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

Story Design

The Creative Way to Innovate

by Denise Withers ...

Today's leaders are under pressure to innovate–or else. Trouble is, they never learned how. Story Design fixes that.It's the only book that shows you how to design for the future using expertise you already have–narrative intelligence.“Fusing expertise from documentary storytelling and design science, Story Design is a valuable resource for innovation practitioners, corporate strategists, change ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

Today's leaders are under pressure to innovate–or else. Trouble is, they never learned how. Story Design fixes that.It's the only book that shows you how to design for the future using expertise you already have–narrative intelligence.“Fusing expertise from documentary storytelling and design science, Story Design is a valuable resource for innovation practitioners, corporate strategists, change
... Read more
The Ministry Of Common Sense

How to Eliminate Bureaucratic Red Tape, Bad Excuses, and Corporate BS

by Martin Lindstrom ...

WALL STREET JOURNAL BestsellerA humorous yet practical five-step guide to ridding ourselves—and our companies—of bureaucratic bottlenecks and red tapeDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the TSA is allowing passengers to board planes with unlimited amounts of hand sanitizer, while maintaining its 3.4-ounce limit on all other liquids. You need a chainsaw to pry open your new pair of headphones from their ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

WALL STREET JOURNAL BestsellerA humorous yet practical five-step guide to ridding ourselves—and our companies—of bureaucratic bottlenecks and red tapeDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the TSA is allowing passengers to board planes with unlimited amounts of hand sanitizer, while maintaining its 3.4-ounce limit on all other liquids. You need a chainsaw to pry open your new pair of headphones from their
... Read more
The Neutrality Trap

Disrupting and Connecting for Social Change

by Bernard S. Mayer, Jacqueline N. Font-Guzmán PhD, JD, MHA. ...

Work for social change through constructive engagement and systems disruption in this practical resource for social change advocates and conflict specialistsIn The Neutrality Trap, expert mediators and facilitators Bernard Mayer and Jacqueline N. Font-Guzmán deliver an insightful and practical exploration of how to understand the conflicts we face as social change agents.You'll learn about systems ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Work for social change through constructive engagement and systems disruption in this practical resource for social change advocates and conflict specialistsIn The Neutrality Trap, expert mediators and facilitators Bernard Mayer and Jacqueline N. Font-Guzmán deliver an insightful and practical exploration of how to understand the conflicts we face as social change agents.You'll learn about systems
... Read more
Supply Chain Transformation

Practical Roadmap to Best Practice Results

by Richard J. Sherman ...

Series series Wiley Corporate F&A
Achieve best practices in supply chain managementMuch is being written about global supply chain and sourcing options emerging in today's marketplace. Transforming supply chain management to achieve operations excellence is a mandate for many companies globally. Supply Chain Transformation walks you through this potentially difficult process and gets you started on the journey. Much more than just ... Read more

$46.99 CAD

Achieve best practices in supply chain managementMuch is being written about global supply chain and sourcing options emerging in today's marketplace. Transforming supply chain management to achieve operations excellence is a mandate for many companies globally. Supply Chain Transformation walks you through this potentially difficult process and gets you started on the journey. Much more than just
... Read more
Warfighting

by A.M. Gray ...

Warfighting is an authentic American philosophy of action that will thrill the millions of fans of SunTzu's The Art of War and Musashi's The Book of Five Rings. This modern classic of strategy and philosophy is the quintessential guide to prevailing in competitive situations, be it war, work, play, or daily living.Sometimes life is war and sometimes business is war and sometimes you need to call ... Read more

Was $13.99 CAD Now $9.99 CAD

Warfighting is an authentic American philosophy of action that will thrill the millions of fans of SunTzu's The Art of War and Musashi's The Book of Five Rings. This modern classic of strategy and philosophy is the quintessential guide to prevailing in competitive situations, be it war, work, play, or daily living.Sometimes life is war and sometimes business is war and sometimes you need to call
... Read more
The Purpose Effect

Building Meaning In Yourself, Your role, and Your Organization

by Dan Pontefract ...

