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

Management Lessons from Taiichi Ohno: What Every Leader Can Learn from the Man who Invented the Toyota Production System

by Takehiko Harada ...

The 15 most powerful practices of the legendary Taiichi Ohno you can use to drive breakthrough productivity improvements in your companyHaving spent 40 years working at the side of Taichii Ohno at Toyota, Takehiko Harada recounts his experiences transforming operations as we know them.In Management Lessons from Taichii Ohno, Harada explains, “Good Kaizen makes an environment where work is ... Read more

$45.09 CAD

The 15 most powerful practices of the legendary Taiichi Ohno you can use to drive breakthrough productivity improvements in your companyHaving spent 40 years working at the side of Taichii Ohno at Toyota, Takehiko Harada recounts his experiences transforming operations as we know them.In Management Lessons from Taichii Ohno, Harada explains, “Good Kaizen makes an environment where work is
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贏在邏輯思考力：玩一場擴張邊界的遊戲

by 郝旭烈 ...

好懂秒懂知識專家──郝旭烈（郝哥）大白話解釋邏輯思考是什麼？融合各方思維框架‧內化原理引導應用大腦運作習性‧理論實踐‧日常案例‧引導工具‧課後練習為你帶來大白話、好懂秒懂的思考力！不要執著在抬槓，而要關注目的；不要執著在結論，而要關注觀點；不要執著在對錯，而要關注理解。4大核心思維╳4大重要原理╳4大內化心法╳4大應用方向，讓想……學習獨立思考→培養思維能力好理解各方觀點增進職場溝通→依循大腦習性找到最佳連結運用決策思考力？→用框架界定問題做最優選擇想自我成長→懂得邏輯本質來擴張思維認知通通都適用！「邏輯思考是什麼？」其實很簡單，就是「理解」的過程。就像面對下面問題，你絕對少不了邏輯思考力：投資房產好、還是股票好？→財務思維如何提高商品的銷售收入？→解決問題能力A、B方案如何最大化資源？→決策思... ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

好懂秒懂知識專家──郝旭烈（郝哥）大白話解釋邏輯思考是什麼？融合各方思維框架‧內化原理引導應用大腦運作習性‧理論實踐‧日常案例‧引導工具‧課後練習為你帶來大白話、好懂秒懂的思考力！不要執著在抬槓，而要關注目的；不要執著在結論，而要關注觀點；不要執著在對錯，而要關注理解。4大核心思維╳4大重要原理╳4大內化心法╳4大應用方向，讓想……學習獨立思考→培養思維能力好理解各方觀點增進職場溝通→依循大腦習性找到最佳連結運用決策思考力？→用框架界定問題做最優選擇想自我成長→懂得邏輯本質來擴張思維認知通通都適用！「邏輯思考是什麼？」其實很簡單，就是「理解」的過程。就像面對下面問題，你絕對少不了邏輯思考力：投資房產好、還是股票好？→財務思維如何提高商品的銷售收入？→解決問題能力A、B方案如何最大化資源？→決策思...
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Hard Call

Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them

by John McCain, Mark Salter ...

America's most inspiring politician pays tribute to men and woman who have exhibited composure, wisdom and intellect in the face of tough decisions. John McCain draws from experiences of both extraordinary people and people in extraordinary circumstances, culling lessons about the process and nature of judicious and effective decision-making.Acclaimed authors John McCain and Mark Salter describe ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

America's most inspiring politician pays tribute to men and woman who have exhibited composure, wisdom and intellect in the face of tough decisions. John McCain draws from experiences of both extraordinary people and people in extraordinary circumstances, culling lessons about the process and nature of judicious and effective decision-making.Acclaimed authors John McCain and Mark Salter describe
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Mind Mapping Secrets for Business Success

Strategies For Success - Mind Mapping, #3

by Katie Darden ...

