Business & Economics Audiobooks

Go Woke, Go Broke: The Inside Story of the Radicalization of Corporate America

A riveting and smashmouth journalistic deep-dive into the progressive madness that has infected and corrupted the world's biggest corporations, threatening the stability of the global economy-and life as we know it. Intimidated by activists on the left, virtually every major corporation in America has embraced woke politics. For years, these businesses could get away with progressive virtual signaling without worrying about alienating customers. But things have changed. As high-profile backlashes at companies like Anheuser-Busch, Disney, and Target show us, customers are fighting back. Companies who cave to the demands of left-wing social justice activists are being punished like never before. In Go Woke, Go Broke, New York Times bestselling author and veteran Fox Business financial journalist Charles Gasparino takes readers inside these disastrous corporate backlashes. A respected financial reporter who has covered finance for more than 30 years, Gasparino is deeply sourced and has dug into countless episodes involving Wall Street greed, corporate hubris, and government overreach in enterprise. Gasparino traces the origins of ESG and "stakeholder investing" and takes readers along on a ride as he shines a light on Fortune 500 companies that have suffered financially for caving to the silly and irresponsible demands of social justice activists and left-wing interests. This explosive, in-depth investigation into the seminal players, institutions, and forces of the markets shows that, for the sake of global stability, we must immediately pry the clenched fists of radical activists off the levers of the economy.

Charles Gasparino (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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The Five Talents That Really Matter: How Great Leaders Drive Extraordinary Performance

A former Gallup Global Leadership Research and Development leader and the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Strengths-Based Leadership draws from original research comprising interviews with high-performing global leaders to present for the first time a new model that demystifies the aura and complexity surrounding high performing leaders. The leadership space is rife with myths, such as the belief that anyone can be a leader with enough effort or that a leader's strengths can be their greatest weaknesses. According to Barry Conchie and his business partner Sarah Dalton, these statements are complete BS. The Five Talents That Really Matter dispels the fluff in leadership literature, unveiling the traits and characteristics that truly determine high-performance leadership. This book serves as a guide, stripping away misconceptions and providing a template against which career-driven managers and leaders can assess and develop their capabilities. The five evidence-based talent dimensions are: - Setting Direction: High-performing leaders guide their organizations through complex situations and articulate the value that so many employees find motivational and engaging. - Building Energy: Driven by a burning work ethic, Talented leaders set an exacting example. They measure progress, and recognize that the most Talented employees beneath them demand their greatest attention and support. - Exerting Pressure: Talented leaders assert a clear point of view and persuasively drive change and improvement, never settling for average outcomes. - Increasing Connectivity: Outstanding leaders prioritize people, establishing effective followership through purposeful and ethical behavior, and demonstrating care and concern for those they lead. - Controlling Traffic: High performing leaders understand their organizations, driving superior performance by establishing protocols and guardrails while showing agility and flexibility when circumstances change. Through meticulous research, assessment, and testing, Conchie and Dalton have built a database that predicts the talents and behaviors of the most successful leaders. In this book they present for the first the first time a scientific model that demystifies the aura and complexity surrounding high performing leaders.

Barry Conchie, Sarah Dalton (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Relationality: How Moving from Transactional to Transformational Relationships Can Reshape Our Lonel

For readers of Together and The Art of Gathering How moving from transactional to transformational relationships and organizations can save our democracy, nurture our connections, and make us happier and healthier. Powerful institutions, from schools to tech and social media companies, create breeding grounds for isolation by failing to invest in relational work. This obstacle stands in the way of our fight for racial equity, economic justice, and climate resilience. In Relationality, leading asexuality and relationship activist David Jay brings clarity to the crisis with a fresh perspective that expands upon the fundamental idea that all entities in the universe are connected. Jay draws from a range of vivid personal experiences, including his time spent helping tech workers and policymakers reform social media. This book is for people who believe in the power of relationships and want to see increased investment in relational work. Its scientifically grounded framework will help readers foster conversations about relational work, establish conditions for relationships to thrive, and quantify the impact of them. Equipping professionals and activists involved in nonprofit, political, and other types of relational work with the knowledge they need to fight for and utilize resources, Relationality shares valuable insight on: - The history of why institutions fail to invest in relationships - Reimagining ROI calculations to account for relational work - Using tools of prediction and emergence theory to build communities - How stories and data about relationships can help us direct resources toward relational work - Relational economics and the redistribution of wealth With isolation and loneliness on the rise in a post-lockdown world, Relationality offers a roadmap to nourish our connections toward a better, more liberated world-personally, organizationally, and in community.

