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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177389 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Por buen camino Author: Marcos Álvarez Narrator: Denis Rodríguez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 20 minutes Release date: December 25, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Por buen camino: Claves para guiar equipos hacia una meta común toma como ejemplo el Camino de Santiago y la organización del viaje en equipo para desgranar, de forma muy amena, los puntos principales sobre los que se apoya el trabajo en grupo, cuyas bondades el autor ha podido experimentar en multinacionales del sector textil. La peregrinación a Santiago es una gran aventura, tanto como la organización de un conjunto de personas en una empresa: si caminas solo, irás más rápido; pero si caminas acompañado, llegarás más lejos. Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. - Marcos Álvarez Orozco es director de Springfield España (Área Norte/Baleares) y autor de libros sobre innovación, administración de empresas y crecimiento personal y empresarial.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/288995 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Become a Better Negotiator Author: James G. Patterson, Richard A. Luecke Narrator: Jim Bond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 40 minutes Release date: April 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Everything you do in life involves some sort of negotiation. You negotiate with your boss over your salary . . . with your coworkers over where to hold a meeting . . . and even with your family about where to take a vacation. When you buy a car, sell an idea, or solve any problems that involve others, your ability to negotiate is the key factor to getting what you want, and what you deserve. How to Become a Better Negotiator shows you the five basic steps of negotiation, how to avoid negotiation pitfalls and arrive at a successful conclusion. It covers important topics such as listening, assertiveness and how to deal with hostile opponents. This audiobook also teaches the common characteristics shared by all great negotiators, the different tactics for handling conflict, and how to plan and execute a successful negotiation strategy. The worksheets and graphics found in the print and ebook editions of this book have been adapted for audio.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/288996 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Working with Difficult People Series: Part of Worksmart Author: William Lundin, Ph.D., Michael S. Dobson, Kathleen Lundin Narrator: Full Cast, Jim Bond, Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 1 minute Release date: April 25, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Working with difficult people can reduce your morale, threaten your productivity, deplete your energy, and waste your time. But you don’t have to be helpless in the face of other people’s craziness! Knowing how to handle coworkers’ disruptive behavior is one of the most important career skills you can have, allowing you to become a more valuable employee and a more self-reliant person. Working with Difficult People defines nine fundamental types of difficult people and gives you a complete system for opening lines of communication, resolving differences, and avoiding office headaches. This audiobook teaches you how to: •understand your own reactions to different kinds of difficult people •explore the interrelationship between yourself and the problematic employee – whether it’s a boss, fellow coworker, or someone you manage •practice healthier responses to those who make your life miserable You’ll find out how to proactively manage your relationships with those who are mean and angry, suspicious, pessimistic, shy, narcissistic, overly competitive, controlling, and more. This audio edition includes an action plan for preparing for encounters and confrontations as well as all-new verbal self-defense tips, guidance on how to master power dynamics, and ways to differentiate between situational issues and psychological ones. The worksheets and graphs found in the print and ebook editions of this book have been adapted for audio.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195112 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Women Who Don't Wait in Line: Break the Mold, Lead the Way Author: Reshma Saujani Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 36 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: There’s never been a better time to be woman. We live in an era when girls are told they can do anything. So why aren’t we seeing more women rising to the top ranks of corporations and the government? Why don’t our girls have more women in leadership roles to look up to? Women Who Don’t Wait in Line is an urgent wake-up call from politico and activist Reshma Saujani. The former New York City Deputy Public Advocate and founder of the national nonprofit Girls Who Code argues that aversion to risk and failure is the final hurdle holding women back in the workplace. Saujani advocates a new model of female leadership based on sponsorship—where women encourage each other to compete, take risks, embrace failure, and lift each other up personally and professionally. Woven throughout the book are lessons and stories from accomplished women like Susan Lyne, Randi Zuckerberg, Mika Brzezinski, and Anne-Marie Slaughter, who have faced roadblocks and overcome them by forging new paths, being unapologetically ambitious, and never taking no for an answer. Readers are also offered a glimpse into Saujani’s personal story, including her immigrant upbringing and the insights she gleaned from running a spirited campaign for U.S. Congress in 2010. Above all else, Women Who Don’t Wait in Line is an inspiring call from a woman who is still deep in the trenches. Saujani aims to ignite her fellow women—and enlist them in remaking America.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194475 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thinking in New Boxes: A New Paradigm for Business Creativity Author: Alan Iny, Luc De Brabandere Narrator: Alan Iny Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 1 minute Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: When BIC, manufacturer of disposable ballpoint pens, wanted to grow, it looked for an idea beyond introducing new sizes and ink colors. Someone suggested lighters.   LIGHTERS?   With an idea that seemed crazy at first, that bright executive, instead of seeing BIC as a pen company—a business in the PEN “box”—figured out that there was growth to be found in the DISPOSABLE “box.” And he was right. Now there are disposable BIC lighters, razors, even phones. The company opened its door to a host of opportunities.   IT INVENTED A NEW BOX.   Your business can, too. And simply thinking “out of the box” is not the answer. True ingenuity needs structure, hard analysis, and bold brainstorming. It needs to start   THINKING IN NEW BOXES   —a revolutionary process for sustainable creativity from two strategic innovation experts from The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).   To make sense of the world, we all rely on assumptions, on models—on what Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny call “boxes.” If we are unaware of our boxes, they can blind us to risks and opportunities.   This innovative book challenges everything you thought you knew about business creativity by breaking creativity down into five steps:   • Doubt everything. Challenge your current perspectives. • Probe the possible. Explore options around you. • Diverge. Generate many new and exciting ideas, even if they seem absurd. • Converge. Evaluate and select the ideas that will drive breakthrough results. • Reevaluate. Relentlessly. No idea is a good idea forever. And did we mention Reevaluate? Relentlessly.   Creativity is paramount if you are to thrive in a time of accelerating change. Replete with practical and potent creativity tools, and featuring fascinating case studies from BIC to Ford to Trader Joe’s, Thinking in New Boxes will help you and your company overcome missed opportunities and stay ahead of the curve.   This book isn’t a simpleminded checklist. This is Thinking in New Boxes.   And it will be fun. (We promise.)   Includes a bonus PDF of puzzles and images to kick-start your creativity Praise for Thinking in New Boxes   “Excellent . . . While focusing on business creativity, the principles in this book apply anywhere change is needed and will be of interest to anyone seeking to reinvent herself.”—Blogcritics “Thinking in New Boxes is a five-step guide that leverages the authors’ deep understanding of human nature to enable readers to overcome their limitations and both imagine and create their own futures. This book is a must-read for people living and working in today’s competitive environment.”—Ray O. Johnson, Ph.D., chief technology officer, Lockheed Martin   “Thinking In New Boxes discusses what I believe to be one of the fundamental shifts all companies/brands need to be thinking about: how to think creatively, in order to innovate and differentiate our brands. We need to thrive and lead in a world of accelerating change and this book challenges us to even greater creativity in our thinking. One of the best business books I’ve read in a long time.”—Jennifer Fox, CEO, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191181 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Leadership Transformed: How Ordinary Managers Become Extraordinary Leaders Author: Peter Fuda Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes Release date: August 20, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: How does a good manager become a great leader? Ask around in business circles and you’ll get a thousand different answers. But now, internationally renowned leadership expert Dr. Peter Fuda has created a single, coherent roadmap for leadership effectiveness in Leadership Transformed. After more than a decade’s research and practice, Dr. Fuda shares the seven common themes that have enabled hundreds of CEOs around the world to transform themselves into highly effective leaders, and transform the performance of their organizations as well. Through his work, Dr. Fuda discovered that the best way to elicit deep and broad discussion of the seven leadership themes—and to describe the CEOs’ mastery of what they had learned—was through metaphor. Fire—motivational forces that initiate and sustain transformation efforts. Snowball—mutual accountability, and the consequent momentum that occurs when a critical mass of leaders commit to shared leadership principles. Master Chef—leadership frameworks, tools, and strategies that can be “artfully” deployed. Coach—how a “coaching staff” can collectively help leaders achieve their aspirations. Mask—leaders can shed the heavy burden of wearing a mask in favor of a more congruent “best self.” Movie—leaders can develop critical capabilities of self-awareness and reflection. Russian Dolls—how a leader’s personal journey can align with the journeys of his or her colleagues and organization.