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Title: The Power Paradox

Subtitle: How We Gain and Lose Influence

Author: Dacher Keltner

Narrator: Kaleo Griffith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-17-16

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 90 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

A revolutionary and timely reconsideration of everything we know about power. Celebrated UC Berkeley psychologist Dr. Dacher Keltner argues that compassion and selflessness enable us to have the most influence over others, and the result is power as a force for good in the world.

It is taken for granted that power corrupts. This is reinforced culturally by everything from Machiavelli to contemporary politics. But how do we get power? And how does it change our behavior?

So often, in spite of our best intentions, we lose our hard-won power. Enduring power comes from empathy and giving. Above all, power is given to us by other people. This is what all too often we forget and what Dr. Keltner sets straight. This is the crux of the power paradox: By fundamentally misunderstanding the behaviors that helped us to gain power in the first place, we set ourselves up to fall from power. We can't retain power because we've never understood it correctly - until now. Power isn't the capacity to act in cruel and uncaring ways; it is the ability to do good for others, expressed in daily life, and itself a good a thing.

Dr. Keltner lays out exactly - in 20 original "Power Principles" - how to retain power, why power can be a demonstrably good thing, and the terrible consequences of letting those around us languish in powerlessness.

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:

Not great for audio

Audio felt more like a lecture and often referred to "your PDF". If you like to listen to audiobooks without stopping to check a PDF on your mobile or laptop this can be frustrating.

An excellent look at social dynamics

Pair this book with 'Pitch Anything' by Oren Klaff and you have a very powerful combination. This book addresses in the simplest terms how we gain and lose basic power in everyday interactions. Pitch Anything hones on more specific examples of 'status' reputation. combine both books.

I'm not about saying "Everyone should read this."

But. Everyone should read this. Especially those in positions of power and influence. This book, for those looking to intentionally wield power in a sustained way, is extremely thought provoking. Possibly even paradigm shifting.

new insights

I taught us history and have a master's degree but I learned new insight about the nature of the struggle of the American Revolution

Well done.

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to The Power Paradox. It is a thought provoking challenge to our commonly held beliefs about our relationships and the importance of an awareness of and dangers of power.

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Title: The Outward Mindset

Subtitle: Seeing Beyond Ourselves

Author: The Arbinger Institute

Narrator: Oliver Wyman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-09-16

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 390 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

The Arbinger Institute has helped millions with their books Leadership and Self-Deception and The Anatomy of Peace. Their newest book, The Outward Mindset, reflects their latest research and experience and offers a new and intuitive way to teach people how to implement mindset change in themselves and scale it across organizations, with incredible effect.

One's mindset governs how one views the world, what one does, and how one does it. One's mindset can be self-focused, which Arbinger calls an inward mindset, or it can be inclusive of others, which Arbinger calls an outward mindset. It turns out that our own actions, and others responses to those actions, end up being dramatically different depending on which mindset we are operating from.

The Outward Mindset teaches listeners how to shift more fully to an outward mindset and how to help others, even whole organizations, to make that shift - a shift that sparks innovation, increases accountability, and transforms collaboration, engagement, and fulfillment.

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Members Reviews:

The Next Step

The 3 phase in understanding and implementing the Arbinger concepts. Follows well the previous two books to give and understanding and implementation strategy.

great

loved the book and the concepts but not seeing the diagrams was a downside of the audio version. the hard copy would be better.

Mindset Drives Business & Life Success

A well written book with compelling stories that illustrate the effect of mindset on life and business. Detailed personal and business case studies make the subject real and make the application of the principles clear. It's an eye opener when you honestly review you life decisions in the light of these principles.

A fitting 'sequel' to Arbinger's previous books.

Even though it can be read on its own, I'm glad I read "Leadership and Self Deception" and the "Anatomy of Peace" first.

Together they form a formidable trilogy in which each volume consolidates and builds on the previous one.

Definitely worth a read and a reread with pen and paper for personal notes to help apply the material to one's own circumstances.

If you're human, read it! It will help.

great book!

I especially liked the first several chapters, but the whole book was great. I totally agree with the philosophy that the authors presented.

