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Title: Prescription for Lasting Success

Subtitle: Leadership Strategies to Diagnose Problems and Transform Your Organization

Author: Susan Reynolds

Narrator: Brett Barry

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-01-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Transform your team during crises and establish an enthusiastic and strategic culture.

In an approach similar to the way a doctor reads a chart and runs tests to diagnosis an illness, Prescription for Lasting Success offers a practical system for solving problems in an organization. Leaders can get back on track and increase their effectiveness in spite of significant change. Listeners learn to diagnose the 4 Ps: purpose, passion, planning, and people. Using the 4 Ps model, the book gives practical suggestions to help teams, businesses, and associations increase their effectiveness and help organizations transform into dynamic, profitable entities.

Particular focus is given to finding ways to incorporate purpose and ignite passion into the workplace, and remove obstacles to peak performance. This book addresses how the model can be used to achieve peak performance in the workplace and maintain it over an extended period of time.

Dr. Susan Reynolds is President and CEO of The Institute for Medical Leadership. A former emergency physician, emergency medical center CEO, and White House health care advisor, Dr. Reynolds is the creator and Program Director for the highly acclaimed Chief of Staff Boot Camps

Get the right prescription for your organization's issues and help them thrive, even in times of great challenge.

Members Reviews:

Very informative and an easy read

Good information including specific activities with examples. Includes assessments at the end of the book. The one issue that might bother some people is her use of medical examples. Since she is a physician and much of her consulting is with medical organizations, this leans that way. But, even though she uses medical examples, it is easy to transfer her principles to any business.

A highly pragmatic guide to management success

Dr. Reynold's book not only provides easily understood approaches to the world of management, but is full of practical examples from her year's of coaching and managing her own businesses. Her book is particularly valuable for those leading complex, professional and technical business enterprises. I particularly appreciated the section regarding the development of a good vision as it is one of the keys in achieving success- "if you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there".

Howard Salmon

Principal

Equation Consulting

Practical techniques to transform your organization and your life

Dr. Reynolds' book provides guidance for developing leadership strategies to transform your organization and the practical techniques to make the transformation a reality. Particularly helpful for me as a "left-brained" thinker by nature, is the chapter on creating an organizational vision using guided imagery exercises. I plan to use these techniques in my own life as well. Thank you, Dr. Reynolds!

Essential for Transformational Leaders

As one who has led organizations large (35,000 members) and small Dr Reynold's book provides practical, well organized tools to move any responsible organization forward. In these hyper-competitve times, the step by step analysis and advice are just what a busy leader needs to make a positive difference in an organization's trajectory. I hope there's a sequel!

A joy to read - a solution for every challenge!

Dr.

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Title: Succeed on Your Own Terms: Lessons from Top Achievers Around the World on Developing Your Unique Potential

Author: Herb Greenberg

Narrator: Patrick Sweeney

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 25 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:

WHAT MAKES TOP ACHIEVERS SUCCESSFUL?

Is it more energy? Luck? Drive? Focus? Vision? These are some of the questions answered in Herb Greenberg and Patrick Sweeney's illuminating book, Succeed on Your Own Terms.

Greenberg and Sweeney spent two years traveling in more than two dozen countries interviewing some of the world's most accomplished individuals - including renowned architect Michael Graves; Chief Financial Officer of Dun and Bradstreet, Sara Mathew; former Dallas Cowboy Roger Staubach; legendary civil rights advocate Congressman John Lewis; actor Ben Vereen; Holocaust survivor Samuel Pisar; President of Home Depot Canada, Annette Verschuren; mountain climber Rebecca Stephens; the shortest NBA player of all time, Muggsy Bogues; Senator Barbara Boxer; cancer survivor Janet Lasley; and Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie.

Through in-depth interviews and results from a comprehensive personality assessment, the authors uncover the defining qualities that set each of these remarkable individuals apart.These inspiring individuals exemplify 19 defining qualities that can drive your success, such as

* Optimism * Resilience * Empathy * Persuasiveness * Courage * Perseverance * Willingness to Take Risks * Creativity * Competitiveness * Confidence * Self-Awareness

And you'll learn how to identify these qualities in yourself by taking a free, in-depth personality assessment that can help you discover your unique potential and strengths. Then you will be poised to seek out situations that play to your natural abilities, recognize your defining moments and seize opportunities to succeed on your own terms.

