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

Hiring Smart!

How to Predict Winners and Losers in the Incredibly Expensive People-Reading Game

by Pierre Mornell ...

Now in Paperback!People are the most valuable asset in today'¬?s fiercely competitive workplace. In HIRING SMART, now available in paperback for the first time, Dr. Mornell delineates 45 simple strategies for "people reading"-observing a candidate'¬?s behavior and predicting what they'¬?ll be like in the workplace-that virtually guarantee hiring the best possible candidate for any job.An ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Now in Paperback!People are the most valuable asset in today'¬?s fiercely competitive workplace. In HIRING SMART, now available in paperback for the first time, Dr. Mornell delineates 45 simple strategies for "people reading"-observing a candidate'¬?s behavior and predicting what they'¬?ll be like in the workplace-that virtually guarantee hiring the best possible candidate for any job.An
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Collaborate or Perish!

Reaching Across Boundaries in a Networked World

by William Bratton, Zachary Tumin ...

In Collaborate or Perish! former Los Angeles police chief and New York police commissioner William Bratton and Harvard Kennedy School’s Zachary Tumin lay out a field-tested playbook for collaborating across the boundaries of our networked world. Today, when everyone is connected, collaboration is the game changer. Agencies and firms, citizens and groups who can collaborate, Bratton and Tumin argue ... Read more

$15.99 USD

In Collaborate or Perish! former Los Angeles police chief and New York police commissioner William Bratton and Harvard Kennedy School’s Zachary Tumin lay out a field-tested playbook for collaborating across the boundaries of our networked world. Today, when everyone is connected, collaboration is the game changer. Agencies and firms, citizens and groups who can collaborate, Bratton and Tumin argue
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Long Problems

Climate Change and the Challenge of Governing Across Time

by Thomas Hale ...

Political strategies for tackling climate change and other “long problems” that span generationsClimate change and its consequences unfold over many generations. Past emissions affect our climate today, just as our actions shape the climate of tomorrow, while the effects of global warming will last thousands of years. Yet the priorities of the present dominate our climate policy and the politics ... Read more

$23.09 USD

Political strategies for tackling climate change and other “long problems” that span generationsClimate change and its consequences unfold over many generations. Past emissions affect our climate today, just as our actions shape the climate of tomorrow, while the effects of global warming will last thousands of years. Yet the priorities of the present dominate our climate policy and the politics
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BECOMING A MORE SUCCESSFUL SUPERVISOR

TAKING GREATER RESPONSIBILITIES

by Christian Okoli ...

In simple words, leadership/supervisor is about taking risks and challenging the status quo. Leaders motivate others to achieve something new and better. Interestingly, leaders do what they do to pursue innovation, not as an obligation. They measure success by looking at the team's achievements and learning.Supervision can help create a more supportive, caring and positive working environment, as ... Read more

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In simple words, leadership/supervisor is about taking risks and challenging the status quo. Leaders motivate others to achieve something new and better. Interestingly, leaders do what they do to pursue innovation, not as an obligation. They measure success by looking at the team's achievements and learning.Supervision can help create a more supportive, caring and positive working environment, as
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數據的商戰策略

建立以數據驅動為核心的營運關鍵

by 車品覺 ...

Series series 天下財經
從行動網路到5G時代**，企業欠缺的再也不是數據，**而是一套符合商業目標的大數據策略**，實現數據變現****。****阿里巴巴前副總裁、數據委員會會長／**紅杉資本中國專家合夥人車品覺第一手分享阿里巴巴的數據治理經驗**‧**數據收集不完怎麼辦？**‧**部門各自為政怎麼解？**‧**如何找到數據化的切入點？**‧**如何不讓安全原則影響業務效率？</stron... ... Read more

$8.99 USD

從行動網路到5G時代**，企業欠缺的再也不是數據，**而是一套符合商業目標的大數據策略**，實現數據變現****。****阿里巴巴前副總裁、數據委員會會長／**紅杉資本中國專家合夥人車品覺第一手分享阿里巴巴的數據治理經驗**‧**數據收集不完怎麼辦？**‧**部門各自為政怎麼解？**‧**如何找到數據化的切入點？**‧**如何不讓安全原則影響業務效率？</stron...
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Improvisation, Inc. :Revised Edition 2017: An Applied Improvisation Handbook

by Robert Lowe ...

