Decision Making & Problem Solving in Management & Leadership & Business & Finance Audiobooks

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The Drama-Free Workplace

How You Can Prevent Unconscious Bias, Sexual Harassment, Ethics Lapses, and Inspire a Healthy Culture

by Patti Perez ...

Narrated by Patti Perez ...

Unabridged

8 hours 39 min

Eliminate sexual harassment, unconscious bias, ethical lapses and other HR nightmares! Companies spend millions on legal compliance training and initiatives to eliminate workplace drama and the resulting low morale and lawsuits, but don't always get the results they want. Most organizations understand that simply checking legal compliance boxes around sexual harassment, bias, etc. isn't enough, ... Read more

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Eliminate sexual harassment, unconscious bias, ethical lapses and other HR nightmares! Companies spend millions on legal compliance training and initiatives to eliminate workplace drama and the resulting low morale and lawsuits, but don't always get the results they want. Most organizations understand that simply checking legal compliance boxes around sexual harassment, bias, etc. isn't enough,
... Read more
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Creating Great Choices

A Leader's Guide to Integrative Thinking

by Jennifer Riel, Roger L. Martin ...

Narrated by Jack Garrett ...

Unabridged

7 hours 30 min

A practical four-step methodology for any leader or manager facing a tough choice, and for creating integrative solutions to big, complex and pressing problems. Conventional wisdom-and business school curricula-teaches us that making trade-offs is inevitable when it comes to hard choices. But sometimes, accepting the obvious trade-off just isn't good enough: the choices in front of us don't get us ... Read more

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A practical four-step methodology for any leader or manager facing a tough choice, and for creating integrative solutions to big, complex and pressing problems. Conventional wisdom-and business school curricula-teaches us that making trade-offs is inevitable when it comes to hard choices. But sometimes, accepting the obvious trade-off just isn't good enough: the choices in front of us don't get us
... Read more
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The First Mile

A Launch Manual for Getting Great Ideas Into the Market

by Scott D. Anthony ...

Narrated by Barry Abrams ...

Unabridged

4 hours 47 min

You have a great idea, now what? That first mile-where an innovation moves from an idea on paper to the market-is often plagued by failure. In fact, less than one percent of ideas launched by big companies end up having real impact. The ideas aren't the problem. It's the process. The First Mile focuses on the critical moment when an innovator moves from planning to reality. It is a perilous place ... Read more

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You have a great idea, now what? That first mile-where an innovation moves from an idea on paper to the market-is often plagued by failure. In fact, less than one percent of ideas launched by big companies end up having real impact. The ideas aren't the problem. It's the process. The First Mile focuses on the critical moment when an innovator moves from planning to reality. It is a perilous place
... Read more
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Big Data at Work

Dispelling the Myths, Uncovering the Opportunities

by Thomas H. Davenport ...

Narrated by Joe Barrett ...

Unabridged

6 hours 3 min

Go ahead, be skeptical about big data. The author was-at first. When the term "big data" first came on the scene, bestselling author Tom Davenport (Competing on Analytics, Analytics at Work) thought it was just another example of technology hype. But his research in the years that followed changed his mind. Now, in clear, conversational language, Davenport explains what big data means-and why ... Read more

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Go ahead, be skeptical about big data. The author was-at first. When the term "big data" first came on the scene, bestselling author Tom Davenport (Competing on Analytics, Analytics at Work) thought it was just another example of technology hype. But his research in the years that followed changed his mind. Now, in clear, conversational language, Davenport explains what big data means-and why
... Read more
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Mistakes Were Made (but Not By Me) Third Edition

Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts

by Carol Tavris, Elliot Aronson ...

Narrated by Carol Tavris ...