Members Reviews:

A Collection of Inspiration and Motivation

There is a lot to like about the book, SUCCEED ON YOUR OWN TERMS, by Herb Greenberg and Patrick Sweeney. This is one of the best "success" books of 2006. Greenberg and Sweeney of Caliper, an international consulting firm, share their findings from countless research interviews of successful people, many famous and familiar, many others you've probably never heard of, but all who have obtained a high level of achievement in their respective fields.

The book is presented in four parts and twenty-eight chapters. Part 1 introduces the authors and helps give an appropriate definition of "success" and how everyone's expectations of success are different.

IN Part 2, the reader finds individual profiles of people and how they have found success in their lives. This is some very interesting reading and really helps to illustrate the many facets of success. I would consider this chapter the "meat and potatoes" of the book.

Part 3, for me, fell a little short. It starts off in chapter 23 pretty well, giving yet further insight into personal obstacles of interviewees and what they learned from their respective journeys. Chapter 24 really becomes filler material and really detracted from the overall accomplishments of the work here, but the pace soon returns in Part 4, "Defining Moments, Lessons, and Qualities and What They All Mean". I found this chapter to be the best reading of the entire book.

In summary, a valuable book that was overall, very enjoyable. There were, however, a few disappointments. The book has an overabundance of profiles of politicians, which was a huge distraction for me.

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Title: The Magic and Moxie of Apple

Subtitle: An Insider's View

Author: Kelli Richards

Narrator: Kelli Richards

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-17-12

Publisher: The All Access Group, LLC

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

The Magic and Moxie of Apple delves into the best practices of Apple Inc. from the inside out and takes a close look at what makes Apple one of the leaders in the tech industry - and a global change agent. Author Kelli Richards not only worked at Apple Inc. for more than ten years, she also launched Apple's earliest focus on music and drove all music initiatives during her tenure. She saw Apple hit rock bottom before Steve Jobs returned to the company and then watched from outside, as CEO of The All Access Group, as Apple Inc. began its climb to stardom and became the global leader it is today.

This close study of Apple Inc. and the best practices it employs creates a blueprint for all companies and entrepreneurs to follow. Through interviews with other alums and her own experiences at Apple for over a decade, tech industry thought leader, Kelli Richards creates a compelling view of what makes Apple Inc. the company it is today. She looks at its failures, its successes, and the people who will continue its course toward greatness.

Members Reviews:

A must-read

What made the experience of listening to The Magic and Moxie of Apple the most enjoyable?

This is a fascinating personal account from an insider that complements the many books that have been written on Apple and Steve Jobs. It is a must-read for anyone seeking to learn from Apple's success. The insights are delivered in a away that that a business person can apply immediately and reap value.

What other book might you compare The Magic and Moxie of Apple to and why?

Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs, Carmine Gallo's The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs

What does Kelli Richards bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

It is great to hear the book read by the author directly.

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Title: Magnet People

Author: Roger Fritz

Narrator: Kevin Foley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-21-12

Publisher: Books in Motion

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Magnet People are not trying to be authentic...they are authentic. (Roger Fritz)

Dr. Roger Fritz is considered one of the countrys foremost authorities on Performance Based Management and change requirements for individuals. In Magnet Poeple, Dr. Fritz shows what it takes to become a magnetic, charismatic, and successful personality, exuding confidence, and affluence.

Organizations from Fortune 500 companies to family-owned businesses have used his advice. Dr. Fritz has served over 350 clients and takes out ample time from his busy schedule, each month for keynote, workshop and seminar presentations. His features in monthly magazines and weekly columns in business newspapers reach millions of readers. He has written more than 40 books in 32 languages. They include several best sellers, book-of-the-month selections and award winners. He is the Founder (1972) and President of the Organization Development Consultants in Naperville, IL.

