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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/395307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Profession: A Memoir of Community, Race, and the Arc of Policing in America Author: Bill Bratton, Peter Knobler Narrator: Bill Bratton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 8, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: “Engaging. . . a remarkably candid account. . . Succeeding as a centrist in public life these days can be an almost impossible task. But centrism in law enforcement may be the most delicate challenge of all. Bratton’s ability to practice it was a startling phenomenon.” –New York Times Book Review The epic, transformative career of Bill Bratton, legendary police commissioner and police reformer, in Boston, Los Angeles, and New York When Bill Bratton became a Boston street cop after his return from serving in Vietnam, he was dismayed by the corrupt old guard, and it is fair to say the old guard was dismayed by him, too. But his success fighting crime could not be denied. Propelled by extraordinary results, Bratton had a dazzling rise, and ultimately a dazzling career, becoming the most famous police commissioner of modern times. The Profession is the story of that career in full. Everywhere he went, Bratton slashed crime rates and professionalized the vocation of the cop. He and his team created the revolutionary program CompStat, the Big Bang of modern data-driven policing. But his career has not been without controversy, and central to the reckoning of The Profession is the fundamental crisis of relations between the Black community and law enforcement; a crisis he now believes has been inflamed by the unforeseen consequences of some well-intentioned policies. Building trust between a police force and the community it is sworn to protect is in many ways, Bratton argues, the first task--without genuine trust in law enforcement to do what is right, little else is possible. The Profession is both a searching examination of the path of policing over the past fifty years, for good and also for ill, and a master class in transformative leadership. Bill Bratton was never brought into a police department to maintain the status quo; wherever he went--from Boston in the '80s to the New York Police Department in the '90s to Los Angeles after the beating of Rodney King to New York again in the era of unchecked stop-and-frisk--root-and-branch reinvention was the order of the day and he met the challenge. There are few other positions on Earth in which life-and-death stakes combine with intense public scrutiny and turbulent political crosswinds as they do for the police chief of a major American city, even more so after counterterrorism entered the mix in the twenty-first century. Now more than ever, when the role of the police in society is under a microscope like never before, Bill Bratton's authority on the subject of improving law enforcement is profoundly useful. A riveting combination of cop stories and community involvement, The Profession presents not only a fascinating and colorful life at the heights of law-enforcement leadership, but the vision for the future of American policing that we sorely need.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/400584 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do About It Author: Annabelle Williams Narrator: Annabelle Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 57 minutes Release date: March 4, 2021 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Money gives us freedom. It may not buy us happiness, but having it allows us to make choices . . . The choice to live where you want. The choice to do what you love for work. The choice over how you spend your free time. But what if you knew that you would earn less than your male counterparts for the rest of your life? Today, being a woman means that you will. Few of us ever talk about it, but great economic inequality still exists between men and women. · There is no country in the world where women collectively earn as much as men. · Globally only 34% of women hold managerial positions. · Only 1p in every £1of venture capital funding goes to start-ups run by women. · Research has even found that financial advisors encourage female clients into lower risk, and therefore lower return, investments in the belief that they can't handle the risk. · In many countries tampons and sanitary pads are seen as 'luxuries' that women are made to pay tax on. · It has been found that women ask for pay rises at the same frequency as men, but are 25% less likely to be given them. Annabelle Williams, a financial journalist for The Times, uncovers the shocking realities of money in the modern world. Awareness is the first step to making change, which is why we all need to understand why women are poorer than men and what exactly we can do about it. © Annabelle Williams 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386440 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ladies Get Paid Author: Claire Wasserman Narrator: Claire Wasserman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 40 minutes Release date: January 12, 2021 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: From career coach and founder of the startup Ladies Get Paid—the eponymous organization leading the fight for equality in the workplace—comes a “powerful call to action” (Reshma Saujani, CEO and author of Brave, Not Perfect) that provides the tools you need to strategically navigate the workplace, achieve success, and become a true leader. Claire Wasserman has one goal for women: Rise up and get paid. As the founder of Ladies Get Paid, Claire has worked her entire adult life to promote gender equality in the workplace. If you’re looking to navigate a promotion or break the glass ceiling, Ladies Get Paid is your essential toolkit for achieving success. Filled with straightforward advice and inspiring stories, this book is a transformative “guide to succeeding in your field, even when you feel completely stuck” (Beth Comstock, author of Imagine It Forward), by encouraging self-advocacy and activism. Covering topics as crucial and varied as how to combat imposter syndrome, deal with office politics, and negotiate a raise, Ladies Get Paid is a reminder that you are valuable—both as an individual woman and as part of the female community. And ultimately, it’s about more than your wallet—it’s about your worth.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/395943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Leading Without Authority: How the New Power of Co-Elevation Can Break Down Silos, Transform Teams, and Reinvent Collaboration Author: Keith Ferrazzi, Noel Weyrich Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 26, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Never Eat Alone redefines collaboration with a radical new workplace operating system in which leadership no longer demands an office, an official title, or even a physical workplace.   “An actionable methodology for any team to thrive during the decade of exponential change ahead.”—Peter H. Diamandis, founder of XPRIZE and Singularity University, bestselling co-author of Abundance, Bold, and The Future Is Faster Than You Think In times of stress, we have a choice: we can retreat further into our isolated silos, or we can commit to “going higher together.”    When external pressures are mounting, and employees are working from far-flung locations across the globe, says bestselling author Keith Ferrazzi, we can no longer afford to waste time navigating the complex chains of command or bureaucratic bottlenecks present in most companies. But when we choose the bold new methodology of co-elevation as our operating model, we unlock the potential to boost productivity, deepen commitment and engagement, and create a level of trust, mutual accountability, and purpose that exceeds what could have been accomplished under the status quo.   And you don’t need any formal authority to do it. You simply have to marshal a commitment to a shared mission and care about the success and development of others as much as you care about your own. Regardless of your title, position, or where or how you work, the ability to lead without authority is an essential workplace competency. Here, Ferrazzi draws on over a decade of research and over thirty years helping CEOs and senior leaders drive innovation and build high-performing teams to show how we can all turn our colleagues and partners into teammates and truly reboot the way we work together.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386689 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Better Life: Slowing Down to Get Ahead Author: Rebecca Smith Narrator: Rebecca Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 35 minutes Release date: May 19, 2020 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: The founder of Better Life Bags, Rebecca Smith, teaches us how to take little steps, say yes when God calls, and follow the passion He has given us. Let love stretch you. As the founder of one of the most popular custom handbag companies in the country, Rebecca Smith knows a thing or two about business. A highly successful entrepreneur in a world where the focus is on scalability, brand strategy, and global marketing, Rebecca Smith also knows the truth: that every success she's experienced at Better Life Bags has been the result of very small, very ordinary, very obedient steps of faith. Moving from Savannah, Georgia, to Hamtramck, Michigan, was culture shock enough for Rebecca. But trying to feel at home in a city where twenty-six different languages were spoken and most of the inhabitants were immigrants seemed downright impossible. It was only when Rebecca recognized that God had called her to this specific neighborhood at this particular moment in time that his plans began to unfold for her. Stepping forward into the place God had called her - a place that seemed messy and uncomfortable and unfamiliar - Rebecca discovered the true secret to success: when we slow down, pay attention, and trust that still, small voice of God to guide us, we just might change the world. Though Rebecca never set out to build a brand or create an empire, God saw Rebecca's heart for others, and began to multiply her efforts in ways she could have never imagined, creating a company where women from different cultures, faiths, and backgrounds work together for the good of others - for a better life. As you listen to this inspiring story, you will discover how to hear and follow God's voice for yourself as you slow down, take one small step at a time, and make a difference in the world right where you are. 'Devout Christian handbag entrepreneur Rebecca Smith describes how obedient steps of faith toward God's plan brought her happiness and unexpected entrepreneurial success. Narrating with sincerity that sounds at once innocent and steadfast, she is inspiring in substance and tone--she's a humble believer whose vocal sweetness will speak to people of all spiritual persuasions.' - Audiofile Magazine