Unabridged

12 hours 11 min

Renowned social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson take a compelling look into how the brain is wired for self-justification. This updated edition concludes with an extended discussion of how we can live with dissonance, learn from it, and perhaps, eventually, forgive ourselves.Why is it so hard to say “I made a mistake”—and really believe it?When we make mistakes, cling to outdated ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Renowned social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson take a compelling look into how the brain is wired for self-justification. This updated edition concludes with an extended discussion of how we can live with dissonance, learn from it, and perhaps, eventually, forgive ourselves.Why is it so hard to say “I made a mistake”—and really believe it?When we make mistakes, cling to outdated
... Read more
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Simple Sabotage

A Modern Field Manual for Detecting and Rooting Out Everyday Behaviors That Undermine Your Workplace

by Robert M. Galford, Bob Frisch, Cary Greene ...

Unabridged

12 hours

Inspired by the Simple Sabotage Field Manual released by the Office of Strategic Services in 1944 to train European resistors, this is the essential handbook to help stamp out unintentional sabotage in any working group, from major corporations to volunteer PTA committees.In 1944, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS)—the predecessor of today’s CIA—issued the Simple Sabotage Field Manual that ... Read more

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Inspired by the Simple Sabotage Field Manual released by the Office of Strategic Services in 1944 to train European resistors, this is the essential handbook to help stamp out unintentional sabotage in any working group, from major corporations to volunteer PTA committees.In 1944, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS)—the predecessor of today’s CIA—issued the Simple Sabotage Field Manual that
... Read more
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Managing at the Leading Edge

Navigating and Piloting Business Strategy at Critical Moments

by Tom Rose ...

Unabridged

6 hours 33 min

We live in an exciting time. Technology, globalization and demographic shifts provide new potential for personal and business success. Yet, research tells that only 30% of our attempts to implement change succeed amid the turbulence we encounter both within and outside today’s organizations. We need new ways of thinking and doing if we are to turn potential into performance. Managing at the ... Read more

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We live in an exciting time. Technology, globalization and demographic shifts provide new potential for personal and business success. Yet, research tells that only 30% of our attempts to implement change succeed amid the turbulence we encounter both within and outside today’s organizations. We need new ways of thinking and doing if we are to turn potential into performance. Managing at the
... Read more
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Breaking Bad Habits

Defy Industry Norms and Reinvigorate Your Business

by Freek Vermeulen ...

Narrated by Liam Gerrard ...

Unabridged

4 hours 21 min

Have you ever wondered why most newspapers are so large? Or why management consultants work such long hours? Or why hotels still insist on having check-in desks? Ask anyone in these industries, and their answer will be the same: "That's the way we've always done it.""Best practices" may be widespread, but that doesn't mean they're effective. In many instances the opposite is true: best practices ... Read more

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Have you ever wondered why most newspapers are so large? Or why management consultants work such long hours? Or why hotels still insist on having check-in desks? Ask anyone in these industries, and their answer will be the same: "That's the way we've always done it.""Best practices" may be widespread, but that doesn't mean they're effective. In many instances the opposite is true: best practices
... Read more
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What You Aren't Seeing

How Using Your Hidden Potential Can Help You Discover the Leader Within, The Inspiring Story of Herb Greenberg

by Patrick Sweeney ...

Unabridged

8 hours 9 min

Be truly inspired, discover your potential, and leverage it to drive organizational successWhat You Aren’t Seeing uniquely combines the uplifting story of Herbert Greenberg, the founder of a global management consulting firm, with insights into the psychology of leaders and practical guidance on uncovering and developing true leadership potential in yourself and others.This life-changing guide ... Read more

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Be truly inspired, discover your potential, and leverage it to drive organizational successWhat You Aren’t Seeing uniquely combines the uplifting story of Herbert Greenberg, the founder of a global management consulting firm, with insights into the psychology of leaders and practical guidance on uncovering and developing true leadership potential in yourself and others.This life-changing guide
... Read more
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Transforming NOKIA

The Power of Paranoid Optimism to Lead Through Colossal Change

by Risto Siilasmaa ...

