Business audiobooks

Leadership 2.0

By: Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves

Narrated by: Tom Parks

Length: 4 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

In today’s fast-paced world of competitive workplaces and turbulent economic conditions, each of us is searching for effective tools that can help us adapt and strike out ahead of the pack.Sharing discoveries from a groundbreaking study that separated the leadership skills that get results from those that are inconsequential or harmful,... Read more

Why I Left Goldman Sachs

By: Greg Smith

Narrated by: Greg Smith

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

An insightful and devastating account of how Wall Street lost its way from an insider who experienced the culture of Goldman Sachs first-hand.

On March 14, 2012, more than three million people read Greg Smith's bombshell Op-Ed in the New York Times titled "Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs." The column immediately went viral, became a worldwide... Read more

Maximize Your Potential Through the Power of Your Subconscious Mind to Create Wealth and Success

By: Joseph Murphy

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Dr. Joseph Murphy’s classic book The Power of Your Subconscious Mind was first published in 1963 and became an immediate bestseller; it was acclaimed as one of the best self-help guides ever written. Following the success of this work, Dr. Murphy lectured to thousands of people around the world, and millions tuned in to his daily radio program.... Read more

It's Your Business

By: JJ Ramberg, Lisa Everson & Frank Silverstein

Narrated by: JJ Ramberg

Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

It's Your Business was an immediate Wall Street Journal bestseller and garnered tremendous media attention from entrepreneurs and small business owners.

With advice from Ramberg and such notable entrepreneurs as Blake Mycoskie and Guy Kawasaki, this right-to-the-point book covers topics from human resources to finance, public relations to sales,... Read more

Bartlett and Steele: What Happens to a Dream Betrayed?

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Economic correspondent Paul Solman talks to the authors of The Betrayal of the American Dream, Donald Barlett and James Steele, who say the drive for free trade has exported so many jobs to China, Brazil and India that American workers may become irrelevant to their own economy, just as other countries gain a middle class. Read more

The One World Schoolhouse

By: Salman Khan

Narrated by: Salman Khan

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from an ex-engineer and hedge funder's online tutoring sessions with his niece, who was struggling with algebra, into a worldwide phenomenon. Like many innovators, Khan rethinks existing assumptions and imagines what education... Read more

The Fine Print

By: David Cay Johnston

Narrated by: Todd McLaren

Length: 12 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

David Cay Johnston has made a name for himself as the defender of the common man, calling out the rich and powerful for cheating the system at the expense of everyone else. Whether he's exposing unjust loopholes in the tax code that help the rich get richer or pointing out how powerful corporations pocket government subsidies at excessive... Read more

Transformative Scenario Planning

By: Adam Kahane

Narrated by: Kevin Pierce & Kees Van Der Heijden

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

This is the first book focused on how to do and use scenario planning - which is one of the most widely used tools in the world for strategic planning, change management, innovation, problem solving, and similar purposes - for social change at the community, national, and global levels. Adam Kahane is one of the world's pioneers and leaders on... Read more

American Drive

By: Hank H. Cox & Richard E. Dauch

Narrated by: Pete Larkin

Length: 12 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Politicians, voters, executives, and employees all want the answer to one question: How can America compete with cheap foreign labor, and restore skilled, well-paying jobs to our economy? American Drive answers that question.

An executive with nearly thirty years in the trenches of the hard-nosed Detroit automobile industry, Richard E. "Dick"... Read more

Networking for People

By: Devora Zack

Narrated by: Karen Saltus

Length: 4 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Devora Zack, an avowed introvert and a successful consultant who speaks to thousands of people every year, found that most networking advice books assume that to succeed you have to become an extrovert. Or at least learn how to fake it. Not at all. There is another way.

This audiobook shatters stereotypes about people who dislike networking.... Read more

Service Failure

By: Jeff Toister

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Customer service goals have been articulated, messages drilled, and incentive programs created. But many employees still deliver lackluster service. What does it take to get them functioning as stellar frontline representatives of the company?

Rather than offering another set of tactics for improving customer service, this audiobook takes a novel... Read more

A Slice of the Pie

By: Nick Sarillo

Narrated by: Joe Geoffrey

Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

How does a suburban pizza joint end up profiled on national magazine covers and network TV news? (Hint: The secret is not in the sauce.)

When Nick Sarillo decided to open a family-friendly pizza restaurant in the suburbs of Chicago, people thought he was nuts. Having worked as a carpenter for much of his adult life, he lacked any formal... Read more

Judgment on the Front Line

By: Chris DaRose & Noel Tichy

Narrated by: Erik Synnestvedt

Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Front-line employees can be your greatest asset-here's how to tap their rich vein of insight and leadership.