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194895 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 212° Service: The 10 Rules for Creating a Service Culture Author: Mac Anderson Narrator: Derek Shetterly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 57 minutes Release date: July 23, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: At 211 degrees water is hot. At 212 degrees, it boils. And with boiling water, comes steam. And steam can power a locomotive. The one extra degree makes the difference. This simple analogy reflects the ultimate definition of excellence. Because it's the one extra degree of effort, in business and life, that can separate the good from the great. The stories in 212 Service reflect real-life examples of companies that have taken their customer service to the next degree. Someone once said, 'Life is like a game of tennis. The player who serves well seldom loses.' The same can be said for any business on the planet. There are many books written about service, however, our goals in this audiobook is to keep it simple. 212 Service presents 10 simple, but engaging rules of service that can be listened to by every member of your team in less than 30 minutes. 212 Service is written with real life examples of exceptional customer service and is certain to inspire your team with ideas that apply specifically to your industry. Gildan Media is proud to bring you these uplifting and life-changing inspirational books from Simple Truths, which can be used throughout every facet of your life. These audiobooks may be short in length, but their words speak volumes.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194897 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pulling together: 10 Rules for High Performance Teamwork Author: John J. Murphy Narrator: Erik Synnestvedt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 48 minutes Release date: July 23, 2013 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Pulling Together is a fantastic guide for leaders from all walks of life. In it you will learn about the 10 Rules for High Performance Teamwork. They’re simple, yet so important! It’s not only about leading a team, but also being a part of one. The 10 rules are presented in a way that every person in your organization can understand. Use this audiobook to clarify expectations and foster accountability, build more focus, unity, trust and credibility with your team, align people and systems, mobilize commitment and generate enthusiasm. Here’s your chance to create more balance and harmony within your team. Gildan Media is proud to bring you these uplifting and life-changing inspirational books from Simple Truths, which can be used throughout every facet of your life. These audiobooks may be short in length, but their words speak volumes.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194899 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 212° Leadership: The 10 Rules for Highly Effective Leadership Author: Mac Anderson Narrator: Derek Shetterly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 57 minutes Release date: July 23, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: In 212 Leadership, Mac Anderson shares 10 of the elements that can help to transform your leadership skills, along with some of his favorite quotes on the elements of leadership. You'll gain insight into the qualities and characteristics of great leaders. History has identified many qualities and characteristics of great leaders, and, of course, no person embodies them all. But the great leaders have one simple thing in common: They have developed their leadership styles around their personalities and their values, and in the end, their actions are consistent with what they truly believe. 212 Leaders have made the leap from good to great. They are able to not only rally the troops to committed, purposeful action, but also to create an environment where quality and innovation are the norm, rather than the exception. 212 Leadership is designed to make you think...to help you grow...and to provide that extra degree of passion to take your leadership skills from effective to extraordinary! Gildan Media is proud to bring you these uplifting and life-changing inspirational books from Simple Truths, which can be used throughout every facet of your life. These audiobooks may be short in length, but their words speak volumes.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Truth About Lies in the Workplace: How to Spot Liars and What to Do About Them Author: Carol Kinsey Goman Narrator: Rose Itzcovitz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 31 minutes Release date: July 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: You Work with a Bunch of Liars—Learn What to Do About It Sure, everyone tells little white lies now and then, but real deception in the workplace is a poison that can destroy relationships, careers, and companies. Carol Kinsey Goman, a leading workplace body language expert, combines her own experiences with the latest research to identify fifty subtle physical and vocal cues that will enable you to spot destructive workplace lies. She analyzes the role we play in supporting lies—how our own vanities, desires, self-deceptions, and rationalizations allow us to be duped. And once you detect a lie, she provides tactical advice on how to respond, whether the liar is above, below, or on the same level as you—even if it’s your boss.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194069 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Co-Active Coaching Third Edition: Changing Business, Transforming Lives Author: Laura Whitworth, Phillip Sandahl, Karen Kimsey-House, Henry Kimsey-House Narrator: Tim Andres Pabon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 11 minutes Release date: July 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.21 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: When Co-Active Coaching was first released in 1998, this pioneering work set the stage for what has become a cultural and business phenomenon and helped launch the profession of coaching. Published in more than ten languages now, this book has been used as the definitive resource in dozens of corporate, professional development and university-based coaching programs as well as by thousands of individuals looking to elevate their communication, relationship and coaching skills. This fully revised third edition of Co-Active Coaching has been updated to reflect the expanded vision of the newly updated Co-Active Model and coaching course curriculum at The Coaches Training Institute, the training organization founded and run by the authors for 20 years. The third edition emphasizes evoking transformational change in the client and extends the use of the Co-Active Model into leadership management and its effectiveness throughout organizations. This edition also contains an on-line Coach’s Toolkit (replacing the CD of the second edition), several new coaching demonstrations and more than 35 updated exercises, questionnaires, checklists and reproducible forms.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180114 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Circle of Friends: The Massive Federal Crackdown on Inside Trading---and Why the Markets Always Work Against the Little Guy Author: Charles Gasparino Narrator: Pete Larkin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 23 minutes Release date: July 2, 2013 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of The Sellout tells the explosive story of the government’s crackdown on insider-trading networks—an investigation that has already racked up more than 60 convictions. In Circle of Friends, award-winning journalist Charles Gasparino—one of Wall Street's most knowledgeable observers—follows government investigators and prosecutors as they pursue one of the most aggressive and broad-reaching series of insider-trading cases in the nation's history. A richly textured page-turner of investigative journalism based on extensive reporting, Circle of Friends chronicles the massive federal crackdown that has already put some of the biggest names on Wall Street behind bars, including Raj Rajaratnam, founder of the Galleon Group, and Rajat Gupta, a former CEO of consulting giant McKinsey & Co. Other similarly sized targets are still waiting nervously, including the biggest one of them all—financial impresario Steve Cohen of SAC Capital, the giant hedge fund that has confounded regulators for years by cranking out a steady stream of market-busting returns. Gasparino goes behind the headlines to reveal how the government makes its case, using every tool at its disposal—and at great expense to taxpayers—to supposedly make the investing world safer for average Americans. Gasparino asks why federal officials are so eager to prosecute these cases: What is the real damage to individuals? Do average investors really care? He explores why insider trading is all the rage these days when the U.S. government has failed to bring a single criminal case against the culprits who caused the 2008 financial crisis. Circle of Friends is not a defense of insider trading, but it does offer an account of the politics of Wall Street crime fighting, revealing the behind-the-scenes ambitions that motivate headlines and burnish political careers. A riveting work of narrative nonfiction, as engrossing and explosive as fictional thrillers of the finest magnitude, Circle of Friends is a wakeup call to the investing public.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/179682 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry Author: Bill Breen, David Robertson Narrator: Thomas Vincent Kelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 24 minutes Release date: June 25, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Sometimes radical yet always applicable, Brick by Brick abounds with real-world lessons for unleashing breakthrough innovation in your organization, using LEGO--which experienced one of the most remarkable business transformations in recent history--as a business model. As LEGO failed to keep pace with the revolutionary changes in kids' lives and began sliding into irrelevance, the company's leaders implemented some of the business world's most widely espoused prescriptions for boosting innovation. Ironically, these changes pushed the iconic toymaker to the brink of bankruptcy, showing that what works in theory can fail spectacularly in the brutally competitive global economy. It took a new LEGO management team--faced with the growing rage for electronic toys, few barriers to entry, and ultra-demanding consumers (ten-year old boys)--to reinvent the innovation rule book and transform LEGO into one of the world's most profitable, fastest-growing companies.  