary Leader one of the most popular ... Read more

$37.59 CAD

The classic for managers seeking to hone their leadership skills into a C-Suite positionUpdated with copious new research conducted over the past ten years, this landmark work provides everything you need to transform yourself from an effective manager to an extraordinary leader.In addition to the time-proven methods and approaches that has made The New Extraordinary Leader one of the most popular
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