Decision Making category: 1513 books

If you want to be as successful as Jack Welch, Larry Bossidy, or Michael Dell, read their autobiographical advice books, right? Wrong, says Roger Martin in The Opposable Mind. Though following best practice can help in some ways, it also poses a danger: By emulating what a great leader did in a particular...

The Essence of Managing Henry Mintzberg appreciates that managers are busy people. So he has taken his classic book Managing, done some updating, and distilled its essence into a lean 176 pages of text. The essence of the book remains the same: what Mintzberg learned from observing twenty-nine managers...

Entrepreneurship has regained centre stage in the contemporary knowledge-intensive and innovation-driven economy, as well as in research. Integrating classic and recent insights into the organization, economics and management of entrepreneurial activities, Organizing Entrepreneurship aims to blend...

There are a number of ways in which a charity may be at risk of becoming embroiled in party politics, albeit unintentionally. These are set out under five headings, along with best practice advice covered in this eBook. This eBook does not serve to advocate not developing a policy that...

The asymmetry of responsibilities between management and corporate governance both for day-to-day operations and the board’s monthly or quarterly review and evaluation remains an unresolved challenge. Expertise in the area of risk management is a fundamental requirement for effective corporate governance,...

An original workbook companion to the acclaimed business bestseller The Back of the Napkin Dan Roam's The Back of the Napkin, a BusinessWeek bestseller, taught readers the power of brainstorming and communicating with pictures. It presented a new and exciting way to solve all kinds of problems-from...

Unique insights and fresh perspectives on business growth and innovation Growth is a priority for most businesses, but one that's elusive and difficult to achieve. But some companies do it well, delivering sustainable growth year after year. What makes those companies so special? And what can...

The Brain Book provides a manual for boosting your performance, and a guide to thinking and working smarter, based on what we know about the brain. Full of practical tips and techniques, you will discover how to strengthen your focus and improve your productivity, enhance your creativity, and improve...

Work With Me is the timely collaboration of two of the world's foremost authorities on gender relations. Barbara Annis, world-renowned expert on gender issues in the workplace, and John Gray, author of the number one relationship book of all time, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, team up to...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Leadership, Second Edition, is for novices in the areas of leadership, business management, and working with people. Beginners can learn practical ways to apply leadership techniques in their daily work life. Topics covered in the book include team and group leadership,...

Bad business one-on-one or group relationships create stress, destruction and unproductively. Likewise, without great relationships, our personal lives can be empty, boring and lonely. This book is packed with great ideas, techniques and many checklists to make great things happen for you....

Between workplace personnel being more culturally diverse than ever before, a generation of employees being raised attached to their smartphones and apart from human interaction, and an ever-increasing culture of competitiveness that is constantly raising tensions between cubicles, it has become absolutely...

An implementation blueprint for SIX SIGMA! "The Six Sigma Way demystifies Six Sigma with a real-world 'how-to 'guide. A good investment for any business planning to launch Six Sigma." ­­John Biedry, VP Quality & Compliance, Sears Home Services. Cost reduction...productivity...

Stop Thinking Outside The Box. When options are limitless, you'll miss the obvious. Instead, stretch yourself and your staff to find the valuable solutions waiting in the corners. Thinking outside the box doesn't work because we need an anchor or catalyst for our ideas, which are actually provided...