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

IT (Information Technology) Portfolio Management Step-by-Step

Unlocking the Business Value of Technology

by Bryan Maizlish, Robert Handler ...

Praise for IT Portfolio Management Step-by-Step"Bryan Maizlish and Robert Handler bring their deep experience in IT 'value realization' to one of the most absent of all IT management practices--portfolio management. They capture the essence of universally proven investment practices and apply them to the most difficult of challenges--returning high strategic and dollar payoffs from an enterprise's ... Read more

$33.00 USD

Praise for IT Portfolio Management Step-by-Step"Bryan Maizlish and Robert Handler bring their deep experience in IT 'value realization' to one of the most absent of all IT management practices--portfolio management. They capture the essence of universally proven investment practices and apply them to the most difficult of challenges--returning high strategic and dollar payoffs from an enterprise's
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Obsessive Measurement Disorder or Pragmatic Bureaucracy?

Coping with Uncertainty in Development Aid Relations

by Susanna Alexius, Janet Vähämäki ...

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online.Complex coordination across time, space, and cultures involves a great deal of uncertainty. This uncertainty may be accepted and handled with judgment and pragmatism, but more often in contemporary modern society, it is treated as a technical problem to be ‘solved’. This is a book about the paradoxical implications ... Read more

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The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online.Complex coordination across time, space, and cultures involves a great deal of uncertainty. This uncertainty may be accepted and handled with judgment and pragmatism, but more often in contemporary modern society, it is treated as a technical problem to be ‘solved’. This is a book about the paradoxical implications
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Stop Procrastination: Improve Your Health, Wealth and Happiness, 9 Steps to Cure Procrastination

by Geoffrey L. Lefavi ...

Tired of putting things off until the last minute? "Stop Procrastination: Improve Your Health, Wealth and Happiness, 9 Steps to Cure Procrastination" is the ultimate guide to overcoming procrastination and achieving your goals. With step-by-step instructions and real-world examples, this book will help you break free from the cycle of delay and unlock your true potential. Whether you're struggling ... Read more

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Tired of putting things off until the last minute? "Stop Procrastination: Improve Your Health, Wealth and Happiness, 9 Steps to Cure Procrastination" is the ultimate guide to overcoming procrastination and achieving your goals. With step-by-step instructions and real-world examples, this book will help you break free from the cycle of delay and unlock your true potential. Whether you're struggling
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Streamlined Process Improvement

by H. James Harrington ...

“The Business Process Improvement methodology established by Dr. H. James Harrington and his group brings revolutionary improvement not only in quality of products and services, but also in the business processes.”—Professor Yoshio KondoThe Book That Goes Beyond Six Sigma and Lean . . . The Next Evolutionary Step in Business Process Management“Don’t design for Six Sigma—design for maximum ... Read more

$37.99 USD

“The Business Process Improvement methodology established by Dr. H. James Harrington and his group brings revolutionary improvement not only in quality of products and services, but also in the business processes.”—Professor Yoshio KondoThe Book That Goes Beyond Six Sigma and Lean . . . The Next Evolutionary Step in Business Process Management“Don’t design for Six Sigma—design for maximum
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Technical Training Management

Commercial skills aligned to the provision of successful training outcomes

by CEdMA Europe ...

With technical skills in ever increasing demand and software updates coming thick and fast, the need for technical training is rising rapidly.This book is the essential guide to establishing, managing, growing and controlling a technical training business within a national or global organisation, providing you with the commercial understanding and industry knowledge you need to succeed. ... Read more

$36.49 USD

With technical skills in ever increasing demand and software updates coming thick and fast, the need for technical training is rising rapidly.This book is the essential guide to establishing, managing, growing and controlling a technical training business within a national or global organisation, providing you with the commercial understanding and industry knowledge you need to succeed.
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People Analytics

Theory, Tools and Techniques

by Pratyush Banerjee, Jatin Pandey, Manish Gupta ...

