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Whether you are a CEO of a multinational corporation or a small startup, you will face situations that require you to make tough decisions, inspire your team, and uphold ethical standards. In Dharma Tales for CEOs, author and corporate coach S. Prakash presents stories that originate from...

Tras ayudar a millones de personas a replantearse su relación con el dinero, cómo ganarlo, ahorrarlo e invertirlo, Morgan Housel nos invita ahora a reflexionar sobre algo igual de importante: aprender a gastar con sentido. El mayor retorno de una inversión no es económico, es la tranquilidad...

This essential guide reinvents selling for today’s B2B market, showing sellers how to overcome stalled deals and customer indecision.

Fighting climate change, saving democracy, and eradicating poverty are urgent global challenges, yet the world's leaders continue to pursue outdated policies that focus on one while worsening the tradeoffs between each of them. Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World shows how the nations of the world can achieve all three objectives.

The CEO's Guide to the Investment Galaxy by Sarah Keohane Williamson provides indispensable insights for business leaders navigating the landscape of the global investment community. Not all shareholders are created equal. Knowing who your shareholders and the other members of the investment community are―and what drives them―is key to your success.

SOUNDVIEW BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR Control freaks. Narcissists. Slackers. Cynics. Difficult people are the worst part of a manager's job. This book turns this seemingly difficult chore into a straight-forward process that gently, yet effectively, improves behaviors. It all begins with...

In this audiobook, the authors offer a different way to think about the choices we make every day. Drawing from economics, psychology, and philosophy—and both inspired by and challenging Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow—they show how the focus on rationality, narrowly understood, fails to fully describe how we think about our decisions, much less help us make better ones. Notably, it overlooks the positive contribution that framing—how we determine what aspects are most important to us—contributes to good decisions.

Making decisions is one of the key tasks of managers, leaders, and professionals. In Smart Management, Jochen Reb, Shenghua Luan, and Gerd Gigerenzer demonstrate how business leaders can utilize heuristics—simple decision-making strategies adapted to the task at hand.

Some negotiations are easy. Others are more difficult. And then there are situations that seem completely hopeless. Malhotra identifies three broad approaches for breaking deadlocks and resolving conflicts, and draws out scores of actionable lessons using behind-the-scenes stories of fascinating real-life negotiations, including drafting of the US Constitution, ending bitter disputes in the NFL and NHL, and beating the odds in complex business situations. 

In What Matters Next: A Leader's Guide to Making Human-Friendly Tech Decisions in a World That's Moving Too Fast, renowned author and consultant Kate O'Neill delivers a roadmap to achieve business growth, transformation, and innovation through the use of emerging technologies—but crucially, in a human-centric manner that benefits both business and humanity.

Algorithms, machine learning, generative AI. With the latest advancements in technology, data is taking center stage in organizations. But without a clear plan for how you're storing, integrating, and gaining value from that information, your company will be at risk—and fall behind. If you read (or listen to) nothing else on setting a data strategy in your organization, listen to these ten articles. 

THE TOP SELLING FIRST-TIME MANAGER SERIES HAS SOLD OVER 500,000 COPIES Every manager must be prepared to face tough situations that management training never warned them about. This is the go-to resource for handling everything from a disruption in workflow to managing a hostile workplace, and...

‘[A] creative and original book on resilience through crises’ DAVID MILIBAND ‘[A] fascinating book is full of insights … I highly recommend it’ KATE RAWORTH, AUTHOR OF DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS From a leading international crisis management expert, a breakthrough book about performance under...

Clear Decisions, Better Life is a practical guide to one of the most influential skills you'll ever develop: the ability to make thoughtful, confident decisions that align with your values and long-term goals. Every choice—whether large or small—shapes the direction of your career...

Groundbreaking investor and global enterprise builder Alec Litowitz shows how to move from “making the right decision” to “making decisions right” in The Adaptability Quotient, a guide to thinking and acting under uncertainty. Over decades of success across volatile markets, creating...

By P.T. Barnum | Adapted and Narrated by Luke Meinier Long before P.T. Barnum became a world-famous showman, he was a practical operator who built massive fortunes, lost them to bad deals, and earned them back through relentless discipline, focus, and smart marketing. In 1880, Barnum wrote down...

The reason you feel stuck isn't because you are not working hard enough or lack discipline. It's because your vision, strategy and habits are misaligned. Founder and entrepreneur Hermione Olivia knows what it’s like to live a life that looks successful from the outside: packed schedules...

Master clear thinking and upgrade your problem-solving skills to confidently navigate a fast, noisy, complex world. When you feel overwhelmed by constant information or pressured by high-stakes choices, relying on autopilot and raw emotion often leads to predictable mistakes. Instead, you can...

Master creative thinking in the AI age with practical tools that blend imagination and discipline for better innovation in this updated, award-winning business bestseller. Now updated with twenty percent new content, this Porchlight Business Book of the Year returns with all-new case studies and...

Master software engineering tradeoffs and system design to conquer your most chaotic technical challenges. Perfect for a morning commute or deep focus sessions, this pragmatic guide transforms overwhelmed developers into confident technical leaders. Stop chasing buzzwords and learn to evaluate...