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Title: A Year with Peter Drucker

Subtitle: 52 Weeks of Coaching for Leadership Effectiveness

Author: Joseph A. Maciariello

Narrator: Tom Parks

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-07-15

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 18 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

A year-long leadership development course, divided into short, weekly lessons, based on Peter Drucker's personal coaching program, previously unpublished material, and selected readings from the management guru's classic works, compiled by his longtime collaborator Joseph A. Maciariello.

A Year with Peter Drucker distills the essence of Peter Drucker's personal mentorship program into an easy-to-follow 52-week course, exploring the themes Drucker felt were most important to leadership development, including

Each weekly management meditation includes a lesson and a message or anecdote taken from Drucker's extensive body of work, as well as suggestions for further reading, reflective questions, and quick, easy prompts to help listeners incorporate the knowledge they've learned into their daily work.

A lifetime of wisdom brilliantly honed into a single essential volume by Drucker's collaborator Joseph A. Maciariello, A Year with Peter Drucker gives both lifelong Drucker fans and young executives now discovering his brilliance an invaluable opportunity to learn directly from the late master.

Members Reviews:

Great book - I read on Sunday morning before my ...

Great book - I read on Sunday morning before my week starts and then reflect on that weeks topic during the week, taking notes.

Like most of these business books

Like most of these business books, they make all their points in the first chapter and then repeat them over and over again until the end of the book. There are some good insights throughout.

An absolutely amazing book

I've been reading Drucker's work for many years and this book is a great way to revisit the most important concepts. I read other reviews that this book should be read in weekly chunks but the information is so great that I had to skip ahead. I would recommend this book to any leader out there and I can't wait to read it again.

Five Stars

Excellent use and review of Druckers work. I will continue to refer to it for his insights and advice.

The Spiritual Dr.D

I've admired Mr. D for a long time. this book puts his nuggets into bite size, reflective chunks. I love learning a new depth about him. I did not realize that he wanted corporations to work to maximize the well being of all their workers as well as long term profits.

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Title: The Experience

Subtitle: The 5 Principles of Disney Service and Relationship Excellence

Author: Bruce Loeffler, Brian Church

Narrator: Kevin Young

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-07-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 24 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Bring Disney-level customer experience to your organization with insider guidance.

The Experience is a unique guide to mastering the art of customer service and service relationships, based on the principles employed at the renowned leader in customer experience - the Walt Disney Company. Co-author Bruce Loeffler spent 10 years at Disney World overseeing service excellence. He has partnered with Brian T. Church to show you how to bring that same level of care and value to your own organization. Based on the I. C.A.R.E. model, the five principles - Impression, Connection, Attitude, Response, and Exceptionals - give you a solid framework upon which to raise the level of your customer experience. You will learn how to identify your customer service issues and what level of Experience you are currently offering. You can then determine exactly what the "customer experience" should be for your company, and the changes required to make it happen.

The Walt Disney Company is the most recognized name in the world for customer service. The "Disney Experience" draws customers from all around the world. This book describes what it takes to achieve that level of experience, and how any organization can do it with the right strategy and attention to detail. When the experience is enhanced, the opportunity arises to convert customers to ambassadors who will share their experience with others.

Customers are the lifeblood of business. A great product offering isn't enough in today's marketplace, where everyone's looking for an "experience". Imagine the kind of value a Disney-level customer experience could bring to your organization. The Experience is a guide to getting there, from an insider's perspective.

Members Reviews:

If you love disney you will love this book.

This is a wonderful book for anyone in the service industry. For that matter it is wonderful for anyone who owns any business.

amazing book get it now you will love it.

experience it now. be a giver of an exceptional experiences. do it for everyoneyou know and strangers you dont know alike...

Needs improvement... not the book, our company.

This book clearly explains the attention to detail and customer focus needed in business (and life). Actionable items to immediately implement. Great book!

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Title: Management

Subtitle: The Brian Tracy Success Library

Author: Brian Tracy

Narrator: Brian Tracy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-17-15

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 29 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

The strength of any organization is determined by the quality of its managers. Want to be invaluable to your company? Just boost your management skills. When you discover what the most successful managers know, you'll unlock the secrets to turning even ordinary employees into extraordinary performers. Now with this handy little book, achievement expert Brian Tracy reveals how you can easily:

Filled with proven techniques, this guide tells you how to bring out the best in your people - and hit new heights in your own career.

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Title: Game Theory and Strategy Explained

Author: Can Akdeniz

Narrator: David Williams

Format: Unabridged

Length: 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-29-15

Publisher: Can Akdeniz

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Game theory has evolved since its inception. But at its root, it is the modeling of strategic interactions between two or more players where there is a set of rules and outcomes. This basic definition gets to the heart of what game theory is. And this can be applied to almost any situation in your life and your business.

