Business Problem Solving

“A page-turner that reads like a mystery”​ (Mark Bertolini, former chairman and CEO, Aetna) that delivers key insights to the questions: who really are our customers, why do we lose them, how do we regain them? Customers can be a mystery. Despite the availability of more data than ever...

Modern work life is a maze, but you can find a shortcut through it. We are spending longer hours at work, although we desire more work-life balance. According to the World Population Review, the 10 countries with the longest workweeks averaged 42.2 hours. Given how much time you spend at work, wouldn’t it be better if you could be more efficient at your job? The Harvard Business Review says that workers spend as much as 41 percent of the average workday on tasks that don’t add value. Modern work poses its challenges.

Do you work with anyone who thinks or acts differently than you? Would you like to understand why they think and act that way? Would you like to have THE answer for how to build more productive relationships with your coworkers (including your boss)? If so, number one Amazon best seller Solving the People Problem is for you.

Our age of radical uncertainty requires a new way of assessing risk that pays more attention to the extreme outliers that too often become tomorrow’s reality. Today’s models cannot cope with the frightening new unpredictable risks we face every day that frequently seem to come out of left field–the effects of climate change, a killer pandemic, a cascading wildfire, a financial crisis triggered by faceless algorithms, or a devastating cyberattack that shuts down the electric power grid. This audiobook advocates a new, more realistic approach to analyzing risk and strategizing.

In an age of information overload, the real competitive edge is clarity. This guide distills the proven reasoning strategies that philosophers, data scientists, and world-class strategists rely on—then packages them into 100 bite-size methods that locks the idea in your memory.

When faced with new challenges, it’s easy to feel our solutions need to be equally unprecedented. We think we need a revolution. But what if this is a big mistake? In Evolutionary Ideas, Sam Tatam shows how behavioral science and evolutionary psychology can help us solve tomorrow’s challenges, not by divining something the world has never seen, but by borrowing from yesterday’s solutions–often in the most unexpected ways.

In this audiobook, the cloistered world of the boardroom is demystified, brought into the sunlight and explained, with respect and compassion. Read by the author, this audiobook provides information, history, and context essential to anyone seeking to understand how corporations and their stewards - the board of directors - can and should function.

If you want to make effective and informed decisions, through critical thinking and creative problem solving, then keep reading.... Do you keep jumping to the wrong conclusion? Are you tired of repeatedly making the same mistakes? Do you often find your decisions are based on assumptions rather than knowing the facts? The solution is critical thinking and problem solving, a valuable skill that you can use at work and in your personal life, to develop better decision making skills in order to create a healthier more rational environment.

Here at last is a clear, easy-to-follow interpretation of the classic Chinese text The Art of War by Sun Tzu which incorporates modern business lessons to make this relevant and accessible to today's executive facing strategic and competitive challenges. For years, business schools and professional consultants have turned to Sun Tzu's 2,500-year-old Chinese text for its invaluable commentary on such topics as leadership, strategy, organization, competition and cooperation.

Introducing the Five Guiding Principles of the Agile Coach Facilitation Stance, this book is your guide to moving your team forward, even when things get tough. You will learn to lead your team toward effective collaboration by inviting different points of view (even when it creates conflict), remaining unbiased in high-stakes meetings, understanding what the group needs, and navigating difficult interpersonal dynamics.

Turn everyday curiosity into real-world cash by mastering financial literacy and the mindset of a young entrepreneur. Whether you are brainstorming on a family road trip or looking for an inspiring after-school project, this upbeat audio experience delivers the ultimate blueprint for kids ages...

Quante volte ti capita di perdere concentrazione e focus sul tuo obiettivo, sul tuo progetto? Questo audio è stato realizzato con il fine di indurre...

Wielkie zależności gospodarcze są równie fascynujące, co imponujące, a jednocześnie zrozumiałe dla każdego – co więcej, jako przeciętny obywatel możesz czerpać ogromne korzyści z tej wiedzy w codziennym życiu. Niezależnie od tego, czy chodzi o strukturę niemieckiego systemu gospodarczego i finansowego, podstawowe teorie czy bardzo aktualne tematy światowej gospodarki, dzięki systematycznemu wprowadzeniu z łatwością odnajdziesz się w ekonomicznym gąszczu.

L'assertività è la capacità di esprimere i propri sentimenti, scegliere come comportarsi in un dato contesto, difendere i propri diritti, esprimere serenamente un'opinione in disaccordo con gli altri, chiedere agli altri di modificare i loro comportamenti quando vengono percepiti come fuori luogo o offensivi. Tutto questo è fatto in modo costruttivo. Sviluppare un comportamento assertivo permette di gestire le relazioni professionali e sociali con fermezza, evitando sia la risposta aggressiva, sia quella passiva. L'obiettivo dell’assertività è quindi creare rapporti interpersonali basati sulla collaborazione e, al tempo stesso, affrontare con efficacia anche le situazioni problematiche

La forza del tuo presente è nella possibilitè di decidere quali sono i risultati positivi che vuoi raggiungere per rendere più completa la tua esistenza...

In the early 1980s, Harley-Davidson was on the verge of bankruptcy. In the general public's opinion, quality was substandard - of both motorcycles and riders. Harleys leaked oil and were often broken down. Riders were roughnecks, out to raise hell. The Harley-Davidson brand was tarnished. What s more, the charges were true.By the mid-1980s, Harley couldn't produce enough bikes to keep the public happy. Dealers were selling bikes off the showroom floor, struggling to assuage customers frustration.

In Curable journalist and health care advocate Travis Christofferson looks at medicine through a magnifying glass and asks an important question: What if the roots of the current US health care crisis are psychological and systemic, perpetuated not just by corporate influence and the powers that be, but by you and me? Curable outlines the future of medicine, detailing brilliant examples of new health care systems that prove we can do better. It turns out we have more control over our health (and happiness) than we think.

Most people are stuck in straight-line thinking. They see problems in isolation, chase quick fixes, and treat outcomes as immediate and unconnected. But the real world doesn’t work that way—it runs on systems. Interconnected causes, delayed effects, feedback loops, hidden incentives, and ripple consequences drive everything around us. This audiobook rewires your brain for systems thinking—one powerful shift at a time. You’ll get 100 clear, actionable strategies.

Ablenkungen, Druck, ständige Anforderungen—und das Gefühl, den Überblick zu verlieren. BEHALTE DIE KONTROLLE zeigt dir einen ruhigen und klaren Weg zurück zu innerer Stabilität, bewussten Entscheidungen und echter Kontrolle im digitalen Alltag. Keine kurzfristige Motivation. Keine oberflächlichen Techniken. Klare Prinzipien, die wirklich funktionieren. Du lernst: Wie du klare Prioritäten setzt und bewusst entscheidest. Wie du Grenzen definierst und Ablenkungen systematisch reduzierst. Wie du mentale Klarheit im Alltag zurückgewinnst.

Based on extensive multi-year empirical research, The Pragmatic Optimist addresses what it takes to be a leading light in the darkest hours of a business or economic crisis. Using real-world case studies, you will discover how to avoid the common cognitive and behavioral traps to which all leaders are most susceptible in the heat of a crisis. Finally, you will acquire the necessary insights to develop pragmatic optimism—a winning hybrid mindset—and practice its six results-oriented strategies for success even under extreme conditions.