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Title: When Fish Fly

Subtitle: Lessons for Creating a Vital and Energizing Workplace from the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market

Author: John Yokoyama, Joseph Michelli

Narrator: Kevin Gray

Format: Abridged

Length: 1 hr and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-12-04

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

When Fish Fly offers Yokoyama's cohesive strategy for achieving world-famous results for owners, managers, and front-line workers alike. Once you understand the generative principles behind the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market, you too can develop a culture that leads to excellent employee morale and legendary customer service.

Critic Reviews:

"You can energize your employees and delight your customers by modeling your business on the...ideas from [this fish market]." (Author Ken Blanchard)

Members Reviews:

Fish! will reach the STARS

The book sets the tone in a sloppy, smelly, dirty working environment: FISH! We all know the smell of fish, we all know what we need too do to prepare fish, we know the aroma of the house after fish is prepared, now imagine you are working in that atmosphere 50 hours a week--WOW! Talk about a dirty job. So how do you keep partners, employees, staff, managers pumped up about going to work, or the job in that surrounding? YOU do what Mr. Yokohoma did, does; you change the mental atmosphere of the environment. You empower people, you give them trust, you give them reign, you let them be them--but you still have to change and that is what the whole premises of this book is about--for years Mr. Yokohoma went to work, dreading the environment he was in charge of, so he changed his attitude, his mental awareness to that of a man who needed to change in order for work to be engaging, fulfilling, entertaining, meaningful; but not just for him but his staff as well--he had a gold mine, but he had to create something other than I AM IN CHARGE too givings others the opportunity to grasp and take the lead to a fruitful establishment--the author did a great job at bringing out the owners idea, creativity, honesty and little hidden stories about how success is a group thing and not a Lone Ranger.

this was our favorite book. Helped create dialog between all of our ...

Our company book club, we have one every year, this was our favorite book.

Helped create dialog between all of our staff and improved our personal lives as well as our work relationships & more.

I would personally recommend this book to any individual or business, who wants to improve their life; this one book can do it.

Lawrence, Allen Marine Tours/Juneau AK.

Inspirational

I bought three copies of this book for our management committee because although the message is simple, it is very powerful - create an atmosphere where everyone is totally committed to your mission. I liked it because it is inspiring, but an easy read.

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Title: eLeadership

Author: Susan Annunzio

Narrator: Susan Annunzio

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-16-01

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

From one of the world's leading management consultants comes a dynamic new style of leadership that will enlighten and inspire executives to rethink and retool their companies for the e-world.

With business practices changing on a daily basis, companies must create environments of speed and flexibility that will engage today's employees and allow radical ideas to thrive - because only those companies that move first and innovate fast will reap the financial rewards the e-world has to offer.

Through dozens of real-world examples of eLeadership in action, Annunzio proves that the greatest opportunity to make a difference in corporate America may be in attacking traditional priorities in unconventional ways.

Members Reviews:

Good points gained from a rapid reading

eLeadership is written not for new companies but for established companies whose formerly effective business rules are now causing them problems. Change-management specialist Susan Annunzio provides a five-step process for transforming established cultures and structures to enable flexible and fast-paced leadership. The author starts off with observations about the differences between the Baby Boom generation and the X and Y generations. This does serve to focus executives' attention on improving communication between diverse backgrounds, though it inevitably overgeneralizes.

A core part of her book revolves around the 20/60/20 rule. The top 20 percent of the workforce are the change leaders and high-potential performers at every level of the organization. These are the people who can be spurred to ignite change throughout the enterprise. The bottom 20 percent are the complainers and enemies of change. The middle 60 percent can be influenced by either the top or bottom groups, so Annunzio's strategy is to show executives how to use the top 20 percent to influence the middle group while diminishing the power of the obstructive bottom group. The best chapter is probably chapter 4: "Ask the Unaskable, Speak the Unspeakable". Through real-life examples and clearly articulated strategies, this chapter shows how to break through fear and open communications throughout the enterprise, allowing real change to begin. Most of the value of this book can be extracted by careful attention to this chapter while skimming the rest for the key points. The easy style of writing and the author's restraint in book length makes gleaning the core points rapid and painless. If you are part of a company where everyone feels trapped with old rules but where no one dares break out of the mold, this is a fine book to read and put to use.

good book for leaders

This is a great book to bring leaders into the digital age and the challenges we face with new generations of workers.

