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

Beating the Dow Completely Revised and Updated

A High-Return, Low-Risk Method for Investing in the Dow Jones Industrial Stocks with as Little as $5,000

by John Downes, Michael B. O'Higgins ...

In 1991, Michael B. O'Higgins, one of the nation's top money managers, turned the investment world upside down with an ingenious strategy, showing how all investors--from those with only $5,000 to invest to millionaires--could beat the pros 95% of the time by putting 100% of their equity investment into the high-yield, low-risk "dog" stocks of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. His formula spawned ... Read more

$9.99 USD

In 1991, Michael B. O'Higgins, one of the nation's top money managers, turned the investment world upside down with an ingenious strategy, showing how all investors--from those with only $5,000 to invest to millionaires--could beat the pros 95% of the time by putting 100% of their equity investment into the high-yield, low-risk "dog" stocks of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. His formula spawned
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The Leader's Checklist, 10th Anniversary Edition

16 Mission-Critical Principles

by Michael Useem ...

Envision this scenario: An industrial manufacturer is breaking itself in three, and its board chair asks you, the chief financial officer, to step up to the helm of one of the spin-offs. You will take charge of everything, from plant operations and product marketing to human resources and governance practices. Are you ready to lead?In The Leader's Checklist, 10th Anniversary Edition: 16 Mission ... Read more

$14.39 USD

Envision this scenario: An industrial manufacturer is breaking itself in three, and its board chair asks you, the chief financial officer, to step up to the helm of one of the spin-offs. You will take charge of everything, from plant operations and product marketing to human resources and governance practices. Are you ready to lead?In The Leader's Checklist, 10th Anniversary Edition: 16 Mission
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The Analytical Marketer

How to Transform Your Marketing Organization

by Adele Sweetwood ...

How to lead the changeAnalytics are driving big changes, not only in what marketing departments do but in how they are organized, staffed, led, and run. Leaders are grappling with issues that range from building an analytically driven marketing organization and determining the kinds of structure and talent that are needed to leading interactions with IT, finance, and sales and creating a unified ... Read more

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How to lead the changeAnalytics are driving big changes, not only in what marketing departments do but in how they are organized, staffed, led, and run. Leaders are grappling with issues that range from building an analytically driven marketing organization and determining the kinds of structure and talent that are needed to leading interactions with IT, finance, and sales and creating a unified
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The Myth of Experience

Why We Learn the Wrong Lessons, and Ways to Correct Them

by Robin M Hogarth, Emre Soyer ...

Experience is a great teacher . . . except when it isn't. In this groundbreaking guide, learn how the past can deceive and limit us -- and how healthy skepticism can build a better world.Our personal experience is key to who we are and what we do. We judge others by their experience and are judged by ours. Society venerates experience. From doctors to teachers to managers to presidents, the more ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Experience is a great teacher . . . except when it isn't. In this groundbreaking guide, learn how the past can deceive and limit us -- and how healthy skepticism can build a better world.Our personal experience is key to who we are and what we do. We judge others by their experience and are judged by ours. Society venerates experience. From doctors to teachers to managers to presidents, the more
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Hot Seat

The Startup CEO Guidebook

by Dan Shapiro ...

What avoidable problem destroys more young startups than any other?Why is it a mistake to ask for introductions to investors?When do you play the CEO card?Should you sell out?Author and four-time founder/CEO Dan Shapiro tells the stories of dozens of startups whose companies lived and died by the advice in these pages. From inception to destruction and triumph to despair, this rollercoaster read ... Read more

$21.99 USD

What avoidable problem destroys more young startups than any other?Why is it a mistake to ask for introductions to investors?When do you play the CEO card?Should you sell out?Author and four-time founder/CEO Dan Shapiro tells the stories of dozens of startups whose companies lived and died by the advice in these pages. From inception to destruction and triumph to despair, this rollercoaster read
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Discounting the Future

The Ascendancy of a Political Technology

by Liliana Doganova ...

