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Decisions determine the quality, scope, and tenor of your life. Learn the secrets of smart decision-making in this audio-only summary of Mike Whitaker’s popular book. Decisions determine the quality, scope, and tenor of your life. People who make good decisions usually live more successful, satisfying lives. Like all mental disciplines, smart decision-making requires following certain guidelines and principles, as Mike Whitaker spells out in his...

In this audio-only summary of Elizabeth Haas Edersheim's book, get a quick primer on management guru Peter Drucker's most important insights. Peter Drucker is called the "father of modern management" for good reason, according to management consultant Elizabeth Haas Edersheim. Her book The Definitive Drucker—an accessible volume of his business lessons—demonstrates that Drucker's theories were the perfect combination of calculated common sense...

The future of work requires a more personal style of leadership. Learn more about humble leadership in this audio-only summary of the book by Edgar H. and Peter A. Schein. In a world characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA), versatile leadership makes more sense than the shopworn model of lofty corporate heroes and disruptors, who are supposedly invincible. The future of work requires a more personal style of leadership....

Learn methods for boosting your creativity and ability to innovate. The great thinkers of the Renaissance established the models for four tools that still inspire innovation. This audio-only course based on The 4 Lenses of Innovation by Rowan Gibsona thought leader on innovation, provides advice to help you innovate by using the four points of view, or lenses, established during the Renaissance. Rowan proposes a system of innovation that incorporates...

Learn how to do more with less time by simplifying, streamlining, and prioritizing work. This audio-only course summarizes productivity expert Laura Stack’s popular book. Who doesn’t want to be more efficient and effective at work? In this audio-only summary of Laura Stack’s popular book, you can learn how to do more with less time by simplifying, streamlining, and prioritizing work. A leading productivity expert, Laura offers simple, innovative...

Turn courage into a habit: Learn how to accept your fears, release the past, and embrace life to the fullest with tips from this audio-only summary of Kate Swoboda’s powerful book. Turn courage into a habit: Learn how to accept your fears, release the past, and embrace life to the fullest with the tips from this audio-only summary of Kate Swoboda’s powerful book. Swoboda, director of the Courageous Living Coach Certification program, shares her...

Turn fear and doubt into opportunity. Review highlights from major league baseball pitching coach Rick Peterson’s book on overcoming difficult, stress-filled situations. Performance anxiety can be a formidable opponent, whether you’re a professional athlete, surgeon, salesperson, or student. How you deal with pressure during “crunch times” often determines if you are going to succeed or fail. Rick Peterson, a well-respected major league baseball...

Learn how to drive change, manage transitions, and change corporate culture through responsive leadership. There are many different management styles, some more effective than others. Many leaders use a systematic approach, believing that dramatic change or reform will help them reach their goals. This audio-only course, adapted from Jackie Jenkins-Scott’s book The 7 Secrets of Responsive Leadership, shows how leaders who take a responsive approach...

Learn how to build and articulate purpose on three critical levels, in this audio-only summary of Dan Pontefract’s popular book. A clear purpose is good for business. The Purpose Effect, by bestselling author Dan Pontefract, explains how organizations can build and articulate purpose on three critical levels. This audio-only summary from getAbstract reviews this important book. Learn how companies can establish meaningful goals, provide energizing...

Bring humanity back to work. Learn 10 ways to design a workplace that's good for people and great for business in this audio-only summary of Erica Keswin’s book. It’s time to bring humanity back to work. A values-based corporate culture that attends to the human needs of its employees gives your firm an advantage in today’s world where good people are hard to keep. Erica Keswin wrote Bring Your Human to Work so that companies that invest...