Save Your Time and Money ! ! !

I thought this book was awful for three reasons.

First, the author spends way too much time discussing how to placate the 20-somethings in the workforce today. Managing a workforce isn't that difficult. Identify what motivates workers, and then establish opportunities to help workers achieve goals. Managers shouldn't be in the business of catering to the whims of their immature staffers. Managers should be leading by example.

Second, the author is extremely vague about the companies she worked with and the accomplishments achieved.

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Title: Building a Resilient Workforce as a Competitive Advantage

Author: Betsy Collard

Narrator: Betsy Collard

Format: Original Recording

Length: 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-17-99

Publisher: Stanford Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

How do you attract, retain, and develop more than your fair share of talent? Moreover, how do you build a skilled, flexible workforce that's able to keep pace with changing business directions? Betsy Collard of the Career Action Center looks at steps being made in Fortune 100 and Silicon Valley companies to address retention and workforce development issues. Highlights include the best career management practices in leading organizations, shared responsibilities of the organization and the employee, and the impact of career resiliency programs on long-term business success.

(P) and © Stanford Alumni Association

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Title: Corporate Combat

Subtitle: The Application of Military Principles to Business Competition

Author: William E. Peacock

Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-99

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 21 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Far from a simple overview of the basics, Corporate Combat details in more than 25 parallel military and corporate case histories such fundamental concepts as: Offense; Defense; Economy of Force; Surprise; Unity of Command; Simplicity; Security; Maneuvers; Objective; and Mass. Moreover, the specific obstacles encountered and the strategies and tactics used to overcome them in the case histories are carefully analyzed.

For every corporate commander, business strategist, and market planner, Corporate Combat presents an insightful, realistic view of how competitions are won and lost - on both the military and business battlefields. In the often zero-sum contest for market share, it demonstrates how the principles of war are not only valid, but also wisely applied for greater gain.

Members Reviews:

I bought this books three time apart from the audiobook

I stumbled upon this book in the year 2001 at a used book store. After reading it, it was such an amazing experience, i gave this book to a friend of mine to read. I bought another read once again, but a friend asked me if I could loan this book. I did, never got that back. I bought audiobook version. But I strongly felt that I should own a physical copy of this book. I bought again, hoping to keep that forever.

About the book:

This book deals how corporations are using the same strategies that are used by the military. Best part is, book draws specific examples from real life events and compare them. So vivid and lucid, you will fall in love with the concepts.

This book is worth keeping in your personal collection.

Good survey of Military Strategy, Logistics and Tactics as they relate to business

Corporate Combat was a recent pick as business strategy and military strategy are closely related and business can benefit from the lessons of military history. While the text was published in 1984, the principles and conclusions remain valid. Peacock has made a thorough survey of business's actions in terms of Military Strategy, Logistics and Tactics. His sources and cases are reliable and on point. If he would have moved a step further to analyze if the actions taken were the appropriate strategy in terms of military analysis, it would be a more complete study. When all the elements are considered, the author has done a good job in identifying actions and behaviors.

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Title: The High Impact Leader

Author: Bruce J. Avolio, Fred Luthans

Narrator: McGraw-Hill Education

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-16-12

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Based on research by the Gallup Leadership Institute, here is a proven program for developing valuable leadership ability, both in yourself and in others.

Extensive research has identified specific traits that transform average individuals into authoritative, influential, and "authentic" leaders. These leaders learn from mistakes and successes - their own and others' - and build a positive strength initiative within their organizations.

In The High Impact Leader, Gallup veterans Bruce Avolio and Fred Luthans show you what you can do to develop and leverage your own leadership strengths into positive, lasting improvement for both you and your organization.

