You Can't Fire Everyone
And Other Insights from an Accidental Manager
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A practical, entertaining handbook for people who never expected to be bosses. Plenty of managers never asked, expected, or trained to be put in charge of other people. But when it happens, these accidental bosses often find that learning to manage is like learning to swim by being dropped into the deep end of the pool. Hank Gilman knows what that's like. As a top editor for Fortune, Newsweek, and the Boston Globe, he has helped nurture some outstanding talent. His success can be attributed largely to his management style, which allows him to treat his employees like, well, humans, while holding them accountable. But he was far from a natural when it was time to take charge. Gilman shares the lessons he's learned-through trial and error-during his two decades as a manager in one of the craziest businesses on the planet. Writing in a warm but no-nonsense voice, he offers straight-up advice on the ins and outs of hiring, firing, motivating, and dealing with cranky superstars. Gilman argues that your employees should always come first-and that managing down, as opposed to managing up, will ultimately lead to a successful career as a boss.
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- 163 Ways to Pursue EXCELLENCE
- By: Tom Peters
- Narrated by: Tom Peters
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
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"Years ago, I wrote about a retail store in the Palo Alto environs—a good one, which had a box of two-cent candies at the checkout. I subsequently remember that 'little' parting gesture of the two-cent candy as a symbol of all that is Excellent at that store. Dozens of people who have attended seminars of mine have come up to remind me, sometimes 15 or 20 years later, of “the two-cent candy story,” and to tell me how it had a sizable impact on how they did business."
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Really hard to listen
- By Alexander on 06-03-10
By: Tom Peters
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Fantasy Life
- The Outrageous, Uplifting, and Heartbreaking World of Fantasy Sports from the Guy Who's Lived It
- By: Matthew Berry
- Narrated by: Matthew Berry
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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In Fantasy Life, Berry celebrates every aspect of the fantasy sports world. Brilliant trash talk. Unbelievable trophies. Insane draft day locations. Shake-your-head-in-disbelief punishments. Ingenious attempts at cheating. And surprisingly uplifting stories that remind us why we play these games in the first place.
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Fun but repetitive
- By T. Myers on 01-09-14
By: Matthew Berry
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Feminist Fight Club
- An Office Survival Manual for a Sexist Workplace
- By: Jessica Bennett
- Narrated by: Jessica Bennett, Bahni Turpin
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
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Part manual, part manifesto, a humorous yet incisive guide to navigating subtle sexism at work - a Lean In for the Buzzfeed generation that provides real-life career advice and humorous reinforcement for a new generation of professional women. Hard hitting and entertaining, Feminist Fight Club blends personal stories with research, statistics, and no-bullsh*t expert advice.
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Awful in so many ways
- By disudds on 01-21-17
By: Jessica Bennett
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Grow a Pair
- How to Stop Being a Victim and Take Back Your Life, Your Business, and Your Sanity
- By: Larry Winget
- Narrated by: Larry Winget
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
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The straight-talking, best-selling author and Pitbull of Personal Development is back with a pithy and prescriptive guide to success. A five-time best-selling author and one of the country's leading business speakers, Larry has made a reputation for being the first to challenge the positive-attraction gurus and the law-of-attraction bozos with his commonsense approach to success. Larry doesn't sugar-coat, and he isn't afraid to make people uncomfortable, because he wants us to stop making excuses, and start getting results.
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half the book is him saying "grow a pair"
- By Dustin on 01-08-14
By: Larry Winget
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Hopping Over the Rabbit Hole
- How Entrepreneurs Turn Failure into Success
- By: Anthony Scaramucci
- Narrated by: Anthony Scaramucci
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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Hopping Over the Rabbit Hole chronicles the rise, fall, and resurgence of SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci, giving you a primer on how to thrive in an unpredictable business environment. The sheer number of American success stories has created a false impression that becoming an entrepreneur is a can't-miss endeavor - but nothing could be further from the truth. Hopping Over the Rabbit Hole gives you the skills, insight, and mindset you need to be one of the winners.
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Scaramucci is Key to Making America Great Again
- By Cynthia on 07-24-17
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The Mackay MBA of Selling in The Real World
- By: Harvey Mackay
- Narrated by: Tim Wheeler
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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Harvey Mackay is a legend - his bestsellers Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive and Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt were named by the New York Times as two of the most inspirational business books of all time. Now he’s back with the sum total of decades of sales know-how - teaching go-getters how to make the sale and hit the numbers, day in and day out. His advice is rooted in road-tested, real-world experiences and include tips on the Web, LinkedIn, and Facebook. The human touch is still the most important tool a salesperson has.
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Empty rah-rah
- By Eric on 12-12-11
By: Harvey Mackay
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You've Got 8 Seconds
- Communication Secrets for a Distracted World
- By: Paul Hellman
- Narrated by: Paul Hellman
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
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Every day at work, people do three things: talk, listen, and pretend to listen. That's not surprising when you consider that the average attention span has dropped to 8 seconds. To break through, says high-stakes communications expert Paul Hellman, you need to focus on your audience, be slightly different, and deliver with finesse.
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I gave him 7200 seconds!
- By Hyytekk on 08-02-19
By: Paul Hellman
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The Memo
- What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table
- By: Minda Harts
- Narrated by: Minda Harts
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
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The Memo is the much-needed career advice guide for women of color specifically, finally ending the one-size-fits-all approach of business books that lump together women across races and overlook the unique barriers to success for women of color. In a charismatic and relatable voice, Minda Harts brings her entrepreneurial experience as CEO of The Memo to audio, as well as her past career life as a fundraising consultant to top colleges across the country.
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Must read (listen) for EVERY woman
- By VJ Smith on 08-28-19
By: Minda Harts
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The Power of People Skills
- How to Eliminate 90% of Your HR Problems and Dramatically Increase Team and Company Morale and Performance
- By: Trevor Throness
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
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People are the problem. They're always the problem. If a business person goes home frustrated, if they talk with their significant other about it, if they lay awake at night stewing about it, inevitably the problem is some person at work - a colleague, subordinate, or boss. Handling people issues is every leader's major headache. It's what takes up the majority of their time and - more important - the bulk of their head space. Every leader can and must develop this most important of all management skills.
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great listen
- By RB Player on 03-30-18
By: Trevor Throness
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The Power of Being Yourself
- A Game Plan for Success by Putting Passion into Your Life and Work
- By: Joe Plumeri
- Narrated by: Joe Plumeri, Joseph A. Califano Jr.
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
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Everyone imagines top CEOs as larger-than-life figures who do things no one else could. But deep down every good business leader is an everyman who combines vision and high energy with the ability to connect with all types of people and learn from them
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Go Play in Traffic!
- By Teri Gasper on 01-03-18
By: Joe Plumeri
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- valarie
- 04-03-14
Lots of storytelling but no applicable information
Would you try another book from Hank Gilman and/or Don Hagen?
Not sure, I felt like Hank writes about what he knows which is publishing and I personally didnt love Don's narration style.
What do you think your next listen will be?
The Strangest Secret
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Don Hagen?
Someone less mono tone
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
There was some humor.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-22-19
Just an opinion
Just some guy's opinions with no backing and ranting about previous employers, employees, and competitors.
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