This book addresses the topic of people analytics focusing especially on demystifying analytics for managers, from both statistical and computing points of view. It presents the evolution and the importance of people analytics in today’s workforce management and highlights the motivation for studying business analytics, shows the different levels of analytic maturity and discusses real world ... Read more

$60.99 USD

This book addresses the topic of people analytics focusing especially on demystifying analytics for managers, from both statistical and computing points of view. It presents the evolution and the importance of people analytics in today’s workforce management and highlights the motivation for studying business analytics, shows the different levels of analytic maturity and discusses real world
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Clearer Than You Think: How to Use Mental Models to Cut Through Noise, Avoid Bad Judgments, and Make Complex Problems Simple

How to Use Mental Models to Cut Through Noise, Avoid Bad Judgments, and Make Complex Problems Simple

by Julian H. Mercer ...

What if the real edge in life and work isn't having more information-but thinking better with what you already have?In a world flooded with noise, complexity, and pressure to decide fast, most people fall back on habit, intuition, or overwhelm. But what if you could use a handful of powerful frameworks to cut through confusion, simplify complex problems, and make decisions with confidence? This ... Read more

$16.19 USD

What if the real edge in life and work isn't having more information-but thinking better with what you already have?In a world flooded with noise, complexity, and pressure to decide fast, most people fall back on habit, intuition, or overwhelm. But what if you could use a handful of powerful frameworks to cut through confusion, simplify complex problems, and make decisions with confidence? This
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Decision-Making, Updated and Expanded (featuring "The Irreplaceable Value of Human Decision-Making in the Age of AI" by Martin Reeves, Mihnea Moldoveanu, and Adam Job)

by Harvard Business Review, Daniel Kahneman, Amy C. Edmondson, Linda A. Hill, Martin Reeves ...

Series series HBR's 10 Must Reads
Too many good leaders make bad decisions. Learn how to make better ones.If you read nothing else on decision-making, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you gather the data you need, identify cognitive traps that lead you astray, and turn overthinking into action.This book will inspire you to:Balance human judgment ... Read more

$18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Too many good leaders make bad decisions. Learn how to make better ones.If you read nothing else on decision-making, read this book. We've chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you gather the data you need, identify cognitive traps that lead you astray, and turn overthinking into action.This book will inspire you to:Balance human judgment
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The Work-Life Balance Myth: Rethinking Your Optimal Balance for Success

by David J. McNeff ...

An empowering guide that will show you how to shed the myth of the “work-life balance” by merging the seven key components that make up your life to attain harmony and whole-life success“All of us have Seven Slices in our lives: our Family Slice, our Professional Slice, our Personal Slice, our Physical Slice, our Intellectual Slice, our Emotional Slice, and our Spiritual Slice. These all need to ... Read more

$20.89 USD

An empowering guide that will show you how to shed the myth of the “work-life balance” by merging the seven key components that make up your life to attain harmony and whole-life success“All of us have Seven Slices in our lives: our Family Slice, our Professional Slice, our Personal Slice, our Physical Slice, our Intellectual Slice, our Emotional Slice, and our Spiritual Slice. These all need to
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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

$58.79 USD 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
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頭腦好的人才解得開的邏輯思考題：Google、Apple、Microsoft等超一流企業之面試考題，打造終身受用的最強大腦！

頭のいい人だけが解ける論理的思考問題

by 野村裕之 ...

Translated by 李彥樺 ...

職場上，光靠學歷和經驗已遠遠不夠，透過Google、Apple、Microsoft等超一流企業之面試考題，培養出真正重要的「問題解決能力」！★上市一年內，火爆突破19萬冊！★2024年度商業書銷售TOP 4！★收錄了哈佛與耶魯學生也僅有17%正確率之問題！★矽谷創投家彼得・提爾將邏輯思考題視為最佳智力訓練！★讀者紛紛表示：「太有趣了，讓人停不下來！」「在朋友間引發熱烈討論。」★不需要複雜的知識或數學計算，只考驗邏輯理解。【為什麼世界級「菁英」，都喜歡鑽研邏輯思考問題呢？】這個時代所需要的，是在面對前所未見的複雜問題時，不被直覺或常識牽著走，能夠冷靜地分析情勢，並依據邏輯作出正確判斷的「思考力」。具備這種能力的人，才可稱作現代的「聰明人」。原本大學畢業後靠著打工度日的野村裕之，被挖角到上市公司工作，甚至在3年內創下了1億日圓的業績，... ... Read more