Regardless of your status, as an entrepreneur or a part of the employed, this theory can serve you well. It can help you develop strategic approaches to real-life situations where you predict, with remarkable accuracy, the best possible route towards the best possible outcomes. If you wanted to have a crystal ball, one that helps you predict the future, then game theory would be as close to that crystal ball as you can get in real life!

Game theory and strategy go hand in hand. In fact, they are like the big brother and the little brother of social interaction. Where game theory is the big brother, used to guide you along the way, strategy is the little brother, needing guidance. Strategy cannot exist successfully in the absence of big brother! They, therefore, have a tandem and reciprocal relationship.

Members Reviews:

Excellent Synopsis!

A concise capture of the breadth of various game theories for busoness application. The summarized approach makes it a good paring with a more detailed writing of the mathematical thepries.

For Bluffers only. Amusingly bad at times.

What would have made Game Theory and Strategy Explained better?

Some (any) structure.Some way to actually understand or apply any of the fairly random stream of concepts that the author throws at the reader - almost always without explaining/defining them.Some references to places where you can ACTUALLY learn to apply game theory.

Would you ever listen to anything by Can Akdeniz again?

Certainly not about game theory. There seems to be no depth or applicability to the material here and little helpful structure.I sadly purchased a second book by the same author on a related topic at the same time and it is similarly chaotic. Wish I hadn't.

What three words best describe David Williamss voice?

Almost sounds convincing

You didnt love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?

It potentially gives you a recognition of some of the concepts so you would recognise them if someone talked about game theory at a party (bluffer value only) It's unintentionally funny at times - like Monty Python's "How to play the flute": You just blow in one end and move your fingers! You get the picture. Hence I laughed out loud several times though probably not where the author intended.The style and performance is quite approachable though hampered by repetition and annoying reminders of how great the author thinks game theory is.

Any additional comments?

My expectations for a short piece costing a few bucks were not especially high but this really wasn't very good at all.It's most like listening to a talk about game theory tailored for school children. A few vague descriptions and examples of where it can be applied to get kids engaged but no actual details of the maths or models and consequently no actual applicable learning. You just learn some of the words.Buyer beware here ...

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Title: Peter Drucker's Five Most Important Questions

Subtitle: Enduring Wisdom for Today's Leaders

Author: Peter F. Drucker, Joan Snyder Kuhl, Frances Hesselbein

Narrator: Mark Cabus

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-08-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 58 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Enduring Management Wisdom for Today's Leaders from Peter F. Drucker

Peter Drucker's Five Most Important Questions provides insightful guidance and stirring inspiration for today's leaders and entrepreneurs. By applying Drucker's leadership framework in the present context of today's leaders and those who lead with them, this audiobook is an essential resource for people leading, managing, and working in all three sectors - public, private, and social. Listeners will gain new perspectives and develop a solid foundation upon which to build a successful and bright future. They will learn how to focus on why they are doing what they're doing, how to do it better, and how to develop realistic, motivational plans for achieving their goals.

This brief, clear, and accessible guide - peppered with commentary from distinguished management gurus, contemporary entrepreneurs, and dynamic millennial leaders - will challenge listeners and stimulate spirited discussion and action within any organization, inspiring positive change and new levels of excellence. In addition to contributions from Jim Collins, Marshall Goldsmith, and Judith Rodin, the book features new insights from some of today's most influential leaders in business (GE and Salesforce.com), academia (Harvard Business School and Northwestern University), social enterprise (Levo League, Pencils of Promise and Why Millennials Matter) and the military (United States Military Academy) who have been directly influenced by Drucker's theory of management.

Members Reviews:

Clear

Great book. Clear and provides instructions on how to do what the book suggests. I will read it again.

Drucker is great though..

Drucker is great. Read Drucker, but jus not this rendition and package - stay away. Ughh!

insightful

this book is short, but the content is great. it applies principles you should be using in being part of a company. Non-profit organizations are hinted by Drucker to be the most effective way to impact society. contrast the skills to a for-profit and those that do well use similar techniques to make great companies.

Excellent info for nonprofits

Excellent reading for anyone in nonprofit leadership. It's quality, not quantity. Information to use today!

timely reflective and useful

a 2 1st century update to a modern classic, sagely advice in tumultuous times. well narrated to boot.