A practical handbook for all who are engaged in the applications of Improvisational Theatre techniques, practices, and philosophies within, and beyond the theatre, in aid of a global revolution in human communication and organization. Joyousness, Communication, BusinessTraining and Philosophy. ... Read more

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A practical handbook for all who are engaged in the applications of Improvisational Theatre techniques, practices, and philosophies within, and beyond the theatre, in aid of a global revolution in human communication and organization. Joyousness, Communication, BusinessTraining and Philosophy.
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The Art of Risk

What we can learn from the world's leading risk-takers

by Richard Harris ...

Diving doctor on the Thai Cave Rescue (now a Netflix series) and former joint Australian of the Year explores the stories of other people who regularly risk their lives and what we can learn from their expertise.Are free-solo climbers, underwater cave explorers and big-wave surfers crazy ... or cautious? How do soldiers and fighter pilots manage risk? What can we learn from how BASE jumpers and ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Diving doctor on the Thai Cave Rescue (now a Netflix series) and former joint Australian of the Year explores the stories of other people who regularly risk their lives and what we can learn from their expertise.Are free-solo climbers, underwater cave explorers and big-wave surfers crazy ... or cautious? How do soldiers and fighter pilots manage risk? What can we learn from how BASE jumpers and
... Read more
Le projet Unicorn

Une histoire de développeurs, de disruption digitale et de survie à l'ère des datas

by Gene Kim ...

Maxine, développeuse senior et architecte informatique, est mise au placard et affectée sur le « Phoenix Project » en guise de punition pour avoir contribué à une rupture du système de paie de la compagnie Parts Unlimited. Alors qu'elle se débat dans un système bureaucratique et impersonnel où aucune décision n'est prise sans passer par un processus d'approbation sans fin, elle est approchée par ... Read more

$17.46 USD

Maxine, développeuse senior et architecte informatique, est mise au placard et affectée sur le « Phoenix Project » en guise de punition pour avoir contribué à une rupture du système de paie de la compagnie Parts Unlimited. Alors qu'elle se débat dans un système bureaucratique et impersonnel où aucune décision n'est prise sans passer par un processus d'approbation sans fin, elle est approchée par
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Teams That Meet the Moment

9 Practices for Unlocking Performance and Growth in Uncertain Times

by Karina Mangu-Ward ...

Unlock Your Team's Full Potential in Turbulent Times.In today's uncertain world, even the smartest companies struggle-not for lack of strategy or talent, but because their people are bogged down by the messy reality of modern teamwork. Teams That Meet the Moment is a radically practical guide to fixing how work actually gets done inside complex organizations, drawn from a decade of hands-on ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Unlock Your Team's Full Potential in Turbulent Times.In today's uncertain world, even the smartest companies struggle-not for lack of strategy or talent, but because their people are bogged down by the messy reality of modern teamwork. Teams That Meet the Moment is a radically practical guide to fixing how work actually gets done inside complex organizations, drawn from a decade of hands-on
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Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind

How Intelligence Increases When You Think Less

by Guy Claxton ...

"Backs up anecdotal studies of creativity with up-to-date Information about the latest research into brain function . . . a fascinating book." —Anthony Storr, author of Solitude: A Return to SelfIn these accelerated times, our decisive and businesslike ways of thinking are unprepared for ambiguity and paradox, and we've lost our appreciation for the value of "sleeping on it." We assume that the ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Backs up anecdotal studies of creativity with up-to-date Information about the latest research into brain function . . . a fascinating book." —Anthony Storr, author of Solitude: A Return to SelfIn these accelerated times, our decisive and businesslike ways of thinking are unprepared for ambiguity and paradox, and we've lost our appreciation for the value of "sleeping on it." We assume that the
... Read more
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

$15.99 USD 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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Dancing With Robots

The 29 Strategies for Success In the Age of AI and Automation

by Bill Bishop ...

Survive and thrive in a world being taken over by robots and other advanced technology.Artificial intelligence, machine learning, algorithms, blockchains, the Internet of Things, big data analytics, 5G networks, self-driving cars, robotics, 3D printing. In the coming years, these technologies, and others to follow, will have a profound and dramatically disruptive impact on how we work and live. ... Read more

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Survive and thrive in a world being taken over by robots and other advanced technology.Artificial intelligence, machine learning, algorithms, blockchains, the Internet of Things, big data analytics, 5G networks, self-driving cars, robotics, 3D printing. In the coming years, these technologies, and others to follow, will have a profound and dramatically disruptive impact on how we work and live.
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The Elephant in the Family Room

by René Sonneveld ...

