Decision Making & Problem Solving in Management & Leadership & Business & Finance eBooks

Uptime

A Practical Guide to Personal Productivity and Wellbeing

by Laura Mae Martin ...

Google’s Executive Productivity Advisor offers insights on how to make the “new way of work” work for you, providing a time management framework with actionable steps to optimize your productivity, accomplish more, prevent burnout, and cultivate a harmonious work-life balance.Every day, tens of thousands of Google employees, from executives to interns, rely on Laura Mae Martin’s tips and best ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Google’s Executive Productivity Advisor offers insights on how to make the “new way of work” work for you, providing a time management framework with actionable steps to optimize your productivity, accomplish more, prevent burnout, and cultivate a harmonious work-life balance.Every day, tens of thousands of Google employees, from executives to interns, rely on Laura Mae Martin’s tips and best
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Whale Done!

The Power of Positive Relationships

by Kenneth Blanchard, Ph.D., Thad Lacinak, Chuck Tompkins, Jim Ballard ...

A compendium of straightforward techniques on how to accentuate the positive and redirect the negative, increasing productivity at work and at home.What do your people at work and your spouse and kids at home have in common with a five-ton killer whale?Probably a whole lot more than you think, according to top business consultant and mega-bestselling author Ken Blanchard and his coauthors from ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

A compendium of straightforward techniques on how to accentuate the positive and redirect the negative, increasing productivity at work and at home.What do your people at work and your spouse and kids at home have in common with a five-ton killer whale?Probably a whole lot more than you think, according to top business consultant and mega-bestselling author Ken Blanchard and his coauthors from
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Work Optional

Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way

by Tanja Hester ...

A practical action guide for financial independence and early retirement from the popular Our Next Life blogger.In today's work culture, we're expected to hustle around the clock. But what if you could escape the traditional path and get on one that doesn't require working full-time until age 65? What if you could wake up every day without an alarm clock and do the things you love most?Tanja ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

A practical action guide for financial independence and early retirement from the popular Our Next Life blogger.In today's work culture, we're expected to hustle around the clock. But what if you could escape the traditional path and get on one that doesn't require working full-time until age 65? What if you could wake up every day without an alarm clock and do the things you love most?Tanja
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Resilience

Why Things Bounce Back

by Andrew Zolli, Ann Marie Healy ...

Discover a powerful new lens for viewing the world with fascinating implications for our companies, economies, societies, and planet as a whole.What causes one system to break down and another to rebound? Are we merely subject to the whim of forces beyond our control? Or, in the face of constant disruption, can we build better shock absorbers—for ourselves, our communities, our economies, and for ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

Discover a powerful new lens for viewing the world with fascinating implications for our companies, economies, societies, and planet as a whole.What causes one system to break down and another to rebound? Are we merely subject to the whim of forces beyond our control? Or, in the face of constant disruption, can we build better shock absorbers—for ourselves, our communities, our economies, and for
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Four Seconds

All the Time You Need to Replace Counter-Productive Habits with Ones That Really Work

by Peter Bregman ...

Peter Bregman, author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller 18 Minutes, offers actionable strategies to replace energy-wasting, counter-productive habits that commonly derail us with truly effective ones.The things we want most—peace of mind, fulfilling relationships, to do well at work—are surprisingly straightforward to realize. But too often our best efforts to attain them are built on ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Peter Bregman, author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller 18 Minutes, offers actionable strategies to replace energy-wasting, counter-productive habits that commonly derail us with truly effective ones.The things we want most—peace of mind, fulfilling relationships, to do well at work—are surprisingly straightforward to realize. But too often our best efforts to attain them are built on
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The Great Game of Business, Expanded and Updated

The Only Sensible Way to Run a Company

by Jack Stack, Bo Burlingham ...

In the early 1980s, Springfield Remanufacturing Corporation (SRC) in Springfield, Missouri, was a near bankrupt division of International Harvester. That's when a green young manager, Jack Stack, took over and turned it around. He didn't know how to "manage" a company, but he did know about the principal, of athletic competition and democracy: keeping score, having fun, playing fair, providing ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

In the early 1980s, Springfield Remanufacturing Corporation (SRC) in Springfield, Missouri, was a near bankrupt division of International Harvester. That's when a green young manager, Jack Stack, took over and turned it around. He didn't know how to "manage" a company, but he did know about the principal, of athletic competition and democracy: keeping score, having fun, playing fair, providing
... Read more
Debt Free For Life

The Finish Rich Plan for Financial Freedom

by David Bach ...