Series Book 7 - Near Futures
A pioneering exploration of the defining traits and contradictions of our relationship to the future through the lens of discountingForest fires, droughts, and rising sea levels beg a nagging question: have we lost our capacity to act on the future? Liliana Doganova’s book sheds new light on this anxious query. It argues that our relationship to the future has been trapped in the gears of a device ... Read more

$21.59 USD

A pioneering exploration of the defining traits and contradictions of our relationship to the future through the lens of discountingForest fires, droughts, and rising sea levels beg a nagging question: have we lost our capacity to act on the future? Liliana Doganova’s book sheds new light on this anxious query. It argues that our relationship to the future has been trapped in the gears of a device
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Become the Best Version of Yourself

How to Transform Your Life and Claim Your Personal Power

by Glenn Stevens Jr ...

This ebook is designed to help you with the strategies and the practical steps you need in order to break those bad habits & change your life for the better. This book talks about knowing who you really are, learning your triggers for your undesirable behavior, building up your confidence & self-esteem. Inside this ebook there will be some questions that will require 100% honesty in order for you ... Read more

$2.99 USD

This ebook is designed to help you with the strategies and the practical steps you need in order to break those bad habits & change your life for the better. This book talks about knowing who you really are, learning your triggers for your undesirable behavior, building up your confidence & self-esteem. Inside this ebook there will be some questions that will require 100% honesty in order for you
... Read more
Adapt

Your First Step Towards Success That Lasts

by Raghavan Venugopal ...

NAVIGATING LEADERSHIP IN A TECHNOLOGY COMPANY COMES WITH TWISTS, TURNS, AND SURPRISES. THE BEST WAY TO KEEP PUSHING FORWARD IS TO ADAPT.The year is 2011, and Ram is hungry. He wants to be a leader and bring InfraT to the next level. The world is changing rapidly: smartphones are everywhere, personal computers are in every home, and flash is changing the game. But before Ram can set out to achieve ... Read more

$0.99 USD

NAVIGATING LEADERSHIP IN A TECHNOLOGY COMPANY COMES WITH TWISTS, TURNS, AND SURPRISES. THE BEST WAY TO KEEP PUSHING FORWARD IS TO ADAPT.The year is 2011, and Ram is hungry. He wants to be a leader and bring InfraT to the next level. The world is changing rapidly: smartphones are everywhere, personal computers are in every home, and flash is changing the game. But before Ram can set out to achieve
... Read more
Solve It!

The Mindset and Tools of Smart Problem Solvers

by Dietmar Sternad ...

Apply the strategies and tools of smart problem solving-and succeed in work and life!What do Albert Einstein, Elon Musk, Sherlock Holmes and Mahatma Gandhiʼs six-year-old granddaughter have in common? They are all masters of the art of smart problem solving-a highly sought-after skill that you can learn too!• Gain insights into the surprising findings of the science of problem solving• Develop a ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Apply the strategies and tools of smart problem solving-and succeed in work and life!What do Albert Einstein, Elon Musk, Sherlock Holmes and Mahatma Gandhiʼs six-year-old granddaughter have in common? They are all masters of the art of smart problem solving-a highly sought-after skill that you can learn too!• Gain insights into the surprising findings of the science of problem solving• Develop a
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The Little Book of Data

Understanding the Powerful Analytics that Fuel AI, Make or Break Careers, and Could Just End Up Saving the World

by Justin Evans ...

Data is not about number crunching. It’s about ideas. And when used properly (read: ethically), it is the problem solver of our time.Yet many savvy people seem to be in data denial: they don’t think they need to understand data, or it’s too complicated, or worse, using it is somehow unethical. Yet as data and AI (just an accelerated way to put data to work) move to the center of professional and ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Data is not about number crunching. It’s about ideas. And when used properly (read: ethically), it is the problem solver of our time.Yet many savvy people seem to be in data denial: they don’t think they need to understand data, or it’s too complicated, or worse, using it is somehow unethical. Yet as data and AI (just an accelerated way to put data to work) move to the center of professional and
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Understanding A3 Thinking

A Critical Component of Toyota's PDCA Management System

by Durward K. Sobek II., Art Smalley ...

