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Title: How IT Managers Can Make Innovation Happen

Subtitle: Tips and Techniques for IT Managers to Use in Order to Make Innovation Happen in Their Teams

Author: Jim Anderson

Narrator: Jim Anderson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-30-13

Publisher: Blue Elephant Consulting

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Business, Management

Publisher's Summary:

Every company wants to grow and become more successful. There is no magic formula to make this happen, but it is generally agreed that in order for this to happen the company cannot stand still. Instead, they always have to be trying new things and growing.

What You'll Find Inside:

In an IT team, in order to make this kind of growth occur, innovation has to be encouraged to happen. All too often the workers on the team can get too involved in their day-to-day tasks to spend any time thinking about innovation. That's where the IT manager has to step in.

As the IT manager it is your job to create an environment in which your team that will not only encourage innovation to happen but will also help it to grow once it starts. A great deal of this has to do with how you communicate to the team what you want to happen.

Innovation is something that we all know that we want to have happen, but just exactly how to make it occur is what often eludes us. As the IT manager you are going to have to identify the innovation strategies that will work with your team and your IT department and then implement them.

It's possible that either innovation projects have been tried in the past and have not worked or, more likely, there is no innovation going on right now. It is your job to change this and make innovation take root and become part of everyone's daily routine.

This book is filled with tools that IT managers can use to introduce innovation into their teams. These ideas range from learning to grow good ideas to doing more with what you already have. No matter what approach you decide to take, the goal is the same: Cause innovation to take root and grow.

Making innovation happen is not easy. By reading this book you will have the ideas and the techniques that you need to cause it to happen in your team. Once this happens, it can spread to the rest of the IT department. This is the kind of leadership that the company is looking for from their IT managers.

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Title: How to Get a Raise from Managed Care Plans (and Negotiate Your Contracts)

Author: Lyn Kelley

Narrator: Lyn Kelley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-12-13

Publisher: GROW Publications

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Business, Management

Publisher's Summary:

Author Lyn Kelley, Ph.D., LMFT, Certified Professional Coach has consulted healthcare providers who deal with managed care for the past 30 years. She has been a provider for over 30 managed care plans, and has worked on the "inside."

She knows their game very well. Lyn explains how managed care companies (and all 3rd party reimbursers such as Medicare & Medicaid) can leave you out to hang (with nothing and no power) if you let them. All managed care contracts can be negotiated (and SHOULD BE!).

Learn how you can determine if a plan is good for you and how to negotiate your contract in your favor. More importantly, this book teaches you how to set your fees, stick with your fees, never let managed care decrease your fees or wait more than 30 days to pay your fees, and how to actually get a RAISE in fees! You'll learn how to negotiate, how to investigate them, and what to do when care is denied.

Here's what managed care companies don't want you to know:

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Title: Enterprise in Action

Subtitle: A Guide to Entrepreneurship

Author: Peter Lawrence

Narrator: Jeremy Clyde

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-23-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Business, Management

Publisher's Summary:

This welcome new guide to the world of entrepreneurship offers invaluable lessons for the student and the practical entrepreneur alike. For the student it breathes fresh life into the standard curriculum topics, analyzing them in the context of a wide range of current real-world examples. For business practitioners it shows how practical success is influenced by factors such as industry dynamics, entry barriers, reconfiguration, and core competence.

Taking the reader through a variety of examples, mainly from smaller and/or newer companies in Britain and the USA, Enterprise in Action gives clear accounts of concepts and processes so that anyone can 'come on board'. Above all it provides a plausible 'action sequence' played out through the 11 chapters, showing the positioning and behaviour likely to lead to success.

Students will gain insights into key issues such as: What gives rise to entrepreneurial opportunity? How it is possible to exploit trends, and what are these trends? What is the role of innovation/originality? How do companies get started and become self-sustaining? What is 'execution', does it differ from implementation, and what is its role in business success? What do established SMEs (small and medium sized companies) do to survive in the middle term, and even across family generations?

Enterprise in Action illuminates the dynamics of enterprise creation and the development of SMEs over time, shedding important light on 'what seems to work' and what favours success over the long term in a volatile business environment.

