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  From Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Overcome the Fear of Starting a Business , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 93min

  Discover: why you're on the fence about starting a business and how to make a clear decision!Have a business idea but lack the decisiveness to persist and launch a successful business? Most people lack the stick-to-it-iveness that it takes to start a business. We call it courageous patience. Staying the course can be learned and there are easy, effective steps you can take to A) make up your mind about which business to start and B) stay the course UNTIL the business is successful. It's strategy combined with tenacity and you'll learn both in this book.Uncover: the five core fears that keep aspiring entrepreneurs stuck. These fears operate subconsciously, quietly and without relief. In From Employee to Entrepreneur, you'll learn how to get out of the employee mindset, overcome the 5 core entrepreneurial fears, and take massive action no matter what the obstacle.From Employee to Entrepreneur contains a step-by-step process for leveraging your fear and starting an amazing business.Inside this guide, you'll learn how to:Switch out of the employee mindset and into the entrepreneur mind frameIdentify the limiting beliefs that are keeping you stuck and transform themTurn entrepreneurial fear into fuelTake massive daily action (MDAs)  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kassandra Vaughn. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/209949/bk_acx0_209949_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  That's Mine, This is Yours: A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation, Hörbuch, Digital, 43min

  A BBC Radio 4 romantic comedy about the separation of Sam (Alex Jennings) and Juliet (Tamsin Greig). That's Mine, This is Yours was originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 4 May 2011. Sam and Juliet are to divorce. We join them as they meet to divide up their possessions in the house they've shared ever since they married. As they discuss what belongs to whom we learn all we need to know about their characters, what drew them together and what has driven them apart. We'll also learn if there is still some hope for them, even on the eve of their separation. The early signs are not good. They seem to have drifted apart and to have very little in common. Sam is an avid hoarder and collector; not of anything of great value, simply things that he feels should be kept together. For example he owns a single example of every toy ever given away with a McDonald's Happy Meal. Juliet's drive and decisiveness, once so sexy and stimulating, to him now feel like coldness and self-obsession. But is there still some way back from the brink for the couple? Starring Tamsin Greig (The Archers, Episodes, Love Soup) as Juliet and Alex Jennings (Goldfish Girl) as Sam, with Eleanor Butters as Amanda. Language: English. Narrator: Alex Jennings, Tamsin Greig, Eleanor Butters. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/bbcw/005040/rt_bbcw_005040_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Fast Tanks and Heavy Bombers: Innovation in the U.S. Army, 1917-1945 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 728min

  The US Army entered World War II unprepared. In addition, lacking Germany's blitzkrieg approach of coordinated armor and air power, the army was organized to fight two wars: one on the ground and one in the air. Previous commentators have blamed Congressional funding and public apathy for the army's unprepared state. David E. Johnson believes instead that the principal causes were internal: army culture and bureaucracy, and their combined impact on the development of weapons and doctrine. Johnson examines the US Army's innovations for both armor and aviation between the world wars, arguing that the tank became a captive of the conservative infantry and cavalry branches, while the airplane's development was channeled by air power insurgents bent on creating an independent air force. He maintains that as a consequence, the tank's potential was hindered by the traditional arms, while air power advocates focused mainly on proving the decisiveness of strategic bombing, neglecting the mission of tactical support for ground troops. Minimal interaction between ground and air officers resulted in insufficient cooperation between armored forces and air forces. Fast Tanks and Heavy Bombers makes a major contribution to a new understanding of both the creation of the modern US Army and the Army's performance in World War II. The book also provides important insights for future military innovation. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stephen McLaughlin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/032028/bk_adbl_032028_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Thinking about Leadership , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 600min

  Leadership is essential to collective human endeavor, from setting and accomplishing goals for a neighborhood block association, to running a Fortune 500 company, to mobilizing the energies of a nation. Political philosophers have focused largely on how to prevent leaders from abusing their power, yet little attention has been paid to what it actually feels like to hold power, how leaders go about their work, and how they relate to the people they lead. In Thinking about Leadership, Nannerl Keohane draws on her experience as the first woman president of Duke University and former president of Wellesley College, as well as her expertise as a leading political theorist, to deepen our understanding of what leaders do, how and why they do it, and the pitfalls and challenges they face. Keohane engages listeners in a series of questions that shed light on every facet of leadership. She considers the traits that make a good leader, including sound judgment, decisiveness, integrity, social skill, and intelligence; the role that gender plays in one's ability to attain and wield power; ethics and morality; the complex relationship between leaders and their followers; and the unique challenges of democratic leadership. Rich with lessons and insights from leaders and political thinkers down through the ages, including Aristotle, Queen Elizabeth I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Nelson Mandela, Thinking about Leadership is a must-listen for current and future leaders, and for anyone concerned about our prospects for good governance. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Susan Denaker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/002834/bk_adbl_002834_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 448min

