Business audiobooks

Lead to Succeed - Abridged

By: Rick Pitino

Narrated by: Rick Pitino

Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Learn how to be a leader from one of sports' greatest teachers, Rick Pitino.

As Rick Pitino says, great leaders aren't born great; they learn great leadership along the path of life. From the time Pitino first became a coach at twenty-four, he has been a student of leadership in all its forms, studying how great leaders from legendary coaches to... Read more

Simplify Your Life - Abridged

By: Elaine St. James

Narrated by: Elaine St. James

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This is the audio version of Elaine St. James' first bestselling book, Simplify Your Life. St. James shows us how to reduce the clutter in our lives, from cleaning out our closets to canceling newspaper subscriptions. Full of hints and anecdotes, listening to this audiobook is the perfect way to help you map out a plan to un-complicate your... Read more

The Perfect Sales Presentation - Abridged

By: Robert L. Shook

Narrated by: Robert L. Shook

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

America’s best salespeople, from businesses spanning IBM to Mary Kay Cosmetics, take you along on the perfect sales presentation.
 
There’s much more to superselling than just showing a great product. Sales presentations that consistently get results are subtle blends of skill, performance, and manipulation. It’s a craft that’s almost... Read more

Six Sigma - Abridged

By: Mikel Harry, Ph.D. & Richard Schroeder

Narrated by: James Lurie

Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The extraordinary breakthrough management program--heralded by GE, Motorola, and AlliedSignal--that is sweeping corporate America with its unprecedented ability to achieve superior financial results.

Six Sigma is the most powerful breakthrough management tool ever devised, promising increased market share, cost reductions, and dramatic... Read more

The Dance of Change - Abridged

By: Peter M. Senge

Narrated by: Peter M. Senge

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Since Peter Senge published his groundbreaking book The Fifth Discipline, he and his associates have frequently been asked by the business community: "How do we go beyond the first steps of corporate change? How do we sustain momentum?" They know that companies and organizations cannot thrive today without learning to adapt their attitudes and... Read more

Getting Past No - Abridged

By: William Ury

Narrated by: William Ury

Length: 2 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“Getting Past No is the most elegant handbook on the challenge of difficult negotiation and difficult people.”—Leonard A. Lauder, president, Estée Lauder Companies

“Bill Ury has a remarkable ability to get to the heart of a dispute and find simple but innovative ways to resolve it.”—President Jimmy Carter
 
WINNER OF THE BOOK PRIZE OF THE CENTER... Read more

The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook - Abridged

By: Peter M. Senge

Narrated by: Peter M. Senge

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: Yes

Create your own guide to mastering the disciplines of organizational learning with this invaluable guide based on the national bestseller The Fifth Discipline.

“The Fieldbook is a must read for anyone serious about building communities of common purpose, collective action, and continuous learning.”—H. Thomas Johnson, author of Relevance Lost and... Read more

Howard Hughes

By: Peter Harry Brown & Pat H. Broeske

Narrated by: Michael Prichard

Length: 18 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

In this luminous memoir, Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from a young girl with simple beginnings in Puerto Rico to Hollywood legend—and one of the few performers, and the only Hispanic, to win an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and two Emmys.

Born Rosita Dolores Alverio in the idyll of Puerto Rico, Moreno, at age five, embarked on a harrowing sea... Read more

Microsoft First Generation

By: Cheryl Tsang

Narrated by: Mary Woods

Length: 7 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a story with all the ingredients of a modern legend, representing nothing less than the proverbial American Dream—writ extra-large. It is a story of hard work, brilliance, and extraordinary commitment, featuring the story’s original cast members, who could not possibly have foreseen the unprecedented success that awaited them: the... Read more

SPIN Selling - Abridged

By: Neil Rackham

Narrated by: Bob Kalomeer

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

How do some salespeople consistently outsell their competition? Why do closing techniques work in small sales but fail in larger ones? How can salespeople dramatically increase their sales volume from major accounts? If you're in sales--or if you manage a sales force--you need the SPIN strategy. Developed from 12 years of research into 35,000... Read more

The Six Sigma Way

By: Roland R. Cavanagh, Robert P. Neuman & Peter...

