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Jim Collins
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Jim Collins
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Can a good company become a great one? If so, how?
After a five-year research project, Jim Collins concludes that good to great can and does happen. In this book, he uncovers the underlying variables that enable any type of organisation to make the leap from good to great while other organisations remain only good. Rigorously supported by evidence, his findings are surprising - at times even shocking - to the modern mind.
Good to Great achieves a rare distinction: a management book full of vital ideas that reads as well as a fast-paced novel. It is widely regarded as one of the most important business books ever written.
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Profoundly Insightful
- By James on 10-29-20
By: W. Chan Kim, and others
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As a Man Thinketh
- By: James Allen
- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 55 mins
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This audiobook version of As A Man Thinketh is true to the original. Every word written by James Allen is spoken with clarity and authority by the narrator, making it easy to remember the information and absorb the timeless wisdom. This short audiobook, originally published in 1902, has had a huge impact in the field of personal development. It is regarded as one of the most important books of the new thought era. It's written in such a way that makes it easy to understand the most powerful message you could ever learn.
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I listen to this book every week.
- By Chris L on 11-08-15
By: James Allen
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The Intelligent Investor Rev Ed.
- By: Benjamin Graham
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
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The greatest investment advisor of the 20th century, Benjamin Graham taught and inspired people worldwide. Graham's philosophy of "value investing" - which shields investors from substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies - has made The Intelligent Investor the stock market Bible ever since its original publication in 1949.
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This book does not belong on audio
- By Craig on 09-12-17
By: Benjamin Graham
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Getting Things Done
- The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
- By: David Allen
- Narrated by: David Allen
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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David Allen reads an all-new edition of his popular self-help classic for managing work-life balance in the 21st century - now updated for the new challenges facing individuals and organizations in today's rapidly changing world. Since it was first published more than 15 years ago, David Allen's Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business books of its era and the ultimate book on personal organization.
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Ignore Reviews Claiming "No New Material"
- By Megan Rutter on 08-26-16
By: David Allen
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Rework
- By: Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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With its straightforward language and easy-is-better approach, Rework is the perfect playbook for anyone who's ever dreamed of doing it on their own. Hardcore entrepreneurs, small-business owners, people stuck in day jobs who want to get out, and artists who don't want to starve anymore will all find valuable inspiration and guidance in these pages. It's time to rework work.
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Simple, Quick, Timely, Contrarian Advice
- By Paul on 06-18-10
By: Jason Fried, and others
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Be the Unicorn
- 12 Data-Driven Habits That Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest
- By: William Vanderbloemen, John C. Maxwell - foreword
- Narrated by: William Vanderbloemen
- Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
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How do I stand out? How do I become irreplaceable? With a crowded workforce, an unstable job landscape, and the rise of AI, these questions are the ones that everyone either is or should be asking. William Vanderbloemen has asked these questions over the past 15 years while running one of the world’s top executive search firms. Through extensive research of over 30,000 top leaders and proprietary data, Vanderbloemen has identified the 12 habits that the best of the best have in common. Traits such as authenticity, responsiveness, agility, and the ability to problem solve, among others.
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Questionable Quotations
- By N on 05-14-24
By: William Vanderbloemen, and others
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Scaling Up
- How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't, Rockefeller Habits 2.0
- By: Verne Harnish
- Narrated by: Spencer Cannon
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
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It's been over a decade since Verne Harnish's best-selling book Mastering the Rockefeller Habits was first released. Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't is the first major revision of this business classic. In Scaling Up, Harnish and his team share practical tools and techniques for building an industry-dominating business.
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Literally Useless | No Way 5 Star Reviews are real
- By Michael on 01-23-15
By: Verne Harnish
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Leaders Eat Last
- Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't
- By: Simon Sinek
- Narrated by: Simon Sinek
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
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Too many workplaces are driven by cynicism, paranoia, and self-interest. But the best ones foster trust and cooperation because their leaders build what Sinek calls a "Circle of Safety" that separates the security inside the team from the challenges outside. Sinek illustrates his ideas with fascinating true stories that range from the military to big business, from government to investment banking.