Critic Reviews:

Roger has captured the essence of what is needed in a society hich professes to believe in qualified leaders. (Lynn DeVon, Ph.D, President, NOP Research Group - NOP WORLD)

"The best word to describe Magnet People is insightful. It Actually forced me to reopen my ideas about the type of leaders we need most." (Steven Johnson, Sr., Consultant, American Express)

Now, at last, we have a template to show young people how tojudge those who may be truly qualified to lead. (John J. Sygielski, Vice Chancellor Workplace Development, Virginia Community College System)

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Title: The Custom-Fit Workplace

Subtitle: Choose When, Where, and How to Work and Boost Your Bottom Line

Author: Joan Blades, Nanette Fondas

Narrator: Kristin Kalbli

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-15-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

In this book, Blades and Fondas offer business professionals an indispensable handbook for transforming the way we work and breaking free from the old, inflexible, 40-hour workweek. The authors show creative ways for individuals to fit work requirements with life obligations, and persuade managers to adopt these custom-fit work strategies to improve their bottom lines. Listeners will finish the book convinced of the place of custom-fit work arrangements in today's workplace - and of how honoring employees lives outside of work is an effective and innovative strategy for both managers and organizations.

Featuring compelling stories of companies like Jet Blue, Ernst & Young, and Best Buy, the book profiles strategies that are gaining traction in workplaces across the country. Included are details about:

Practical and engaging, The Custom-Fit Workplace provides individuals and employers the tools they need to be successful and happy, both at work and in life.

Members Reviews:

Great Resource for managers and moms alike!

As I worked my way through this book, I couldn't help but thinking that this is a 'must read' for both moms and managers. Nearly all of my friends have impressive resumes, with advanced degrees from prestigious universities and compelling work experience to boot.....and, they all stay at home now with their young children. The current conditions in MOST workplaces do not work for mothers, or fathers, for that matter! As the authors put it, "our families, health and communities are on a collision course with our jobs." This book provides practical insights on how both potential employees and employers can create a new kind of workplace. I hope that hiring managers will read this and realize that there's a vast, untapped talent pool- IF they can embrace the kind of innovative approaches advocated in this book. And, for me, a mom standing on the sidelines, wondering how to get back in the game, chapters like "Off-Ramps and On-Ramps" are particularly helpful. Joan Blades & Nanette Fondas have given me hope....hope that there's a legitimate path for companies to get beyond the 'work-life-balance' cliche, and create the kind of 'custom-fit' that works better for everyone. My only request....start working on the Custom-Fit Workplace II....I'd love to see more case studies, following the experiences of companies that used this book as a template!

Buy a copy for you, and one for your boss

Today's workplace is profoundly out of sync with the needs of today's workers. Longs hours, rigid schedules, and lack of parental leave was (sort of) fine, as long as one parent (usually mom) stayed home with the kids. Now that about 70% of mothers in the U.S. work, let's agree that this system is officially broken.

Why don't we change? Because business leaders are stuck in their old, crusty, stale ways of thinking. Which is why there is such a GREAT NEED FOR THIS BOOK. It makes a compelling case for why businesses need to change, and describes how many forward-thinking companies are already doing it.

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Title: Innovate!

Subtitle: How Great Companies Get Started in Terrible Times

Author: Thomas A. Meyer

Narrator: Daniel May

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-17-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Learn the lessons of how great companies began in the worst economic times. Eli Lilly. IBM. Medtronic, Procter & Gamble. Hewlett-Packard and Marvel Entertainment. All great companies and all made their start during the worst economic times.

Innovate!: How Great Companies Get Started in Terrible Times is first and foremost a source of true inspiration based on history. But it goes much further than that. It captures the lessons of these great innovative individuals and companies that began in the worst economic times, identifying the philosohies, strategies, and essential keys to success during your own challenging economic times.

Innovate!: How Great Companies Get Started in Terrible Times shows you the strides you and your organization can take toward thriving in the worst of times. And it just might be your road map to building the next great American business success story.

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Title: The Anatomy of Leadership, Volume 1

Subtitle: Leadership, or the Lack Thereof: The Comprehensive Series

Author: Kevin McGuinness, Stephen Bauld

Narrator: Chris Patton

Format: Original Recording

Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-13-12

Publisher: Podium Publishing

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

This introductory volume to the series takes an in-depth look at the nature and attributes of effective leadership. We answer such questions as:

Leadership, or the Lack Thereof: The Comprehensive Series

Also available: Project Management: A Leader's Resource; Managing Innovation: A Leader's Resource.