$10.19 USD

職場上，光靠學歷和經驗已遠遠不夠，透過Google、Apple、Microsoft等超一流企業之面試考題，培養出真正重要的「問題解決能力」！★上市一年內，火爆突破19萬冊！★2024年度商業書銷售TOP 4！★收錄了哈佛與耶魯學生也僅有17%正確率之問題！★矽谷創投家彼得・提爾將邏輯思考題視為最佳智力訓練！★讀者紛紛表示：「太有趣了，讓人停不下來！」「在朋友間引發熱烈討論。」★不需要複雜的知識或數學計算，只考驗邏輯理解。【為什麼世界級「菁英」，都喜歡鑽研邏輯思考問題呢？】這個時代所需要的，是在面對前所未見的複雜問題時，不被直覺或常識牽著走，能夠冷靜地分析情勢，並依據邏輯作出正確判斷的「思考力」。具備這種能力的人，才可稱作現代的「聰明人」。原本大學畢業後靠著打工度日的野村裕之，被挖角到上市公司工作，甚至在3年內創下了1億日圓的業績，...
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Lean Six Sigma For Dummies

by Martin Brenig-Jones, Jo Dowdall ...

Become a process improvement star with Lean Six Sigma!Thinking Lean? Not in terms of weight loss, but operational efficiency? Then you can get into the Lean mindset with Lean Six Sigma For Dummies. A popular process improvement strategy used in many corporations, Lean Six Sigma exemplifies eliminating waste and optimizing flow at an operational level. With the strategies outlined in this book, you ... Read more

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Become a process improvement star with Lean Six Sigma!Thinking Lean? Not in terms of weight loss, but operational efficiency? Then you can get into the Lean mindset with Lean Six Sigma For Dummies. A popular process improvement strategy used in many corporations, Lean Six Sigma exemplifies eliminating waste and optimizing flow at an operational level. With the strategies outlined in this book, you
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Smart Life Book Bundle

The Starter Kit to Thinking & Living Smarter (Books 1-6)

by I. C. Robledo ...

Optimize Your Mind, Your Brain, & Your LifeWhat if you could succeed faster by learning to maximize your cognitive potential? What if instead of needing to follow the leader, you could become the leader? And what if instead of day-dreaming, you had the blueprint to turn your dreams into reality?Now, you can. Prepare to master your mind and find the success you’ve been searching for, with ... ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Optimize Your Mind, Your Brain, & Your LifeWhat if you could succeed faster by learning to maximize your cognitive potential? What if instead of needing to follow the leader, you could become the leader? And what if instead of day-dreaming, you had the blueprint to turn your dreams into reality?Now, you can. Prepare to master your mind and find the success you’ve been searching for, with ...
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Introduction to Consensus

by Beatrice Briggs ...

“Consensus” is a term that many people use to describe a vague process that somehow leads to general agreement. This book, written by Beatrice Briggs, an internationally recognized consultant who has been facilitating group processes for 25 years, clarifies what consensus is, what it is not and how to avoid some of the common traps that groups fall into when using this powerful decision-making ... Read more

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“Consensus” is a term that many people use to describe a vague process that somehow leads to general agreement. This book, written by Beatrice Briggs, an internationally recognized consultant who has been facilitating group processes for 25 years, clarifies what consensus is, what it is not and how to avoid some of the common traps that groups fall into when using this powerful decision-making
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Learn New Skills Here. How to Solve External and Internal Problems

.SHORT STORY #44. Nonfiction series #1 -# 60.

by Alla P. Gakuba ...

Series Book 44 - Nonfiction series
In my others stories on problem solving and how to create innovations I introduced many skills to readers. Here are another set of skills—how to solve external and internal problems. That is: the 1st, I classify a problem by asking: what type of problem is it? There are 2 types of problems: external and internal.External problems (outside problems)—are beyond my control.Internal problems (inside ... Read more

$1.00 USD

In my others stories on problem solving and how to create innovations I introduced many skills to readers. Here are another set of skills—how to solve external and internal problems. That is: the 1st, I classify a problem by asking: what type of problem is it? There are 2 types of problems: external and internal.External problems (outside problems)—are beyond my control.Internal problems (inside
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Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control: The Ultimate Hands-On Guide to Bringing Projects in On Time and On Budget , Fifth Edition

The Ultimate Hands-On Guide to Bringing Projects in On Time and On Budget

by James P. Lewis ...

