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Title: Managing Brand You

Subtitle: 7 Steps to Creating Your Most Successful Self

Author: Jerry S. Wilson, Ira Blumenthal

Narrator: Jerry S. Wilson, Ira Blumenthal

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-17-08

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 31 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Using illuminating examples from successful corporations like Coca-Cola and Starbucks as well as high-profile celebrities like Bono and Oprah, Managing Brand You gives readers a step-by-step guide for conducting a self analysis, creating a unique identity, defining their objectives, discovering their passions, creating a plan, putting that plan into action, and monitoring their progress. Wise and insightful, this book will help readers identify what it is that makes them unique and communicate it in a way that guarantees them success.

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Title: Leadership

Subtitle: The Critical Difference

Author: Brian Tracy

Narrator: Brian Tracy

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-07-08

Publisher: R&L Publishing dba SUCCESS Media

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Join one of America's premier speakers on the subject of human potential, as hailed by more than two million people in 23 countries worldwide. Subjects include truthfulness in all things, commitment and responsibility, single-minded concentration, and extraordinary performance.

©2005 Brian Tracy (P)2005 R&L Publishing dba SUCCESS Media

Members Reviews:

With Brian you get no bad surprises

Would you listen to Leadership again? Why?

Yes, the reply value of this audio is very high.

What about Brian Tracys performance did you like?

Vocal variety, logics.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Of course yes! "Leadership: The Critical Difference" has ben written for talking and not for reading, so it's very easy to keep the focus on it. Since I'm not English mothertongue, listening to a true book sometimes it's hard. It's much easier to listen to a seminar or to a speech, specially when the speaker is a professional like Brian.

Any additional comments?

This is vol. 9 of "Success Mastery Academy", a set of 16 CDs from Brian Tracy. I already had this set when I decided to buy "Leadership: The Critical Difference" because I didn't notice. Since I can roll over, I'll do just because I have it double.

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Title: Drive Business Performance

Subtitle: Enabling a Culture of Intelligent Execution

Author: Bruno Aziza, Joey Fitts

Narrator: Jim Bond

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-28-08

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

This groundbreaking guide reveals how to effectively align performance with technology, creating a best-in-class information management system and amplifying individual employee impact. It provides a deep understanding of how to achieve enterprise performance-management objectives, backed up by firsthand accounts from Fortune 500 companies that are winning by building accountability, intelligence, and informed decision-making into their organizational DNA. Drive Business Performance explains the competitive advantage experienced by organizations that create and manage a "Culture of Performance".

Part of Wiley's Microsoft Executive Leadership Series, Drive Business Performance fills a gap in the literature on managing performance. This innovative, jargon-free book demystifies performance management, with detailed guidance for organizations to replicate top performers' results - including the recommended skills and assets needed to successfully compete in today's business environment.

Members Reviews:

Theoretical

The book is an exercise in the theory of business performance. The technical approach to the theory has little value for an experienced manager. I found the book boring and not practical at all.

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Title: The Self-Destructive Habits of Good Companies...and How to Break Them

Author: Jagdish N. Sheth

Narrator: Stow Lovejoy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-23-07

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 33 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Why do so many good companies go bad? In The Self-Destructive Habits of Good Companies...And How to Avoid Them, the authors examine the companies that were once thought-of as great (A & P, Sears, Xerox, Kodak, GM, Corning, Atari, Wang) and analyze how they ended up self-destructing. This book identifies seven dangerous habits even well-run companies fall victim to: denial, complacency, overdependence on traditional competencies, competitive myopia, an obsession with volume, rising culture conflict and turf wars, arrogance. By listening to The Self-Destructive Habits of Good Companies you can avoid the mistakes these companies made; diagnose your own company's failings; and discover specific, detailed techniques for "curing" or, better yet, preventing every one of these self-destructive habits.

©2007 Pearson Education, Inc.; (P)2007 Audible, Inc.

Members Reviews:

excellent with practical advice

I found the observations in this book to be very accurate, from my personal experience with a great company that is experiencing many of these bad habits.

