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The Art of Decision Making

by Trey Gowdy ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The Fox News host and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Doesn’t Hurt to Ask shares his trusted framework for decision making, telling the story of his life through the choices he’s made using this revolutionary method.“The best guide I’ve read to help people analyze, make, and own their decisions . . . Make a great decision and read this book.”—Dana Perino, Fox ... Read more

$7.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The Fox News host and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Doesn’t Hurt to Ask shares his trusted framework for decision making, telling the story of his life through the choices he’s made using this revolutionary method.“The best guide I’ve read to help people analyze, make, and own their decisions . . . Make a great decision and read this book.”—Dana Perino, Fox
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Manager's Guide to Operations Management

by John Kamauff ...

The secrets to improving operations while maintaining the highest qualityHow do you operate at maximum efficiency with minimum cost? Manager’s Guide to Operations Management addresses one of the most pressing business issues of our time by offering easy-toimplement advice on creating the most effective, streamlined operations possible. This quick-reference guide explains how to:Improve your ... Read more

$20.19 USD

The secrets to improving operations while maintaining the highest qualityHow do you operate at maximum efficiency with minimum cost? Manager’s Guide to Operations Management addresses one of the most pressing business issues of our time by offering easy-toimplement advice on creating the most effective, streamlined operations possible. This quick-reference guide explains how to:Improve your
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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

$21.59 USD 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
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The Ostrich Paradox

Why We Underprepare for Disasters

by Robert Meyer, Howard Kunreuther ...

"The Ostrich Paradox boldly addresses a key question of our time: Why are we humans so poor at dealing with disastrous risks, and what can we humans do about it? It is a must-read for everyone who cares about risk."—Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and author of Thinking, Fast and SlowWe fail to evacuate when advised. We rebuild in flood zones. We don't wear helmets. We fail ... Read more

$14.39 USD

"The Ostrich Paradox boldly addresses a key question of our time: Why are we humans so poor at dealing with disastrous risks, and what can we humans do about it? It is a must-read for everyone who cares about risk."—Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and author of Thinking, Fast and SlowWe fail to evacuate when advised. We rebuild in flood zones. We don't wear helmets. We fail
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Making the Case

How to Advocate for Yourself in Work and Life

by Kimberly Guilfoyle ...

After an eleven-year-old Kimberly Guilfoyle lost her mother to leukemia, her dad wanted her to become as resilient and self-empowered as she could be. He wisely taught her to build a solid case for the things she wanted. Creating a strong logical argument was the best way to ensure she could always meet her needs. That childhood lesson led her to become the fearless advocate and quick-thinking ... Read more

$6.99 USD

After an eleven-year-old Kimberly Guilfoyle lost her mother to leukemia, her dad wanted her to become as resilient and self-empowered as she could be. He wisely taught her to build a solid case for the things she wanted. Creating a strong logical argument was the best way to ensure she could always meet her needs. That childhood lesson led her to become the fearless advocate and quick-thinking
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The Devil Never Sleeps

Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters

by Juliette Kayyem ...

An indispensable guide to dealing with disasters from one of today’s foremost thinkers in crisis management, now updated with a new afterword.“In a world marred by preventable miscalculation, Juliette Kayyem’s The Devil Never Sleeps **provides a playbook for making it out alive.” —**The New YorkerThe future may be unpredictable, but nowadays, disasters are not. We live in a time of consist... ... Read more

$17.99 USD

An indispensable guide to dealing with disasters from one of today’s foremost thinkers in crisis management, now updated with a new afterword.“In a world marred by preventable miscalculation, Juliette Kayyem’s The Devil Never Sleeps **provides a playbook for making it out alive.” —**The New YorkerThe future may be unpredictable, but nowadays, disasters are not. We live in a time of consist...
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Edupreneurship: How to Succeed with Your Knowledge & Skills in the New Economy

by Takis Athanassiou ...

Do you like to tell stories? Do you like the “show and tell” approach as a way to make a difference in the world? Do you like to help people discover their true potential? Then edupreneurship is your game.Today it is easy to make a success (and develop a business) by capitalizing your knowledge and skills and helping people reach their true potential!Welcome to the edupreneurship domain! ... Read more

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Do you like to tell stories? Do you like the “show and tell” approach as a way to make a difference in the world? Do you like to help people discover their true potential? Then edupreneurship is your game.Today it is easy to make a success (and develop a business) by capitalizing your knowledge and skills and helping people reach their true potential!Welcome to the edupreneurship domain!
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Answering the Ultimate Question

How Net Promoter Can Transform Your Business

by Richard Owen, Laura L. Brooks PhD ...

