Harvard Business Review has narrated 4 audiobooks on Listento.it by 7 authors. The most-rated is The Five Messages Leaders Must Manage.
Harvard Business Review, November 2006
Summary
This month's issue includes three complete articles. From "Forethought," Ian Bremmer and Fareed Zakaria explain how to hedge your political risk in China. Then, in "Innovation, The Classic Traps," Rosabeth Moss Kanter offers practical tips on how to keep your creative team from getting bogged down. The third article, by Michael Useem, explores "How Well Run Boards Make Decisions." Plus, you'll hear OnPoint summaries of two other articles: "Breaking the Trade-Off of Efficiency and Services," and "Facing Ambiguous Threats." Finally, you'll get Executive Summaries for the five remaining articles, along with special commentary by Harvard Business Review's Senior Editor Gardiner Morse.
©2006 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College, All Rights Reserved (P)2006 Audible Inc.
Harvard Business Review, March 2006
Summary
This month's lead article is a must-hear, "Connect and Develop: Inside Procter & Gamble's New Model for Innovation." Two top P&G executives describe how the consumer products giant has successfully broken the R&D mold. Also, in "Managing Middlescence," three leading consultants - Ken Dychtwald, Robert Morison, and Tamara Erickson - offer great advice on managing mid-career employees. This edition also contains two OnPoint summaries: "Inside the Mind of the Chinese Consumer" and "Customer Value Propositions in Business Markets." And the March issue wraps up with a variety of shorter Executive Summaries.
©2006 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College, All Rights Reserved (P)2005 Audible Inc.
Harvard Business Review, April 2006
Summary
This month's issue includes two complete articles: "When Should a Leader Apologize and When Not?" and "Your Loyalty Program is Betraying You." Plus, you'll hear OnPoint summaries of three more articles: "Home Depot's Blueprint for Culture Change;" "Match Your Innovation Strategy to Your Innovation Ecosystem;" and "Localization: The Revolution in Consumer Markets." And you'll get Executive Summaries of two additional articles, along with special commentary by HBR Senior Editor Gardiner Morse.
©2006 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College, All Rights Reserved (P)2006 Audible Inc.
The Five Messages Leaders Must Manage
Summary
If you want to know why so many organizations sink into chaos, look no further than their leaders' mouths. Over and over, leaders present grand, overarching - yet fuzzy - notions of where they think the company is going. They assume everyone shares their definitions of "vision," "accountability," and "results." The result is often sloppy behavior and misalignment that can cost a company dearly. Effective communication is a leader's most critical tool for doing the essential job of leadership.- From the May 2006 issue of Harvard Business Review.
©2006 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College, All Rights Reserved (P)2006 Audible Inc.