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Title: Get a Grip

Subtitle: An Entrepreneurial Fable - Your Journey to Get Real, Get Simple, and Get Results

Author: Mike Paton, Gino Wickman

Narrator: T. David Rutherford

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-06-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 347 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Its time to take your business to the next level.

Eileen Sharp and Vic Hightower were frustrated. After years of profitable, predictable growth, Swan Services was in a rut. Meetings were called and discussions held, but few decisions were made and even less got done. People were pointing fingers and assigning blame, but nothing happened to solve Swans mounting problems. It felt as though they were working harder than ever but with less impact. The company Eileen and Vic had founded and built for 10 years was a different place. It just wasnt fun anymore.

Their story is not unusual. The challenges they were facing are common, predictable, and solvable. Get A Grip tells the story of how Swan Services resolves its issues by implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System. With the help of EOS, Eileen, Vic, and their leadership team master a set of managerial tools that allow them to get traction on their business, grow the business, and deliver better results for clients.

The story of Swan Services is a fable, but the Entrepreneurial Operating System is very real and has helped thousands of businesses worldwide. A complete entrepreneurial toolkit, EOS has helped thousands of businesses get to where they want to be.

In Get a Grip, learn how Swan Services leaders learned to develop and commit to a clear vision, establish focus, build discipline, and create a healthier and more cohesive team.

With characters and situations created from collective business experiences and stories, Get a Grip is a fable that will ring true for entrepreneurial leaders the world over and guide them to get their companies on track.

Members Reviews:

Good content, but hard to listen to

The guy who reads this does a terrible job of breaking up sentences and thoughts. He reads it like one never-ending run-on sentence.

Very Good Companion Book to "Traction"

Very good. Companion book to "Traction", one of my top-three-ranked all-time business books. A well-written, very realistic (it's basically what we've experienced over the past two years) fictional account of a company getting itself organized using the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS). Of you are interested, call me at Hunter Rowe Real Estate or search "Ben Goetz" on Google and call him, he is our "EOS Implementer".

this is a great fable

while it is difficult to apply the theoretical book this fiction make it easier to imagine real scenarios and apply traction proceeds step by step

Fast reader, not much of a fable

I got much more out of the actual "Traction" book. This "fable" is more like minutes from a business meeting than an actual story. Tough to get through. Plus the narrator was pretty speedy-- tough to follow.

Great for small business

This book is perfectly aligned to small business owners and managers. It's practical and actionable.

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Title: Executive Toughness

Subtitle: The Mental-Training Program to Increase Your Leadership Performance

Author: Jason Selk

Narrator: John Haag

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-22-13

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 158 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Take your professional game to the next levelin 100 seconds or less!

People with inborn talent may be good at what they dobut only the mentally tough reach the highest plateaus in their field. And heres the best news of all: mental toughness is something anyone can learn.

Director of mental training for the St. Louis Cardinals and a top-tier executive coach, Dr. Jason Selk knows everything there is to know about developing the mental toughness required for achieving any goal you set for yourself. In fact, the techniques he outlines in this book are the same ones he used to help the Cardinals defeat the heavily favored Detroit Tigers in the 2006 World Series.

Inspired on the vision of legendary basketball coach John Wooden, Selks program is as simple as it is effective. But that doesnt mean its easy. You have to put effort into your drive to success; its the only way to build up your mental muscles. Selk provides hands-on daily exercises for breaking old, self-defeating patterns of behavior and replacing them with the can-do attitude and positive behavior that would make Coach Wooden proud.

Executive Toughness outlines the three fundamentals for attaining high-level success:

ACCOUNTABILITY - admit to mistakes, correct them, and, most important, learn from them

FOCUS - on your strengths, on winning, on reaching your goal . . . for only 100 seconds per day

OPTIMISM - dont just believe you can succeed, know you can succeed

Executive Toughness takes you through the steps of making these critical behaviors part of your everyday routine. Practice your accountability, focus, and optimism, and youll be on the path to attaining your goals; make them part of your mental DNA, and there will be no turning backever.

A complete regimen from a leading expert on developing the mindset for attaining goals, Executive Toughness is your workout for ultimate success in your career and in your life.

Members Reviews:

Higghly motivational

Very good book. I very much enjoyed all the concepts presented and how they they were laid out. Highly recommended.