Equip your business family with the tools to tackle silent threats—including unspoken resentments, deep-seated insecurities, lingering fears, and misaligned values—that can shatter even the strongest enterprise families.Business families face challenges that go far beyond the balance sheet. These unseen forces often remain hidden yet profoundly affect the future of both the family and the ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Equip your business family with the tools to tackle silent threats—including unspoken resentments, deep-seated insecurities, lingering fears, and misaligned values—that can shatter even the strongest enterprise families.Business families face challenges that go far beyond the balance sheet. These unseen forces often remain hidden yet profoundly affect the future of both the family and the
... Read more
The Transformative CEO: IMPACT LESSONS FROM INDUSTRY GAME CHANGERS

by Jeffrey J. Fox, Robert Reiss ...

Leadership Lessons from the World’s Greatest CEOs“Fox and Reiss have created a new leadership category—The Transformative CEO.”—Rafael Pastor, CEO, Vistage InternationalBestselling author Jeffrey Fox literally wrote the book on How to Become CEO, and radio talk show host Robert Reiss has explored strategy with some of the world’s biggest business legends.Now, in The Transformative CEO, they have ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Leadership Lessons from the World’s Greatest CEOs“Fox and Reiss have created a new leadership category—The Transformative CEO.”—Rafael Pastor, CEO, Vistage InternationalBestselling author Jeffrey Fox literally wrote the book on How to Become CEO, and radio talk show host Robert Reiss has explored strategy with some of the world’s biggest business legends.Now, in The Transformative CEO, they have
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Più importante del denaro

Il team di un imprenditore

by Robert T. Kiyosaki ...

Translated by Sandra Zerilli, Daniele Ballarini ...

Molte persone hanno idee da un milione di dollari. Sono sicure che il loro nuovo prodotto o servizio le renderà ricche e che tutti i loro sogni si avvereranno. Il problema è che non sanno come trasformare la loro idea da un milione di dollari in milioni di dollari.Sono le persone intorno a noi – i nostri soci, il nostro team, i nostri amici – le persone a cui ci rivolgiamo per un consiglio e una ... Read more

$11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Molte persone hanno idee da un milione di dollari. Sono sicure che il loro nuovo prodotto o servizio le renderà ricche e che tutti i loro sogni si avvereranno. Il problema è che non sanno come trasformare la loro idea da un milione di dollari in milioni di dollari.Sono le persone intorno a noi – i nostri soci, il nostro team, i nostri amici – le persone a cui ci rivolgiamo per un consiglio e una
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BCG破解轉型的兩難：解答商模、布局、人才、變革，企業策略選擇的轉骨配方

by 徐瑞廷, 商業周刊 ...

BCG董事總經理徐瑞廷X 11堂轉型實戰課一家新創、一道難題、一張決策藍圖解答商模、布局、人才、變革，企業策略選擇的轉骨配方全觀式策略邏輯 × 微觀式落地實務，由點而面，對應實踐模型圖表ALPHA Camp、 AmazingTalker、 Appier、 CloudMile、 CoolBitx、Gogolook、Greenvines、iCHEF、iKala、Pinkoi、TFT11位創業者與BCG徐瑞廷的策略思考對談實錄「根據BCG研究，龍頭企業如果錯過1次市場轉變的契機，就會損失3到5年的發展時間，足以把領先地位拱手讓人。假如錯過2次變革契機，那企業就真的岌岌可危了。」——徐瑞廷素材源自商周2022年《新創的兩難》專欄及podcast，訪台灣11家知名新創的負責人，分享轉型的心路歷程及種種挑戰。專欄主持人徐瑞廷（JT）則以BCG過去輔導企業的經驗，提出邏輯化思考... ... Read more