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Title: Cybersecurity Leadership

Subtitle: Powering the Modern Organization

Author: Mansur Hasib

Narrator: Mansur Hasib

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-25-15

Publisher: Tomorrow's Strategy Today, LLC

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 46 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

An essential book for the modern technology driven organization narrated by the author

Authored by the only cybersecurity and healthcare IT leader in the world with 12 years' experience as Chief Information Officer, a Doctor of Science in the field, and the prestigious CISSP, PMP, and CPHIMS certifications.

Managing cybersecurity requires a multi-disciplinary holistic business approach. Many of the current cybersecurity approaches in organizations and most books are based on an outdated 1991 model of cybersecurity - focused solely on technology solutions. This book provides the 2014 model and shows why leadership engagement of people within an organization is critical for success. Culture development through leadership is essential because culture governs behavior. Apply the time tested principles explained in this book for success in any organization.

Today cybersecurity strategy is the same as information technology strategy. Cybersecurity drives the mission of the modern organization. Done right it can be a hallmark of distinction and a source of productivity and innovation in an organization. Failure to lead cybersecurity can easily lead to business failure. This book is an essential read for CIOs, CISOs, or any organizational business leader or student who wishes to understand how to build successful organizations. No prior background in cybersecurity or technology is required to understand this book.

In addition to 30 years of real world experience implementing organizational cybersecurity strategy, the author teaches cybersecurity to graduate students and executives at several US National Centers of Academic Excellence. The author is an opinion writer and conference speaker on cybersecurity, healthcare and leadership issues and is frequently quoted and cited in the media.

Members Reviews:

CIOs and CISOs should read this book...

What made the experience of listening to Cybersecurity Leadership the most enjoyable?

"Cybersecurity Leadership" is a holistic approach and roadmap for leaders to ponder and to follow as they strive to build a world class organization and an effective cyber program. Most of the lessons parallel what I've done in practice while others stimulate and almost mandate a lively conversation.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Cybersecurity Leadership?

As I read the book, I had frequent flashbacks to my past experiences as the FBI CIO and as a Wall Street executive. The "Penguin Award" that I started at the FBI parallels the notion of inspiring calculated risk taking.

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed this book.

A fresh look at leadership for a changing world.

This is not simply a book advising on cyber security tactics or choosing technology controls. Dr. Hasib takes us deeper into what it means to be a leader and clears away many misconceptions between leadership and management. Additionally, as ethics and integrity directly impact an organization's level of risk these traits are a common theme throughout his book. I highly recommend Cybersecurity Leadership for anyone functioning in a leadership role.

Mansur is the Peter Drucker of Cyber Security

Would you listen to Cybersecurity Leadership again? Why?

After many years in various executive roles ranging from CIO, CISO and Board Advisor I was absolutely impressed with the executive guidance and thought leadership of Mansur Hasib.

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Title: Becoming the Boss

Subtitle: New Rules for the Next Generation of Leaders

Author: Lindsey Pollak

Narrator: Coleen Marlo

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-24-15

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 35 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

The author of Getting from College to Career reinvents the concept of management for a new generation, offering a fresh and relevant approach to career success that shows Millennials how to make the next step: become a leader.

We are in the midst of a leadership revolution, as power passes from Baby Boomers to Millennials, who are stepping into executive positions in corporations, government, and their own businesses. Becoming the Boss is a brisk, tech-savvy success manual filled with real-world, actionable tips from an expert. Lindsey Pollak defines what Millennial generation leadership is and draws on original research, her own experience, and interviews with young managers and entrepreneurs to share the secrets of what makes them successful leaders - and shows young professionals how to rise in their own careers. From learning to develop a style that appeals to your older colleagues to managing virtual employees to mastering the rules of social media etiquette, Becoming the Boss helps you identify your next professional move and shows you how to succeed once you get there.

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:

Great read for a new leader trying to get ahead!

The best leadership book I have read thus far! If I could rate this 10 stars, I would!

Solid for newbie leaders or vets

Picked this up on sale. I was interested in it both for my own leadership development but also to get a sense of the challenges or recommendations that are being given to new leaders who are Millennials. Its a good book, worth listening to. The book isnt meant to get in depth on every leadership topic but it does do a good job of touching on the key areas at the surface level. Importantly, she explicitly lets you know where to get more information should want you want more detail. In fact, at the beginning of the book, she lists the top 15 or so business/leadership books of all time (in her opinion) and she makes reference to these books or concepts throughout. I found this very helpful.

I would recommend for new leaders and more seasoned alike.

Great book

Very insightful , easy listen , great strategies to improve my leadership. I highly recommend this book.