Front-line employees who deal directly with customers are the face of any organization. Not only do they have the most impact on how a brand is perceived, but they are also the most valuable source of insight into what customers want and... Read more

The Law of Superheroes

By: James Daily, J.D. & Ryan Davidson, J.D.

Narrated by: Eric G. Dove

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Could Superman sue if someone exposed his identity as Clark Kent? Is a life sentence for an immortal like Apocalypse “cruel and unusual punishment?” Is X-ray vision a violation of search and seizure laws? Is the Joker legally insane? And who foots the bill when a hero destroys a skyscraper or two while defending Metropolis?Fear not, gentle... Read more

The Art of Selling Yourself

By: Adam Riccoboni & Daniel Callaghan

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 4 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Set yourself apart from the crowd! In today's troubled economic market, everything is a tough sell. From products to services, everyone is consuming less as they tighten their belts. In this respect, it's easy to forget that the job interview is becoming more and more like the showroom—where the interview itself is the pitch, and the product... Read more

Supreme Court Hears Affirmative Action Challenges

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

The U.S. Supreme Court took up a case on whether race should be considered in college applications. Gwen Ifill talks to National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle who explains the arguments. Ray Suarez talks to NAACP's Debo Adegbile and the Century Foundation's Richard Kahlenberg about potential implications for public institutions. Read more

The Trust Edge

By: David Horsager

Narrated by: David Horsager

Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

In this widely popular book, David Horsager presents the ultimate guide to earning, maintaining, and even rebuilding the most critical factor of every business relationship—trust.

In The Trust Edge, David Horsager reveals the foundation of genuine success—trust. Based on research but made practical for today’s leader, The Trust Edge shows that... Read more

It's Your Ship

By: Captain D. Michael Abrashoff

Narrated by: Captain D. Michael Abrashoff

Length: 6 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The legendary New York Times bestselling tale of top-down change for anyone trying to navigate today's uncertain business seas.

When Captain Abrashoff took over as commander of USS Benfold, it was like a business that had all the latest technology but only some of the productivity. Knowing that responsibility for improving performance rested... Read more

Managing for People Who Hate Managing

By: Devora Zack

Narrated by: Don Hagen

Length: 3 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Professional success, more often than not, means becoming a manager. Yet nobody prepared you for having to deal with messy tidbits like emotions, conflicts, and personalities—all while achieving ever-greater goals and meeting ever-looming deadlines. Not exactly what you had in mind, is it?

Don’t panic. Here are the tools to help you succeed and... Read more

The Fundamentals of Business Etiquette

By: Robert Shutt

Narrated by: Robert Shutt

Length: 4 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A nationally recognized business etiquette specialist, Professor Robert A. Shutt of Binghamton University reviews the strategies, guidelines, and appropriate behavior that can help people excel in a variety of professional environments. During the course of these lectures, Professor Shutt examines etiquette in situations such as the business... Read more

Makers

By: Chris Anderson

Narrated by: René Ruiz

Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

3D Robotics co-founder and bestselling author Chris Anderson takes you to the front lines of a new industrial revolution as today’s entrepreneurs, using open source design and 3-D printing, bring manufacturing to the desktop. 

In an age of custom-fabricated, do-it-yourself product design and creation, the collective potential of a million garage... Read more

Howard's Gift

By: Eric Sinoway & Merrill Meadow

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

"This work offers wonderful wisdom for navigating the inflection points in our lives." - Mehmet Oz, MD

An iconic teacher. A warm friend. A generous mentor.

For more than 40 years, Howard Stevenson has been a towering figure at Harvard Business School: the man who literally defined entrepreneurship and taught thousands of the world's most... Read more

The Launch Pad

By: Randall Stross

Narrated by: René Ruiz

Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Twice a year in the heart of Silicon Valley, a small investment firm called Y Combinator selects an elite group of young entrepreneurs from around the world for three months of intense work and instruction. Their brand-new two- or three-person start-ups are given a seemingly impossible challenge: to turn a raw idea into a viable business, fast.
 ... Read more

The Pause Principle

By: Kevin Cashman

Narrated by: Kevin Pierce

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

A bestselling thought leader turns standard thinking on it's head--leadership is not all action. It's also reflection and even meditation. Cashman's breakthrough book explains how any leader can find the means to purpose, innovation, and energy by periodically turning off the Blackberry and pausing to think. Read more