Audiobooks narrated by Steven Menasche

"Loosely based on Larry Niven’s 1973 novella Flash Crowd, Red Tide continues to examine the social consequences of the impact of having instantaneous teleportation, where humans can instantly travel long distances in milliseconds. This is a theme that has fascinated the author throughout his career and even appears in his seminal work Ringworld, where the central character celebrates his birthday by instantly teleporting himself to different time zones, extending his “birthday.” The author also discusses the impact of such instantaneous transportation in his essay, “Exercise in Speculation: The Theory and Practice of Teleportation.” Larry Niven is joined by two younger writers, Brad R. Torgersen and Mathew J. Harrington, as they take on this challenging idea and further develop the theories and concepts that Niven originally presented in Flash Crowd."

Brad R. Torgersen, Larry Niven, Mathew J. Harrington (Author), Steven Menasche (Narrator)

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Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family

"Brought to you by Penguin. Do you want to boost the morale, loyalty, creativity and performance of your employees? In Everybody Matters, CEO Bob Chapman and bestselling author Raj Sisodia challenge traditional thinking about how to run a business and show you how to lead your company so that everyone feels valued. As CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, Bob Chapman has pioneered a dramatically different approach to leadership that has created a high performing and happy culture. At Barry-Wehmiller, every single person matters, just like in a family. That's not a cliché; it's the bedrock of the company's success. In Everybody Matters, Chapman shows how any organization can stop viewing its employees are simply functions, to be moved around, 'managed' with carrots and sticks, or discarded at will. By doing so, disengaged workers begin to share their gifts and talents toward a shared future. Uninspired workers stop feeling that their jobs have no meaning. And everyone stops counting the minutes until it's time to go home. Everybody Matters provides clear steps to transform your own workplace, whether you lead two or two hundred thousand people. 'If you're ready for a new way of doing business, this is the book for you' Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell Is Human and Drive 'Bob Chapman is on a mission to change the way businesses treat their employees' Inc.magazine © Bob Chapman 2015 (P) Penguin Audio 2022"

Bob Chapman, Raj Sisodia (Author), Steven Menasche (Narrator)

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Virtual Banking: A Guide to Innovation and Partnering

"Consumers are rapidly leaving their banks in favor of institutions that are lower-cost and more consumer-centric--and flocking to new institutions that are not even banks, but possess a superior customer proposition. Electronic payments are the future. Thought leader in financial innovation for PayPal Dan Schatt covers what banks must learn to compete and thrive in this new environment. This book covers: Industry leaders PayPal, Google, Square, and Facebook, along with new up and comers--to show how banks can partner and accelerate innovation. The changing landscape of the retail point of sale and the need for banks to partner with digital wallet providers. What capabilities banks should truly own and which they should outsource. Where revenue may be derived in the future and how to shift gears to focus on greenfield market opportunities versus non-profitable markets. Best practices that banks can employ on their digital channels that can make their customer experience similar to some of the best commerce websites out on the market today. The latest and scariest type of innovators --prepaid card companies and online companies that outsource their regulatory requirements to financial institutions--and how banks can beat them at their own game."

Dan Schatt, Renaud Laplanche (Author), Steven Menasche (Narrator)

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Business Models for the Social Mobile Cloud: Transform Your Business Using Social Media, Mobile Inte

"The book explains that the social mobile cloud, a combination of three new technology changes, are the core ingredients of a digital transformation in business and society, and that they are moving more quickly and cutting more deeply than any technology transformation we have ever seen. It shows how the combined impact of social technologies, the mobile Internet, and cloud computing create incredible new business opportunities. The book provides understanding of the changes, why they are happening, what to expect, and what one can do about."