The #1 bestselling author presents his most important book since The Automatic Millionaire and gives Canadians the knowledge, the tools, and the mindset to get out of debt — forever.Whether you are working off student loans or trying to meet the minimum balance on your credit card bill, you are probably worried every time you open your mailbox. With salaries frozen and layoffs looming, how will ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

The #1 bestselling author presents his most important book since The Automatic Millionaire and gives Canadians the knowledge, the tools, and the mindset to get out of debt — forever.Whether you are working off student loans or trying to meet the minimum balance on your credit card bill, you are probably worried every time you open your mailbox. With salaries frozen and layoffs looming, how will
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Let's Get Real or Let's Not Play

Transforming the Buyer/Seller Relationship

by Mahan Khalsa, Randy Illig ...

The new way to transform a sales culture with clarity, authenticity, and emotional intelligenceToo often, the sales process is all about fear. Customers are afraid that they will be talked into making a mistake; salespeople dread being unable to close the deal and make their quotas. No one is happy.Mahan Khalsa and Randy Illig offer a better way. Salespeople, they argue, do best when they focus ... Read more

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The new way to transform a sales culture with clarity, authenticity, and emotional intelligenceToo often, the sales process is all about fear. Customers are afraid that they will be talked into making a mistake; salespeople dread being unable to close the deal and make their quotas. No one is happy.Mahan Khalsa and Randy Illig offer a better way. Salespeople, they argue, do best when they focus
... Read more
How to Make Money on YouTube

and Other Social Media Sites

by Adam Rumanek ...

Social media is about getting people to know you, engage with you and trust you so that ultimately they want to do business with you. You too can make money through social media platforms if you take the time to follow the proper steps, know what you want, know your client base and research your market in an organized way. Most importantly, devising a proper strategy will help you build your brand ... Read more

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Social media is about getting people to know you, engage with you and trust you so that ultimately they want to do business with you. You too can make money through social media platforms if you take the time to follow the proper steps, know what you want, know your client base and research your market in an organized way. Most importantly, devising a proper strategy will help you build your brand
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Mistakes Were Made (but Not By Me) Third Edition

Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts

by Carol Tavris, Elliot Aronson ...

A NEW EDITION UPDATED IN 2020 • Why is it so hard to say "I made a mistake" — and really believe it?When we make mistakes, cling to outdated attitudes, or mistreat other people, we must calm the powerful cognitive dissonance that jars our feelings of self-worth. And so, unconsciously, we create fictions that absolve us of responsibility, restoring our belief that we are smart, moral, and right—a ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

A NEW EDITION UPDATED IN 2020 • Why is it so hard to say "I made a mistake" — and really believe it?When we make mistakes, cling to outdated attitudes, or mistreat other people, we must calm the powerful cognitive dissonance that jars our feelings of self-worth. And so, unconsciously, we create fictions that absolve us of responsibility, restoring our belief that we are smart, moral, and right—a
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The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking

Leading Your Organization into the Future

by Michael D. Watkins ...

International bestselling author of The First 90 Days Michael D. Watkins presents an actionable framework for business strategy to help aspiring leaders learn to think strategically and improve their decision-making—a set of skills more necessary than ever in a world of constant change.Pattern recognition. Systems perspective. Mental agility. Structured problem-solving. Visioning. Political savvy. ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

International bestselling author of The First 90 Days Michael D. Watkins presents an actionable framework for business strategy to help aspiring leaders learn to think strategically and improve their decision-making—a set of skills more necessary than ever in a world of constant change.Pattern recognition. Systems perspective. Mental agility. Structured problem-solving. Visioning. Political savvy.
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The Runaway Species

How human creativity remakes the world

by David Eagleman, Anthony Brandt ...