Narrated by: John Lescault

Length: 4 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

An implementation blueprint for SIX SIGMA! "The Six Sigma Way demystifies Six Sigma with a real-world 'how-to 'guide. A good investment for any business planning to launch Six Sigma." ­­John Biedry, VP Quality & Compliance, Sears Home Services. Cost reduction...productivity improvement...customer retention...these are the promises of the... Read more

Coaching, Compassion and Making A Difference

By: Maria Nemeth, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Clinical psychologist Maria Nemeth has discovered that while therapy is a great place to air your feelings and gain an understanding of your problems, coaching provides a different level: "In coaching, people observe their psychological process without getting caught up in it, and instead turn their attention toward what they truly want to... Read more

How to Close Every Sale

By: Joe Girard

Narrated by: Richard Davidson

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The Guinness Book of World Records named Joe Girard "the world's greatest salesman." Now best-selling author Girard reveals field-tested techniques, insider tips, and useful common sense reminders that are guaranteed to give your career a boost. Every salesperson knows that closing is the moment of truth. But closing isn't something that happens... Read more

The Global Century

By: Harlan Cleveland

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Wisdom elder Harlan Cleveland says, "Our problem is not one of access, but one of selection."  His advice on choosing what's relevant brings you the tools for true wisdom, not mindless data accumulation. Read more

Recipes for Sustainability

By: Vicki Robin

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Vicki Robin discusses the multiple dimensions of freedom, including paradox, and how this relates to sustainability—both personal and planetary.  "If we make certain choices—personally, socially, politically, culturally—there is an emergent, practical, beautiful, delicious and fun reality that is waiting for us to step into." Read more

Squandering Aimlessly - Abridged

By: David Brancaccio

Narrated by: David Brancaccio

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

What would you do if you received a sudden financial windfall? David Brancaccio, whose ability to clarify economic matters has made public radio's Marketplace a hit, set out to discover where, why, and how people are spending their riches -- whether it's proceeds from stock options, profits from the sale of a house, or an unexpected inheritance... Read more

Bringing Out the Best in People

By: Aubrey C. Daniels

Narrated by: Barrett Whitener

Length: 4 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

The classic bestseller on performance management is updated to reflect changes in today's working environment. When an employer needs to know how to gain maximum performance from employees, renowned behavioral psychologist--Aubrey Daniels is the man to consult. What has made Daniels the man with the answers? His ability to apply scientifically... Read more

The Book Of Investing Wisdom

By: Peter Krass

Narrated by: Richard Poe

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Charles H. Dow, Benjamin Graham, George Soros, Peter Lynch, Warren Buffett, Mario Gabelli, and Donald Trump. You won't find a seminar or lecture anywhere that boasts a panel quite like this-a group of the great stock-pickers and market gurus, both past and present, brought together to instruct you on the art of investing. The Book of Investing... Read more

The Art of Supportive Leadership

By: J. Donald Walters

Narrated by: J. Donald Walters

Length: 1 hour 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A Proven Approach to Successful Leadership Do you want to improve your leadership skills and learn how to bring out the best in your employees, co-workers, or students? Then The Art of Supportive Leadership can help you! Large and small companies of every kind—from well-established industrial corporations to sparkling new tech firms—are using... Read more

Trading for a Living

By: Dr. Alexander Elder

Narrated by: Richard Davidson

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The New Trading for a Living updates a modern classic, popular worldwide among both private and institutional traders. This revised and expanded edition brings time-tested concepts in gear with today's fast-moving markets, adding new studies and techniques for the modern trader.

This classic guide teaches a calm and disciplined approach to the... Read more

Zeitmanagement - fit in 30 Minuten

By: Dirk Konnertz & Lothar Seiwert

Narrated by: Charles Rettinghaus

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Zeitmanagement für Kids - fit in 30 Minuten zeigt Kindern und Jugendlichen, wie sie mehr Zeit gewinnen für das, was wirklich Spaß macht. In diesem Buch geht es nicht um Planungslisten oder ähnlich langweilige Aufgaben - nein, hier erfahren Kids, wie sie ihre schulischen und privaten Ziele unter einen Hut bekommen. Und wie sie mit Mind Mapping... Read more

The Passion Plan

By: Richard Chang

Narrated by: Richard Chang

Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

We all know people who jump out of bed every morning, eager to start the day, so fulfilled by their personal and professional lives that they wouldn't change a thing. What's their secret? Passion. We all have it, but we don't all use it to its full potential. In The Passion Plan, Dr. Richard Chang presents seven simple steps to discovering the... Read more

Book of Leadership Wisdom

By: Peter Krass

Narrated by: Richard Poe

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Pearls from The LITTLE BOOK OF BUSINESS WISDOM

"The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't succeed; you must have a larger ambition."-JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

"Think about the customer, not the competition: Competitors represent your industry's past, as, over the years, collective habits become ingrained. Customers are your... Read more

Leading with Soul

By: Lee Bolman & Terrence Deal

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

Length: 3 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Leading with Soul has inspired thousands of readers since its publication more than a decade ago. Far ahead of its time, the book illuminated the deeply personal journey to leadership. Now, in this new and revised edition, the authors update a timeless spiritual message in the light of the turmoil of recent years? including recession, the spread... Read more