Series Book 3 - Strategies For Success - Mind Mapping
Get Control of Your BusinessEvery business person wants to do more in less time, use resources fully, and stay on top of their game. But some are able to work smarter than others.Well now you can, too.This Book Will Show You HowMake mind maps your secret tool for increasing productivity and enhancing creativity.You’ll find yourself saving hours of time once you learn how to create mind maps for ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get Control of Your BusinessEvery business person wants to do more in less time, use resources fully, and stay on top of their game. But some are able to work smarter than others.Well now you can, too.This Book Will Show You HowMake mind maps your secret tool for increasing productivity and enhancing creativity.You’ll find yourself saving hours of time once you learn how to create mind maps for
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Profiting From Uncertainty

Strategies for Succeeding No Matter What the Future Brings

by Paul Schoemaker ...

What manager is not anxious about the future? We live in a white-knuckled age of rapid technological change and global instability. But uncertainty is not the enemy, says management expert Paul J. H. Schoemaker. It is where the greatest opportunities are. To unlock these opportunities, however, requires a very different approach to strategy and implementation. In this pioneering book, Dr. ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

What manager is not anxious about the future? We live in a white-knuckled age of rapid technological change and global instability. But uncertainty is not the enemy, says management expert Paul J. H. Schoemaker. It is where the greatest opportunities are. To unlock these opportunities, however, requires a very different approach to strategy and implementation. In this pioneering book, Dr.
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Dialogic Organization Development

The Theory and Practice of Transformational Change

Edited by Gervase R. Bushe, Robert J. Marshak ...

A Dynamic New Approach to Organizational ChangeDialogic Organization Development is a compelling alternative to the classical action research approach to planned change. Organizations are seen as fluid, socially constructed realities that are continuously created through conversations and images. Leaders and consultants can help foster change by encouraging disruptions to taken-for-granted ways of ... Read more

$63.99 CAD

A Dynamic New Approach to Organizational ChangeDialogic Organization Development is a compelling alternative to the classical action research approach to planned change. Organizations are seen as fluid, socially constructed realities that are continuously created through conversations and images. Leaders and consultants can help foster change by encouraging disruptions to taken-for-granted ways of
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Meetings That Get Results (The Brian Tracy Success Library)

by Brian Tracy ...

Learn how to make meetings shorter, more effective, and more satisfying to everyone in attendance!In most workplaces today, meetings have become dreaded, meaningless, and at best, a necessary evil. Neither should be acceptable to management. All meetings should be powerful tools for solving problems, making decisions, exchanging ideas, and getting results fast.What is the secret to turning ... Read more

$3.99 CAD

Learn how to make meetings shorter, more effective, and more satisfying to everyone in attendance!In most workplaces today, meetings have become dreaded, meaningless, and at best, a necessary evil. Neither should be acceptable to management. All meetings should be powerful tools for solving problems, making decisions, exchanging ideas, and getting results fast.What is the secret to turning
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Le diagramme d'Ishikawa

Les liens de cause à effet

by Ariane de Saeger, Brigitte Feys, 50Minutes ...

Series Book 5 - Gestion & Marketing
Un guide pratique et accessible pour apprendre à utiliser le diagramme d'Ishikawa !Le diagramme conçu par le professeur Kaoru Ishikawa est un outil précieux de gestion de la qualité qui distingue les causes et les effets d’un problème survenu dans une entreprise. Prenant la forme d’un poisson à arêtes, cette représentation graphique donne une meilleure visualisation de la hiérarchie des causes ... Read more

$14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Un guide pratique et accessible pour apprendre à utiliser le diagramme d'Ishikawa !Le diagramme conçu par le professeur Kaoru Ishikawa est un outil précieux de gestion de la qualité qui distingue les causes et les effets d’un problème survenu dans une entreprise. Prenant la forme d’un poisson à arêtes, cette représentation graphique donne une meilleure visualisation de la hiérarchie des causes
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The Greiner Growth Model

Anticipate crises and adapt to a changing business world

by 50minutes ...