Unabridged

10 hours 1 min

The great Nokia turnaround-universal business lessons for leaders in any industryNokia once dominated the smartphone industry. It was to mobile phones was Kleenex is to facial tissues. Then iPhones and Androids appeared out of nowhere and pushed Nokia off the cliff. In just four years, the company lost over 90 percent of its value. Revenues were in freefall; massive layoffs became common. Pundits ... Read more

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The great Nokia turnaround-universal business lessons for leaders in any industryNokia once dominated the smartphone industry. It was to mobile phones was Kleenex is to facial tissues. Then iPhones and Androids appeared out of nowhere and pushed Nokia off the cliff. In just four years, the company lost over 90 percent of its value. Revenues were in freefall; massive layoffs became common. Pundits
... Read more
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Managing in the Gray

Five Timeless Questions for Resolving Your Toughest Problems at Work

by Joseph L. Badaracco, Jr. ...

Narrated by Daniel Henning ...

Unabridged

4 hours 36 min

Every manager makes tough calls—it comes with the job. And the hardest decisions are the "gray areas"—situations where you and your team have worked hard to find an answer, you've done the best analysis you can, and you still don't know what to do. But you have to make a decision. You have to choose, commit, act, and live with the consequences and persuade others to follow your lead. Gray areas ... Read more

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Every manager makes tough calls—it comes with the job. And the hardest decisions are the "gray areas"—situations where you and your team have worked hard to find an answer, you've done the best analysis you can, and you still don't know what to do. But you have to make a decision. You have to choose, commit, act, and live with the consequences and persuade others to follow your lead. Gray areas
... Read more
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Game-Time Decision Making

High-Scoring Business Strategies from the Biggest Names in Sports

by David Meltzer ...

Unabridged

5 hours 19 min

Make business decisions with the same confidence and clarity as the world’s best sports coaches.When the pressure is on, great coaches remain laser-focused, confident, and fully in charge of their roster. They’re the same way when it comes to developing strategies and game plans to succeed. In short, they always win because they have a superior decision-making process.Game-Time Decision Making ... Read more

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Make business decisions with the same confidence and clarity as the world’s best sports coaches.When the pressure is on, great coaches remain laser-focused, confident, and fully in charge of their roster. They’re the same way when it comes to developing strategies and game plans to succeed. In short, they always win because they have a superior decision-making process.Game-Time Decision Making
... Read more
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Building a Business with a Beat

Leadership Lessons from Jazzercise—An Empire Built on Passion, Purpose, and Heart

by Judi Sheppard Missett ...

Unabridged

6 hours 7 min

Transform your passion into a profitable business-with the help of the legendary entrepreneur who turned an innovative idea into a $100 million global powerhouse.Judi Sheppard Missett is a fitness icon who, at just three years old, discovered a passion for dance that would eventually fuel a global dance fitness empire. After an early life spent honing her dancing skills and a career as a ... Read more

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Transform your passion into a profitable business-with the help of the legendary entrepreneur who turned an innovative idea into a $100 million global powerhouse.Judi Sheppard Missett is a fitness icon who, at just three years old, discovered a passion for dance that would eventually fuel a global dance fitness empire. After an early life spent honing her dancing skills and a career as a
... Read more
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Influencer

The New Science of Leading Change, Second Edition

by Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler ...

Unabridged

8 hours 10 min

CHANGE YOUR COMPANY. CHANGE THE LIVES OF OTHERS. CHANGE THE WORLD.**An INFLUENCER leads change.An INFLUENCER replaces bad behaviors with powerful new skills.An INFLUENCER makes things happen.This is what it takes to be an INFLUENCER.**Whether you're a CEO, a parent, or merely a person who wants to make a difference, you probably wish you had more influence with the people in your life. But most of ... Read more

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CHANGE YOUR COMPANY. CHANGE THE LIVES OF OTHERS. CHANGE THE WORLD.**An INFLUENCER leads change.An INFLUENCER replaces bad behaviors with powerful new skills.An INFLUENCER makes things happen.This is what it takes to be an INFLUENCER.**Whether you're a CEO, a parent, or merely a person who wants to make a difference, you probably wish you had more influence with the people in your life. But most of
... Read more
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The Communication Clinic

99 Proven Cures for the Most Common Business Mistakes

by Barbara Pachter, Denise Cowie ...

