Inhalt: Review the history of strategy-the art of creating power-in this audio-only summary of the book by Sir Lawrence Freedman, a leading authority on war and strategic analysis. Freedman discusses the universality of strategic thinking and proceeds to lead readers on an expedition through the history of the Western world, tracing the development of strategic thought in warfare, politics, and business. One of his major themes is that even the best strategy can do no more than attempt to subdue a complex and recalcitrant world. This audio-only summary from getAbstract distills the most important lessons from his book. As Freedman writes, "Strategy is about power and how to create it, but it is also about the ability to understand the limitations of power." This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of business book summaries. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:08:46.00
Inhalt: Survival and success in a world full of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity means you must do what is difficult and often counterintuitive. While these issues are by no means new, the circumstances of today's world are different than in the past. Eons of natural selection coded you to act first and think later. You must adapt to a new world that demands the opposite. In this audio-only course adapted from their book Simple Habits for Complex Times, consultants Jennifer Garvey Berger and Keith Johnston present a challenging series of recommendations that will make you think until it hurts. They offer advice on addressing complexity, how to set a clear direction for the future, and how to think rationally as well as emotionally. By following their lessons-gather varied perspectives, listen, experiment, learn, adjust and repeat-you can work your way toward an agile, alert, and ever-adapting organization. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, one of the world's largest providers of business book summaries-with more than 20,000 text and audio summaries in seven languages. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:14:40
Inhalt: In a world characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA), versatile leadership makes more sense than the shopworn model of lofty corporate heroes and disruptors, who are supposedly invincible. The future of work requires a more personal style of leadership. This audio-only summary of the popular book by Edgar H. Schein, a management scholar, and his son Peter A. Schein, an expert on organizations, explains how to achieve cultural change through humble leadership. The theme picks up on their previous books, Humble Consulting and Humble Inquiry. Their guidance will be especially useful to coaches, mentors, and HR officials who work on leadership development. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of business book summaries. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:13:11.00
Inhalt: Early in his career, author Richard Templar learned how to take advantage of the unwritten rules of the office to get ahead. In his book The Rules of Work, Templar shares actionable strategies for leveraging these unwritten rules to set yourself on a path to frequent promotions. According to Templar, these strategies are only for those who are willing to work harder than everyone else. In this audio-only summary of his book, produced by getAbstract, Templar shares rules that range from obvious to delightfully devious. He upholds ethical boundaries, however, and he's secure enough to lampoon himself to make a point. getAbstract recommends this fun, useful compendium to anyone who could use an official rulebook, spiced up with a little attitude, for the game of office politics. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of business book summaries. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:07:34.00
Inhalt: McKinsey senior partners Scott Keller and Mary Meaney examined 20 years of queries to their firm and went through Harvard Business Review articles since 1976 to identify the most important, queried, and written-about management topics in that time span. They found "ten timeless truths" about leadership and management practices and compiled them in a well-referenced manual: Leading Organizations: Ten Timeless Truths. In this audio-only summary of their book, produced by getAbstract, Keller and Meaney provide a smart introduction to the most important tasks for any leader. Even if the authors only spark your further reading and research, their 10 overviews-including concrete, applicable steps and case studies-provide a great place to start, especially if you're new to leadership. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of business book summaries. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:13:48.00
Inhalt: Statistics say that about 70% of employees suffer disengagement from their jobs. Unfortunately, many leaders have no idea how to engage their employees due to insidious blind spots in their thinking. Learn how to recognize the leadership blind spots that can derail you from truly engaging with your employees, in this audio-only summary of Jim Haudan and Rich Berens's popular book. Cofounders of the Root Inc. consultancy, Jim and Rich warn that failing to recognize these blind spots can cause you to stifle your best employees instead of giving them the autonomy to do their finest and most engaged work. To transform your organization and unlock the potential of your employees, the authors say, just open your eyes. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of business book summaries. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:14:22.00
