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    Be Like the Fox: Machiavelli in His World , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 810min
    The dramatic, myth-shattering story of how Machiavelli - arguably the most misunderstood thinker of all time - fought to change his corrupt world. Since the publication of The Prince five centuries ago, Machiavelli has been associated with political amorality. But that characterization is unfair. In Be Like the Fox, Erica Benner sets the record straight: far from the ruthless "Machiavellian" henchman that people think he was, Machiavelli emerges here as a profound ethical thinker who fought to uphold high moral standards and restore the democratic freedoms of his beloved Florence. Shaking the dust from history, Benner masterfully interweaves Machiavelli's words with those of his friends and enemies, giving us a biography with all the energy of fiction. Through dialogues and diaries, we witness dramatic episodes, including Savonarola's fiery sermons against the elite in Florence's piazza, Machiavelli's secret negotiations with Caterina Sforza at the court of Forlí, and the Florentines' frantic preparations to resist Pope Julius's plan to overthrow their Republic. Benner relates how Machiavelli rose as an advisor in the Florentine Republic, advancing the city's interests as a diplomat and military strategist, only to become a political pariah when the Republic was defeated. His egalitarian politics made him an enemy of the Medici family, and his secular outlook put him at odds with religious zealots. But he soon learned to mask his true convictions, becoming a great artist of foxlike dissimulation. Machiavelli's masterpiece, The Prince, was in fact a critique of princely power, but the critique had to be veiled, written as it was after the Medici triumphed over the Republic. In Be Like the Fox, the most accurate and compelling portrait of Machiavelli yet, Benner recounts the gripping story of a brilliant political thinker, showing that Machiavelli's ideas - about democratic institutions, diplomacy, and ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Karen Saltus. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/002203/bk_gdan_002203_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Unconventional Leadership: What Henry Ford and Detroit Taught Me about Reinvention and Diversity , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 339min
    What does it take to lead the successful turnaround of four consecutive organizations? What does it take to run a $5 billion business in Detroit as the city struggles to emerge from municipal bankruptcy and its worst ongoing crisis ever? What does it take to be a female CEO who has come up against discrimination and personal attack? It takes Unconventional Leadership, a style of leadership based on confronting reality and leading headlong through adversity. In this inspiring story, innovative LGBT leader Nancy Schlichting, the CEO of Henry Ford Health System, reveals her unique strategies that drive success: maintaining a focus on people, creating a culture of innovation and reinvention, and embracing diversity as a key strategy for growth. The audiobook describes a leadership paradigm that will motivate, inspire, and drive new thinking in today's disruptive business environment, where traditional modes of managing are no longer working. In Unconventional Leadership, Schlichting weaves together three themes that explain how she has become one of the most powerful individuals in health care today: Deftly conquering the immense challenges within the health-care industry itself - consolidation, new models of delivery and financing, increasing government regulation and oversight, changing customer expectations, and pressures on cost and quality The exciting and panoramic backdrop of Henry Ford and Detroit - Ford's legacy of invention and innovation combined with ongoing attempts to restore and renew a city in deep decline Forging a career path and excelling as an LGBT and female CEO in a world typically dominated by men. An abiding fan of the underdog, Schlichting reveals, above all else, the sheer grit and determination required to lead through adversity and create a successful legacy of leadership. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Karen Saltus. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/001829/bk_gdan_001829_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Twitter for Good: Change the World One Tweet at a Time , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 304min