Critic Reviews:

"[W]hether as an aspiring leader or as a critic of those in command - this Series is a must read!" (The Honorable Lincoln M. Alexander, P.C., C.C., O.Ont., Q.C.)

Members Reviews:

A PRACTICAL AND THOROUGH LOOK AT LEADERSHIP!!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

It is SO hard to find books (or a series of books in this case) on leadership that *actually* provide a practical study for would-be leaders. Anyone who's read 1 or 2 or 20 books on leadership knows they're usually more of a "How I did it" book than anything else - like its more about the author than the student.

In contrast, this book is one that ANYONE will benefit from reading. It's easy enough to follow for new would-be leaders, but with so much practical depth to it, that even highly experienced leaders will find plenty to take away from it!

What did you like best about this story?

I loved how they combined real life examples from such a wide selection of historical leaders, from all sorts of contexts. And then how they followed those up with practical lists of points for the reader/listener to take away!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

Practical Information, or the Lack Thereof

What would have made The Anatomy of Leadership, Volume 1 better?

This author should have been given a 1 hour time limit. There was a small amount of useful, practical information lost within hours of aimless meandering through one thought after another. I was looking for practical leadership instruction and advice, but found vague ramblings in which the author seemed to enjoy hearing himself speak.

What could Kevin McGuinness and Stephen Bauld have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Start with a better outline, pair it down to the bare minimum, and stick to the outline. The authors need to remeber their audience - business leaders who have hectic, busy schedules. These people don't have time for hour upon hour of mindless babble. They want facts, figures, ideas and advice, communicated clearly and succinctly. That you will not find in this book - and this is only Volume1!

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Title: Leading to Win

Subtitle: Six Team Building Steps to Winning Decisions

Author: John Chen

Narrator: John Chen

Format: Original Recording

Length: 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-12-12

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

Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Would you like to use team building to win at work?Would you like to get your team decision made faster? Would you like to know the insider secret that got eight Microsoft teams to work together to sell over 100 million licenses? Well now you can!

Best-selling team building author John Chen presents his incredible Six Team Building Steps to Winning Decisions:

1. How to choose one leader;

2. How to agree on a clear goal;

3. How to tap the power of your team through All Brainstorming;

4. How to cut ideas for the one with the most energy and odds of success;

5. How to hear the plan, using playback to make sure everyone is on the same page;

6. How to flawlessly execute your plan to win.

Youll find out what step Bill Gates personally complimented which led to 100 million client licenses sold. Youll be able to feel exactly like Tony Robbins who used these six steps to build an empire. And youll hear about the key team building secret that will allow YOU to be in the top 1% of the world in team building.

About the author: John Chen is the CEO of Geoteaming, trained by the Godfather of Experiential Team Building, Dr. Simon Priest, PhD, and the number one personal development expert, Tony Robbins.John spent a decade shipping 10 products at Microsoft and facilitating over 1,000 team building programs for 60,000 people around the world, including Barcelona, Shanghai, Marseilles, Costa Rica, and Budapest.

With a combination of practical tips, inspiring stories, and interactive exercises, just sit back, enjoy the learning, and make a difference, as you are inspired to do one action better based upon this program. Start WINning today!

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Title: Rock then Roll

Subtitle: The Secrets of Culture-Driven Leadership

Author: Arkadi Kuhlmann

Narrator: Arkadi Kuhlmann, Maritza Caro-O'Donnell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-09-12

Publisher: Deak & Company Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

It's a new jungle out there. Are you prepared to rock your business? Or will you be rolled? The world has changed. Leadership is not top-down. Not anymore. Today we live in a seamlessly integrated world where technology, business, entertainment and life overlap and merge. Positives can go negative in an instant; making the right decisions means creating and sustaining the right culture.

The new reality in this culture-driven environment? We all need to be leaders. Rock then Roll: The Secrets of Culture-Driven Leadership is a roadmap to this new culture-driven world from one of North America's most respected CEOs. Culture-based leadership is essential to adopt innovative business strategies and exploit the creative power of disruptive ideas. Rock then roll! So in the new jungle, will you be Tarzan? Or will you get out of his way?