Along the way, Brick by Brick reveals how LEGO: - Became truly customer-driven by co-creating with kids as well as its passionate adult fans - Looked beyond products and learned to leverage a full-spectrum approach to innovation - Opened its innovation process by using both the 'wisdom of crowds' and the expertise of elite cliques - Discovered uncontested, 'blue ocean' markets, even as it thrived in brutally competitive red oceans - Gave its world-class design teams enough space to create and direction to deliver built a culture where profitable innovation flourishes Whether you're a senior executive looking to make your company grow, an entrepreneur building a startup from scratch, or a fan who wants to instill some of that LEGO magic in your career, you'll learn how to build your own innovation advantage, brick by brick.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177899 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kiss Your BUT Good-Bye: How to Get Beyond the One Word That Stands Between You and Success Author: Robert Azelby, Joseph Azelby Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: A simple, engaging, and eminently practical guide to overcoming your weaknesses— your "Buts"—to achieve the career and personal relationships you want Imagine a workplace where all the employees are aware of the things they do—or fail to do—that prevent them from being more productive and valuable. Imagine a company where everyone speaks openly and honestly about his or her weaknesses and is committed to strengthening and overcoming them. Imagine an environment where colleagues help one another become more efficient and less disruptive by speaking the truth about what detracts from the team's efforts and objectives. Imagine a place where the firm's most talented employees know exactly what they need to do to attain a leadership position. This is no fantasy workplace: it can be your business if you listen to Joe Azelby and Bob Azelby, brothers and successful executives in their own right. Kiss Your BUT Good-Bye will help all professionals find their individual BUT—whether it's a lack of skills, a distracting behavior, or a personality quirk that interferes with achieving success. Using road-tested techniques, Kiss Your BUT Good-Bye helps you examine your BUT, understand it, manage it, cover it, and most important, shrink it. It also enables managers to help their employees discover personal weaknesses and to learn how to deliver the direct, honest feedback every worker needs and deserves. Finding your BUT can be tough medicine, but the Azelbys deliver it with a tasty spoonful of sugar. Get ready for success . . . get ready to Kiss Your BUT Good-Bye.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180110 to listen full audiobooks. Title: AMA Business Boot Camp Author: Edward T. Reilly Editor Narrator: Edward T. Reilly Editor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 14 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: The preeminent provider of business education worldwide, the American Management Association trains over 100,000 managers and executives a year through its renowned management education seminar programs and conferences. Now, for the first time, the fundamental skills taught by this elite leadership and management institution have been collected in one easy-to-digest volume. Giving you an overview of exactly what the AMA considers to be the most important and powerful competencies for today’s serious business professional, AMA Business Boot Camp supplies you with the building blocks of knowledge you need to succeed as a manager and leader. You’ll learn how to: communicate with purpose • motivate your people, increase morale, and enhance productivity • coach to boost performance • improve your ability to influence others • manage organizational change • plan and execute projects • think strategically • manage staff changes • conduct effective performance reviews • screen, evaluate, and select corporate strategies • understand your organization’s operational vision . . . and make that vision a reality • leverage your own leadership style • build power and influence . . . and use them wisely. Filled with easy-to-apply techniques and tangible strategies, the book contains action tips to solidify learning, as well as valuable tools such as a coaching planning worksheet, a project management planning template, and a self-assessment to help determine your comfort level with delegation. Throughout your career in business, you will have to navigate the waters of organizational politics. You will have to build relationships with difficult people. You will need to keep a tight focus on your mission, inspire and direct different groups of people, sell your projects to others, and come up with great ideas to save the day. As an aspiring (or growing) manager and leader, you are the lifeblood of your organization, keeping your people focused on the activities that drive results, and forging objectives that inspire everyone around you. AMA Business Boot Camp helps you cultivate the initiative, managerial expertise, and leadership know-how that will allow you reach any desired outcome, make any vision tangible, and propel your career in the world of business into the stratosphere.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/187788 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Buying Customers Author: Bradley J. Sugars Narrator: Jaime Andrade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 35 minutes Release date: June 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: What if you were guaranteed that every new customer buying from you would spend the next 5 years buying more products at ever higher price points? Or you were certain every dollar spent on your advertising would return extra dollars to you down the road? Or you could finally look at your marketing efforts as investments, rather than expenses? Now, you can ... by following the proven strategies and techniques for Buying Customers outlined here for the first time by ActionCOACH Founder and Chairman, Brad Sugars. Not only will you discover the “secrets” of buying new customers at great prices for your business, you’ll turn your company into a “customer buying machine” that: • Buys quality customers at value prices ... • Keeps customers coming back for more ... • Gives customers great reasons to tell others about your business Chasing new customers is the old way of “business as usual” ... Buying Customers is the new way of “business unusual” ... one that will not only transform your own company, but your entire way of thinking about business forever!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177755 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Managers as Mentors, Third Edition: Building Partnerships for Learning Author: Chip R. Bell, Marshall Goldsmith Narrator: Mark Peckham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 35 minutes Release date: June 3, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Managers As Mentors is a rapid-fire read and a provocative guide to helping associates grow and adapt in today's tumultuous organizations. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. Chip Bell and Marshall Goldsmith place increased emphasis on the mentor as a learning catalyst for the prot├®g├® rather than someone who simply hands down knowledge—crucial for younger workers who prize growth opportunities even more than prior generations and who tend to distrust hierarchy. As with previous editions there is a fictional case study of a mentor-prot├®g├® relationship running through the book, but this is augmented with six actual case studies of top CEOs from organizations like The Nature Conservancy and Bloomin' Brands, who relate key mentoring experiences in their lives. The new chapters cover topics like the role of mentoring in spurring innovation and mentoring a diverse and dispersed workforce accustomed to interacting and getting information digitally. Also new to this edition is the Mentor's Toolkit, six resources to help in developing the mentor-prot├®g├® relationship. This hands-on guide takes the mystery out of effective mentoring, teaching leaders to be the kind of confident coaches integral to learning organizations.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175241 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ctrl Alt Delete: Reboot Your Business. Reboot Your Life. Your Future Depends on It. Author: Mitch Joel Narrator: Mitch Joel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 21, 2013 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: A game-changing book that outlines the ways in which technology has transformed how brands and businesses innovate and connect with consumers: "An indispensable read for a time when so much is in transition" (Arianna Huffington). The DNA of business has changed. Forever. You can blame technology, smartphones, social media, online shopping and everything else, but nothingchanges this reality: we are in a moment of business purgatory. So, what are you going to do about it? Mitch Joel, one of the world's leading experts in new media, warns that the time has come to CTRL ALT DELETE. To reboot and to start re-building your business model. If you don't, Joel warns, not only will your company begin to slide backwards, but you may find yourself unemployable within five years. That's a very strong warning, but in his new book, CTRL ALT DELETE, Joel explains the convergence of five key movements that have changed business forever. The movements have already taken place, but few businesses have acted on them. He outlines what you need to know to adapt right now. He also points to the seven triggers that will help you take advantage of these game-changing factors to keep you employable as this new world of business unfolds. Along the way, Joel introduces his novel concept of "squiggle" which explains how you can learn to adapt your personal approach to your career, as new technology becomes the norm. In short, this is not a book about "change management" but rather a book about "changing both you AND your business model."