Ted Shelton (Author), Steven Menasche (Narrator)

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Proactive Risk Management: Controlling Uncertainty in Product Development

"Proactive Risk Management's unique approach provides a model of risk that is scalable to any size project or program and easily deployable into any product development or project management life cycle. It offers methods for identifying drivers (causes) of risks so you can manage root causes rather than the symptoms of risks. Providing you with an appropriate quantification of the key factors of a risk allows you to prioritize those risks without introducing errors that render the numbers meaningless. This book stands apart from much of the literature on project risk management in its practical, easy-to-use, fact-based approach to managing all of the risks associated with a project. The depth of actual how-to information and techniques provided here is not available anywhere else."

Guy M. Merritt, Preston G. Smith (Author), Steven Menasche (Narrator)

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The Vibrant Workplace: Overcoming the Obstacles to Building a Culture of Appreciation

"Why do 4 in every 5 employees quit their job? According to research, it's because they don't feel appreciated. Maybe this employee is you. Or maybe you're a manager wanting to hold on to good people. Either way, appreciation is the key to a workplace people care about. Dr. Paul White, a psychologist and leading workplace authority, unpacks the obstacles holding you back from authentic appreciation. An audio book both for leaders and employees, The Vibrant Workplace explains: • Why people resist appreciation • What appreciation is and isn't • How to express it in various settings • How to fight negativity • How to initiate appreciation... and more! Packed with real-life stories, practical help, and astute insight into organizational dynamics, The Vibrant Workplace will equip you to transform your workplace culture, retain valued employees, and build a more successful team."

Paul White (Author), Steven Menasche (Narrator)

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50 Great Myths of Human Evolution: Understanding Misconceptions about Our Origins

"50 Great Myths of Human Evolution uses common misconceptions to explore basic theory and research in human evolution and strengthen critical thinking skills for lay readers, listeners and students. Examines intriguing—yet widely misunderstood—topics, from general ideas about evolution and human origins to the evolution of modern humans and recent trends in the field Describes what fossils, archaeology, and genetics can tell us about human origins Demonstrates the ways in which science adapts and changes over time to incorporate new evidence and better explanations Includes myths such as “Humans lived at the same time as dinosaurs;” “Lucy was so small because she was a child;” “Our ancestors have always made fire;” and “There is a strong relationship between brain size and intelligence”"

John H. Relethford (Author), Steven Menasche (Narrator)

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Head, Heart and Guts: How the World's Best Companies Develop Complete Leaders

"This audiobook reveals the three most important capabilities leaders must demonstrate today: the ability to set strategy, empathize with others, and take risks—all at the same time. In Head, Heart, and Guts, leadership experts David Dotlich, Peter Cairo, and Stephen Rhinesmith—who teach and coach CEOs and executive teams throughout the world—argue that to be successful in a complex, matrixed, fast-moving world, “whole” leaders must set strategy, develop trusting relationships with others, and consistently do the right thing based on personal values. “Partial” leaders, often the product of traditional executive programs, may be successful in the shortrun, but their companies lose over time. Filled with case studies of companies such as Bank of America, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, and UBS, Head, Heart, and Guts, lays out specific steps and actions for leaders who want to grow beyond their “leadership comfort zone” and an action plan for companies that want to move beyond tried-and-true leadership development in order to develop “whole” leaders throughout their leadership pipeline."

David L. Dotlich, Peter C. Cairo, Stephan H. Rhinesmith (Author), Steven Menasche (Narrator)

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From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership

"Practical advice for making the shift to your first leadership position The number of people who will become first-time supervisors will likely grow in the next 10 years, as Baby Boomers retire. Perhaps the most challenging leadership experience anyone will face isn't one at the top, but their first promotion to leadership. They must deal with the change and uncertainty that comes with a new job, requiring new skills, and they've been promoted from peer to leader. While the audiobook addresses the needs of any manager, supervisor, or leader, it pulls from the best leadership and management thinking, and puts the focus on the difficulties that new leaders experience. Includes practical information for new managers who must supervise friends and former peers Authors are expert consultants who work with leaders at all levels Shows how to adopt the mindset of a leader, including: communicating change, giving feedback, coaching employees, leading productive teams, and achieving goals This much-needed audiobook can help new leaders get beyond the stress and fear to focus on becoming the most effective leader they can be-starting right now."