Good Emotional Intelligence Book

Any additional comments?

Most of this book is purely emotional intelligence topic or at least that what I felt. Yet, there is a distinctive touch of corporates orientation topics. I guess the best advise is if you've read many emotional intelligence books then this book won't add much to you. And vice versa, if like you emotional intelligence topics but not read much, then this book will be helpful to get you emotional intelligence knowledge plus corporate-oriented emotional intelligence.

Good process

the author outlines a concise process to set and stay focused on your goals without getting overwhelmed. I would recommend anyone give this book a chance for 6 months and see how it works for you.

Life-Changing

I have read and listened to many books on personal development. This is one of the absolute best. The title really doesn't do the content justice. The information in this book is actionable, useful, and powerful.

Orwellian-Level Mind Slaughter (OLMS?)

I normally avoid (like a prose plague) ALL business, leadership, self-help, and strategy books, etc., because I find them universally to be poorly written and filled with an almost boundless and unbearable number of cliches, hyperbole, etc..

I was given this book by a co-worker and felt compelled to read it.

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Title: The Portable MBA

Author: Ian Skurnik, Timothy M. Laseter, Paul J. Simko, Lynn A. Isabella, Peter L. Rodriguez, Kenneth M. Eades

Narrator: Adam Hanin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-09-12

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 35 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

A totally revised, new edition of the best-selling guide to business school basics.

The best-selling book that invented the "MBA in a book" category, The Portable MBA, Fifth Edition, is a reliable and information-packed guide to the business school curriculum and experience. For years, professionals who need MBA-level information and insight - but don't need the hassle of business school - have turned to the Portable MBA series for the very best, most up-to-date coverage of the business basics. This new, revised and expanded, edition continues that long tradition with practical, real-world business insight from faculty members from the prestigious Darden School at the University of Virginia. With 50 percent new material, including new chapters on such topics as emerging economies, enterprise risk management, consumer behavior, managing teams, and up-to-date career advice, this is the best Portable MBA ever.

Covers all the core topics you'd learn in business school, including finance, accounting, marketing, economics, ethics, operations management, management and leadership, and strategy.

Every chapter is totally updated and seven new chapters have been added on vital business topics.

Includes case studies and interactive Web-based examples.

Whether you own your own small business or work in a major corporate office, The Portable MBA gives you the comprehensive information and rich understanding of the business world that you need.

Members Reviews:

Good book

The book meet my expectations and I was most impressed with the chapter on teams. The narrator does a great job of reading some difficult sections (equations) in a way that makes it understandable.

Should be a PDF attachment

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

It will be a good movie

Any additional comments?

I just start listening and it was not long until I realized something is missing. The Author

refers to graphs and exhibitions that are most likely in the hard copy book, but are not attached to this audio book. I can not rate the whole work overall since I have not completed the book.

Just ok

Has too much diversity crap in it saying how it's good without giving a reason why. Diversity for diversity sake. Some of the econ in the early part is pretty weak. Too much demand side "keynesian Econ".

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Title: The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary

Author: Joseph Michelli

Narrator: Dick Hill

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-16-12

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 136 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE SUCCESS!

You already know the Starbucks story. Since 1992, its stock has risen a staggering 5,000 percent! The genius of Starbucks success lies in its ability to create personalized customer experiences, stimulate business growth, generate profits, energize employees, and secure customer loyalty-all at the same time.

The Starbucks Experience contains a robust blend of home-brewed ingenuity and people-driven philosophies that have made Starbucks one of the world's "most admired" companies, according to Fortune magazine. With unique access to Starbucks personnel and resources, Joseph Michelli discovered that the success of Starbucks is driven by the people who work there-the "partners" - and the special experience they create for each customer. Michelli reveals how you can follow the Starbucks way to:

Filled with real-life insider stories, eye-opening anecdotes, and solid step-by-step strategies, this fascinating book takes you deep inside one of the most talked-about companies in the world today.

For anyone who wants to learn from the best-and be the best-The Starbucks Experience is a rich, heady brew of unforgettable user-friendly ideas.

Members Reviews:

Too basic

It's about philanthropy and liberal thinking. I didn't really learn anything by reading it.