Pontefract combines years of experience and research on employee engagement, behavior and culture to create a work about the three crucial areas of purpose: personal, organizational and workplace role. If all three can come to fruition--if there is a positive interconnection between the three distinct definitions of purpose--the benefits should be felt by employees, teams, the organization, ... Read more

$18.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Pontefract combines years of experience and research on employee engagement, behavior and culture to create a work about the three crucial areas of purpose: personal, organizational and workplace role. If all three can come to fruition--if there is a positive interconnection between the three distinct definitions of purpose--the benefits should be felt by employees, teams, the organization,
... Read more
Leader's Guide to Mindfulness, The

How To Use Soft Skills To Get Hard Results

by Audrey Tang ...

Series series Financial Times Series
The full text downloaded to your computerWith eBooks you can:search for key concepts, words and phrasesmake highlights and notes as you studyshare your notes with friendseBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps.Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to t... ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

The full text downloaded to your computerWith eBooks you can:search for key concepts, words and phrasesmake highlights and notes as you studyshare your notes with friendseBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps.Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to t...
... Read more
COVID-19 STAY-AT-HOME GUIDE

by Alexander Aneke ...

The booklet discusses how best to manage time during the COVID-19 pandemic. It centers on how best to prevent oneself from contracting COVID-19 virus; how to build your relationship; improve on parenting skills and capabilities; enhance your skills and potentials; and learn new business ideas to generate income during COVIC-19 pandemic. ... Read more

$2.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The booklet discusses how best to manage time during the COVID-19 pandemic. It centers on how best to prevent oneself from contracting COVID-19 virus; how to build your relationship; improve on parenting skills and capabilities; enhance your skills and potentials; and learn new business ideas to generate income during COVIC-19 pandemic.
... Read more
Leadership For The New Female Manager: 21 Powerful Strategies For Coaching High-performance Teams, Earning Respect & Influencing Up

by Karina G. Sanchez ...

The new female manager's encyclopedia -- how to lead like a pro and spin teamwork into value, even with little experienceCongratulations! You're now a manager!These words are music to my ears, but they can send a chill down the spine of new millennial managers.How will you get everyone to respect and trust your decisions?Is it possible to lead a team with much older and more experienced peers than ... Read more

$7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The new female manager's encyclopedia -- how to lead like a pro and spin teamwork into value, even with little experienceCongratulations! You're now a manager!These words are music to my ears, but they can send a chill down the spine of new millennial managers.How will you get everyone to respect and trust your decisions?Is it possible to lead a team with much older and more experienced peers than
... Read more
97 Things Every Engineering Manager Should Know

Collective Wisdom from the Experts

by Camille Fournier ...

Tap into the wisdom of experts to learn what every engineering manager should know. With 97 short and extremely useful tips for engineering managers, you'll discover new approaches to old problems, pick up road-tested best practices, and hone your management skills through sound advice.Managing people is hard, and the industry as a whole is bad at it. Many managers lack the experience, training, ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

Tap into the wisdom of experts to learn what every engineering manager should know. With 97 short and extremely useful tips for engineering managers, you'll discover new approaches to old problems, pick up road-tested best practices, and hone your management skills through sound advice.Managing people is hard, and the industry as a whole is bad at it. Many managers lack the experience, training,
... Read more
Schaum's Outline of Operations Research

by Richard Bronson, Govindasami Naadimuthu ...

Confusing Textbooks? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

Confusing Textbooks? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get
... Read more
Designing Experiences

by J. Robert Rossman, Ph.D., Mathew D. Duerden, Ph.D. ...

In an increasingly experience-driven economy, companies that deliver great experiences thrive, and those that do not die. Yet many organizations face difficulties implementing a vision of delivering experiences beyond the provision of goods and services. Because experience design concepts and approaches are spread across multiple, often disconnected disciplines, there is no book that succinctly ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

In an increasingly experience-driven economy, companies that deliver great experiences thrive, and those that do not die. Yet many organizations face difficulties implementing a vision of delivering experiences beyond the provision of goods and services. Because experience design concepts and approaches are spread across multiple, often disconnected disciplines, there is no book that succinctly
... Read more
A Joosr Guide to... Decisive by Chip and Dan Heath: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work

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.We'd all like to make better decisions, whether in ... 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.We'd all like to make better decisions, whether in
... Read more
Managing Benefits: Optimizing the return from investments

by Steve Jenner ...