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175032 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How Successful People Lead: Taking Your Influence to the Next Level Author: John C. Maxwell Narrator: Chris Sorensen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 38 minutes Release date: May 21, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 40 Ratings of Narrator: 4.57 of Total 14 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: In this perfectly compact read, #1 New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell explains how true leadership works. It is not generated by your title. In fact, being named to a position is the lowest of the five levels every effective leader achieves. To be more than a boss people are required to follow, you must master the ability to inspire and invest in people. You need to build a team that produces not only results, but also future leaders. By combining the advice contained in these pages with skill and dedication, you can reach the pinnacle of leadership-where your influence extends beyond your immediate reach for the benefit of others. Derived from material previously published in the Wall Street Journal bestseller The 5 Levels of Leadership.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177159 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Team Code of Honor: The Secrets of Champions in Business and in Life Series: Part of Rich Dad's Advisors Author: Blair Singer Narrator: Blair Singer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 26 minutes Release date: May 21, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Every great team, culture, society, religion, or business that has endured time, adversity, and challenge has always had one thing in common: a set of simple but powerful rules that govern the internal behaviors and expectations of the group. It is called The Code of Honor. We hear of these Codes when we think of things like The Ten Commandments, The Marine Corps, or the Constitution. And if sales is the number-one skill in business, number two has to be the ability to bring ordinary people together to build a championship team. This does not happen by chance or by the simple accumulation of talent. The Code is the core ingredient to creating winning organizations. This audiobook is a step-by-step guide for any individual, group, or company actually to create a Code of Honor specific to their team. Blair SInger’s titles are designed as a "how-to" series to empower individuals to succeed in the world of business and finance. Team Code of Honor is critical to this series because its processes bridge all facets of business, investment, entrepreneurship, and even personal life.  The audiobook explains through examples, stories, and numerous case studies how a Code of a set of rules is created, maintained, enforced, and used for rapid and controlled growth of any entity.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stewardship: Choosing Service over Self-Interest Author: Peter Block Narrator: Sherman Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: May 20, 2013 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: The classic first edition of this book argued that organizations that place service above self-interest and practice a far-reaching redistribution of power, privilege, and wealth stewardship will succeed far beyond those with a narrower, more selfish focus. As a successful managing strategy for corporate, governmental, and nonprofit organizations, 'stewardship' is, fundamentally, the spirit of partnership and service. Organizations that absorb the principles of stewardship will offer equity and partnership at all levels for its employees, and managers who identify themselves as 'stewards' will hold themselves accountable to all those over whom they exercise power. In this revised and updated edition, Block explores what has and has not changed in organizations and in the world in the twenty years since the first edition was published. He argues that the concept of stewardship is more relevant and necessary than ever, and shows how the idea of stewardship can and must be expanded out from organizations into our communities, societies, and nations. Peter Block is one of our most provocative and original thinkers. Here, he extends the scope of his insights to help us create not just productive and humane workplaces but vibrant communities, an engaged democracy, and a healthy planet.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175869 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Overcoming Fake Talk: How to Hold REAL Conversations that Create Respect, Build Relationships, and Get Results Author: John R. Stoker Narrator: Jeff Cummings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 13 minutes Release date: May 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Make every conversation a REAL conversation that benefits all.Overcoming Fake Talk explains why we often fail at our most important communications and offers proven advice for turning challenging confrontations into rewarding exchanges that foster collaboration, improve performance, and achieve results.You'll develop an understanding of the skills for holding a REAL conversation, including both the 'said' and the 'unsaid' elements present in any conversation; discover the framework for preparing and holding difficult yet meaningful conversations; and learn to no longer avoid the tough conversations they need to have. In Overcoming Fake Talk, business communication guru John R. Stoker offers proven advice for turning challenging confrontations into rewarding exchanges that foster collaboration, improve performance, and achieve results.“Overcoming Fake Talk is a thorough compendium of ideas, frameworks, examples, and actions to improve conversations. Stoker’s four ‘REAL’ conversation skills and eight principles give the novice and master insights and guidelines for improving conversation.” —Dave Ulrich, Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan; Partner, The RBL Group; and author of The Why of Work“Adhering and implementing to these principles will dramatically increase your ability to communicate and improve your relationships in your professional and personal life.” —Hyrum W. Smith, cofounder, FranklinCovey“An insightful blend of rock-solid theory accompanied by compelling examples of the huge distinction between real and fake communication.” —John H. Zenger, CEO, Zenger Folkman, and coauthor of How to Be Exceptional“Stoker teaches true principles for getting Results, Respect, and great Relationships using REAL conversation.” —Brent D. Peterson, PhD, coauthor of Fake Work“Great questions, great suggestions.… Bravo! I will put Stoker’s ideas to use in my own practice.” —Beverly Kaye, founder and co-CEO, Career Systems International, and coauthor of Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175998 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rumsfeld's Rules: Leadership Lessons in Business, Politics, War, and Life Author: Donald Rumsfeld Narrator: Donald Rumsfeld Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: May 14, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: The man once named one of America’s ten “toughest” CEOs by Fortune magazine offers current and future leaders practical advice on how to make their companies and organizations more effective. Throughout his distinguished career—as a naval aviator, a U.S. Congressman, a top aide to four American presidents, a high-level diplomat, a CEO of two Fortune 500 companies, and the only twice-serving Secretary of Defense in American history—Donald Rumsfeld has collected hundreds of pithy, compelling, and often humorous observations about leadership, business, and life. When President Gerald Ford ordered these aphorisms distributed to his White House staff in 1974, the collection became known as ''Rumsfeld's Rules.'' First gathered as three-by-five cards in a shoebox and then typed up and circulated informally over the years, these eminently nonpartisan rules have amused and enlightened presidents, business executives, chiefs of staff, foreign officials, diplomats, and members of Congress.  They earned praise from the Wall Street Journal as ''Required reading,'' and from the New York Times which said: ''Rumsfeld's Rules can be profitably read in any organization…The best reading, though, are his sprightly tips on inoculating oneself against that dread White House disease, the inflated ego.'' Distilled from a career of unusual breadth and accomplishment, and organized under practical topics like hiring people, running a meeting, and dealing with the press, Rumsfeld's Rules can benefit people at every stage in their careers and in every walk of life, from aspiring politicos and industrialists to recent college graduates, teachers, and business leaders.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177500 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Taking Smart Risks: How Sharp Leaders Win When Stakes are High Author: Doug Sundheim Narrator: Erik Synnestvedt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 26 minutes Release date: May 7, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: In today's market, playing it safe is not an option. The business world is in flux, and you have to think and act quickly in order to stay competitive. But the last thing you want to do is make reckless business decisions. You have to find the middle ground. You have to take SMART RISKS. In this groundbreaking audiobook, leadership expert Doug Sundheim explains how to find that precise point between comfort and danger for generating the sustained ability to work at the highest level of performance. Taking Smart Risks reveals the secrets to discovering, planning for, and acting upon the kind of risks that will move your company forward and ahead of the competition. Learn how to: Find Something Worth Fighting For--What do you care enough about to risk time, energy, and money to try to make happen? Determining this is half the battle. See the Future Now--Clarify your big idea in terms of real objectives, plans, and intended results. Act Fast, Learn Fast--Make your move quickly, but be sure you don't squander valuable resources in the process. Communicate Powerfully--Assume communication will break down at points, plan accordingly--and don't shy away from the tough conversations. Create a Smart Risk Culture-- Build teams that share the same mindsets and values about expected smart risk behavior.