#overpriced

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Title: The Trust Edge

Subtitle: How Top Leaders Gain Faster Results, Deeper Relationships, and a Strong Bottom Line

Author: David Horsager

Narrator: David Horsager

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-09-12

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 83 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

In The Trust Edge, David Horsager reveals the foundation of genuine success - trust. Based on research but made practical for todays leader, The Trust Edge shows that trust is quantifiable and brings dramatic results to businesses and leaders. In this book, Horsager teaches listeners how to build the 8 Pillars of Trust:

1. Clarity: People trust the clear and mistrust the ambiguous.

2. Compassion: People put faith in those who care beyond themselves.

3. Character: People notice those who do what is right over what is easy.

4. Competency: People have confidence in those who stay fresh, relevant, and capable.

5. Commitment: People believe in those who stand through adversity.

6. Connection: People want to follow, buy from, and be around friends.

7. Contribution: People immediately respond to results.

8. Consistency: People love to see the little things done consistently.

When leaders learn how to implement these pillars, they enjoy better relationships, reputations, retention, revenue, and results. Fascinating and timely, The Trust Edge unveils how trust has the ability to accelerate or destroy any business, organization, or relationship. The lower the trust, the more time everything takes, the more everything costs, and the lower the loyalty of everyone involved. Conversely, an environment of trust leads to greater innovation, morale, and productivity. The trusted leader is followed. From the trusted salesperson, people will buy. For the trusted brand, people will pay more, come back, and tell others. Trust, not money, is the currency of business and life!

Members Reviews:

Starts strong, fizzles a bit

If you could sum up The Trust Edge in three words, what would they be?

Worthwhile to read

Would you recommend The Trust Edge to your friends? Why or why not?

Yes, some very good concepts addressed here.

Have you listened to any of David Horsagers other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Trust is a result

Any additional comments?

For people who've read a lot of business books, they will recognize a lot of these concepts and examples. However, David does a nice job of tying these concept to the overall idea of trust.

A important read

This book talks a subject no one talks about but should.

Well written, interesting and a powerful message!

real information from a quality book.

if you need help to build more trust in anyway in you life i definitely recommend this. ver y useful. very practical. very thought out . trust this book to give more trust in life.

Really Great Instructional Book

This book is one of the best that I've experienced on business ethics, with practical action steps that make a significant, immediate difference when applied.

More than trust

The author went beyond a book on trust. It was more like listening to a life coach. Many good lessons. Good refresher.

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Title: Leading in a Culture of Change

Author: Michael Fullan

Narrator: Brad Smith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-04-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 28 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Business, nonprofit, and public sector leaders are facing new and daunting challenges - rapid-paced developments in technology, sudden shifts in the marketplace, and crisis and contention in the public arena. If they are to survive in this chaotic environment, leaders must develop the skills they need to lead effectively no matter how fast the world around them is changing.

Leading in a Culture of Change offers new and seasoned leaders' insights into the dynamics of change and presents a unique and imaginative approach for navigating the intricacies of the change process. Michael Fullan - an internationally acclaimed expert in organizational change - shows how leaders in all types of organizations can accomplish their goals and become exceptional leaders. He draws on the most current ideas and theories on the topic of effective leadership, incorporates case examples of large scale transformation, and reveals a remarkable convergence of powerful themes, or as he calls them, the five core competencies.

By integrating the five core competencies - attending to a broader moral purpose, keeping on top of the change process, cultivating relationships, sharing knowledge, and setting a vision and context for creating coherence in organizations - leaders will be empowered to deal with complex change. They will be transformed into exceptional leaders who consistently mobilize their compatriots to do important and difficult work under conditions of constant change.

Members Reviews:

Leans Too Much On An Academic & Theory

This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Personally the audio made too much use of reference to the book e.g. as shown in diagram x, and also too much reference to theory. This overuse of these two items made it hard to get a flow for the topics being discussed.

Has Leading in a Culture of Change turned you off from other books in this genre?

No. I've bought and thoroughly enjoyed others in this genre, and as a leadership development practitioner I know what I'm looking for.

How could the performance have been better?

Less reference to diagrams in the book. More on real-world implementation and a different reading energy level.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

To return it.

Any additional comments?

No.