David Jay (Author), David Jay, Tba (Narrator)

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No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs

Time Is Money and You Are Running Out of It! Dan S. Kennedy, joined by coauthor Ben Glass, delivers a fresh take on preserving your most underappreciated and valuable asset, time! With new material addressing social media addiction and time consumption, you'll learn to redefine the saying, 'time is money.' Learn how to: CALCULATE THE VALUE OF YOUR TIME-and put a meter on those consuming it; SLAY TIME VAMPIRES-like Mr. Have-You-Got-A-Minute, Mr. Meeting, and all the other bloodsuckers; KICK YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION-and combat time consumption; STOP 'PRODUCTIVUS INTERRUPTUS'-master the five time-defense tactics; ACHIEVE MAXIMUM PRODUCTIVITY with psycho-cybernetics; THE EIGHT NO B.S. TIME TRUTHS never to violate despite the conspiracy against them; become successful beyond your wildest dreams-APPLY THE #1 MOST POWERFUL PERSONAL DISCIPLINE; THE TEN TIME MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES worth using. Only ten; and FIRE YOURSELF! Replace yourself. Make MORE money from LESS time and have MORE freedom to do BIG things!

Dan S. Kennedy (Author), Graham Rowat (Narrator)

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Overcoming Overwork

Overworked? Overwhelmed? You're not alone. The amount of work placed on women is often insurmountable. Along with doing what's required for their jobs, women are frequently also asked to take on tasks that don't lead to growth or promotion, and to manage other forms of invisible labor at work and at home. All of this can leave women feeling underappreciated, frustrated, and burned out. We need to end the culture of overwork for women. From saying no to office housework to setting your own priorities, Overcoming Overwork provides practical advice for taking back your time so that you can use it for what matters to you. This book will inspire you to: - Advocate for yourself and your time - Say no to office housework and unwanted tasks - Manage your mental load outside of work - Delegate projects for a more equitable balance of labor

Harvard Business Review (Author), Teri Schnaubelt (Narrator)

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The 7 Tensions of Negotiation

Have you always considered negotiation merely as a means to secure a “yes”? If so, buckle up—Cash Nickerson’s insightful book The 7 Tensions of Negotiation is set to robustly challenge that comforting yet fundamentally flawed belief. Blending elements of law, psychology, and enriched by over four decades of real-life negotiation experience, Nickerson masterfully immerses you in the nuanced, intricate, and mind-bending world of negotiation tensions. He thoughtfully introduces the idea of positive tension-based elements that are absolutely crucial for achieving successful negotiations: Relationship Tension, where trust takes the center stage; Power & Leverage Tension, which challenges all parties’ perceptions of who truly holds the cards; and Timing Tension, a subtle yet continuously pivotal factor that underpins the entire negotiation process. Nickerson skillfully shatters the prevailing myth that merely “getting along” is the most effective pathway through negotiations. He boldly calls for a critical paradigm shift in our collective mindset, vehemently challenging the widespread culture of “tension avoidance” and advocating the skilled mastery of these tensions as a game-changing strategy for achieving superior negotiation outcomes. By learning to adeptly manage these often uncomfortable yet powerful forces, you’ll significantly improve not only your deal-making abilities but also the broader landscape of human interaction. Readers can expect to deeply: Gain a fresh, eye-opening perspective on the undervalued role of tension in negotiations. Discover insightful negotiation strategies that are firmly rooted in real-world scenarios and groundbreaking research. Bolster their capacity for resilience and adaptability during stressful, high-stakes interactions. Embrace tension as a transformative tool, rather than an inconvenient roadblock, and witness how your negotiation outcomes can dramatically and positively improve. It’s time to fully dispense with your preconceived notions of negotiation as merely a realm of compromise and comfort, and instead, open your eyes and mindset to the thrilling dynamic possibilities that constructive tension offers. Don’t just settle for subpar negotiation results dictated by well-intentioned yet naive principles. Seize the opportunity—grab a copy of The 7 Tensions of Negotiation and decisively level up your negotiation game today. It’s the perfect moment to harness the immense power of tension to negotiate with unparalleled strength, precise focus, and absolutely zero regrets.

Cash Nickerson (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Crypto Confidential: Winning and Losing Millions in the New Frontier of Finance

THE WILD INSIDE STORY OF CRYPTO'S GET-RICH-QUICK UNDERBELLY Nat Eliason had six months to make as much money as possible before his first child was born. So, he turned to where countless others did in 2021: Crypto. Within a year, he'd made millions writing code holding hundreds of millions of dollars of other people's money. He'd been hacked. He'd sold a picture of a monkey for two hundred grand. He'd become an influencer, speaking at conferences, and writing a weekly newsletter to tens of thousands of fans. Best of all, Nat had amassed a small fortune. But how much of this money was even real? And how many times can someone double down before they eventually lose everything? Crypto Confidential is Nat's unfiltered, insider's account of the hyperactive, hyper-speculative, hyper-addictive, nearly unregulated, completely insane world being built on the blockchain. A behind-the-scenes exposé of the bull runs and breakdowns, revealing exactly how the crypto-sausage gets made. A story of getting rich, going broke, scamming and getting scammed- and how we can all be more educated participants during the inevitable next bull run.