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Title: Attacker's Advantage

Subtitle: Turning Uncertainty into Breakthrough Opportunities

Author: Ram Charan

Narrator: Mark Bramhall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-24-15

Publisher: HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 66 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

When Ram Charan (and Larry Bossidy) published Execution (more than two million copies sold), they saw it as the playbook for both senior and middle managers in "the new game". But now the game has changed. Business leaders find themselves operating in an era of persistent uncertainty moving at an unprecedented rate of change. Now the man Forbes magazine called "alone at the top of his profession...a guru, a corporate sage" returns with a new message for this challenging time.

In The Attacker's Advantage, Charan reveals the upside of uncertainty for those leaders who are nimbly positioned to anticipate the catalysts of disruption and embrace change. He updates and adapts the principles of his previous best sellers to address the current turbulent business environment, cutting through the veil of complexity to concentrate on the new customer needs and expectations and providing the tools for corporate leaders to take their companies to a higher level.

Critic Reviews:

"He has the rare ability to distill meaningful from meaningless and transfer it to others in a quiet, effective way." (Jack Welch, former chairman of GE)

"He knows more about corporate America than anyone." (Richard Harrington, CEO, Thomson Reuters)

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Title: Practicing Positive Leadership: Tools and Techniques That Create Extraordinary Results (BK Business)

Author: Kim Cameron

Narrator: Zac Wilson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-21-15

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Plenty of research has been done on why companies go terribly wrong, but what makes companies go spectacularly right? That's the question Kim Cameron asked more than a decade ago. Since then Cameron and his colleagues have uncovered the principles and practices that set extraordinarily effective organizations apart from the merely successful.

In his previous book, Positive Leadership, Cameron identified four strategies that enable these organizations and the individuals within them to flourish: creating a positive climate, positive relationships, positive communication, and positive meaning. Here he lays out specific tactics for implementing them. These are not feel-good nostrums--study after study (some cited in this book) have proven positive leadership delivers breakthrough bottom-line results. Thanks to Cameron's concise how-to guide, now any organization can be "positively deviant," achieving outcomes that far surpass the norm.

Members Reviews:

Four Stars

A very useful and research-based book!!!

Best book on research around positive leadership and application in live settings.

Outstanding book on research in this field with real examples. Easy to read and extremely enlightening.

Taras Kirichenko

Very good book

I liked chapter 6 very much!

Also 4 quadrants are interesting

You should think about translation of the book into other languages

Five Stars

Thank you!

Excellent tool for the organization

Practicing Positive Leadership was an excellent read. Each Chapter provides several specific tools and techniques that help create positive energy that can be used throughout the organization. Positive leadership doesn't just mean constant smiling and being kind to other employees. There are times when positive leaders must deliver bad news or even take on difficult situations. This book essentially guides the reader through dealing with those difficult situations without losing their positive credibility. The book works as a guide to good management and helps those who donât know, how to get things done. I found Chapter 4 to be the most helpful to my current job role. It talks about how to give negative feedback positively. I find this to be a crucial part in the success of a business. Things donât always go as planned and there are times when you canât always be the good one. The key is to effectively convey your point, without losing your positive credibility. Delivering the message you need to get across without shutting down the person you are talking to. It is easy for many to remember the good more than the bad. The book lays out three steps to communication that helps keep the organization running smoothly. The steps are helpful and are a good guideline to effective communication. Chapter 5 was also another chapter I found myself being able to relate to. The chapter speaks on establishing and achieving Everest goals. There has been lots of research done to support that having goals motivates individuals and organizations to achieve higher performance than if they had no goals. Everest goals focus on opportunities, possibilities, and potential. Every organization and individual should have some of their own. Basically, a helpful tool to keep employees motivated is goal setting. Whether the goal be an Everest goal or a general goal, they both help in motivating for the better.

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Title: High-Performance Teamwork

Author: Doug Jones

Narrator: Doug Jones

Format: Original Recording

Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-06-15

Publisher: Nightingale-Conant

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Imagine one person at the end of a long line of people trying to push the line forward. It's a tough job, so he or she hires a team of middle managers to join the push at strategic points along the line. Eventually the line starts moving, but as soon as the pushing stops, the movement stops.

Now imagine the line of people breaking into small groups, locking arms and running towards a specific goal with team members leading the charge. That's a powerful force that's hard to stop.

The first example is like the hierarchical, bureaucratic, top-down management style still used in many companies today. The second example is what High Performance Teamwork is all about.

When you have a group of people strongly united and motivated to reach a common goal, almost nothing can stop you from achieving it.

In High Performance Teamwork, Doug Jones describes how the nation's top performing corporations are using the team approach to restructure their organizations to make startling improvements in productivity, quality, and profit.

Renowned speaker Doug Jones explains how to: