books about: decisions     books:       Influencer: The Power to Change Anything145 reviews Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, ... McGraw-Hill, 2007 Necessary Reading! Great book for educators. Should be required reading for all who work with people. Practical and effective information taught in a comprehensive and understandable fashion. Our faculty is doing a group study and application to our school with great results!             Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking967 reviews Malcolm Gladwell Back Bay Books, 2007 blink...and then it's gone There's not much substance to this book. Rather than being a resource of information, it is merely a book of examples. There is no broad takeaway you can gather from it after reading except to say perhaps that many of our decisions are based on split-second thoughts. But did you really need to read this book to find that out?             The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures57 reviews Dan Roam Portfolio Hardcover, 2008 Excellent Book... This book is a quick study for those who want practical skills that can be applied either at work or school. Roam skillfully uses examples from practical case studies to illustrate his techniques (which are scientifically based). I found the application and retention of his tools very easy and useful. I read the entire book in about a week, a few pages each night before going to bed (of ...             Leading Change75 reviews John P. Kotter Harvard Business School Press, 1996 School Book This book is what I needed and I enjoy the book. I received fast service.             The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child (Sears Parenting Library)188 reviews Robert Sears Little, Brown and Company, 2007 great book! This book is great! It's very informative- discussing each disease, the incidence, what's in the vaccines and side effects. It's also very funny! That's an accomplishment given the subject matter! Dr. Bob gives the American Academy of Pediatrics vaccine schedule, and alternate schedules- one with all the vaccines spaced out and one with "core" vaccines. I found it very helpful- definitely ...             The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels79 reviews Michael Watkins Harvard Business School Press, 2003 Great Primer for Taking On a Management Job The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins is squarely aimed at the task of a manager coming in and dealing with a new team. Those first ninety days can really make or break a business relationship and it is well worth studying this information before you take on a new job. Michael breaks down your task into these discreet steps: promote yourself, accelerate your learning, match your strategy to ...             Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions151 reviews Dan Ariely HarperCollins, 2008 Amazing read This book is awesome. Basically distills a number of fields and ideas that most will already have had exposure with via living, school, etc - but does so with wit and great craftsmanship. Points out our shared irrationality in a novel, entertaining and education fashion.             Before You Do: Making Great Decisions That You Wont Regret16 reviews T.D. Jakes Atria, 2008 Excellent Book This is an excellent book to read. It will enlighten and help you make better decisions about everyday life. I was immediately drawn into the content of the book from the introduction. It is a definite must read. It is a great book to discuss with your significant other or with members of your book club.             The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable218 reviews Patrick M. Lencioni Jossey-Bass, 2002 The best book on teamwork This was a great book, an easy read that was packed with information and suspense. After reading the fictional part of the book, I found the in depth descriptions of each dysfunction at the end of the book very important and informative. Also what makes this book so good is the fact that almost anyone in any team building situation can relate to the book. As a high school senior who is involved ...             Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness46 reviews Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein Yale University Press, 2008 One of the best in the economics genre Before I get to the book review, note that Thaler has done an excellent 1-hour talk about this book for Authors@Google, which is well worth your time whether or not you actually read Nudge. It's much better than the videos on Amazon. The book. Thaler & Sunstein define their use of the word "nudge" on page 6: "A nudge, as we will use the term, is any aspect of the choice architecture that ...             QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability in Work and in Life181 reviews John G. Miller Putnam Publishing Group, 2004 If you think like a victim you will hate this book This book was required reading one night during my recent interim pastor training. It took me about 40 minutes to read it and I found the book to be inspirational and helpful in asking questions the 'right' questions in a world that is no longer linear and predictable. In a world where change is the only constant, this book was helpful to begin to re-frame the kind of questions to ask and how ...             Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques (2nd Edition)63 reviews Michael Michalko Ten Speed Press, 2006 An Essential Guide for Creative Thinking This book, together with my treasured Roger von Oech books, sit prominently on my bookshelf when working on a variety of problems - software development, film production, creative writing for scripts or novels, and developing opportunities in this mediacentric age. These books break open your mind from the restrictive fences imposed on our thinking by the conventional world that we are surrounded ...             The Wisdom of Crowds161 reviews James Surowiecki Anchor, 2005 great stuff! I read this for a MBA class. Out of the stack of books assigned, so far, this is the only one I liked. It is relevant to today's curious questions of how to get crowds engaged, how crowds behave, and why we even care. I'm trying to teach people to work collaboratively together at work. They "think" they already are doing this but the author gives me new ideas on how to further their ...             Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence87 reviews Daniel Goleman, Richard E. Boyatzis, ... Harvard Business School Press, 2004 Primal Leadership - Emotional Intelligence Great book! Can be used to take an assessment of yourself inside and outside of the business world. A must read.             Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk155 reviews Peter L. Bernstein Wiley, 1998 Great Reward My friends and colleagues have a hard time believing that one of the most entertaining books I have ever read is about risk management and probability. Yet, Peter Bernstein's masterpiece bestseller is just that. By tracing the development of risk through the ages, he sets the personalities of the key innovators against the background of the times, and shows the practicality of what they did and ...             How Doctors Think160 reviews Jerome Groopman Mariner Books, 2008 Without risking failure there is zero chance of success When Dr. Jerome Groopman began his medical internship at the Massachusetts General Hospital, he placed a high priority on facts. While in medical school he had tirelessly tried to "store an encyclopedia in [his] mind" as so that when faced with patients, he could "open the mental book and find the correct diagnosis and treatment." Thirty years later he saw students and residents relying on ...             The Complete Vision Board Kit: Using the Power of Intention and Visualization to Achieve Your Dreams7 reviews John Assaraf Atria Books/Beyond Words, 2008 Great Value! This product is well worth the cost. The DVD of John Asaraf's training and the "how to" book are awesome.             Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box203 reviews The Arbinger Institute Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2002 Go Beyond I think I've read most of the top dozen or so best sellers on leadership. They all have wonderful advice. But there's now also a new kid on the block, a new book, that is probably the best-kept secret on leadership and HUMAN RELATIONS. It's a book called "Going Beyond Leadership of Character" by "West Point" author, Norman Thomas Remick. It goes beyond all the wonderful books like "Leadership and ...             The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials)56 reviews Peter F. Drucker Collins Business, 2006 Timeless, practical advice, immediately implementable In this short book are some of the most trenchant, clearly-written statements on how to be an effective executive ever written. It contains some philosophical statements, more real-world examples, and most importantly, it details actions the executive can take to become immediately effective. I wish I had read this 20 years ago! Other books like Good To Great and Built To Last are excellent, ...             Feel the Fear . . . and Do It Anyway (r)124 reviews Susan Jeffers Ballantine Books, 2006 Classic, Good for Everyone I bought this book based on a reference in Secrets of the A Game by Logan Edwards. I originally purchased this book to help with getting over my social fears with meeting women, but I actually got much more out of it. Of course, it DID help out with meeting women, but also gave me a better perspective on interacting at work and with family. 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