    Claire's work teaches you to use Twitter for the good you work so hard to achieve. -From the Foreword by Biz Stone As recent events in Japan, the Middle East, and Haiti have shown, Twitter offers a unique platform to connect individuals and influence change in ways that were unthinkable only a short time ago. Twitter for Good is a groundbreaking book that contains the most effective tactics for tapping into the power of Twitter as a real-time information network. Claire DÍaz-Ortiz, Twitter's head of corporate social innovation and philanthropy, shares the same strategies she offers to organizations around the world. In her time at Twitter, DÍaz-Ortiz has worked with such forward-thinking organizations as Nike, Pepsi, the United Nations, the American Red Cross, charity:water, Room to Read, Partners in Health, the Skoll Foundation, National Wildlife Federation, Kiva, and many, many more. Filled with dynamic, global examples, Twitter for Good shows how the world's top organizations use the power of Twitter to make a difference. Through DÍaz-Ortiz's T.W.E.E.T. model, which she developed to teach organizations how to excel on Twitter, she lays out the exact framework she teaches around the world. Step by step, DÍaz-Ortiz walks you through a proven process, showing you: Why your organization needs a dedicated Twitter strategy The 5-step process that delivers results Best practices for using Twitter to catapult your organization's mission With more than 200 million users world wide, Twitter has established itself as a dynamic force, one that every business and nonprofit organization must understand how to use effectively. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Karen Saltus. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/000645/bk_gdan_000645_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Decision Quality: Value Creation from Better Business Decisions , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 418min
    Few things are as valuable in business and in life as the ability to make good decisions. Decision Quality is here to help you make decisions that maximize value creation and manage risk - every time. This audiobook comes from the dynamic team of award-winning educator Carl Spetzler and his colleagues, Hannah Winter and Jennifer Meyer. This trio has helped shape the decision quality profession over the years - in the field and in the classroom. They've also worked with leaders around the world, across industries, to elevate the quality of their decisions. That same expertise is now available to you. The framework at the heart of this audiobook comes from the authors' decades-deep foundation in decision theory, behavioral decision sciences, and real-world practice. You'll get a reliable methodology that can be applied to all types of decisions - from business to personal, for big bets or smaller choices - regardless of your level, specialty, and industry. Every chapter unfolds with focused lessons, insights, and examples to help you navigate complex decisions. Decision Quality enables you to: Avoid the most common traps that undermine decision making Judge the quality of your decisions more accurately as you're making them Navigate today's uncertainties with confidence Execute on your decisions with greater buy-in and success Join the growing group of leaders who are making decisions that create greater value - every time. Deal with uncertainty - a factor in every important choice Judge the quality of a decision at the time you're making it Learn how organizations have benefited from building quality into their decisions. Many people are satisfied with good enough when making important decisions. This audiobook provides a method that will take you and your coworkers beyond good enough to true Decision Q ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Karen Saltus. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/002178/bk_gdan_002178_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Quiet Influence: The Introvert's Guide to Making a Difference , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 284min
    Introverts may feel powerless in a world where extroverts seem to rule, but there’s more than one way to have some sway. As Jennifer Kahnweiler proves in this much-needed audiobook, introverts can be highly effective influencers when, instead of trying to act like extroverts, they use their natural strengths. Kahnweiler shows how you can use those strengths to challenge the status quo, provoke new ways of thinking, effect change, and inspire others to move forward. Kahnweiler identifies six unique strengths introverts have: Taking Quiet Time: The periods of solitude that introverts crave provide them with a powerful source of creativity and self-awareness. Preparation: Careful preparation, which makes introverts feel more comfortable, also makes them very knowledgeable and able to anticipate objections. Writing: Introverts’ preference for writing over speaking enables them to influence others through deep, authentic, well-developed arguments. Engaged Listening: Introverts are great listeners - they’d rather listen than talk - which is a crucial skill for establishing rapport and mutual understanding. Focused Conversation: Introverts don’t like small talk, but they excel at the serious, purpose-driven, one-on-one interactions vital for winning people over. Thoughtful Use of Social Media: Oversharing doesn’t appeal to introverts online any more than it does offline, so they naturally use social media in a thoughtful, and more effective way. Kahnweiler includes a Quiet Influence Quotient quiz to measure how well you’re using these six strengths now. Then, through questions, tools, exercises, and real-world examples, she helps you increase your mastery of these strengths. Quiet Influence is the must-have guide to deeper insight and greater impact that introverts have been waiting for and that extroverts can learn from. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Karen Saltus. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/000944/bk_gdan_000944_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Memes: In Digital Culture , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 227min