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Very Disappointed
- By Jackson F. on 10-16-20
By: Simon Sinek
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The Effective Executive
- The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
- By: Peter F. Drucker
- Narrated by: Jim Collins, Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
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For decades, Peter F. Drucker was widely regarded as "the dean of this country's business and management philosophers" ( Wall Street Journal). In this concise and brilliant work, he looks to the most influential position in management - the executive. The measure of the executive, Drucker reminds us, is the ability to "get the right things done". This usually involves doing what other people have overlooked as well as avoiding what is unproductive.
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A few solid but basic ideas to keep in mind
- By Scott on 08-22-20
By: Peter F. Drucker
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Einstein
- His Life and Universe
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 21 hrs and 30 mins
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Why we think it’s a great listen: You thought he was a stodgy scientist with funny hair, but Isaacson and Hermann reveal an eloquent, intense, and selfless human being who not only shaped science with his theories, but politics and world events in the 20th century as well. Based on the newly released personal letters of Albert Einstein, Walter Isaacson explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos.
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Surprise: Two books in one!
- By Henrik on 04-20-07
By: Walter Isaacson
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The E-Myth Revisited
- Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It
- By: Michael E. Gerber
- Narrated by: Michael E. Gerber
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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In this audio edition of the totally revised underground best seller, The E-Myth, Michael Gerber dispels the myths surrounding starting your own business and shows how commonplace assumptions can get in the way of running a business. He walks you through the steps in the life of a business, from entrepreneurial infancy, through adolescent growing pains, to the mature entrepreneurial perspective, the guiding light of all businesses that succeed.
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Saved my Life
- By Christine on 09-17-08
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-28-23
Went from Good to Great reading
I really enjoyed this. There's lot of great insights to help me get to grips with our company's growth.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-12-22
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!
If you want an insight into life, yourself, business and what is really real then you need to probably study this book backwards, my gosh what an insightful and rerefreahing reflection....... I'm glad we eventually have empirical evidence of hiw easy it is to be led by ego rather than the simple truth... thank you so much for this!!!!!!
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- Shaun Lindbergh
- 08-13-22
Buy the book, skip the audio!
I love Jim Collins' books, read them all and give Good to Great to my small business consulting clients ... so I purchased the Audible version looking forward to an easy listen while meditating on the concepts (something I like to do with books I study). Collins' explosive style of speaking is jarring to say the least. It's like listening to a ten-hour keynote address!
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- Jean Jacques Thenon
- 02-27-21
The best explanation why love is the answer
This has been one of my top 5 book for over a decade. This reading is great with helpful assides.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-22-24
Fiets who, then what. Key player matter most and need to be level 5 leaders.
Great book, not just for business but a lot of the concepts extend to life in general.
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- Omar El Maarry
- 08-01-21
Great Business Book
Recommended by a successful CEO, now I know why. Very insightful book with several key topics. Summary would not do it justice and would highly recommend to anyone and everyone. The fact that it is ready by Jim Collins gives the book alot of depth that is highly appreciated. 5 out of 5 for sure.
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- PY
- 05-26-24
good summary of good concepts I felt like I knew
writing this review 2 weeks after I finished listening to this, and trying to remember what still comes to my mind - it comes one after another actually.
It appears those people who succeeded in being great don't consider themselves as great and always (don't remember if the books said 100%) stay humble. Would be interesting if the author can speak about this phenomenon and compare with Dunning–Kruger effect. - Level 5 leadershio
Getting the great/or right people on the bus, regardless of their position/job title also rings a bell - I think its the same in life as well and people (especially adults) don't usually change so it imperative to find employees with initiatives and fit with the enterprise's value.
discipline - to stick to what is right and not go into others things with trying enough and just follows others
technology's role is also something resonates a lot - technology itself is not the key, how we apply technology is.
also, confront the brutal facts and hedgehoge concepts are also great points, worth reviewing from time to time!
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- Robbie
- 10-29-21
encredible book
its a must for an entrepreneur to see if he is a level 5 leader. thank you Jim. you will learn and monitor if you need to be on bus
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- Quinton Weenink
- 01-29-21
Research is key
I find myself often giving out 5 stars to books who do an overwhelming amount of research, perhaps this is one the traits that make a book great ;D
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- Zweli Ndhlovu
- 01-21-21
Gold standard for business.
Having built a great business, I began to feel a little lost and no longer had some of the initial vision I had building my business. This book has reminded me of the steps I took initially and has oriented me back on the path to greatness.
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