  An insider's account of Apple's creative process during the golden years of Steve Jobs.Hundreds of millions of people use Apple products every day; several thousand work on Apple's campus in Cupertino, California; but only a handful sit at the drawing board. Creative Selection recounts the life of one of the few who worked behind the scenes, a highly-respected software engineer who worked in the final years of the Steve Jobs era, the Golden Age of Apple.Ken Kocienda offers an inside look at Apple’s creative process. For 15 years, he was on the ground floor of the company as a specialist, directly responsible for experimenting with novel user interface concepts and writing powerful, easy-to-use software for products including the iPhone, the iPad, and the Safari web browser. His stories explain the symbiotic relationship between software and product development for those who have never dreamed of programming a computer and reveal what it was like to work on the cutting edge of technology at one of the world's most admired companies.Kocienda shares moments of struggle and success, crisis and collaboration, illuminating each with lessons learned over his Apple career. He introduces the essential elements of innovation, inspiration, collaboration, craft, diligence, decisiveness, taste, and empathy and uses these as a lens through which to understand productive work culture.An insider's tale of creativity and innovation at Apple, Creative Selection shows listeners how a small group of people developed an evolutionary design model and how they used this methodology to make groundbreaking and intuitive software which countless millions use every day. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ken Kocienda. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/macm/001960/bk_macm_001960_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Tamerlane: Conqueror of the Earth , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 559min

  Sweeping out of Central Asia in the last half of the 14th century came the Tatar armies of Timur, known as Tamerlane in the West, and one of history's supremely gifted military leaders. With consummate skill, Tamerlane cobbled together a kingdom from the tattered leftovers of various Mongol fiefdoms. He then enlarged that fiefdom into a large and menacing power in the center of Asia. But when the mighty Mongolian empire decided to crush out this upstart rival, it was too late. Tamerlane not only defeats the Mongols, but goes on to vanquish the Persians, the Indians and the mighty Ottoman Turks in successive wars. It was one of the most astounding developments imaginable, doubly so because of its swiftness and decisiveness. And at the time of his death in 1405, Tamerlane was on his way to invade and subdue China with an army of 200,000. Ruling from his fabulous capital of Samarkand, he was a fascinating, controversial, and contradictory tyrant. He was both a destroyer and a builder, a barbarian and a cultured gentleman. He was ostensibly Muslim, but was the scourge of Muslim states, who vilify him to this day. The Tatar empire at his death approached the dimensions of the earlier Khans of Mongolia, yet it melted away immediately after his passing. In yet another superb historical work, Harold Lamb brings the mighty Tatar leader to vivid life and shows how this ruthless commander used his superior intellect and magnetic leadership to overcome one obstacle after another. Tamerlane was truly one of the most remarkable personalities ever to emerge from the steppes of Central Asia. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charlton Griffin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acon/000087/bk_acon_000087_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  How an Individual Can Become a Successful In-Group Member, Characteristics of a Successful Leader in a Group Setting, and How Employees Can Embrace the Leader-Member Exchange Theory to Join In-Group , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 9min

  This book discusses how an individual can become a successful in-group member and also identifies the qualities, attributes, and characteristics of a successful leader in a group setting. Additionally, it also explains how employees can embrace the leader-member exchange theory to be put into the in-group. It is ideal for in-group members to work toward becoming leaders since empowered managers want to be around people who can become their successors as potential future leaders. Based heavily on association with leaders and managers, members of the in-group have a higher chance of succeeding within their organization and attaining higher ranks in the corporate hierarchy than the out-group members (the leader-member exchange).Leaders should demonstrate ample desirable traits such as confidence, decisiveness, fairness, honesty, loyalty, and integrity. Leaders should also possess excellent communication skills, the ability to motivate and inspire other, the ability to mentor and effectively teach subordinates, and the ability to think critically and prudently to overcome challenging situations as part of their repertoire. Leaders who demonstrate desirable leadership qualities, leverage critical thinking skills when making paramount decisions, and facilitate effective communication through a team are often deemed stupendous leaders. The leader-member exchange theory states that when team members prove themselves loyal, trustworthy, and skilled, they are put into the in-group. This group is made up of the team members that the manager trusts the most. Managers give this group most of their attention, providing challenging and interesting work, and offering opportunities for additional training and advancement” (Arneson, 2009). The likelihood of becoming in-group member is increased when team members forge strong connections with the managers, emulate the leader’s personality and work ethic, and are reliable, hard working, and likeabl ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alicia Carlson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/169322/bk_acx0_169322_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 448min

