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Title: Animals, Inc.
Subtitle: A Business Parable for the 21st Century
Author: Kenneth A. Tucker, Vandana Allman
Narrator: Jim Ward
Format: Abridged
Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-05-04
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Business, Management
Publisher's Summary:
With its previous best sellers (First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths) The Gallup Organization rewrote the book on great management. Now Gallup finally makes its classic, hilarious parable, Animals, Inc., available to the general public. A story that has proven effective and popular with Gallup clients for over thirty years, this tale introduces you to a group of unforgettable barnyard animals trying to run a successful business.
Deciding that education is the key, the members of Animals, Inc. conduct employee surveys, evaluate competencies, and set up training classes. Filled with the excitement and hope that accompany any new project, they work hard to overcome their natural shortcomings. The workhorse tries to operate the computer, the shy sheep makes sales calls, the scarecrow attempts to lay eggs. What results will seem uncannily familiar to the human reader.
Recharge your thinking with invaluable practical insights. Get an edge in the business world you won't discover anywhere else. And discover the key to effective management, reenergized morale, and super-heightened performance. Just listen to the animals.
Revelatory and funny, Animals, Inc. will have you laughing and learning at the same time.
Critic Reviews:
"Managers and small business owners who are overwhelmed by the number of business books on the shelves today should turn to this humorous business parable, which is delightfully dramatized by Ward....[Ward] does an exceptional job....Enhanced by animal sound effects and snippets of folk music, this spunky farm fable will charm both adults and children." (Publishers Weekly)
"The considerable vocal talents of Jim Ward are put to good use as he gives an entire barnyard of animals distinctive and funny voices, not to mention humans and even a scarecrow. This audiobook is worth listening to merely for its entertainment value, though the authors drive home some important points about managing a company with common sense instead of contradictory textbook formulas." (AudioFile)
Members Reviews:
Five Stars
This was a great read
GOOD TEACHING TOOL
The farm animals panic when Farmer Goode decides to retire. Big Moe, the pig, calms the animals down and convinces them to run the farm after Goode retires and transfers ownership of the farm to them. Big Moe becomes president of the farm and puts certain animals in top positions. "It's seniority," he says, he's read all about it. Big Moe learns a lot about running a business, but things get out of hand when a series of situations arise, from the animals wanting greener pastures, to trying another's job, to experiencing lack of self esteem. Soon they have evaluations and surveys going around in an effort to improve things. And then there's Edward Biggs, a large man who wants the land for a shopping mall and is willing to take advantage of the animals to get it.
I've reviewed business books using fictional characters before, but I can't ever recall one with animals! Although this is a first for me, the idea isn't as silly as it sounds, and I'll tell you why. _Animals Inc._ is comprehensive in its business advice. The author shares some grounded, intelligent wisdom on morale and performance, as the cover mentions, but it also shows us the "right way" to use the fundamentals we learn about running a business.