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unwind: Morning Visualazation and Evening Relaxation Audios Author: Clara Chorley Narrator: Clara Chorley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 38 minutes Release date: May 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: This audio program is the ideal gift for those who understand the importance of developing leadership skills through daily steps. Take your leadership development to the next level for optimal business growth and a higher quality of life. With morning visualizations you will increase energy and optimize business planning. This guided visualization can help you access your most creative ideas and inspired actions; clarify and own your unique vision; start your day with energy, focus, and enthusiasm; and improve your professional development and results. You should listen and actively engage in the process two to three times a week, write about your realizations, and capitalize on your increased energy by getting into action with your day immediately afterward. Imagine accessing your potential and setting clear daily intentions. These are the kind of consistent baby steps that will catapult your professional life to levels you've only imagined. With the evening relaxation you will rejuvenate, revive, and replenish. Use these techniques on those days when you can't seem to catch up with yourself. This is for self-care, and as business leaders we all need times when we just lay down and take a few minutes to rejuvenate. Listen to this right before bedtime so you're guided into a deep, restful sleep while the positive messages are received by your unconscious mind. You'll wake up feeling refreshed, energized, and ready for whatever's next.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175221 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trust Works!: Four Keys to Building Lasting Relationships Author: Ken Blanchard Narrator: Cynthia Olmstead, Dan Woren, Ken Blanchard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 30, 2013 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestselling author and leadership expert Ken Blanchard’s popular TrustWorks! training program is now available in book form! Trust Works!: Four Keys to Building Lasting Relationships is an insightful guide designed to help people navigate one of the most complex issues that affects all areas of our lives: trust. In Trust Works!, Ken Blanchard, Cynthia Olmstead, and Martha Lawrence demonstrate how to get along better with those around us. In today’s polarized society, building trust—and sustaining it—has never been more important or seemingly elusive. Trust Works! provides a common language and essential skills that can replace dissension with peace and cooperation and help us all work together productively and in harmony. Learn how the apply the “ABCD trust” model to address the factors that lead to discord, including low morale, miscommunication, poor response to problems and issues, and dysfunctional leadership.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175044 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter Series: Part of Your Coach in a Box Author: Michael D. Watkins Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 59 minutes Release date: April 23, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 223 Ratings of Narrator: 4.15 of Total 34 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: The world's most trusted guide for leaders in transition Transitions are a critical time for leaders. In fact, most agree that moving into a new role is the biggest challenge a manager will face. While transitions offer a chance to start fresh and make needed changes in an organization, they also place leaders in a position of acute vulnerability. Missteps made during the crucial first three months in a new role can jeopardize or even derail your success. In this updated and expanded version of the international bestseller The First 90 Days, Michael D. Watkins offers proven strategies for conquering the challenges of transitions-no matter where you are in your career. Watkins, a noted expert on leadership transitions and adviser to senior leaders in all types of organizations, also addresses today's increasingly demanding professional landscape, where managers face not only more frequent transitions but also steeper expectations once they step into their new jobs. By walking you through every aspect of the transition scenario, Watkins identifies the most common pitfalls new leaders encounter and provides the tools and strategies you need to avoid them. You'll learn how to secure critical early wins, an important first step in establishing yourself in your new role. Each chapter also includes checklists, practical tools, and self-assessments to help you assimilate key lessons and apply them to your own situation. Whether you're starting a new job, being promoted from within, embarking on an overseas assignment, or being tapped as CEO, how you manage your transition will determine whether you succeed or fail. Use this book as your trusted guide.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172739 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Power of Why: Breaking Out in a Competitive Marketplace Author: C. Richard Weylman Narrator: Jeff Cummings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 51 minutes Release date: April 23, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.67 of Total 3 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Does your competitor always get the sale, even though your products and service are just as good, if not better? Why are some companies’ once-trusted brands now deemed worthless? Do you have to continually sell to your existing customers as though they are brand new ones? After many years of diligent research and work with a wide range of clients, consultant and speaker C. Richard Weylman has the answer to these questions. Customers don’t care if a business is different or that its products are unusual. Trumpeting achievements such as “We were voted #1 again,” “Rated best service three years running,” or “We’re experienced” doesn’t engage buyers emotionally. It is seller-centric thinking in a buyer-centric world. When customers decide where to buy, they have one thing in mind: Why should I do business with this company? Will it solve my problem, today? Buyers want to do business with companies willing to make a customer-centric promise of expected outcome: up-front and unconditional. This isn’t just a slogan; it has to be in the company’s DNA, consistently delivered through all parts of the organization. The Power of Why shows readers how to elevate their business performance regardless of their situation or position. Offering the same actionable, hands-on strategies Weylman has used to help companies of all sizes grow in the toughest conditions, The Power of Why is the new manual for business survival and growth.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172694 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 12 Disciplines of Leadership Excellence: How Leaders Achieve Sustainable High Performance Author: Peter Chee, Brian Tracy Narrator: Brian Tracy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: April 19, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: The 12 disciplines you need to lead your company to excellence In 12 Disciplines of Leadership Excellence, bestselling author and motivational expert Brian Tracy teams up with global learning expert Dr. Peter Chee to reveal simple, straightforward principles any business leader can use to make lasting positive changes in his or her organization.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: LeaderShift: A Call for Americans to Finally Stand Up and Lead Author: Orrin Woodward, Oliver DeMille Narrator: Oliver Demille, Orrin Woodward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 2 minutes Release date: April 16, 2013 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: A most provocative business parable for our troubled times, LeaderShift is the story of how David Mersher, the successful CEO of IndyTech, sets out to discover why the United States is losing its leadership edge and what he can do to turn things around. In the process, Mersher and his team learn how the Five Laws of Decline are eroding the nation's economy-quietly ruining businesses and big institutions-and what American executives and citizens need to do to put a stop to this. Above all, Mersher and his colleagues discover something few business leaders or citizens of free nations have yet to realize: Our world today is on the verge of a momentous LeaderShift, one which will reframe the twenty-first century and significantly alter the way we govern, lead, and do business. When Mersher and his team get help from a surprising source, the result is stunning and unexpected-and it's one that concerned Americans will certainly reflect upon for decades to come. The next LeaderShift is almost here. Are you ready?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/173814 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Boundaries for Leaders: Results, Relationships, and Being Ridiculously In Charge Author: Henry Cloud Narrator: Henry Cloud Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37 minutes Release date: April 16, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.79 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 3.8 of Total 5 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: In Boundaries for Leaders, clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Henry Cloud leverages his expertise of human behavior, neuroscience, and business leadership to explain how the best leaders set boundaries within their organizations--with their teams and with themselves--to improve performance and increase employee and customer satisfaction. In a voice that is motivating and inspiring, Dr. Cloud offers practical advice on how to manage teams, coach direct reports, and instill an organization with strong values and culture. Boundaries for Leaders: Take Charge of Your Business, Your Team, and Your Life is essential reading for executives and aspiring leaders who want to create successful companies with satisfied employees and customers, while becoming more resilient leaders themselves.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175455 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who Says It's a Man's World: The Girls' Guide to Corporate Domination Author: Emily Bennington Narrator: Kelly Andrews Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 1 minute Release date: April 16, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: The Atlantic magazine has called it the “end of men.” For the first time in U.S. history, women form the majority of the workforce, filling more managerial positions than their male counterparts. Today’s women are primed to take over the corporate world—if they don’t stumble on the way up. Packed with insights from extraordinary women who have climbed the corporate ladder—including McDonald’s president Jan Fields, JetBlue cofounder Ann Rhoades, and fashion pioneer Liz Lange—Who Says It’s a Man’s World helps women navigate the rocky path from cubicle to executive suite. This ultra-practical guide offers an ideal “Success Profile” along with the measurable action steps needed to excel in each of five reputation-enhancing areas: personal development, social skills, effectiveness, team building, and leadership. Complete with the latest research on women in the workplace and an eye-opening “promo ta bility” assessment, Who Says It’s a Man’s World provides listeners with everything they need to build their own fast-track career plan.