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Title: Negotiating the Nonnegotiable

Subtitle: How to Resolve Your Most Emotionally Charged Conflicts

Author: Daniel Shapiro

Narrator: Daniel Shapiro

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-19-16

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 93 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Find out how to successfully resolve your most emotionally charged conflicts. In this landmark book, world-renowned Harvard negotiation expert Daniel Shapiro presents a groundbreaking, practical method to reconcile your most contentious relationships and untangle your toughest conflicts.

Before you get into your next conflict, listen to Negotiating the Nonnegotiable. It is not just another book on conflict resolution but a crucial step-by-step guide to resolve life's most emotionally challenging conflicts - whether between spouses, a parent and child, a boss and an employee, or rival communities or nations. These conflicts can feel nonnegotiable because they threaten your identity and trigger what Shapiro calls the tribes effect - a divisive mind-set that pits you against the other side. Once you fall prey to this mind-set, even a trivial argument with a family member or colleague can mushroom into an emotional uproar.

Shapiro offers a powerful way out, drawing on his pioneering research and global fieldwork in consulting for everyone from heads of state to business leaders, embattled marital couples to families in crisis. And he shares his insights from negotiating with three of the world's toughest negotiators: his three young sons. This is a must-listen to improve your professional and personal relationships.

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Members Reviews:

PDF checklist access

How do I access the PDF checklist? I can't find it on Google search. What is the best approach.

sure to be really useful

this book read really well and kept me interested entirely. however because there's so much useful information I may need to also buy the physical copy of the book to review the concepts.

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Title: How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie: An Action-Steps Summary and Analysis

Author: Ready Reads Summaries

Narrator: Bob Arthur

Format: Unabridged

Length: 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-26-16

Publisher: Ready Reads Summaries

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 108 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Ready Reads Summary and Analysis of How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

First released in 1936, Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People is now more relevant than ever. This timeless book has sold over 15 million copies, and for good reason. It has been touted by the rich and famous as a secret weapon for success in both their business and personal lives.

Inside this summary of Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People, you'll find:

Please note that this summary is NOT the original book and is meant to be listened to as a supplement to the original.

Members Reviews:

great review of original

A easy listen that highlights all of the main points. Will definitely revisit in the near future.

nice book have good information and love it

nice book have good information and love it for this short book yes another book finished

Great job

Any additional comments?

This book is a classic! The reader did an excellent job. I would recommend this book to anyone wishing to improve relationships on any level.

Great recap of the whole book!

Great book! It is a broad recap of the unabridged version. I would highly recommend it!

Disappointed

I was pretty disappointed in this book. I was expecting much more from the classic book, not just the cliff notes.

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Title: Sun Tzu & Machiavelli Leadership Secrets

Subtitle: How to Become a Superior Leader Utilizing the Principles of The Art of War and The Prince

Author: Anthony D. Jensen

Narrator: Jimmy Vandivier

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-24-16

Publisher: Make Profits Easy LLC

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 105 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Sun Tzu's The Art of War and Machiavelli's The Prince both are fundamentally important works related to the areas of strategic leadership and decision making. Although almost every leader has heard of these works, very few have read them in depth and applied the lessons they contain to their own lives. This is a huge oversight. Both books contain wisdom and advice that are applicable to almost any situation a leader finds himself in.

Both books have reputations for being dense and difficult to understand. This is due to the fact that both were written in other languages and for other time periods. It can be difficult to know exactly what Sun Tzu and Machiavelli intended to convey with their words - and even more difficult to know how to take action on the ideas.

This has all changed. For the first time ever, the ideas of The Prince and The Art of War have been combined, updated, and presented in a way that is easy to understand in our modern era. Previously hard-to-interpret concepts have been clarified and shown to be as useful in our own era as they were in the ones for which they were originally written.

By listening and taking action on this book, entitled Sun Tzu & Machiavelli Leadership Secrets, by author Anthony D. Jensen, you give yourself the chance to become the most effective leader you can be. You will learn how to use timeless principles of leadership, psychology, and power to achieve everything you set out to do. Both your private and professional lives will benefit immensely from understanding and applying the leadership secrets of Sun Tzu and Machiavelli.

Members Reviews:

was OK but little in the way of excitement.

the speaker was monotone. the info was good, but little dry. would have liked more examples in real world

Needs a better reader

Great contents, I absolutely enjoyed this title. Didnt love the reader performance, sometimes it sounded as if it was a computer generated voice.