A pleasant surprize was the very useful suggestions for determining if a bad habit is forming, and many practical recommendations for working to break these habits.

Also, the organization of this book is very good, with key points being revisited in summary at different times throughout the audiobook.

I would highly recommend this book both for those who realize their company had some bad habits, but also for those in growing companies to help stop these behaviors from occuring in the first place.

Useful and humbling experience

The author shows the steep and short road that separates success from failure and how easy is to let success poison one company's future. It happens every day. It is a humbling experience because it shows how vanity has destroyed great companies and is a good lesson to learn. It also helps the investor to see behind the numbers and investigate if the company hides "bad habits" that could ultimately lead to destruction.

Good management book!

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Title: Business Upgrade

Subtitle: 21 Days to Reignite the Entrepreneurial Spirit in You and Your Team

Author: Richard Parkes Cordock

Narrator: Nigel Acheson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-18-07

Publisher: Millionaire MBA Ltd

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 21 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Told as the follow-on story to Millionaire Upgrade, Business Upgrade introduces the reader to the concepts of:

I BELIEVE (the leader),

WE BELIEVE (the team) and

THEY BELIEVE (the customer)

Members Reviews:

Creating the Believe System

It is rare to come across a business book that is modeled around change and real life example. I have seen this very story in almost all of the companies I have worked with and am also able to reflect the model to my peers.

Completely invaluable and have read it twice.

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Title: The Leadership Genius of George W. Bush

Author: Carolyn B. Thompson, James W. Ware

Narrator: Rick Rohan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-24-06

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 15 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Thompson and Ware, nationally known consultants in the fields of management and leadership, offer a practical guide that focuses on the skills G.W. Bush has used throughout his career and in the White House. Each useful chapter highlights one of his leadership lessons. From identifying core values to getting results, this clearly written guide is filled with timeless and time-tested advice.

©2002 Carolyn B. Thompson and James W. Ware; (P)2002 Recorded Books, LLC.

Members Reviews:

Four Stars

Good book

At last - a book that recognizes the truth about our President!

This book shows how George W. Bush's life and experiences uniquely prepared him for his role as President of the United States, at a such pivotal time in the history of our county. This book does a good job of countering the liberal-left media's dis-information campaign.

It shows how GWB has risen to the challenges presented by terrorist attacks on our country, and how he has stood firm, despite pressure on every side, to back down, in the face of aggression.

He was raised in a tradition of true statesmanship, and has unfailingly put the interestes or our country above all else, choosing to sacrifice temporary popularity for doing the right thing.

History will view him as one of our greatest presidents.

Genius Really????

I never thought I would see the words "genius," "common sense," and "George W Bush in the same sentence let alone on the cover of a book. Purely political propaganda.

then it would be brilliant, and I think it would also reflect the ...

If this was one of those books where you open it up and get squirted in the face with water, with no actual book inside, then it would be brilliant, and I think it would also reflect the mindset of the incomparable President Bush ("W").

what the...?

I saw one of the author's (Thompson) speak once and it was much more of a political rally or a serious discussion on leadership in an organizational context. Even though I questioned the sanity of anyone who writes a book with the words "genius," "common sense," and "GW Bush" in the same title, I decided to give it a try.

What I found is a book that is emblamatic of Bush's whole presidency. The rare glimpses we do get of Bush in public are scripted and fake (this is a fact, as recently proven. He has to be the worst public speaking president ever). Thus, any impression we get of him is clearly scripted with a few buzz words (9/11, freedom, tax relief, etc.) thrown in for effect. It should be no wonder, then, that Bush is seen as a man of little substance or depth, a syncophantic lackey for Cheney and his colleagues.

This book follows in that tradition. It presents a made-up, scripted version account of Bush's leadership style and conviently glosses over his costly leadership mistakes (cronyism, relying on anecdote over evidence, lacking credibility).

So, while this book is worthwhile in that outlines good leadership techniques in general, by attaching these characteristics to GW it reads like a surreal painting - taking common sense, ordinary objects and placing them in a contradictory setting. While they make sense in the real world, in their new context they make absolutely no sense at all.