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/395932 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Staying in the Game: The Playbook for Beating Workplace Sexual Harassment Author: Adrienne Lawrence Narrator: Adrienne Lawrence Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 4 minutes Release date: May 12, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: A practical guide to shutting down workplace sexual harassment so it doesn't derail your career or your life, from the first on-air personality to sue ESPN for sexual harassment. 'A strong book that will help you navigate the choppy waters of sexual harassment. Gain your power, read this book.' -Rose McGowan, New York Times bestselling author of Brave Even in the #MeToo era, studies show that women in the workforce continue to harbor misconceptions about sexual harassment and are unprepared to respond when it happens. Lawyer and former ESPN anchor Adrienne Lawrence has learned to advocate for herself and other women. In this book, she offers much-needed insight on topics such as: - Identifying the five types of harassers and the five types of coworkers who enable them - Researching company culture and history to identify sexual harassment hotbeds - Properly documenting inappropriate behavior - Preparing for retaliation and mental health hurdles such as anxiety and depression - Managing public exposure and figuring out when to leverage the power of the media and/or lawyer up This essential guide helps women navigate the complicated realities of sexual harassment and teaches them how to be their own best advocates in toxic work environments.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/392078 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs Author: David B. Yoffie, Michael A. Cusumano Narrator: Tom Dheere Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 5, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: The authors of the bestselling Competing on Internet Time (a Business Week top 10 book) analyze the strategies, principles, and skills of three of the most successful and influential figures in business—Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs—offering lessons for all managers and entrepreneurs on leadership, strategy and execution. In less than a decade, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Andy Grove founded three companies that would define the world of technology and transform our lives. At their peaks, Microsoft, Apple, and Intel were collectively worth some $1.5 trillion. Strategy Rules examines these three individuals collectively for the first time—their successes and failures, commonalities and differences—revealing the business strategies and practices they pioneered while building their firms. David B. Yoffie and Michael A. Cusumano have studied these three leaders and their companies for more than thirty years, while teaching business strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship at Harvard and MIT. In this enlightening guide, they show how Gates, Grove, and Jobs approached strategy and execution in remarkably similar ways—yet markedly differently from their erstwhile competitors—keeping their focus on five strategic rules. Strategy Rules brings together the best practices in strategic management and high-tech entrepreneurship from three path-breaking entrepreneurs who emerged as CEOs of huge global companies. Their approaches to formulating strategy and building organizations offer unique insights for start-up executives as well as the heads of modern multinationals.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/399203 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blueprint: 6 Practical Steps to Lift Your Leadership to New Heights Author: Douglas R. Conant, Amy Federman Narrator: Lewis Arlt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 10 minutes Release date: May 5, 2020 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: A Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly Bestseller    Lift your leadership to new heights   Doug Conant, Founder of Conant Leadership, former CEO of Campbell Soup Company, and former President of Nabisco Foods, shares transformational insights in his new book, The Blueprint. Conant is the only former Fortune 500 CEO who is a New York Times bestselling author, a top 50 Leadership Innovator, a Top 100 Leadership Speaker, and a Top 100 Most Influential Author in the World.    Get Unstuck   In 1984, Doug Conant was fired without warning and with barely an explanation. He felt hopeless and stuck but, surprisingly, this defeating turn of events turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to him. Doug began to consider what might be holding him back from realizing his potential, fulfilling his dreams, and making a bigger impact on the world around him.   Embarking on a journey of self-reflection and discovery, he forged a path to revolutionize his leadership and transform his career trajectory. Ultimately, Doug was able to condense his remarkable leadership story into six practical steps. It wasn't until Doug worked through these six steps that he was able to lift his leadership to heights that ultimately brought him career success, joy, and fulfillment.   1. Reach High—Envision 2. Dig Deep—Reflect 3. Lay the Groundwork—Study 4. Design—Plan 5. Build—Practice 6. Reinforce—Improve    In The Blueprint, part leadership manifesto, part practical manual, Doug teaches leaders how to work through the same six steps that he used to transform his journey. The six steps are manageable and incremental, designed to fit practically within the pace of busy modern life. Knowing how daunting the prospect of change can be, Doug arms readers with exercises and practices to realistically bring their foundation to life in every situation. Now, today’s leaders who feel stuck and overwhelmed finally have a blueprint for lifting their leadership to make meaningful change in their organizations and in the world.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386653 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Entrepreneurial Leadership: The Art of Launching New Ventures, Inspiring Others, and Running Stuff Author: Joel Peterson Narrator: Josh Childs, Gabe Wicks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: April 21, 2020 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Make a lasting impact by launching new initiatives, inspiring others, and championing innovative approaches with this from-the-trenches guide by trusted executive mentor, entrepreneur, and leadership expert Joel Peterson. Many leaders see their roles as presidents/managers, with a primary focus on keeping results consistent with past performance and on budget. These kinds of leaders make important contributions but rarely leave a mark on the businesses they serve. For those wanting to make a lasting impact, new skills are required. Joel Peterson calls these higher-level leaders “entrepreneurial leaders,” and they create durable enterprises that deliver on their promise. After three careers and demanding roles as CFO, CEO, chairman, lead director, adjunct professor, founder, author, entrepreneur and investor, Joel Peterson is often sought as a mentor and coach by leaders and aspiring leaders. He has worked with all types of leaders and considers the entrepreneurial leader to be the highest level of influence. In Entrepreneurial Leadership, Peterson lays out a path to achieving this summit with a series of leadership maps organized around the four essential basecamps: - Establishing Trust - Creating a Sense of Mission - Building a Cohesive Team - Executing and Delivering Results These core philosophies, while easy to summarize, can be extremely difficult to implement.  This book of maps and mindsets is aimed at those who hope to lead others, help them achieve their best, break new barriers, change the status quo, create a legacy, develop a brand, and enjoy a life-altering experience. Let Entrepreneurial Leadership guide you on your journey.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391268 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl Decoded: A Scientist's Quest to Reclaim Our Humanity by Bringing Emotional Intelligence to Technology Author: Carol Colman, Rana El Kaliouby Narrator: Rana El Kaliouby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 21, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: In a captivating memoir, an Egyptian American visionary and scientist provides an intimate view of her personal transformation as she follows her calling—to humanize our technology and how we connect with one another. LONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD • “A vivid coming-of-age story and a call to each of us to be more mindful and compassionate when we interact online.”—Arianna Huffington NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PARADE Rana el Kaliouby is a rarity in both the tech world and her native Middle East: a Muslim woman in charge in a field that is still overwhelmingly white and male. Growing up in Egypt and Kuwait, el Kaliouby was raised by a strict father who valued tradition—yet also had high expectations for his daughters—and a mother who was one of the first female computer programmers in the Middle East. Even before el Kaliouby broke ground as a scientist, she broke the rules of what it meant to be an obedient daughter and, later, an obedient wife to pursue her own daring dream. After earning her PhD at Cambridge, el Kaliouby, now the divorced mother of two, moved to America to pursue her mission to humanize technology before it dehumanizes us. The majority of our communication is conveyed through nonverbal cues: facial expressions, tone of voice, body language. But that communication is lost when we interact with others through our smartphones and devices. The result is an emotion-blind digital universe that impairs the very intelligence and capabilities—including empathy—that distinguish human beings from our machines. To combat our fundamental loss of emotional intelligence online, she cofounded Affectiva, the pioneer in the new field of Emotion AI, allowing our technology to understand humans the way we understand one another. Girl Decoded chronicles el Kaliouby’s journey from being a “nice Egyptian girl” to becoming a woman, carving her own path as she revolutionizes technology. But decoding herself—learning to express and act on her own emotions—would prove to be the biggest challenge of all.