Members Reviews:

A business book that delivers Q & As, with case studies to reinforce key principles and drive home core competences

A book that is geared toward the post graduate business student, as well as those entrepreneurial types who want gain insight as well core competencies that lead to being an effective entrepreneurial success. This is a readable text that gives the reader, a set of useful key summaries at the end of each topic section. This is done by the use of Q and A's to help reinforce areas of good practice as well as the essential tools, this then should hopefully deliver the message home. Certain areas that are discussed are; are how to exploit business developments, how to foster innovation, how to get supplementary funding for growth and where do entrepreneurial opportunities arise? There are also methodologies on how to exploit trends in the market place, and how and to foster innovation in the first place.

There is a lot here to better understand the successfully driven entrepreneurial process. In short there anecdotes as well as the authors 'other ideas', and it seems this has not gone down well has been critiqued negatively by one or two reviewers. However, this should not detract from the central tenets that of applied coverage on an array of key issues. As well as management on how to successfully address each of core competencies covered. At the end of the day the reader decides what he or she gleans from the text. This book is readable and not stuffy or stifling it does not roll out the same examples and company types, but rather gives an engaging format that delivers.

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Titel: Die Karrierebibel

Autor:: Jochen Mai

Erzähler: Richard Barenberg

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 14 hrs and 50 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-27-13

Herausgeber: Audible Studios

Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Business, Management

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Das Hörbuch liefert kompakt und wissenschaftlich fundiert die wichtigsten Erfolgsregeln, Prinzipien, Weisheiten und Strategien von Sun Tzu bis Carl von Clausewitz, von Jesus Christus bis Niccolò Machiavelli. Das geht los im Januar mit den wichtigsten Punkten für den Karrierestart bis hin zum Dezember und der Frage, wann und wie man den optimalen Schlussstrich zieht. Mehr muss man nicht wissen.

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Kritik Bewertungen:

Exzellenter Ratgeber. -- Zeit Campus

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Title: How to Make Money

Subtitle: The Top Ten Businesses and Businessmen of All Time

Author: Paul Beck

Narrator: Freda Cooper

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-19-13

Publisher: Trout Lake Media

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Business, Management

Publisher's Summary:

This is how they did it. These are the strategies and moves that built the biggest companies in the world, and made their owners the richest men in the world. Six hours of essential listening for anyone who wants to make money.

Includes sections on Steve Jobs and Apple, Bill Gates and Microsoft, McDonalds and Ray Kroc, Thomas Edison and General Electric, The Coca-Cola Company, The Rockefellers and Standard Oil, The Hershey Chocolate Company, Sam Walton and Wal-Mart, Henry Ford of the Ford Motor Company and Andrew Carnegie of U.S. Steel.

Members Reviews:

inspiring stories not exactly about making money

good inspiring business stories not exactly about making money but the stories are good if you've read Napoleon Hill or Dale Carnegie you heard similar versions of these stories before

the British narration is easy to listen to but seems in congruent with the mostly American Business stories

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Title: Your Company Sucks

Author: Mark Stevens

Narrator: Richard Allen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-18-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Business, Management

Publisher's Summary:

Does your company go above and beyond to give companies a thrilling experience? Are you loved by your customers? Are your employees empowered to do whatever it takes to delight your customers? If not, then you face the risk that your customers will feel that your company is just ho humor, as we bluntly put ityour company sucks. But theres an alternative.

Apple, W Hotels, Manolo Blahnik, Tiffany, Walmart, The Economist and Cheesecake Factory. What do these companies have in common? They have all made the transition from being liked to loved and then have made the quantum leap to leaving their customers and clients thrilled.

It starts with managing your business beyond the traditional, the ordinary and the acceptablethe good, kind and delightfulto an extreme state in which a companys customers are wildly devoted to the business. Customers will brag about it as if it is their own and have a level of allegiance that turns their relationships with the company into annuities. Surprisingly, very few companies really think about the customer.

But the real question is, how did they do it? Author Mark Stevens walks readers through the process step by step. Starting with why companies rarely thrill their customers, why the element of surprise is necessary, learning what isnt taught in business school, and how to infuse your business with the thrill factor.

Mark Stevens is a bestselling author, CEO of MSCO, a results-driven management and marketing firm, and a popular media commentator on a host of business matters including marketing, branding, management and sales. He has lent his insight to Carl Icahn on Fox Business Network, Associated Press, CNN International and Bloomberg TV to CNBC, MSNBC, NPR and Bloomberg Radio. Stevens also has a wildly successful blog, Unconventional Thinking, ranked among the Top 6 Marketing Blogs in the World, by www.blogged.com.

