Financial Intelligence

A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean

By: Karen Berman, Joe Knight

Narrated by: Tom Zingarelli

Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's Summary

Since its release in 2006, Financial Intelligence has become a favorite among managers who need a guided tour through the numbers, helping them to understand not only what the numbers really mean but also why they matter. This new, completely updated edition brings the numbers up to date and continues to teach the basics of finance to managers who need to use financial data to drive their business. It also addresses issues that have become even more important in recent years, including questions around the financial crisis and those around broader financial and accounting literacy.

Accessible, jargon-free, and filled with entertaining stories of real companies, Financial Intelligence gives nonfinancial managers the confidence to understand the nuance beyond the numbers to help bring everyday work to a new level.

Download the accompanying reference guide.

©2013 Business Literacy Institute, Inc. (P)2015 Tantor

Critic Reviews

"Nonfinancial managers will appreciate this nontechnical, in-depth guided tour through financial statements and financial concepts and analysis." ( Choice Magazine)

You need to listen with the pdf documents

This is not an easy listening book.
You need to listen with the pdf documents at the same time. Treat this book like a lecture, by listening chapters by chapters attentively and taking notes.

Apt book title!

I enjoyed listening to this book, it lived up to its title! If you're a non-finance person in industry, an aspiring entrepreneur, an investor or just a regular person seeking to understand the mysterious world of business accounting and what all those terms mean - this book is for you.

Great... just hang in there

Essential for management & leaders to understand. First 8 chapters include too much justification for why the book is important. After that, the stories & examples are fascinating & informative.

Good information.

Very good information. Being new to the topic it was a little difficult for me at times to keep up. A lot of new terminology for me.

Great Info, maybe not for audio only.

This book has great information for people who do not have an accounting degree, or any kind of financial training. However, it is very helpful if you are responsible for managing or overseeing any part of any operation that is supposed to have healthy financials. I believe this book might have been better if I read the hard copy instead of listening to the audio version. but I plan to buy that to accompany this as a reference in the future.

This is a must read for new managers

I love listening to this audiobook. It covered some of the essential aspects of a business and how the financials play a major in operations.

Fantastic for investors

Where does Financial Intelligence rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I've read about 80 finance and investment books and this one is essential.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Financial Intelligence?

Up and down a solid offering

Have you listened to any of Tom Zingarelli’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

nope

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

no, but I listened again a month later

Any additional comments?

Fantastic fundamental information. Any respectable investor will find great value in this book. A must own

Audible TOC missing

Good book, but the Table of Content for the audiobook is not titled. I will give it 5 star as soon as that is fixed.

Business owner

I’ve done taxes for my business twice. I was hoping to learn more sophisticated financial intelligence, but I didn’t really learn anything new.

Are you an Entrepreneur?

I consider this book self-care and self-love for all managers or entrepreneurs. I consider myself financially savvy and have done well for myself in business and the markets but I have learned a great deal of useful and profitable knowledge in this book.

required reading for people who really want to up their knowledge of the financials of any business or market.

Articulate and insightful guide to finance KPIs

Where does Financial Intelligence rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Excellent overview of key financial measures to assess the health of a business.

What other book might you compare Financial Intelligence to, and why?

For business people who are not particularly financially intelligent it helps de-mistify the important financial considerations necessary to communicate effectively with the accountants.

What about Tom Zingarelli’s performance did you like?

Polished delivery and performance.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No

Any additional comments?

No

Useful

Not sure much I didn't know but useful to find out how 'book cooking' can be detected, without getting bogged down in specifics and details.

Excellent overview, will help everyone add value

This audiobook together "critical business skills" by GreatCourses have greatly enhanced my business management skills.

great insight into the accounting world

it was a very good read every investor, businessman or related stakeholders should understand the language of business which is in no doubt the language of accounting this book gives you a great start