This enlightening examination of creativity looks “at art and science together to examine how innovations . . . build on what already exists and rely on three brain operations: bending, breaking and blending” (The Wall Street Journal)The Runaway Species is a deep dive into the creative mind, a celebration of the human spirit, and a vision of how we can improve our future by understanding and ... Read more

$18.39 CAD

This enlightening examination of creativity looks “at art and science together to examine how innovations . . . build on what already exists and rely on three brain operations: bending, breaking and blending” (The Wall Street Journal)The Runaway Species is a deep dive into the creative mind, a celebration of the human spirit, and a vision of how we can improve our future by understanding and
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Street-Fighting Mathematics

The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic Problem Solving

by Sanjoy Mahajan ...

This practical guide to educated guessing shows you how to find answers to partly-defined mathematical problems—without needing proof or an exact calculation.In problem solving, as in street fighting, rules are for fools: do whatever works—don’t just stand there! Yet we often fear an unjustified leap even though it may land us on a correct result. Traditional mathematics teaching is largely about ... Read more

$36.79 CAD

This practical guide to educated guessing shows you how to find answers to partly-defined mathematical problems—without needing proof or an exact calculation.In problem solving, as in street fighting, rules are for fools: do whatever works—don’t just stand there! Yet we often fear an unjustified leap even though it may land us on a correct result. Traditional mathematics teaching is largely about
... Read more
Soundtracks

The Surprising Solution to Overthinking

by Jon Acuff ...

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.In Soundtracks, New York Times bestselling author Jon Acuff offers a proven plan to change overthinking from a super problem into a superpower with three simple steps:● retire ... Read more

$23.19 CAD

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.In Soundtracks, New York Times bestselling author Jon Acuff offers a proven plan to change overthinking from a super problem into a superpower with three simple steps:● retire
... Read more
The Ostrich Paradox

Why We Underprepare for Disasters

by Robert Meyer, Howard Kunreuther ...

"The Ostrich Paradox boldly addresses a key question of our time: Why are we humans so poor at dealing with disastrous risks, and what can we humans do about it? It is a must-read for everyone who cares about risk."—Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and author of Thinking, Fast and SlowWe fail to evacuate when advised. We rebuild in flood zones. We don't wear helmets. We fail ... Read more

$23.19 CAD

"The Ostrich Paradox boldly addresses a key question of our time: Why are we humans so poor at dealing with disastrous risks, and what can we humans do about it? It is a must-read for everyone who cares about risk."—Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and author of Thinking, Fast and SlowWe fail to evacuate when advised. We rebuild in flood zones. We don't wear helmets. We fail
... Read more
The Decision-Making Blueprint

A Simple Guide to Better Choices in Life and Work

by Patrik Edblad ...

Series Book 3 - The Good Life Blueprint Series
Radically Upgrade Your Thinking & Dramatically Increase Your SuccessWhat if there was a way to routinely make smart decisions? What if you could reliably avoid costly mistakes? What if you could remarkably improve your results in all areas of life?Mental trainer and best-selling author Patrik Edblad has helped tens of thousands of readers to think rationally, logically, and effectively. In this ... Read more

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Radically Upgrade Your Thinking & Dramatically Increase Your SuccessWhat if there was a way to routinely make smart decisions? What if you could reliably avoid costly mistakes? What if you could remarkably improve your results in all areas of life?Mental trainer and best-selling author Patrik Edblad has helped tens of thousands of readers to think rationally, logically, and effectively. In this
... Read more
Rock Breaks Scissors

A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody

by William Poundstone ...

A practical guide to outguessing everything, from multiple-choice tests to the office football pool to the stock market.People are predictable even when they try not to be. William Poundstone demonstrates how to turn this fact to personal advantage in scores of everyday situations, from playing the lottery to buying a home. Rock Breaks Scissors is mind-reading for real life.Will the next tennis ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

A practical guide to outguessing everything, from multiple-choice tests to the office football pool to the stock market.People are predictable even when they try not to be. William Poundstone demonstrates how to turn this fact to personal advantage in scores of everyday situations, from playing the lottery to buying a home. Rock Breaks Scissors is mind-reading for real life.Will the next tennis
... Read more
It Takes What It Takes

How to Think Neutrally and Gain Control of Your Life

by Trevor Moawad, Andy Staples ...