Fred Reichheld's 2006 book The Ultimate Question, that question being, "How likely is it that you would recommend this company to a friend or colleague?"-challenged the conventional wisdom of customer satisfaction programs. It coined the terms 'bad profits' and 'good profits' and pointed to a faster, much more accurate way of gauging customers' real loyalty to a company, introducing a quantitative ... Read more

$18.00 USD

Fred Reichheld's 2006 book The Ultimate Question, that question being, "How likely is it that you would recommend this company to a friend or colleague?"-challenged the conventional wisdom of customer satisfaction programs. It coined the terms 'bad profits' and 'good profits' and pointed to a faster, much more accurate way of gauging customers' real loyalty to a company, introducing a quantitative
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Creative Acts for Curious People

How to Think, Create, and Lead in Unconventional Ways

by Sarah Stein Greenberg, Stanford d.school ...

Series series Stanford d.school Library
WINNER OF THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD • “A delightful, compelling book that offers a dazzling array of practical, thoughtful exercises designed to spark creativity, help solve problems, foster connection, and make our lives better.”—Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestselling author and host of the Happier podcastIn an era of ambiguous, messy problems—as well as extraordinary opportunities ... Read more

$13.99 USD

WINNER OF THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD • “A delightful, compelling book that offers a dazzling array of practical, thoughtful exercises designed to spark creativity, help solve problems, foster connection, and make our lives better.”—Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestselling author and host of the Happier podcastIn an era of ambiguous, messy problems—as well as extraordinary opportunities
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高勝算決策

如何在面對決定時，降低失誤，每次出手成功率都比對手高？

by 安妮．杜克（Annie Duke） ...

Series Book 1 - 翻轉學
做決策就像下賭注，可能成功，也可能失算，任何人都無法保證所做的決定100%正確，但卻可以透過學習，想辦法提高勝算！★融合德州撲克思維與心理學知識的最新決策法則★美國矽谷知名創投家馬克．安德森2018****年夏日閱讀書單★普立茲得獎記者、知名創業家、華頓商學院教授、心理學專家、投資大師……好評推薦請先想想，今年你做過最好的決定與最壞的決定各是什麼？你最好的決定帶來了好結果，最壞的決定導致糟糕的後果。這並不是什麼讀心術，而是深知人性的直覺思維模式。<... ... Read more

$7.98 USD

做決策就像下賭注，可能成功，也可能失算，任何人都無法保證所做的決定100%正確，但卻可以透過學習，想辦法提高勝算！★融合德州撲克思維與心理學知識的最新決策法則★美國矽谷知名創投家馬克．安德森2018****年夏日閱讀書單★普立茲得獎記者、知名創業家、華頓商學院教授、心理學專家、投資大師……好評推薦請先想想，今年你做過最好的決定與最壞的決定各是什麼？你最好的決定帶來了好結果，最壞的決定導致糟糕的後果。這並不是什麼讀心術，而是深知人性的直覺思維模式。<...
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Sfârșitul înseamnă un nou început

Adrian Niculescu

by Adrian Niculescu ...

Prin intermediul experiențelor vieții mele, vreau să îți arăt că și tu poți, cititorule, oricât ar fi de greu.Nu există scuze, nu există vinovați, totul ține doar de tine – și punct!Iubesc oamenii, iubesc România și cel mai mult îl iubesc pe Dumnezeu. Stabilește-ți o prioritate și trage cu toată ființa ta să o atingi, dar fă-o curat, fără să-i faci pe alți oameni să sufere; va fi greu, vei plânge, ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Prin intermediul experiențelor vieții mele, vreau să îți arăt că și tu poți, cititorule, oricât ar fi de greu.Nu există scuze, nu există vinovați, totul ține doar de tine – și punct!Iubesc oamenii, iubesc România și cel mai mult îl iubesc pe Dumnezeu. Stabilește-ți o prioritate și trage cu toată ființa ta să o atingi, dar fă-o curat, fără să-i faci pe alți oameni să sufere; va fi greu, vei plânge,
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Ideaflow

The Only Business Metric That Matters

by Jeremy Utley, Perry Klebahn ...

“Teams succeed to the degree that there is a free flow of ideas. Read this book to learn how to bring out the best in others—and in yourself.” —Scott Galloway, bestselling author of The Four and *Post CoronaIdeaflow: the number of ideas you or your team can generate in a set amount of time*We all want great ideas, but few actually understand how they’re born. Innovation doesn’t come from a sprint ... Read more

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“Teams succeed to the degree that there is a free flow of ideas. Read this book to learn how to bring out the best in others—and in yourself.” —Scott Galloway, bestselling author of The Four and *Post CoronaIdeaflow: the number of ideas you or your team can generate in a set amount of time*We all want great ideas, but few actually understand how they’re born. Innovation doesn’t come from a sprint
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Wiser

Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter

by Cass R. Sunstein, Reid Hastie ...

