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Title: Summary of The Phoenix Project: by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford | Includes Analysis

Author: Instaread

Narrator: Dwight Equitz

Format: Unabridged

Length: 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-19-16

Publisher: Instaread

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 15 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Summary of The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford | Includes Analysis

Preview:

The Phoenix Project is a business allegory about how a fictional company becomes profitable after a crisis-driven change in its information technology management style.

Bill Palmer is promoted to vice president of IT at Parts Unlimited, an automotive parts manufacturer and retailer, at a time when it is struggling financially and trying to launch a new, innovative project.

Each day of Palmer's career as VP of IT is characterized by urgent unplanned work for which the department does not have enough resources. While working on projects for other department heads, who have varying levels of appreciation for IT and its challenges, Palmer meets a potential Parts Unlimited board member, Erik Reid, who urges Palmer to think of his IT department more like a production factory...

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Members Reviews:

Following along with the 12 key takeaways I was better able to understand the lesson behind the allegory

IT management is not my thing, and I'm not even going to pretend to understand it at all. But hearing that there was a popular book that presented a business allegory about overcoming crises made me interested in "The Phoenix Project." Kim's allegory about a fictional company is based in fact and explores how to become profitable despite set-backs. Working more cohesively, the IT department engages in constant improvement and preventative projects.

This Instaread review distills the book into the core concepts. Following along with the 12 key takeaways I was better able to understand the lesson behind the allegory, instead of being caught up in the story of this fictional company. I really enjoyed this summary; I was given a copy to review it.

Excellent Companion Piece to the Novel

The "Cliff's Notes" for the Phoenix Project. Like most PowerPoint presentations, the bulleted list delivery is not as memorable, but it is excellent as a pocket reference once you've read the novel.

Every business leader and IT professional should read this

This is a Summary and Analysis about "The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win," by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford. It is a business allegory about how a fictional company becomes profitable after a crisis-driven change in its information technology management style. There are 12 key takeaways that highlight the main ideas of the original book.

I have been in IT, IT management and business for years. The original book intrigued me but I decided to read this Summary book from Instareads first before diving into the whole 345 pages of the original book. Every business leader and IT professional should read this book. Even if it's a business allegory, it captures brilliantly the dilemmas that face companies which depend on IT, and offers real-world solutions.

This summary book also provides the reader information on the author's style and perspective.

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Title: Innovating Lean Six Sigma

Subtitle: A Strategic Guide to Deploying the World's Most Effective Business Improvement Process

Author: Kimberly Watson-Hemphill

Narrator: Beth Richmond

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-13-16

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

The New and Definitive User's Guide to Lean Six Sigma

If you're a business leader, you already know that Lean Six Sigma is one of the most popular and powerful business tools in the world today. You also probably know that implementing the process can be more than a little challenging. This step-by-step guide shows you how to customize and apply the principles of Lean Six Sigma to your own organizational needs, giving you more options, strategies, and solutions than you'll find in any other book on the subject. With these simple, proven techniques, you can:

This innovative approach to the Lean Six Sigma process allows you to mold and shape your strategy as you go, making small adjustments along the way that can have a big impact. In this book, you'll discover the most effective methods for deploying LSS at every level, from the leaders at the top to the managers in the middle to the very foundation of your company culture. You'll hear from leading business experts who have guided companies through the LSS process - and get the inside story on how they turned those companies around. You'll also learn how to use the latest, greatest management tools like Enterprise Kaizen, Customer Journey Maps, and Hoshin Planning. Everything you need to implement Lean Six Sigma - smoothly and successfully - is right here at your fingertips. Also included is a special chapter focusing exclusively on how to implement Lean Six Sigma in healthcare.

When it comes to running a business, there is no better way to improve efficiency, increase productivity, and escalate profits than Lean Six Sigma. And there is no better book on how to make it work than Innovating Lean Six Sigma.

Members Reviews:

Buy the book too. You won't be disappointed.

Would you consider the audio edition of Innovating Lean Six Sigma to be better than the print version?