A wake up call for modern leaders!

Concise and well structured, cut to the chase. Monotone but still effective considering the content. Refreshing perspective for today's leaders.

Great Read for Logical Thinkers and Wannabes!

One of the better books about Machiavellian philosophy. Great reminders, requires focused listening which kept me interested. Worth the $ for strategy mungers.

disturbed

don't bother the author is an idiot. Seriously it's not worth it. no really, don't do it.

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Title: Dear Chairman

Subtitle: Boardroom Battles and the Rise of Shareholder Activism

Author: Jeff Gramm

Narrator: David Drummond

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-23-16

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 124 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

A sharp and illuminating history of one of capitalism's longest-running tensions - the conflicts of interest among public-company directors, managers, and shareholders - told through entertaining case studies and original letters from some of our most legendary and controversial investors and activists.

Recent disputes between shareholders and major corporations, including Apple and DuPont, have made headlines. But the struggle between management and those who own stock has been going on for nearly a century. Mixing never-before-published and rare, original letters from Wall Street icons - including Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, Ross Perot, Carl Icahn, and Daniel Loeb - with masterful scholarship and professional insight, Dear Chairman traces the rise in shareholder activism from the 1920s to today and provides an invaluable and unprecedented perspective on what it means to be a public company, including how they work and who is really in control.

Jeff Gramm analyzes different eras and pivotal boardroom battles from the last century to understand the factors that have caused shareholders and management to collide. Throughout, he uses the letters to show how investors interact with directors and managers, how they think about their target companies, and how they plan to profit. Each is a fascinating example of capitalism at work told through the voices of its most colorful, influential participants.

A hedge fund manager and an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, Gramm has spent as much time evaluating CEOs and directors as he has trying to understand and value businesses. He has seen public companies that are poorly run and some that willfully disenfranchise their shareholders. While he pays tribute to the ingenuity of public-company investors, Gramm also exposes examples of shareholder activism at its very worst, when hedge funds engineer stealthy landgrabs at the expense of a company's long-term prospects. Ultimately he provides a thorough, much-needed understanding of the public company-shareholder relationship for investors, managers, and everyone concerned with the future of capitalism.

Members Reviews:

Very worthwhile, fulfills its title

Here is a walk through shareholder activism starting with Benjamin Graham's first activist letter in the late 1920s, through fairly recent times. Many facets of US corporate history and related investor culture are captured in colorful personality-rich stories. These are presented in somewhat distinct phases of about 10-20 years' duration each, as the markets and all players and their tactics have changed. My post-1980s sophistication about this history was limited, so I am grateful for the update in understandable terms and listenable form.

The use of investor letters as the springboard for each story is a novel idea that works well. I applaud the inclusion of the appendix at the end reciting the letters verbatim, which works as a refresher of the book's stories and points out the stark changes in tone and approach that activist shareholders have taken. Having heard this, I feel much better grounded to understand today's corporate headlines, and the dynamics of governance.

VERY WONKY BUT EXCELLENT FOR THE RIGHT AUDIENCE

I teach strategic management in a business school, so my interests are relatively specialized, this history fit the bill.

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Title: Living Forward

Subtitle: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want

Author: Daniel Harkavy, Michael Hyatt

Narrator: Michael Hyatt, Daniel Harkavy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-19-16

Publisher: Mission Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 491 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Each of us has but one life to live on this earth. What we do with it is our choice. Are we drifting through it as spectators, reacting to our circumstances when necessary and wondering just how we got to this point anyway? Or are we directing it, maximizing the joy and potential of every day, living with a purpose or mission in mind?

Too many of us are doing the former - and our lives are slipping away one day at a time. But what if we treated life like the gift that it is? What if we lived each day as though it was part of a bigger picture, a plan? That's what New York Times best-selling author Michael Hyatt and executive coach Daniel Harkavy show us how to do: to design a life with the end in mind, determining in advance the outcomes we desire and the path to get there. In this step-by-step guide, they share proven principles that help listeners create simple but effective life plans so that they can get from where they are now to where they really want to be - in every area of life.

