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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, by Patrick Lencioni
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- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 21 mins
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Patrick Lencioni's The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is about the reasons teams fail to work together for the collective good of an organization and ways to overcome these problems....
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It's a summary of what's in the actual book
- By Adam Thomas on 04-12-19
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, by Patrick Lencioni
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- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 21 mins
- Release date: 11-11-15
- Language: English
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Extreme Ownership: How US Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin | Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 30 mins
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Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin is a guide to applying leadership principles of the United States Navy's Sea, Air, and Land Teams (SEALs) to business. At the center of the strategies that Willink and Babin illustrate is taking complete responsibility for everything in which all leaders are involved....
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get the normal book
- By Amazon Customer on 10-21-16
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Extreme Ownership: How US Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin | Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 30 mins
- Release date: 12-03-15
- Language: English
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The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing, by Benjamin Graham and Jason Zweig
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- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 31 mins
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The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing by Benjamin Graham, with commentary by Jason Zweig, is a thorough guide to the principles of portfolio creation, cost management, stock and bond picking, and stock ownership for the defensive, long-term investor....
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A bit TOO clipped for me
- By Philo on 11-01-15
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The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing, by Benjamin Graham and Jason Zweig
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- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 31 mins
- Release date: 10-26-15
- Language: English
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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, by Greg McKeown
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- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 33 mins
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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less is a self-help book by Greg McKeown. The book outlines a minimalist approach to tasks and obligations by focusing on truly important goals and learning to turn down opportunities that do not directly contribute to meeting those goals. The modern fixation on multitasking and having it all has paradoxically resulted in accomplished, motivated people doing many relatively unimportant things poorly while neglecting their true goals....
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Boring and lightweight
- By Michael on 06-27-16
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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, by Greg McKeown
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- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 33 mins
- Release date: 10-26-15
- Language: English
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Summary of 'The Whole-Brain Child' by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson | Includes Analysis
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Susan Murphy
- Length: 25 mins
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The Whole-Brain Child offers recommendations for a whole-brain approach to parenting. This approach emphasizes the importance of integrating the four quadrants of a child's brain, whether in challenging or joyous moments. Geared toward the brain development of children from birth to age 12, the whole-brain approach includes 12 parenting strategies based on current brain research, as well as a concise breakdown that describes how to apply these strategies at different ages and stages.
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Informative and to the point
- By angela on 08-14-17
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Summary of 'The Whole-Brain Child' by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson | Includes Analysis
- Narrated by: Susan Murphy
- Length: 25 mins
- Release date: 04-26-16
- Language: English
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Summary of Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
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- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Dwight Equitz
- Length: 29 mins
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Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek advocates for a leadership style that focuses on serving others rather than pursuing shareholder goals or personal interests. Modern trends in leadership prioritize profits and executive bonuses over creating a healthy environment for employees. Leaders who think of themselves as serving their employees like family can increase job satisfaction and engagement, which reduces stress and increases productivity because employees feel secure.
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Don’t buy this audiobook Version
- By 362Page on 11-08-19
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Summary of Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
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- Narrated by: Dwight Equitz
- Length: 29 mins
- Release date: 10-18-16
- Language: English
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Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman - A 30-Minute Summary
- By: Instaread Summaries
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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With Instaread Summaries, you can get the summary of a book in 30 minutes or less. We read every chapter, summarize, and analyze it for your convenience. This is an Instaread Summary of Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman.
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Not worth the listen
- By Loren on 06-14-15
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Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman - A 30-Minute Summary
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Release date: 09-02-14
- Language: English
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The Body Keeps the Score | Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review
- Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, MD
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 21 mins
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This is a summary and analysis of the book in which Bessel van der Kolk, MD, explores the ways in which trauma rewires the brain and changes the way people experience the world. Trauma affects the mind and body immensely and prevents those affected from living in the present. Van der Kolk, who has researched trauma since the 1970s, first became interested in trauma after meeting with Vietnam veterans who had a very hard time living their lives after returning from the war.
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Very useful review - book is much better
- By Benjamin Davidson on 08-04-16
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The Body Keeps the Score | Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review
- Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, MD
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 21 mins
- Release date: 11-06-15
- Language: English
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Summary of The Ideal Team Player: by Patrick Lencioni | Includes Analysis
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Sam Scholl
- Length: 25 mins
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Patrick Lencioni's The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues posits that in order to succeed - especially in a work environment - one must be a team player. Business leaders must be able to identify and hire team players to secure the best possible advantage over their competitors and leverage all the benefits of teamwork. Ideal team players share three core virtues: They are hungry, humble, and smart.
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A good summary of The Model, not enough of The Fable
- By Benjamin on 03-28-17
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Summary of The Ideal Team Player: by Patrick Lencioni | Includes Analysis
- Narrated by: Sam Scholl
- Length: 25 mins
- Release date: 07-11-16
- Language: English
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Summary of Start with Why by Simon Sinek
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- By: Instaread Summaries
- Narrated by: Dwight Equitz
- Length: 28 mins
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Most companies rely on manipulations to attract customers and employees; they use short-term motivators that do not inspire or encourage loyalty. Customers who are not inspired will stop buying the product as soon as the company cannot keep up the manipulative strategies, and employees are less motivated and less productive when they are not inspired.
