Audiobooks narrated by Christopher P. Brown

Triple Fit Strategy: How to Build Lasting Customer Relationships and Boost Growth

Business relationships are still dominated by a narrow perspective—trying to match products to customer needs and making deals. It's a buyer-seller relationship built on a transactional mindset, and it's not how you should be doing business. There's a better way—orchestrating growth—in which suppliers and customers collaborate to build strategies and grow together. Christoph Senn and Mehak Gandhi lay out the Triple Fit Strategy framework, which will help you escape the product-centric mindset and put customers at the heart of your business strategy. Based on a hands-on tool set, Triple Fit ensures that customer and supplier are aligned across three areas: planning, execution, and resources. The Triple Fit canvas, a diagnostic and action framework, provides a systematic approach that every account manager and sales team can use to boost business results. Companies who use it can contribute ten times more to their customers' success and can double account values in less than three years. What's more, the Triple Fit Strategy helps sales and business leaders better understand the health of their customer relationships and allocate resources for faster breakthroughs. It's a proven approach that Senn and Gandhi have implemented with hundreds of companies over twenty-five years and validated with data from more than ten thousand cases.

Christoph Senn, Mehak Gandhi (Author), Christopher P. Brown (Narrator)

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IRREPLACEABLE: The Art of Standing Out in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Pascal Bornet, an award-winning AI expert, former McKinsey executive, and Top Voice in Technology with over 1 million LinkedIn followers, unveils the ultimate guide for working, living, and leading organizations in a rapidly changing, AI-driven world. With over twenty years of pioneering research at the human-AI intersection, Bornet reveals the secrets to living in harmony with AI while cultivating uniquely human qualities. He introduces the Three Competencies of the Future that we need to develop urgently to thrive in our new world. In IRREPLACEABLE, you will discover techniques to boost your career using AI—without losing your job to automation; secrets to unlocking your uniquely human abilities—ones AI can never replicate; counterintuitive methods to raise Future-ready children; strategies to avoid falling into the 'AI Obesity' trap; and blueprints for leveraging AI to turn your company into an unstoppable force of innovation. Whether you're an individual looking to future-proof your career, a parent aiming to raise future-proof children, or a business leader eager to steer your organization through technological disruption, IRREPLACEABLE offers a universal and comprehensive framework.

Pascal Bornet (Author), Christopher P. Brown (Narrator)

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Five Generations at Work: How We Win Together, For Good

The definitive playbook for empowering intergenerational collaboration, innovation, and productivity at work. For the first time in history, we have up to five generations at work. In the context of a world in flux and polycrisis, our diversity is a powerful force multiplier for good, if we debunk the stereotypes and know how to unlock it. Get inspired by exclusive case studies and conversations written through the voices of five generations and four continents across global corporates, family businesses, education, and foundations, including Ahlström, The EY Foundation, The Financial Times, Hoffmann-La Roche, Imaginable Futures, LVMH, Liberty Global, MARS, Mission 44, The Oxford Character Project, St Gallen Symposium, The UNDP and Samsung, and more! ● Borrow and build on inspiring work from intergenerational alliances and intrapreneurs, to next generations and future generations ● Learn from case studies and solutions across diverse business contexts ● Apply the mindset, skillset, and toolkits from work delivering shared value and sustainable impact Five Generations at Work is a transformative listen for all business leaders, people leaders, and CEOs.

Patrick Dunne, Rebecca Robins (Author), Christopher P. Brown (Narrator)

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Pillars of Leadership

The Pillars of Leadership is a look at the essential qualities of leadership and a demonstration of how leaders from the past can influence a new generation of leaders today. The lessons are drawn from such men as Patrick Henry, Robert E. Lee, Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, G. K. Chesterton, and Winston Churchill.

