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

How to build a value stream mapping (VSM)

Step by step methodology, detailed explanations, examples, tips and tricks

by Mickaël Réquillard ...

Lean management appeared in the 1950s and is now deployed not only in production activities but also in a multitude of functions. Its main objective is to eliminate all process waste in order to improve process performance and meet the right customer needs by allocating company resources wisely.A multitude of continuous improvement tools are available to achieve this goal, including VSM (Value ... Read more

$11.64 USD

Lean management appeared in the 1950s and is now deployed not only in production activities but also in a multitude of functions. Its main objective is to eliminate all process waste in order to improve process performance and meet the right customer needs by allocating company resources wisely.A multitude of continuous improvement tools are available to achieve this goal, including VSM (Value
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Getting Out of Debt For Dummies

by Steven Bucci ...

Get out and stay out of debt the smart and easy wayThis is a clear and simple guide to getting out from under credit card debt, student loan debt, and all other forms of owing people money. With simple changes and smart decisions, you can start today and enjoy financial stability moving forward. This book covers everything you need to know to take the sting out of those monthly repayments, ... Read more

$12.00 USD

Get out and stay out of debt the smart and easy wayThis is a clear and simple guide to getting out from under credit card debt, student loan debt, and all other forms of owing people money. With simple changes and smart decisions, you can start today and enjoy financial stability moving forward. This book covers everything you need to know to take the sting out of those monthly repayments,
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Learning Under Pressure

Setting a Baseline for Stewarding Places Through Change

by Brian Applegarth ...

Learning Under Pressure is a reflective nonfiction work about how people, organizations, and places learn while navigating conditions that are still taking shape.Drawing from years of work across destination systems, emerging industries, and evolving civic environments, Brian Applegarth examines how pressure influences attention, decision-making, identity formation, and organizational behavior ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Learning Under Pressure is a reflective nonfiction work about how people, organizations, and places learn while navigating conditions that are still taking shape.Drawing from years of work across destination systems, emerging industries, and evolving civic environments, Brian Applegarth examines how pressure influences attention, decision-making, identity formation, and organizational behavior
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Playing to Wiin

Nintendo and the Video Game Industry's Greatest Comeback

by Daniel Sloan ...

How Nintendo reclaimed its spot at the top of one of the world's most competitive industriesNintendo was once the dominant force in home video gaming--until Sony and Microsoft pummeled them with powerful new consoles. As those two giants battled each other for market share, Nintendo looked dead and buried. Then, true to its secretive, low-profile approach, Nintendo roared back into the market with ... Read more

$16.99 USD

How Nintendo reclaimed its spot at the top of one of the world's most competitive industriesNintendo was once the dominant force in home video gaming--until Sony and Microsoft pummeled them with powerful new consoles. As those two giants battled each other for market share, Nintendo looked dead and buried. Then, true to its secretive, low-profile approach, Nintendo roared back into the market with
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Managerial Decision Making Leadership

The Essential Pocket Strategy Book

by Caroline Wang ...

The modern manager faces a bewildering range of challenges every single day. Their ability to make critical decisions, often under pressure, can directly determine the future success of the company and their career. It is therefore surprising that so few managers take the time to learn the art of decision making. In this groundbreaking book from Caroline Wang, readers will learn that quality ... Read more

$22.00 USD

The modern manager faces a bewildering range of challenges every single day. Their ability to make critical decisions, often under pressure, can directly determine the future success of the company and their career. It is therefore surprising that so few managers take the time to learn the art of decision making. In this groundbreaking book from Caroline Wang, readers will learn that quality
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Framing Decisions

Decision-Making that Accounts for Irrationality, People and Constraints

by J. Davidson Frame ...