Inhalt: Motivation doesn't work when it comes from the outside. People must motivate themselves. Help your employees reach higher levels of satisfaction and performance by moving beyond traditional motivational techniques. This audio-only course by getAbstract summarizes Susan Fowler's popular book, Why Motivating People Doesn't Work ... and What Does. Drawing on years of extensive research, Susan explains how managers can unleash employees' maximum potential without resorting to a mindless carrot-and-stick approach that creates more problems than it solves. getAbstract recommends Fowler's iconoclastic ideas to leaders, small business owners, and startup entrepreneurs who are ready to move beyond traditional motivational techniques. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of business book summaries. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:08:44.00
Inhalt: Most companies default to outdated and process-heavy approaches to conflict management. Learn how to unlock the benefits of conflict in this audio-only review of David Liddle's book. Liddle says conflict is inevitable and can affect your whole workforce, so leaders should prepare by instituting more effective resolution policies. He offers a comprehensive overview for managing institutional conflict. Though he deals primarily with British firms, he's added enough detail from other countries to serve a broader audience. This audio-only review from getAbstract pulls the most relevant insights from this heavily researched book. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of business book summaries. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:08:26.00
Inhalt: Performance anxiety can be a formidable opponent, whether you're a professional athlete, surgeon, salesperson, or student. How you deal with pressure during "crunch times" often determines if you are going to succeed or fail. Rick Peterson, a well-respected major league baseball pitching coach for many years, wrote a book on overcoming difficult, stress-filled situations. This audio-only summary from getAbstract reviews the highlights. Peterson's philosophy, developed with leadership development expert Judd Hoekstra, uses "reframing," the ability to look at a situation differently and avoid intimidation, and "chunking," breaking daunting challenges down into smaller pieces. getAbstract believes that this practical, insightful guide can help you interpret events in a way that turns threats into challenges- and challenges into opportunities. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of business book summaries. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:07:46.00
Inhalt: Design thinking is a great way for executives to encourage more creativity and innovation in their teams. So why aren't more companies practicing it? David Dunne, a foremost expert in the field, explains the advantages of design thinking: advance warning of future disruption, a stream of incremental improvements to existing products, and even game-changing innovation. But, he warns, design thinking works only if you understand it well and apply it with patience. This audio-only summary from getAbstract summarizes the findings from his powerful book, Design Thinking at Work. Learn about the common mistakes leaders make and the ongoing difficulty of making true design thinking succeed and endure in organizations. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of business book summaries. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:13:40.00
Inhalt: Work from the beach, the mountains, or your house. Work your own hours, as long as you get the job done. Until the Industrial Revolution, doing your job from home was a worker's only option. Now, remote work may well dominate the labor landscape again. Even before the onset of COVID-19, firms were increasingly allowing employees to work remotely, for a variety of reasons. But how do you make the most out of getting out of the office? This audio-only course, adapted from Gil Gildner's book Making Remote Work Work, explains everything companies and workers need to know about the pros and cons of virtual work and a virtual workforce. The course covers benefits and challenges of remote work, strategies to mitigate drawbacks, and important factors to consider both for managers and employees. Remote work isn't for everyone, and it's not a panacea for every problem in your career. But with the right approach, you can make working remotely work for you. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, one of the world's largest providers of business book summaries-with more than 20,000 text and audio summaries in seven languages. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:12:28
Inhalt: With over 20 million books in print, One-Minute Manager author Ken Blanchard is one of the world's most popular business authors. The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do is an inspirational business novel he wrote with Mark Miller, training and development vice president of the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain. This audiobook from getAbstract summarizes the biggest lessons from The Secret-the fictional, motivational story of Debbie Brewster, a new manager for a corporate client services division. Her business unit is the company's worst and she's failing miserably as a leader. She worries that she will lose her job-until the firm's president becomes her mentor and gives her a crash course on leadership. getAbstract recommends this short, nicely written parable on the meaning of leadership. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of business book summaries. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:07:29.00
