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The rough patch we have had for the past couple of years is only going to continue. Michael Hammer’s brilliance was especially acute during tough times when people in business had to hunker down and just be plain better than the competition. His focus was on the nuts-and-bolts of how work actually gets done, showing people how to transform a business by improving the way it is run - whether it’s a factory or a software company.
While he worked with CEOs, much of his life was spent two and three levels down, with people who run refineries, develop new pharmaceuticals, make the packaging for food products, market financial services, deliver health care, or develop software. Hammer’s mantra was, “My job isn’t to tell people what business they should be in, that’s up to them. I simply tell them how to do it best - whether it’s something as complex as software or as simple as widgets, and that means doing it differently.”
The central problem Hammer saw is that despite good intentions, companies don’t perform at the levels they need to because the way they do things is screwed up. This book is a tool kit for how to do things right, providing its listeners with the skills to make deep and fundamental changes in how companies do their work.
Given the range of people and the types of companies Hammer worked with, Faster Cheaper Better will benefit a wide range of people. It includes those at the top as well as middle managers and business professionals. Its focus on operations and process make it the ideal book not only for those who run a factory, refinery, or the customer service operation of a bank, but also people and companies engaged in creative activities - such as book publishers, software companies, and pharmaceutical firms.
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Story4 out of 5 stars 36
Building on the success of their previous title, The Oz Principle, Connors and Smith explore the direct link between a company's culture and the results it produces. Journey to the Emerald City details a clear road map for accelerating the move to a culture of accountability in which people focus on achieving the results critical to a company's future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Every creative leaders go to book
- By June on 01-08-18
By: Roger Connors, and others
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The Toyota Way
- 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer
- By: Jeffrey K. Liker
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story5 out of 5 stars 34
In factories around the world, Toyota consistently makes the highest-quality cars with the fewest defects of any competing manufacturer, while using fewer man-hours, less on-hand inventory, and half the floor space of its competitors. The Toyota Way is the first book for a general audience that explains the management principles and business philosophy behind Toyota's worldwide reputation for quality and reliability.
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5 out of 5 stars
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outstanding read. felt like a seasoned mentor
- By Daniel Smith on 08-29-22
By: Jeffrey K. Liker
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How Did That Happen?
- Holding People Accountable for Results the Positive, Principled Way
- By: Roger Connors, Tom Smith
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 96
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61
Drawing on case studies, many from client companies, the authors show how to establish clear expectations and manage the unmet expectations that inevitably occur. And they offer a positive, principled way that engages hearts and minds. This book can help people at every level---from senior executives to front-line workers---enjoy greater productivity, profitability, and job satisfaction.
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1 out of 5 stars
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HELP - How Can I Get The Lost Hours Back ?
- By Mike on 09-23-09
By: Roger Connors, and others
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Predictable Success
- Getting Your Organization on the Growth Track - and Keeping It There
- By: Les McKeown
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60
No matter what kind of organization you work for, whether it's your own small business or a global Fortune 100 company, your number one goal is success. Predictable Success takes you step-by-step through a startlingly simple, intuitive, and universal process that shows you how to bring sustained, lasting, predictable success to your organization.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great listen
- By Amanda Kirabira on 12-16-20
By: Les McKeown
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Think Like Amazon
- 50 1/2 Ideas to Become a Digital Leader
- By: John Rossman
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings, John Rossman
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 221
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 187
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 187
“What would Jeff do?” Since leaving Amazon to advise start-ups and corporations, John Rossman has been asked this question countless times by executives who want to know “the secret” behind Amazon’s historic success. In this step-by-step guide, he provides 50½ answers drawn from his experience as an Amazon executive - and shows today’s business leaders how to think like Amazon, strategize like Bezos, and beat the competition like nobody’s business.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must read if you really want to innovate like Amazon
- By Npino on 05-19-19
By: John Rossman
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Attacker's Advantage
- Turning Uncertainty into Breakthrough Opportunities
- By: Ram Charan
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 80
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 65
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Story4 out of 5 stars 66
In The Attacker's Advantage, Charan reveals the upside of uncertainty for those leaders who are nimbly positioned to anticipate the catalysts of disruption and embrace change. He updates and adapts the principles of his previous best sellers to address the current turbulent business environment, cutting through the veil of complexity to concentrate on the new customer needs and expectations and providing the tools for corporate leaders to take their companies to a higher level.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic book - volume lower than usual
- By James Gajewski on 06-14-15
By: Ram Charan
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The High-Potential Leader
- How to Grow Fast, Take on New Responsibilities, and Make an Impact
- By: Ram Charan, Geri Willigan
- Narrated by: Bob Reed
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 55
Companies need high potential leaders (Hi-Pos) more than ever before to help them adapt to today's tumultuous, digitally-driven business environment. If you meet the Hi-Po criteria, you're in high demand - and this book explains how to fast-track yourself.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good book for people wanting to climb the corporate ladder and for executives to accelerate high - potential leaders
- By Niel on 06-23-19
By: Ram Charan, and others
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The Amazon Way: Amazon's 14 Leadership Principles
- By: John Rossman, Tom Alberg - foreword
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 132
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 96
The 3rd edition of The Amazon Way is one of the rare business leadership books giving actionable insights for innovation and business growth to be the basis for your digital transformation gameplan. The Amazon Way translates Amazon's unique culture and management practices into insights and opportunities, as only an Amazon executive and expert advisor could do for the Amazon Leadership Principles giving listeners one of the essential business leadership books for the digital era.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Amazon Way
- By Amazon Customer on 04-21-23
By: John Rossman, and others
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Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?
- Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround
- By: Louis V. Gerstner Jr.
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 892
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 556
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 553
In 1990, IBM had its most profitable year ever. By 1993, the company was on a watch list for extinction, victimized by its own lumbering size, an insular corporate culture, and the PC era IBM had itself helped invent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Moderate Start, Picks up FAST!
- By Art H on 02-08-05
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The Complete Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions
- Process Tools to Support M&A Integration at Every Level, 3rd Edition
- By: Timothy J. Galpin, Mark Herndon
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 7
Merger and acquisition activity across the globe continues to grow, and is also playing a major role in the development of expanding markets. A well-managed integration effort is essential to success, and failure means a tremendous waste in terms of time and money, as well as the rapid destruction of shareholder value. The Complete Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions: Process Tools to Support M&A Integration at Every Level, Third Edition is an invaluable resource to guide firms in managing M&A integration and maximize the value of their deals.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Sales brochure for the authors
- By J Garner on 04-18-22
By: Timothy J. Galpin, and others
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Process!
- How Discipline and Consistency Will Set You and Your Business Free
- By: Mike Paton, Lisa González
- Narrated by: Mike Paton
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 51
It's when you're stuck in the day-to-day, putting out fires and cleaning up messes, that passion turns to frustration. Freedom seems somewhere between elusive and impossible. The secret to getting unstuck is process. This inspiring, informative field guide will prove it's possible to establish rigor and discipline for process while also increasing creativity, flexibility, and innovation. Process! will help you identify a handful of core processes that make your business uniquely valuable.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Missing Chapter Five
- By Will Thomas on 12-12-22
By: Mike Paton, and others
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The Oz Principle
- Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability
- By: Roger Connors, Tom Smith, Craig Hickman
- Narrated by: Wayne Shepherd
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 943
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 766
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Story4 out of 5 stars 766
The Oz Principle is the groundbreaking work that demonstrates the vital role of accountability in the achievement of business results and the improvement of both individual and organizational performance. With more than a half million copies sold, The Oz Principle has emerged as one of the most influential and useful business ideas of recent times. The Oz Principle shows how to overcome The Blame Game that is so prevalent in organizations today.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Trustless Accountability
- By Michael on 04-23-17
By: Roger Connors, and others
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Inside Drucker's Brain
- By: Jeffrey A. Krames
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 121
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4 out of 5 stars 68
In late 2003, Peter Drucker invited Jeffrey Krames to his home in Claremont, California, for a rare interview. The 94-year-old Drucker who had amassed an unprecedented body of published work, comprised of many hundreds of thousands of pages, spent a full day sharing his insights from a lifetime of management consulting and writing. This resulting audiobook is a simple guide that distills the essential wisdom from Drucker's considerable body of work.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Learn From the Master
- By morton on 10-24-08
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Scale
- Seven Proven Principles to Grow Your Business and Get Your Life Back
- By: Jeff Hoffman, David Finkel
- Narrated by: David Finkel
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 212
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 186
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 184
Business owners want growth but fear it will take over their lives. Surprisingly, the only way to truly grow your company is to reduce its reliance on you - to scale. Jeff Hoffman and David Finkel offer a blueprint to rapidly grow your business while also gaining more freedom. Based on their own experiences starting, scaling, and effectively exiting from multiple successful companies, they provide seven clear principles that will help you determine the best strategy for growth in your company.
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5 out of 5 stars
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All stuff no fluff
- By Jonathan Bonanno on 05-25-21
By: Jeff Hoffman, and others
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The Supply Chain Revolution
- Innovative Sourcing and Logistics for a Fiercely Competitive World
- By: Suman Sarkar
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 248
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 210
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Story4 out of 5 stars 207
When CEOs think about the supply chain, it's usually to cut costs. But the smartest leaders see supply chain and sourcing for what they can be: hidden tools for outperforming the competition. Steve Jobs, upon returning to Apple in 1997, focused on transforming the supply chain. He hired Tim Cook - and the company sped up the development of new products, getting them into consumers' hands faster. The rest is history.
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4 out of 5 stars
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informative but dry
- By Justin on 01-01-18
By: Suman Sarkar
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Too much to listen too-need to read the book
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I listened to it when I was exercising so difficult to follow-perhaps in a car on a drive
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It would definetly help a new manager in operations.
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