Members Reviews:

Buy the physical book

It's hard to implement without it. The Online resources aren't enough and hard to find. If you do listen online be sure to visit website to get bonus workbook. Awesome content! If you are not an evangelical Christian you just have to get past some of the life plan examples. The idea is solid no matter your faith.

Great book but audio incomplete without print edition

If you buy this audio you would also need to buy the print edition the audio is not enough to understand or to create a life plan.

It is a great to kickstart your life back on the right track!!!!

A great companion to the printed version

I listened to this book while following along in the printed version with a highlighter.

Love that Michael and Daniel both read the book.

This book is not just life changing, it is legacy changing.

Probably better in hard copy

A understood this book to not only be an inspiration/ motivation piece for people interested in building a life plan, but also a structured handbook to guide through building a life plan. For that aspect, it would be best to have a hard copy to be able to use it as a reference and to allow for exploring chapters more freely.

Very Practical

Is an instructional book on how to approach life planning. The method is simple to follow. I recommend everyone who do not have a life plan to read. Go to the book website to download the life planning template as you learn. Great to listen together with your spouse.

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Title: Superbosses

Subtitle: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent

Author: Sydney Finkelstein

Narrator: Mel Foster

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-09-16

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 212 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

Based on years of research, Sydney Finkelstein, professor at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and author of Why Smart Executives Fail, looks at how a select few visionaries develop the most successful talent in every industry

After meeting chef Alice Waters at her legendary restaurant, Chez Panisse, Sydney Finkelstein got to thinking about the dozens of chefs who had come from her establishment to open their own restaurants and gain notoriety as some of the country's most creative culinary figures. Waters, he found, had spawned a family tree of geniuses. Could this pattern exist in other industries?

After years of research, Finkelstein found that similarly powerful mentors did indeed exist across every industry from finance to entertainment to fashion and the arts, and they created a network of superstars in their communities using techniques that are varied and often counterintuitive.

Finkelstein profiles luminaries such as Waters, Lorne Michaels, Miles Davis, Ralph Lauren, Larry Ellison, and Bonnie Fuller. Drawing on fascinating first-person accounts and surprising best practices, Finkelstein explores a phenomenon that has never been researched before and explains how any leader can create a powerful network and nurture extraordinary talent.

Members Reviews:

Interesting, but not helpful

Interesting stories about influential people. But, if what you're looking for is instruction/advice on becoming a better boss, this isn't the book for you.

A lot of the advice is either silly (don't hire good people, hire exceptional people!) or unhelpful (work all day and night and expect your people to work all day and night).

The performance is very good.

Better in the second half

Could've been shorter, but a great subject. Obvious first few chapters, but picks up in second half.

Underwhelming.

Would you try another book from Sydney Finkelstein and/or Mel Foster?

No. I was disappointed in their findings as I had wanted to hear more about how Superbosses truly manage their companies rather than anecdotes about how wonderful it is to be the select few proteges. I also think the author was not critical enough of their subjects. For example, both Larry Ellison and Hillary Clinton are extremely controversial leaders and all we got was how everything they do is great great great. For Clinton, the authors talked about how the loyalty built up over years created a huge asset for the former Secretary of State whereas others could have seen this as a liability because she did not venture out of her circle for talent. The book was too rah rah rah about these Superbosses and did not offer a well-rounded view of their performance.

Has Superbosses turned you off from other books in this genre?

No. Not at all, however I will not read another from this author.

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

Throughout the book I was always left feeling like I wanted more. More precision. More nuance. More practical, actionable information that I could apply to my own management style.

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Title: The Art of Innovation

Subtitle: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm

Author: Tom Peters - foreword, Tom Kelley, Jonathan Littman - contributor

Narrator: Nick Podehl

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-16

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 98 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

IDEO, the widely admired, award-winning design and development firm that brought the world the Apple mouse, Polaroid's I-Zone instant camera, the Palm V, and hundreds of other cutting-edge products and services, reveals its secrets for fostering a culture and process of continuous innovation.

There isn't a business in America that doesn't want to be more creative in its thinking, products, and processes. At many companies, being first with a concept and first to market are critical just to survive. In The Art of Innovation, Tom Kelley, general manager of the Silicon Valley based design firm IDEO, takes listeners behind the scenes of this wildly imaginative and energized company to reveal the strategies and secrets it uses to turn out hit after hit.