Inhalt: What makes a workplace great? Author Michael C. Bush, the CEO of Great Place to Work, asserts that companies must maximize their employees' human potential, since competitive strength today comes from your workforce and its performance. This audio-only course from getAbstract summarizes the findings from his book, A Great Place to Work for All. Learn how managers who develop their workforce's human potential and build an inclusive, high-trust culture can boost productivity, flexibility, and innovation. Discover the real cost of not caring, the secret to tapping into employee potential, and the five crucial steps to improve employee and management practices. This short summary provides worthwhile data and solid advice to executives and HR professionals alike. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of business book summaries. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:08:31.00
Inhalt: Responsibility is the key to change. Find out how to improve your life and make a difference in the world in this audio-only review of John Izzo's important book. Drawing from his background in leadership, personal development, and corporate culture, Izzo articulates solid theory, practical strategies, and examples of how otherwise ordinary people have stepped up to fill a need, right a wrong, or make things better for themselves and others. Izzo's compendium of practical ways to take action is very effective. getAbstract recommends this blueprint for change to anyone with a bent for self-improvement. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of business book summaries. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:07:44.00
Inhalt: Polarization affects workplaces everywhere-even those of supposedly impartial professionals such as lawyers, judges, doctors, politicians, and military personnel. Going to Extremes: How Like Minds Unite and Divide by Harvard Law School professor Cass R. Sunstein provides a fascinating tour of the sociology of extremism. It explains its impact on society and recommends specific tactics for leaders and managers who want to foster a democratic workplace. This insightful, audio-only summary from getAbstract provides you with the key take-aways of Sustein's extensive research on the subject of polarization and will be of interest to anyone who values open debate. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of business book summaries. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:08:45.00
Inhalt: Most people know just a little about mindfulness, yet business leaders recognize its career impact and workplace benefits. Mindfulness can help you be more conscious of your prejudices, goals, and values. It can also strengthen your leadership skills. In her book The Leader's Guide to Mindfulness, psychologist Audrey Tang describes how mindfulness leads to better decision-making: it helps you set priorities and distinguish between important information and mere noise. In this audio-only summary of her book, produced by getAbstract, Tang discusses using mindful practices to support collaboration, resilience, creativity, emotional agility, and confidence. Her comprehensive introduction to mindfulness shows readers how to use it, step by step. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of business book summaries. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:13:01.00
Inhalt: Since humans first developed language, the most powerful communication tool has been telling stories. This remains true for professional communicators, especially corporate trainers and instructional designers. In his book StoryTraining: Selecting and Shaping Stories That Connect, Hadiya Nuriddin shows corporate educators how to discover, structure, and tell stories to capture audiences' attention. In this audio-only summary of his book, produced by getAbstract, Nuriddin explains different models of storytelling and how to apply them. Tapping into the foundational principles of story planning, creative writing, and film production, Nuriddin includes useful checklists, helpful tips, and proven story models to help you become an expert storyteller. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of business book summaries. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:13:09.00
Inhalt: Leading professional organizations of lawyers, doctors, clergy, and other specialists can be uniquely challenging. This audio-only summary of Leading Professionals: Power, Politics, and Prima Donnas provides an insightful overview of this niche form of leadership. Author Laura Empson-a professor at London's Cass Business School and Harvard Law School-reports on intensive research into how to lead professional firms and complex organizations. Her scholarly work, packed with citations, details how leadership functions in a professional services environment. This layered study includes findings from interviews with 500 professionals in 16 countries. Professionals who hold or want leadership positions and academics who study professional firm operations will appreciate this short-form review. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of business book summaries. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:09:11.00