Series Book 3 - Management & Marketing
Anticipate crises and adapt to a changing business worldThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Greiner growth model, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Identify the five phases of growth that every company experiences during its lifetime: creativity, direction, delegation, coordination and ... Read more

$14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Anticipate crises and adapt to a changing business worldThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Greiner growth model, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Identify the five phases of growth that every company experiences during its lifetime: creativity, direction, delegation, coordination and
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Start-up : bien choisir ses associés et mieux répartir son capital-actions

Guide pratique pour créer une entreprise

by Carl-Alexandre Robyn ...

Découvrez les clés du succès pour le lancement de votre start-up !Ce guide pratique présente des solutions innovantes pour vous aider à mieux choisir vos cofondateurs, vos investisseurs, vos employés clés et à mieux partager avec eux le capital-actions de votre jeune entreprise. Ces deux problématiques fréquentes auxquelles doivent faire face les fondateurs apparaissent essentiellement au ... Read more

$69.99 CAD

Découvrez les clés du succès pour le lancement de votre start-up !Ce guide pratique présente des solutions innovantes pour vous aider à mieux choisir vos cofondateurs, vos investisseurs, vos employés clés et à mieux partager avec eux le capital-actions de votre jeune entreprise. Ces deux problématiques fréquentes auxquelles doivent faire face les fondateurs apparaissent essentiellement au
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Jump Start Your Business Brain

Scientific Ideas and Advice That Will Immediately Double Your Business Success Rate

by Doug Hall ...

Doug Hall shares data-proven methods that can make sales, marketing, and business development measurably more effective. ... Read more

$17.59 CAD

Doug Hall shares data-proven methods that can make sales, marketing, and business development measurably more effective.
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Mindfulness and Money

The Buddhist Path of Abundance

by Dominic J. Houlder, Kulananda Houlder ...

From two leading instructors in business and Buddhism comes a fresh approach to making peace with your finances and creating true abundance.It may seem contradictory that Buddhist teachers Kulananda and Dominic Houlder have also been highly successful in the business arena, but they have learned that Buddhist teachings do not require a life of poverty, and can indeed go hand-in-hand with wealth ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

From two leading instructors in business and Buddhism comes a fresh approach to making peace with your finances and creating true abundance.It may seem contradictory that Buddhist teachers Kulananda and Dominic Houlder have also been highly successful in the business arena, but they have learned that Buddhist teachings do not require a life of poverty, and can indeed go hand-in-hand with wealth
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Strategic Thinking in Complex Problem Solving

by Arnaud Chevallier ...

Whether you are a student or a working professional, you can benefit from being better at solving the complex problems that come up in your life. Strategic Thinking in Complex Problem Solving provides a general framework and the necessary tools to help you do so. Based on his groundbreaking course at Rice University, engineer and former strategy consultant Arnaud Chevallier provides practical ways ... Read more

$81.59 CAD

Whether you are a student or a working professional, you can benefit from being better at solving the complex problems that come up in your life. Strategic Thinking in Complex Problem Solving provides a general framework and the necessary tools to help you do so. Based on his groundbreaking course at Rice University, engineer and former strategy consultant Arnaud Chevallier provides practical ways
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What Is BPM?

by Marvin Wurtzel ...

PRACTICAL COVERAGE OF BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALSThis concise, easy-to-understand guide provides a straightforward introduction to the tools and techniques required to implement business process management (BPM), and how it can benefit any organization. Written by an instructor at the BPM Institute, What Is BPM? explains the management strategies, integrated methodologies, and ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

PRACTICAL COVERAGE OF BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALSThis concise, easy-to-understand guide provides a straightforward introduction to the tools and techniques required to implement business process management (BPM), and how it can benefit any organization. Written by an instructor at the BPM Institute, What Is BPM? explains the management strategies, integrated methodologies, and
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Management Consultant, The

Mastering the Art of Consultancy

by Richard Newton ...