$9.99 USD

BCG董事總經理徐瑞廷X 11堂轉型實戰課一家新創、一道難題、一張決策藍圖解答商模、布局、人才、變革，企業策略選擇的轉骨配方全觀式策略邏輯 × 微觀式落地實務，由點而面，對應實踐模型圖表ALPHA Camp、 AmazingTalker、 Appier、 CloudMile、 CoolBitx、Gogolook、Greenvines、iCHEF、iKala、Pinkoi、TFT11位創業者與BCG徐瑞廷的策略思考對談實錄「根據BCG研究，龍頭企業如果錯過1次市場轉變的契機，就會損失3到5年的發展時間，足以把領先地位拱手讓人。假如錯過2次變革契機，那企業就真的岌岌可危了。」——徐瑞廷素材源自商周2022年《新創的兩難》專欄及podcast，訪台灣11家知名新創的負責人，分享轉型的心路歷程及種種挑戰。專欄主持人徐瑞廷（JT）則以BCG過去輔導企業的經驗，提出邏輯化思考...
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Choice Theory: A Simple Introduction

Simple Introductions, #2

by K.H. Erickson ...

Series Book 2 - Simple Introductions
Choice Theory: A Simple Introduction offers an accessible guide to the central theories and methods of choice theory, with examples and calculations, empirical evidence, and over 20 diagrams to support the analysis.Examine expected value theory, with the two envelopes problem and St. Petersburg paradox which challenge it. Understand expected utility theory and learn how to create a utility ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Choice Theory: A Simple Introduction offers an accessible guide to the central theories and methods of choice theory, with examples and calculations, empirical evidence, and over 20 diagrams to support the analysis.Examine expected value theory, with the two envelopes problem and St. Petersburg paradox which challenge it. Understand expected utility theory and learn how to create a utility
... Read more
It's Not About the Shark

The Simple Path from Problem to Answer

by David Niven ...

In the spirit of The Tipping Point and Freakonomics, David Niven presents a new way of decoding the riddles of the everyday choices we make.It's Not About the Shark opens the door to the groundbreaking science of solutions by turning problems—and how we solve them—upside down. When we have a problem, most of us zero in, take it apart, and focus until we have it solved. David Niven shows us that ... Read more

$12.99 USD

In the spirit of The Tipping Point and Freakonomics, David Niven presents a new way of decoding the riddles of the everyday choices we make.It's Not About the Shark opens the door to the groundbreaking science of solutions by turning problems—and how we solve them—upside down. When we have a problem, most of us zero in, take it apart, and focus until we have it solved. David Niven shows us that
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Das 12-Wochen-Jahr

Wie Sie in 12 Wochen mehr schaffen als andere in 12 Monaten

by Brian P. Moran, Michael Lennington ...

Translated by Ines Bergfort ...

Der Leitfaden zur Verkürzung Ihres Arbeitszyklus von einem Jahr auf zwölf Wochen.Ohne einen Plan werden Sie keinen Erfolg haben. Die meisten Unternehmen und Menschen arbeiten mit Jahreszielen und -plänen, also einem zwölfmonatigen Durchführungszyklus. Brian Moran und Michael Lennington haben jedoch festgestellt, dass jährliche Pläne und Ziele unvorhergesehene Hindernisse schaffen und so die ... Read more

$22.50 USD

Der Leitfaden zur Verkürzung Ihres Arbeitszyklus von einem Jahr auf zwölf Wochen.Ohne einen Plan werden Sie keinen Erfolg haben. Die meisten Unternehmen und Menschen arbeiten mit Jahreszielen und -plänen, also einem zwölfmonatigen Durchführungszyklus. Brian Moran und Michael Lennington haben jedoch festgestellt, dass jährliche Pläne und Ziele unvorhergesehene Hindernisse schaffen und so die
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Analytics in a Big Data World

The Essential Guide to Data Science and its Applications

by Bart Baesens ...

Series series Wiley and SAS Business Series
The guide to targeting and leveraging business opportunities using big data & analyticsBy leveraging big data & analytics, businesses create the potential to better understand, manage, and strategically exploiting the complex dynamics of customer behavior. Analytics in a Big Data World reveals how to tap into the powerful tool of data analytics to create a strategic advantage and identify new ... Read more

$31.00 USD

The guide to targeting and leveraging business opportunities using big data & analyticsBy leveraging big data & analytics, businesses create the potential to better understand, manage, and strategically exploiting the complex dynamics of customer behavior. Analytics in a Big Data World reveals how to tap into the powerful tool of data analytics to create a strategic advantage and identify new
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Demand-Driven Forecasting

A Structured Approach to Forecasting

by Charles W. Chase ...