Nathaniel Eliason (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Fast Company's Editors And Writers (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Uncommon: Simple Principles for an Extraordinary Life

From former Navy SEAL, entrepreneur, father, and New York Times bestselling author Mark Divine comes Uncommon– an inspirational book following Mark Divine's trademark warrior monk philosophy that will lead you to the summit of personal development. To be common is to be an everyday person. It's to do the things that you are expected to do, whether that's what your parents want for you, or your employer, or your spouse, et cetera. But if you want to be more than you are, more than you think you can be, then you need to recognize and learn from your mistakes to lead a life of excellence. As an elite Navy SEAL, entrepreneur, author, speaker, professor of leadership, and philanthropist, as well as the creator of SEALFIT, Kokoro Yoga, and Unbeatable Mind, Mark Divine uses years of wisdom, business development, martial arts, eastern philosophy and military experience to take you through life's most important principles for finding your pursuit of excellence--so that you or anyone with the proper motivation can become uncommon.

Mark Divine (Author), Mark Divine, TBD (Narrator)

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The Ten-Day MBA 5th Ed.: A Step-By-Step Guide To Mastering The Skills Taught In America's Top Busine

An updated and revised edition of the essential and enduring bestseller, incorporating the latest theories and topics taught at America’s top business schools. In this new, fully revised and completely updated edition of the internationally popular guide, author Steven Silbiger distills the lessons of the best business school courses taught at America’s most prestigious and influential universities, including Harvard, Stanford, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Chicago, Northwestern, and the University of Virginia, to help anyone in any field become more skilled, forward-thinking, and successful in business. Along with the lasting concepts that have made this book a bestseller, including marketing, finance, and strategy, this fifth edition features sections on: Crypto currency Artificial intelligence The gig economy Remote work Agile methodologies Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) As well as updated examples and material reflecting corporate culture and economic change. Accompanied by illustrations throughout, and with research straight from the notes of real students attending top MBA programs today, Silbiger distills these complex topics into accessible lessons—giving you the tools you need to get ahead in business and in life.

Steven A. Silbiger (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Die Hot With a Vengeance: Essays on Vanity

Journalist and former Allure editor Sable Yong debuts with a sharp-toothed and hilarious essay collection about beauty and vanity, examining their stigmatization in the cultural zeitgeist, and how to shift the focus to use both for powerful tools for self-exploration, interpersonal connection, and cultural change. The beauty industry has a single mandate: be hot. In the same week that you might be encouraged to try curtain bangs, contouring, bleached eyebrows, laser facials, buccal fat removal, fillers, and “non-invasive” facelifts, you’re simultaneously absorbing mantras about self-care, body positivity, empowerment, and loving yourself just as you are. Overwhelmed yet? Fear not. Die Hot with a Vengeance delves into the machinations of this multi-billion-dollar industry, offering readers an expert analysis of its inner workings with the precision of a scalpel and the humor of a stand-up comedian. Along the way, Yong sets off to answer some of the biggest questions of our time: How do you break through the noise of beauty and wellness culture’s endless optimization protocols? How can you find actual authenticity in a world of performative artifice? Can the antidote to aging be found in a jar, tube, or at the end of a syringe? Do blondes really have more fun? Using Yong’s many years of experience as a beauty editor to unlock the industry’s myriad secrets, Die Hot with a Vengeance gives beauty and vanity a neutralizing make-over. At its best, beauty is so much more than an aesthetic; it’s an inspirational mindset. It’s a playfulness inherent to the practice of self-expression. And yet it’s difficult to engage playfully when it feels like beauty is an ever-moving target. We’re all subject to societal expectations surrounding beauty and vanity, enough so that breaking through the capitalist pressures can feel impossible. Yong argues that while the mandate may be for us to be hot, the beauty industry thrives on us absorbing its teachings so it can keep us in a constant feedback loop of appearance-based anxiety, forever perpetuating unattainable standards. Flipping that imperative, Yong’s debut collection poses the most important question of all: How do you discover your value of beauty so you can free yourself from the loud and bullshitty noise of all these entities telling you that you’re not good enough? Digging deep into our most pervasive and questionable beauty trends and conventions, Die Hot with a Vengeance offers an incisive yet wry dissection of one of our most enduring cultural addictions. Irreverent, side-splittingly funny, and astute, the book is as amusing as it is insightful, an instant classic for beauty-readers and aspirant hotties alike.

Sable Yong (Author), Sable Yong, TBD (Narrator)

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The Stoic Path to Wealth: Ancient Wisdom for Enduring Prosperity

Brought to you by Penguin. The Stoics understood that if you can control your reactions and manage your emotions, you can achieve success. The same principles apply to our financial lives today. The only way to beat inflation and grow your wealth is by investing. The greatest investors approach the markets with discipline, emotional distance, and self-mastery—lessons that the Stoics have been teaching us for thousands of years. Combining ancient wisdom with practical investment strategies drawn from analysis of the greatest investors of all time, The Stoic Path to Wealth will teach you how to: - cultivate an investing edge by managing your emotions and developing your unique skills and talents. - develop the discipline to ignore short-term market fluctuations and avoid living in the future. - foster a mindset that allows you to enjoy what you have and avoid greed. - create a sustainable approach to trading. As financial markets become increasingly unpredictable and chaotic, The Stoic Path to Wealth offers the key to weathering any economic storm while building wealth that will last a lifetime and beyond. 'Darius has a unique ability to turn complex ideas into simple stories.' — Morgan Housel, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Psychology of Money ©2024 Darius Foroux (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Darius Foroux (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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