Members Reviews:

Good fast read....

Good book. I could see my current company and past companies in the book. Makes you think on what you can do better.

You know who else burned books?

Wow, I thought the era of censoring books and speech was long past, in the United States anyway. I hear they still have government censorship in backwards places like China, Saudi Arabia, and Canada. Hey, remember all those movies and vitriolic screeds against black lists and enemies lists and shouts of "McCarthyism"? Guess it just depends on who's in the White House. I'm interested in starting my own company in the near future, but I bought this book mainly to support, ah shoot, what was that thing called again? Oh right, the first amendment. Plus the author's got brass and seems like men with brass are pretty rare these days, so I like to reward that. I'm just saying...

This man will not be intimidated

Thanks Yolanda! Yes this man went on national television to defend his rights to choose his own advertisers and not be intimidated by a politically organized and coordinated attack on a radio show he advertises on. Good for him. I just bought the book thanks to you Yolanda and will recommend to as many people as I can. Mark won't be intimidated and neither will the rest of us.

Mark Stevens Delivers Again - Here's a Detailed Look...

How Do You Know if Your Company Sucks?

As Mark says, there are millions of companies in the world, and most fall far short of the CEOâs ambitionsâall for FOUR basic reasons. Below are those reasons, and what to do about them.

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Title: Tips How to Invest in Start-ups

Author: Thomas Fontaine

Narrator: Sam Page

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-01-13

Publisher: Tipping Point SEO

Genres: Business, Management

Publisher's Summary:

Startups happen because their creator is different from everyone else. They see something that is in everyone's blind spot.

What makes these business owners different is that they see problems that other people may not see and many of them have a natural grasp of technology.

Members Reviews:

Du-uh

States the obvious, ONLY. There are no real 'how tos'. Title is misleading. It should be, 'Start Ups are Risky.'

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Title: The Green Business Field Guide

Author: Gil Friend

Narrator: Gil Friend

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-08-13

Publisher: Natural Logic, Inc.

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Business, Management

Publisher's Summary:

Everything you need to know to green your business and grow your profit:

This audiobook - based on the acclaimed book The Truth About Green Business - reveals 52 proven business strategies and bite-size, easy-to-use techniques that get results.

Critic Reviews:

In a world where green business advice is rampant, this is the one resource you need: a field guide that combines insight and inspiration with a solid, actionable path forward. (Joel Makower, Executive Editor, GreenBiz.com)

This little book is inspiring in its range and practicality-not just for CEOs, but for every member of the enterprise...an exceptionally useful guide for going green' at any scale of enterprise. (Chip Conley, CEO, Joie de Vivre Hospitality)

Members Reviews:

excellent starting point

The book is an excellent starting point for a sustainability project, it gets a little repetitive after a while and leaves some things in too general terms... You'd be probably inclined to hire their consulting services... Hmmm

Five Stars

Required for a class

Recommended

Great book. I read it for an entrepreneurship class and think anyone going into business or in the business field should read this book (or a book like it). Lots of practical applications. A bit repetitive and sometimes not very well organized, but plenty of good information.

Best primer on sustainable business

I've been trying to keep up with every book about sustainable business that's been coming out (and there are a lot!). This book is the most succinct, easy to read primer on the subject I've seen yet. It covers every major topic that people are talking about, and is written in a very accessible style. If you want to read one book that covers all the bases, this is it.

Five Stars

easy read good info

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Title: The Info Mesa

Subtitle: Science, Business, and New Age Alchemy on the Santa Fe Plateau

Author: Ed Regis

Narrator: Dean Sluyter

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-24-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Business, Management

Publisher's Summary:

The explosive rise and shining future of Santa Fe's informatics industry, where scientists are converting abstract theory into real profit.

How did a small southwest town transform itself into a hotbed of research science, advanced technology, and money? Tracking key figures in Santa Fe's emerging industries, Ed Regis explains how entrepreneurial scientists are using complexity theory and powerful, experimental computer programs to create practical - and profitable - applications. Their efforts to convert vast, diverse data, whether chemical or biological or computational, into useful information is leading to new drugs and medical therapies, ultimately revolutionizing our understanding of effective business strategies. With cutting-edge technology, companies are able to test chemicals, drugs, and interactions virtually before committing huge laboratory investments.