The economic crisis of 2008–2009 was a transformational event: it demonstrated that smart people aren't as smart as they and the public think. The crisis arose because a lot of highly educated people in high-impact positions— political power brokers, business leaders, and large segments of the general public—made a lot of bad decisions despite unprecedented access to data, highly sophisticated ... Read more

$40.00 USD

The economic crisis of 2008–2009 was a transformational event: it demonstrated that smart people aren't as smart as they and the public think. The crisis arose because a lot of highly educated people in high-impact positions— political power brokers, business leaders, and large segments of the general public—made a lot of bad decisions despite unprecedented access to data, highly sophisticated
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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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MANUFACTURING PLANNING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

The Definitive Guide for Professionals

by David Clay Whybark, F. Robert Jacobs, William Lee Berry, Thomas E. Vollmann ...

Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems for Supply Chain Management is both the classic field handbook for manufacturing professionals in virtually any industry and the standard preparatory text for APICS certification courses. This essential reference has been totally revised and updated to give professionals the knowledge they need. ... Read more

$74.89 USD

Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems for Supply Chain Management is both the classic field handbook for manufacturing professionals in virtually any industry and the standard preparatory text for APICS certification courses. This essential reference has been totally revised and updated to give professionals the knowledge they need.
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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

$3.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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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How to Create an E-book

Project Team

by Future Managers ...

This project scope statement serves as a baseline document to create an e-book which can be accessed publicly to helps stakeholders an e-book on specific topics. An e-book includes the creation of RACI chart, project deliverables and work breakdown structure and team needs to submit all assignments as per the scheduled dates. All the project work should occur within the framework and any changes ... Read more

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This project scope statement serves as a baseline document to create an e-book which can be accessed publicly to helps stakeholders an e-book on specific topics. An e-book includes the creation of RACI chart, project deliverables and work breakdown structure and team needs to submit all assignments as per the scheduled dates. All the project work should occur within the framework and any changes
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The Invisible Brand: Marketing in the Age of Automation, Big Data, and Machine Learning

by William Ammerman ...

Marketers are harnessing the enormous power of AI to drive unprecedented resultsThe world of marketing is undergoing major change. Sophisticated algorithms can test billions of marketing messages and measure results, and shift the weight of campaigns—all in real time. What’s next? A complete transformation of marketing as we know it, where machines themselves design and implement customized ... Read more

$18.19 USD

Marketers are harnessing the enormous power of AI to drive unprecedented resultsThe world of marketing is undergoing major change. Sophisticated algorithms can test billions of marketing messages and measure results, and shift the weight of campaigns—all in real time. What’s next? A complete transformation of marketing as we know it, where machines themselves design and implement customized
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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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Confronting Capitalism

Real Solutions for a Troubled Economic System

by Philip Kotler ...

With one side of the political aisle proposing increasingly more socialistic and anti-capitalistic ideas, the other side has been quick to defend our country’s great economic model, with good reason. Capitalism--spanning a spectrum from laissez faire to authoritarian--shapes the market economies of all the wealthiest and fastest-growing nations. But does that mean it is perfect as is, and that we ... Read more

$8.99 USD

With one side of the political aisle proposing increasingly more socialistic and anti-capitalistic ideas, the other side has been quick to defend our country’s great economic model, with good reason. Capitalism--spanning a spectrum from laissez faire to authoritarian--shapes the market economies of all the wealthiest and fastest-growing nations. But does that mean it is perfect as is, and that we
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超越機率思考：聰明人為什麼都用計算機做決定？史上最強生活統計決策書

Probably the Best Book on Statistics Ever Written: How to Beat the Odds and Make Better Decisions

by 哈伊姆・夏皮拉 ...

Translated by 李祐寧 ...

