Decision-Making & Problem Solving

'A feel-good extravaganza, nourishing both heart and mind ... What unites the stories are the twin ideas that an advantage can sometimes be a disadvantage and that a disadvantage can sometimes be an advantage. Yet there is something more powerful and...

An in-depth, enlightening look at the integrated reporting movement The Integrated Reporting Movement explores the meaning of the concept, explains the forces that provide momentum to the associated movement, and examines the motives of the actors...

In this insightful and comprehensive guide, Addy Osmani shares more than a decade of experience working on the Chrome team at Google, uncovering secrets to engineering effectiveness, efficiency, and team success. Engineers and engineering leaders looking...

'Brilliant and entertaining' Daniel Kahneman | 'Quit what you are doing right now and read this' Richard Thaler | 'Engrossing, important, and grounded in science' Katy MilkmanWhat if the secret to success is not just hard work, but knowing when to change...

Discover the secrets of upside-down management and doing the right thing with James Timpson's The Happy Index. With over 2,000 locations across the UK and overseeing multiple operations daily for the past two decades,...

Now shortlisted for the 2012 Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award and the Wellcome Trust Book Prize, The Hour Between Dog and Wolf is a resonant exploration of economic behaviour and its consequences. Shortlisted for the 2012...

Businesses spend billions on innovation with very little to show for their investment or effort. This book challenges some of the 'ingrained truths' of innovation and suggests a different approach. Innovation is not the creation of a novel idea. It is...

One of the seminal management books of the past 75 years, The Fifth Discipline is an international multi-million-copy bestseller. Written in an engaging and accessible way, with diagrams and illustrations, it will change the way you think and therefore...

Strategic Value Creation shows how senior business leaders can design and execute a data-driven strategy for their organizations to ensure that value creation is focused on the customer segments most integral to business success. Value creation underpins...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734030914Author Jared TendlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint JT PressPublisher JT PressWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm

Bestselling authors and cohosts of the TED podcast Fixable, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss reinvent the playbook for how to lead change-with a radical approach that moves fast, builds trust, and accelerates excellence.Speed has gotten a bad name in...

Unicorns - companies that reach a valuation of more than $1 billion - are rare. Uri Levine has built two. And in Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution, he shows you just how he did it. As the cofounder of Waze - the world's leading...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580087735Author Michael MichalkoFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 822gDimensions(mm) 231mm...

"An unusually engaging book on the forces that fuel originality across fields." -Adam Grant Looking at the 14 key traits of genius, from curiosity to creative maladjustment to obsession, Professor Craig Wright, creator of Yale University's popular...

Thought leader John Adair provides the techniques and insights you need to find solutions, spark creativity and confidently make the right decisions. This 5th edition now features even more practical exercises, useful templates, and top tips to...

The New York Times Bestseller named one of the "Most Important Books of 2016" by Inc, and a Forbes 2016 "Must Read Business Book"'If you love 'Bones' and 'CSI', this book is your kind of candy' Paco Underhill, author of Why We Buy'Martin's best book to...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998268309Author Brian W KellyFormat PaperbackPage Count 468Imprint Lets Go Publish!Publisher Lets Go Publish!Weight(grams) 535gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH 'Full of powerful, practical lessons on changing how we think and act.'Eric Schmidt, former CEO and Chairman of Google'Many principles mentioned in the book helped us build Zoom, and they will help you as well...

In today's workplace, employees are routinely expected to coordinate and manage projects. Yet, chances are, you aren't formally trained in managing projects - you're an unofficial project manager. FranklinCovey experts Kory Kogon, Suzette Blakemore,...

____*THE STRATEGIES BEHIND A SUCCESSFUL LIFE FROM THE LEGENDARY GRANDMASTER AND ADVISOR TO NETFLIX'S THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT, NOW WITH A NEW FOREWORD*'In this book, chess is a teacher, and I aim to show it is a great one.' For over twenty years, Garry...

When faced with 'new' and 'different', are we really open-minded or wary and suspicious? In a world obsessed with the latest tech or trend, where groupthink dominates, it's easy to close down our thinking; to mentally inhabit a space that is both...

Professional organizations-such as accounting and consulting firms, law firms, and investment banks-are fundamental to the functioning of the global economy. Yet many of the most powerful are notoriously private. This book uncovers the complex, messy,...

Individual decision making can often be wrong due to misinformation, impulses, or biases. Collective decision making, on the other hand, can be surprisingly accurate. In Democratic Reason, Helene Landemore demonstrates that the very factors behind the...

Foreword by Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson From a top mental conditioning coach-"the world's best brain trainer" (Sports Illustrated)-who has transformed the lives and careers of elite athletes, business leaders, and military...

You may be: - trying to fix the healthcare system in your country... - dealing with family break-up... - exploring change - and making it happen - in your organisation... - worrying about how to look after your elderly parents... In any case, you'll know...

Develop the mindset and presence to successfully manage others for the first time. If you read nothing else on becoming a new manager, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most...

How can you establish a customer-centric culture in an organization? This is the first comprehensive book on how to actually do service design to improve the quality and the interaction between service providers and customers. You'll learn specific...

Packed with case studies, Sales Management. Simplified. offers a proven formula for prospecting, developing, and closing deals-in your time, on your terms.Why do sales organizations fall short? Every day, expert consultants like Mike Weinberg are called...

Solutions Focus Practice is transforming coaching, consulting and leadership in organisations all over the world. A powerful yet simple approach to positive change, a solutions focus approach to people problems explores what works in a given situation...

"The one, only, and by far the best book synthesizing psychology and investing. In addition to providing modern, scientific knowledge about psychology, this book provides a mirror into the mind and wide breadth of knowledge of one of the leading...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781736739815Author Brent DonnellyFormat PaperbackPage Count 514Imprint Brent DonnellyPublisher Brent DonnellyWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Intelligent IT Outsourcing enables practitioners to focus in on the essential issues that need to be addressed so that the fundamental structure of their sourcing strategy and its implementation is sound. The authors provide insight into the challenges...

Learn how to make better; faster decisions.You make decisions every day--from prioritizing your to-do list to choosing which long-term innovation projects to pursue. But most decisions don't have a clear-cut answer, and assessing the alternatives and the...

The fast and easy way to understand and implement Six Sigma The 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...

Delft Design Guide provides an overview of the perspectives, models, approaches, and methods used in the bachelor's and master's curriculum of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). Some of these are unique to the...

A straightforward framework for creating engaging and exciting business meetings Casey McDaniel had never been so nervous in his life. In just ten minutes, The Meeting, as it would forever be known, would begin. Casey had every reason to believe that...

A science-backed guide for navigating and thriving through uncertainty-based on interviews and insights from world-renowned leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, artists, and creatives.Whether you're searching for courage to start a new project, change...

Learn the key skills and capabilities that empower Citizens of Data Science to not only survive but thrive in an AI-dominated world. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Key Features Prepare for a future dominated by AI and big...

NEW from the bestselling HBR's 10 Must Reads series. Stop pushing products--and start cultivating relationships with the right customers. If you read nothing else on marketing that delivers competitive advantage, read these 10 articles. We've combed...