Members Reviews:

Well Written and Researched Complexity and Santa Fe Hype

This is a well researched, well written, interesting book about scientists in Santa Fe developing entrepreneurial start-ups based on complexity science. The science and business combination is fun and wide ranging. It belongs to a genre of books about the Santa Fe Institute, of which Michael Waldrop's Complexity is one of the earliest and best. Many of the characters are the same in both books. My criticism of the Info Mesa is that much of it reads like publicity hype. It overstates the scientific accomplishments of the Santa Fe Institute and the importance of complexity research. It overstates the health of the tech business climate in Santa Fe. It romanticizes the people who work at SFI. It romanticizes the town in which they work. The descriptions of Santa Fe are so over the top as to be laughable to those of us who live here. Not even our tourist brochures hype Santa Fe so well. So, in conclusion, the Info Mesa's story isn't really so. All of you should just stay home, and leave Santa Fe to those of us who got here before you. ;-)

Better than Mambo Chicken!

Ed Regis is an exceptional writer.

This book is actually based on research, or least we anticipate a journalist's report of details. If you read his earlier book Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition you might choke on a few missing details. Ever hear of a transhuman? Regis applied this title grabbing "transhuman" to a few people who didn't know what the word was, let alone meant.

Regis' use of "transhuman" was wide of the mark. His writing was marginalized when he neglected to point out the transhuman futurists in Los Angeles. Even one who coined the term, let along with a hundred others. At least they called themselves transhumans, unlike the Silicon Valley geeks. But then Wired magazine appealed to Silicon Valley and LA was Hollywierd. Sounds like Regis was noshing his editors at Wired.

At least Regis is moving in an interesting direction with alchemy, can't factualize that.

Roy Whitman

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Title: Secrets of a Serial Entrepreneur

Subtitle: A Dragon's Guide to Business Success

Author: Shaf Rasul

Narrator: David Monteath

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-18-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Business, Management

Publisher's Summary:

Lessons in business success from the newest Dragon in town. You no longer have to enter the Dragon' Den to get expert startup advice. In Secrets of a Serial Entrepreneur , Shaf Rasul distils his vast experience and knowledge into a practical business startup guide that takes you smoothly and successfully from idea to exit. Are you in? With tips and advice from Shaf, as well as examples and anecdotes from inside and outside the den, you'll discover exactly what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. From starting up to buying and selling, from business plans to number crunching, Secrets of a Serial Entrepreneur shows you how to do it right first time. You'll find out: If you've got what it takes to e an entrepreneur How to set up and manage a business with confidence How to make a business profitable fast Ten key things to know about finance How to be quick on your feet and beat the rest How to hire and manage the right people When and how to exit and how to spot your next opportunity. Whos the Man?

Frequently featured in The Sunday Times Rich List , Shaf Rasul made his fortune in IT, property and asset management. In 2008 he was 19th in a Management Today survey of the UK's top 100 entrepreneurs and is one of the UK's most successful entrepreneurs under the age of 40. He copresents the BBC's Dragons' Den spin off, Dragon's Den Online , an internet and mainstream TV phenomenon.

Critic Reviews:

Shaf takes a determinedly nononsense, straighttalking approach to his subject and likes to tell it how it is. (BA Business Life)

"Shaf has never hidden behind tired old clichés or business jargon he's a straighttalking tycoon who tells people openly and honestly how to become a success in the cutthroat business world." (Matt Bendoris , The Scottish Sun)

"Seriously good advice for wouldbe entrepreneurs and those already in business, Shafs 'tricks of the trade' tell you to do things properly and this book shows you how." (Professor Sara Carter , head of Department, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strathclyde Business School)

Members Reviews:

Interesting start, switches to selling companies

The first hour of the book was interesting and relevant to me and asked the question,are you really an entrepreneur? However the book switches to the subject of buying and selling companies, which is totally out of my depth.Perhaps I'm under estimating audible listeners, but I would suggest 99.9% of us will never make a living buying and selling companies.But if you are ready for the big time and have lots of cash to do it,I would suggest this is the last place you need to be and instead need a degree and need to have studied for at least a year in business school.Also he mentions two websites,boffer and bigoffers.I checked them out and was totally underwhelmed by boffer and was disappointed at the rude and unprofessional language on the site.Also looked at the second site and it is just a holding page with coming soon on it.The author has a fortune of about 90 million, so I guess that is a good reference as any, but was very disappointed by those websites and expected more.