Winner of a 2009 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Prize. Notably flexible and brief, the A3 report has proven to be a key tool In Toyota‘s successful move toward organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and improvement, especially within its engineering and R&D organizations. The power of the A3 report, however, derives not from th ... Read more

$57.99 USD

Winner of a 2009 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Prize. Notably flexible and brief, the A3 report has proven to be a key tool In Toyota‘s successful move toward organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and improvement, especially within its engineering and R&D organizations. The power of the A3 report, however, derives not from th
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Enterprise Risk Management

A Methodology for Achieving Strategic Objectives

by Gregory Monahan ...

Series Book 20 - Wiley and SAS Business Series
Written for enterprise risk management (ERM) practitioners who recognize ERM?s value to their organization, Enterprise Risk Management: A Methodology for Achieving Strategic Objectives thoroughly examines operational risk management and allows you to leverage ERM methodology in your organization by putting author and ERM authority Gregory Monahan's Strategic Objectives At Risk (SOAR) methodology ... Read more

$48.00 USD

Written for enterprise risk management (ERM) practitioners who recognize ERM?s value to their organization, Enterprise Risk Management: A Methodology for Achieving Strategic Objectives thoroughly examines operational risk management and allows you to leverage ERM methodology in your organization by putting author and ERM authority Gregory Monahan's Strategic Objectives At Risk (SOAR) methodology
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The Team-Building Tool Kit

Tips and Tactics for Effective Workplace Teams

by Deborah Mackin ...

This helpful guide provides practical advice to guide team coaches, leaders, and members to high-performance results.Workplace teams learn to function as effective units when they have the tools and techniques to be greater than the sum of their parts. Filled with bullet points to make tips and strategies quick and easy to grasp, this book covers both the structure and nitty-gritty process details ... Read more

$6.99 USD

This helpful guide provides practical advice to guide team coaches, leaders, and members to high-performance results.Workplace teams learn to function as effective units when they have the tools and techniques to be greater than the sum of their parts. Filled with bullet points to make tips and strategies quick and easy to grasp, this book covers both the structure and nitty-gritty process details
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The Transparent Leader

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

by Herb Baum, Tammy Kling ...

Drawing on his experience as a leader in some of the nation's largest corporations, Baum issues a convincing call for honest, ethical, "transparent" dealing throughout the business world. Baum outlines the management techniques he uses within and without the company to get outstanding results without skirting the rules or bending the truth. Baum maintains that by fostering trust, integrity and ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Drawing on his experience as a leader in some of the nation's largest corporations, Baum issues a convincing call for honest, ethical, "transparent" dealing throughout the business world. Baum outlines the management techniques he uses within and without the company to get outstanding results without skirting the rules or bending the truth. Baum maintains that by fostering trust, integrity and
... Read more
Leadership Toolbox for Project Managers

Achieve Better Results in a Dynamic World

by Michel A Dion ...

Project management is about delivering value and results. Project managers are under an incredible amount of stress, trying to complete their projects successfully. And when they do, they are often rewarded with increased responsibility such as managing projects with higher complexity and strategic importance.We live in a dynamic, innovative, fast-paced world with a high level of uncertainty. ... Read more

$3.63 USD

Project management is about delivering value and results. Project managers are under an incredible amount of stress, trying to complete their projects successfully. And when they do, they are often rewarded with increased responsibility such as managing projects with higher complexity and strategic importance.We live in a dynamic, innovative, fast-paced world with a high level of uncertainty.
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The Neo-Generalist

Where you go is who you are

by Richard Martin, Kenneth Mikkelsen ...

