I know from experience, and from talking with other business colleagues that we are all serious about improving their business, sometimes just don't have the time to read and take courses.
This is where audio books have come to play a very important role in our lives.
I'm assuming that if you're reading this, you're a businessman or woman, interesting in improving your business acumen - and now you can! Just use the amazing value inherent in listening to audio books. You won't have to worry about not having the time or will to flip through the pages of a book.
You can get the same, if not more, enjoyment from listening to a business audio book, than you can from reading one, especially if you use your time effectively - listening on your commute to and from the office.
If you are at loose for the specific business audio books to go for, below are 5 of some of the best that any business person shouldn’t do without listening to:
1. How to win friends and influence people - by Dale Carnegie
You might think a little differently to me, but in my world, the absolute most important aspect of my business is PEOPLE. It is vital that you understand the importance of the people - they are the life blood that keeps your business going.
Not just the people that bring us sales, but also the people that make the sales possible. To be able to succeed at this, we all need to know "how to win friends and influence people".
This book has worldwide acclaim and has received many, many accolades. It really is the "must have" book for anyone who has a business, or is interested in improving themselves in their business.
This audio book contains such an enormous wealth of information that you will not only learn how to influence people in your workplace, in effect turning around more sales, you will also learn how to win over your friends and staff.
With audiobooks, you can kill two birds with 1 stone - listen to and audio book both enjoying and learning at the same time - whilst you are travelling from home to the office and back.
2. It’s not the big that eat the small… it’s the fast that eat the slow - by Jason Jennings and Laurence Haughton
In today's business, one of the single most common words that we need to embrace is "CHANGE". In a constantly "updated" world, we need to be ready to embrace and implement changes to our businesses.
This audio book by Jason Jennings and Laurence Haughton, provides you with all the information on how to keep your company afloat, despite the ever-changing nature of business today.
The fastest organizations on the planet today are the ones that will thrive. In this audiobook you will learn how to make sure your company is right up there with the fastest. You will be given examples of how to make these improvements, using numerous tried and tested methods, including the power of commerce, deployment of resources, and excellent people management.
3. Management Challenges for the 21st Century - by Peter F. Drucker
When it comes to business management and leadership, one name stands tall in any gathering of experts. His name is Peter F. Drucker.
Being an expert of the industry and writing about it for a staggering 80 years, Drucker is not just talking from theory. He has been there and done that, when it comes to business and management.
This audio book thoroughly examines how business people can handle the management challenges that the 21st century ushers.
4. Jack: Straight from the Gut - by Jack Welch
There's no denying the fact that Jack Welch is one of the world's most successful CEOs ever.
In this powerful thought-provoking audio book, he tells his story detailing how you can follow his steps to become one of the most successful persons in your career today.
5. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap - by Jim Collins
It's a fact that you really cannot dispute "without the techniques and strategies, no company or business can excel beyond a few days, weeks or even months".
Businesses and companies that have stood the test of time for many years know what to do and have done them right.
The author has taken quite some time to collate the results from his extensive studies of companies who have had business success for many, many years - looking into what they are doing so right, that their counterparts are not.
The power of the information contained within this business audio book can help any business person to succeed.
These 5 audio books can do a lot for your business and career if you take the time to listen to them and apply what you will learn therein to your business and career.
A great source I have found for audio book downloads is Spoken Network. They can be found at:
www.spokennetwork.com?cam=ama0027