Decision-Making & Problem Solving

Highly Commended Award - People, Culture & Management Book at the 2022 Business Book AwardsThe Performance Management Playbook takes the stress out of managing people. This practical book coversthe must-have conversations from daily feedback to annual...

An updated edition of the international bestseller with inspirational stories and new resources to transform your life. Imagine a workplace where everyone chooses to bring energy, passion and a positive attitude to the job every day. In this engrossing...

Here is one of the most fundamental questions in human life: How do we decide how we decide? We make such decisions all the time. If you trust your doctor, you might decide to follow a simple rule for medical decisions: Do whatever your doctor suggests...

Newly updated for 2022, Do Improvise will help you to become more productive without trying harder, overcome creative blocks and generate new ideas and to respond fluently to circumstances beyond your control!About the AuthorRobert Poynton is an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501121746Author Jake KnappFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 558gDimensions(mm) 214mm * 138mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735216372Author Annie DukeFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall PressWeight(grams) 246g

'An urgent read ... Karl Popper for the 21st century' Robert Phillips, former CEO, Edelman EMEA and author of Trust me, PR is Dead 'Heffernan is ... a deft storyteller. Uncharted is ... wise and appealingly human' Tim Harford, Financial TimesHow can we...

'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...

For fans of The Black Swan and written by a veteran Wall Street Journal reporter, this is a fascinating deep dive into the world of billion-dollar traders and high-stakes crisis predictors who strive to turn extreme events into financial windfalls...

This iconic bestseller from the bestselling author of All Marketers Are Liars proves that winners are just the best quitters and 'should be on every entrepreneur's book list' (Entrepreneur.com)Every new project (or career or relationship) starts out...

The ultimate CISA prep guide, with practice exams Sybex's CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor Study Guide, Fourth Edition is the newest edition of industry-leading study guide for the Certified Information System Auditor exam, fully updated to...

Complex problem solving is the core skill for 21st Century Teams Complex problem solving is at the very top of the list of essential skills for career progression in the modern world. But how problem solving is taught in our schools, universities,...

Overthinking isn't a personality trait. It's the sneakiest form of fear. It steals time, creativity, and goals. It's the most expensive, least productive thing companies invest in without even knowing it. And it's an epidemic. When New York Times...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783903386037Author Dietmar SternadFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Econcise GmbhPublisher Econcise GmbhWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm *...

"Much of what we experience in life results from a combination of skill and luck." -- From the Introduction The trick, of course, is figuring out just how many of our successes (and failures) can be attributed to each--and how we can learn to tell the...

'A brilliant new book' Daily Telegraph'Well written . . . and often entertaining'The Times'A sparkling analysis'ProspectWhen uncertainty is all around us, and the facts are not clear, how can we make good decisions?We do not know what the future will...

The bestselling co-author of the legendary The One Minute Manager (R) and a former Twitter executive join forces to create the ultimate guide to creating powerful mentoring relationships. The past decade has seen the dramatic rise of a word...

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 'Punchy, funny and invigorating ... Pinker is the high priest of rationalism' Sunday Times 'If you've ever considered taking drugs to make yourself smarter, read Rationality instead. It's cheaper, more entertaining, and...

How did Pixar go from producing CAT scan images to winning Oscars?How did Steve Jobs turn Apple into a world-beating company?How does Amazon's culture encourage innovation?How can you find the creative solutions demanded by our ever-changing world?The...

What do world-class teams do that others don't? How do those teams think, make decisions and respond to challenges?Stronger Together will help readers to understand what differentiates world-class teams from the rest. Using these insights, readers can...

Learn to be a better negotiator--and achieve the outcomes you want.If you read nothing else on how to negotiate successfully, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307886231Author Richard RumeltFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 510gDimensions(mm) 242mm *...

Every believer is a person of influence. In the Maxwell Leadership Bible, leadership expert John C. Maxwell shows you the principles of leadership taught in God's Word and how to use them. Whether you are an employee, a boss, a parent, or a neighbor, you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812928082Author Morgan D. JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Times BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

THE classic work about improving creativity from world-renowned writer and philosopher Edward de BonoIn schools we are taught to meet problems head-on: what Edward de Bono calls 'vertical thinking'. This works well in simple situations - but we are at a...

Just making a decision can be hard enough, but how do you begin to judge whether it's the right one? Chip and Dan Heath, authors of #1 New York Times best-seller Switch, show you how to overcome your brain's natural shortcomings. In Decisive, Chip and...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262539401Author Michael HallsworthFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

The go-to guide for getting projects done on time and on budget-revised and updated with a sophisticated image program and contemporary examplesFor more than 30 years, Project Planning, Scheduling and Control has been the benchmark guide for project...

'A game-changer' | 'A must-read' | 'Simple yet powerful'The single best way to have a great idea is to produce lots of ideas.The number of new ideas your organization can produce is a metric for its ability to generate novel solutions to any given...

Forecast geopolitics and markets with this clear and insightful resource Geopolitical Alpha - An Investment Framework for Predicting the Future provides readers with an original and compelling approach to forecasting the future and beating the markets...

In his international bestseller The Power of Habit, Pulitzer Prize-winner Charles Duhigg explained why we do what we do. Now he applies the same relentless curiosity and masterful analysis to the question: how can each of us achieve more?Drawing on the...

An innovation classic. From Steve Jobs to Jeff Bezos, Clay Christensen's work continues to underpin today's most innovative leaders and organizations. A seminal work on disruption--for everyone confronting the growth paradox. For readers of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781523091683Author David EhrlichmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Berrett-Koehler PublishersPublisher Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Many people find it difficult to express ideas and solve problems purely with words. They find it much easier to use diagrams. Distilled into this single, handy-sized volume are 60 of the best diagrams to help anyone with problem solving and thinking...

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...

From phishing scams to Ponzi schemes, fraudulent science to fake art, chess cheaters to crypto hucksters, and marketers to magicians, our world brims with deception. In Nobody's Fool, psychologists Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris show us how to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781093452846Author Som BathlaFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm)...

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...

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...