As many of us who follow Lean and Six Sigma know we do so for knowledge. Simply reading a book or attending a class isn't always enough. I've read and listened to this and many other books regarding Lean Six Sigma. Both audio and hard copy together are the way to go. If you have a weak foundation in the principals, or are just starting out this probably isn't for you. There are many details that you probably won't understand. If you are a Black Belt or Master BB this may be for you. That of course depends on how well you understand the concepts.

Very high level- mainly success stories of consulting business.

Very little detail in the concepts or tools. A lot of references to their consulting practice or success stories. Detailed guidance on tools or case studies that include challenges or lessons learned from failures would have been helpful as well.

After finishing the audiobook I feel like I listened to a collect of blog posts or articles that are intended to drive engagement of their consulting business.

not impressed

summed up: team work, nothing really special.

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Title: The New IT

Subtitle: How Technology Leaders are Enabling Business Strategy in the Digital Age

Author: Jill Dyche

Narrator: Caroline Miller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-13-16

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 31 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Introducing a Powerful New Business Model for Today's IT

Blogger, speaker, software executive, and best-selling author Jill Dyché has been thinking about leadership a lot lately. Having consulted with business and IT executives with Fortune 500 companies for most of her career, she has heard a common refrain: "What should we do about shadow IT?" She's decided to address the answer head-on.

With the onslaught of cloud solutions, consumerization of technology, and increasingly tech-savvy business people, it's time for a manifesto for leaders who recognize - and are nervous about - the demands of the digital age. Whether you're an executive, department head, or IT manager, The New IT provides an action-ready blueprint for building and strengthening the role of IT in your company - and prescribing IT's future. Learn how to:

By using field-tested techniques to align your IT department with your corporate objectives, you can leverage the power of technology across the entire company. The New IT provides a set of tactical and experienced-based frameworks to help you and your colleagues conceive a new roadmap. It also includes real-world case studies and best practices from successful, technology-enabled companies such as Toyota, Merck, Brooks Brothers, Union Bank, and many others. You'll hear from major industry pioneers, IT thought leaders, and other change agents who are leading the way in this new frontier. And you'll learn how to bring your business and IT together in a way that is truly transformative.

The new IT is more than computing power. It balances strategy and delivery. It's interactive and inclusive. It's as omnipresent as the smart phone and just as revolutionary. It equips you with the tools you need to succeed in reframing the IT conversation and propelling your business forward.

Critic Reviews:

"Jill has penned a de Toquevillean map of the digital world. Should be a required text for every business leader in the country." (Thornton May, futurist and author of The New Know)

"Enterprise IT has reached an inflection point in how services are delivered and consumed, requiring our profession to undertake a transformation of our own. Jill Dyché describes well the challenges we face, how to assess them, and how to take action to complete the journey toward modern enterprise IT." (Kimberly Stevenson, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Intel)

"Conversational, intuitive, and intelligent, this book goes right to the heart of governance (control), innovation (change), identity (authority), relevance (alignment), and influence (strategy). It's a timely book that should be read by executives across organizations." (Peter Marx, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer, City of Los Angeles)

Members Reviews:

Great book, but need to be more simplified!

Great book, but sometimes i feel that im lost trying to translate what im hearing to what im encountering in real life. Also lots of emphasis and talk while the topic/subtopic is understood within the 1st 5-8 mins

Missing content

Unfortunately the Audio version excludes multiple chapters, figures and worksheets. Had I known I would not have purchased the Audio version.

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Title: Summary of Influence: by Robert B. Cialdini | Includes Analysis

Author: Instaread

Narrator: Dwight Equitz

Format: Unabridged

Length: 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-05-16

Publisher: Instaread

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 44 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Preview:

Robert B. Cialdini's Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion examines the compliance methods by which marketers, salespeople, and others, such as cult leaders, pressure people into doing things they would not otherwise do. There are six basic compliance tools: reciprocity, consistency, social proof, liking, authority, and scarcity. Listeners can learn specific techniques to resist each.

Humans rely on standard responses in many situations. For example, when one person gives another a gift, the recipient automatically feels indebted and is inclined to reciprocate. These mental shortcuts are usually helpful both to the individual and to society as a whole. Reciprocity helps facilitate mutual aid, which in turn helps solidify social bonds. These bonds in turn strengthen both the group and the individuals within it....

