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The One Thing You Need To Know...About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success
- Narrated by: Marcus Buckingham
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
- Abridged Audiobook
- Release date: 05-30-07
- Language: English
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Regular price: $23.93
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Publisher's Summary
Great managing, great leading, career success - Marcus Buckingham draws on a wealth of examples to reveal the single controlling insight that lies at the heart of each. Lose sight of this "one thing", and even your best efforts will be diminished or compromised. Success comes to those who remain mindful of the core insight, understand all of its ramifications, and orient their decisions around it.
Buckingham backs his arguments with authoritative research from a wide variety of sources, including his own data and in-depth interviews with individuals at every level of an organization, from CEOs to hotel maids and stock boys.
In every way a groundbreaking audiobook, The One Thing You Need to Know offers essential performance and career lessons for businesspeople at all career stages.
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"Top-shelf advice delivered flawlessly by a true organizational visionary." (AudioFile)
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If you could sum up The One Thing You Need To Know...About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success in three words, what would they be?
Actionable, concise, contextual.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The One Thing You Need To Know...About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success?
The difference between a great manager and a great leader.
What about Marcus Buckingham’s performance did you like?
At-ease style.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
No.
Any additional comments?
This book needs to be updated to no longer lean on Best Buy as a model of success. They're business has suffered in recent years and I suspect that even if Best Buy has high employee engagement, their failure to innovate is weighing heavily on their success.
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- agprez
- Hampton Roads, VA
- 08-06-18
Nice read
Well written, inspiring and full of information. This was a fun read. I would recommend reading this book.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-01-18
Well rounded, shorter book but reads a bit slower
I recently read musk and jobs buographied and the 4 dysfunctions of a team
...if you enjoyed them you'll probably enjoy this but it reads much slower. I actually put it down. a few times and had to force myself to come back to and I am glad I did bc it really shines in the last chapter.
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- Adriaan Goosen
- 09-28-17
This book really made me think a lot!<br />
Really worthwhile for every person to read and not just mangers. Principals shared can be applied in many areas of your life.
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- Audrey
- 02-14-16
Simple yet Great advice
Simple ideas requiring great discipline! I will use with my engineering team going forward.
Thank you
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-09-15
Marcus Buckingham is a giant in the field
Packed full of useable advice to help you, your management team and your front lines. I highly recommend this audio
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- Richard
- Beaconsfield
- 12-11-12
Great tips for business success
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
yes. Well researched, simple ideas that can make a difference.
Would you recommend The One Thing You Need To Know...About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success to your friends? Why or why not?
yes. Great insights.
Which scene was your favorite?
The most useful questions.
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- Moni
- 08-03-11
Three things
It's one thing each manager needs to know, one thing each leader needs to know, and one thing each person needs to know to sustain individual success. Since I'm all three. There three things I need to know. Good stuff. Nothing really profound.
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- Boomy Tokan
- 11-17-16
Very to the point
Excellent succinct book. Goes straight to the point with great examples and workbooks to go!
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