Why are group decisions so hard?Since the beginning of human history, people have made decisions in groups—first in families and villages, and now as part of companies, governments, school boards, religious organizations, or any one of countless other groups. And having more than one person to help decide is good because the group benefits from the collective knowledge of all of its members, and ... Read more

$19.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Why are group decisions so hard?Since the beginning of human history, people have made decisions in groups—first in families and villages, and now as part of companies, governments, school boards, religious organizations, or any one of countless other groups. And having more than one person to help decide is good because the group benefits from the collective knowledge of all of its members, and
... Read more
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

An Illustrated Leadership Fable

by Patrick M. Lencioni ...

The blockbuster bestseller now in a manga edition--fully illustrated and fun to read!Beautifully illustrated by Kensuke Okabayashi, this enthralling edition of Patrick Lencioni's massive bestseller gives readers a new format in which to understand the fascinating, complex world of teams. Kathryn Petersen, Decision Tech's CEO, faces the ultimate leadership crisis: Uniting a team in such disarray ... Read more

$17.00 USD

The blockbuster bestseller now in a manga edition--fully illustrated and fun to read!Beautifully illustrated by Kensuke Okabayashi, this enthralling edition of Patrick Lencioni's massive bestseller gives readers a new format in which to understand the fascinating, complex world of teams. Kathryn Petersen, Decision Tech's CEO, faces the ultimate leadership crisis: Uniting a team in such disarray
... Read more
Inspire

The Universal Path for Leading Yourself and Others

by Adam Galinsky ...

Two kinds of leaders populate the world: those who inspire and those who infuriate. Which will you be?Whether you’re a leader, a member of a team, a spouse, or a parent, this engaging and rigorous exploration unpacks the science of inspiration. Through compelling stories, fascinating research, and practical tips for addressing the common dilemmas we face daily, Inspire reveals how all of us, ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Two kinds of leaders populate the world: those who inspire and those who infuriate. Which will you be?Whether you’re a leader, a member of a team, a spouse, or a parent, this engaging and rigorous exploration unpacks the science of inspiration. Through compelling stories, fascinating research, and practical tips for addressing the common dilemmas we face daily, Inspire reveals how all of us,
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Six Sigma For Dummies

by Craig Gygi, Bruce Williams ...

The fast and easy way to understand and implement Six SigmaThe world's largest and most profitable companies—including the likes of GE, Bank of America, Honeywell, DuPont, Samsung, Starwood Hotels, Bechtel, and Motorola—have used Six Sigma to achieve breathtaking improvements in business performance, in everything from products to processes to complex systems and even in work environments. Over ... Read more

$18.00 USD

The fast and easy way to understand and implement Six SigmaThe world's largest and most profitable companies—including the likes of GE, Bank of America, Honeywell, DuPont, Samsung, Starwood Hotels, Bechtel, and Motorola—have used Six Sigma to achieve breathtaking improvements in business performance, in everything from products to processes to complex systems and even in work environments. Over
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Structured Decision Making

by Andreas Michael Theodorou ...

Structured Decision Making presents a practical and rational framework for making better decisions under conditions of uncertainty, risk, and incomplete information. Using clear explanations and real-world examples, the book introduces the fundamental concepts of probability, mathematical expectation, and risk analysis, showing how these tools can be applied to evaluate choices in a logical and ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Structured Decision Making presents a practical and rational framework for making better decisions under conditions of uncertainty, risk, and incomplete information. Using clear explanations and real-world examples, the book introduces the fundamental concepts of probability, mathematical expectation, and risk analysis, showing how these tools can be applied to evaluate choices in a logical and
... Read more
Unfolding the Napkin

The Hands-On Method for Solving Complex Problems with Simple Pictures

by Dan Roam ...

An original workbook companion to the acclaimed business bestseller The Back of the NapkinDan Roam's The Back of the Napkin, a BusinessWeek bestseller, taught readers the power of brainstorming and communicating with pictures. It presented a new and exciting way to solve all kinds of problems-from the boardroom to the sales floor to the cubicle jungle.The companion workbook, Unfolding the Napkin, ... Read more

$7.99 USD

An original workbook companion to the acclaimed business bestseller The Back of the NapkinDan Roam's The Back of the Napkin, a BusinessWeek bestseller, taught readers the power of brainstorming and communicating with pictures. It presented a new and exciting way to solve all kinds of problems-from the boardroom to the sales floor to the cubicle jungle.The companion workbook, Unfolding the Napkin,
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How to Read a Balance Sheet: The Bottom Line on What You Need to Know about Cash Flow, Assets, Debt, Equity, Profit...and How It all Comes Together

by Rick Makoujy ...

