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Title: It's Your Ship

Subtitle: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy

Author: D. Michael Abrashoff

Narrator: D. Michael Abrashoff

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-03-06

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 516 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

The story of Captain D. Michael Abrashoff and his command of U.S.S. Benfold has become legendary inside and outside the Navy. Now Abrashoff offers this fascinating tale of top-down change for anyone trying to navigate today's uncertain business seas.

When Captain Abrashoff took over as commander of U.S.S. Benfold, a ship armed with every cutting-edge system available, it was like a business that had all the latest technology but only some of the productivity. Knowing that responsibility for improving performance rested with him, he realized he had to improve his own leadership skills before he could improve his ship. Within months he created a crew of confident and inspired problem-solvers eager to take the initiative and take responsibility for their actions. The slogan on board became "It's your ship" and Benfold was soon recognized far and wide as a model of naval efficiency.

How did Abrashoff do it? Against the backdrop of today's United States Navy, Benfold was a key player in our Persian Gulf fleet, Abrashoff shares his secrets of successful management including:

From achieving amazing cost savings to winning the highest gunnery score in the Pacific Fleet, Captain Abrashoff's extraordinary campaign sent shock waves through the U.S. Navy. It can help you change the course of your ship, no matter where your business battles are fought.

Members Reviews:

All Ahead Full

In IT'S YOUR SHIP: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy By Captain D. Michael Abrashoff, the author goes to prove once again why the United States Military (Navy, Army, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard) constantly and consistently produces individuals who continue to make this nation the greatest in the world.

Capt. Abrashoff shows how he took a ship full of "we've always done it that way" sailors and turned them into "there has to be a new way of doing it" go-getters. His story, could be told by countless of Ship Captains, Company Commanders, Air Wing Commanders, and anyone that has the authority to make changes happen in the military. Additionally, the story Captain Abrashoff tells is that of men hungry for change. If they weren't then this book would have been titled, "I Tried And The Ship Sank."

This book should not only be required reading at ALL the military academies but at every Business School in the nation (both Undergraduate and Graduate schools). It states clearly that eventhough the MISSION comes first, the people that make the mission a success should at all cost be taken care of. Failing to do so will ensure the failure of the mission.

Listen to this audio book and then pass it on to someone who you think will benefit from the insight, also share it with a veteran and soon you will hear their story of how they got the mission accomplished and the resources and initiative that went into meeting their unique goals. Great Primer to initiating change in your place of business.

Book good! Production lacking.

Whomever was in charge of the production of this audio book needs to stop. The (insert expletive here) music between sections and/or chapters is extremely "cheesy" and annoying, and it greatly detracts from the reading by Capt. Abrashoff.

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Title: Think Big, Act Small

Subtitle: How America's Best Performing Companies Keep the Start-up Spirit Alive

Author: Jason Jennings

Narrator: Jason Jennings

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-20-05

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 108 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Jason Jennings and his research team screened more than 100,000 American companies to find nine that rarely end up on magazine covers, yet have increased revenues and profits by 10 percent or more for 10 consecutive years. Then they interviewed the leaders, workers, and customers of these quiet superstars to find the secrets of their astoundingly consistent and profitable growth.

Jennings discovered that consistent high performance takes more than locker-room speeches to the sales team. What these companies have in common is a culture based on a shockingly simple precept: think big, but act small. It works for retailers like PETCO and Cabela's, manufacturers like Medline Industries, service companies like Sonic Drive-In, private educational companies like Strayer, and industrial giants like Koch Enterprises.

In Think Big, Act Small, Jennings reveals the unique power of combining the strengths of a big organization with the hunger of a start-up. Any company, no matter what its size or industry, can benefit from following these examples.

Critic Reviews:

"The latest insightful and inspirational title from Jennings again demonstrates potential profitability in contrary concepts." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Cultures Succeed Again and Again

I liked how the author built each story as to integrate to what the title states.

Fun to listen to as I felt part of the story in my current work. It gave more confidence to what I was doing and what I do in business.

A positive outlook from the doom and gloom the media sheds on business today as pontificating oppressors of the human spirit.

If you are down on your business or work read this quick book and keep it handy for reference.

