Business on Audio
Sharpen your management, sales and communication skills with these business books on audio.
The Masters of Enterprise: American Business History and the People Who Made It
by H.W. Brands (338.092 BRAND)
In this course from the Modern Scholar series, professor Brands examines the lives and careers of successful men and women who seized the opportunities offered by the vibrant and open economy that has ensued.
The John Deere Way by David Magee (338.76313 MAGEE)
The John Deere Way presents timeless business lessons from one of America’s top brands. Even as many American manufacturers struggle with low-cost foreign competition, John Deere has not only prevailed, but increased its market share by offering superior quality products built tough and in accordance with time-tested business values.
Life Is a Series of Presentations: Eight Ways to Inspire, Inform, and Influence Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime
by Tony Jeary (651.7 JEARY)
Every time you speak – whether it's on the phone, face-to-face, or from behind a podium – you're making a presentation. Your ability to connect with other people and effectively communicate your message is the most important factor in your lifelong success.
Talking from 9 to 5 by Deborah Tannen (651.7 TANNE)
Examining communication in office settings, this book explores the implications of hierarchical relations and how conversational style differences are influenced by such factors as gender, ethnicity, geography, class & personality.
The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard (658 BLANC)
A practical business guide for managers wanting to get the most from their employees introduces a wide range of timely strategies to promote employee morale and job satisfaction and, in turn, heighten profitability and productivity.
The Small Business Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed in Your Small Business
by Steven D. Strauss (658.022 STRAU)
Strauss, a lawyer and business columnist, provides tips, insider information, and real-life success stories for novice entrepreneurs and established business owners, covering all aspects of small business operation and strategies.
Carrot Principle: How the Best Managers Use Recognition to Engage Their People, Retain Talent, and Accelerate Performance
by Adrian Gostick (658.3 GOSTI)
Got carrot-phobia? Do you think that recognizing your employees will distract you and your team from more serious business, create jealousy, or make you look soft? Think again. The relationship between recognition and improved business results is highly predictable – it's proven to work.
Fun is Good: How to Create Joy & Passion in Your Workplace & Career
by Mike Veeck (658.3 VEECK)
Make work fun and you’ll create a culture of creativity where the best people will want to work and customers will want to spend their money. That is maverick marketing whiz Veeck’s philosophy in a nutshell. And in this book, he demonstrates how it has worked for his minor league ballparks and how it can turn any organization into a thriving one.
Leadership Lessons from the Navy SEALS by Jeff Cannon (658.4 CANNO)
In today's superheated business climate, executives and managers are under increasing pressure to squeeze every last drop of productivity out of their people. Built around inspiring stories from both the military and business worlds, this book outlines a step-by-step approach to boosting morale and increasing productivity in any business organization.
Seeing What's Next: Using the Theories of Innovation to Predict Industry Change
by Clayton M. Christensen (658.4 CHRIS)
Can disruption be useful? Christensen and his collaborators believe so. They predict industry change using theories of innovation, locating new organizations that use simple, convenient, low-cost innovations to overpower incumbents. Also try The Innovator’s Solution.
Never Eat Alone: and Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time
by Keith Ferrazzi (658.4 FERRA)
The secret to success in business and in life, master networker Ferrazzi claims, is in reaching out to other people. As Ferrazzi discovered early in life, what distinguishes highly successful people from everyone else is the way they use the power of relationships – so that everyone wins.
Carolyn 101: Business Lessons from the Apprentice's Straight Shooter
by Carolyn Kepcher (658.4 KEPCH)
Inspirational to both the recent college graduate entering the workforce for the first time as well as the seasoned employee looking to distinguish himself, Carolyn 101 will show ambitious professionals what they need to get ahead and take their careers even farther than they'd imagined.
What the Best CEOs Know: 7 Exceptional Leaders and Their Lessons for Transforming Any Business
by Jeffrey A. Krames (658.4 KRAME)
Krames looks at the careers of this generation's top CEOs, examining the beliefs and actions that propelled each to the top of the corporate world by exploring what they did, why they did it, and what might have happened had they done it differently.
The Leader in You: How to Win Friends Influence People and Succeed in a Changing World
by Dale Carnegie & Stuart Levine (658.4 LEVIN)
Drawing on insights from some of the 20th century's most important voices, two of its top executives bring the Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc., time-tested human relations principles to a new level of relevance in today's unpredictable business environment.
Trump: Think Like a Billionaire by Donald Trump (658.4 TRUMP)
It's not good enough to want it. You've got to know how to get it. Real estate titan, bestselling author, and TV star Donald J. Trump is the man to teach you the billionaire mindset – how to think big about money, career skills and life.
Winning by Jack & Suzy Welch (658.4 WELCH)
Winning is destined to become the bible of business for generations to come. It clearly and succinctly lays out the answers to the most difficult, important questions people face both on and off the job. Welch's objective is to speak to people at every level of the organization, in companies large and small.
Selling the Invisible: a Field Guide to Modern Marketing
by Harry Beckwith (658.8 BECKW)
Geared toward marketing professionals and managers, but accessible to anyone in the service industry, this field guide explains how markets work and prospectors think. With practical, down-to-earth advice, it discusses a variety of topics in short sections about sell the "invisible," that is services rather than products.
The Great Formula: for Creating Maximum Profit with Minimal Effort
by Mark Joyner (658.85 JOYNE)
Sales authority Mark Joyner presents the big picture of effective selling-of which The Irresistible Offer was merely the first part. Now, in The Great Formula, Joyner presents the rest of his proven selling process.
Close Like a Pro: Selling Strategies for Success by Nido R. Qubein (658.85 QUBEI)
Nido Qubein came to the United States as a teenager with little knowledge of English, no contacts and fifty dollars to his name. He ended up becoming a huge success story as the chairman of an international consulting firm, and now he shares his secrets for success.
Sell Your Way to the Top by Zig Ziglar (658.85 ZIGLA)
Drawing on his own proven selling strategies that build successful sales careers, mega-bestselling author Zig Ziglar tells you how to turn every no into a yes and improve your prospecting, overcome price objections, and close more deals with finesse and style.