Series series 極道商學院
輕鬆弄懂「機率」與「統計」的底層邏輯，從此不被話術、不掉套路！全球暢銷書《賽局思考》重磅系列作，「這個世界沒有100％肯定的事，所以你更需要這本書！」★ 英文版宣稱：本書是「史上最棒的機率與統計大眾讀物」，此假設是否為真？請你驗算！★ 精心策畫：33堂贏家思考課──在機率面前，為什麼邏輯和直覺完全不可靠？★ 「燒腦，但有趣到停不下來，一定要先吃飽再讀！」數學腦不靈光的讀者加倍推薦學會分辨人生中的關鍵時刻，幸運女神是在「對你笑」？還是叫你「趕快逃」？你就贏過95％的賭徒了！　　生活中，機率與統計數字無所不在，懂得運用它們的人，不但做事及賺錢更有效率，更能大幅提高自己的決策勝率。　　本書是以色列天才數學家哈伊姆・夏皮拉繼全球暢銷書《賽局思考》後的最新力作，看他用輕鬆幽默的筆觸、豐富且瘋狂的案例，將艱澀的公式化為想像力，為你揭開「用機率思考」的各種精彩應用：● 明明是同一組數字 ... Read more

$13.99 USD

輕鬆弄懂「機率」與「統計」的底層邏輯，從此不被話術、不掉套路！全球暢銷書《賽局思考》重磅系列作，「這個世界沒有100％肯定的事，所以你更需要這本書！」★ 英文版宣稱：本書是「史上最棒的機率與統計大眾讀物」，此假設是否為真？請你驗算！★ 精心策畫：33堂贏家思考課──在機率面前，為什麼邏輯和直覺完全不可靠？★ 「燒腦，但有趣到停不下來，一定要先吃飽再讀！」數學腦不靈光的讀者加倍推薦學會分辨人生中的關鍵時刻，幸運女神是在「對你笑」？還是叫你「趕快逃」？你就贏過95％的賭徒了！　　生活中，機率與統計數字無所不在，懂得運用它們的人，不但做事及賺錢更有效率，更能大幅提高自己的決策勝率。　　本書是以色列天才數學家哈伊姆・夏皮拉繼全球暢銷書《賽局思考》後的最新力作，看他用輕鬆幽默的筆觸、豐富且瘋狂的案例，將艱澀的公式化為想像力，為你揭開「用機率思考」的各種精彩應用：● 明明是同一組數字
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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
... Read more
愈忙愈要會表達：讓自己受重用、點子被採用的解說藝術

The Art of Explanation: How to Communicate with Clarity and Confidence

by 羅斯．阿特金斯, Ros Atkins, 王曉伯 ...

★ 亞馬遜分類榜、禮物書榜Top 1暢銷書 ★BBC主播從面試碰壁到成為表達專家的逆襲本事與其強索對方的注意力，不如讓訊息本身有吸引力。7步驟，從蒐集、編排資訊……到流暢表達，把你的想法說成一個好故事。❝ 有理也要說得清，任何人都能受益的表達藝術 ❞．求職者清楚說明自己為何勝任這份工作，更有機會獲得錄用。．公司清楚解說產品優點，產品獲得市場青睞的機率會大增。．針對新提案做出具有說服力的簡報，被採用的機率就變高。．老師清楚解說複雜的方程式，學生更有可能理解與喜愛數學。．學生能夠爬梳資訊，清楚說明當中的重要性與關聯性，對成績有所助益。原本握有推薦函、具有優勢的面試，卻因自己不善表達而失利；後來進入新聞業，因為工作需要不斷精進自己的解說能力。羅斯．阿特金斯如今是BBC主播，負責播報與解說全球重大事件，更被譽為英國首屈一指的表達大師，他傾囊相授30年來在組織資訊... ... Read more

$9.97 USD

★ 亞馬遜分類榜、禮物書榜Top 1暢銷書 ★BBC主播從面試碰壁到成為表達專家的逆襲本事與其強索對方的注意力，不如讓訊息本身有吸引力。7步驟，從蒐集、編排資訊……到流暢表達，把你的想法說成一個好故事。❝ 有理也要說得清，任何人都能受益的表達藝術 ❞．求職者清楚說明自己為何勝任這份工作，更有機會獲得錄用。．公司清楚解說產品優點，產品獲得市場青睞的機率會大增。．針對新提案做出具有說服力的簡報，被採用的機率就變高。．老師清楚解說複雜的方程式，學生更有可能理解與喜愛數學。．學生能夠爬梳資訊，清楚說明當中的重要性與關聯性，對成績有所助益。原本握有推薦函、具有優勢的面試，卻因自己不善表達而失利；後來進入新聞業，因為工作需要不斷精進自己的解說能力。羅斯．阿特金斯如今是BBC主播，負責播報與解說全球重大事件，更被譽為英國首屈一指的表達大師，他傾囊相授30年來在組織資訊...
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Conflict and Leadership

How to Harness the Power of Conflict to Create Better Leaders and Build Thriving Teams

by Christian Muntean ...