Mandatory Listening for Business

Tells the story of the underlying principles of consistently profitable and successful companies through their stories. One of the few books I would say are mandatory reading for any business manager or leader.

Good information

This book was interesting to consider while working for a large company going through great growth. The concept of thinking small is novel.

Interesting book, good narrator

Stories were good. Simple things you can implement in most businesses. A good listen, would recommend.

Worthwhile Read

What did you love best about Think Big, Act Small?

The stories about these small companies and how they managed to have great success despite having times where they were on the brink of collapse.

Have you listened to any of Jason Jenningss other performances before? How does this one compare?

N/A

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

I listened to it in pieces during various commutes. I think I enjoyed breaking it into parts so I could think about the lessons learned and really try to absorb more of the critical advice.

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Title: The Secret

Subtitle: What Great Leaders Know and Do

Author: Ken Blanchard, Mark Miller

Narrator: Rick Adamson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-10-05

Publisher: HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 226 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

At one time or another, everyone in a position of authority, whether in a multi-national corporation or a local volunteer group, wonders what the key to great leadership is. Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller explore that important question in this revealing business fable. They uncover the secret that great leaders already know and detail what you need to do to truly inspire and motivate others.

©2004 The Blanchard Family Partnership and T. Mark Miller; (P)2004 HighBridge Company

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Title: The Art of Profitability

Author: Adrian Slywotzky

Narrator: Scott Mosenson, Jack Ong, Adrian Slywotzky - introduction

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-16-03

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 355 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

The Art of Profitability reveals the invisible but important governing principles that can mean the difference between business failure and success. Writing with wit and provocative insight, best selling author Adrian Slywotzy tells the story of eccentric strategy teacher David Zhao and his young student. Each of the book's chapters presents a lesson from the exuberant and always challenging master - and a profit paradigm that will open your mind to the many ways to make profit happen.

You'll understand - from a different perspective - how your company and your competitors generate profit, which business models can be best applied to your profit-making strategy, what specific actions your organization can take in the next ninety days to improve its bottom line, and more.

With scores of examples from today's global marketplace, a weekly assignment, and an eclectic business reading list ranging from Obvious Adams to Einstein's Dreams, The Art of Profitability invites anyone in business to engage in the lively exchange between mentor and protégé.

Enter the classroom. Discover the art. And learn which form of profitability will help your company succeed today and grow tomorrow.

Critic Reviews:

"It's an attractive and refreshing concept that taps into the Zen of business." (Publishers Weekly)

"Harvard professor Adrian Slywotzky...brings a holistic approach to the making of money." (AudioFile)

Members Reviews:

Read his other books

The Good -

The main concepts of the book are sound and time proven, and it has some interesting and novel ideas. Moreover, the book has good recommendations of must read works.

The Bad -

What was meant to be an entertaining fictional side plot, in the fashion of The Goal or The Max Strategy, doesn't work. It ends up being both corny and archaic. Basically, the main character of the book is a 20 something trying to save the large conglomerate which employs him. Give me a break. The vast majority of my peers including myself (in that age group) could care less about the slow and large, uncaring bureaucracies we work for. If anything we're dreaming up of escape plans to start our own businesses. Throughout the book I just kept wondering whether Steve was a complete moron or whether the story took place in my parents' time.

A related flaw is how the book's concepts are delivered. Hearing the mentor character, Zhiao, ?give lessons? is akin to listening to Bill Cosby's or Grandpa Simpson's random rambling for hours. It's very difficult to differentiate the useless/nonsensical crap from the great/important pieces of data, Zhiao keeps jumping from here and there. Sadly I could go on and on about how horrible the plot and side dialogue are... ex "What kind of fish do you think you are? I am a light fish." - enough said.

Conclusion

Unless you have spare money or time ? read Slywotsky's other books to get to the meat of his ideas. This is largely a waste of time.

2 thumbs up

Excellent Read. And worth listening to over (and over). I wonder if Slywotzky gets a cut of the incremental revenue on the additional books he recommends? Oh, he wrote a couple of them himself...

Worth while all the more since it looks like he definitely practices what he preaches.