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It seems to be done by a computer. Describes was it”s written instead of extracting the ideas. Really bad. Don”t waste your mone
- By Lucas Barcia on 11-07-17
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Summary of Start with Why by Simon Sinek
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- Narrated by: Dwight Equitz
- Length: 28 mins
- Release date: 09-27-16
- Language: English
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Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor E. Frankl: Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 33 mins
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Frankl and his family were imprisoned in concentration camps during the war. Frankl was held in several camps before he was liberated from the last in 1945. During his time in the camps, Frankl witnessed the extreme cruelty of camp guards and the prisoners who were given special status by them, also known as Capos. He also witnessed the cruelty of the prisoners to each other as they underwent the three stages of reaction to their imprisonment.
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Summary is a good overview
- By Dylan M on 10-11-17
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Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor E. Frankl: Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 33 mins
- Release date: 10-16-15
- Language: English
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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox: Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 23 mins
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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu Goldratt and Jeff Cox describes a process by which an unprofitable manufacturing operation can be made profitable. It conveys proven factory turnaround principles through a fictional story....
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Succinct, Amazing values delivered
- By Praveen on 11-07-17
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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox: Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 23 mins
- Release date: 11-12-15
- Language: English
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Summary of High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove | Includes Analysis
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Michael Pauley
- Length: 23 mins
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First published in 1983, High Output Management by Andrew Grove is a management guide based on Grove's 15 years of managerial experience and knowledge as a cofounder, president, and chief executive of Intel. As Grove emphasizes in a new introduction to the book, globalization and the information revolution have dramatically changed the workforce, making people ever more replaceable and the market ever more competitive. Companies must adapt to these changes or face their own irrelevance and extinction.
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Superficial
- By Chris Firestone on 12-08-16
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Summary of High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove | Includes Analysis
- Narrated by: Michael Pauley
- Length: 23 mins
- Release date: 03-24-16
- Language: English
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Summary of The Lean Startup, by Eric Ries | Includes Analysis
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Kristi Burns
- Length: 26 mins
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The Lean Startup offers a set of tools and methodologies for entrepreneurs both in startups and established corporations to better achieve success. Since the vast majority of startups fail, understanding how to build a better company saves society's most precious commodities: ideas, time, and the skills of its people. The lean startup movement sets out to prevent future failures....
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Filled with important lessons
- By Gina Carr on 07-08-18
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Summary of The Lean Startup, by Eric Ries | Includes Analysis
- Narrated by: Kristi Burns
- Length: 26 mins
- Release date: 03-17-16
- Language: English
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A 15-Minute Key Takeaways & Analysis of Charles Duhigg's The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
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- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 27 mins
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The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg is a thorough examination of several case studies about how habit formation and habit change impact daily life. It details the experiences of individuals, corporations, and organizations to illustrate how habits are made and why, how they can be changed, how habits of all kinds are used in businesses to attract customers or manage employees, and the devastating results of a poorly managed habit.
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A 15-Minute Key Takeaways & Analysis of Charles Duhigg's The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 27 mins
- Release date: 05-19-15
- Language: English
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Summary of The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling
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- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Sam Scholl
- Length: 24 mins
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The 4 Disciplines of Execution is a guide for businesses to reliably commit to the goals and plans they set, authored by associates from FranklinCovey, a management consultancy. Rather than focusing on what a business must accomplish to be successful, the four disciplines establish how to accomplish those things.
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not a good investment. time or money
- By GypsyBroker on 10-15-16
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Summary of The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling
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- Narrated by: Sam Scholl
- Length: 24 mins
- Release date: 10-03-16
- Language: English
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Summary of Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée A. Mauborgne
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- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Sam Scholl
- Length: 23 mins
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Blue Ocean Strategy is the 2015 update to the classic business strategy text of the same name originally published in 2005. The text offers a practical handbook to business students and entrepreneurs who wish to rise above the fray of the competition, become pioneers in previously uncharted market territory, and gain access to impressive growth opportunities and an untapped customer base.
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good content, poor narration.
- By Ryan Arnold on 12-05-17
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Summary of Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée A. Mauborgne
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- Narrated by: Sam Scholl
- Length: 23 mins
- Release date: 08-29-16
- Language: English
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A 20-minute Summary of Atul Gawande's Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
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- Length: 47 mins
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Gawande grew up in Ohio. His parents were immigrants from India and both were doctors. His grandparents stayed in India, and there were few older people in his neighborhood, so he had little experience with aging or death until he met his wife's grandmother, Alice Hobson. Hobson was 77 and living on her own in Virginia. She was a spirited widow who fixed her own plumbing and volunteered with Meals on Wheels.
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- By j c on 11-21-15
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A 20-minute Summary of Atul Gawande's Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 47 mins
- Release date: 02-18-15
- Language: English
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Boundaries: When to Say Yes; How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life, by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
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Written by Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, Boundaries: When to Say Yes; How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life examines how conservative evangelical Christians should set and maintain proper boundaries - that is saying yes and no at the appropriate times, by examining how boundaries are presented in the Bible. Those who cannot say no live lives filled with unhappiness because people take advantage of them.
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My Boundaries
- By Vera Finerson on 06-04-22
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Boundaries: When to Say Yes; How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life, by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
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- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 25 mins
- Release date: 10-27-15
- Language: English
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Summary of Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss and Tahl Raz
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- Narrated by: Sam Scholl
- Length: 28 mins
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Modern negotiation strategies taught in business school usually center on classic texts that describe negotiation without factoring in emotions or irrational behavior. In reality, all negotiations involve emotional factors and illogical reactions. And in hostage scenarios, "splitting the difference" by accepting the release of half the hostages in exchange of partial fulfillment of demands is never a desired outcome.
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A money grab for this author
- By BizWiz on 10-01-17
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Summary of Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss and Tahl Raz
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- Narrated by: Sam Scholl
- Length: 28 mins
- Release date: 08-29-16
- Language: English
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