Must read / listen ( audible book)

The author does a great job at simplicity if writing and addressing important leadership qualities. I especially enjoy the references and referenced material throughout the text. Far better than the books that are full anecdotes. I also appreciate how he stresses the importance of daily learning, slow learning in the context of one's present organization. He redefines or at least introduces the reader to the idea that dissent and conflict is not bad and that life is not chaotic but complex. Very easy to listen

Unimpressive

I don't think any of Fuller's ideas regarding how to lead in a culture of change are very novel. Personally, I felt the book was full of clichés. I was not a fan.

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Title: Hardwiring Excellence: Purpose, Worthwhile Work, Making a Difference

Author: Quint Studer

Narrator: Kevin Young

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-11-12

Publisher: West Voice Audioworks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 215 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

A 'textbook with passion', Hardwiring Excellence offers a road map and practical how-to guide for creating and sustaining a culture of service and operational excellence. In this book, author Quint Studer, founder of Studer Group, draws on his personal experience as a former hospital executive who led two organizations to the top 1% in patient satisfaction and his experience coaching hundreds of healthcare organizations since.

Studer, a nationally acclaimed educator, coach, and thought leader in healthcare today, is a master storyteller, mixing 'chicken soup style' stories with personal insight, simple tools, and in-depth recommendations on how good organizations can become great ones.

Based on Studer Group's Nine Principles SM, Quint Studer shows how to retain more employees; ensure better customer service; build strong leadership, align organizational values, goals, and results; increase communication; reward and recognize individual success while also requiring accountability; and move operational performance for better financials, market share, and growth.

At the core of the journey, he says, is a sense of purpose, worthwhile work and making a difference. When organizations learn how to harness this passion in their employees, they create a success spiral with ever increasing momentum.

In fact, Richard L. Clarke, FHFMA, President and CEO of Healthcare Financial Management Association says, "Quint Studer's Nine Principles of service and operational excellence provide the missing link between people power and strong financials. It's about courageous leadership."

Members Reviews:

Excellent

I learned a lot on this book and started applying them in my practice. I'm excited to see the results as we hardwired excellence in our organization.

Heart, theory, and practice!

I've ready many "complete theory" business books, from The Great Game to EMyth to Rockefeller Habits, etc. This one has tactics very focused on healthcare, but the principles are broadly applicable. None other I've ready seems to get people and the power of intrinsic motivation like this one. So many good points: excellent stories, clear tactics, a unified and simple system, and a true focus on balanced outcomes for all stakeholders. This is not pie in the sky. It is clearly born of very deep practical experience with hundreds of organizations over decades.

Wonderful message...

Validated my time spent on relationship building is valuable and it's not just my perception...and what I do is "rounding"!

Excellent book!

I found this book enjoyable and easy to listen to. Definitely a plus to implement this material in any organization.

Mostly for health care management

This book is definitely aimed at health care management, but was both interesting and understandable to us ordinary mortals too. The performance was excellent.

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Title: The Leadership Challenge

Subtitle: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations, Fifth Edition

Author: James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner

Narrator: James Kouzes, Barry Posner, Sean Pratt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-07-12

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 483 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

The 25th anniversary edition of the best-selling business classic, completely revised and updated.

For more than 25 years, The Leadership Challenge has been the most trusted source on becoming a better leader, selling more than two million copies in over 20 languages since its first publication. Based on Kouzes and Posners extensive research, this all-new edition casts their enduring work in context for todays world, proving how leadership is a relationship that must be nurtured, and most importantly, that it can be learned. This book:

An indispensable resource for leaders at all levels, this anniversary edition is a landmark update and must-hear.

Critic Reviews:

"

The Leadership Challenge is still popular and relevant after 25 years for a reason: it is a classic. No one provides more practical real-world advice than Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. This is the audiobook on leadership that I recommend to all of my clients, and I think this is the greatest book on leadership ever written." (Marshall Goldsmith, best-selling author,

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Title: Carrots and Sticks Don't Work

Subtitle: Build a Culture of Employee Engagement with the Principles of RESPECT

Author: Paul L. Marciano

Narrator: Richard Broski

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-13-12

Publisher: Richard Broski

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 120 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

The title says it all: carrots and sticks don't work.