Series series Financial Times Series
The secret of being a successful management consultant is to focus on the genuine needs of the client and provide the best service to achieve and sustain results.The Management Consultant is your essential guide for both newcomers and practicing consultants to develop the skills that will help you understand your client’s needs, identify gaps in knowledge and deliver real value to all parts of ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

The secret of being a successful management consultant is to focus on the genuine needs of the client and provide the best service to achieve and sustain results.The Management Consultant is your essential guide for both newcomers and practicing consultants to develop the skills that will help you understand your client’s needs, identify gaps in knowledge and deliver real value to all parts of
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Snapshots of the Mind

by Gary A. Klein ...

How people make decisions, size up situations, spot anomalies, and anticipate problems in real-world settings.Gary Klein, author of the bestselling Sources of Power, is the cognitive psychologist who discovered how people actually make decisions, particularly under time pressure and uncertainty. In Snapshots of the Mind, he offers a set of short essays—“snapshots” of different aspects of cognitive ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

How people make decisions, size up situations, spot anomalies, and anticipate problems in real-world settings.Gary Klein, author of the bestselling Sources of Power, is the cognitive psychologist who discovered how people actually make decisions, particularly under time pressure and uncertainty. In Snapshots of the Mind, he offers a set of short essays—“snapshots” of different aspects of cognitive
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Negotiating at Work

Turn Small Wins into Big Gains

by Deborah M. Kolb, Jessica L. Porter ...

Understand the context of negotiations to achieve better resultsNegotiation has always been at the heart of solving problems at work. Yet today, when people in organizations are asked to do more with less, be responsive 24/7, and manage in rapidly changing environments, negotiation is more essential than ever. What has been missed in much of the literature of the past 30 years is that negotiations ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

Understand the context of negotiations to achieve better resultsNegotiation has always been at the heart of solving problems at work. Yet today, when people in organizations are asked to do more with less, be responsive 24/7, and manage in rapidly changing environments, negotiation is more essential than ever. What has been missed in much of the literature of the past 30 years is that negotiations
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Winning Well

A Manager's Guide to Getting Results---Without Losing Your Soul

by Karin Hurt, David Dye ...

To succeed in today’s hypercompetitive economy, managers must master creating a productive work environment for employees while still making numbers.Tense, overextended workplaces force managers to choose between results and relationships. Executives set aggressive goals, so managers drive their teams to deliver, resulting in burnout. Or, employees seek connection and support, so managers focus on ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

To succeed in today’s hypercompetitive economy, managers must master creating a productive work environment for employees while still making numbers.Tense, overextended workplaces force managers to choose between results and relationships. Executives set aggressive goals, so managers drive their teams to deliver, resulting in burnout. Or, employees seek connection and support, so managers focus on
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Keystone Habits

A 9-Step Strategy to Increase Self-Discipline, Think with Clarity,

by Steven Schuster ...

Do you wish you were more disciplined, focused, and consistentabout your daily routines? If only you knew what sabotages your everyday efforts…The answer almost always can be traced back to maladaptive habits. Procrastination, impatience, risk aversion, a lack of priorities and direction, and, ultimately, unhappiness are the result of bad habits insidiously controlling your behavior.Here is the ... Read more

$5.43 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you wish you were more disciplined, focused, and consistentabout your daily routines? If only you knew what sabotages your everyday efforts…The answer almost always can be traced back to maladaptive habits. Procrastination, impatience, risk aversion, a lack of priorities and direction, and, ultimately, unhappiness are the result of bad habits insidiously controlling your behavior.Here is the
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Everything I Ever Needed to Know about Economics I Learned from Online Dating

by Paul Oyer ...

Conquering the dating market-from an economist’s point of viewAfter more than twenty years, economist Paul Oyer found himself back on the dating scene-but what a difference a few years made. Dating was now dominated by sites like Match.com, eHarmony, and OkCupid. But Oyer had a secret weapon: economics.It turns out that dating sites are no different than the markets Oyer had spent a lifetime ... Read more

$26.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Conquering the dating market-from an economist’s point of viewAfter more than twenty years, economist Paul Oyer found himself back on the dating scene-but what a difference a few years made. Dating was now dominated by sites like Match.com, eHarmony, and OkCupid. But Oyer had a secret weapon: economics.It turns out that dating sites are no different than the markets Oyer had spent a lifetime
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The Transparent Leader

How to Build a Great Company Through Straight Talk, Openness and Accountability

by Herb Baum, Tammy Kling ...

