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Title: The Brain Advantage

Subtitle: Become a More Effective Business Leader Using the Latest Brain Research

Author: Madeleine L. Van Hecke, Lisa P. Callahan, Brad Kolar, Ken A. Paller

Narrator: Erik Synnestvedt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-22-13

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Business leaders are in charge. They are in charge of people, of budgets, of production lines. Most leaders also believe that they are in charge of their greatest resource - their own brain. But how true is that?

The more we understand about how the brain works, the clearer it becomes that our brain often kicks in before we do. For example:

The good news is that leaders can use what researchers have learned about the brain to manage their own brains more effectively. That's the first Brain Advantage. Just as important, leaders can use that knowledge to manage other people more effectively. That's the second Brain Advantage.

The Brain Advantage does for business leaders what few have time to do for themselves. It combines the latest brain research with insights from psychological studies of how people think. It uses powerful stories to convey that information.

Critic Reviews:

"There has been so much on the brain and how it affects our behavior. Finally, here's an audiobook that gives a one-two punch - a quick 'so what' on brain research and a set of actions that produce better leaders. Well done!" (Craig Wortmann, CEO, Experience LLC. Adjunct Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. Craigwortmann.com)

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Title: What's Holding You Back

Subtitle: 10 Bold Steps That Define Gutsy Leaders

Author: Robert J. Herbold

Narrator: Jeffrey Kafer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-05-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Quit hiding from tough decisions and learn to confront them head-on.

Why do managers at all levels sacrifice corporate success by shying away from making the tough decisions? What's Holding You Back? reveals exactly why managers often hesitate to confront difficult issues - whether it's the absence of a perfect solution, the knowledge that no decision will please everyone, etc. - and, most importantly, how they can overcome these common managerial obstacles to maximize their company's success.

What's Holding You Back? elucidates the 10 core principles of confident leadership, outlining proven tactics by which managers can confront their inner wimp and highlight their inner courage.

What's Holding You Back? proves that practicing gutsy leadership is the key to operational and innovative excellence in the workplace.

Critic Reviews:

"Leadership is not for everyone. It requires bold, gutsy individuals. If you accept that premise, you will find [Bob Herbold's] book rewarding [listening]." (Harvey Schachter, The Globe and Mail)

Members Reviews:

Bold Enough & Brave Enough

"What's Holding You Back?" That's the question that compelled me to buy this book. As a manager at a thriving small company, I feel I am doing a respectable job, but am also aware that there are areas that could use some improvement. This book has given me practical tools to assist with this.

"Gutsy." That's what Herbold says is required in order to achieve leadership excellence. At the beginning of the book, Herbold says that "Effective leaders must be bold enough and brave enough to make tough choices," and that a lot of managers face these tough issues and "waffle." It's true, I've seen this happen within my own company and I read about it happening a lot these days, especially with high-profile CEOs who may have avoided their downfall had they applied Herbold's 10 principles.

On his watch, Microsoft saw a four-fold increase in revenue and a seven-fold increase in profits. Before that, he was a top executive at Proctor & Gamble. His case studies are relevant and back each point he makes throughout the book. It's a straightforward, no-nonsense read that anyone who calls him or herself a "leader" should add to their collection.

Herbold is a gifted communicator

Bob is able to put the 'cookies' on the lowest shelf for the reader. He's great at communicating what we need to hear from a business practices point of view as well as stressing that we need to move forward with tough decisions that we know we need to be made.

purchased 2 to give to org pres

working with 501(c)3 organizations, I bought one for each president, with the instructions to read it (time allowing - grin) and pass it to the next president

yes, it has points that good

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way

That's what leadership expert John Maxwell believes. So do I. So does Bob Herbold.

I read Herbold's "Seduced by Success" and then loaned it to everyone who would oblige in my office. When I heard about this, Herbold's latest, I ordered it.

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Title: Idea Agent

Subtitle: Leadership that Liberates Creativity and Accelerates Innovation

Author: Lina M. Echeverria

Narrator: Karen Saltus

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-01-12

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

There is perhaps no leadership challenge more daunting than managing creativity - and more urgent than delivering breakthrough innovation. How do you harness some of the most passionate, intelligent people in your organization without stifling them? How do you simultaneously unleash their energy and channel it into something tangible?