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Title: Beyond the 7 Habits

Author: Stephen R. Covey

Narrator: Stephen R. Covey

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-27-04

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 40 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

With recent political and economic upheaval and an accelerated rate of change and uncertainty, it is more crucial than ever to build leadership qualities in all people, regardless of their job level or organizational status.

This program is a chance to learn from the expert, Dr. Stephen R. Covey, on creating new leadership by going beyond The 7 Habits to a deeper, more life-changing experience. With the energy that comes from presenting to a live audience, Dr. Covey introduces listeners to a new level of leadership possible within us all by delving further into the timeless, universal principles that have improved the lives of millions.

Discover a new framework for solving challenges both personal and professional with Beyond The 7 Habits, a program that will help listeners realize their potential, achieve life balance, and lead fulfilling, powerful lives.

Members Reviews:

Thorough yet incomplete

The reading was excellent, but without the movies and presentation it was lacking. It would be nice if we could download those. I recommend trying to find them online.

Excellent overview & refresher

I have ready my 7 habits book many times and found this audio review a refreshing overview and reminder of the power of living by principles. I too was disappointed to learn that the referenced video clips are were not included.

Amazing stuff

So much from the 7 Habbits become real and clear with this great seminar. Pitty that the mentioned and shown video films are not included.

Truly awesome

So good. So professional. So exciting and enlightening. You want to be a better person, then listened to this.

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Title: The New York Times Pocket MBA

Subtitle: Tracking & Controlling Costs

Author: Mohamed Hussein

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-23-03

Publisher: Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Learn the 25 keys to understanding how financial reporting and cash flow are essential tools to determining success or failure by evaluating strategic cost management, inventory control, pricing and product mix analysis, and cash management. Tracking & Controlling Costs is part of the New York Times Pocket MBA Series, a 12-volume reference tool for all businesspersons. Each volume, written by professors from top graduate business schools and edited by the New York Times business editors, presents 25 key principles of specific areas of business expertise.

Don't miss any of the volumes in the

series.

©1999 The New York Times; (P) 2001 Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

Members Reviews:

Academic with a boring read

If you really need this information, read the book and avoid the reader. It's more like an expaneded glossary, which can be helpful. The concepts may work better when you can view examples or workout ideas of you own on paper. At best it felt like a "C-" MBA essay read by a disengaged reader. I couldn't get passed the fisrt 5 minutes and wished I had saved my money.

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Title: The New York Times Pocket MBA

Subtitle: Organizing a Company

Author: S. Jay Sklar, J.D., Joseph N. Bongiovanni

Narrator: Jeff Woodman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-23-03

Publisher: Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 22 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Learn the 25 keys to business organization - sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, family ownership - including profit sharing, potential liability, tax consequences, and government regulations. Organizing a Company is part of the New York Times Pocket MBA Series, a 12-volume reference tool for all businesspersons. Each volume, written by professors from top graduate business schools and edited by the New York Times business editors, presents 25 key principles of specific areas of business expertise.

Don't miss any of the volumes in the

series.

©2000 The New York Times; (P)2001 Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

Critic Reviews:

"Brings important business principles as close as your headphones." (AV Guide)

Members Reviews:

Great one

A very good book. Well narrated. I would recommend this. Thanks to Audible for having this in store

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Title: The New York Times Pocket MBA

Subtitle: Forecasting Budgets

Author: Norman Moore

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-23-03

Publisher: Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Learn the 25 keys to the art of the budget in terms of forecasting costs, revenues and profits for short-term and long-term projections. Forecasting Budgets is part of the New York Times Pocket MBA Series, a 12-volume reference tool for all businesspersons. Each volume, written by professors from top graduate business schools and edited by New York Times business editors, presents 25 key principles of specific areas of business expertise.

Don't miss any of the volumes in the

series.

©1999 The New York Times; (P)2001 Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

Critic Reviews:

"Highly recommended for university libraries supporting a business and finance curriculum." (Library Journal)

Members Reviews:

This is simply not an Audio Book

Impossible to follow or enjoy. Get the book if you must master this kind of material. A waste of time.