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Inside this Instaread summary of Influence:

Members Reviews:

you get what you pay for

it's great for what it is but it is still just a summary. it is like a more in depth back cover, gives the bullet points but not much else. I would read the actual book and use this as just a reminder of the key points.

Influence tt review

Excellent summary of this ground breaking book. All the main points with analysis is included.

Very good summary

This summary was well-written and narrated.

Glad I listened and will buy Robert Cialdini's book now.

triggered or human nature.

made good understanding as how humans have triggers to be influenced by the smallest things.

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Title: The Strategy Mindset

Author: Dr. Chuck Bamford

Narrator: David Stifel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-21-16

Publisher: Bamford Associates, LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 22 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Some say business strategy is 50 percent art and 50 percent science. The truth is probably closer to 65 percent art and 35 percent science, but the science of strategy remains critical. While art must be developed from within, science can be taught - and it forms the foundation of any business strategy.

In The Strategy Mindset, strategy consultant, author, and internationally renowned speaker, Dr. Chuck Bamford, provides a simple yet practical guide to creating corporate strategy using well researched and battle-tested approaches.

This is not a cumbersome textbook filled with academic language. Nor is it a reworking of popular strategy ideas that are useless in practice. Instead, The Strategy Mindset provides actionable applications of strategic thinking tailored to the realities of business.

Dr. Bamford has refined this approach to make it a practical and efficient model for the design and implementation of strategy. Although mastery of these approaches takes time, a motivated management team can effectively implement them and see a profound impact on their company.

Practice the art of strategy...but master the science first.

Members Reviews:

Short, concise, but informative guide on developing and implementing a winning strategy for your business.

Disclosure: Dr Bamford was one of my professors at TCU in my MBA program. BUT, I did buy this book on my own as I was interested in giving it a read. While I am not in a position to set strategy in my current company, I still found the book well worth reading to gain a better understanding of the design and implementation of strategy in today's environment.

Dr. Bamford makes a strong case for the need for a well-thought out AND well-implemented strategy. One which begins by examining what their CUSTOMERS (particularly what he identifies as their "perfect customers") want and value, and then describes how their company can compete against the competition in ways that make sense. At around 115 pages, this is not an academic text, and that was intentional so as to not bog the reader down with complex jargon and formulas. At best, this could be the book that opens your eyes to developing a winning corporate strategy. At the very least, it will give you insights into developing such a strategy and ensure you hire the right consultants to guide you through the process.

had a great impact on me and put a new perspective on ...

What a relief to read something that is not the same book with a different cover. Right out of the gate Dr. Bamford provokes thought while challenging traditional beliefs and systems that have been put into place many years ago and really have no bearing on evaluating a business. Chapter 4, although relatively short, had a great impact on me and put a new perspective on my business. He has created an understanding of standard items vs. exceptional items in your business and where and when to apply them.

This a great book and I highly recommend anyone to read it, even if you do not own a business.

Great Strategy Book

Probably the most succinct playbook I've read on building and executing strategy. It cuts through all the crap and myths about business strategy and crystallizes it down some absolute truths.

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Title: Humble Consulting: How to Provide Real Help Faster

Author: Edgar H. Schein

Narrator: Joe Bronzi

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-29-16

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 42 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

This book reveals what it takes for consultants of all types, as well as organizational leaders, to be really helpful in dealing with the complex, systemic, constantly changing organizational problems of today. They need to rapidly create a relationship of trust and openness that enables clients, subordinates, and team members to reveal what is really on their minds and to jointly develop a sense of what is the problem and what kind of adaptive response could best deal with it.

Schein first introduced some of these concepts in his foundational 1969 book Process Consultation, which is still in use today. But now clients don't have the time or patience for the endless questioning that characterized much of process consultation. And clients still expect consultants to hand them answers. But Schein has come to realize that answers from outsiders are useless, because they're often working the wrong problem, don't understand the client organization's culture, or ignore the fact that constant change makes today's solutions obsolete tomorrow.