David J. Vaughan (Author), Christopher P. Brown (Narrator)

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No Son of Mine: A Memoir

Jonathan Corcoran was the youngest and only son of three siblings in a family balanced on the precipice of poverty. His mother, a traditional, evangelical, and insular woman who had survived abuse and abandonment, was often his only ally. Together they navigated a strained homelife dominated by his distant, gambling-addicted father and shared a seemingly unbreakable bond. When Corcoran left home to attend Brown University, a chasm between his upbringing and his reality began to open. As his horizons and experiences expanded, he met the upper-middle-class Jewish man who would become his husband. But this authentic life would not be easy, and Corcoran was forever changed when his mother disowned him after discovering his truth. In the ensuing fifteen years, the two would come together only to violently spring apart. As the COVID-19 pandemic raged in 2020, the cycle finally ended when he received the news that his mother had died. In No Son of Mine, Corcoran traces his messy estrangement from his mother through lost geographies as well as the lost relationships with friends and family and the sense of home that were stripped away when she said he was no longer her son. Through grief, anger, questioning, and growth, Corcoran explores the entwined yet separate histories and identities of his mother and himself.

Jonathan Corcoran (Author), Christopher P. Brown (Narrator)

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Feeling Their Pain: Why Voters Want Leaders Who Care

The 2020 presidential election in the United States marked, for many, a return to 'compassionate politics.' Joe Biden had run on a platform of empathy, emphasizing his personal history as a means of connecting with everyone, from American workers who had lost jobs to military families who had lost loved ones. Although perceptions of candidate compassion are broadly understood to influence vote choice, less understood is the question of how candidates convince voters they truly 'care about people like them.' In Feeling their Pain, Jared McDonald provides a framework for understanding why voters view some politicians as more compassionate than others. McDonald shows that perceptions of compassion in candidates for public office are based on the number and intensity of commonalities that bind citizens to political leaders. Commonalities can come in many forms, such as a shared experience, a shared emotion, or a shared identity. Compassion may be universal, such as when candidates convey empathy to all individuals who are struggling. Or compassion may be exclusionary, such as when candidates express a preference for some groups over others. Thus, the way campaigns choose to wield compassion in their messaging strategies has important implications not only for election outcomes, but for American political polarization as well.

Jared Mcdonald (Author), Christopher P. Brown (Narrator)

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Grow Your Business: Scale Your Business For Long-Term Success

You've done the work-your small business is a huge success and you're ready for the next step. But amplifying your business into a self-sustaining, exponentially profitable entity requires its own set of skills. With Grow Your Business, you'll learn the modern strategies for taking your burgeoning venture up a notch, all while avoiding the common pitfalls of expansion. Learn the necessary tools to identify and adjust the scale of your business, create symbiotic systems that transition seamlessly from sale leads to payroll, and pinpoint the sales funnels that are right for your unique operation. You'll also discover: - Fifteen go-to strategies for company growth - Modern marketing and advertising techniques to bolster your customer base - Effective sales funnels and verticals to create multiple revenue streams - Blueprints to determine your company's growth potential - Personal tips and suggested software to maximize profits without sacrificing efficiency Scale-up your start-up and discover what Grow Your Business has to offer!

Eric Butow, The Staff Of Entrepreneur Media (Author), Christopher P. Brown (Narrator)

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Investing in Fixer-Uppers, Revised Edition: A Complete Guide to Buying Low, Fixing Smart, Adding Val

When the first edition of the bestselling Investing in Fixer-Uppers came out in 2003, browsing newspaper classified ads was the best way to search for fixer-uppers. Now updated to reflect modern realities in the drastically changed property market, Investing in Fixer-Uppers, Revised Edition gives you the most timely, accessible guide to finding great opportunities-and profiting handsomely-in today's market. Written with the hands-on, real-life expertise of seasoned investor-educators with more than 250 properties between them, Investing in Fixer-Uppers provides an easy-to-follow roadmap for adding value to a rundown house or apartment and profiting tens of thousands of dollars-without waiting for appreciation. In this book, you'll learn about the power of seller financing, how to create a million-dollar property, how to specialize in the right kinds of properties, and more. Jay's revised chapters also include: Two Years to Financial Independence; Specializing to 'Fast Track' Your Income; Jay's Favorite 'Money Stretcher' Techniques; Creative Financing without Banks; Seller Financing Gives the Buyer Total Control; Carrybacks and Wraps When It's Time to Sell; and Millionaire Magic: Jay's Buy, Fix & Hold Strategy.