Their findings, combined with examples of wellknown leaders in action - such as Howard Schultz, of Starbucks, and Microsoft's Bill Gates - provide guidelines for accelerating leadership development in any environment. Building on Gallups innovative "positive strengths" initiative, this results-driven book provides:

Members Reviews:

Just okay

I didn't really like this book. It was a little bit boring for me. I had to buy another book on leadership impacts.

High Impact Leader

I would give this book a five star rating. The book is innovative,contemporary and useful for anyone who is currently a leader in their profession's looking for insights on being more effective or MBA students who wish to learn what it means to be a leader. You will learn if leaders are born or made and how to be an effective and flexible situational leader. Excellent insights and real life examples.

Eh...

This book is little more than a glorified self-help. The fact of the matter is that leadership is not something that can be learned from a book, even one like this that bothers addressing the reader's story. If you're looking for a quick fix to satisfy someone telling you to meet a requirement, this isn't terrible. If you're looking for real help, though? Well... look elsewhere.

My Second Most Favourite Leadership Book

I am in the business of teaching leadership development and am myself an author of a book on motivation and organizational change. Of the shelves of books I've read on leadership this book continues to be my #2 favourite. This book is actually about what is called "self-leadership": how to consciously work at self-development as a leader. They propose a process that is practical, effective and, if followed diligently, will accelerate one's leadership development. I practice their method daily and it continues to serve me after about 10 years of practice. If you can only read two books on leadership I recommend (#1) "Leadership Without Easy Answers" by Ron Heifetz (about what a leader does) and "The High Impact Leader" (how a leader develops).

A promising framework & more promising measurement system

Avolio & Luthans Meta analysis, creates a framework for determining impact or return on development for authentic leadership development. This work could be rated more highly if the the rest of the protocol were available even at the website. Most of us working in the domain of leadership development would like to know what the impact is over time. Many of us would submit data, if the inquiry elements and time intervals were known so that our data was comparable.

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Title: Passing the Leadership Baton

Subtitle: A Winning Transition Plan for Your Ministry

Author: Tom Mullins

Narrator: Ben Holland

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-24-15

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

"A transition will be one of the greatest tests of your leadership, but it will also serve as one of the greatest rewards and testimonies of your legacy." - Tom Mullins

Successfully handing off the leadership baton to the next leader is essential to give our organization the best opportunity to thrive after our time of service. A smooth handoff requires meticulous planning and forethought. Yet most leaders put off even thinking about leadership transition until they are faced with a situation where they have no choice but to make a change. The results of not planning ahead can be devastating for both you and your beloved organization. Passing the Leadership Baton will help you manage the emotional transition yourself while fully supporting the next leader. Creating a seamless succession can be a challenge, but done successfully, it may very well be one of the greatest rewards you'll experience as a leader.

Members Reviews:

Excellent read. I was in the process of transitioning ...

Excellent read. I was in the process of transitioning to be the new senior pastor following a pastor who served more than 28 years. He and I both read the book and met to discuss it. Well written and full of practical tips and considerations that have helped us navigate the the transition process.

It's A Winner

Very well written and easy to read. Excellent resource for church leadership and ministry professionals. Great citations and personal reflections with Billy Graham and others. Planning and teamwork is the key to successful transition.

Excellent read

This book is a tremendous resource for the church at large today and leaders specifically. Great history and practice have given Mullin the ability to speak with an authority on the subject. Every leader needs to read this book and then make the needed plans for future transitions.

Awesome book

We are in transition and this book has been a great help in getting us ready to pass the leadership baton. We are studying through the book and looking forward to how we will be blessed in our transition.

Five Stars

Tom and Todd Mullins have done a better job of transferring leadership than any I have seen.