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172950 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Extreme Productivity: Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours Author: Robert C. Pozen Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 38 minutes Release date: April 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 16 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: A road-tested formula for improving your performance, from one of the business world's most successful—and productive—executives. Robert C. Pozen taught a full course load at Harvard Business School while serving as the full-time chairman of a global financial-services firm. He's written six books and hundreds of articles, raised a family with his wife of more than four decades, and served on many boards of local charities and public companies. Pozen is a prince of productivity, a man who has worked smarter and faster than almost everyone around him for more than forty years. In Extreme Productivity, Pozen reveals the secrets to workplace productivity and high performance. His book is for anyone feeling overwhelmed by an existing workload—facing myriad competing demands and multiple time-sensitive projects. Offering antidotes to a calendar full of boring meetings and a backlog of e-mails, Extreme Productivity explains how to determine your highest priorities and match them with how you actually spend your time. Pozen shows that in order to be truly productive, professionals must make a critical shift in their mind-set: from hours worked to results produced. He helps people at all stages of their careers read, write, and make presentations quicker and more effectively. He provides professionals with practical tips on how to efficiently use their time in the office—while leading full and productive personal lives as well.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/176035 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fear Your Strengths: What You Are Best at Could Be Your Biggest Problem Author: Robert D. Kaplan, Robert B. Kaiser Narrator: Derek Shetterly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 9, 2013 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Once you’ve discovered your strengths, you need to discover something else: your strengths can work against you. Many leaders know this on some intuitive level, and they see it in others. But they don’t see it as clearly in themselves. Mainly, they think of leadership development as working on their weaknesses. No wonder. The tools used to assess managers are not equipped to pick up on overplayed strengths—when more is not better. Nationally recognized leadership experts Bob Kaplan and Rob Kaiser have conducted thousands of assessments of senior executives designed to determine when their strengths serve them well—versus betray them. In this groundbreaking audiobook, they draw on their data and practical experience to identify four fundamental leadership qualities, each positive in and of itself but each of which, if overemphasized, can seriously compromise your effectiveness. Most leaders, they’ve found, are “lopsided”—they favor certain qualities to the exclusion of others without realizing it. The trick is to keep all four in balance. Fear Your Strengths provides tools to help you become aware of your leadership leanings and excesses and provides insights for combatting the mindset that encourages them. It offers a practical psychology of leadership, a better way for leaders to calibrate their performance so that you can make sure your strengths don’t overpower you but rather move you—and your organization—forward.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/172369 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Intelligent Leadership: What You Need to Know to Unlock Your Full Potential Author: John Mattone Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 25 minutes Release date: April 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: In today’s business environment, leaders at all levels are facing enormous challenges when it comes to achieving and sustaining breakthrough operating results. Globalization, economic change, more stringent regulation, and tougher governance make realizing shareholder value increasingly difficult. Intelligent Leadership is written for leaders who want to become more effective, strategic, operationally focused, and balanced. It is for leaders who are striving to take control of their destiny and become the best they can be. In this groundbreaking audiobook, leadership coach John Mattone—recently named to the “guru radar” by the prestigious Thinkers50—taps into his years of experience working with high-achieving professionals to give listeners a roadmap for developing and mastering their executive maturity. Supplying three unique tools—the Wheel of Leadership Success, Map of Leadership Maturity, and the Leadership Enneagram—the audiobook helps listeners calibrate their abilities so they can simultaneously focus on their strengths and address their weaknesses. The goal is to improve key tactical competencies (such as critical and strategic thinking, decision-making, talent and team leadership, and communication) and integrate them with equally important inner traits like values, character, and beliefs in order to achieve their leadership potential. Featuring best practices, authoritative research, practical assessments, and enlightening examples of both good and bad leadership, listeners are equiped with the knowledge, skills, and passion they need to become the leaders they were meant to be.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/174747 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Own The Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence Author: Amy Jen Sue, Muriel Maignan Wilkins Narrator: Karen Saltus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 7 minutes Release date: April 7, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: People are drawn to, and influenced by, leaders who communicate authentically, connect with people, and have immediate impact. So how do you become one? How can you learn to “own the room?” This book will help you develop your leadership presence. The authors offer a simple and compelling framework as well as practices for developing your 'signature voice.' Wherever you sit in an organization, you can develop presence if you are able to do two things well: demonstrate your authentic value and distinction; and connect to others in a positive way. Leaders who are able to be authentic while connecting with and impacting others have what the authors call a signature voice—a means of self-expression that is uniquely and distinctly your own. Once you embrace and express this invaluable skill, you won’t believe the tremendous impact you can have on those around you. Filled with real-life stories and examples, Own the Room will demystify the notion of presence and provide practical advice on how you can develop it.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/171248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Simple: Conquering the Crisis of Complexity Author: Irene Etzkorn, Alan Siegel Narrator: Fleet Cooper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: For decades, Alan Siegel and Irene Etzkorn have championed simplicity as a competitive advantage and a consumer right. Consulting with businesses and organizations around the world to streamline products, services, processes and communications, they have achieved dramatic results. In Simple, the culmination of their work together, Siegel and Etzkorn show us how having empathy, striving for clarity, and distilling your message can reduce the distance between company and customer, hospital and patient, government and citizen-and increase your bottom line. Examining the best and worst practices of an array of organizations big and small-including the IRS, Google, Philips, Trader Joe's, Chubb Insurance, and ING Direct, and many more-Siegel and Etzkorn recast simplicity as a mindset, a design aesthetic, and a writing technique. In these illuminating pages you will discover, among other things: - Why the Flip camera became roadkill in the wake of the iPhone - What SIMPLE idea allowed the Cleveland Clinic to improve care and increase revenue - How OXO designed a measuring cup that sold a million units in its first 18 months on the market - Where Target got the idea for their 'ClearRX' prescription system - How New York City simplified its unwieldy bureaucracy with three simple numbers By exposing the overly complex things we encounter every day, SIMPLE reveals the reasons we allow confusion to persist, inspires us to seek clarity, and explores how social media is empowering consumers to demand simplicity. The next big idea in business is Simple.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/166663 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead Author: Sheryl Sandberg Narrator: Elisa Donovan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 27 minutes Release date: March 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 321 Ratings of Narrator: 4.41 of Total 51 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A landmark manifesto' (The New York Times) that's a revelatory, inspiring call to action and a blueprint for individual growth that will empower women around the world to achieve their full potential.  In her famed TED talk, Sheryl Sandberg described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which has been viewed more than eleven million times, encouraged women to “sit at the table,” seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto. Lean In continues that conversation, combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to change the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can. Sandberg, COO of Meta (previously called Facebook) from 2008-2022, provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career. She describes specific steps women can take to combine professional achievement with personal fulfillment, and demonstrates how men can benefit by supporting women both in the workplace and at home.