Unabridged

7 hours 6 min

The proven prescription for powerful business communicationSending an email plagued with typos. Rushing through a presentation. Never saying “no.” Under-dressing for a company event. What do these all have in common? Bad messaging.The Communication Clinic is a comprehensive, commonsense guide to getting the job of your dreams and presenting yourself in the best light through your writing, speaking ... Read more

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The proven prescription for powerful business communicationSending an email plagued with typos. Rushing through a presentation. Never saying “no.” Under-dressing for a company event. What do these all have in common? Bad messaging.The Communication Clinic is a comprehensive, commonsense guide to getting the job of your dreams and presenting yourself in the best light through your writing, speaking
... Read more
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The Innovation Mindset

Eight Essential Steps to Transform Any Industry

by Lorraine Marchand ...

Narrated by Kim Niemi ...

Unabridged

9 hours 52 min

Innovation requires more than a eureka moment. The vast majority of new product ideas never make it to market. Typically, this is because of the failure to address a real problem that a customer has experienced and is willing to pay to have solved. What do people and businesses need to know about the realities of innovating in order to develop products successfully?Lorraine Marchand—a seasoned ... Read more

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Innovation requires more than a eureka moment. The vast majority of new product ideas never make it to market. Typically, this is because of the failure to address a real problem that a customer has experienced and is willing to pay to have solved. What do people and businesses need to know about the realities of innovating in order to develop products successfully?Lorraine Marchand—a seasoned
... Read more
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Future Proofing You

Twelve Truths for Creating Opportunity, Maximizing Wealth, and Controlling your Destiny in an Uncertain World

by Jay Samit ...

Narrated by Jay Samit ...

Unabridged

9 hours 9 min

Are you tired of just paying bills until you die? Are you wasting your life at a job that doesn't make you fulfilled or financially secure? Then Future Proofing You is for you.In this life-changing book, celebrated author and entrepreneur Jay Samit, who's worked with such visionaries as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Reid Hoffman, and hundreds of successful entrepreneurs, shares the key understandings ... Read more

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Are you tired of just paying bills until you die? Are you wasting your life at a job that doesn't make you fulfilled or financially secure? Then Future Proofing You is for you.In this life-changing book, celebrated author and entrepreneur Jay Samit, who's worked with such visionaries as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Reid Hoffman, and hundreds of successful entrepreneurs, shares the key understandings
... Read more
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Think Smarter

Critical Thinking to Improve Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Skills

by Michael Kallet ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

6 hours 53 min

Train your brain for better decisions, problem solving, and innovationThink Smarter: Critical Thinking to Improve Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Skills is the comprehensive guide to training your brain to do more for you. Written by a critical thinking trainer and coach, the book presents a pragmatic set of tools to apply critical thinking techniques to everyday business issues. Think Smarter ... Read more

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Train your brain for better decisions, problem solving, and innovationThink Smarter: Critical Thinking to Improve Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Skills is the comprehensive guide to training your brain to do more for you. Written by a critical thinking trainer and coach, the book presents a pragmatic set of tools to apply critical thinking techniques to everyday business issues. Think Smarter
... Read more
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Breakthrough

How to Harness the Aha! Moments That Spark Success

by Scott Duffy ...

Narrated by Scott Duffy ...

Unabridged

8 hours 44 min

Serial entrepreneur, business growth expert, and brand ambassador Scott Duffy weaves together stories from his own journey and those of superstar entrepreneurs along with sage advice to help listeners identify their own "aha!" moments and turn them into unique growth opportunities to help them break through and level up their entrepreneurship game.● Helps listeners identify opportunities to ... Read more

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Serial entrepreneur, business growth expert, and brand ambassador Scott Duffy weaves together stories from his own journey and those of superstar entrepreneurs along with sage advice to help listeners identify their own "aha!" moments and turn them into unique growth opportunities to help them break through and level up their entrepreneurship game.● Helps listeners identify opportunities to
... Read more
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Risk Savvy

How to Make Good Decisions

by Gerd Gigerenzer ...