Guy Harris, Kevin Eikenberry (Author), Steven Menasche (Narrator)

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Elevate: The Three Disciplines of Advanced Strategic Thinking

"According to a study published in Chief Executive Magazine, the most valued skill in leaders today is strategic thinking. However, more than half of all companies say that strategic thinking is the skill their senior leaders most need to improve. Elevate provides leaders with a framework and toolkit for developing advanced strategic thinking capabilities. Unlike the majority of books that focus on strategy from a corporate perspective, Elevate gives the individual executive practical tools and techniques to help them become a truly strategic leader. The new framework that will enable leaders to finally integrate both strategy and innovation into a strategic approach that drives their profitable growth is the Three Disciplines of Advanced Strategic Thinking: 1. Coalesce: Fusing together insights to create an innovative business model. 2. Compete: Creating a system of strategy to achieve competitive advantage. 3. Champion: Leading others to think and act strategically to execute strategy. Every leader desperately wants to be strategic--their career depends on it. Elevate provides the roadmap to reach the strategic leadership summit."

Rich Horwath (Author), Steven Menasche (Narrator)

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Andy & Me and the Hospital: Further Adventures on the Lean Journey

"Based on the author's years of experience working with Toyota’s master teachers and with companies in the midst of great change, this audiobook follows the story established in the Shingo Prize-winning book, Andy & Me: Crisis & Transformation on the Lean Journey. In a cool and readable style, Andy & Me and the Hospital: Further Adventures on the Lean Journey follows Tom Pappas's relationship with Andy Saito, a reclusive retired Toyota guru. Tom and Andy are pulled into a major New York City hospital in crisis. Can they translate and apply Toyota’s powerful methods and thinking to save the hospital from disaster? Using a compelling novel format, the audiobook demonstrates how to apply Lean thinking in a healthcare setting. It illustrates the situations, characters, and plant politics you will most likely face as you progress through your Lean healthcare journey. As the story unfolds, you will discover the way of thinking and behavioral changes required to implement proven Toyota Production System (TPS) methods, tools, and thinking in healthcare. You will learn: What a Lean transformation in a hospital should look like The overall approach you need to take The leadership and behavioral changes required How to improve processes and better develop and engage people How to build and sustain a Lean management system How to translate and apply Deming’s 'profound system of knowledge' This audiobook provides clear and simple guidance on what it takes to successfully implement Toyota methods in healthcare settings. It shares helpful insights on how the different elements need to fit together to deliver measurable process improvement results. Just like its bestselling predecessors, this audiobook includes study questions after each chapter to support learning and to facilitate discussion in workshops or classroom settings."

Pascal Dennis (Author), Steven Menasche (Narrator)

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Achieve with Accountability: Ignite Engagement, Ownership, Perseverance, Alignment, and Change

"In today's complex, highly competitive, global environment, those who will survive and thrive in this new world of work are individuals, teams, and organizations who can maintain high levels of accountability and remain focused on must-achieve desired results. Achieve with Accountability is your personal handbook for awakening your (or your team or organization's)inner confidence, drive, perseverance, determination, resolve, and can-do mindset. It will hone your skills and capacity to achieve what matters most. Discover what impels top-performing individuals, teams, and organizations to excel, thrive, and achieve their most desired results. Let leadership expert Mike Evans show you how to awaken and release from in you, your team, and your organization the discretionary performance that resides within, but is often left untapped. Transform accountability into an engaging, upbeat, positive, forward looking experience that will secure you, your team, and your organization a position in the new world of work. • Cultivate resiliency, agility, and steely resolve • Boost collaboration, teamwork, and camaraderie • Crumble silos and abolish territorialism • Establish unshakable trust and credibility • Obliterate excuse-making and the blame-game • Invigorate ownership, engagement, and alignment • Unleash creativity and a focus on solutions"

Mike Evans (Author), Steven Menasche (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Steven Menasche