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Every year, good businesses fail because their systems are broken. Many more are in chaos - they don’t fail, but they don’t make any real profit either. Their teams are stretched to the breaking point, their operations go wrong at every turn, and their customers are dissatisfied and angry...but it doesn’t have to be that way.
In this audiobook, you’ll discover Lean management, a transformative system characterized by continuous improvement and respect for people. Cheap Is Good shares the system, processes, and tools from Lean management that transformed this small business in chaos into a systematic, thriving, and profitable operation.
Whether your business is in crisis right now or is slowly losing ground to more efficient competitors, Lean management is designed to cut all the waste out of your business. Learn how to win back the wasted time, wasted materials, wasted energy, and wasted money so you can increase your profit, help your team thrive, and give your customers an amazing experience every time they call you.
About Bob Cooper, Jr.: Bob Cooper, Jr., is the owner and founder of El Cheapo Lifts, based in Pico Rivera, California. He has been in the construction and rental industry for more than 25 years and oversaw a highly successful Lean transformation after the global financial crisis hit the industry hard. He wrote Cheap Is Good to empower other small-business owners to put Lean to use in their operations.
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,669
Do you have a grip on your business, or does your business have a grip on you? All entrepreneurs and business leaders face similar frustrations: personnel conflict, profit woes, and inadequate growth. Decisions never seem to get made, or once made, fail to be properly implemented. But there is a solution. It’s not complicated or theoretical.
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3 out of 5 stars
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this is for 50+ employee companies, not small ones
- By Ryan Taft on 03-06-18
By: Gino Wickman
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The Journey to Enterprise Agility
- Systems Thinking and Organizational Legacy
- By: Daryl Kulak, Hong Li
- Narrated by: Daryl Kulak
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 41
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 40
A guide to navigating the messiness of software development process change, dealing with all the legacy organizational elements, and focusing on increasing business agility.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful approach to "Why?" Agile
- By Jonathon Baugh on 07-07-17
By: Daryl Kulak, and others
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What the Heck is EOS?
- A Complete Guide for Employees in Companies Running on EOS
- By: Gino Wickman, Tom Bouwer
- Narrated by: Corey Snow
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,272
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,033
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,016
Has your company struggled to roll EOS out to all levels of your organization? Do your employees understand why EOS is important or even what it is? What the Heck is EOS? is for the millions of employees in companies running their businesses on EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System). An easy and fast listen, this book answers the questions many employees have about EOS and their company.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Get Ready for a WBOA
- By El Barto on 03-26-21
By: Gino Wickman, and others
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P4P (Pay for Performance): Why Hourly Is a Failing Formula
- By: Mike Andes
- Narrated by: Mike Andes
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 56
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Story5 out of 5 stars 56
It has never been harder to find good employees. Government handouts and programs, publicly traded behemoths with an insatiable appetite for front-line staff, and a burgeoning gig-economy has made hiring extremely hard for small business owners. The golden question is how do we attract good talent and then retain them long-term? How do I determine rates of compensation for my highest performers that are always demanding raises? How do I scale my business without having to constantly micro-manage my Team when they are in the field working? The answer is Pay-For-Performance (P4P).
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really fleshed out well with great ideas
- By Amazon Customer on 01-23-23
By: Mike Andes
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The Heart of Change
- Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations
- By: John P. Kotter, Dan S. Cohen
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 213
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 146
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Story4 out of 5 stars 149
Kotter and co-author Dan S. Cohen delve deeper into the subject of change to get to the heart of how change actually happens. Through compelling, real-life stories from people in the trenches, in all kinds of organizations, the authors attack the fundamental problem that underlies every major transformation: How do you go beyond simply getting your message across to truly changing people's behavior?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Shame about the narration
- By Paul on 08-17-08
By: John P. Kotter, and others
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System Busters
- How to Stop Them in Your Business
- By: Philip Paul Beyer
- Narrated by: J.D. Hart
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29
For those of you who have many years of business education and experience, I feel confident you will pick up a few priceless nuggets of fine gold-they were mined under extreme pressure!