To achieve a joint sense of what to do requires consultants and other helpers to develop a different kind of relationship with clients - a set of attitudes and behaviors that Schein calls humble consulting. Schein shows how helpers can display from the moment of first contact a level of caring and curiosity to move from relationships of professional distance to relationships of personalized trust and openness. And he gives many examples of the profound changes in mindset, behavior, and daily actions that flow from this new helpful consulting model.

Members Reviews:

Amazing read - so much wisdom

This book is a must read for anyone in a consultative role. Simple and profound principles.

great book but first chapters a bit of a bore

I found this book very informative and would recommend it to any business coach. it does start off a little slow but the comparison and stories of very informative.

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Title: Influencing Virtual Teams

Subtitle: 17 Tactics That Get Things Done with Your Remote Employees

Author: Hassan Osman

Narrator: Greg Zarcone

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 02-25-16

Publisher: Archangel Ink

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 47 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Learn the psychological secrets of persuasion that influence your remote employees to do what you need them to do.

Stop chasing down your employees to make sure that their work is being done.

In Influencing Virtual Teams, you'll get step-by-step tactics that you can implement straightaway with your team to improve your team's engagement and commitment to doing their work.

You'll learn:

And much, much more!

Members Reviews:

concise but could use more fluff

Really enjoyed the to the point attitude of the book. The book genuinely goes over 17 tips for managing virtual times but I would have like to see more stories or examples of these tips helped a situation.

Good concise content!

The author does a great job giving you the information you need in a short concise easy to listen to book. Good actionable tips and techniques. I booked you on the 9:30 flight.

Very nice and practical

The book is very concise and easy to follow. It gives exactly what it promises. It codifies some 'known things' and creates a context for why they are essential when managing virtual teams.

There weren't any real earth shattering revelations but it's worth buying because its perfectly packaged for time strapped individuals.

The writer offers some tools through his website which I haven't been able to reach because the link quoted is a page with quite a bit of information (landing page )and the documents offered aren't easy to find.

I recommend the book it's worth a listen.

Brilliant

This book is excellent in every way. I love his "cut to the chase" format as much as the actual information....A+

Thank you, thank you, thank you

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Title: Illuminate

Subtitle: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies, and Symbols

Author: Nancy Duarte, Patti Sanchez

Narrator: Patti Sanchez

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-16-16

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 66 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Lead transformation using speeches, stories, ceremonies, and symbols

Great leaders anticipate the future. But the reality is that the vast majority of people fear the unknown. Most would rather stick with the status quo than go somewhere new, especially because they know change is hard and risky. According to Nancy Duarte, acclaimed author of Resonate, and Patti Sanchez, a communications expert, change doesn't have to be so hard.

With the right communication tools, leaders can inspire others to long for a brighter future and move them to make it a reality. In their new book, Illuminate, Duarte and Sanchez lay out a plan for leading people through the five stages of transformation using the persuasive power of speeches, stories, ceremonies, and symbols.

Any leader can learn how to create galvanizing moments that motivate people. This book will show you how to encourage people to embrace and execute bold plans by:

Illuminate is packed with case studies of leaders who have used powerful communication to navigate transformation well, including IBM, Starbucks, Rackspace, Chick-fil-A, Apple, Interface, charity: water, and more. Mastering these effective communication tools you, too, will be able to confidently lead others into the future.

Members Reviews:

Beyond the Hero's Journey

Would you consider the audio edition of Illuminate to be better than the print version?

NO ... but I am VERY Happy that Duarte finally put out a book on Audible.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Illuminate?

The first few chapters were the best.

The case studies seem to be the same ones all the top consultants use in their presentations.

I very much liked the inside look at how Duarte applies what she teaches to her own firm. I also liked how candid they were in sharing some of the bumps they've experience throughout the years.

What about Patti Sanchezs performance did you like?

She is a PRO... and very easy to listen to.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No crying, just the occasional laugh.

Any additional comments?

I very much wish that the Audio was coupled with the Kindle Edition--Whispersync.

