Last bit of self-promotion today. About a month ago, my dissertation was referenced by Dan Ariely in a Wired article. I went to grad school with Dan. For me, the best thing about the mention was that I am now officially an analytics expert.
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My Phd was in Behavioral Economics and Kahneman co-invented the field. This books sums up Kahneman's observations over an almost 50 year career. Amazing, though not for the uninitiated, overveiw of how people actually make decisions.
Competing on Analytics
This is a great read if your organization is just starting to realize the importance of analytics as a competitive advantage.
Visual Display of Quantitative Information
The Pyrimid Principle
Say it with Charts
The Fifth Discipline
Made to Stick
Information Dashboard Design
A basic understanding of business process is critical in most corporate settings and serves as the cornerstone for process improvement. Here is a link to an Amazon search for other bookson business processes.
Loyalty Myths Loyalty is a good thing, right? How about the loyalty of an unprofitable customer? The book lays out a number of fallacies about loyalty and can help you develop an educated perspective if loyalty is a good thing for your company.
The Leadership Challenge This book identifies the critical elements of leadership through survey research. It was the first good and actionable book I have read on leadership.
The book links go through my Amazon Associates account. All proceeds to go for my kids education, buy them soldering irons, lathes, drill presses, that kind of thing.
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I always knew you were an analytics expert. About time Wired found out. Regarding your 5 cent email mention, was that in your dissertation and can I read it?
my name is Jonathan McKee
I am live audio technician based in Scotland
After seeing your interview on capture your flag you have became an inspiration to me as i have been striving to get my self forward in the audio industry
I hope you would available to talk to me and give me advice
jvmckee@hotmail.co.uk
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