Jay P. Decima (Author), Christopher P. Brown (Narrator)

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Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Work-Life Balance

Americans love a hard worker. The employee who toils eighteen-hour days and eats meals on the run between appointments is usually viewed with a combination of respect and awe. But for many, this lifestyle leads to family problems, a decline in work productivity, and, ultimately, physical and mental burnout. Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World provides an inside look at the impact of work stress on those who live and work with workaholics-partners, spouses, children, and colleagues-as well as the appropriate techniques for clinicians who treat them. This book builds on the research included in three previous editions of Chained to the Desk from the bestselling author and family therapist Bryan E. Robinson. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of working from home, Robinson finds that the agonies of work stress have become more challenging. Recent years have seen an unprecedented shift to remote work, which has made it significantly harder to maintain the delicate work-life balance, weakened by smartphones and other technology. The result is that many workaholics are more stressed and burnt out than ever before in their work, despite being in the presence of family. Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World both counsels and consoles. It provides a step-by-step guide to help listeners spot, understand, and ultimately recover from workaholism.

Bryan E. Robinson Phd, Bryan E. Robinson, Phd (Author), Christopher P. Brown (Narrator)

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Finding Clarity: How Compassionate Accountability Builds Vibrant Relationships, Thriving Workplaces,

A SURPRISING PATH TO BREAKTHROUGH COMMUNICATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS For Marc Lesser the key to healthy relationships and effective workplaces is compassionate accountability-a practical and trainable way to clarify and achieve shared visions of success. Numerous examples include: - facing rather than avoiding conflict for the long-term benefit of all. - working with and through difficult emotions with clarity, care, and connection. - understanding the stories we live by and evaluating whether they're serving us well. - learning to listen and lead in ways that align with our mission and values. Marc works from the premise that problems are inevitable and that the success of an enterprise or relationship relies on how they are resolved. This applies to any joint effort-in a workplace, a family, a civic organization, a community, a country, or the world at large.

Marc Lesser (Author), Christopher P. Brown (Narrator)

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Confronting Saddam Hussein: George W. Bush and the Invasion of Iraq

America's decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003 is arguably the most important foreign policy choice of the entire post-Cold War era. Nearly two decades after the event, it remains central to understanding current international politics and US foreign relations. In Confronting Saddam Hussein, the eminent historian of US foreign policy Melvyn P. Leffler analyzes why the US chose war and who was most responsible for the decision. Employing a unique set of personal interviews with dozens of top officials and declassified American and British documents, Leffler vividly portrays the emotions and anxieties that shaped the thinking of the president after the shocking events of 9/11. He shows how fear, hubris, and power influenced Bush's approach to Saddam Hussein's Iraq. At the core of Leffler's account is his compelling portrait of Saddam Hussein. Rather than stressing Bush's preoccupation with promoting freedom or democracy, Leffler emphasizes Hussein's brutality, opportunism, and unpredictability and illuminates how the Iraqi dictator's record of aggression and intransigence haunted the president and influenced his calculations. Throughout, Leffler highlights the harrowing anxieties surrounding the decision-making process after the devastating attack on 9/11 and explains the roles of contingency, agency, rationality, and emotion.

Melvyn P. Leffler (Author), Christopher P. Brown (Narrator)

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The Invisible Game: The Secrets and the Science of Winning Minds and Winning Deals

In The Invisible Game: The Secrets and the Science of Winning Minds and Winning Deals, neuroscientist Kai-Markus Mueller and sales professional Gabriele Rehbock deliver a hands-on guide to the hidden dynamics that influence the outcomes of most business deals. In plain English, the book unpacks recently discovered insights from psychology, behavioral economics, and neuroscience, and explains how to apply them to your advantage in real-life business situations. The authors show you how to influence buying decisions and how to successfully respond to challenging business situations in order to put you in control of the levers that drive sales success. You'll also find: advanced strategies and tactics that offer a lasting edge in negotiations, sales, and other business transactions; smart techniques to build rewarding customer relationships; the psychology behind gains and losses revealing new keys to profitable pricing; real-life advice on how to counter a buyer's intimidation tactics-time, uncertainty, fear, and silence. An essential, step-by-step playbook for sales professionals, The Invisible Game is also a must-listen for entrepreneurs, business owners, and other independent professionals-like lawyers, accountants, freelancers, consultants, and programmers-who regularly sell their services to other businesses.

Gabriele Rehbock, Kai-Markus Mueller (Author), Christopher P. Brown (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Christopher P. Brown