    In December 2012, the exuberant video "Gangnam Style" became the first YouTube clip to be viewed more than one billion times. Thousands of its viewers responded by creating and posting their own variations of the video - "Mitt Romney Style", "NASA Johnson Style", "Egyptian Style", and many others. "Gangnam Style" (and its attendant parodies, imitations, and derivations) is one of the most famous examples of an Internet meme: a piece of digital content that spreads quickly around the web in various iterations and becomes a shared cultural experience. In this audiobook, Limor Shifman investigates Internet memes and what they tell us about digital culture. Shifman discusses a series of well-known Internet memes - including "Leave Britney Alone", the pepper-spraying cop, LOLCats, Scumbag Steve, and Occupy Wall Street's "We Are the 99 Percent". She offers a novel definition of Internet memes: digital content units with common characteristics, created with awareness of each other, and circulated, imitated, and transformed via the Internet by many users. She differentiates memes from virals; analyzes what makes memes and virals successful; describes popular meme genres; discusses memes as new modes of political participation in democratic and nondemocratic regimes; and examines memes as agents of globalization. Memes, Shifman argues, encapsulate some of the most fundamental aspects of the Internet in general and of the participatory Web 2.0 culture in particular. Internet memes may be entertaining, but in this book Limor Shifman makes a compelling argument for taking them seriously. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Karen Saltus. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/001736/bk_gdan_001736_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Art of Authenticity: Tools to Become an Authentic Leader and Your Best Self , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 467min
    Leverage your authentic self into a valuable leadership strategy. The Art of Authenticity is a guide to becoming a better leader by achieving your best self. All people bring different sides of themselves to various situations. This audiobook will show you how to broaden and deepen your effectiveness by presenting the most appropriate side of yourself. Dr. Karissa Thacker is the management psychologist called on by over 200 Fortune 500 companies to work with high-potential leaders. This audiobook provides you with her expert guidance, based on validated psychological research and artful application of psychological principles to actual business situations, to help you become an authentic leader. You'll learn how to lead through reflection, action, and conscious choice and how to maintain your guiding principles while effectively leading your team. By replacing habitual reactions with authentic ones, you'll find that you're modeling good behavior and effective decision making - and that authenticity is contagious. This guide equips you with the tools and skills you need to be the catalyst of positive change your organization needs. How do you remain authentic while being an effective leader? This audiobook argues that the question isn't a duality. Authenticity is the best way to lead and the only way to maintain sustainable success as an organization. This insightful guide shows you how to find your authentic self and leverage that into an effective, executable leadership strategy. Become authentic in a way that befits your values Show loyalty, honesty, ethics, and consideration Maintain authenticity in leadership roles Make conscious choices instead of blind reactions Some are born to lead, and others must be taught, but all leaders must work to retain their own values and basic sense of self. A simple pause can mean the difference between a knee-jerk reaction an ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Karen Saltus. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/002171/bk_gdan_002171_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Touching a Nerve: The Self as Brain , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 556min
    A trailblazing philosopher's exploration of the latest brain science - and its ethical and practical implications. What happens when we accept that everything we feel and think stems not from an immaterial spirit but from electrical and chemical activity in our brains? In this thought-provoking narrative - drawn from professional expertise as well as personal life experiences - trailblazing neurophilosopher Patricia S. Churchland grounds the philosophy of mind in the essential ingredients of biology. She reflects with humor on how she came to harmonize science and philosophy, the mind and the brain, abstract ideals and daily life. Offering lucid explanations of the neural workings that underlie identity, she reveals how the latest research into consciousness, memory, and free will can help us reexamine enduring philosophical, ethical, and spiritual questions: What shapes our personalities? How do we account for near-death experiences? How do we make decisions? And why do we feel empathy for others? Recent scientific discoveries also provide insights into a fascinating range of real-world dilemmas - for example, whether an adolescent can be held responsible for his actions and whether a patient in a coma can be considered a self. Churchland appreciates that the brain-based understanding of the mind can unnerve even our greatest thinkers. At a conference she attended, a prominent philosopher cried out, "I hate the brain; I hate the brain!" But as Churchland shows, he need not feel this way. Accepting that our brains are the basis of who we are liberates us from the shackles of superstition. It allows us to take ourselves seriously as a product of evolved mechanisms, past experiences, and social influences. And it gives us hope that we can fix some grievous conditions, and when we cannot, we can at least understand them with compassion. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Karen Saltus. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/001027/bk_gdan_001027_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Ignite: Real Leadership, Real Talk, Real Results , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 271min
    Learn the authentic leadership skills that drive today's workforce to excel. Ignite: Real Leadership, Real Talk, Real Results is an honest guide to achieving lasting business success by becoming a more authentic leader. Leaving behind the boring and mundane, this guide cuts to the chase with a frank and forthright style to provide insight that can radically transform your business. You'll learn how your communication style may be holding you back, and how a few simple changes can inspire your team, engage your customers, and remind you just how effective you can be. Storytelling is a powerful business tool, and this audiobook shows how to find your own stories and dig deep to learn what's driving your leadership and motivating your diverse workforce. You'll successfully navigate the uncertain terrain brought about by mixed generational expectations, evolving technology, and a rapidly shifting culture as you learn to respond and adapt to become a more effective leader. Communication is everything, and leaders are expected to be "on message" at all times. Today's workers want to know the "why" behind the "what", and this guide shows you how to tailor your message and your entire communication style to have the biggest impact. Cut through the "boring" and "bull" and be real Communicate with impact across all platforms Ignite your teams, your customers, and yourself Level up, step out, and discover what you stand for The rapid rise of technology and social media has resulted in "information fatigue", and most leaders respond by communicating in logic and data. This approach has little impact on the shifting workforce demographics, and each new generation brings higher expectations from their employers and leaders. Ignite shows you how to exceed those expectations and become the authentic leader that drives today's business success. PLEAS ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Karen Saltus. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/002238/bk_gdan_002238_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Angst of Adolescence: How to Parent Your Teen and Live to Laugh About It , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 291min
    Being a good parent is one of the most difficult, yet most rewarding, jobs a person can have in his or her lifetime. Being the parent of a teen is an especially daunting phase of the journey. As parents begin to notice the significant changes that come with adolescence (physical changes brought about by puberty, the constant angst and moodiness, and of course the classic eye-rolling and the I-know-it-all attitude), they wonder just what happened to their happy, sweet, and affectionate young boy or girl. Parents sit by amazed - and often lost and unprepared - as they witness their child morph and mutate into a full-blown pubescent display of emotions. The Angst of Adolescence: How to Parent Your Teen and Live to Laugh About It, written in a conversational, informative, humorous, and relatable style, promises to deliver trustworthy resource for parents of teens who are searching for answers and guidance about how to maneuver their way through this tricky developmental period. Dr. Sara Villanueva, a prominent psychologist specializing in the adolescent years, shares relevant research findings so that parents can be informed of the facts as opposed to making assumptions based on ubiquitous but questionable sources. Most of all, it will provide parents of teenagers with perspective in the midst of angst so they can come away with the sense that they are not alone in their experience of raising teens. Many, many people have gone through it, and we can all relate to and learn from one another. Most of what your teen is feeling and expressing is normal and falls within the expected range of behavior for adolescent development. Despite the challenges involved in parenting teens, we should take time to focus on the positive things in life and live with our child through the tough adolescent years so that we emerge on the other side with friendship and a deeper bond. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Karen Saltus. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/001730/bk_gdan_001730_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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