Put the most valuable business tool to work for you!The balance sheet is the key to everything--from efficient business operation to accurate assessment of a company’s worth. It’s a critical business resource--but do you know how to read it? How to Read a Balance Sheet breaks down the subject into easy-to-understand components.If you're a business owner or manager, this book helps you . . .Manage ... Read more

$16.59 USD

Put the most valuable business tool to work for you!The balance sheet is the key to everything--from efficient business operation to accurate assessment of a company’s worth. It’s a critical business resource--but do you know how to read it? How to Read a Balance Sheet breaks down the subject into easy-to-understand components.If you're a business owner or manager, this book helps you . . .Manage
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Problem Solved

A Powerful System for Making Complex Decisions with Confidence and Conviction

by Cheryl Strauss Einhorn ...

*International Book Awards FinalistIt can be messy and overwhelming to figure out how to solve thorny problems. Where do you start? How do you know where to look for information and evaluate its quality and bias? How can you feel confident that you are making a careful and thoroughly researched decision?Whether you are deciding between colleges, navigating a career decision, helping your aging ... Read more

$13.09 USD

*International Book Awards FinalistIt can be messy and overwhelming to figure out how to solve thorny problems. Where do you start? How do you know where to look for information and evaluate its quality and bias? How can you feel confident that you are making a careful and thoroughly researched decision?Whether you are deciding between colleges, navigating a career decision, helping your aging
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Deep Purpose

The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies

by Ranjay Gulati ...

Forbes, Best Business Books of 2022The Next Big Idea Club, Best Leadership Books of 2022Thinkers50 Top 10 Best New Management Books for 2022Axiom Award Bronze Medalist for Business EthicsA distinguished Harvard Business School professor offers a compelling reassessment and defense of purpose as a management ethos, documenting the vast performance gains and social benefits that become... ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Forbes, Best Business Books of 2022The Next Big Idea Club, Best Leadership Books of 2022Thinkers50 Top 10 Best New Management Books for 2022Axiom Award Bronze Medalist for Business EthicsA distinguished Harvard Business School professor offers a compelling reassessment and defense of purpose as a management ethos, documenting the vast performance gains and social benefits that become...
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How to Think More Effectively

A guide to greater productivity, insight and creativity

by The School of Life ...

A guide to identifying, nurturing and growing our insight and creativity for more effective thinking.We know that our minds are capable of great things. But they are also unpredictable. Our thoughts tend to wander and our minds are either distracted or idle. This book teaches us how to optimize these beautiful yet fitful instruments so that they can more regularly and generously produce the sort ... Read more

$10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A guide to identifying, nurturing and growing our insight and creativity for more effective thinking.We know that our minds are capable of great things. But they are also unpredictable. Our thoughts tend to wander and our minds are either distracted or idle. This book teaches us how to optimize these beautiful yet fitful instruments so that they can more regularly and generously produce the sort
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The Private Equity Playbook

Management's Guide to Working with Private Equity 2nd Edition

by Adam Coffey ...

New rules. New playbook.Nearly half of all mergers and acquisitions involve private equity, but the world of PE can confuse even lifelong business professionals. For years, the #1 bestselling book The Private Equity Playbook has helped countless entrepreneurs, leaders, and CEOs like you successfully navigate the PE playing field. But much has changed since the book was released at the start of ... Read more

$4.99 USD

New rules. New playbook.Nearly half of all mergers and acquisitions involve private equity, but the world of PE can confuse even lifelong business professionals. For years, the #1 bestselling book The Private Equity Playbook has helped countless entrepreneurs, leaders, and CEOs like you successfully navigate the PE playing field. But much has changed since the book was released at the start of
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You Need a Manifesto

How to Craft Your Convictions and Put Them to Work

by Charlotte Burgess-Auburn, Stanford d.school ...

Series series Stanford d.school Library
An essential how-to for crafting a guiding motto that sets intentions, increases creativity, and helps accomplish your goals, from Stanford University's world-renowned Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, aka the d.school.We all need agency to feel the power and joy of acting in the face of challenge and opportunity. But we also need humility and restraint to ensure that we guard against hubris and ... Read more

$11.99 USD

An essential how-to for crafting a guiding motto that sets intentions, increases creativity, and helps accomplish your goals, from Stanford University's world-renowned Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, aka the d.school.We all need agency to feel the power and joy of acting in the face of challenge and opportunity. But we also need humility and restraint to ensure that we guard against hubris and
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