$11.99 CAD
六頂思考帽（全新修訂版）：思考大師狄波諾改變全世界的創新思維工具

Six Thinking Hats

Translated by 劉慧玉 ...

by 愛德華．狄波諾, Edward de Bono ...

★全球銷量超過數千萬冊！創意思考之父狄波諾大師經典之作★全球創新思考課程No.1，風行54個國家，譯成37種語言一個人的思考混亂是瓶頸，一群人的思考混亂是災難。創意思考之父狄波諾的六頂思考帽，能幫助你解決個人與團體的思考難題。這一套創新思考工具，風靡全球近四十年，從六歲兒童到世界級企業高級主管都可以用。以最簡單實際的方式，帶領個人、團隊進行討論，六頂思考帽，六種顏色，分別代表六個觀點，白（客觀）、紅（情感）、黑（批判）、黃（積極）、綠（創意）、藍（控制），帽子摘下戴上，須臾間轉換觀點，一次只思考一件事，每種角度都會被捕捉，每個人的意見都會被聽見，啟動個人思考力，創造團隊共同溝通語言，做出最佳決策！● 六頂思考帽分別是什麼思考風格？白帽：提供客觀事實與數據。<p... ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

★全球銷量超過數千萬冊！創意思考之父狄波諾大師經典之作★全球創新思考課程No.1，風行54個國家，譯成37種語言一個人的思考混亂是瓶頸，一群人的思考混亂是災難。創意思考之父狄波諾的六頂思考帽，能幫助你解決個人與團體的思考難題。這一套創新思考工具，風靡全球近四十年，從六歲兒童到世界級企業高級主管都可以用。以最簡單實際的方式，帶領個人、團隊進行討論，六頂思考帽，六種顏色，分別代表六個觀點，白（客觀）、紅（情感）、黑（批判）、黃（積極）、綠（創意）、藍（控制），帽子摘下戴上，須臾間轉換觀點，一次只思考一件事，每種角度都會被捕捉，每個人的意見都會被聽見，啟動個人思考力，創造團隊共同溝通語言，做出最佳決策！● 六頂思考帽分別是什麼思考風格？白帽：提供客觀事實與數據。<p...
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Evaluation & Management (E/M) Coding Calculator (Speedy Study Guides)

by Speedy Publishing ...

A reference guide for an Evaluation & Management (E/M) Coding Calculator would assist managers and supervisor responsible for performance evaluations to provide accurate performance ratings among their employees in a consistent manner. The reference guide would help provide verbal detail in the narrative required to guide and articulate to an employee or subordinate how their performance in the ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

A reference guide for an Evaluation & Management (E/M) Coding Calculator would assist managers and supervisor responsible for performance evaluations to provide accurate performance ratings among their employees in a consistent manner. The reference guide would help provide verbal detail in the narrative required to guide and articulate to an employee or subordinate how their performance in the
... Read more
Producing a Blockbuster Business

Ten Leadership Lessons from the Movies

by David Wescoe, Anthony Picchioni ...

Turn Hollywood's Iconic Scenes into Leadership Principles That DeliverWhat do the most effective leaders have in common? They communicate a clear vision, align teams, and inspire action. Some of the best examples of these skills aren't found in boardrooms-they're found in the movies.Producing a Blockbuster Business is the first leadership book to use iconic film scenes to illuminate timeless ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

Turn Hollywood's Iconic Scenes into Leadership Principles That DeliverWhat do the most effective leaders have in common? They communicate a clear vision, align teams, and inspire action. Some of the best examples of these skills aren't found in boardrooms-they're found in the movies.Producing a Blockbuster Business is the first leadership book to use iconic film scenes to illuminate timeless
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