IDEO doesn't buy into the myth of the lone genius working away in isolation, waiting for great ideas to strike. Kelley believes everyone can be creative, and the goal at his firm is to tap into that wellspring of creativity in order to make innovation a way of life. How does it do that? IDEO fosters an atmosphere conducive to freely expressing ideas, breaking the rules, and freeing people to design their own work environments. IDEO's focus on teamwork generates countless breakthroughs, fueled by the constant give-and-take among people ready to share ideas and reap the benefits of the group process. IDEO has created an intense, quick-turnaround, brainstorm-and-build process dubbed "the Deep Dive."

In entertaining anecdotes, Kelley illustrates some of his firm's own successes (and joyful failures), as well as pioneering efforts at other leading companies. The book reveals how teams research and immerse themselves in every possible aspect of a new product or service, examining it from the perspective of clients, consumers, and other critical audiences.

Kelley takes the listener through the IDEO problem-solving method:

IDEO has won more awards in the last ten years than any other firm of its kind, and a full half-hour Nightline presentation of its creative process received one of the show's highest ratings. The Art of Innovation will provide business leaders with the insights and tools they need to make their companies the leading-edge, top-rated stars of their industries.

Members Reviews:

This is an old book!

Don't let the release date of 2016 fool you into thinking this is a new book. It was written in 2001. Listening to this book makes you feel like you jumped in a time capsule before the age of smart phones. Overall good concepts to apply but technology is way out of date.

Thoughts on Innovation

Great insight into the art of the science of innovation. Building an innovation team and strategies are presented

Great introduction to the subject

Excellent book, great introduction to the subject. I like how human creativity are viewed as the core of a business!

great

interesantes casos de estudio.. lo recomiendo como acompañante de un libro introductorio y otro de técnicas

Dated, yet timeless.

This is such an important book..It's a milestone in our understanding of the discipline of design.

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Title: Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader

Author: Herminia Ibarra

Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-20-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 171 votes

Genres: Business, Leadership

Publisher's Summary:

You aspire to lead with greater impact. The problem is you're busy executing on today's demands. You know you have to carve out time from your day job to build your leadership skills, but it's easy to let immediate problems and old mind-sets get in the way.

Herminia Ibarra - an expert on professional leadership and development and a renowned professor at INSEAD, a leading international business school - shows how managers and executives at all levels can step up to leadership by making small but crucial changes in their jobs, their networks, and themselves. In Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader, she offers advice to help you:

Ibarra turns the usual "think first and then act" philosophy on its head by arguing that doing these three things will help you learn through action and will increase what she calls your outsight - the valuable external perspective you gain from direct experiences and experimentation. As opposed to insight, outsight will then help change the way you think as a leader: about what kind of work is important; how you should invest your time; why and which relationships matter in informing and supporting your leadership; and, ultimately, who you want to become.

Packed with self-assessments and practical advice to help define your most pressing leadership challenges, this book will help you devise a plan of action to become a better leader and move your career to the next level. It's time to learn by doing.

Members Reviews:

Good information, but not as an audio book

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Yes, but I would recommend buying the print book instead or at least as a companion.

What did you like best about this story?

Good information about the practices that will set you up for success. As the title indicates, one must do the things a leader does in order to be a leader.

How could the performance have been better?

It was very hard to assimilate the information as it was narrated and this book has a lot of figures that do not come across well in the narration. I would recommend that the narrator speak more naturally or as if giving a lecture and recognize that some portions are anecdotal and should be delivered as a story. Some details are more important that others and should be emphasized, but not every sentence should be spoken with impactful emphasis. Finally, speak just a little faster and with a more natural cadence.

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

No. This is a learning book, not a story book.

Any additional comments?

This book has a lot of figures that are referenced in the text. It also has questions and assessments that really do not come through well as an audio book. I enjoyed listening to this book, but really wish that I had purchased the print version as well. This would be much better if the audio was available as a kindle companion.

Great content but not a fan of the performance

I thought the content was very insightful and helpful but the reader sounded like William Shatner reading the nightly news. It was just distracting. I would recommend listening to the clip before you buy, but if you decide against the audiobook, the physical book is definitely worth it.

Flips traditional leadership training in its head

Excellent book for creating change in your career or role.