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Title: Leader to Leader

Subtitle: Enduring Insights on Leadership from the Drucker Foundation's Award-Winning Journal

Author: edited by Frances Hesselbein, Paul M. Cohen

Narrator: Gabrielle de Cuir, Peter Engel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-99

Publisher: Phoenix Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Since its premiere issue, the award-winning journal Leader to Leader, published by The Drucker Foundation, has presented the best thinking from leaders for leaders. This recording collects some of the best contributions to the journal from the likes of management pioneer Peter F. Drucker, Southwest Airlines leader Herb Kelleher, and Pulitzer Prize-winning, best selling author Doris Kearns Goodwin. Though delivered from different perspectives, these essays weave a coherent tapestry of themes, presenting a vital examination of mission, leadership, innovation, the discipline of transformation, and the building of effective, productive institutions.

Members Reviews:

Book is NOT (Unabridged)

The books is incomplete. Part 1 is out of order. Part 7 has only 2 of the 3 chapters. Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are totally missing.

Easy to listen, good concepts

This easy to listen compile of articles, gives a good introduction to interesting concepts.

Will stay around to be chew slowly.

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Title: What is Leaders Standard Work? - Module 3 Section 9

Subtitle: Developing Leadership Skills, Part 27

Author: Jeffrey Liker

Narrator: Jeffrey K Liker, George Trachilis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-08-17

Publisher: Lean Leadership Institute Publications

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Dr. Liker's book, Developing Lean Leaders at All Levels: A Practical Guide was a 2016 winner of the Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award. We have taken the time to extract the individual seminars and lectures of Dr. Liker used to create this world-renowned publication and offer them in a series of byte-sized, topic specific learning modules.

Follow along as we see and hear Dr. Liker at those actual presentations delivered first hand to the students of Lean and Lean Practitioners. Follow along as Dr. Liker explains the Lean Leadership Development Model (LLDM), and how it aligns with the accepted principles of operational excellence. Learn about the behaviors required to sustain it long-term. Understand how leadership must walk the talk of True North. Find out how to actively engage in developing lean leader skills.

The teaching objectives for this section are the following:

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Title: Strategic Connections

Subtitle: The New Face of Networking in a Collaborative World

Author: Anne Baber, Lynne Waymon, Andre Alphonso, Jim Wylde

Narrator: Tavia Gilbert

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-28-15

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Today's organizations are collaborative. With old command-and-control methods replaced by openness and transparency, networking has become an essential professional skill expected of everyone at every level.

Unveiling eight indispensable competencies for the new network-oriented workforce, Strategic Connections provides practical advice for building better, more productive business relationships. Listeners will discover how to:

Thanks to technology new contacts are only a click away. But the level of connection and collaboration required for real success demands advanced, face-to-face relationship-building skills. This audiobook gives you the tools you need to meet goals, execute strategies, foster innovation, and make yourself invaluable to your organization.

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Title: Hit the Ground Running

Subtitle: A Manual for New Leaders

Author: Jason Jennings

Narrator: Jason Jennings

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-19-09

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 28 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

The toughest job in business is taking over as a new leader. You have to quickly assess the situation, pull together a strong team, decide on a strategy, and inspire everyone to execute it. The stakes for new leaders are even higher. Whether you've been brought on to fix something that's broken, launch a product, move the company in a new direction, or head up a division, every new leader is under the gun to get up to speed and begin producing strong numbers - ASAP.

In Hit the Ground Running, Jason Jennings introduces us to America's best performing new CEOs who pulled off the most impressive transformations of the decade. They doubled revenues, more than tripled earnings per share, and doubled their company's net profit margins.After interviewing and analyzing the stories of these top leaders, Jennings delivers their hard- earned, battle-tested strategies, which will inspire any new leader to take the helm and start delivering.

Filled with engaging stories and lessons from the cream of the crop, Hit the Ground Running will help new leaders at every level balance short- and long-term goals as well as the needs of shareholders, employees, customers, and the community

Critic Reviews:

"Hit the Ground Running boils down the experience of ten successful new CEOs. The result is a list of rules any leader - new or seasoned - can live by." - Mike Koehler, president and CEO, Teradata Corporation

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