All you need to execute a project perfectlyA new edition of the classic project management book is here, revised and updated with even more guidelines and real-world examples. This expanded fifth edition provides an applications-oriented understanding of the issues you must confront and important tips for passing the Project Management Professional exam.The standard guidebook in the Project ... Read more

$48.59 USD

All you need to execute a project perfectlyA new edition of the classic project management book is here, revised and updated with even more guidelines and real-world examples. This expanded fifth edition provides an applications-oriented understanding of the issues you must confront and important tips for passing the Project Management Professional exam.The standard guidebook in the Project
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Leadership Wrecked

Avoiding the Mistakes That Sink Your Leadership While Gaining Support and Achieving Results (Second Edition)

by P. Jeff Mulitalo, Steve Cuthbert, Dan Chase ...

We've all witnessed it before: ordinarily good people who, for whatever reason, give us bad leadership. The fallout of poor leadership infiltrates our organizations, work relationships, and even our personal lives. But what if you are unknowingly sailing down the same path? Could traditional leadership methods be setting you up for failure? Jeff Mulitalo, Dr. Dan Chase, and Steve Cuthbert have got ... Read more

$8.99 USD

We've all witnessed it before: ordinarily good people who, for whatever reason, give us bad leadership. The fallout of poor leadership infiltrates our organizations, work relationships, and even our personal lives. But what if you are unknowingly sailing down the same path? Could traditional leadership methods be setting you up for failure? Jeff Mulitalo, Dr. Dan Chase, and Steve Cuthbert have got
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Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures - Third Edition

by Project Management Institute ...

Master the Work Breakdown Structure for Project SuccessNavigate complex projects with confidence using the Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures. This essential guide provides a standardized approach to defining project scope, enhancing communication, and improving control.Learn how to create high-quality WBS for any project, regardless of industry or life cycle. Discover best practices ... Read more

$62.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master the Work Breakdown Structure for Project SuccessNavigate complex projects with confidence using the Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures. This essential guide provides a standardized approach to defining project scope, enhancing communication, and improving control.Learn how to create high-quality WBS for any project, regardless of industry or life cycle. Discover best practices
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DTMBR

Design. Think. Make. Break. Repeat

by Martin Tomitsch, Madeleine Borthwick ...

This design methodology book provides over 80 different methods of design and is the perfect resource for design educators, students, and practitioners.Think of this resource as a sort of ‘refer to’ handbook when you’re stuck or need some inspiration for your latest design project or lesson. It considers the world outside of design where products are applied, to fully consider every possible ... Read more

$28.49 USD

This design methodology book provides over 80 different methods of design and is the perfect resource for design educators, students, and practitioners.Think of this resource as a sort of ‘refer to’ handbook when you’re stuck or need some inspiration for your latest design project or lesson. It considers the world outside of design where products are applied, to fully consider every possible
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Finding Insight

Discovering the Non-Obvious Obvious Connection to Why People Do What They Do

by Melinda Spaulding, Mitch Tull ...

Finding Insight delves into the essential yet often misunderstood process of insight discovery.This valuable guide is for anyone seeking to comprehend the motivations behind human behavior. Unlike previous works which explored 'what' and 'why,' Finding Insights uniquely illuminates 'how,’ equipping people with the analytical tools and mindset necessary for unveiling and utilizing insights ... Read more

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Finding Insight delves into the essential yet often misunderstood process of insight discovery.This valuable guide is for anyone seeking to comprehend the motivations behind human behavior. Unlike previous works which explored 'what' and 'why,' Finding Insights uniquely illuminates 'how,’ equipping people with the analytical tools and mindset necessary for unveiling and utilizing insights
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How the Best Leaders Lead

Proven Secrets to Getting the Most Out of Yourself and Others

by Brian Tracy ...

