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

Design Social Change

Take Action, Work toward Equity, and Challenge the Status Quo

by Lesley-Ann Noel, Stanford d.school ...

Series series Stanford d.school Library
Discover design strategies for using your own unique social identities and experiences as inspiration to challenge the status quo and create the kind of lasting change that leads to greater equity and social justice, from Stanford University's d.school.Who are you? What motivates you as a changemaker? What forces are preventing you (and others) from thriving? These questions are essential to the ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

Discover design strategies for using your own unique social identities and experiences as inspiration to challenge the status quo and create the kind of lasting change that leads to greater equity and social justice, from Stanford University's d.school.Who are you? What motivates you as a changemaker? What forces are preventing you (and others) from thriving? These questions are essential to the
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365 Questions Puissantes : le guide des Questions de Coaching pour coachs de vie et coachs professionnels

by Poussières de Vie ...

Savoir poser des questions est la compétence la plus importante pour un coachDans ce livre, vous trouverez des questions puissantes par thématiques de coaching, des modèles de questionnement, et des outils de coaching à activer pour rendre vos questions encore plus utiles.L'objectif de ce livre est de vous donner des idées de questions puissantes à utiliser, et de savoir déterminer dans quel ... Read more

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Savoir poser des questions est la compétence la plus importante pour un coachDans ce livre, vous trouverez des questions puissantes par thématiques de coaching, des modèles de questionnement, et des outils de coaching à activer pour rendre vos questions encore plus utiles.L'objectif de ce livre est de vous donner des idées de questions puissantes à utiliser, et de savoir déterminer dans quel
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How to Survive a Crisis

Lessons in Resilience and Avoiding Disaster

by David Omand ...

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

$10.99 CAD

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

by Harvard Business Review ...

Series series HBR Guide
AI is ready for business. Are you ready for AI?From financial modeling and product design to performance management and hiring decisions, AI and machine learning are becoming everyday tools for managers at businesses of all sizes. But AI systems come with benefits and downsides—and if you can't make sense of them, you're not going to make the right decisions.Whether you need to get up to speed ... Read more

$23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

AI is ready for business. Are you ready for AI?From financial modeling and product design to performance management and hiring decisions, AI and machine learning are becoming everyday tools for managers at businesses of all sizes. But AI systems come with benefits and downsides—and if you can't make sense of them, you're not going to make the right decisions.Whether you need to get up to speed
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Rapid Problem Solving With Post-it Notes

by David Straker ...

Problem Solved!Uses your favorite top-drawer tool -- the Post-it Note. Great for individuals, great for groups -- large or small.Problems come in all shapes and sizes, yet most have common characteristics that can be addressed with the techniques found in this book. Rapid Problem-Solving with Post-it Notes shows you how to use six types of techniques:The Post-up-Provides methods for getting ... Read more

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Problem Solved!Uses your favorite top-drawer tool -- the Post-it Note. Great for individuals, great for groups -- large or small.Problems come in all shapes and sizes, yet most have common characteristics that can be addressed with the techniques found in this book. Rapid Problem-Solving with Post-it Notes shows you how to use six types of techniques:The Post-up-Provides methods for getting
... Read more
Shikake

The Japanese Art of Shaping Behavior Through Design

by Naohiro Matsumura ...

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up meets Nudge in this irresistible design method from Japan.We are living in a time when behavioral change is necessary for our health and survival. Yet we find it exceedingly difficult to transform our own habits, let alone those of other people. Enter Naohiro Matsumura, whose powerful new design method is as astonishingly simple in its logic as it is ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up meets Nudge in this irresistible design method from Japan.We are living in a time when behavioral change is necessary for our health and survival. Yet we find it exceedingly difficult to transform our own habits, let alone those of other people. Enter Naohiro Matsumura, whose powerful new design method is as astonishingly simple in its logic as it is
... Read more
Transforming Project Management: An Essential Paradigm for Turning Your Strategic Planning into Action

by Duane Petersen ...

Turn your strategy into business reality with proven project management and leadership best practicesAccording to Harvard Business Review, IT project failure costs businesses $3 trillion dollars annually. That’s just IT. For the full scope this issue, increase that number exponentially. If you expect more from strategic planning and don’t think projects should decimate budgets and professional ... Read more

$34.69 CAD

Turn your strategy into business reality with proven project management and leadership best practicesAccording to Harvard Business Review, IT project failure costs businesses $3 trillion dollars annually. That’s just IT. For the full scope this issue, increase that number exponentially. If you expect more from strategic planning and don’t think projects should decimate budgets and professional
... Read more
Managing With Power

Politics and Influence in Organizations

by Jeffrey Pfeffer ...