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great for business owners
- By Dion on 01-17-15
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Project Management
- An Essential Guide for Beginners Who Want to Understand Agile, Scrum, Lean Six Sigma, Kanban and Kaizen When Applied to Managing Projects
- By: Wade Golden
- Narrated by: Brian R. Scott
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
If you want to achieve success in project management, then pay attention...Some projects were always bound to fail. However, that is just a tiny minority. Most projects fail at least partly because of poor project management. This audiobook aims to demystify project management and show you two different approaches that have a big following: Agile/Scrum, a very free form methodology that is good for services and software, and Lean Six Sigma, which is more data-driven and particularly useful for high-volume businesses from call centers to manufacturing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Nice
- By Lloyd@ on 04-20-20
By: Wade Golden
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Developing Lean Leaders at All Levels
- A Practical Guide
- By: Jeffrey K. Liker, George Trachilis
- Narrated by: Ron Carter
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 156
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 126
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 125
This book adds examples from over twenty years of experience by Dr. Liker in working with companies outside of Toyota. This audiobook treats you as a student who will be actively engaged in developing lean leader skills as you read. It acts as a tutorial for beginning the journey!
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5 out of 5 stars
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For the advanced LSS GB or new BB
- By Joseph Banks on 07-04-17
By: Jeffrey K. Liker, and others
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2 Second Lean: How to Grow People and Build a Fun Lean Culture at Work & at Home, 3rd Edition
- By: Paul A. Akers
- Narrated by: Paul A. Akers
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 681
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 599
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 599
2 Second Lean will flip your world right-side up. It's a practical way to improve your life every day by making a simple two-second improvement. Join author, business expert, radio show host, and international speaker Paul A Akers, as he takes you on a LEAN journey that will transform every aspect your life - from your home to the office.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I Listened To This Straight Thru!
- By Steve C Stutz on 08-06-15
By: Paul A. Akers
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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 210
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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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Lean: An Essential Guide to Lean Startup, Lean Six Sigma, Lean Analytics, Lean Enterprise, Lean Manufacturing, Agile Project Management, Kanban and Scrum
- By: James Edge
- Narrated by: Sam Slydell
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4 out of 5 stars 15
If you want to avoid waste and create wealth in your business, then pay attention. Two comprehensive manuscripts in one audiobook: Lean: The Ultimate Guide to Lean Startup, Lean Six Sigma, Lean Analytics, Lean Enterprise, Lean Manufacturing, Scrum, Agile Project Management and Kanban and Lean Startup: How to Work Smarter and Not Harder While Innovating Faster and Satisfying Customers.
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1 out of 5 stars
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ONLY BUY IF YOU HEAD A HUGE COMPANY
- By Nigel on 07-08-21
By: James Edge
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Scrum
- The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time
- By: Jeff Sutherland, J.J. Sutherland
- Narrated by: J.J. Sutherland
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,019
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,466
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,425
By the man who helped invent the red-hot management process known as "Scrum", Scrum unveils what is wrong with the way we currently do work, and how a simple set of principles, applied in exactly the right sequence, can accelerate productivity and quality as much as 1200 percent. Scrum (which gets its name from the formation in rugby in which the whole team locks its arms to gain control of the ball) is the reason that Amazon can launch a new feature on its website every day.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book but...
- By punkmasta on 08-31-15
By: Jeff Sutherland, and others
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2 Second Lean
- By: Paul A. Akers
- Narrated by: Paul A Akers
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 134
2 Second Lean will flip your world right-side up. It's a practical way to improve your life every day by making a simple 2 second improvement. Join author, business expert, radio show host, and international speaker, Paul A. Akers, as he takes you on a LEAN journey that will transform every aspect your life... from your home to the office.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not just another flavor of the month
- By Jon on 03-21-12
By: Paul A. Akers
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Build: How to Create a Phenomenal Team for Your Service Company
- By: Donnie R. Shelton
- Narrated by: Donnie Shelton
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
This book will not only change the way you look at your business, it will change how you look at yourself. In Build, Donnie Shelton explores the winning strategies that he and other business owners have implemented to achieve success. Build is a proven system that will guide you through the process of assembling a winning team, asking yourself the right questions, and focusing on the important aspects of running a successful business.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loveeee it!
- By Jordan Murad on 06-29-20
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Systemology
- Create Time, Reduce Errors and Scale Your Profits with Proven Business Systems
- By: David Jenyns
- Narrated by: David Jenyns
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 192
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 192
Do you sometimes feel like your business is an adult daycare center? Are you constantly repeating yourself, fixing errors, and trying to hold things together? What if it were possible to create a business that runs itself? You’ve dreamed about it - now it’s time to make this a reality! SYSTEMology solves this problem with a proven, step-by-step business systemisation framework - designed so that even the busiest business owner can deploy it.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Long sales pitch
- By Courtney Kimbrough on 02-01-22
By: David Jenyns
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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 68
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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