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/166749 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Customer Rules: The 39 Essential Rules for Delivering Sensational Service Author: Lee Cockerell Narrator: Lee Cockerell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 59 minutes Release date: March 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: The former Executive Vice President of Walt Disney World shares indispensible Rules for serving customers with consistency, efficiency, creativity, sincerity, and excellence.  Lee Cockerell knows that success in business--any business--depends upon winning and keeping customers. In 39 digestible, bite-sized chapters, Lee shares everything he has learned in his 40+ year career in the hospitality industry about creating an environment that keeps customers coming back for more. Here, Lee not only shows why the customer always rules, but also the Rules for serving customers so well they'll never want to do business with anyone but you. For example: Rule #1: Customer Service Is Not a Department Rule #3: Great Service Follows the Laws of Gravity Rule #5: Ask Yourself 'What Would Mom Do?' Rule #19: Be a Copycat Rule #25. Treat Every Customer like a Regular Rule #39: Don’t Try Too Hard As simple as they are profound, these principles have been shown to work in companies as large as Disney and as small as a local coffee shop; from businesses selling cutting-edge technologies like computer tablets to those selling products as timeless as shoes and handbags; at corporations as long-standing as Ford Motors and those as nascent as a brand new start-up. And they have been proven indispensible at all levels of a company, from managers responsible for hiring and training employees, setting policies and procedures, and shaping the company culture to front line staff who deal directly with clients and customers Chock-full of universal advice, applicable online and off, The Customer Rules is the essential handbook for service excellence everywhere.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/164930 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Power of Negative Thinking: An Unconventional Approach to Achieving Positive Results Author: Bob Knight Narrator: Dick Hill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Norman Vincent Peale’s The Power of Positive Thinking, a classic bestseller, has inspired an optimistic perspective for millions of Americans. Now, in an inspirational and entertaining rebuttal, the legendary basketball coach Bob Knight explains why “negative thinking” will actually produce more positive results, in sports and in daily life. Coach Knight, the second-winningest coach in NCAA history with 902 victories, explains that victory is often attained by the team that makes the fewest mistakes. His coaching philosophy was to instill discipline by “preparing to win” rather than hoping to win. That meant understanding the downside and drilling his teams to prevent the things that could go wrong. And when his teams did win, he made sure they didn’t dwell on their success, but rather looked immediately to the challenges of the next game. He applies this lesson to business strategy as well.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/167645 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Leadership and the Art of Struggle: How Great Leaders Grow Through Challenge and Adversity Author: Steven Snyder Narrator: Erik Synnestvedt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 4, 2013 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: All Leaders Face Adversity. Exceptional Leaders Thrive in It. Leadership is often a struggle, and yet strong taboos keep us from talking openly and honestly about our difficulties for fear of looking weak and seeming to lack confidence. But Steven Snyder shows that this discussion is vital—adversity is precisely what unlocks our greatest potential. Using real-life stories drawn from his extensive research studying 151 diverse episodes of leadership struggle—as well as from his experiences working with Bill Gates in the early years of Microsoft and as a CEO and executive coach—Snyder shows how to navigate intense challenges to achieve personal growth and organizational success. He details strategies for embracing struggle and offers a host of unique tools and hands-on practices to help you implement them. By mastering the art of struggle, you’ll be better equipped to meet life’s challenges and focus on what matters most.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/163045 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Digital Disruption: Unleashing the Next Wave of Innovation Author: James McQuivey Narrator: James McQuivey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 52 minutes Release date: February 26, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: The barriers to entry in your market just vanished. Unexpected competitors are swarming in. Are you ready? You always knew digital was going to change things, but you didn’t realize how close to home it would hit. In every industry, digital competitors are taking advantage of new platforms, tools, and relationships to undercut competitors, get closer to customers, and disrupt the usual ways of doing business. The only way to compete is to evolve. James McQuivey of Forrester Research has been teaching people how to do this for over a decade. He’s gone into the biggest companies, even in traditional industries like insurance and consumer packaged goods, and changed the way they think about innovation. Now he’s sharing his approach with you. McQuivey will show you how Dr. Hugh Reinhoff of Ferrokin BioSciences disrupted the pharmaceutical industry, streamlining connections with doctors and regulators to bring molecules to market far faster—and then sold out for $100 million. How Charles Teague and his team of four people created Lose It!, a weight loss application that millions have adopted, achieving rapid success and undermining titans like Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig in the process. Regardless of your background and industry, you can learn how to be a digital disruptor too. First, adopt the right mindset: Take risks, invest as cheaply as possible, and build on existing platforms to find the fastest path to solving a customer’s problem. Second, seek the “adjacent possible”—the space just next to yours where new technology creates opportunity. That’s how Benjamin Rubin and Paolo DePetrillo of Zeo created a $100 sleep monitor that does much of what you’d get from a $3,000 sleep lab visit. Finally, disrupt yourself. Use these tools to make parts of your business obsolete before your competitors do. That’s what Tim FitzRandolph did at Disney, creating a game that shot to the top of the app store charts. With the tools in this book you can assess your readiness, learn the disruptive mindset, and innovate rapidly, starting right within your own business.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/164196 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Global Tilt: Leading Your Business Through the Great Economic Power Shift Author: Ram Charan Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 26, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestselling author Ram Charan gives business leaders the guidance they need to succeed in a world in which economic power has shifted.   The global tilt is nothing less than an irreversible shift of economic power—jobs, wealth, and market opportunities—from a small part of the world to its entirety. It is improving the lives of millions of people around the world, and while it is creating immense opportunities, it is disrupting the world as you know it with dizzying speed.  If you’re an American or European, any assumptions you may have about national and managerial superiority are obsolete. Businesses in China, Singapore, India, Brazil, Malaysia, and other countries on the move have ready access to the capital and expertise they need to grow. Their leaders have just as much knowledge, talent, and drive as you do. And they are unleashing their entrepreneurial verve to scale up fast and grab once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.  These businesses will soon be competing with yours, even if you’re not aware of them yet. Finding opportunities of your own requires you to consider vastly different perspectives and to see the new global landscape in its entirety and then change the content of your work to pursue them.  In Global Tilt, Ram Charan will show you how to:  - Gain an edge by cutting through the complexity of demographics, different forms of government, and even the global financial system, to identify “unstoppable trends” better and sooner than others - Challenge your reliance on core competence and the incremental improvement that results. Instead, look “outside-in” and “future-back,” determine the capabilities you need to build, and muster the psychological fortitude to make occasional strategic bets that can potentially alter the competitive landscape  - Develop the soft skills crucial to leading a global organization, including mastering local contexts - Equip the organization to win by facing up to painful but necessary shifts in people assignments, decision-making authority, and resource allocation—even before making structural changes  Those who can pursue the opportunities in a tilted world have a remarkably bright future. Ram Charan’s unparalleled experience with global leaders and companies and the unique and powerful insights he brings to this book will light the way for you and your exciting journey.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160027 to listen full audiobooks. Title: American Turnaround: Reinventing AT&T and GM and the Way We Do Business in the USA Author: Edward Whitacre Narrator: Edward Whitacre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: February 5, 2013 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Ed Whitacre is credited with taking over the corporate reins at General Motors (GM) when the automotive manufacturer was on the brink of bankruptcy during 2009 and turned the company around in magnificent fashion. In this business memoir, the native Texan explores his unique management style, business acumen and patriotism. It was President Obama who reached out to Ed Whitacre to come out of retirement and take over GM in 2009. A down-to-earth, no-nonsense Texas native with a distinctive Texas twang in his voice, Whitacre was reluctant to come out of retirement to work at GM. But Whitacre is that rare CEO with great charisma and extraordinary management instincts. And when he got to Detroit, he started to whittle down the corporate bureaucracy right away - and got GM back on track in record time. Before being pulled out of retirement to run GM by Obama, Ed Whitacre had spent his entire corporate career in the telecom business, where he ultimately ended up running AT&T.