Leadership Comedy

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Leadership written and read by Doris Kearns Goodwin, with additional narration from Beau Bridges, David Morse, Jay O. Sanders and Richard Thomas. Are leaders born or made? Where does ambition come from? How does adversity affect the growth of leadership?...

What does it take to become one of the most successful coaches in the world? Eddie Jones is one of the most successful sports coaches of all time. From coaching three different nations to Rugby World Cup Finals and with a winning record with England of nearly 80%, Eddie Jones knows what it takes...

Kissinger's six leaders are Konrad Adenauer, Charles de Gaulle, Richard Nixon, Anwar Sadat, Lee Kuan Yew and Margaret Thatcher. All of them were formed in a period when established institutions collapsed all over Europe, colonial structures gave way to independent states in Asia and Africa, and a new international order had to be created from the vestiges of the old. 

Napoleon. Bill Gates. George W. Bush. Osama bin Laden. Leaders and leadership are perennial topics of debate. What is leadership? How does one become a leader? Do we actually need leaders? In this Very Short Introduction, Keith Grint offers provocative answers to these questions, prompting listeners to rethink their assumptions about what leadership is. 

Few people are natural-born leaders. So what is it that transforms a person into the kind of individual who inspires others to follow? Become the person seen as most likely to lead the organization to victory. Great leadership is a skill that can be learned. Packed with proven methods, this indispensable little guide will unlock your leadership potential.

Réunions interminables, séminaires sportifs, inflation des process : l'entreprise est devenue le lieu de l'absurde. Julia de Funès et Nicolas Bouzou partent en croisade contre l'absence de sens qui paralyse nos sociétés et proposent des solutions concrètes. Pourquoi le management vire-t-il souvent à la tragicomédie ? Pourquoi les entreprises s'évertuent-elles à bâtir des organisations qui font fuir les meilleurs alors que leur principal objectif devrait être d'attirer les talents ?

In this audiobook, Matt McDarby offers a clear view of great sales leadership by looking through the lens of the people being led. Using real-world stories about virtuous and highly effective sales leaders, McDarby demonstrates how you can increase your impact as a leader by avoiding the seven deadly sins and intentionally incorporating the great virtues - humility, goodwill, patience, diligence, generosity, self-control, and detachment - into your daily work.

John Common and Mary Common started a common family in Common Town when they had the Common Twins. The Common family had uncommon dreams and goals, but they continued leading a very common life. Eventually, with all their commonality, they got common jobs and lost common jobs. They had to go on common unemployment and common disability. Their common lives have deteriorated into lives out of common control. Follow the Common Family as they learn through their common mistakes how to be uncommon again.