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Title: 101 Lessons I Learnt From Richard Branson

Author: Jamie McIntyre

Narrator: Bill Dewees

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-11-12

Publisher: Hudson Audio Publishing

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 15 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

IF YOU ARE AN ENTREPRENEUR OR WISH TO BECOME ONE, THEN THIS BOOK IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST READ.

The goal of this book, 101 Lessons I Learnt from Richard Branson, has been to educate and empower the entrepreneur within you to excel to greater heights. These lessons although at times simplistic, are incredibly powerful and have made the author as well as other entrepreneurs millions in extra profit.

More importantly these lessons are proven by the success of Virgin - one of the top-ten brands in the world and a conglomerate of over 400 companies, with 8 that have become billion dollar companies.

These lessons are from someone with a PhD in results - not theory. They are real life business lessons that many believe should be taught at business school and to corporations worldwide.

What you will learn from this book:

THIS BOOK REPRESENTS THE AUTHOR'S VIEWs WITHOUT ANY OFFICIAL CONNECTION TO VIRGIN GROUP OR SIR RICHARD BRANSON

Members Reviews:

Swing and a miss.

Some blog posts, and a quick fire list of things learnt from Richards books. Followed by a quick rundown of Virgin business pursuits.

Totally unconvincing book, nothing to learn here. Better read Branson's books yourself.

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Title: Terms of Engagement

Subtitle: New Ways of Leading and Changing Organizations

Author: Richard H. Axelrod

Narrator: Wes Bleed

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 04-30-12

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Many new ways of changing organizations have become popular, replacing the old top-down change methods with methods that engage everyone in the organization. This is an extensively revised, updated, and expanded edition of one of the original and leading guides to the core principles that underlie all of these new change methods and make them successful. Over 25,000 of the original sold.

Members Reviews:

Easy to apply right away

Dick Axelrod's 2010 version of Terms of Engagement is inviting, clear, cogent and readable. Even better, you'll be able to apply what you learn from him as soon as you've read it. I shared some of Dick's insights with the chief learning officer of a Europe-based pharmaceutical firm, and he wanted the book immediately--he'd just learned that he's in charge of a major change effort at the company. This book will enhance enormously his likelihood of success.

Axelrod is the man in Engagement work

High involvement engagement strategy outlined that can be easily followed by OD practitioners or managers. Slim volume, easy to bookmark and use.

Great Book!

Axelrod has really explained the dynamics and steps to help organizations accept and benefit from new ideas and changes in the organizational culture.

A good read for all managers.

It Works !

Have you ever been a part or a victim of a failed change initiative? Have you witnessed resentment or cynicism over change strategies where a new process was created by a privileged few and drilled down through the organization? Are you involved in or responsible for bringing about organizational change and afraid of making mistakes that may alienate other employees or cause needed improvements to be rejected? If so, this is the book to read!

The book provides clear and practical guidelines for changing organizations. The examples and case studies concentrate on methods to utilize the wealth of knowledge in an organization to accomplish change. The guiding principles are "Widening the Circle of Involvement, Connecting People to Each Other, Creating Communities for Action and Embracing Democratic Principles".

Examples of tools are well described and illustrated with case studies for each of the guiding principles. Examples of other popular change management strategies are also discussed, analyzed and illustrated. This book is a great field guide and reference for changing organizations responsibly. It is well written easy to read, and goes a long way towards demystifying where popular change methods fail and what to do about it.

How to change the world

This is the best book and process I've ever seen for creating positive, effective change. The principles are very simple, and are all about engaging those who know best in the change that will affect them. The process is simple too - bring people together and let them define the issue or opportunity, create a better vision, and plan out the steps to make it happen. The sad thing is that most change is done in such a disengaging way. It usually goes like this - someone has a "brilliant idea" (this is usually a top executive), they charter a small trusted team to come up with a plan to make it happen (never asking for any help is important here), and then they roll out the brave new world to all, and spend a couple of years trying without success to ram it down their throats.

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Title: The Ultralight Startup

Subtitle: Launching a Business Without Clout or Capital

Author: Jason Baptiste

Narrator: Don Hagen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-12-12

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 24 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

When I was first starting out, I had to learn many things by trial and error, and I know I could have saved myself a lot of grief if someone had given me advice on what to do. I hope this audiobook will help and inspire you to pursue your passion while avoiding some of the mistakes I made.

