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Title: Drucker Collection

Subtitle: 5 of His Best Titles

Author: Peter Drucker

Narrator: Deaver Brown

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-21-14

Publisher: Simply Media

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 37 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Five of his best titles shortened by him for Harvard Business Review: "The Effective Executive", "Discipline of Innovation based on Innovation and Entrepreneurship", "Theory of the Business", "What Executives Should Remember", and "What Only the CEO Can Do".

Members Reviews:

Great book, Monotone narration.

The books had much to offer with tons of valuable data from real life business exposure. The only negative was the monotone narration that required me to take several breaks to complete entire audiobook. If you can tough it through its invaluable.

excellent content

Common sense can't be better well said. Drucker is a master teacher, learning from the best.

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Title: Succession

Subtitle: Mastering the Make-or-Break Process of Leadership Transition

Author: Noel M. Tichy

Narrator: Jeff Cummings, Noel M. Tichy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-13-14

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Starting out at GE, where he headed up the company's leadership institute and revamped the leadership pipeline under Jack Welch, Noel Tichy has served as a trusted advisor on management succession to such leading companies as Royal Dutch Shell, Nokia, Intel, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Merck, and Caterpillar.

Now Tichy draws on decades of hands-on experience working with CEOs and boards to provide a framework for building a smart, effective transition pipeline, whether for a multi-billion dollar conglomerate, a family business, a small start-up, or a non-profit.

Through revealing case studies like Hewlett Packard, IBM, Yahoo, P&G, Intel, and J.C. Penney, he examines why some companies fail and others succeed in training and sustaining the next generation of senior leaders. He highlights the common mistakes that can generate embarrassing headlines and may even call an organization's survival into question, and reveals the best practices of those who got it right. Tichy also positions leadership talent development and succession where they belong: at the top of every leader's agenda.

Members Reviews:

Advertisement not a book

One big long resume of the author. Full of name dropping and things he did but no take-aways. He tells you what he did over the last 40+ years but it is lacking in "how's" that can be applied to anywhere else. Painful and boring. I suffered through to the ending hoping for a good summary - disappointed.

Compelling- spot-on (as usual)

Dr. Tichy

Succession is relevant, timely and spot-on regarding preparing for the impending baby boomer retirements.

My suggestion- listen twice; there is extensive info to consider.

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Title: The Samsung Way

Subtitle: Transformational Management Strategies from the World Leader in Innovation and Design

Author: Jaeyong Song, Kyungmook Lee

Narrator: Eli Woods

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-03-14

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Learn how to manage, lead, and succeed...the Samsung way.

Based on 10 years of research and interviews with 80 top executives, the award-winning The Samsung Way is the first definitive guide to the groundbreaking management principles that transformed a lagging electronics company into one of the most successful brands in the world.

Combining professional insights from Samsung insiders with practical applications for managers, executives, and CEOs, this powerhouse of a book shows you how to:

Also known as "The Three Paradoxes of Samsung Management," these seemingly contradictory goals are the keys behind Chairman Lee Kun-Hees now-famous New Management Initiative - the business plan that drove Samsung to become the number-one leader in mobile phones, televisions, semiconductors, and other electronics. A revolutionary - and time-tested - approach to innovation, Samsungs management principles will help you find the perfect balance of styles by combining the best of all worlds.

This ingenious step-by-step guide shows you how to implement Samsungs proven techniques for grafting American business practices onto a Japanese system, thus keeping costs low and bringing about differentiation. Youll learn how to achieve both economies of scale and speed in this era of a hypercompetitive world. Best of all, youll drive new ideas and innovations at every level of your company while building on your greatest strengths and successes.

Thats The Samsung Way.

Critic Reviews:

"To remain competitive in todays global marketplace, GE must benchmark itself against the best run companies in the world. Samsung is one of these companies. This insightful book outlines Samsungs formula for success and is an important read for any executive or leader who wishes to implement a similar plan in their own organization." (Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of GE)

"If I were to be asked about how Samsung Electronics became successful, I would confidently recommend The Samsung Way in lieu of a response. As CEO of Samsung Electronics, I am still amazed by the insightful analyses and explanations given here. This book led me to reconsider the direction of Samsungs future strategy." (Oh-Hyun Kwon, Vice-Chairman and CEO of Samsung Electronics)

"A firsthand glimpse of how an unlikely laggard in emerging economies became a global power to be reckoned with. This informed, readable book will help you understand what management innovation is really all about."(Rita McGrath, Professor, Columbia Business School, and author of The End of Competitive Advantage)

Members Reviews:

worst there is

Nothing as takeaways.. the book says the name Samsung thousands of times throughout the book which is quite irritating . . no cohesive story.. instead of mentioning the failure of Samsung cars, they could have fully covered that as its main subject it would have been more useful!