We live in a world of hyper specialism, losing context and our connection to the surrounding region breaks down. The expertise we valued so highly has served to narrow and shorten our vision. It has blinded us to potential and opportunity.This book argues that there is the need and place for both specialist and the generalist. Currently, it feels the balance is tipped too far towards specialism, ... Read more

$9.38 USD

We live in a world of hyper specialism, losing context and our connection to the surrounding region breaks down. The expertise we valued so highly has served to narrow and shorten our vision. It has blinded us to potential and opportunity.This book argues that there is the need and place for both specialist and the generalist. Currently, it feels the balance is tipped too far towards specialism,
... Read more
Left Brain, Right Stuff

How Leaders Make Winning Decisions

by Phil Rosenzweig ...

Left Brain, Right Stuff takes up where other books about decision making leave off. For many routine choices, from shopping to investing, we can make good decisions simply by avoiding common errors, such as searching only for confirming information or avoiding the hindsight bias. But as Phil Rosenzweig shows, for many of the most important, more complex situations we face -- in business, sports, ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Left Brain, Right Stuff takes up where other books about decision making leave off. For many routine choices, from shopping to investing, we can make good decisions simply by avoiding common errors, such as searching only for confirming information or avoiding the hindsight bias. But as Phil Rosenzweig shows, for many of the most important, more complex situations we face -- in business, sports,
... Read more
金錢陷阱：軟銀集團前總裁以扣人心弦的商業傳奇，揭露科技泡沫的真實與幻象

The Money Trap: Lost Illusions Inside the Tech Bubble

by 阿洛．薩瑪, Alok Sama ...

Translated by 張嘉倫 ...

ARM、NVIDIA、TikTok⋯⋯唯一揭露巨額投資現場的紀實－✮ 史上最大「願景基金」核心交易推動者的第一手視角✮ 從科技與金融的最前線揭示市場真相✮ 破除獨角獸神話與誇大炒作的迷思✮ 新創團隊、投資人、企業經營者的冷靜教科書✮特別收錄：寫給台灣讀者的作者序《金錢陷阱》絕非是頌揚財富或生意場上的風光或神話，而是指出那看似光鮮的追逐，往往終究是一場虛無。所幸，這樣的訊息，永遠不會過時。──阿洛．薩瑪 Alok Sama本書作者詳實描寫了在摩根士丹利的職涯，以及在軟銀與孫正義一同參與全球最知名科技公司的投資與併購，包括：安謀、雅虎、輝達、TikTok、Uber、T-Mobile、阿里巴巴和WeWork。▍在科技領域流動的龐大資金，真能為我們帶來更美好的繁榮願景？以成功與失敗為主軸，為讀者展現豐富的業... ... Read more

$12.99 USD

ARM、NVIDIA、TikTok⋯⋯唯一揭露巨額投資現場的紀實－✮ 史上最大「願景基金」核心交易推動者的第一手視角✮ 從科技與金融的最前線揭示市場真相✮ 破除獨角獸神話與誇大炒作的迷思✮ 新創團隊、投資人、企業經營者的冷靜教科書✮特別收錄：寫給台灣讀者的作者序《金錢陷阱》絕非是頌揚財富或生意場上的風光或神話，而是指出那看似光鮮的追逐，往往終究是一場虛無。所幸，這樣的訊息，永遠不會過時。──阿洛．薩瑪 Alok Sama本書作者詳實描寫了在摩根士丹利的職涯，以及在軟銀與孫正義一同參與全球最知名科技公司的投資與併購，包括：安謀、雅虎、輝達、TikTok、Uber、T-Mobile、阿里巴巴和WeWork。▍在科技領域流動的龐大資金，真能為我們帶來更美好的繁榮願景？以成功與失敗為主軸，為讀者展現豐富的業...
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Managing Corporate Design

Best Practices for In-House Graphic Design Departments

by Peter L. Phillips ...

Corporations increasingly view graphic design as a core strategic business competency in a highly competitive climate, and they are challenging their in-house designers to supply far more than a service or support function. Their new role is to provide sound solutions to real-world business pressures. Managing Corporate Design addresses-head-on-these new challenges in a highly practical manner ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Corporations increasingly view graphic design as a core strategic business competency in a highly competitive climate, and they are challenging their in-house designers to supply far more than a service or support function. Their new role is to provide sound solutions to real-world business pressures. Managing Corporate Design addresses-head-on-these new challenges in a highly practical manner
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DK Essential Managers: Managing Change

by Robert Heller ...