The purpose of this guide is to provide managers and practitioners from multiple disciplines, working in a wide variety of organizations, with generally applicable guidance encompassing benefits management principles, practices and techniques. It includes an overview of benefits management, descripsions of the seven principles upon which successful benefits management practices are built, details ... Read more

$78.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The purpose of this guide is to provide managers and practitioners from multiple disciplines, working in a wide variety of organizations, with generally applicable guidance encompassing benefits management principles, practices and techniques. It includes an overview of benefits management, descripsions of the seven principles upon which successful benefits management practices are built, details
... Read more
HEADWATERS TO CHANGE

Navigating Growth, Cultivating Presence

by James Simon ...

Every river begins with a headwater, the pure, vital source that fuels its journey through calm pools and roaring rapids. Headwaters to Change is about discovering that source of power in yourself, your team, and your organization. This driving force pushes you to conquer challenges, elevate performance, and ignite transformative change. In his debut book, James Simon lays out core principles that ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

Every river begins with a headwater, the pure, vital source that fuels its journey through calm pools and roaring rapids. Headwaters to Change is about discovering that source of power in yourself, your team, and your organization. This driving force pushes you to conquer challenges, elevate performance, and ignite transformative change. In his debut book, James Simon lays out core principles that
... Read more
Life Finds a Way

What Evolution Teaches Us About Creativity

by Andreas Wagner ...

How the principles of biological innovation can help us overcome creative challenges in art, business, and scienceIn Life Finds a Way, biologist Andreas Wagner reveals the deep symmetry between innovation in biological evolution and human cultural creativity. Rarely is either a linear climb to perfection--instead, "progress" is typically marked by a sequence of peaks, plateaus, and pitfalls. For ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

How the principles of biological innovation can help us overcome creative challenges in art, business, and scienceIn Life Finds a Way, biologist Andreas Wagner reveals the deep symmetry between innovation in biological evolution and human cultural creativity. Rarely is either a linear climb to perfection--instead, "progress" is typically marked by a sequence of peaks, plateaus, and pitfalls. For
... Read more
How Do You Fight a Horse-Sized Duck?

Secrets to Succeeding at Interview Mind Games and Getting the Job You Want

by William Poundstone ...

Learn how to succeed at interview mind games and win job offers at A‑list companies, with more than eighty difficult and devious questions, puzzles, and brain teasersEach year about 28 million Americans begin a search for a new job. Many more live in the age of the permanent job search, their online profiles eternally awaiting a better offer. Job seekers are more mobile and better informed than ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Learn how to succeed at interview mind games and win job offers at A‑list companies, with more than eighty difficult and devious questions, puzzles, and brain teasersEach year about 28 million Americans begin a search for a new job. Many more live in the age of the permanent job search, their online profiles eternally awaiting a better offer. Job seekers are more mobile and better informed than
... Read more
The Financial Times Guide to Leadership

How to lead effectively and get results

by Ms Marianne Abib Pech ...

Series series The FT Guides
The Financial Times Guide to Leadership is a one-stop shop for professionals at every stage of their leadership journey. Whether you’re just starting out or are looking to upgrade your current skills, this practical guide takes you through the core building tools of self-awareness, influence and execution.With thought-provoking exercises and action points throughout, plus handy chapter summaries ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

The Financial Times Guide to Leadership is a one-stop shop for professionals at every stage of their leadership journey. Whether you’re just starting out or are looking to upgrade your current skills, this practical guide takes you through the core building tools of self-awareness, influence and execution.With thought-provoking exercises and action points throughout, plus handy chapter summaries
... Read more
Problem Solver

Maximizing Your Strengths to Make Better Decisions

by Cheryl Strauss Einhorn ...

Series series AREA Method Publications
Winner of the Independent Press Award in PsychologyOur decisions are expressions of who we are and how we move through the world. Rarely, though, do we examine our decisions or even look inward to consider the psychology of our decision-making. Instead, we often make decisions based on what we call instinct (which relies on cognitive bias), false assumptions, mis-remembering, and mental mistakes. ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Winner of the Independent Press Award in PsychologyOur decisions are expressions of who we are and how we move through the world. Rarely, though, do we examine our decisions or even look inward to consider the psychology of our decision-making. Instead, we often make decisions based on what we call instinct (which relies on cognitive bias), false assumptions, mis-remembering, and mental mistakes.
... Read more
Wicked Problems

How to Engineer a Better World

by Guru Madhavan ...