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/395638 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram – Winner of the FT Business Book of the Year Award Author: Sarah Frier Narrator: Sarah Frier, Megan Tusing Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 16, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. WINNER OF THE 2020 FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Deeply researched and highly entertaining.' The Times 'Vivid reporting and electric story-telling.' Ashlee Vance, author of Elon Musk 'Clear-eyed and objective.' New York Times The extraordinary inside story of how Instagram became the world's most successful app In just ten years, Instagram has gone from being a simple photo app to a $100-billion company. The journey has involved ground-breaking innovations, a billion-dollar takeover, and clashes between some of the biggest names in tech. But it's a story that has never been told - until now. In No Filter, Bloomberg's Sarah Frier reveals how Instagram became the hottest app in a generation, reshaping our culture and economy in the process. With astonishing access to all the key players - from Instagram's co-founders to super-influencers like Kris Jenner - Frier offers behind-the-scenes glimpses of every moment in the company's life: from its launch, to its unlikely acquisition by Facebook, to its founders' dramatic disputes with their new boss, Mark Zuckerberg. But this is not just a Silicon Valley story. No Filter explores how Instagram has reshaped global business, creating a new economy of 'influencers' and pioneering a business model that sells an aspirational lifestyle to all of us. And it delves into Instagram's effects on popular culture, rewiring our understanding of celebrity and placing mounting pressure on all of us to perform online - to the point of warping our perception of reality. The resulting book connects one company's rise to a global revolution in technology, culture and business. Facebook's decision to buy Instagram was the best investment it ever made. But we're still learning about what it has cost the rest of us. © Sarah Frier 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390757 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Little Brand Book: Find Your Inner Influenceher to Work It, Own It, Bring It Author: Kalika Yap Narrator: Stacy Gonzalez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 22 minutes Release date: April 14, 2020 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Do you really know what makes you unique? And how to work it? Own it? Bring it? Well lucky for you, we do. And we have the playbook to show you exactly how to thrive in business, life, and relationships. Take the Brand Boss personality test to reveal your specific archetype and how this acumen applies to your life, your relationships, your career and your company. Are you a Catalyst, Coach or Crusader? Optimist or a Woo-er? Maven or Mastermind? Poet or a Prodigy? Just like there are 12 Astrological Signs, we’ll share the 12 Personality Archetypes and then help you drill down to unlock yours. We’ll also introduce you to female entrepreneurs who embody each particular archetype—an ''InfluenceHER''—to personally share their kick-ass success stories and inspire you to unleash your talents, brains, and vision to confidently strike out on your own. Little Brand Book offers support, tools and lessons to help women succeed in business and to create abundance for yourself, your family, your company, your employees and your customers. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/390255 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reprogramming The American Dream: From Rural America to Silicon Valley—Making AI Serve Us All Author: Greg Shaw, Kevin Scott Narrator: Matt Godfrey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: April 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: In this essential book written by a rural native and Silicon Valley veteran, Microsoft’s Chief technology officer tackles one of the most critical issues facing society today: the future of artificial intelligence and how it can be realistically used to promote growth, even in a shifting employment landscape. There are two prevailing stories about AI: for heartland low- and middle-skill workers, a dystopian tale of steadily increasing job destruction; for urban knowledge workers and the professional class, a utopian tale of enhanced productivity and convenience. But there is a third way to look at this technology that will revolutionize the workplace and ultimately the world. Kevin Scott argues that AI has the potential to create abundance and opportunity for everyone and help solve some of our most vexing problems. As the chief technology officer at Microsoft, he is deeply involved in the development of AI applications, yet mindful of their potential impact on workers—knowledge he gained firsthand growing up in rural Virginia. Yes, the AI Revolution will radically disrupt economics and employment for everyone for generations to come. But what if leaders prioritized the programming of both future technology and public policy to work together to find solutions ahead of the coming AI epoch? Like public health, the space program, climate change and public education, we need international understanding and collaboration on the future of AI and work. For Scott, the crucial question facing all of us is this: How do we work to ensure that the continued development of AI allows us to keep the American Dream alive? In this thoughtful, informed guide, he offers a clear roadmap to find the answer.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391249 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever Author: Alex Kantrowitz Narrator: Alex Kantrowitz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 9 minutes Release date: April 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: 'This is a terrific book' - Kara Swisher An acclaimed tech reporter reveals the inner workings of Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple, and Microsoft, showing how to compete with the tech titans using their own playbook. At Amazon, 'Day One' is code for inventing like a startup, with little regard for legacy. Day Two is, in Jeff Bezos's own words, 'stasis, followed by irrelevance, followed by excruciating, painful decline, followed by death.' Most companies today are set up for Day Two. They build advantages and defend them fiercely, rather than invent the future. But Amazon and fellow tech titans Facebook, Google, and Microsoft are operating in Day One: they prioritize reinvention over tradition and collaboration over ownership. Through 130 interviews with insiders, from Mark Zuckerberg to hourly workers, Always Day One reveals the tech giants' blueprint for sustainable success in a business world where no advantage is safe. Companies today can spin up new products at record speed -- thanks to artificial intelligence and cloud computing -- and those who stand still will be picked apart. The tech giants remain dominant because they've built cultures that spark continual reinvention. It might sound radical, but those who don't act like it's always day one do so at their own peril. Kantrowitz uncovers the engine propelling the tech giants' continued dominance at a stage when most big companies begin to decline. And he shows the way forward for everyone who wants to compete with--and beat--the titans.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386609 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Drive: 9 Lessons to Win in Business and in Life Author: Kelley Earnhardt Miller Narrator: Kelley Miller, Dale Earnhardt, Jaimee Paul Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 35 minutes Release date: April 7, 2020 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: An inspirational, practical guide to success in business and life learned through the opportunities and challenges of growing up as the daughter of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr. and becoming one of the most influential women in professional sports.  A successful businesswoman shares her story of growing up in the world of NASCAR and the lessons she learned along the way. Just like a racecar as it takes to the track, each of us needs a certain amount of fine-tuning for our journey through life. In Drive, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, daughter of Dale Earnhardt Sr. and sister to Dale Jr., opens up about growing up in the world of NASCAR, sharing the lessons she learned about being a successful business leader and what she discovered, often the hard way, about winning in life. Kelley never felt she was winning at anything until she began to deal with the thoughts and feelings that were driving her decisions and taking her in the wrong direction. Her journey of transformation is what empowered her to run the family business in an entirely different way than she had previously and to lead people not only with her head but also with her heart. Drive offers nine important lessons learned about winning in business and in life, given not as a formula for greatness but as insight from a fellow traveler on a journey that is sometimes difficult, painful, unexpected, or confusing and sometimes exhilarating and joyful: - Be Authentic and Approachable - Manage Your Emotions - Succeed Using Strengths - Let Go to Move Forward - Customize Your Communication - Know How to Make Decisions - Aim for the Win-Win - Show Kindness - Live a Balanced Life Become a stronger person and a more effective leader by facing the truth about your own life in a healthy way and then drive to the win! Workbook content to help you apply Kelley’s nine lessons is available in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386651 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mastering the Hire: 12 Strategies to Improve Your Odds of Finding the Best Hire Author: Chaka Booker Narrator: Van Tracy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 24, 2020 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Research shows you have a 50% chance of hiring the right employee… and a 50% chance of hiring the wrong one. It’s a?toss up, but it doesn’t have to be. After years of scientific research and first-hand interview experience with thousands of candidates, author Chaka Booker has created a system that helps employers consistently make great hires. Mastering the Hire provides 12 proven strategies that have been used to accurately identify the right talent 90% of the time. Whether hiring manager, business owner, CEO, search consultant, team manager, team member, novice or expert interviewer, Chaka’s method is for anyone who wants to beat the hiring odds. ?In this book, you will learn: - How to manage?your intuition: when to trust it and when to put it aside. - Question design principles: structuring questions so candidates are influenced to tell the truth  - The power of pressure: when to apply or release pressure and how to control the hidden internal pressure that leads to poor decisions. - To identify key competencies: the four competencies you must always interview for and techniques to accurately assess them. - Tools for removing?bias: tomorrow’s talent doesn’t fit yesterday’s mold and is often overlooked. - Understanding and removing bias will give you a competitive advantage. To?reimagine the hiring process: resume reviews, phone interviews, and in-person interviews will get a much-needed revamp with innovative twists on each. The interview is the cornerstone of the hiring process, yet science has shown the odds aren’t in your favor. Mastering the Hire gives you strategies that will dramatically improve the one decision that determines everything you can accomplish--who you hire.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed For You Author: Jenara Nerenberg Narrator: Tegan Ashton Cohan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 38 minutes Release date: March 24, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.65 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.27 of Total 11 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: A paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women—those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder—exploring why these traits are overlooked in women and how society benefits from allowing their unique strengths to flourish. As a successful Harvard and Berkeley-educated writer, entrepreneur, and devoted mother, Jenara Nerenberg was shocked to discover that her “symptoms”--only ever labeled as anxiety-- were considered autistic and ADHD. Being a journalist, she dove into the research and uncovered neurodiversity—a framework that moves away from pathologizing “abnormal” versus “normal” brains and instead recognizes the vast diversity of our mental makeups.    