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168217 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Evolve or Die: Seven Steps to Rethink the Way You Do Business Author: Robin Crow Narrator: Robin Crow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 13 minutes Release date: February 5, 2013 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: With environmental problems, resource shortages, financial uncertainty, and global hyper competition in full swing, it’s a big scary world out there. And your business is going to have to change in order to survive. There is simply no more room for “business as usual.” Evolve or Die shows how businesses that adapt the fastest are the ones that succeed the most. If you’re ready, this audio book presents a series of practical, proven real-world tools and techniques to start changing your business now to successfully meet current and future challenges. Not afraid to take on major issues, Evolve or Die proves that these problems are actually huge opportunities. You’ll find both inspiration and concrete examples as author and entrepreneur Robin Crow reveals how many “sustainable” practices are really just good business practices. Crow built his company, Dark Horse Recording, from the ground up and has set the gold standard for customer service and excellence in recording; it is home to Taylor Swift, Ashley Judd, Neil Diamond, Tim McGraw, and others. The lessons he imparts are both hard-won and proven, drawn from his own path to success. Evolve or Die lays out a clear road map to ensure your business thrives as the twenty-first century kicks into high gear. You’ll find seven steps enabling you to: • Create a business that is always one step ahead of the competition • Build an accountability matrix throughout your organization • Reinvigorate your business by thinking multi- dimensionally • Achieve new ways of increasing the efficiency of your business • Combine people, planet, and profit for a triple bottom line Your future successes will be in direct proportion to how you adapt to and anticipate change. Filled with optimistic yet practical solutions and helpful tools, Evolve or Die empowers you to hone your competitive edge and realize existing abundance in your personal and professional life. So unless you want your business to go the way of the dinosaur, it’s time to Evolve or Die.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/166270 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Generations at Work: Managing the Clash of Boomers, Gen Xers, and Gen Yers in the Workplace Author: Claire Raines, Bob Filipczak, Ron Zemke Narrator: Joe Geoffrey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 38 minutes Release date: February 4, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Annoyed with your workmates and flustered with your staff? Don’t understand how they think, act, and communicate—especially the twentysomethings who ask questions all the time and want confirmation that they’re doing great? All these difficult people may be nothing more than diverse demographics. Friction among Traditionalists, Boomers, Xers, and Millennials has spiked, as four distinct generations are tossed side by side, cubicle by cubicle—and nobody speaks the same language. Generations at Work offers a refreshing way to root out the causes of workplace clashes and bridge the generational gaps. Now updated to include the Millennial newcomers to the workplace, the book serves as both a sweeping overview of generational differences and a solutions-based managerial guide to molding each group into loyal employees who work effectively with everyone, from tech-savvy, high-needs young people to conformist, hardworking seniors. Packed with original research and eye-opening insights, you’ll find explanations of what makes each generation tick, key phrases and tactics for motivating each, best practices from companies with generations-friendly cultures, in-depth interviews highlighting problems and solutions, a field guide for mentoring Millennials—and many more valuable tools for turning today’s multigenerational workforce into an organizational asset.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/164845 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Admired: 21 Ways to Double Your Value Author: Bonita S. Thompson, Mark C. Thompson Narrator: Christina Traister, Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 40 minutes Release date: February 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: You deserve to be valued, respected, and admired for what matters to you. Here are twenty-one ways to make it happen.'In this book, you’ll find 21 simple and powerful strategies that will help you become more valued in a crowded and competitive world—not in a superficial way or just for its own sake—but for what matters most to you and to the most valuable people (MVPs) in your life and work.” —From the Foreword by Frances Hesselbein and Marshall Goldsmith

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/162825 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Brain Advantage: Become a More Effective Business Leader Using the Latest Brain Research Author: Ken A. Paller, Brad Kolar, Lisa P. Callahan, Madeleine L. Van Hecke Narrator: Erik Synnestvedt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Business leaders are in charge. They are in charge of people, of budgets, of production lines. Most leaders also believe that they are in charge of their greatest resource--their own brain. But how true is that? The more we understand about how the brain works, the clearer it becomes that often our brain kicks in before we do. For example: 1. The more expert we become, the less we 'think.' 2. Our brain can con us into being sure that we're right--even when we're wrong. 3. Without consulting us, our brain decides who to trust. The good news is that leaders can use what researchers have learned about the brain to manage their own brains more effectively. That's the first Brain Advantage. Just as important, leaders can use that knowledge to manage other people more effectively. That's the second Brain Advantage. The Brain Advantage does for business leaders what few have time to do for themselves. It combines the latest brain research with insights from psychological studies of how people think. It uses powerful stories to convey that information.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/156574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen R. Covey Author: Stephen R. Covey Narrator: Jesse Boggs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 11 minutes Release date: January 8, 2013 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: This commemorative collection captures the essence of Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s most profound teachings on business, success, management, family, and love. Stephen R. Covey passed away in July 2012, leaving behind an unmatched legacy with his teachings about leadership, time management, effectiveness, success, and even love and family. A multimillion-copy bestselling author of self-help and business classics, Dr. Covey strove to help readers recognize the key elements that would lead them to personal and professional effectiveness. His seminal work, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, transformed the way people act on their problems with a compelling, logical, and well-defined process. Indeed, many of the habits have been assimilated into everyday thinking and everyday conversation. For example, the expressions “win/win” and “first things first,” to name a few, have been incorporated into almost every business culture around the world. The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen R. Covey is a compilation of Dr. Covey’s most insightful, inspiring teachings and sayings. His profound influence spread beyond businesses and individuals and was even integrated into governments, school systems, and many other institutions with great success. This book covers his most impactful topics: time management, success, leadership—including principle-centered leadership—all of the 7 Habits, love, and family. This powerful collection is a lasting tribute to the inspirational luminary that so many will miss.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/157954 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World's Most Successful Businesses Author: Gary Shapiro Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: January 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 4 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Innovate or die For thirty years, Gary Shapiro has observed the world's most innovative businesses from his front-row seat as leader of the Consumer Electronics Association. Now he reveals the ten secrets of "ninja innovators" like Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and many others. What does it take to succeed? Discipline. Mission-oriented strategy. Adaptability. Decisiveness. And a will for victory. In short, today's most successful businesses are "ninja innovators." Drawn from Gary Shapiro's three decades of experience leading the consumer electronics industry, Ninja Innovation takes readers behind the scenes of today's top enterprises, uncovering their ten essential strategies for success. As head of the Consumer Electronics Association and its influential annual trade show, the International CES, Shapiro has worked with the most innovative companies in history—Intel, IBM, and Samsung, to name a few—focusing on creating policies and events that produce revolutionary products year after year. He has learned the key strategies that have guided these businesses to record-breaking profits, as well as the traps that have led so many others to crushing failure. In order to stay in front of the pace of innovation, Shapiro observes, top companies must operate as an elite strike force—just like the legendary medieval warriors known as ninjas. Ninjas weren't called upon to do the ordinary; they had to perform truly extraordinary tasks, while risking everything. As a highly trained martial-arts black belt himself, Shapiro mines the valuable insights of these centuries-old warriors to spotlight the secrets of agility, creativity, decisiveness, and reinvention that are essential for twenty-first-century leaders seeking breakthrough success. Taking readers inside the most cutting-edge businesses, Ninja Innovation is the ultimate guide to achieving victory in today's innovate-or-die economy.