And I am surprised that there wasn't a supplemental handout to download (at least not as of this review on 2-16-16.

It was only after looking at the Kindle Edition, that I noticed how many great drawings, illustrations, and pictures I missed out on :(

okay

I heard most of the stories before. Still good to be reminded. I listened at 1.5x

Brilliant approach to leading change!

If you are a leader who cares about your team members, the insights in this book can provide you with the tools you need to educate, motivate and inspire people during times of change. It will also help you to recognize when change is needed and The various stages of the journey. Each stage has a unique problem and Nancy and Patty offer practical approaches that move you and your team forward. The case studies aren't just "success stories." Instead they illustrate real-life challenges that can occur while implementing these approaches and how to overcome them. I also purchased the hard copy of the book as a reference. It includes a foldout Communication Toolkit that outlines each stage and how to use speeches, stories, ceremonies, and symbols for each stage.

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Title: Lean Six Sigma and Lean QuickStart Guides

Author: ClydeBank Business

Narrator: Lucy Vest

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-15-16

Publisher: ClydeBank Media LLC

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 44 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Two Books for One Amazing Value: Lean Six Sigma and Lean Quickstart Guide !

Lean Six Sigma QuickStart Guide

Running an organization is simple. Running an organization that is effective and efficient and has little waste is another story. At the core of every organization, what defines how it operates on a day-to-day basis are its philosophy and strategy. Not to be overlooked, the theories and strategies deployed by management and reinforced by those who execute the organization's mission ultimately define its success. Process improvement, quality control, and customer satisfaction can simultaneously be managed and improved upon with the implementation of Lean Six Sigma.

Lean QuickStart Guide

Lean. Total quality management. Process improvement. If you're in the business world, you've undoubtedly heard these terms - from your supervisor, from a client, or from someone talking shop in the breakroom.

Don't get overwhelmed by the long books that simply have too much information and are impossible to follow. In the Lean QuickStart Guide, we will teach what you need to know to get up and running with lean.

You'll understand the fundamentals that form the lean business model so you can incorporate it into your business wheelhouse within hours.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

Members Reviews:

Excellent Summary of Lean Concepts

Any additional comments?

This is an excellent summary of the Lean and Six Sigma (LSS) concepts. For those who are new to these ideas, it should give you a basic idea of the methodology involved.

It will not give you the knowledge to go out and immediately implement the LSS ideas. I don't know if any book would do that. But it will at least better familiarize you with what sort of things are focused on, as well as the terminology and framework behind LSS.

There is some repetition of key-points. Some people might not like that. But, if you're driving in your car and can't give the audio-book your full attention, it's nice, particularly when you think to yourself, "What did the author just say?" (and prepare to rewind). Or maybe that just happens to me? Also, I think that by repeating some key information, it helps with the memorization of these concepts.

In any case, you won't be a LSS Blackbelt when you're done listening to this audio-book.

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Title: Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson | Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review

Author: Instaread

Narrator: Michael Gilboe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-25-16

Publisher: Instaread

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 33 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Please note: These are key takeaways and an analysis of the book, and not the original book.

Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson | Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review

Preview:

A group of old school friends meet to catch up. They end up discussing the unexpected, unforeseen changes to their lives, and one friend offers to tell a story about adapting to change. The story he tells involves four characters, two mice named Sniff and Scurry, and two "Littlepeople" named Hem and Haw. All of them are in a maze, looking for cheese, which they need to survive. For the "Littlepeople", cheese also has a larger, metaphysical connotation in the sense that it also makes them happy - their Cheese is thus spelled with a capital C....

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Members Reviews:

loved it (~~)

Awesome Read... very inspiring! (~~)

you'll love it!

Thank you... Paul Young.. of Real Estate Intensive Worship...

Waste of money.....

This is not an audiable copy of the actual book, but an abridged version of an abridged version.

if the book we this short, I would ha e got my 11 year old to read it to me.....

Bought it to listen to while working, but have learnt absolutely nothing from this version.

Do not buy....

I would have given it zero stars if I could

regretting purchasing this...

nothing to do with the original. not nest voice either... not impressed by instaread so far...