Interesting topic, ok-ish content, could be better

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The book is dealing with different stages of Samsung. Unfortunately repetition is a bit too much. Once getting to the end you get the feeling of have I not heard this before over and over again?

Has The Samsung Way turned you off from other books in this genre?

No

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

I do like the topic and history.

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Title: The Idea-Driven Organization

Subtitle: Unlocking the Power in Bottom-Up Ideas

Author: Alan G. Robinson, Dean M. Schroeder

Narrator: Walter Dixon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-06-14

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 22 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Most companies, if they solicit employee ideas at all, essentially just set up a suggestion box, which employees know from experience is where ideas go to die. So nothing happens. But innovation is not an option - it's the key to survival. And innovation needs new ideas.

So where are those ideas going to come from? Using numerous examples, Robinson and Schroeder argue that the employees who interact directly with your customers, make your products, and provide your services are in the best position to see where problems exist and what improvements and new offerings would have the most impact.

Robinson and Schroeder explain how leaders can build the kind of idea-driven company capable of implementing 50 to a 100 or more ideas per employee per year. Drawing on their work with companies worldwide, they show what's needed to put together a management team open to grassroots innovation and describe the strategies, policies, and practices that encourage - and those that discourage - employee ideas. They detail exactly how high-performing idea processes work and how to design one customized for your organization - including advice for teaching people how to come up with new ideas. The best ideas may come from the bottom, but they have to be systematically solicited from the top.

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 ideas to think about

This book has some great ideas. I wish it had gone into more detail about the specifics for implementing them.

Decent book, but not a big fan of the narrator

The content of the book is ok (worth a monthly credit). Not much to take away from it compare to other books in the same category. Not a big fan of the narrator. His voice is a bit too flat and slightly too quickly which is difficult to follow. I lost the main plot many times as he rarely emphasise on the main idea.

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Title: Recruiting and Hiring Effective Employees Made Simple

Author: Ali Asadi

Narrator: Barry Lank

Format: Unabridged

Length: 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-19-14

Publisher: Asadi Business Consulting, Inc

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

This authoritative volume on human resource management is highly recommended reading for the small business owners and HR professionals. Written by an acknowledged expert in all areas of business management, Recruiting and Hiring Effective Employees Made Simple is a well-organized guide to understanding this vitally important area of your business.

Members Reviews:

good ropa... it got straight to the point

it was good it helped me to get lot of ideas for my company and what I liked the most it was the price..

VERY basic

This was so basic, that I think it actually harms the authors reputation rather than enhances it.

The information was organized well, which is the only reason this got two stars instead of one.

extremely basic information!

I have zero HR experience and I still found this book to be extremely basic and full of common sense.

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Title: The Art of War for Small Business

Subtitle: Defeat the Competition and Dominate the Market with the Masterful Strategies of Sun Tzu

Author: Becky Sheetz-Runkle

Narrator: Karen Saltus

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-11-14

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 27 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Sun Tzu's ancient The Art of War has inspired military, political, and business leaders across the world with its brilliant strategies for prevailing against opponents. At the core of this classic treatise is the message that sledgehammer approaches can backfire, and size alone does not guarantee wins. Strategy, positioning, planning, leadership - all play equally significant roles, making Sun Tzu's teachings perfect for small business owners and entrepreneurs entrenched in fierce competition for customers, market share, talent - for their very survival. The Art of War for Small Business is the first book to apply Sun Tzu's wisdom to the small business arena. Featuring inspiring examples of entrepreneurial success, the book's 12 timeless lessons reveal how to:

Big companies may deploy overwhelming forces, but small companies can outsmart, outmaneuver, and out-strategize larger adversaries to capture crucial sectors, serve unmet needs, and emerge victorious.

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Title: Leading the Starbucks Way

Subtitle: 5 Principles for Connecting with Your Customers, Your Products, and Your People

Author: Joseph A. Michelli

Narrator: Joseph A. Michelli, Tom Parks

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-30-14

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 30 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Lead your business the Starbucks way.

Foreword by Herve Humler, President and COO, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.

One of the best-recognized and admired brands in the world, Starbucks singlehandedly transformed the ordinary delivery of coffee into a cultural phenomenon - a result of the companys exemplary leadership practices.