Its easier than ever before to launch a startup. But in a world where barriers to entry are virtually nonexistent and everyone wants to be the next Facebook, competition is fierce. If youre just beginning and lack the money and clout to make an automatic splash, how do you differentiate yourself from all the rest?

Jason Baptiste knows firsthand what it takes. After launching his first company while still in college, he cofounded his current venture, Onswipe, in his early twenties, turning it into a multimillion-dollar company in less than a year. Now, drawing on his own experience as a bootstrapping but hungry entrepreneur, as well as on examples from todays most famous companies, he guides would-be tech moguls through every stage of the process - from testing a concept to acquiring customers to determining the best pricing model - in a cheap, practical way.

Among his strategies:

Baptiste shows you dont need an MBA, a trust fund, or even experience running your own company to become a star in the tech world. The Ultralight Startup is a comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide that will prepare any entrepreneur to take his or her idea to the next level.

Critic Reviews:

Jason gives us a rare behind-the-scenes look at the modern startup.(Seth Godin, author of We Are All Weird)

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Title: What Is Leadership?

Subtitle: Defining Leadership for Personal Success

Author: John C. Maxwell, Les Brown, Sheila Bethel

Narrator: John C. Maxwell, Les Brown, Sheila Bethel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-12-11

Publisher: Made for Success, Inc. and Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

In dog sledding, they say unless youre the lead dog the scenery never changes. But what is leadership? What is a leader? Whether you want to successfully lead a team or lead yourself, you need to be clear on these definitions.

What Is Leadership? is a multisession leadership retreat in a box. Why spend $20,000 to hire one expert for your meeting when your team can benefit from expert perspectives for the same price as a business lunch?

With What Is Leadership? youll be able to clearly define what it takes to be a leader and have unlimited access to the worlds top success coaches any time you want. With topics ranging from productivity and time management to positive thinking, this audio collection featuring several New York Times best-selling authors will give you the confidence to take your team to new heights and offer hours of inspiration and practical steps to power-up your influence in all areas of the workplace and beyond.

Members Reviews:

Each chapter a new "old best of dialog"

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I'd skip this one as it bounces around with little continuity - no flow. Also they've put in commercials - something I'm not too thrilled about - even if they only last 45 secs.

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Title: Tough Cookies

Subtitle: Leadership Lessons from 100 Years of the Girl Scouts

Author: Kathy Cloninger

Narrator: Suehyla El-Attar

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-17-11

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

What can your business learn from the Girl Scouts?Here are the fundamental principles of how Girl Scouts USA is run and why it's so successful.

Millions of American businesswomen, thought leaders, and politicians received their first lessons in salesmanship, money management, marketing, teamwork, and fulfillment in the Girl Scouts. The Girls Scouts has shaped the lives of more than 50 million alumnae alive today. Eighty percent of American female senior business executives and business owners are former Girl Scouts. In March 2012, the Girl Scouts will celebrate their 100th anniversary.

Tough Cookies captures the essence of this iconic organization and the principles that have allowed it to build and sustain a 100-year-old organization. Under current CEO Kathy Cloninger's leadership, the Girl Scouts has transformed and enhanced its ability to develop leadership in young women.

Tough Cookies outlines the rise of the Girl Scouts, this recent and dramatically successful shift, and lessons that are applicable to make any business or organization a success. This is an inspiring story of the Girl Scouts founding, along with leadership and business lessons that can be applied to organizations of any size. No other organization compares to Girl Scouts in size, experience, and resources devoted to developing leadership skills.

Critic Reviews:

"Tough Cookies makes it clear how badly we need more women in leadership todayand offers a compelling road map for getting where we need to be. If you care about the future, read this book." (Ilene H. Lang, President and CEO, Catalyst)

"Kathy Cloninger has captured the excitement and boundless promise of the transformation of Girl Scouting. If you want to know how to make a great (and irreplaceably valuable) organization greater, this is the book for you." (Connie Lindsey, Executive Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Northern Trust)

Members Reviews:

From A Troop Leader

This book makes me look at GSUSA in a whole new way. I love that I am a part of this movement and even more excited to see and be a part of the future of these girls.

Passionate & Inspiring

Where does Tough Cookies rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

Kathy provides an outstanding history of the importance and impact of Girl Scouts over the past 100 years. She demonstrates the need to invest in the leadership potential of girls for the good of this country and the world. She also illustrates the pivotal strategic decisions that have been and must still be made to advance the movement for significant progress.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Tough Cookies?

