Decision Making category: 1513 books

Steven Michaels discusses 10 issues of importance to himself and to all Canadian citizens. The author is not a political guru, however he does recognize areas that need addressing."There are many serious problems within this country that just aren't being taken seriously"."It appears that most electoral...

Looking for a unique invention, an untapped market for an existing product, or a new solution? Stretch and flex your mental muscles with Thinkpak, a creative-thinking tool designed by Michael Michalko, author of the groundbreaking book Thinkertoys. This deck of illustrated idea-stimulating cards distills...

Challenge and conflict are common in cultural organizations, given multiple demands for severely limited resources, underpaid and overworked employees, disagreements over administrative and artistic priorities and the potential strains of board/management relations. We rarely stop to examine...

Not just another day at the office … or is it? The surgical technician ducks as a stapler flies past his head during the concluding moments of a lengthy and difficult operation…. The high-powered, internationally known finance guru seeks to turn fortunes around at the university of...

Una ricca raccolta di strumenti di visualizzazione, come mappe mentali e concettuali, dinamiche e sistemiche, ipermappe, grafici e diagrammi. Che cosa sono, a che servono, come si scelgono e come si usano per ridurre le complessità del mondo in cui viviamo, cominciando dai piccoli problemi in cui...

Questo Manuale in 40 capitoli si occupa di business nel senso più ampio del termine ed è soprattutto riferito alle attività che si possono svolgere in rete ma anche offline. Tra gli argomenti di questa Guida, dedicata al business fai da te, troverete: - Come risparmiare soldi da investire...

Good leaders walk a tightrope between doing and daring – often in the glare of the public spotlight. In Leadership in the Headlines, Andrew Hill, the award-winning Management Editor of the Financial Times, shares his insider insights into the who’s and how’s of effective leadership.   Packed...

This book’s mandate is simple. To tell you a simple truth: Whatever your present difficulty, your brain can find a way out of it. Whatever your current difficulty, there is a science to exactly how you ended up where you are. If you’ve ever wondered why... dating and...

Becoming a manager for the first time means mastering a new set of business and personal skills. HBR's 10 Must Reads for New Managers Collection offers the ideas and strategies to help get you there. Included in this set are HBR's 10 Must Reads for New Managers, HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People,...

A unique behind-the-scenes look at the groundbreaking methodology that today's most in-demand innovation factory uses to create some of the boldest products and successfully bring them to market. ** ** Today, innovation is seen by business leaders and the media alike as the key to growth, a burning...

Your people are your most valuable asset, and if you want them to excel (and your profits to soar), you'll need to abandon your traditional command-and-control management style and adopt a collaborative, open leadership approach—one that engages and empowers your people. While this isn't a particularly...

With Peter Drucker's five essential questions and the help of five of today's thought leaders, this little book will challenge readers to take a close look at the very heart of their organizations and what drives them. A tool for self-assessment and transformation, answering these five questions will...

Record unemployment rates, geopolitical unrest, global competitive pressures, volatile markets--all of these factors along with others create an unstable environment for business leaders as never previously experienced. The 21st Century is proving to be a highly unpredictable era where executives...

The tools to make leadership as simple as possible - and no simpler Distilling the wisdom of the past with an eye toward the future, Great Leadership cuts through the complexity of leading organizations, operations, and people to make leadership development manageable and greatness attainable. Whether...