Series series DK Essential Managers
Learn all you need to know about adapting to change, from initiating modifications to responding positively to them. Turn and face the strange features of your new business environment with this efficient how-to guide. Managing Change enables you to understand and plan for change to achieve the best results, plus it provides practical techniques for you to try in different settings. Whether you ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Learn all you need to know about adapting to change, from initiating modifications to responding positively to them. Turn and face the strange features of your new business environment with this efficient how-to guide. Managing Change enables you to understand and plan for change to achieve the best results, plus it provides practical techniques for you to try in different settings. Whether you
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The Best Secrets of Great Small Businesses

Creative, Innovative and Cost-Saving Ideas from Great Business Minds

by Ray Silverstein ...

Do you have a problem you've never faced before? Are you looking for an idea that will be your next big breakthrough? You are not alone. Every day, thousands of entrepreneurs are creating innovative solutions to business problems. The best of the best are here, in one of the most useful business guides to date.The Best Secrets of Great Small Businesses is the ultimate entrepreneurial guidebook. It ... Read more

$11.59 USD

Do you have a problem you've never faced before? Are you looking for an idea that will be your next big breakthrough? You are not alone. Every day, thousands of entrepreneurs are creating innovative solutions to business problems. The best of the best are here, in one of the most useful business guides to date.The Best Secrets of Great Small Businesses is the ultimate entrepreneurial guidebook. It
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Dealstorming

The Secret Weapon That Can Solve Your Toughest Sales Challenges

by Tim Sanders ...

Sales genius is a team sport.As a B2B sales leader, you know that by Murphy’s Law, despite your team's best efforts, some deals will inevitably get stuck or key relationships will go sour. And too often, it's the most important ones—the last thing you need when millions of dollars are on the line."Dealstorming" is Tim Sanders’s term for a structured, scalable, repeatable process that can break ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Sales genius is a team sport.As a B2B sales leader, you know that by Murphy’s Law, despite your team's best efforts, some deals will inevitably get stuck or key relationships will go sour. And too often, it's the most important ones—the last thing you need when millions of dollars are on the line."Dealstorming" is Tim Sanders’s term for a structured, scalable, repeatable process that can break
... Read more
Go Big or Go Home

5 Ways to Create a Customer Experience That Will Close the Deal

by Diana Kander, Tucker Trotter ...

How do underdogs close huge deals they have no business winning? How do rainmakers pull off a sale before the RFP is ever issued? They don't do it with a logical argument or even the best PowerPoint presentation. They do it by turning their pitch into an emotional experience that makes the customer think, "This just feels right." This book is your blueprint for tapping into a client's gut feeling ... Read more

$6.99 USD

How do underdogs close huge deals they have no business winning? How do rainmakers pull off a sale before the RFP is ever issued? They don't do it with a logical argument or even the best PowerPoint presentation. They do it by turning their pitch into an emotional experience that makes the customer think, "This just feels right." This book is your blueprint for tapping into a client's gut feeling
... Read more
Passion to Profits

Business Success for New Entrepreneurs

by Rhonda Abrams, Alice LaPlante ...

Engineers, musicians, psychologists, culinary students—in just about every field, sooner or later it's likely someone will start a business. This major new book is the first to teach the fundamentals of entrepreneurship regardless of the industry. Packed with business essentials and real-world advice, this unique book breaks down everything from start to finish. You’ll learn how to choose, start, ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Engineers, musicians, psychologists, culinary students—in just about every field, sooner or later it's likely someone will start a business. This major new book is the first to teach the fundamentals of entrepreneurship regardless of the industry. Packed with business essentials and real-world advice, this unique book breaks down everything from start to finish. You’ll learn how to choose, start,
... Read more

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