When it comes to women, sensory processing differences are often overlooked, masked, or mistaken for something else entirely. Between a flawed system that focuses on diagnosing younger, male populations, and the fact that girls are conditioned from a young age to blend in and conform to gender expectations, women often don’t learn about their neurological differences until they are adults, if at all. As a result, potentially millions live with undiagnosed or misdiagnosed neurodivergences, and the misidentification leads to depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and shame. Meanwhile, we all miss out on the gifts their neurodivergent minds have to offer. Divergent Mind is a long-overdue, much-needed answer for women who have a deep sense that they are “different.” Sharing real stories from women with high sensitivity, ADHD, autism, misophonia, dyslexia, SPD and more, Nerenberg explores how these brain variances present differently in women and dispels widely-held misconceptions (for example, it’s not that autistic people lack sensitivity and empathy, they have an overwhelming excess of it). Nerenberg also offers us a path forward, describing practical changes in how we communicate, how we design our surroundings, and how we can better support divergent minds. When we allow our wide variety of brain makeups to flourish, we create a better tomorrow for us all.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387440 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind Author: Jonah Berger Narrator: Keith Nobbs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 47 minutes Release date: March 10, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: “Jonah Berger is one of those rare thinkers who blends research-based insights with immensely practical guidance. I am grateful to be one of the many who have learned from this master teacher.” —Jim Collins, author Good to Great, coauthor Built to Last From the author of New York Times bestsellers Contagious and Invisible Influence comes a revolutionary approach to changing anyone’s mind. Everyone has something they want to change. Marketers want to change their customers’ minds and leaders want to change organizations. Start-ups want to change industries and nonprofits want to change the world. But change is hard. Often, we persuade and pressure and push, but nothing moves. Could there be a better way? This book takes a different approach. Successful change agents know it’s not about pushing harder, or providing more information, it’s about being a catalyst. Catalysts remove roadblocks and reduce the barriers to change. Instead of asking, “How could I change someone’s mind?” they ask a different question: “Why haven’t they changed already? What’s stopping them?” The Catalyst identifies the key barriers to change and how to mitigate them. You’ll learn how catalysts change minds in the toughest of situations: how hostage negotiators get people to come out with their hands up and how marketers get new products to catch on, how leaders transform organizational culture and how activists ignite social movements, how substance abuse counselors get addicts to realize they have a problem, and how political canvassers change deeply rooted political beliefs. This book is designed for anyone who wants to catalyze change. It provides a powerful way of thinking and a range of techniques that can lead to extraordinary results. Whether you’re trying to change one person, transform an organization, or shift the way an entire industry does business, this book will teach you how to become a catalyst.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387717 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Powershift: Transform Any Situation, Close Any Deal, and Achieve Any Outcome Author: Daniel Paisner, Daymond John Narrator: Sway Calloway, Daymond John Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release date: March 10, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author and star of ABC’s Shark Tank reveals how to master the three prongs of influence: reputation, negotiation, and relationships.   Have you ever wanted to make a big change in your life but weren’t sure where to start? In Powershift, Daymond John shares the answer. To take control of your destiny and drive the change you want to see, you need to lay the groundwork so you’re prepared to seize every opportunity that comes your way. And that means mastering   • Influence—make an impression: Develop a reputation that highlights what you stand for. • Negotiation—make a deal: Hone a win-win negotiating style. • Relationships—make a connection last: Nurture those connections you make along the way.   Through never-before-told stories from his life and career, Daymond shares the lessons that got him to where he is today: from how he remade his public image as he transitioned from clothing mogul to television personality, to how he mastered the negotiation strategies that determine whether deals are won or lost “in the tank,” to his secrets for building long-lasting—and profitable—relationships with founders and brands.   Throughout the book, some of the world’s most successful personalities reveal how they shifted their power in meaningful ways:   Kris Jenner on determining your value: “You don’t have to go ask somebody else for permission. You have the power to be able to stick to your guns and demand your worth.”   Mark Cuban on finding and understanding your why: “Time is the one asset we don’t own, we can’t buy, and we can never get back.”   Pitbull on tapping into your inner power: “A lot of people feel that to be powerful is to exude strength. I think it’s the total opposite. To be powerful is to be powerless. It’s when you give everybody what you got.”   Whether you’re an innovator working to turn your big idea into a reality, a professional looking to land a major promotion, or a busy parent trying to find more time to focus on what’s really important to you, Daymond shows you how to shift your power and energy towards positive change.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382651 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Staring Down the Wolf: 7 Leadership Commitments That Forge Elite Teams Author: Mark Divine Narrator: Mark Divine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: March 3, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: This program is read by the author. A leadership book by former Navy SEAL and New York Times bestselling author Mark Divine, Staring Down the Wolf focuses on harnessing the principles of purpose and discipline in life to achieve success. What does it take to command a team of elite individuals? It requires a commitment to seven key principles: Courage, Trust, Respect, Growth, Excellence, Resiliency, and Alignment. All of these are present in an elite team which commits to them deeply in order to forge the character worthy of uncommon success. Retired Navy SEAL Commander, entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author Mark Divine (founder of SEALFIT, NavySeal.com, and Unbeatable Mind) reveals what makes the culture of an elite team, and how to get your own team to commit to serve at an elite level. Using principles he learned on the battlefield, training SEALs, and in his own entrepreneurial and growth company ventures, Mark knows what it is to lead elite teams, and how easily the team can fail by breaching these commitments. Elite teams challenge themselves to step up everyday to do the uncommon. Developing the principles yourself and aligning your team around these commitments will allow you to thrive in VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) environments, no matter your background or leadership experience. Drawing from his twenty years leading SEALs, and twenty five years of success and failure in entrepreneurship and ten years coaching corporate clients, Mark Divine shares a very unique perspective that will allow you to unlock the tremendous power of your team. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press 'Mark Divine is one of my favorite writers on leadership and mental and physical wellness.'-- Ryan Holiday, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ego is the Enemy “Mark Divine provides a valuable resource on what every leader should know, embrace and practice if they want to be successful in the most meaningful way.”--Larry King, Broadcast Legend

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Leading with Gratitude: Eight Leadership Practices for Extraordinary Business Results Author: Adrian Gostick, Chester Elton Narrator: Marshall Goldsmith, Chester Elton, Adrian Gostick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 3, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: The influential New York Times bestselling authors—the “apostles of appreciation” Chester Elton and Adrian Gostick—provide managers and executives with easy ways to add more gratitude to the everyday work environment to help bolster moral, efficiency, and profitability. Workers want and need to know their work is appreciated. Showing gratitude to employees is the easiest, fastest, most inexpensive way to boost performance. New research shows that gratitude boosts employee engagement, reduces turnover, and leads team members to express more gratitude to one another—strengthening team bonds. Studies have also shown that gratitude is beneficial for those expressing it and is one of the most powerful variables in predicting a person’s overall well-being—above money, health, and optimism. The WD-40 Company knows this firsthand. When the leadership gave thousands of managers training in expressing gratitude to their employees, the company saw record increases in revenue. Despite these benefits, few executives effectively utilize this simple tool. In fact, new research reveals “people are less likely to express gratitude at work than anyplace else.” What accounts for the staggering chasm between awareness of gratitude’s benefits and the failure of so many leaders to do it—or do it well? Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton call this the gratitude gap. In this invaluable guide, they identify the widespread and pernicious myths about managing others that cause leaders to withhold thanks. Gostick and Elton also introduce eight simple ways managers can show employees they are valued. They supplement their insights and advice with stories of how many of today’s most successful leaders—such as Alan Mulally of Ford and Hubert Joly of Best Buy—successfully incorporated gratitude into their leadership styles. Showing gratitude isn’t just about being nice, it’s about being smart—really smart—and it’s a skill that everyone can easily learn.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397488 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fix: Overcome the Invisible Barriers That Are Holding Women Back at Work Author: Michelle P. King Narrator: Michelle P. King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 5 minutes Release date: March 3, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: In the vein of #Girlboss and Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office, discover how to thrive at work from the head of the Global Innovation Coalition for Change at UN Women with this “passionate, practical roadmap for addressing inequality and finally making our workplaces work for women” (Arianna Huffington). For years, we’ve been telling women that in order to succeed at work, they have to change themselves first—lean in, negotiate like a man, don’t act too nice or you’ll never get the corner office. But after sixteen years working with major Fortune 500 companies as a gender equality expert, Michelle King has realized one simple truth—the tired advice of fixing women doesn’t fix anything. The truth is that workplaces are gendered; they were designed by men for men. Because of this, most organizations unconsciously carry the idea of an “ideal worker,” typically a straight, white man who doesn’t have to juggle work and family commitments. Based on King’s research and exclusive interviews with major companies and thought leaders, The Fix reveals why denying the fact that women are held back just because they are women—what she calls gender denial—is the biggest obstacle holding women back at work and outlines the hidden sexism and invisible barriers women encounter at work every day. Women who speak up are seen as pushy. Women who ask for a raise are seen as difficult. Women who spend hours networking don’t get the same career benefits as men do. Because women don’t look like the ideal worker and can’t behave like the ideal worker, they are passed over for promotions, paid less, and pushed out of the workforce, not because they aren’t good enough, but because they aren’t men. In this fascinating and empowering book, King outlines the invisible barriers that hold women back at all stages of their careers, and provides readers with a clear set of takeaways to thrive despite the sexist workplace, as they fight for change from within. Gender equality is not about women, and it is not about men—it is about making workplaces work for everyone. Together, we can fix work, not women.