The world’s greatest business leaders make it all look easy because they keep it simple: measurable, repeatable methods that generate exceptional results in both strong markets and weak, good economies and bad.Leadership expert Brian Tracy has guided countless thousands of professionals, executives, and leaders of all stripes to truly startling results through his business books, seminars and ... Read more

$14.49 USD

The world’s greatest business leaders make it all look easy because they keep it simple: measurable, repeatable methods that generate exceptional results in both strong markets and weak, good economies and bad.Leadership expert Brian Tracy has guided countless thousands of professionals, executives, and leaders of all stripes to truly startling results through his business books, seminars and
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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

$8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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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機率思考：職業賭徒與華爾街巨鱷的高勝算思維法，面對機率、風險和不確定性的34堂防彈思考課【暢銷慶功版】

CHANCING IT:The Laws of Chance and How They Can Work for You

by 羅伯‧麥修斯 ...

Translated by 高英哲 ...

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從華爾街、拉斯維加斯到商業世界，為什麼只有５％贏家有「敢於和上帝玩骰子」的勇氣，而９５％的人卻只能當受命運擺布的傻瓜？★ 熱銷逾20,000冊，暢銷慶功版！★ 英國皇家統計學會研究員、《BBC Focus》專欄作家羅伯‧麥修斯代表作★ 人生賽局中，面對不確定性，高手如何做決策？當資訊超載時，贏家如何找真相？★ 該Pass？還是要All in？面對機率、風險和不確定性的「34堂防彈思考課」★ 別讓「線性思考」與「直覺」誤導你的決策，看懂本書所謂的機率，從此不再當理盲傻瓜頂尖贏家都知道：數字會說謊，常識不可靠……唯有學會「機率思考」，才能持續累積籌碼，取得最終勝利！　　人生在世，我們永遠無法擺脫不確定性，以及隱伏其中的風險。幸好，我們擁有迎戰「未知」的武器：機率學。　　本書取材自日常生活，以豐沛淺白的筆觸，為讀者揭開千變萬化的機率樣貌，以及它幾乎無所不包、令人大開眼界的精采應用： ... Read more

$9.99 USD

從華爾街、拉斯維加斯到商業世界，為什麼只有５％贏家有「敢於和上帝玩骰子」的勇氣，而９５％的人卻只能當受命運擺布的傻瓜？★ 熱銷逾20,000冊，暢銷慶功版！★ 英國皇家統計學會研究員、《BBC Focus》專欄作家羅伯‧麥修斯代表作★ 人生賽局中，面對不確定性，高手如何做決策？當資訊超載時，贏家如何找真相？★ 該Pass？還是要All in？面對機率、風險和不確定性的「34堂防彈思考課」★ 別讓「線性思考」與「直覺」誤導你的決策，看懂本書所謂的機率，從此不再當理盲傻瓜頂尖贏家都知道：數字會說謊，常識不可靠……唯有學會「機率思考」，才能持續累積籌碼，取得最終勝利！　　人生在世，我們永遠無法擺脫不確定性，以及隱伏其中的風險。幸好，我們擁有迎戰「未知」的武器：機率學。　　本書取材自日常生活，以豐沛淺白的筆觸，為讀者揭開千變萬化的機率樣貌，以及它幾乎無所不包、令人大開眼界的精采應用：
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The Seventh Sense

How Flashes of Insight Change Your Life

by William Duggan, , Ph.D. ...

Flashes of insight—the "Eureka!" moments that produce new and useful ideas in a single thought—are behind some of the world's most creative and practical innovations. This book shows how to cultivate more and better flashes of insight by harnessing the science and practice of the "seventh sense."Drawing from psychology, neuroscience, Asian philosophy, and military strategy, William Duggan ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Flashes of insight—the "Eureka!" moments that produce new and useful ideas in a single thought—are behind some of the world's most creative and practical innovations. This book shows how to cultivate more and better flashes of insight by harnessing the science and practice of the "seventh sense."Drawing from psychology, neuroscience, Asian philosophy, and military strategy, William Duggan
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