Foreword by Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell WilsonFrom 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 personnel, battle-tested strategies that will give you tools to manage and overcome negativity and achieve any goal.He knows how to win.More, he knows the many ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Foreword by Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell WilsonFrom 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 personnel, battle-tested strategies that will give you tools to manage and overcome negativity and achieve any goal.He knows how to win.More, he knows the many
... Read more
The Art of Clear Thinking

A Stealth Fighter Pilot's Timeless Rules for Making Tough Decisions

by Hasard Lee ...

THE #2 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERBased on a career of making high-stakes, split-second decisions as a U.S. fighter pilot, The Art of Clear Thinking teaches readers to apply Hasard Lee's combat-tested techniques in everyday life.The training to become a fighter pilot is among the most competitive and difficult in the world with fewer than one in a thousand succeeding. Pushing a cutting-edge jet ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

THE #2 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERBased on a career of making high-stakes, split-second decisions as a U.S. fighter pilot, The Art of Clear Thinking teaches readers to apply Hasard Lee's combat-tested techniques in everyday life.The training to become a fighter pilot is among the most competitive and difficult in the world with fewer than one in a thousand succeeding. Pushing a cutting-edge jet
... Read more
The Accidental Creative

How to Be Brilliant at a Moment's Notice

by Todd Henry ...

Have better ideas, faster, without the stress and burnout.It isn't enough to just do your job anymore. In order to thrive in today's marketplace, all of us-even the accountants-have to be ready to generate brilliant ideas on demand.Business creativity expert Todd Henry explains how to establish effective practices that unleash your creative potential. Born out of his consultancy and his popular ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

Have better ideas, faster, without the stress and burnout.It isn't enough to just do your job anymore. In order to thrive in today's marketplace, all of us-even the accountants-have to be ready to generate brilliant ideas on demand.Business creativity expert Todd Henry explains how to establish effective practices that unleash your creative potential. Born out of his consultancy and his popular
... Read more
The No Complaining Rule

Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work

by Jon Gordon ...

Series series Jon Gordon
More than 200,000 soldNegativity in the workplace costs businesses billions of dollars and impacts the morale, productivity and health of individuals and teams. "In The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work, Jon Gordon, a bestselling author, consultant and speaker, shares an enlightening story that demonstrates how you can conquer negativity and inspire others to adopt ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

More than 200,000 soldNegativity in the workplace costs businesses billions of dollars and impacts the morale, productivity and health of individuals and teams. "In The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work, Jon Gordon, a bestselling author, consultant and speaker, shares an enlightening story that demonstrates how you can conquer negativity and inspire others to adopt
... Read more
Visual Intelligence

Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your Life

by Amy E. Herman ...

An engrossing guide to seeing—and communicating—more clearly from the groundbreaking course that helps FBI agents, cops, CEOs, ER docs, and others save money, reputations, and lives.How could looking at Monet’s water lily paintings help save your company millions? How can checking out people’s footwear foil a terrorist attack? How can your choice of adjective win an argument, calm your kid, or ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

An engrossing guide to seeing—and communicating—more clearly from the groundbreaking course that helps FBI agents, cops, CEOs, ER docs, and others save money, reputations, and lives.How could looking at Monet’s water lily paintings help save your company millions? How can checking out people’s footwear foil a terrorist attack? How can your choice of adjective win an argument, calm your kid, or
... Read more
The Thinker's Toolkit

14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving

by Morgan D. Jones ...

An invaluable resource for any manager or professional, this book offers a collection of proven, practical methods for simplifying any problem and making faster, better decisions every time. ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

An invaluable resource for any manager or professional, this book offers a collection of proven, practical methods for simplifying any problem and making faster, better decisions every time.
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Buy What You Love Without Going Broke

Transform Your Spending and Get More of What Money Can’t Buy

by Jill Sirianni, Jen Smith ...

A relatable personal finance guide that gives a fresh take on how to control your impulse spending so you can stick to a budget and pay off debt, without the guilt and shame of traditional financial advice—from the hosts of the beloved Frugal Friends podcast.There’s a lot of noise out there about how to spend (and not spend) your hard-earned money. But what if you made financial decisions based on ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

A relatable personal finance guide that gives a fresh take on how to control your impulse spending so you can stick to a budget and pay off debt, without the guilt and shame of traditional financial advice—from the hosts of the beloved Frugal Friends podcast.There’s a lot of noise out there about how to spend (and not spend) your hard-earned money. But what if you made financial decisions based on
... Read more

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