Inhalt: Choice is a blessing and a curse. Being able to choose is part of being free and financially secure-but sometimes it is better not to choose. This is the takeaway from Choosing Not to Choose by Harvard professor, best-selling author, and legal scholar Cass R. Sunstein. Learn about the most insightful findings from Sunstein's book in this short, audio-only summary from getAbstract. Sunstein discusses academic studies, theoretical concepts, practical examples and real-world applications, including oft-neglected aspects like the power of "default choices." Social scientists, marketers, and anyone interested in decision-making and human cognition will appreciate Sunstein's rigor and imagination. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of business book summaries. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:06:45.00
Inhalt: Who doesn't want to be more efficient and effective at work? In this audio-only summary of Laura Stack's popular book, you can learn how to do more with less time by simplifying, streamlining, and prioritizing work. A leading productivity expert, Laura offers simple, innovative ways to help you enjoy a more effective and meaningful workday. She shows you how to prioritize your workload and create realistic daily, weekly, and yearly work schedules by decluttering your files and inbox, identifying what's really important, streamlining your workload, and making more effective decisions. Some of her other suggestions pertaining to health and exercise are extremely helpful. getAbstract recommends Stack's realistic advice to everyone seeking to simplify a hectic schedule. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of business book summaries. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:08:06.00
Inhalt: Innovation can be a long, tough slog. Consider the Macintosh. In 1968, U.S. government engineer Douglas Engelbart used a keyboard and an innovation he called a "mouse" to create, edit, and move text on a screen. It wasn't until 1984, 16 years after Engelbart's demonstration, that Steve Jobs transformed those developments into the Macintosh. Innovation must move much more quickly now. In his popular book, Mapping Innovation: A Playbook for Navigating a Disruptive Age, Greg Satell explains how innovation works, what it requires, how to manage it, and how to do it well. This audio-only summary by getAbstract consolidates his comprehensive innovation manual into a 10-minute guide that's perfect for busy startups, investors, large firms, and small businesses. This audiobook summary was created by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of business book summaries. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 00:09:05.00
Inhalt: Creating an Excel dashboard from scratch can feel overwhelming. How do you start? What if you have a lot of data? How do you set up the calculations? In this course, follow along with Excel MVP Leila Gharani as she shows you how to design an interactive Excel dashboard from scratch. Learn to use Power Query, the Excel Data Model, and PivotTables to get it all set up fast. Discover how to import and create a connection to the data and refresh it with one click using Power Query. Leila also shows how to use Power Query to clean data and set up calculation logic. Then, with the Data Model, you can create relationships between the data sets. Finally, learn how to extract the information you need using PivotTables and display it with linked shapes and pictures and PivotCharts. You can discover dozens of useful Excel dashboard tips and tricks along the way. Start creating your own data-rich dashboards today. This course was created by Leila Gharani. We are pleased to offer this training in our library. Umfang: 01:20:22
Inhalt: In this quick Up and Running course, author J. Scott Giaquinta covers another of Native Instruments KOMPLETE components, ABSYNTH. ABYSYNTH is a powerful synthesizer that allows for almost unlimited combinations of oscillators, modulations controls, and filters-leading to some truly unique sounds. Here J. Scott G. gives a brief overview of ABSYNTH's features and main sound making components, including its modules, oscillators, filters, modulation controls, effects, and automation. Then he puts its features and sound-making abilities to work, so you can see how ABSYNTH fits into a real musician's workflow. Umfang: 00:41:19.00
Inhalt: Learn how to use the powerful UAD-2 and Apollo software/hardware combo from Universal Audio to mix down songs and emulate classic analog sounds. J. Scott Giaquinta shows how to connect the Apollo system to a computer and DAW, navigate around the UAD interface, and work with features such as the UAD Meter, Unison tracking, and wordclocking. Then he digs deep into the core plugins, including the 1176 and LA-2A amplifiers, as well as the compressors, equalizers, delay and modulation effects, special processing units, and reverbs that make Universal Audio's classic sounds some of the best in today's digital audio world. Umfang: 03:19:11.00
Inhalt: This quick Up and Running course demonstrates the power of KONTAKT, arguably the world's best software sampler. KONTAKT's lush sample libraries, powerful routing, and intuitive UI make creating sophisticated sounds and performance setups a breeze. Here, J. Scott Giaquinta provides a brief overview of the features, signal routing, and effects, and shows how to chop up loops and utilize time stretching, pitch shifting, and scripting. Then he'll demonstrate some creative ways to make sounds with KONTAKT's FX modules and automation. Umfang: 00:39:37.00
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