GS USA's aha moments in changing the culture.

Any additional comments?

A must read for every leader.

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Title: The Natural Step Story

Subtitle: Seeding a Quiet Revolution

Author: Karl-Henrik Robèrt

Narrator: Cochran Keating

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-03-11

Publisher: Post Hypnotic Press Inc.

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

It may be unlikely that a Swedish karate champion, family man, and cancer scientist could be at the center of developing a systems approach to life on Earth that could revolutionize the way humans operate in the world, but this is the story of just that: the idea, and the man behind it.

As a cancer specialist, Karl-Henrik Robèrt faced a stream of parents who would sacrifice anything to save their children. Yet that same selflessness did not seem to extend to saving the environment. For debate on how to achieve sustainability was divided, with no agreement on universal principles. But Robrt's experience convinced him that consensus on how to meet the most basic requirements of life should be possible.

Thus began a long process of consultation among scientists and others that eventually led to the definition of four system conditions essential for the maintenance of life on Earth: conditions that have now been agreed upon world-wide and encapsulated as The Natural Step framework. Supported by the King of Sweden, Robrt's original ideas were mailed to every household in Sweden. Exported around the world, they were elaborated, refined and eventually adopted by companies like IKEA and McDonald's, and business leaders such as Ray Anderson, CEO of US carpet company Interface, and Paul Hawken, successful entrepreneur and author who later headed the US Natural Step organization.

Dramatic, visionary and inspiring, The Natural Step Story will appeal to all with a passion for sustainability including business leaders, academics, journalists, activists, and students. Karl-Henrik Robèrt is a cancer scientist and Professor of Resource Theory at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Having initiated The Natural Step movement in 1989, he was awarded the Green Cross Award for International leadership in 1999, and the Blue Planet Prize (the environment Nobel) in 2000.

Members Reviews:

A brilliant framework, well explained.

The founder of The Natural Step has written what is partly a history of its foundation and growth, partly an explanation of the principles by which it operates and partly a guide to the future of the move towards sustainable operation. It is also partly autobiographical and gives a fascinating insight into an extraordinary career.

Of interest to those concerned with sustainability, to systems thinkers, business strategist and to the general reader who seeks to understand the underlying principles that are elsewhere so well concealed in complexity. Robèrt's genius is in two fields: the first is in revealing the easy to understand (but less easy to apply) principles that provide a guide to moving toward sustainability, and the second is in developing and applying a form of dialogue that invites people into the creative process.

The Natural Step is an international movement which provides education and support for commercial and government organizations seeking to move to sustainability.

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Title: My Life in Leadership

Subtitle: The Journey and Lessons Learned Along the Way

Author: Frances Hesselbein

Narrator: Karen Saltus

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-21-11

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

The Extraordinary Life of an Extraordinary Leader

Tracing her development as a leader, Frances Hesselbein reveals her remarkable personal story and the principles that have served and guided her well throughout her extraordinary life. Written in an intimate and compelling voice, this audio book delivers key leadership lessons applicable to leaders in every walk of life. My Life in Leadership offers a look at what shaped Frances Hesselbein as a person and as a leader, from her youth in the mountains of western Pennsylvania to her professional journey with the Girl Scouts of the USA where she went from troop leader to transformational CEO, and to how Peter F. Drucker chose her to found and lead the Drucker Foundation, now the Leader to Leader Institute. With excitement and humility, she relives the key moments that have shaped her life of leadership including the day she received our countrys highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This remarkable audio book also includes stories about her world travels to deliver her message of leadership and her notable experiences with, as well as what she has learned from, some of the most distinguished leaders of our time including Peter Drucker; John W. Gardner; Max DePree; Presidents Clinton, H.W. Bush, and Reagan; General Eric Shinseki; Jim Collins; Warren Bennis; and Marshall Goldsmith. As inspirational as it is practical, My Life in Leadership is filled with Frances Hesselbeins universal leadership lessons that will serve any leader, of any age, in any sector.

Critic Reviews:

Through her life story you will touch the marrow of a unique contributor to humanity. This audio books appeal will transcend time and captivate the hearts of leaders around the globe. (Margaret Daniels Tyler, senior program officer, U.S. Programs, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)

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Title: CEO Secrets to Team Building

Subtitle: Leading Loyal Teams to Achieve Amazing Results

Author: Made for Success

Narrator: John Maxwell, Brian Tracy, Zig Ziglar

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 02-25-11

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Great leaders like Steve Jobs and Michael Eisner have a knack for inspiring large teams to new heights of inspiration and performance. What is it that propels their teams to greatness? This product offers a 360 degree view of the leadership traits that anyone can learn to inspire their team to achieve challenging goals, offered by some of the most effective leadership communicators.