Narrated by Al Kessel ...

Unabridged

10 hours

An eye-opening look at the ways we misjudge risk every day and a guide to making better decisions with our money, health, and personal livesIn the age of Big Data we often believe that our predictions about the future are better than ever before. But as risk expert Gerd Gigerenzer shows, the surprising truth is that in the real world, we often get better results by using simple rules and ... Read more

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An eye-opening look at the ways we misjudge risk every day and a guide to making better decisions with our money, health, and personal livesIn the age of Big Data we often believe that our predictions about the future are better than ever before. But as risk expert Gerd Gigerenzer shows, the surprising truth is that in the real world, we often get better results by using simple rules and
... Read more
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This Way Up!

Zig's Original Breakthrough Classic on Achievement

by Zig Ziglar ...

Narrated by Zig Ziglar ...

Unabridged

6 hours 36 min

"The Master of Motivation," Zig Ziglar has been described as "one of America's icons," "the salesman's salesman," and "a legacy that will forever impact our history." Helping people to achieve long-term balanced success based on his philosophy of character, attitude, and skills, he has impacted more than a quarter billion people and continues to make a difference in the lives of those who act on ... Read more

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"The Master of Motivation," Zig Ziglar has been described as "one of America's icons," "the salesman's salesman," and "a legacy that will forever impact our history." Helping people to achieve long-term balanced success based on his philosophy of character, attitude, and skills, he has impacted more than a quarter billion people and continues to make a difference in the lives of those who act on
... Read more
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The Imagination Machine

How to Spark New Ideas and Create Your Company's Future

by Jack Fuller, Martin Reeves ...

Narrated by Mike Cooper ...

Unabridged

6 hours 9 min

We need imagination now more than ever—to find opportunities in adversity, rethink our businesses, and discover new paths to growth. Yet too many companies have lost their ability to imagine. What is this mysterious capacity? How does imagination work? And how can organizations keep it alive and harness it systematically?The Imagination Machine answers these questions and more. Drawing on the ... Read more

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We need imagination now more than ever—to find opportunities in adversity, rethink our businesses, and discover new paths to growth. Yet too many companies have lost their ability to imagine. What is this mysterious capacity? How does imagination work? And how can organizations keep it alive and harness it systematically?The Imagination Machine answers these questions and more. Drawing on the
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Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews 2/E

by Douglas Max, Robert Bacal ...

Unabridged

5 hours 55 min

THE RIGHT PHRASE FOR EVERY SITUATION . . . EVERY TIMEThe ability to craft an employee review that is meaningful and change-driven is what separates average supervisors from great managers. How often, though, have you struggled to find the most appropriate words for your needs?This completely revised and updated second edition of Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews provides hundreds of ready ... Read more

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THE RIGHT PHRASE FOR EVERY SITUATION . . . EVERY TIMEThe ability to craft an employee review that is meaningful and change-driven is what separates average supervisors from great managers. How often, though, have you struggled to find the most appropriate words for your needs?This completely revised and updated second edition of Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews provides hundreds of ready
... Read more
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Leading from Your Best Self

Develop Executive Poise, Presence, and Influence to Maximize Your Potential

by Rob Salafia ...

Unabridged

6 hours 42 min

Proven techniques for building self-confidence, making personal connections, and developing a professional presence that’s powerful, authentic, and effective.Increase your poise, presence, and influence for more dynamic leadershipAre you showing up as the best version of yourself? Are you aware of how others experience you? By cultivating executive poise and presence, we not only improve how ... Read more

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Proven techniques for building self-confidence, making personal connections, and developing a professional presence that’s powerful, authentic, and effective.Increase your poise, presence, and influence for more dynamic leadershipAre you showing up as the best version of yourself? Are you aware of how others experience you? By cultivating executive poise and presence, we not only improve how
... Read more

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