Series series Wiley and SAS Business Series
An updated new edition of the comprehensive guide to better business forecastingMany companies still look at quantitative forecasting methods with suspicion, but a new awareness is emerging across many industries as more businesses and professionals recognize the value of integrating demand data (point-of-sale and syndicated scanner data) into the forecasting process. Demand-Driven Forecasting ... Read more

$66.00 USD

An updated new edition of the comprehensive guide to better business forecastingMany companies still look at quantitative forecasting methods with suspicion, but a new awareness is emerging across many industries as more businesses and professionals recognize the value of integrating demand data (point-of-sale and syndicated scanner data) into the forecasting process. Demand-Driven Forecasting
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The Answer is a Question: The Missing Superpower that Changes Everything and Will Transform Your Impact as a Manager and Leader

by Laura Ashley-Timms, Dominic Ashley-Timms ...

The New Approach to Management Being Used in Over Forty Countries“Redefines the purpose of management for the 21st century.” - Matthew Syed, Author, Journalist & Broadcaster“For any leader or manager in business, you need this! It has truly changed the way I think about leadership, for the better!” - Nick Pointe“I have transformed the way I communicate. One of the best investments in career ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The New Approach to Management Being Used in Over Forty Countries“Redefines the purpose of management for the 21st century.” - Matthew Syed, Author, Journalist & Broadcaster“For any leader or manager in business, you need this! It has truly changed the way I think about leadership, for the better!” - Nick Pointe“I have transformed the way I communicate. One of the best investments in career
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泰山經濟學

從Spotify看善用破壞性創新轉型的八大原則

by 威爾．佩奇 ...

Series Book 1517 - 實戰智慧館
★本書獲商業周刊第1797期書摘推薦★我們遲早會面臨被顛覆的一刻你已經看見它迎面而來了嗎？★放掉舊藤蔓，抓住新藤蔓，像泰山一樣在叢林中飛盪。★▶ 音樂產業近期動盪的歷史，也為其他產業譜出琅琅上口的配樂，例如，廚房家具品牌特百惠（Tupperware）病毒式行銷策略早期的成功，以及十三世紀萊茵同盟（Rhine League）穿插著軼事和音樂的聯盟警世故事。如果這本有趣的書籍還無法在Spotify上收聽，那應該要快點錄製出來。——《金融時報》Spotify串流音樂平台前首席經濟學家威爾‧佩奇，在英國政府機關任職多年後，終於在Spotify找到能夠讓他結合經濟專業及熱愛搖滾樂的工作，佩奇聰明地把泰山經濟學原理運用到解決音樂產業的危機。他說：音樂是第一個遭遇到數位革命破壞的產業，二十年前，CD被盜版、歌曲在被免費下載，慘不忍睹。但是音樂產業在第一個十年仍固守舊制，不肯認... ... Read more

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★本書獲商業周刊第1797期書摘推薦★我們遲早會面臨被顛覆的一刻你已經看見它迎面而來了嗎？★放掉舊藤蔓，抓住新藤蔓，像泰山一樣在叢林中飛盪。★▶ 音樂產業近期動盪的歷史，也為其他產業譜出琅琅上口的配樂，例如，廚房家具品牌特百惠（Tupperware）病毒式行銷策略早期的成功，以及十三世紀萊茵同盟（Rhine League）穿插著軼事和音樂的聯盟警世故事。如果這本有趣的書籍還無法在Spotify上收聽，那應該要快點錄製出來。——《金融時報》Spotify串流音樂平台前首席經濟學家威爾‧佩奇，在英國政府機關任職多年後，終於在Spotify找到能夠讓他結合經濟專業及熱愛搖滾樂的工作，佩奇聰明地把泰山經濟學原理運用到解決音樂產業的危機。他說：音樂是第一個遭遇到數位革命破壞的產業，二十年前，CD被盜版、歌曲在被免費下載，慘不忍睹。但是音樂產業在第一個十年仍固守舊制，不肯認...
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A Joosr Guide to… Nudge by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness

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.Our lives could be improved if we stopped making poor ... Read more

$2.99 USD 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.Our lives could be improved if we stopped making poor
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