Understand the skills proven to transform team relationships that ignite a passion in others to excel. Tap into your teams creative energies with team building ideas to leverage the strength a unified team brings to a goal. Understanding your own blind spots is important to avoid the twelve reasons organizational changes fail. Learn to avoid this common leadership trap and keep you team on task. Equally important is understanding the psychology of why employees and volunteers resist or reject change.

These presentations are informative and compelling, as the hand-picked faculty represents the brightest and most engaging speaker and authors in the business. It is imperative to understand human nature, the political environment, and business positioning to motivate your team. Learn these valuable skills on your termswhile you commute or workoutso when you get to the office these insights will become part of your leadership DNA.

Members Reviews:

learn from the best to build and manage teams!

informative, loved it. want to build it manage teams?

will read this over and over. must read

Horrible!!!

What would have made CEO Secrets to Team Building better?

This was a collection of webinars, seminars, etc. They were just so bad. Terrible uneducated speakers. They attempted to place a new spin on common knowledge.

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Title: What Executives Should Remember

Subtitle: Summary of 8 of Peter Drucker's Best Articles

Author: Peter Drucker

Narrator: Deaver Brown

Format: Unabridged

Length: 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-02-10

Publisher: Simply Media

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 21 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Harvard Business Review writes about this article from their collection, "No management thinker was as prolific or as profound as Peter Drucker. Here is some of the savviest advice he offered executives." This from Harvard Business School Press! Who is better qualified to make this judgment than them?

The brief introduction describes how Drucker evolved into what he became. This article then summarizes his previous summaries of his greatest work. Eight articles are included in brief: "The Theory of the Business", "What Business Can Learn from Nonprofits", "The New Society of Organizations", "The Information Executives Truly Need", "Managing Oneself", "They're Not Employees - They're People", and "What Makes the Effective Executive".

Simply Magazine has produced most of these articles in their unabridged form for those who would later like to read the complete articles. This is an excellent sampling with the core information provided.

Members Reviews:

Stay away

Terrible quality. No content. This is an ad for the magazine.

Do not waste your money and time.

Be Warned

I would suggest NOT getting this book even if it were free. First, the production and narration sounded like my Uncle Tony recording on a tape cassette recorder in his bathroom. Second, the content was excerpts from articles where the background and intro to the article were read, but the meat and the points were left out...an exercise for the listener after hearing the initial bits.

Maybe there were some pearls of wisdom from an individual whom I consider to be both philosophical and practical - someone who should be required reading for anyone working at a company on how to treat others and themselves. However, even that premise was not enough for me to waste any more time than I already had listening to this book.

You have been warned.

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Title: Into the Unknown

Subtitle: Leadership Lessons from Lewis and Clark's Daring Westward Expedition

Author: Jack Uldrich

Narrator: Nathan Lowe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-25-10

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the rumored Northwest Passage, Lewis and Clark instead discovered a seemingly endless land whose very existence foretold a future America infinitely different from what had been imagined.

Against staggering odds, these unique men inspired such absolute loyalty in each other and in their group that they are still widely regarded as the most successful leadership team in American history.

Today's leadership adventures unfold in the rugged terrain of business, and who better than Lewis and Clark to lead us through its toughest challenges? Their story resonates with business leaders of our time because they had to:

Most importantly, they had to persevere and change course in the face of adversity. Their lessons will inspire business leaders to take their teams to new adventures of great discovery.

Critic Reviews:

"Whether the 'project' is a westward expedition or a hostile corporate takeover, Uldrich makes the case that the past isn't so different from the present - or from the future. The parallels between these men and today's leaders are intriguing and well thought out. For corporate types looking for tips, there is certainly plenty to digest, even if the narrative goes deeper into the history of the westward exploration than is needed for a management primer." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

successfully written

Its hard to believe the parallel the author is trying to achieve, so that being said, I accepted each separately and learned twice as much from the story. Pleasantly written and easy to understand I found the story very enjoyable glad for the happy ending.

Lewis and Clark vs Organization Management

An interesting take on the management styles and skills that led to the amazing success of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Informative and goes into some details on the major issues and decisions made by their team.