Conflict is one of the greatest sources of tolerated business expenses and loss. This is despite the fact that this expense and loss can, in most cases, be easily turned around to revenue and gain. In the nonprofit world one of the greatest inhibitors of mission success is not that there isn’t enough funding, or the challenging nature of the cause. It is the simple fact that teams struggle to work ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Conflict is one of the greatest sources of tolerated business expenses and loss. This is despite the fact that this expense and loss can, in most cases, be easily turned around to revenue and gain. In the nonprofit world one of the greatest inhibitors of mission success is not that there isn’t enough funding, or the challenging nature of the cause. It is the simple fact that teams struggle to work
... Read more
Want More Customers? Read This Book! How to Get More Customers in Your Business Today.

Read This Book!, #1

by Mikkell Khan ...

Series Book 1 - Read This Book!
Want more customers? Read this book! goes through reasons of why persons buy fromsuccessful businesses and how you can put your business in that stratosphere.DF Studios and Mikkell Khan bring to light changes that any business can make today toget them a constant supply of eager, higher paying and returning customers. ... Read more

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Want more customers? Read this book! goes through reasons of why persons buy fromsuccessful businesses and how you can put your business in that stratosphere.DF Studios and Mikkell Khan bring to light changes that any business can make today toget them a constant supply of eager, higher paying and returning customers.
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The Light and Fast Organisation

A New Way of Dealing with Uncertainty

by Patrick Hollingworth ...

Cut the organisational and operational dead weight to climb higher, fasterThe Light and Fast Organisation presents a blueprint for organisations looking to thrive in today's rapidly evolving business landscape. VUCA - Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity - has become the dominant mode of modern business, and leaders are overwhelmed. Competition and instability has increased while ... Read more

$15.00 USD

Cut the organisational and operational dead weight to climb higher, fasterThe Light and Fast Organisation presents a blueprint for organisations looking to thrive in today's rapidly evolving business landscape. VUCA - Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity - has become the dominant mode of modern business, and leaders are overwhelmed. Competition and instability has increased while
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How to Win the Lottery: Simple Lottery Strategies for Beginners and the Very Unlucky

by Jonathan Groves ...

Discover the key to unlocking your inner luck with Jonathan Grove's 'How to Win the Lottery'. This book is full of life-changing insights that will help you understand the power of creativity to give you the edge in any lottery game. With practical advice, inspiring stories, and step-by-step instructions, Jonathan Grove's book will help you to gain the insight and confidence to win the lottery ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover the key to unlocking your inner luck with Jonathan Grove's 'How to Win the Lottery'. This book is full of life-changing insights that will help you understand the power of creativity to give you the edge in any lottery game. With practical advice, inspiring stories, and step-by-step instructions, Jonathan Grove's book will help you to gain the insight and confidence to win the lottery
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Failure Is Obsolete

The Ultimate Strategy to Create Recurring Success in Your Business and Your Life

by Benji Rabhan ...

A data-driven way to make smarter decisions every day: "One of the smartest conversion guys I know" (Perry Marshall, author of The Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords).Failure Is Obsolete reveals an easy-to-use formula for testing high-risk ideas in a low-risk environment, providing increased likelihood of success before you waste a lot of time and money moving in the wrong direction.Be more ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A data-driven way to make smarter decisions every day: "One of the smartest conversion guys I know" (Perry Marshall, author of The Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords).Failure Is Obsolete reveals an easy-to-use formula for testing high-risk ideas in a low-risk environment, providing increased likelihood of success before you waste a lot of time and money moving in the wrong direction.Be more
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