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398127 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations about Your Company’s Capabilities Are the Key to a Winning Strategy Author: Michael Beer Narrator: Barry Abrams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: February 25, 2020 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: In thirty years of working in corporations, Michael Beer has witnessed how organizational silence has derailed many a strategic objective. When lower-level employees in the organization can't speak truth to power, senior leaders don't hear what they need to hear about their firm's fitness to compete. Employees lose trust in higher-ups and become more resistant to change. In Fit to Compete, Beer presents an antidote to silence—an innovative and highly effective process for holding honest conversations with everyone in your organization. Used by over 150 organizations across the globe, the Strategic Fitness Process has helped leaders in industries as diverse as medical technology, restaurant chains, and pharmaceuticals hear the raw and necessary truth about the sources of misalignment between their strategies and their organizations. In addition to a step-by-step guide, Beer offers detailed and illustrative case studies of companies that have used the Strategic Fitness Process to great effect. He also shows how to apply the process more broadly, to a variety of strategic challenges and at multiple levels throughout the organization.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397183 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Seventh Power: One CEO's Journey Into the Business of Shared Leadership Author: Kevin Hancock Narrator: Steve Menasche Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 54 minutes Release date: February 25, 2020 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: A corporate executive loses his voice and discovers a new pathway to organizational excellence built on the premise of dispersed power and shared leadership.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387700 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whistleblower: My Journey to Silicon Valley and Fight for Justice at Uber Author: Susan Fowler Narrator: Susan Fowler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 22 minutes Release date: February 18, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: “A powerful illustration of the obstacles our society continues to throw up in the paths of ambitious young women.” —The New York Times Book Review   “Important . . . empowering.” —Gayle King, CBS This Morning 'That [Fowler] became a whistle-blower and a pioneer of a social movement almost seems inevitable once you get to know her. Uber should have seen her coming.”  —San Francisco Chronicle Named a Best Book of 2020 by NPR Susan Fowler was just twenty-five years old when her blog post describing the sexual harassment and retaliation she'd experienced at Uber riveted the nation. Her post would eventually lead to the ousting of Uber's powerful CEO, but its ripples extended far beyond that, as her courageous choice to attach her name to the post inspired other women to speak publicly about their experiences. In the year that followed, an unprecedented number of women came forward, and Fowler was recognized by Time as one of the 'Silence Breakers' who ignited the #MeToo movement. Here, she shares her full story: a story of extraordinary determination and resilience that reveals what it takes--and what it means--to be a whistleblower. Long before she arrived at Uber, Fowler's life had been defined by her refusal to accept her circumstances. She propelled herself from an impoverished childhood with little formal education to the Ivy League, and then to a coveted position at one of the most valuable companies in the history of Silicon Valley. Each time she was mistreated, she fought back or found a way to reinvent herself; all she wanted was the opportunity to define her own dreams and work to achieve them. But when she discovered Uber's pervasive culture of sexism, racism, harassment, and abuse, and that the company would do nothing about it, she knew she had to speak out—no matter what it cost her. Whistleblower takes us deep inside this shockingly toxic workplace and reveals new details about the aftermath of the blog post, in which Fowler was investigated and followed, hacked and threatened, to the point that she feared for her life. But even as it illuminates how the deck is stacked in favor of the status quo, Fowler's story serves as a crucial reminder that we can take our power back. Both moving personal narrative and rallying cry, Whistleblower urges us to be the heroes of our own stories, and to keep fighting for a more just and equitable world.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386649 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wildpreneurs: A Practical Guide to Pursuing Your Passion as a Business Author: Tamara Jacobi Narrator: Jill Blackwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: February 11, 2020 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Real-life “wildpreneur” Tamara Jacobi shares her insights on what it takes to successfully make the leap from a safe yet soul-crushing day job to chasing your dreams. This book illuminates how surf guides, ski builders, yoga and wellness instructors, environmental activists, nature lovers, podcasters, artisans, and other creatives achieve an adventurous lifestyle and financial viability. Whether you’re stuck in the nine-to-five grind, are an enterprising college grad, a dynamic retiree, or are just an out-of-the-box thinker, it’s time to embrace your free spirit and become a Wildpreneur! Entrepreneur and author Tamara Jacobi understands the challenge and reward of turning your passion into a business. Over ten years ago, she and her family started the Tailwind Jungle Lodge, a treehouse style eco-lodge in the jungle on the Mexican Pacific coastline. Jacobi shares the lessons she’s learned, alongside stories and wisdom from other Wildpreneurs. In Wildpreneurs, you will: - Access a practical blueprint for starting and managing an unconventional business. - Receive the support needed to stay on track with what can be a difficult path filled with unexpected challenges and is worth it in the end. - Gain insights into the world of Wildpreneurship, its characters, and the lifestyle that is within anyone’s grasp. - Discover an alternative to living on autopilot, an opportunity to move beyond fear, come alive, and tune into inspiration while also making a living. Let Wildpreneurs help you blaze the path to your own journey of meaning, purposefulness, and adventure—and start living the life of your dreams.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/376530 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La mejor inversión de un líder: La atracción, el desarrollo y la multiplicación de líderes (The Leader's Greatest Return, Spanish Edition) Author: John C. Maxwell Narrator: Johnny Pena Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 26 minutes Release date: February 11, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: ¿Cuál es la mayor ganancia en el tiempo de un líder? Después de que los líderes hayan invertido en su propio crecimiento de liderazgo, ¿cuál es la mejor manera de lograr su misión y hacer crecer a sus organizaciones? ¡Desarrollar líderes! Cuantos más líderes tenga una organización y mejor preparados estén para liderar, más exitosa será la organización y todos sus líderes. El autor número uno en ventas del New York Times, John C. Maxwell, a menudo es identificado como el experto en liderazgo más influyente del mundo. En los últimos veinticinco años, ha pasado de preparar a un puñado de líderes en una organización a desarrollar millones de líderes empresariales, gubernamentales y sin fines de lucro en todos los países del mundo. En La mejor inversión de un líder, Maxwell comparte las lecciones más importantes que aprendió sobre el proceso de desarrollo de liderazgo en el último cuarto de siglo. Él instruye a los lectores en cómo - Identificar líderes potenciales. - Atraer líderes creando una mesa de liderazgo. - Trabajar hasta no ser imprescindibles al preparar y capacitar líderes. - Posicionar líderes para construir un equipo ganador. - Entrenar líderes a niveles más altos y hacer que ellos mismos sean líderes en el desarrollo.   Aquí es donde los líderes realmente experimentan el valor compuesto del desarrollo de líderes y llegan a los niveles más altos de liderazgo.   Cualquier persona que quiera dar el siguiente paso en su liderazgo, construir su organización o equipo y crear su legado para el futuro debe leer La mayor inversión del líder.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386642 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Next Generation Leadership: How to Ensure Young Talent Will Thrive with Your Organization Author: Adam Kingl Narrator: Jakob Lewis, Gabe Wicks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 32 minutes Release date: February 4, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Employers who don’t adapt to the expectations of younger generations are losing top talent, as they leave for positions at companies with modern practices. Learn what companies need to do to fit into the new normal in the workplace. Generation Y sees the world differently than any other generation in modern memory, and nowhere is this more evident than in the workplace. The shifts that this generation has seen in the economy, technology, and the world have changed what they want from life and work--which is not a 9-5 existence for forty-plus years, leading to a typical retirement at sixty-five. What older generations call a poor work ethic from a spoiled generation, Gen Y sees as a different way of doing things. Companies that take the time to listen realize that what Gen Y is asking for isn’t that crazy; in fact, it’s better in many ways such as: - A demand for work-life balance isn’t a cry for fewer work hours--it’s a cry to be able to work from outside the office beyond a rigid 9-5 schedule (which can lead, to Gen Y employees working even more hours than you expected). - Leaving a job after a couple years isn’t an inability to commit--it’s a need to learn more, expand their experience, and develop their career at a faster pace, which is helpful to companies that hire those individuals, including your own. - Elevating nontraditional benefits over financial benefits is a step toward creating an emotional connection to the company where employees spend most of their time and invest mental and emotional efforts. - The need to work for a company with a purpose reflects the power that social media has on the social consciousness. Next Generation Leadership will explore what’s behind these shifts in the character of the emerging workforce. It shows that, as Gen Y assumes managerial positions, the nature of leadership and business will change over the next few decades in irrevocable and profound ways.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393079 to listen full audiobooks. Title: #MeToo in the Corporate World: Power, Privilege, and the Path Forward Author: Sylvia Ann Hewlett Narrator: Jane Copland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 17 minutes Release date: January 28, 2020 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Economist and award-winning author Sylvia Ann Hewlett blends vivid stories with powerful new data in assessing the impact of the #MeToo movement in corporate America and provides concrete action to help executives and companies create more inclusive and safe work environments for women, people of color, and LGBTQ employees. While the #MeToo movement has exposed the enormous harm done by sexual misconduct in the workplace, the movement’s full promise has not been fulfilled, Sylvia Ann Hewlett argues. Showcasing new data on the incidence of sexual harassment and assault at work, she reveals how the movement has focused almost exclusively on white women and failed to support other vulnerable groups who are also targets of abuse. Black men, gay men and women, and Latinas experience particularly high rates of sexual harassment and assault. In addition to exploring the movement’s limitations, Hewlett examines the collateral damage inflicted by #MeToo. She looks at hits to the bottom line (lawsuits and settlements, tarnished brands, and stock devaluations) and hits to the talent pipeline. In particular she shows how male leaders, fearful of gossip and legal action, are increasingly skittish about sponsoring young women, no matter how high performing they are. This makes it much more likely that women will stall out mid-career and will deprive companies of diversity in the C-Suite and “gender smarts” around decision-making tables. Digging deep into examples that range from Fox News, Nike, and Google to CBS, Michigan State University, and the Catholic Church, Hewlett lays bare the financial losses associated with sexual misconduct scandals. No wonder corporate chief risk officers newly have #MeToo in their line of sight! A third of this book is devoted to solutions and Hewlett offers a three-pronged strategy, combining legal remedies with individual and corporate action steps that can be used to protect employees and businesses they work for. Drawing from companies as different as IBM and IPG she discusses “experiments at the edge” as well as more evolved initiatives that can help any corporation create a more equitable and safer environment. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381101 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soulbbatical: A Corporate Rebel's Guide to Finding Your Best Life Author: Shelley Paxton Narrator: Shelley Paxton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 14, 2020 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Part memoir, part manifesto, Soulbbatical is an invitation to become Chief Soul Officer of your own life—and to open up a whole new world of possibility. “An honest, emotionally gut-wrenching, and ultimately soul-satisfying memoir.” —Kirkus Reviews Former Harley-Davidson executive Shelley Paxton did just that. She walked away at the peak of her twenty-six-year marketing career and embarked on a profoundly personal journey to reconnect with her true purpose and deepest desires. She called it her “Soulbbatical,” and it not only changed her life, it became her calling. Paxton had a wildly successful life by most definitions—iconic brands, executive titles, and a globe-trotting career that took her to over sixty countries. She had one of the coolest jobs in the world, yet couldn’t shake the feeling that she had lost herself along the way. Something was missing. Here, she takes you on a sometimes harrowing, often hilarious journey through the illness, divorce, addiction, and tragedy that finally woke her up. Suddenly she was rebelling for her best life, and embracing a new mission: to encourage others to live their most authentic, courageous, and purposeful lives—today. Soulbbatical is an unconventional, exhilarating, and totally badass road map to discovering what you really want—and getting it. Because no matter how far you’ve strayed from your soul’s true path, it’s never too late for transformation.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397155 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Competing in the Age of AI: Strategy and Leadership When Algorithms and Networks Run the World Author: Karim R. Lakhani, Marco Iansiti Narrator: Steven Jay Cohen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 38 minutes Release date: January 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.07 of Total 15 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: In industry after industry, data, analytics, and AI-driven processes are transforming the nature of work. While we often still treat AI as the domain of a specific skill, business function, or sector, we have entered a new era in which AI is challenging the very concept of the firm. AI-centric organizations exhibit a new operating architecture, redefining how they create, capture, share, and deliver value. Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani show how reinventing the firm around data, analytics, and AI removes traditional constraints on scale, scope, and learning that have constrained business growth for hundreds of years. From Airbnb to Ant Financial, Microsoft to Amazon, research shows how AI-driven processes are vastly more scalable than traditional processes, drive massive scope increase, enabling companies to straddle industry boundaries, and enable powerful opportunities for learning—to drive ever more accurate, complex, and sophisticated predictions. When traditional operating constraints are removed, strategy becomes a whole new game, one whose rules and likely outcomes this book will make clear.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380262 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fanocracy: Turning Fans Into Customers and Customers Into Fans Author: Reiko Scott, David Meerman Scott Narrator: Reiko Scott, David Meerman Scott, Byron Wagner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 27 minutes Release date: January 7, 2020 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: A Wall Street Journal bestseller From the author of New Rules of Marketing & PR, a bold guide to converting customer passion into marketing power.   How do some brands attract word-of-mouth buzz and radical devotion around products as everyday as car insurance, b2b software, and underwear? They embody the most powerful marketing force in the world: die-hard fans.   In this essential book, leading business growth strategist David Meerman Scott and fandom expert Reiko Scott explore the neuroscience of fandom and interview young entrepreneurs, veteran business owners, startup founders, nonprofits, and companies big and small to pinpoint which practices separate organizations that flourish from those stuck in stagnation. They lay out a road map for converting customers’ ardor into buying power, pulling one-of-a-kind examples from a wide range of organizations, including:   ·         MeUndies, the subscription company that’s revolutionizing underwear ·         HeadCount, the nonprofit that registers voters at music concerts ·         Grain Surfboards, the board-building studio that willingly reveals its trade secrets with customers ·         Hagerty, the classic-car insurance provider with over 600,000 premier club members ·         HubSpot, the software company that draws 25,000 attendees to its annual conference   For anyone who seeks to harness the force of fandom to revolutionize his or her business, Fanocracy shows the way.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398874 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's Personal, Not Personnel: Leadership Lessons for the Battlefield and the Boardroom Author: Colonel Rob Campbell Narrator: Paul Heitsch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 1 minute Release date: December 19, 2019 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: There has never been a more important time—in corporate America and in the American military—for leaders, at all levels, to understand how to invest in people. This book teaches you to do just that. Written by a twenty-seven-year army colonel, veteran, and leader of more than 5,000 troops in the 1st Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, It's Personal, Not Personnel offers true stories and practical frameworks you can apply to the people in your organization and on your team. Whether from lack of will, experience or training, many leaders pay lip service to investing in people. Instead, they manage them on spreadsheets and in HR-focused software applications without personal consideration, failing to truly know them, care for them or establish healthy, fulfilling environments in which they can work and serve. Those appointed to guide and delegate often miss the opportunity to create a people-centric environment where productivity and efficiency will improve. It's less about making mechanics, IT managers, or soldiers better at their trade, and it's more about making people better people. Explore the intricacies of personal connection in the workplace by following Rob Campbell through his own experiences leading large teams in high-stakes work, and then learn to apply those insights to your own work as a leader.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393502 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Scene That Became Cities: What Burning Man Philosophy Can Teach Us about Building Better Communities Author: Caveat Magister (benjamin Wachs) Narrator: Steve Wojtas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 26 minutes Release date: December 10, 2019 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: A practical and irreverent guide to Burning Man, its philosophy, why people do this to themselves, and how it matters to the world Over 30 years Burning Man has gone from two families on a San Francisco beach to a global movement in which hundreds of thousands of people around the world create events on every continent. It has been the subject of fawning media profiles, an exhibit in the Smithsonian, and is beloved by tech billionaires and boho counterculturalists alike. But why does it matter? What does it actually have to offer us? The answer, Caveat Magister writes, is simple: Burning Man's philosophy can help us build better communities in which individuals' freedom to follow their own authentic passions also brings them together in common purpose. Burning Man is a prototype, and its philosophy is a how-to manual for better communities, that, instead of rules, offers principles. Featuring iconic and impossible stories from 'the playa,' interviews with Burning Man's founders and staff, and personal recollections of the late Larry Harvey--Burning Man's founder, 'Chief Philosophical Officer,' and the author's close friend and colleague--The Scene That Became Cities introduces readers to the experience of Burning Man; explains why it grew; posits how it could impact fields as diverse as art, economics, and politics; and makes the ideas behind it accessible, actionable, and useful.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398128 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Leader’s Guide to Cybersecurity: Why Boards Need to Lead-And How to Do It Author: Jack J. Domet, Thomas J. Parenty Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 47 minutes Release date: December 3, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Companies are investing an unprecedented amount of money to keep their data and assets safe, yet cyberattacks are on the rise—and the problem is worsening. No amount of technology, resources, or policies will reverse this trend. Only sound governance, originating with the board, can turn the tide. Protection against cyberattacks can't be treated as a problem solely belonging to an IT or cybersecurity department. It needs to cast a wide and impenetrable net that covers everything an organization does—from its business operations, models, and strategies to its products and intellectual property. And boards are in the best position to oversee the needed changes to strategy and hold their companies accountable. Not surprisingly, many boards aren't prepared to assume this responsibility. In A Leader's Guide to Cybersecurity, Thomas Parenty and Jack Domet, who've spent over three decades in the field, present a timely, clear-eyed, and actionable framework that will empower senior executives and board members to become stewards of their companies' cybersecurity activities. Filled with tools, best practices, and strategies, A Leader's Guide to Cybersecurity will help boards navigate this seemingly daunting but extremely necessary transition.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396411 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Managing the Unexpected: Sustained Performance in a Complex World Author: Karl E. Weick, Kathleen M. Sutcliffe Narrator: Jonathan Yen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: December 3, 2019 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Improve your company's ability to avoid or manage crises Managing the Unexpected, Third Edition is a thoroughly revised text that offers an updated look at the groundbreaking ideas explored in the first and second editions. Revised to reflect events emblematic of the unique challenges that organizations have faced in recent years, including bank failures, intelligence failures, quality failures, and other organizational misfortunes, often sparked by organizational actions, this critical book focuses on why some organizations are better able to sustain high performance in the face of unanticipated change. High reliability organizations (HROs), including commercial aviation, emergency rooms, aircraft carrier flight operations, and firefighting units, are looked to as models of exceptional organizational preparedness. This essential text explains the development of unexpected events and guides you in improving your organization for more reliable performance. 'Expect the unexpected' is a popular mantra for a reason: it's rooted in experience. Since the dawn of civilization, organizations have been rocked by natural disasters, civil unrest, international conflict, and other unexpected crises that impact their ability to function. Understanding how to maintain function when catastrophe strikes is key to keeping your organization afloat.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397187 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Program: Lessons From Elite Military Units for Creating and Sustaining High Performance Leaders and Teams Author: Eric Kapitulik, Jake Macdonald Narrator: Shawn Compton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 26, 2019 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: The Program: Lessons From Elite Military Units for Creating and Sustaining High Performing Leaders and Teams offers a hands-on guide to the winning techniques and tactics of The Program, the acclaimed team building and leadership development company. Drawing on the actual experiences of The Program's instructors from their personal combat stories to working with world-class athletic teams and successful corporations, the book clearly shows how The Program's training operations can help to achieve life goals and ambitions. The Program offers a road map that contains illustrative examples, ideas, and approaches for improving teammates and leaders at all levels within an organization of any size or type. ● Bring your organization to the next level of success ● Discover how to hold your leaders and teammates to the highest standards ● Understand how accountability increases effectiveness ● Learn to communicate effectively This important book explores the military's leadership and team building concepts that can be implemented to ensure an organization creates and sustains performance that adheres to the highest standards of excellence.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397975 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Busy Leader's Handbook: How To Lead People and Places That Thrive Author: Quint Studer Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 5 minutes Release date: November 26, 2019 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: A comprehensive book of 'need-to-know' insights for busy leaders Being a great leader means getting the fundamentals right. It also means consistently doing the 'little things' that make a positive difference in the lives of employees, customers, and other stakeholders. The Busy Leader's Handbook: How to Lead People and Places That Thrive is a practical, easy-to-use book filled with gentle reminders of what we should be doing every day—especially when work is at its most intense. The Handbook is packed with proven best practices, tools, tips, and tactics for engaging employees, revitalizing cultures, delighting customers, and building high-performance companies. Short, succinct, and accessible, each chapter is 'stand-alone,' offering helpful advice for meeting common business challenges. Plus, the strategies, approaches, and tactics are designed to be put into action immediately. Bestselling author, businessman, visionary, and entrepreneur Quint Studer draws on his thirty-plus years of experience in helping organizations of all sizes and leaders at every level reach peak performance. Comprehensive in scope, his book overflows with insights and practical advice to help you make smart leadership decisions.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398126 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Can I Have Your Attention?: Inspiring Better Work Habits, Focusing Your Team, and Getting Stuff Done in the Constantly Connected Workplace Author: Curt Steinhorst Narrator: Rick Adamson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 26, 2019 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: As our workloads expand, attention has never been more valuable. Or more difficult to keep. In Can I Have your Attention?, Curt Steinhorst shows business leaders how to cut through the noise and get their employees back to work. Curt has spent years helping Fortune 500 companies overcome distraction and achieve focus. With technology creating endless opportunites to 'improve productivity', people spend so much time responding to the interruptions that they've lost the ability to focus and do their jobs. Yet, the potential for harnessing the power of your team's attention has never been greater—if you can capture it. You'll learn how to: implement a comprehensive organizational strategy to increase focus and overcome digital distraction; take back control of the technology in your organization and life; establish a Communication Compact, defining how, when, and why your team will communicate with each other; create a 'vault' to increase productivity, decrease stress, and boost your creativity; free yourself and your employees from the never-ending flood of emails and messages; and achieve unmatched focus in the age of distraction. The smartphone isn't going away. Learn the simple rules and guidelines that will improve focus and create the mental space needed for your people to work to their full potential.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387007 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Business Maharajas Author: Gita Piramal Narrator: Multani Kiran Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 5 minutes Release date: November 19, 2019 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: The inside track to India's most powerful tycoons The eight business maharajas profiled here are among Asia's most powerful industrial tycoons. Their combined turnover runs into billions of rupees, and between them they employ some 650,000 people, while indirectly affecting the lives of millions more. Sip a cup of tea, drive to work, listen to music, build a house and the chances are that in these and a myriad other ways you are using products that they manufacture or market. By any yardstick, the achievements of these men would rank among the great business stories of our time. How did these men build their enormous empires? What are their management secrets? How did they thrive and prosper even as others failed? What is their vision for the future? Top business writer and industry insider Gita Piramal draws on exhaustive interviews and in-depth research to discover the answers to these and related questions in her profiles of the men who will lead the country's push to become an industrial superpower in the twenty-first century.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398133 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Entrepreneur Voices on Effective Leadership Author: The Staff Of Entrepreneur Media Narrator: Barry Abrams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 51 minutes Release date: November 19, 2019 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Turn Ordinary Responsibility Into Extraordinary Leadership Whether you were born with a talent for leadership or had leadership thrust upon you, the success of your business depends on you. With insights from over twenty contributors, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders, Entrepreneur Voices on Effective Leadership will help you: define the leadership style that fits you best; grow your business by inspiring your employees; take initiative and lead effectively in any position; earn trust from team members with empathy; develop leaders from within your staff; avoid mistakes that could ruin your reputation; and reinvent yourself and your culture after a crisis. Plus, gain insider tips from exclusive interviews with Kodak's former CMO Jeffrey Hayzlett, former NFL linebacker Matt Mayberry, and social entrepreneurship advocate and author Jason Haber.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398130 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Elephants Before Unicorns: Emotionally Intelligent HR Strategies to Save Your Company Author: Caroline Stokes Narrator: Caroline Stokes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 19, 2019 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Driven entrepreneurs seem to always be in search of their 'unicorn' team—that match made in heaven that opens the door to freedom and endless possibility. Unfortunately, huge obstacles—the 'elephants'—tend to get in the way. Bringing her expertise from HR to EQ, Caroline Stokes offers real-world solutions to the people management problems business owners like you face right now. Dive into this book and learn how to: hire the right people by taking your time; build an onboarding process that fits your company culture and makes new hires feel welcome; keep employees happy, healthy, engaged, and educated so they always perform their best; think smart before acting so strategies are their most effective; and adapt to industry trends and workforce shifts to earn the best results.