  An insider's account of Apple's creative process during the golden years of Steve Jobs.Hundreds of millions of people use Apple products every day; several thousand work on Apple's campus in Cupertino, California; but only a handful sit at the drawing board.Creative Selection recounts the life of one of the few who worked behind the scenes, a highly respected software engineer who worked in the final years of the Steve Jobs era - the Golden Age of Apple. Ken Kocienda offers an inside look at Apple’s creative process. For 15 years, he was on the ground floor of the company as a specialist, directly responsible for experimenting with novel user interface concepts and writing powerful, easy-to-use software for products including the iPhone, the iPad, and the Safari web browser. His stories explain the symbiotic relationship between software and product development for those who have never dreamed of programming a computer and reveal what it was like to work on the cutting edge of technology at one of the world's most admired companies.Kocienda shares moments of struggle and success, crisis and collaboration, illuminating each with lessons learned over his Apple career. He introduces the essential elements of innovation - inspiration, collaboration, craft, diligence, decisiveness, taste, and empathy - and uses these as a lens through which to understand productive work culture. An insider's tale of creativity and innovation at Apple, Creative Selection shows listeners how a small group of people developed an evolutionary design model and how they used this methodology to make groundbreaking and intuitive software that countless millions use every day.PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ken Kocienda. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/003517/bk_aren_003517_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Paradigm Lost: From Two-State Solution to One-State Reality , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 383min

  Why have Israelis and Palestinians failed to achieve a two-state solution to the conflict that has cost so much and lasted so long? In Paradigm Lost, Ian S. Lustick brings 50 years as an analyst of the Arab-Israeli dispute to bear on this question and offers a provocative explanation of why continued attempts to divide the land will have no more success than would negotiations to establish a one-state solution.Basing his argument on the decisiveness of unanticipated consequences, Lustick shows how the combination of Zionism's partially successful Iron Wall strategy for dealing with Arabs, an Israeli political culture saturated with what the author calls "Holocaustia", and the Israel lobby's dominant influence on American policy toward the Arab-Israeli conflict scuttled efforts to establish a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Yet, he demonstrates, it has also unintentionally set the stage for new struggles and "better problems" for both Israel and the Palestinians. Lustick encourages shifting attention from two-state blueprints that provide no map for realistic action to the democratizing competition that arises when different subgroups, forced to be part of the same polity, redefine their interests and form new alliances to pursue them.The book is published by University of Pennsylvania Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks."A richly informed and persuasive account of how the relationship between Israelis and Palestinians has become the seemingly dead-end tragedy it is today. (Paul R. Pillar, former National Intelligence Officer for the Near East and South Asia)"A must-read for all who are interested in, and care about, Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." (Mark Tessler, University of Michigan)"A must-read for every Israeli and American interested in going beyond the present impasse." (Leila Farsakh, University of Massachusetts) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gary J. Chambers. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/186542/bk_acx0_186542_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Islam and the Abode of War (eBook, ePUB)

  This fourth selection of studies by David Ayalon takes up the theme of the preceding volume, that of the opposition between the Abode of Islam and the external world, the Abode of War. Similarly, a number of the articles are concerned with the impact of outsiders, moving into the world of Islam, but others focus on aspects of the conflict between the two worlds, for instance raising the question of why it was only on the Nubian frontier that the early Arab advance was halted. The majority of the studies however concentrate on the Mamluk institution, especially in Mamluk Egypt, and carry forward the author's argument of the decisiveness of the slave institution in Muslim society, particularly this socio-military component which played such a critical role in both the expansion and the defense of Islam. Cette quatrième sélection d'études de David Ayalon reprend le thème du volume précédent: celui de l'opposition entre le monde de l'Islam et le monde extérieur, ou monde dela guerre. De façon analogue, un certain nombre d'articles s'attachent à l'impact des étrangers s'installant dans le monde l'Islam, alors que d'autres se concentrant sur différents aspects du conflit entre les deux mondes, soulevant, par exemple, la question quant à la raison pour laquelle la première avance arabe fut uniquement arrêtée à la frontière nubienne. La plupart des études cependant, se concentrent sur l'institution mamelouke, plus spécifiquement en Egypte mamelouke. Elles poursuivent l'argument de l'auteur quant au caractère décisif de l'institution de l'esclavage dans la société musulmane, plus particulièrement en ce qui concerne l'élément socio-militaire qui jouât un rÿle primordial dans l'expansion et la défense de l'Islam.

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