Members Reviews:

Four Stars

a must read.

Solid, practical, not quite as good as Orange Code

Love Arkadi. He is one of my favorite CEOs. This book is extremely practical and gives great insights for any business leader. Some of the CEO messages are more helpful than others and the book covers a lot of topics. I would recommend you read it just for the handles it provides.

A contemporary, "straight from the heart" leadership guide

Arkadi Kuhlmann does it again--"Rock then Roll" is the perfect sequel to "The Orange Code."

His top ten secrets of Culture-Driven Leadership resonated with me. I have found too many successful companies resting on their laurels and the culture of the past. Arkadi reminds us that culture driven leaders must have a bias for action, and be willing to adapt their leadership styles based on continuous dialog with customers and employees.

I met Arkadi earlier this year, and was very impressed with his commitment to listening to customers. He commits several hours per month to working in ING Direct's call centers and handling customer inquiries. Few CEOs can make that claim.

Arkadi's renegade, "shoot from the hip" writing style makes it easy to pick up the book, read a few pages, and digest the principles.

Buy this book if you want to build an energized, customer-driven culture. It will surely help you make the world a better place. Isn't that what leadership is really about?

Lisa Nirell

author, "EnergizeGrowth NOW: The Marketing Guide to a Wealthy Company"

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Title: When the Penny Drops

Subtitle: Learning What's Not Taught

Author: R. Gopalakrishnan

Narrator: Samrat Chakrabarti

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-20-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

An invaluable source of inspiration and guidance to help leaders understand themselves and their own barriers to success.

For centuries, we have learned what's not taught through our own experiences and the stories of others. Even today, only 3 percent of leadership development occurs due to classroom training and coursework. In fact, for most managers, the penny drops only when we are at the end of our careers. R. Gopalakrishnan, author of the best-selling The Case of the Bonsai Manager, has many stories to tell. With 43 years corporate experience across countries, each story recounted here has taught him a valuable lesson in some intuitive way. Each one is narrated here for you to allow you to reflect and learn for yourself how to improve and develop.

Using the framework of the Tata Management Training Centre (TMTC) and the Center for reative Leadership (CCL), Gopalakrishnan explores:

When the Penny Drops: Learning What's Not Taught encourages you to reflect on yourself. It will help you learn by identifying the success mantras embedded in you and releasing the lessons that might be entrapped within yourself.

Members Reviews:

Excellent book

Like the Bonsai Manager, this book has been written in a very lucid, practical manner with lots of live examples. Must read for all professionals at all levels.

Four Stars

good book to read. nicely presented

Book on how Experiential Learning with personal anecdotes from TATA Group Director - Indian & Emerging market context

I came across R Gopalakrishnan's writings over 10 years back & was stuck by their authenticity & their applicability. So when he came out with his new book 'When the Penny Drops' now, I rushed to get my copy.

'When the Penny Drops' lives up to the expectations. Mr. Gopalakrishnan talks about learning in this book and explains how 97% of learning happens informally, intuitively, on the job. And then he describes the most important moment in learning - 'when the penny drops'.

He explains that for a manager - there are three worlds - the inner world, the world of relationships and the world of `Getting Things Done' through others. He then builds a framework using some very vivid examples from his work life to develop his story. The book aims to encourage you to reflect on yourself. It will help you learn by 'identifying the success mantras embedded in you and releasing the lessons that might be entrapped within yourself'.

My key takeaways from the book:

1. Most of the times, we are unable to hear the penny drop - trapped as we are by listening & learning disabilities. However, when mind is really open, we can hear it & get precious insights into self.

2. The more experiences you have, the more hard knocks you get, the more you are likely to learn

3. Learning positive things is easy, negative is difficult. Negative things are best learnt by self-reflection.

4. Everyone feel that they have been unjust treated by their employer when it comes to promotions / rewards.

5. Training programs are good to have - particularly the all-expense paid overseas ones - but they cannot help beyond a point. They help a bit, at most 10%, but the balance 90% must come from within.

6. Creating the challenge, the adversity and a pressure packed situation is not difficult to do. Ensuring that people learn something useful from it is the most difficult part.

7.