Decision Making category: 1513 books
The Chaos Imperative
How Chance and Disruption Increase Innovation, Effectiveness, and Success
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
In the bestselling tradition of Switch and Made to Stick, Ori Brafman reveals how organizations can drive growth and profits by allowing contained chaos and disruption the space to flourish, generating new ideas that trigger innovation.
In The Chaos Imperative, organizational expert and bestselling...
The Smart Swarm
How to Work Efficiently, Communicate Effectively, and Make Better Decisions Usin g the Secrets of Flocks, Schools, and Colonies
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2010
What ants, bees, fish, and smart swarms can teach us about communication, organization, and decision-making
The modern world may be obsessed with speed and productivity, but twenty-first-century humans actually have much to learn from the ancient instincts of swarms. A fascinating new take...
In Defense of Troublemakers
The Power of Dissent in Life and Business
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
An eminent psychologist explains why dissent should be cherished, not feared
We've decided by consensus that consensus is good. In In Defense of Troublemakers, psychologist Charlan Nemeth argues that this principle is completely wrong: left unchallenged, the majority opinion is often biased,...
The Slow Fix
Solve Problems, Work Smarter, and Live Better In a World Addicted to Speed
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
In The Slow Fix, bestselling author Carl Honoré delivers an exhilarating model for effective problem-solving, and provides brilliant insights on how you can solve problems, work smarter, and live better. Honoré decodes how we approach problems and paves the way to better decision-making and generating...
The Hour Between Dog and Wolf
How Risk Taking Transforms Us, Body and Mind
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
A successful Wall Street trader turned neuroscientist reveals how risk taking and stress transform our body chemistry
Before he became a world-class scientist, John Coates ran a derivatives trading desk in New York City. He used the expression “the hour between dog and wolf” to refer to...
by Marcia Emery Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2009
Call it a gut feeling, a sudden knowing, a bolt from the blue. PowerHunch! underscores the strength of this quiet yet powerful force that adds a flash of clarity to any situation. Whether it's relationships, career, balance and healing, or simple everyday decision-making, intuition gives everyone an...
Decide
Work Smarter, Reduce Your Stress, and Lead by Example
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2014
How to make better decisions and achieve your goals
What shapes a person's career and life, and defines them as a leader? Their decisions. We all want to be more productive and deliver our best results. But doing this effectively—and consistently over time—is a significant challenge. Managing...
Summary of Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman | Includes Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2016
Summary of Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman | Includes Analysis Preview: Daniel Kahneman, author of the book Thinking, Fast and Slow, sets out to create a new vocabulary of words and definitions to describe mental errors. He hopes that readers will recognize these errors...
Brilliant Mistakes
Finding Success on the Far Side of Failure
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
Named #1 Best Business Book of 2011, by Patriot-NewsPennLive.com
If you have ever flown in an airplane, used electricity from a nuclear power plant, or taken an antibiotic, you have benefited from a brilliant mistake.
Each of these life-changing innovations was the result of many missteps...
The Project Management Tool Kit
100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Shifting priorities, budget cuts, unexpected interruptions . . . The obstacles that project managers face on a daily basis are sometimes relentless and always burdensome. And the average project is only growing more complicated! Now in its third edition, The Project Management Tool Kit is a must-have...
Seeing What Others Don't
The Remarkable Ways We Gain Insights
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
A renowned cognitive psychologist reveals the science behind achieving breakthrough discoveries, allowing readers to confidently solve problems, improve decision-making, and achieve success.
Insights-like Darwin's understanding of the way evolution actually works, and Watson and Crick's breakthrough...
by John Tennent, Graham Friend, The Economist
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Full of practical help on how to build the best, most flexible, and easy-to-use business models that can be used to analyze the upsides and downsides of any business project, this new edition of the Guide to Business Modeling is essential reading for the twenty-first century business leader. This...
by Dean Gueras, Charles Garofalo
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Make the Right Choice - Enhance Your Ethical Decision Making Skills Today!
Ethical issues arise in all walks of life, but none have implications as far-reaching and serious as those related to public management. Most people working in the public sector want to do the "right" thing, but the...
No Boundaries
How to Use Time and Labor Management Technology to Win the Race for Profits and Productivity
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2009
An essential guide for putting workforce management systems to work for your business
Showing you how to take your business from reactive to proactive and improve performance, No Boundaries provides a vendor-neutral guide on how your company can use workforce management systems to improve productivity...