Reward and recognition programs can be costly and inefficient, and they primarily reward employees who are already highly engaged and productive performers. Worse still, these programs actually decrease employee motivation, because they can make individual recognition, rather than the overall success of the team, the goal. Yet many businesses turn to these measures first - unaware of a better alternative.

So, when it comes to changing your organizational culture, carrots and sticks don't work! What does work is Dr. Paul Marciano's acclaimed RESPECT model, which gives you specific, low-cost, turnkey solutions and action plans-- based on seven key drivers of employee engagement that are proven and supported by decades of research and practice - that will empower you to assess, troubleshoot, and resolve engagement issues in the workplace:

Carrots and Sticks Don't Work delivers the same proven resources and techniques that have enabled trainers, executives, managers, and owners at operations ranging from branches of the United States government to Fortune 500 corporations to 20-person outfits to realize demonstrable gains in employee productivity and job satisfaction.

When you give a little RESPECT, you get a more effective organization with reduced turnover and absenteeism and employees at all levels who are engaged, focused, and committed to succeed as a team. In short, you get maximum ROI from your organization's most powerful resource: its people!

Members Reviews:

Good ideas, awful narrator

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The narrator

What other book might you compare Carrots and Sticks Don't Work to and why?

Dan Pink's Drive because it offers a simpler approach to the same issue of engagement. The two are good together. Not opposing viewpoints but different ways of getting to the same end.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Slightly cynical or condescending inflection, way too rapid reading, mispronunciation of words all of which highly detracted from the kind, thoughtful content.

Do you think Carrots and Sticks Don't Work needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No. I think he gets his point across.

Any additional comments?

Don't let Richard Broski read any other books until he learns how to pronounce words like concomitant, Appomattox, and subsequent correctly, SLOW DOWN and drop that tone. I wanted the info but I found myself getting angry at the delivery. It was a struggle not to go buy the book so that I didn't have to listen to this reading.

Searched for a read, Found a treasure!

I didn't initially go looking for this book or any book like this. In my line of work, I wasn't looking for a solution to a problem. I simply like to read books that open my mind to new ways of thinking or something to challenge my way of thinking. Perspective.

Then I found this book, Carrots and Sticks Don't Work.

What this book explains is Paul's view on the systems most businesses use to motivate employees, how it fails to achieve lasting results, and his system for a content workforce.

This book made me think of why, in my professional career, I was not happy with my employers.

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Title: Everyone Communicates, Few Connect

Subtitle: What the Most Effective People Do Differently

Author: John Maxwell

Narrator: Wayne Shepherd

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-13-12

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 724 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

The world's most respected leadership expert gives five principles and five practices for breaking the invisible barrier to leadership and personal success.

You have a good idea but can't convince your peers of its merit. You crafted a groundbreaking strategy, but the team trudges on in the same old way. Certain people move forward in their career, while you seem to be stuck. If this describes you or someone you know, the problem is not the quality of what you have to offer. The problem is how you connect with people to create the results you desire.

In Everyone Communicates, Few Connect, John Maxwell takes readers through the Five Connecting Principles and the Five Connecting Practices of top-notch achievers. He believes that a person's ability to create change and results in any organization - be it a company, church, nonprofit, or even a family - is directly tied to the ability to use the teachings of this book.

Members Reviews:

Not complete

I got the book and the audio version to "read along" which was impossible to do since the audio version seems to be an abridged version. I don't know who made the call to not have the full version of the book here but a heads up would've been nice.

The reader does a good job but unfortunately due to this being a reduced version it didn't serve the purpose I needed or expected.

Good book

This book met my expectations. John Maxwell has really good communication points. The book helped me to understand that connecting is not about me.

I always loved the quote which he used in this book that "people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." Another interesting statement was that connecting and becoming a good communicator is skill and not a natural ability. He used Moses as an example.

This is a book that I will listen to again.

This is abriged and missing key elements.

What would have made Everyone Communicates, Few Connect better?

It could be complete. I downloaded this because I am an auditory learner and I was taking a class that required this book. I was missing important information. Shame on you Mr. Maxwell.

Worth listening again! The narrator read very well

These principles about connecting as a communicator are great reminders. John Maxwell did an awesome job putting this material together!

Great Read

Whether in business or person life Maxwell so eloquently lines out points with simplicity and clarity yet depth.

Great and easy read. Full of wise quotes.