Although much as been written about how to make better decisions, a decision by itself changes nothing. The big problem facing managers and their organizations today is one of implementation--how to get things done in a timely and effective way. Problems of implementation are really issues of how to influence behavior, change the course of events, overcome resistance, and get people to do things ... Read more

$31.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Although much as been written about how to make better decisions, a decision by itself changes nothing. The big problem facing managers and their organizations today is one of implementation--how to get things done in a timely and effective way. Problems of implementation are really issues of how to influence behavior, change the course of events, overcome resistance, and get people to do things
... Read more
The Savage Way

Successfully Navigating the Waves of Business and Life

by Frank Savage ...

Inspiring lessons on business and life from Frank SavageFrank Savage's is an unlikely success story. Raised in segregated Washington, DC, by his mother, a hairdresser and entrepreneur with little formal education, Savage's career has taken him around the world as a globetrotting financier. From his first banking job at Citibank to his current position as Chairman Emeritus of Howard University, The ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Inspiring lessons on business and life from Frank SavageFrank Savage's is an unlikely success story. Raised in segregated Washington, DC, by his mother, a hairdresser and entrepreneur with little formal education, Savage's career has taken him around the world as a globetrotting financier. From his first banking job at Citibank to his current position as Chairman Emeritus of Howard University, The
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Business Genius

A More Inspired Approach to Business Growth

by Peter Fisk ...

At last, a more inspired approach to business. Business Genius describes how to grow your business more effectively through intelligent strategy and imaginative leadership, radical innovation and sustained change. Combining the entrepreneurial passion of a start-up with the commercial rigour of large enterprises... this is for everyone who seeks the inspiration to think and act differently ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

At last, a more inspired approach to business. Business Genius describes how to grow your business more effectively through intelligent strategy and imaginative leadership, radical innovation and sustained change. Combining the entrepreneurial passion of a start-up with the commercial rigour of large enterprises... this is for everyone who seeks the inspiration to think and act differently
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Scenarios

The Art of Strategic Conversation

by Kees van der Heijden ...

Scenario planning allows companies to move away from linear thinking and better understand external change. Eight years (and 30,000 copies) after publication Scenarios is still acknowledged as the definitive work in the field. Now, Kees van der Heijden brings his bestseller up to date, following up on his original case studies and adding significant new material. The Second Edition changes focus ... Read more

$59.99 CAD

Scenario planning allows companies to move away from linear thinking and better understand external change. Eight years (and 30,000 copies) after publication Scenarios is still acknowledged as the definitive work in the field. Now, Kees van der Heijden brings his bestseller up to date, following up on his original case studies and adding significant new material. The Second Edition changes focus
... Read more
You Already Know

The Science of Mastering Your Intuition

by Laura Huang ...

From celebrated business school professor and author of Edge, a research-backed framework for honing and harnessing your intuition to make the right decisions and attain greater levels of achievement.What sets the most successful people apart? You may think that the correct answer is hard work (and it’s certainly part of it), but in her interviews of the most accomplished individuals—from ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

From celebrated business school professor and author of Edge, a research-backed framework for honing and harnessing your intuition to make the right decisions and attain greater levels of achievement.What sets the most successful people apart? You may think that the correct answer is hard work (and it’s certainly part of it), but in her interviews of the most accomplished individuals—from
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The AI Companion to Crafting Engineering Strategy

How Thoughtful Decisions Solve Complex Problems

by Will Larson ...

This is an LLM-optimized version of Crafting Engineering Strategy.Many engineers assume their organization doesn't have an engineering strategy—when in fact, they often do. It just may not be working. In Crafting Engineering Strategy, Will Larson (author of An Elegant Puzzle, Staff Engineer, and The Engineering Executive's Primer) offers a practical, example-rich guide to navigating technical and ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

This is an LLM-optimized version of Crafting Engineering Strategy.Many engineers assume their organization doesn't have an engineering strategy—when in fact, they often do. It just may not be working. In Crafting Engineering Strategy, Will Larson (author of An Elegant Puzzle, Staff Engineer, and The Engineering Executive's Primer) offers a practical, example-rich guide to navigating technical and
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Emotional Intelligence for Entrepreneurs: How to Use the Secrets of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Better Sales, Increase EQ, Improve Leadership, and Skyrocket the Profits of Your Business

by Joel E. Winston ...

Do you lose your self-control when under high-pressure?Or do you make poor decisions in the heat of the moment?Maybe you want to sharpen your negotiation skills with clients and business partners?If so, then keep on reading…It´s no secret, that scientific research executed by the best-selling author Daniel Goleman in his famous book ´Emotional Intelligence´, has proven that emotional intelligence ... Read more

$3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you lose your self-control when under high-pressure?Or do you make poor decisions in the heat of the moment?Maybe you want to sharpen your negotiation skills with clients and business partners?If so, then keep on reading…It´s no secret, that scientific research executed by the best-selling author Daniel Goleman in his famous book ´Emotional Intelligence´, has proven that emotional intelligence
... Read more
The Communication Clinic: 99 Proven Cures for the Most Common Business Mistakes

by Barbara Pachter, Denise Cowie ...

The proven prescription for powerful business communicationSending an email plagued with typos. Rushing through a presentation. Never saying “no.” Under-dressing for a company event. What do these all have in common? Bad messaging.The Communication Clinic is a comprehensive, commonsense guide to getting the job of your dreams and presenting yourself in the best light through your writing, speaking ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

The proven prescription for powerful business communicationSending an email plagued with typos. Rushing through a presentation. Never saying “no.” Under-dressing for a company event. What do these all have in common? Bad messaging.The Communication Clinic is a comprehensive, commonsense guide to getting the job of your dreams and presenting yourself in the best light through your writing, speaking
... Read more
Rational Decisions

by Ken Binmore ...

Series series The Gorman Lectures in Economics
It is widely held that Bayesian decision theory is the final word on how a rational person should make decisions. However, Leonard Savage--the inventor of Bayesian decision theory--argued that it would be ridiculous to use his theory outside the kind of small world in which it is always possible to "look before you leap." If taken seriously, this view makes Bayesian decision theory inappropriate ... Read more

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It is widely held that Bayesian decision theory is the final word on how a rational person should make decisions. However, Leonard Savage--the inventor of Bayesian decision theory--argued that it would be ridiculous to use his theory outside the kind of small world in which it is always possible to "look before you leap." If taken seriously, this view makes Bayesian decision theory inappropriate
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Anointed

The Extraordinary Effects of Social Status in a Winner-Take-Most World

by Toby Stuart ...

A leading organizational theorist takes us deep into the realm of humanity’s most powerful invisible force—social status—and how it shapes everything from who we trust and what we value to which ideas and innovations change the world and who gets credit for their success.Why does an authentic Rembrandt fetch hundreds of millions while a nearly identical painting by his most talented disciple goes ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

A leading organizational theorist takes us deep into the realm of humanity’s most powerful invisible force—social status—and how it shapes everything from who we trust and what we value to which ideas and innovations change the world and who gets credit for their success.Why does an authentic Rembrandt fetch hundreds of millions while a nearly identical painting by his most talented disciple goes
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Negotiation

A Very Short Introduction

by Carrie Menkel-Meadow ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Everyone negotiates. Whenever any person, company, or country needs someone else to accomplish something, they must negotiate. Negotiation is essential for peace and international relations, but also for economically efficient trades and bargains in business, and for problem solving skills in workplaces, families, and interpersonal ... Read more

$7.19 CAD

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Everyone negotiates. Whenever any person, company, or country needs someone else to accomplish something, they must negotiate. Negotiation is essential for peace and international relations, but also for economically efficient trades and bargains in business, and for problem solving skills in workplaces, families, and interpersonal
... Read more
les conseils de la plupart des personnes en fin de vie pour ne pas regretter sa vie

by ousmane maman alias docpolyvalent ...

Dans Ce Livre Vous Trouverez des conseils precieux des personnes en fin de vie pour ne pas rater et regretter sa vie ... Read more

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Dans Ce Livre Vous Trouverez des conseils precieux des personnes en fin de vie pour ne pas rater et regretter sa vie
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Strategy to Action

Run Your Business Without It Running You

by Keita Demming ...

Start making choices now that serve your desired future.Today's fast-paced and radically shifting business world means that many leaders, even those considered successful, are simply navigating urgent tasks with little to no strategy. In Strategy to Action, award-winning educator and coach Keita Demming of The Covenant Group, presents an innovative and deceptively simple tool to help business ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

Start making choices now that serve your desired future.Today's fast-paced and radically shifting business world means that many leaders, even those considered successful, are simply navigating urgent tasks with little to no strategy. In Strategy to Action, award-winning educator and coach Keita Demming of The Covenant Group, presents an innovative and deceptively simple tool to help business
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Vertical Mind

The practical method for developing focus, awareness and results through the vertical mind

by Stefano Calicchio ...

This is not a book. It is a course, a system, a practical path to transformation.Life-work balance, as it is presented, is a lie. You have been told that to be happy you need to find the right balance between work, relationships and personal growth. But have you ever seen anyone achieve extraordinary results by doing everything halfway?True balance is not found by dividing your time perfectly, but ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This is not a book. It is a course, a system, a practical path to transformation.Life-work balance, as it is presented, is a lie. You have been told that to be happy you need to find the right balance between work, relationships and personal growth. But have you ever seen anyone achieve extraordinary results by doing everything halfway?True balance is not found by dividing your time perfectly, but
... Read more
零經驗也能成為一流！策略性思考速成法

コンサルゼロ年目の教科書

by 古谷昇 ...

Translated by 陳聖怡 ...

Series series 圖解雜學
～幹練商務人士必讀～日本新發售即再版!!富山和彥、高松智史盛讚的「顧問業界經典之作」，重新定義工作成長法則，縮短成為一流人才的修行時間！【本書特色】◎濃縮作者擔任顧問20多年的實戰經驗，助你瞬間掌握平步青雲的關鍵訣竅！◎輕鬆學會簡單有效的思考技巧，面對瓶頸和困境也能處理得游刃有餘！◎初入職場的青年、想要突破自我的資深人士都適用，重新找到自己的職涯目標！▌專文推薦「想要快速、愉快地取得成果，這裡有真正的方法！」──富山和彦（經營共創基盤〔IGPI〕集團會長）「適合想低調且深入理解顧問的經典之作。」──高松智史（暢銷書《BCG思考入門課》作者）面對繁忙的工作，思緒總是亂成一團⋯⋯總覺得自己有許多想法，卻難以實踐⋯⋯工作中總是有種「卡住」的感覺，覺得升遷之路遙遙無期⋯⋯你是否有過以上的感受？《零經驗也能成為一流！策略性思考速成法》<br... ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

～幹練商務人士必讀～日本新發售即再版!!富山和彥、高松智史盛讚的「顧問業界經典之作」，重新定義工作成長法則，縮短成為一流人才的修行時間！【本書特色】◎濃縮作者擔任顧問20多年的實戰經驗，助你瞬間掌握平步青雲的關鍵訣竅！◎輕鬆學會簡單有效的思考技巧，面對瓶頸和困境也能處理得游刃有餘！◎初入職場的青年、想要突破自我的資深人士都適用，重新找到自己的職涯目標！▌專文推薦「想要快速、愉快地取得成果，這裡有真正的方法！」──富山和彦（經營共創基盤〔IGPI〕集團會長）「適合想低調且深入理解顧問的經典之作。」──高松智史（暢銷書《BCG思考入門課》作者）面對繁忙的工作，思緒總是亂成一團⋯⋯總覺得自己有許多想法，卻難以實踐⋯⋯工作中總是有種「卡住」的感覺，覺得升遷之路遙遙無期⋯⋯你是否有過以上的感受？《零經驗也能成為一流！策略性思考速成法》<br...
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The Ultralight Startup

Launching a Business Without Clout or Capital

by Jason L. Baptiste ...

“When I was first starting out, I had to learn many things by trial and error, and I know I could have saved myself a lot of grief if someone had given me advice on what to do. I hope this book will help and inspire you to pursue your passion while avoiding some of the mistakes I made.”It’s easier than ever before to launch a startup. But in a world where barriers to entry are virtually ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

“When I was first starting out, I had to learn many things by trial and error, and I know I could have saved myself a lot of grief if someone had given me advice on what to do. I hope this book will help and inspire you to pursue your passion while avoiding some of the mistakes I made.”It’s easier than ever before to launch a startup. But in a world where barriers to entry are virtually
... Read more
A Joosr Guide to... Sprint by Jake Knapp with John Zeratsky and Braden Kowitz: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days

by Joosr ...

In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com.When businesses develop new products or working ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com.When businesses develop new products or working
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