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Title: Working with Emotional Intelligence

Author: Daniel Goleman

Narrator: Daniel Goleman

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-24-01

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 63 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Do you work for an emotionally intelligent organization? In his phenomenal best seller Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman, Ph.D. mapped the territory where emotional intelligence meets I.Q. - where we apply what we know to how we live. His benchmark work validated what many successful people already knew: Being smart isn't just a matter of mastering facts; it's a matter of mastering your own emotions and understanding the emotions of the people around you. Now, in Working with Emotional Intelligence, Dr. Goleman shows why emotional intelligence has become the new yardstick of success for CEOs and junior hires alike. Drawing on both unparalleled access to business leaders and cutting-edge research, he shows that star performance in every field depends more on emotional intelligence than on I.Q. or technical skills. You'll be surprised to learn how the impact of emotional intelligence is even greater at the top of the leadership pyramid and will benefit from the real-life examples from the business world that Goleman uses to illustrate his theory.

©1998 by Daniel Goleman; (P)1998 by Audio Renaissance, an Imprint of Renaissance Media, Inc.

Members Reviews:

Interesting content, boring narration

It is a shame that so interesting and important content be narrated in a so boring way. The editor should had convinced the author to leave the narration in a better "mouth". For an audiobook the narration quality is very important so this audiobook does not deserve more than two stars.

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Title: The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leader's Day

Author: John C. Maxwell

Narrator: John C. Maxwell

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-21-01

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 103 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Leadership is complicated and has many facets - respect, experience, emotional strength, vision, timing, people skills - the list goes on. The good news is that no matter where you are right now, you can reach new, higher levels of effectiveness, and this program can be a vital tool in that process.

Members Reviews:

great book

great book to be able to chop up leadership characteristics and small 15 minutes segments.

great book

definitely worth the listen, pleasant to listen to and very insightful. goes through leaders in the bible, both old and new testaments

A Very Misleading Title

Should have been titled: "Leadership Lessons From the Bible". This was not well associated with the concept of 21 minutes in a day.

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Title: Synchronicity

Subtitle: The Inner Path of Leadership

Author: Joseph Jaworski

Narrator: Mitchell Ryan

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 12-15-99

Publisher: Phoenix Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 79 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Joseph Jaworski, the son of famed Watergate special prosecutor Leon Jaworski, uses his own experiences and the latest studies to create a new concept of leadership. Instead of focusing on numbers, reports, and other inanimate objects, Jaworski encourages leaders and managers to look at the world primarily through relationships. Allowing life to flow through us, instead of despite us, he explains, will break organizations free from self-imposed or institutional limits, fostering an atmosphere of learning and top performance.

©1996 Comstock (P)16 9; 1996 by Audio Literature; 1996 by Joseph Jaworksi

Critic Reviews:

"Synchronicity is (for) anyone serious about leadership." (Peter Senge, author of The Fifth Discipline)

Members Reviews:

From interesting to oh, so boring

If you're corporate suit looking for new ideas for the boardroom, download this one. I'm sure you'll love it. If you're a lover of Jung and all things philosophical/metaphysical, don't bother. God, I so don't care about the implementation of global strategies for Shell oil company . . .

First half was great, second was a snooze fest

I felt that the book started strong and held my interest, however, halfway through I found myself nodding off. I was expecting a more engaging story and more lessons to be learned than there were. Disappointing, but this book was required reading for a class that I am taking.

Ugggh!

He read his diary to us. No real substance that teaches any lessons that one can apply to their own life.

Book fell short.

Started very strong but turned into gibberish. This was basically an autobiography but never really told how you could achieve this self actualized level.

Request and promise fulfilled

Create the life you are living into, study probability, prepare for your moment, highly recommended

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Title: The Pause Principle

Subtitle: Step Back to Lead Forward

Author: Kevin Cashman

Narrator: Kevin Pierce

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-23-12

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 15 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Nearly all of us experience the suffering of overwork, over-stimulation, overachievement and hyper-expectation. We are asked to do more with less, but where is the energy and capacity going to come from? Rather than doing more, we need to learn to do differently in order to achieve. We need to slow down to go fast, step back to energize, take a breath to connect with presence, and look at the same situations with fresh, innovative thinking. Otherwise we will continue to crash economically, personally, and collectively. In today's dynamic world, Pause will become the new transformative principle, the catalyst for purpose-filled innovation and renewal.