Joseph Michelli, author of the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Businessweek best seller The Starbucks Experience, explains that the international success of Starbucks begins with a promise: To inspire and nurture the human spirit - one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time. Michelli offers a perspective on the leadership principles that drove the iconic coffee companys resurgence from serious setbacks during the economic downturn - one of the few true turnaround stories of this time. And the company continues to grow dramatically, entering new markets and channels with fresh products and technologies.

In Leading the Starbucks Way, Michelli establishes five actionable principles that fuel long-term global sustainability at Starbucks and that can be used in any company, in any industry:

Leading the Starbucks Way is a penetrating look at the inner workings of one of todays most successful brands. The company gave Michelli one-on-one access to a variety of employees (called partners) to write this book - from baristas to senior leaders, including Howard Schultz, chairman, president, and chief executive officer.

In short, success is all about loving your product, loving your customers, and loving your employees. Sincerely. Without fail. Even in the face of business challenges.

Members Reviews:

This is a promotion for Starbucks

Would you try another book from Joseph A. Michelli and/or Joseph A. Michelli and Tom Parks ?

Im going to try the first one - as that was the one I meant to buy

The customer pays for hearing publicity

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

It had some interesting things but all in all it sounded like they were selling me on buying Starbucks and not explaining how to imitate.

Would you ever listen to anything by Joseph A. Michelli again?

Not sure

What about Joseph A. Michelli and Tom Parks s performance did you like?

A lot of examples

Could you see Leading the Starbucks Way being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

No way!

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Title: Leadership

Subtitle: The Warrior's Art

Author: Christopher D. Kolenda

Narrator: Corey Snow

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-23-14

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 38 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

This bold, wide-ranging collection brings together some of the most noted military minds, past and present, to examine the crucial role of leadership in combat. Written while Christopher Kolenda was a faculty member in the history department at West Point, it covers both classic and modern concepts of leadership and uses case studies from Alexander the Great through World War II to illustrate principles of leadership in concrete historical contexts.

Critic Reviews:

"This rich intellectual fare coherently defines effective military leadership for both combat and peacetime training environments. Kolenda eschews the glib hype found in many books on leadership in this refreshingly original title." (Library Journal)

Members Reviews:

Leadership - The Warrior's Art - Essay Collection

Story: As collection of essays, naturally, the book will vary tone and texture. In a way, it is much different than most books of leadership since you are getting input in discrete bundles from a variety of authors. I recommend this book.

Reader: Very good.

Production: Very good.

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Title: Leadership

Subtitle: The Brian Tracy Success Library

Author: Brian Tracy

Narrator: Brian Tracy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-24-14

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 60 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Few people are natural-born leaders. So what is it that transforms a person into the kind of individual who inspires others to follow?

Success expert Brian Tracy has helped thousands of people become exceptional leaders and now, in this concise and powerful audiobook, he reveals how you can:

Become the person seen as most likely to lead the organization to victory.

Great leadership is a skill that can be learned. Packed with proven methods, this indispensable little guide will unlock your leadership potential.

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Title: Great Work

Subtitle: How to Make a Difference People Love

Author: David Sturt

Narrator: Eli Woods

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-24-14

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

The New York Times best seller

Great work lives inside all of us.

The question is: Do we make the contributions we're capable of? Is our best work getting out there? Breaking through? Creating a difference the world loves?

We've long been told our ability to succeed depends on our IQ, talent, education level, gender, job title, or when and where we were born. Great Work turns that conventional thinking on its head to reveal that innovation can come from anyone, anywhere.

Especially you.

With insights from the largest-ever study of award-winning work, Great Work reveals five practical skills that will help you ideate, innovate, and deliver work that gets noticed and appreciated.

Great Work is filled with stories of real people in real jobs who did what was asked and then added something extra - a personal touch all their own - to deliver better-than-asked-for results. Their stories will inspire you to write your own page in the book of human progress.

Critic Reviews:

"I recommend it to everyone, from every background, who has dreams of accomplishing great work." (Barbara Corcoran, Real Estate Mogul, "Shark" on ABC'S Shark Tank)

"We all know difference makers who, in small ways, make a profound impact on how we work and live. This book helps us celebrate them." (Tom Post, Managing Editor, Forbes Media)

"Outstanding! A must read. Great Work will give you a whole new toolkit for success." (Larry King, legendary international radio and television broadcaster)

Members Reviews:

Exceptional book!

I heard David Sturt speak and a conference a few months ago and was curious about his work / study. I am so thankful that I took the time to listen to this book!! Such a right-on collection of ideas and examples that have left me totally excited to do my own great work!!