Lina Echeverría offers seven proven principles through which new ideas come to fruition, from unleashing passion and drive, and embracing productive conflict, to emphasizing excellence and structure while living values that liberate creativity. As team catalyst, the leader delivers results while nurturing intuition and growing talent. These principles apply well beyond traditional creative domains, propelling innovation across entire organizations. Drawing on the authors considerable experience assembling and nurturing cutting-edge teams at Corning Inc., Idea Agent shows listeners how to juxtapose creative freedom with management rigor and lead dedicated professionals as they generate and execute one great innovation after another.

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Title: Judgment on the Front Line

Subtitle: How Smart Companies Win by Trusting Their People

Author: Chris DeRose, Noel M. Tichy

Narrator: Erik Synnestvedt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-01-12

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Front-line employees can be your greatest asset - here's how to tap their rich vein of insight and leadership.

Front-line employees who deal directly with customers are the face of any organization. Not only do they have the most impact on how a brand is perceived, but they are also the most valuable source of insight into what customers want and how to give it to them. Unfortunately, as management experts Chris DeRose and Noel M. Tichy explain, most organizations don't know how to evaluate the risk of giving employees more autonomy. Many of those who are willing to try haven't even invested resources in ensuring that - once the shackles are off - front-line employees make good judgments.

Tichy and DeRose offer powerful examples of front-line leadership, such as:

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Title: First, Hide the Poison Arrows

Author: Russell Riendeau

Narrator: Russell Riendeau

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-24-12

Publisher: Eyecatcher Press

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

First, Hide The Poison Arrows: A new three-point strategy to drive sales and leadership effectiveness in our post-recession economy. The one, primitive desire of every human being? Remove Unwanted Tension. Did you know that over 75% of sales and management professionals have not received or pursued updated sales training since the recession hit? Dr. Russell Riendeau, award-winning executive-search professional and recognized expert in business development strategies, delivers three dynamic hours of real world tools, humorous stories and behind-the-scenes insights on how to increase sales and leadership effectiveness right now!

Critic Reviews:

First, Hide the Poison Arrows, is a fascinating, creative lesson on how to use the science of "deductive reasoning and rehearsal" to become a highly-paid sales and management executive in a complex world. Sherlock Holmes, meet Russ Riendeau. (Marshall Goldsmith, Bestselling Author of: Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back if You Lose It)

First, Hide the Poison Arrows is an innovative and refreshing way of establishing thought leadership: part audiobook, part impromptu (but fluent and timely) motivational presentation. Provocative, with wide-ranging commentary on the ways people communicate, learn, buy/sell and manage, Dr. Riendeau delivers on his promise, mapping out specific action steps to improve our approach in all these areas. (David Freedman, Sales Director, Huthwaite International Creators of SPIN Selling)

Music provides an effective way to communicate with the brain of your customers because it is a most primitive and emotional stimulus. Companies that find a way to link music to their intention are already ahead of the game! It will rock them!" (Patrick S. Renvoise, Chief Neuromarketing Officer, SalesBrain)

Members Reviews:

This helped me increase my sales and revenues!

If you could sum up First, Hide the Poison Arrows in three words, what would they be?

Informative, dynamic, effective.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Russ does a great job of engaging the listener.

Any additional comments?

I helped Russ produce this audio book and in the process I learned techniques that helped me to grow my business. That was a huge bonus for me. It was a fun experience working with Russ, his energy, his insights and his knowledge will help raise your game when it comes to increasing sales. Also, the topics covered in this book go far beyond what you would expect from other sales & leadership training materials. Russ uses real life experiences and behavioral studies that really teach the listener how to be a more effective leader and sales professional. Nice job Russ! Impressive stuff!

Excellent!

Well read with advice that is spot on. Worth the time. Looking forward to listening to more by this author.

Generalities, platitudes and pollianna

I bought the title. That was the best part. A pleasant storyteller with more frosting than cake.

A good refresher without all the fluff

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, I would recommend this audio book. It was clean, concise and to the point.

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Title: Us Plus Them

Subtitle: Tapping the Positive Power of Difference

Author: Todd L Pittinsky

Narrator: Walter Dixon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-21-12

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Moving beyond mere tolerance, us-versus-them is the costly mind-set in which organizations, communities, and whole nations too often find themselves trapped. In fact, recognizing difference as a positive force can bring astonishing value to even the most diverse organizations. In Us Plus Them, leadership scholar Todd Pittinsky introduces a groundbreaking new science of diversity that:

Through a wide range of examples - from Maine and Michigan to Rwanda and Bhutan, and from small-town classrooms to corporate boardrooms - Pittinsky opens our eyes to misunderstood yet useful aspects of us-and-them relations, including many of the neglected positive dimensions of difference. He provides a bold new assessment of the popular and scientific approaches to the issue, proving that its time to move beyond mere tolerance to build communities in which the two sides of the us-and-them equation engage each other because they both want to.

Much as Martin Seligman and positive psychology have shifted the focus from mental illness to mental healthiness, this audiobook shifts our mind-set to diversity as a positive force. Understanding the science and practical use of that energy will help us build the schools, neighborhoods, companies, and nations we want, and not simply avoid the ugliest problems of the past. Pittinsky shows us that our great diversity experiment hasnt failed - it hasnt even begun.

Critic Reviews:

"In Us Plus Them, Todd Pittinsky has crafted an important work of scholarship on how leaders can address differences in our diverse and multicultural societies. His bold what if questions could change the course of history. (David Gergen, Director, Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School; senior political analyst, CNN; and former presidential adviser )

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Title: The American Leadership Tradition

Subtitle: Moral Vision from Washington to Clinton

Author: Dr. Marvin Olasky

Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-29-12

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

How much does character affect leadership? Most Americans believe a presidents private activities bear little relation to his public-policy decisions. Yet we also believe that moral vision plays a role in strong leadership. Marvin Olasky systematically examines the bond between morals and politics in the lives and careers of thirteen noted American leaders. From George Washington, Henry Clay, and Booker T. Washington to Woodrow Wilson, John F. Kennedy, and Bill Clinton, Olasky looks closely at the connections between religion, sexual practices, and political decisions. Through these examples, Olasky demonstrates how a mans character shows its stamp repeatedly during a career. He argues that while faithfulness in marriage may be no guarantee of faithfulness to the country, faithlessness is a leading indicator of trouble.

Members Reviews:

Good read

Marvin Olasky does not white wash the people he writes about in this book. It has been good to read about these leaders, good and bad points.

A great read. Coverings aspect of these Presidents that rarely ...

A great read. Coverings aspect of these Presidents that rarely is touched on by other.

Five Stars

Thank You

Excellent Survey of US Political Leaders for a Naturalized Citizen

For a naturalized citizen of the United States who had no background in the US political history while growing up in a foreign country, this book is exactly the right one for me at this juncture of my life since retirement more than two years ago. As a student of Western civilization in general and US history in particular, I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book which provides a survey of ten US presidents and three political/social/economic leaders in terms of their ethical and theological background. "Every president sets up expectations for his successors. A president seen as having high moral character raises the bar for his successors, and the reverse is also true. A series of outstanding presidents increases the likelihood of the populace demanding another outstanding leader, and the reverse is also true." The latter part of this statement has been demonstrated in the recent US history from John Kennedy to Bill Clinton and now from Bill Clinton to Barack Obama. "Every president who speeds up the downward slide makes a return to earlier and high standards more difficult. â Before Americans can succeed in placing a moral leader at the top, we must develop a consensus on the importance of integrity; once that is in place, the likelihood of finding a person who can perform all of the presidential functions is increased.

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Title: Leadership by Choice

Subtitle: Increasing Influence and Effectiveness through Self-Management

Author: Eric Papp

Narrator: Alvin Keith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-13-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Establish trust with your team by developing a clear decision-making strategy.

Do you have the opportunity to focus on each decision you make? Chances are, you don't. All too often, our choices are rushed and relationships are strained by not thinking clearly or communicating properly. We are all responsible for our own productivity. To be a strong leader, our challenge is to find creative ways to be productive and speak with influence. In Leadership by Choice, author Eric Papp looks at key strategies for leaders to excel not just through ability and smarts but connecting with others and establishing strong decision-making skills. The best leaders develop a system for reflecting on ideas and hold themselves accountable for their choices. Leadership by Choice provides you with applicable ideas in an entertaining manner with stories and pictures for all the areas in which you lead. Loaded with actionable strategies and compelling ideas, Leadership by Choice offers a new road map for becoming a leader people want to follow.

Members Reviews:

Leadership by Choice had an immediate impact!

In the midst of reinforcing things I've heard before came a few key points on the value peace, calm and quiet have on my productivity and effectiveness as a leader. Best of all, it shared techniques I was able to apply and appreciate immediately. Thank you!!!!

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Title: The Power of Social Innovation: How Civic Entrepreneurs Ignite Community Networks for Good

Author: Gigi Georges, Stephen Goldsmith

Narrator: Sam A. Mowry

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-07-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

The Power of Social Innovation offers public officials, social entrepreneurs, philanthopits, and individual citizens the insights and skills to create healthier communities and promote innovative solutions to public and social problems. This seminal work is based on Stephen Goldsmith's decades of experience, extensive ongoing research, and interviews with 100+ top leader from a wide variety of sectors.

Goldsmith shows that everyday citizens can themselves produce extraordinary social change. The book explores the levers and guiding principles used by champions of civic progress who drive new organizations, new interventions, or new policies to enhance social conditions.

The Power of Social Innovation features illustrative case studies of change-oriented philanthropists, public officials, and civic leaders. While all collaborate across sectors, they run both start-ups and established organizations, such as the New York City public schools, United Way of America, the United Negro College Fund, and Teach for America.

Members Reviews:

the Power of Social Innovation

This is an insightful look at impact investing from a cutting-edge leader in the field. Excellent, deep factual content, with clear focus on the dynamics of change. A must-read for social innovators.

A great tool to create permanent social change

The Power of Social Innovation is a delightful read that I would recommend to all. It offers an excellent analysis of the role that entrepreneurial citizens have taken and can take to provide solutions to many of the problems that we face in our society.

This book will open your eyes as to the great work that various individuals and service organizations have done to improve lives, as well as offering specific suggestions for the reader. For those that feel that the government too often fails as a social service provider, the book offers a blueprint to a more efficient, productive future; for those that feel that private industry is too focused on the bottom line, the book gives strong examples of client-focused entities that understand and react positively to the realities of life.

The Power of Social Innovation focuses on civic entrepreneurs as the solution to overcome many of the societal problems that we face and have been unable to solve. Unwilling to accept the status quo and unbending in their desire to create positive change, examples of these individuals and the promising work that they have achieved are presented in a greater `how to" framework that discusses the specific steps and measures that need to be established to create permanent change.

A key part of the book that resonated strongly was the section related to results and funding. In the past, social service providers have balked at change (especially change suggestions offered by the private sector), built significant barriers to entry, and created a political climate that protected their inefficient success. Overcoming each of those challenges require patience and strong belief that the existing system must and can change.

Civic entrepreneurs recognize this problem and voluntarily apply metrics to their work which is then published for public dissemination and analysis.

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Title: Why Are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders?

Subtitle: A Better Way to Evaluate Leadership Potential

Author: Jeffrey Cohn

Narrator: Ramon DeOcampo

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-31-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Almost 70% of Americans believe that we are suffering from a crisis of leadership, but rather than asking, why are leaders failing, we need to ask, "Why aren't we choosing better leaders?"

Ever wonder what goes on behind closed board room doors when organizations pick their top leaders? It can be a contentious, secretive, even brutal process. Most of our leaders look good on paper - they have charisma, credentials, and confidence - yet they lack the real qualities that are necessary to succeed. In Why Are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders?, Cohn and Moran share the same insights and ideas they use to help organizations make better choices. Revealing seven essential attributes of all great leaders, they offer a fresh and powerful evaluation technique anyone can use to assess leader potential.

Through dynamic, first-hand accounts from the business world, entertainment, sports, politics, education, and philanthropy, the authors offer the ultimate insider access and reveal how top organizations find and choose the best talent.

Fresh and compelling, Why Are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders? shows how great leaders can be spotted and why they succeed and is soon to the definitive resource guide for about choosing better leaders.

Members Reviews:

Pretty good framework for leadership assessment

Narrator was good. Content better. I would recommend this title to someone interested in developing leadership or assessing potential in others.