An ode to systems engineers—whose invisible work undergirds our life—and an exploration of the wicked problems they tackle.Our world is filled with pernicious problems. How, for example, did novice pilots learn to fly without taking to the air and risking their lives? How should cities process mountains of waste without polluting the environment? Challenges that tangle personal, public, and ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

An ode to systems engineers—whose invisible work undergirds our life—and an exploration of the wicked problems they tackle.Our world is filled with pernicious problems. How, for example, did novice pilots learn to fly without taking to the air and risking their lives? How should cities process mountains of waste without polluting the environment? Challenges that tangle personal, public, and
... Read more
The Gambling Animal

Humanity’s Evolutionary Winning Streak - and How We Risk It All

by Don Ross, Glenn W. Harrison ...

'Masterful' GEORGE AINSLIE'A fascinating tour of risk taking in the natural world' ADAM KUCHARSKI'A sweeping and page-turning story' NICK CHATER'A fascinating and challenging explanation of how the secrets to human success may be our downfall' PSYCHOLOGY TODAYEvolution is a series of bets, and no animal gambles the way humans do. This has led us to unprecedented ecological dominance... ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

'Masterful' GEORGE AINSLIE'A fascinating tour of risk taking in the natural world' ADAM KUCHARSKI'A sweeping and page-turning story' NICK CHATER'A fascinating and challenging explanation of how the secrets to human success may be our downfall' PSYCHOLOGY TODAYEvolution is a series of bets, and no animal gambles the way humans do. This has led us to unprecedented ecological dominance...
... Read more
The Confidence Code: Hacks to Calculate Ultimate Creative Confidence

by Kristi Jefferson ...

his book: The Confidence Code: Hacks to Calculate Ultimate Creative Confidence is primarily dedicated and devoted to the last lot. The one’s who learn how to be creative, even though they are blessed with it already but does not know it because they have been under a lot of pressure and their confidence factor has been on a decline over the years. ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

his book: The Confidence Code: Hacks to Calculate Ultimate Creative Confidence is primarily dedicated and devoted to the last lot. The one’s who learn how to be creative, even though they are blessed with it already but does not know it because they have been under a lot of pressure and their confidence factor has been on a decline over the years.
... Read more
Collaborative Product Design

Help Any Team Build a Better Experience

by Austin Govella ...

You can launch a new app or website in days by piecing together frameworks and hosting on AWS. Implementation is no longer the problem. But that speed to market just makes it tougher to confirm that your team is actually building the right product.Ideal for agile teams and lean organizations, this guide includes 11 practical tools to help you collaborate on strategy, user research, and UX. ... Read more

$47.99 CAD

You can launch a new app or website in days by piecing together frameworks and hosting on AWS. Implementation is no longer the problem. But that speed to market just makes it tougher to confirm that your team is actually building the right product.Ideal for agile teams and lean organizations, this guide includes 11 practical tools to help you collaborate on strategy, user research, and UX.
... Read more
Collaboration Générative

Libérer la puissance créative de L'Intelligence Collective

by Robert Brian Dilts ...

Travailler de concert avec d’autres, en groupes et équipes, constitue une part de plus en plus courante et importante des affaires et de la vie d’aujourd’hui. Le fonctionnement des équipes très performantes se caractérisent par la mise en œuvre de l’intelligence collective. L’intelligence collective a trait à l’aptitude qu’ont les membres d’une équipe, d’un groupe ou d’une organisation à penser et ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

Travailler de concert avec d’autres, en groupes et équipes, constitue une part de plus en plus courante et importante des affaires et de la vie d’aujourd’hui. Le fonctionnement des équipes très performantes se caractérisent par la mise en œuvre de l’intelligence collective. L’intelligence collective a trait à l’aptitude qu’ont les membres d’une équipe, d’un groupe ou d’une organisation à penser et
... Read more

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Decision Making & Problem Solving eBooks

Show: