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The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
by Atul Gawande
The New York Times bestselling author of Better and Complications reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist We live in a world of great and increasing complexity, where even the most expert professionals struggle to master the tasks they face. Longer training, ever more advanced technologies‚Äöv-vÆneither seems to prevent grievous errors. But in a hopeful turn, acclaimed surgeon and writer Atul... (more)
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The Goal
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
A fully dramatized version of the practical guide to business in fictional form offers an ensemble cast, accompanied by sound effects and music, that reveals how businesses can enhance productivity and provide personal fulfillment. Book available.
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An Introduction to General Systems Thinking (Silver Anniversary Edition)
by Gerald M. Weinberg
For more than twenty-five years, An Introduction to General Systems Thinking has been hailed as an innovative introduction to systems theory, with applications in computer science and beyond. Used in university courses and professional seminars all over the world, the text has proven its ability to open minds and sharpen thinking. Originally published in 1975 and reprinted more than twenty times over a... (more)
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The Fifth Discipline
The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization
by Peter M. Senge
"The Fifth Discipline" is based on fifteen years of experience in putting the book’s ideas into practice. As Senge makes clear, in the long run the only sustainable competitive advantage is your organization’s ability to learn faster than the competition. The leadership stories in the book demonstrate the many ways that the core ideas in The Fifth Discipline , many of which seemed radical when first published in... (more)
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The Power of Pull
How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things in Motion
by John Hagel III, John Seely Brown, Lang Davison
In a radical break with the past, information now flows like water, and we must learn how to tap into its stream. Individuals and companies can no longer rely on the stocks of knowledge that they’ve carefully built up and stored away. Information now flows like water, and we must learn how to tap into the stream. But many of us remain stuck in old practices—practices that could undermine us as we search for... (more)
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Developmental Evaluation: Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation and Use
by Michael Quinn Patton PhD
"Proust wrote that 'the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.' In this book, Patton brings new eyes to evaluation landscapes. He illustrates the distinct contribution that developmental evaluation can make in addressing the dynamic complexity that often challenges evaluation efforts. Evaluators will see themselves among the stories Patton shares. The concepts and... (more)
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Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modeling for a Complex World with CD-ROM
by John Sterman
Today's leading authority on the subject of this text is the author, MIT Standish Professor of Management and Director of the System Dynamics Group, John D. Sterman. Sterman's objective is to explain, in a true textbook format, what system dynamics is, and how it can be successfully applied to solve business and organizational problems. System dynamics is both a currently utilized approach to organizational... (more)
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Out of the Crisis
by W. Edwards Deming
"Long-term commitment to new learning and new philosophy is required of any management that seeks transformation. The timid and the fainthearted, and the people that expect quick results, are doomed to disappointment." According to W. Edwards Deming, American companies require nothing less than a transformation of management style and of governmental relations with industry. In Out of the Crisis ,... (more)
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Practice of System and Network Administration, The (2nd Edition)
by Tom Limoncelli, Christina J. Hogan, Strata R. Chalup
The first edition of The Practice of System and Network Administration introduced a generation of system and network administrators to a modern IT methodology. Whether you use Linux, Unix, or Windows, this newly revised edition describes the essential practices previously handed down only from mentor to protégé. This wonderfully lucid, often funny cornucopia of information introduces beginners to advanced... (more)
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The Golden Rule
by Ilene Cooper
This book is a gentle reminder of a timeless rule for parent and child: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Everyone knows a version of the Golden Rule. But what does it really mean? And how do you follow it? In this gorgeously illustrated book, a grandfather explains to his grandson that the Golden Rule means you “treat people the way you would like to be treated. It’s golden because it’s so... (more)
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Design is the Problem: The Future of Design Must be Sustainable
by Nathan Shedroff
Product design can have a tremendous impact on the world in terms of usability, waste, and resources. In Design Is the Problem, Nathan Shedroff examines how the endemic culture of design often creates unsustainable solutions, and shows how to ensure that design processes lead to more sustainable products and services.
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Get Clients Now!
A 28-day Marketing Program for Professionals, Consultants, and Coaches
by C. J. Hayden
Foreword by Jay Conrad Levinson, author of the "Guerilla Marketing" series Get Clients Now empowers readers with its 28-day plan for energizing their marketing efforts and dramatically increasing their client base. With over 100 tactics, tools, and foolproof recipes customizable for any professional service business, this new edition is powered up with road-tested strategies for relationship-based... (more)
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Hidden Markov Models and Dynamical Systems
by Andrew M. Fraser
This text provides an introduction to hidden Markov models (HMMs) for the dynamical systems community. It is a valuable text for third or fourth year undergraduates studying engineering, mathematics, or science that includes work in probability, linear algebra and differential equations. The book presents algorithms for using HMMs, and it explains the derivation of those algorithms. It presents Kalman filtering as... (more)
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Economic Prosperity Recaptured: The Finnish Path from Crisis to Rapid Growth (CESifo Book Series)
by Seppo Honkapohja, Erkki A. Koskela, Willi Leibfritz, Roope Uusitalo
Many countries have experienced major economic changes since the mid-1980s as a result of the deregulation and liberalization of national financial systems—two key aspects of globalization—with some experiencing boom and bust in rapid succession. The small Northern European country of Finland has been hailed as a success story for achieving renewed economic growth and prosperity after a financial crisis and deep... (more)
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Yellow Zone
by Janelle Dyer
Management Information SystemsGordon B. Davis, Margrethe H. Olson
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Management Information Systems
by Gordon B. Davis, Margrethe H. Olson
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Robotics : science and systems IV
Robotics: Science and Systems IV spans a wide spectrum of robotics, bringing together researchers working on the foundations of robotics, robotics applications, and the analysis of robotics systems. This volume presents the proceedings of the fourth annual Robotics: Science and Systems conference, held in 2008 at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. The papers presented cover a range of topics,... (more)
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Systems Out Of Balance: How Misinformation Hurts the Middle Class
by Kirk D. Sinclair
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The Organisational Leadership Audit
by William Tate
The Organisational Leadership Audit looks at leadership as an organisational resource. It shows how organisations need to provide a shared, honest and valid purpose, develop a conscious, supportive leadership culture, create a leadership structure that works, and remove obstacles to individual leadership. So, the key question for organisations becomes: How well is leadership being managed from an... (more)
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IT Systems management
by Rich Schiesser
The best-practice guide to managing IT infrastructures–now fully updated! IT Systems Management is an up-to-the-minute guide to maintaining stable, responsive IT production environments. Top IT systems management expert Rich Schiesser illuminates both the theoretical and practical aspects of systems management, using methods and examples drawn from decades of experience leading and consulting with the... (more)

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