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397165 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Leadership Results: How to Create Adaptive Leaders and High-Performing Organisations for an Uncertain World Author: Sebastian Salicru Narrator: Bruce Mann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Leadership Results explores the fall of traditional leadership thinking and the struggling multibillion dollar leadership development industry that is failing to deliver results, and explains the mindset, skills, ways of being, and methods that will get results in the new context and evolving paradigm. The Leadership Results model is practical and predictive, providing a way forward for companies seeking to build sustainable leadership capacity, develop individual leaders, boost employee engagement, and deliver breakthrough results through shared and collective leadership. Actionable steps guide you through the process of evolving leadership culture to see increased productivity, growth opportunities, and ensured profitability borne on a culture of trust, collaboration, fairness, and a commitment to innovation and real prosperity. Leaders, coaches, trainers, OD practitioners, change agents, and students will find insightful guidance, thought-provoking discussion, and illustrative case studies that will help them: rethink leadership to make a stronger impact, take bold action to change the status quo, marry strategic and innovation leadership into a force for real change, and stop making the same mistakes and start forging a new path forward.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397157 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Clash of the Generations: Managing the New Workplace Reality Author: Valerie M. Grubb Narrator: Randye Kaye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 16 minutes Release date: November 19, 2019 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Case studies and strategies for more effective multi-generational management Clash of the Generations explores this new and increasingly common workplace phenomenon, and provides strategies to help managers navigate this ever more complex maze. Traditionally, older workers would retire and make room for the next generation; instead, Baby Boomers are now prolonging their time in the workplace, yet the successive generations are still coming in. Senior leaders are now left to manage a blended workplace comprised of up to four generations—each with their own ideas of work ethic, work/life balance, long-term career goals, and much more. Management is challenging at the best of times, but the new prevalence of generation gaps—sometimes even layered—add an entirely new dimension to an already complex responsibility. This book presents case studies and interviews with representatives of companies with age-diverse workforces, detailing innovative strategies for smoothing out the bumps and helping everyone work together. Managers have long wished that their positions came with an instruction manual, and this book delivers with a host of effective inter-generational management strategies illustrated by real-world companies.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387168 to listen full audiobooks. Title: TCS Story . . . and Beyond Author: S. Ramadorai Narrator: Shahzad Bhiwandiwala Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 19, 2019 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: In 2003, Tata Consultancy Services set itself a mission: ‘Top Ten by 2010’. In 2009, a year ahead of schedule, TCS made good on that promise; in fourteen years, the company had transformed itself from the $155 million operation that S. Ramadorai inherited as CEO in 1996. Today it is one of the world’s largest IT software and services companies with more than 240,000 people working in forty-two countries, and annual revenues of over $10 billion. The TCS story is one of modern India’s great success stories. In this fascinating book, S. Ramadorai, one of the country’s most respected business leaders, recounts the steps to that extraordinary success, and outlines a vision for the future where the quality initiatives he undertook can be applied to a larger national framework.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/397156 to listen full audiobooks. Title: HBRs 10 Must Reads on Building a Great Culture Author: Harvard Business Review Narrator: William Sarris, Norah Tocci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 35 minutes Release date: November 12, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Your organization's culture can feel like something that has a life of its own; it's long-standing, inherited, and seemingly impermeable—in fact, a strong culture is often an obstacle to doing new things or going in new directions. But leaders are the stewards of a company's culture and have the power to shape it. The best leaders know that organizational culture is a fundamental and powerful management tool that can drive positive outcomes. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you assess the type and current state of your company's culture, communicate change, do things differently, and anticipate and address implementation challenges. This book will inspire you to: determine what type of culture you have, understand the psychology behind your company's social patterns, gather input on what needs to be fixed or initiated, communicate change, do things differently, and deal with implementation roadblocks.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393157 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Power & Impact: Emotional Intelligence Author: Harvard Business Review Narrator: Jonathan Yen, Randye Kaye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 58 minutes Release date: November 12, 2019 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Gaining power can help you influence others and bring about change. But the misuse of power, especially as a leader, can lead to mistrust, corruption, and abusive behavior. How do you strike the right balance to have the greatest positive impact? This book explains how wielding power affects your emotions and decision making and helps you avoid the traps that lead to negative consequences. With the latest psychological research and practical advice from leading experts, you'll learn how to use soft power to persuade others, fix unhealthy power dynamics in your team, use compassion to connect better with others, and remain ethical in your choices and actions. How to be human at work. HBR's Emotional Intelligence series features smart, essential commentary on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/393385 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Be a Leader: An Ancient Guide to Wise Leadership Author: Plutarch Narrator: Matthew Waterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 31 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: The ancient biographer and essayist Plutarch thought deeply about the leadership qualities of the eminent Greeks and Romans he profiled in his famous—and massive—Lives, including politicians and generals such as Pericles, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Mark Antony. Luckily for us, Plutarch distilled what he learned about wise leadership in a handful of essays, which are filled with essential lessons for experienced and aspiring leaders in any field today. In 'To an Uneducated Leader,' 'How to Be a Good Leader,' and 'Should an Old Man Engage in Politics?' Plutarch explains the characteristics of successful leaders, from being guided by reason and exercising self-control to being free from envy and the love of power, illustrating his points with memorable examples drawn from legendary Greco-Roman lives. He also explains how to train for leadership, persuade and deal with colleagues, manage one's career, and much more. Writing at the height of the Roman Empire, Plutarch suggested that people should pursue positions of leadership only if they are motivated by 'judgment and reason'—not 'rashly inspired by the vain pursuit of glory, a sense of rivalry, or a lack of other meaningful activities.' His wise counsel remains as relevant as ever.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/399149 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond Team Building: How to Build High Performing Teams and the Culture to Support Them Author: W. Gibb Dyer, Jeffrey H. Dyer Narrator: Brian Hutchison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 42 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Understand the dynamics of all different types of teams. Beyond Team Building: How to Build High Performing Teams and the Culture to Support Them represents the latest in thinking about creating effective teams. The authors present a new 'Five C' framework that focuses on the core aspects of team building. The book helps the reader assess how his/her team is performing on each of the 5Cs--context, composition, competencies, change, and collaborative leadership, and discusses options concerning how to improve team performance along each of these dimensions. The book includes: - A wealth of examples of effective (and ineffective) teams from such companies as Cisco Systems, Bain & Company, and Amazon - New material concerning how to develop effective entrepreneurial and family teams - How to manage cross-cultural, virtual, and alliance teams - How to create a 'team building organization' This book provides the next generation of team leaders, team members, and team consultants with the knowledge and skills they need to create effective and high functioning teams.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383126 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters (Avoid Terrible Advice, Cognitive Biases, and Poor Decisions) Author: Gleb Tsipursky, Ph.D. Narrator: Kevin T. Collins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 57 minutes Release date: November 1, 2019 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Avoid terrible advice, cognitive biases, and poor decisions. Want to avoid business disasters, whether minor mishaps, such as excessive team conflict, or major calamities like those that threaten bankruptcy or doom a promising career? Fortunately, behavioral economics studies show that such disasters stem from poor decisions due to our faulty mental patterns—what scholars call “cognitive biases”—and are preventable. Unfortunately, the typical advice for business leaders to “go with their guts” plays into these cognitive biases and leads to disastrous decisions that devastate the bottom line. By combining practical case studies with cutting-edge research, Never Go With Your Gut will help you make the best decisions and prevent these business disasters. The leading expert on avoiding business disasters, Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, draws on over 20 years of extensive consulting, coaching, and speaking experience to show how pioneering leaders and organizations—many of them his clients—avoid business disasters. Reading this book will enable you to: - Discover how pioneering leaders and organizations address cognitive biases to avoid disastrous decisions. - Adapt best practices on avoiding business disasters from these leaders and organizations to your own context. - Develop processes that empower everyone in your organization to avoid business disasters.