More than just a work of philosophy or spirituality, The Pause Principle provides real tools and practices to make pausing a part of every leader's everyday life. Cashman shows how pausing in many forms can provide better, fresher thinking in all areas of business and human relations. The book focuses on how pausing helps improve self-awareness, purpose, listening skills, energy, problem-solving, and innovation. The Pause Principle gives leaders an alternative path to sustainable achievement. It provides tools to reconnect to self, others, and new opportunities.

Members Reviews:

really great read, profound and powerful

Profound and powerful insight provoking read! it's simplicity and depth make it a transformative catalyst for self reflection and positive change.

Excellent work and deserves a second read.

I read/listened to this audio book some 5 years ago and just finished it again.

Strategic and pragmatic for personal and leadership development.

This book is one of the most pragmatic approaches to personal growth, growing others, and growing organizations within a culture of innovation and creativity. The writer takes a very simple universal principle "pause" and transforms it into a core leadership competence for leading self, others, groups and organizations to achieving their full potential and purpose in the earth.

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Title: The Resilience Roadmap

Subtitle: A Guide to Building Your Ideal Business

Author: Danny Morel

Narrator: Danny Morel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-03-17

Publisher: Lioncrest Publishing

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 69 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

As a teenager, real-estate broker Danny Morel felt he was destined to do great things. Even though he had to contend with a lackluster education system and lived on welfare in a single-parent home, he didn't let any of that hold him back. He had resilience - and now you can, too.

In The Resilience Roadmap, Morel shares his Seven Principles of Resiliency, which he developed after transcending his troubled youth and going through all the euphoric highs and crushing lows of 20 years in the real-estate business. The principles will give you the power to change your mind-set, the motivation you need to craft a plan and take action, and the guidance necessary to keep you on the path to success.

Stop pining after the life you want, and make it happen! No matter what you're trying to achieve, The Resilience Roadmap has the tools you need to turn your dream into a reality.

Members Reviews:

Thank you for always inspiring us!!

Sometimes reading a book can be just reading a book and that's it. After reading The Resilience Road Map and knowing personally the author it's confirms that we're all on a journey to greatness! I love how on the book he gives us a Map to greatness and how we too can inspire other by taking MIA! This book is not only for business people, it can also be for anyone that is on a place of complacency and may need a little inspired action.

-JJ Jara

Be More! Do More! Have More!

Strongly Recommend!! This book has opened my eyes to so many new possibilities in my industry!!

Love this

Love this audio book!! Great for people wanting to take their business to the next level. It has a great focus on mindset.

True road map!

I'm an agent at Danny's brokerage and he practices what he preaches. Truth: I was skeptical. But couldn't stop listening & was amazed! Listen on repeat and I truly believe you will see your business transform.

Changing my mind set

This book help me over come fear and most to just take control of my God gifted talents that I have lost when I went through bad times in 2008 while living in depression,no confidence, hopeless and loosing my marriage.

I have shifted in the right direction and I keep focusing on the endless possibilities in life

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Title: The Resilience Roadmap

Subtitle: A Guide to Building Your Ideal Business

Author: Danny Morel

Narrator: Danny Morel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-03-17

Publisher: Lioncrest Publishing

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 69 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

As a teenager, real-estate broker Danny Morel felt he was destined to do great things. Even though he had to contend with a lackluster education system and lived on welfare in a single-parent home, he didn't let any of that hold him back. He had resilience - and now you can, too.

In The Resilience Roadmap, Morel shares his Seven Principles of Resiliency, which he developed after transcending his troubled youth and going through all the euphoric highs and crushing lows of 20 years in the real-estate business. The principles will give you the power to change your mind-set, the motivation you need to craft a plan and take action, and the guidance necessary to keep you on the path to success.

Stop pining after the life you want, and make it happen! No matter what you're trying to achieve, The Resilience Roadmap has the tools you need to turn your dream into a reality.

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