Audiobooks Like The New One Minute Manager

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If you loved The New One Minute Manager by Kenneth H. Blanchard, these audiobooks share similar qualities — same genre, sometimes the same narrator, comparable length, and the kind of ratings that signal a great listen. Fans of Dan Woren's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of The New One Minute Manager

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    The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) cover

    The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)

    by Seth Godin

    Narrated by Seth Godin

    3.86 ABR Score (42.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.78 Goodreads (38.1K) ★ 4.33 Audible (4.8K)
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    Godin argues that winners quit strategically – fast and often – until they find the right challenge worth enduring through difficulty.

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    Applying The Business Model Canvas: A Practical Guide For Small Business cover

    Applying The Business Model Canvas: A Practical Guide For Small Business

    by Steven Imke

    Narrated by Chuck Bader

    3.52 ABR Score (12 ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (2) ★ 3.8 Audible (10)
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    Imke uses Socratic questioning to help entrepreneurs work through each building block of the Business Model Canvas methodology. Chuck Bader's clear delivery suits the instructional format perfectly.

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    Getting Naked: A Business Fable about Shedding the Three Fears That Sabotage Client Loyalty cover

    Getting Naked: A Business Fable about Shedding the Three Fears That Sabotage Client Loyalty

    by Patrick Lencioni

    Narrated by Dan Woren

    4.40 ABR Score (8.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (6.3K) ★ 4.76 Audible (2.3K)
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    Lencioni's consulting fable explores how vulnerability builds stronger client relationships than self-protection does. Dan Woren's narration emphasizes the practical business applications within the story framework.

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    $100M Offers

    Acquisition.com $100M Series

    by Alex Hormozi

    Narrated by Alexander Hormozi

    4.96 ABR Score (41.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.55 Goodreads (18.0K) ★ 4.94 Audible (23.0K)
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    Alex Hormozi reveals his strategies for creating irresistible business offers that command premium pricing, delivering his own practical frameworks with entrepreneurial conviction in under four hours.

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    The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company cover

    The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company

    by Robert Iger, Joel Lovell

    Narrated by Jim Frangione, Robert Iger

    4.77 ABR Score (114.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (97.4K) ★ 4.8 Audible (17.1K)
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    Iger chronicles Disney's acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars while navigating media industry upheaval. Both he and Jim Frangione share narration duties, adding personal authenticity to leadership insights.

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    The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win cover

    The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win

    Extreme Ownership

    by Jocko Willink, Leif Babin

    Narrated by Jocko Willink, Leif Babin

    4.76 ABR Score (35.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (15.6K) ★ 4.87 Audible (19.5K)
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    Jocko Willink and Leif Babin personally narrate their follow-up to Extreme Ownership, explaining how leaders must balance seemingly contradictory approaches to succeed.

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    Unreasonable Hospitality

    by Will Guidara

    Narrated by Will Guidara

    4.76 ABR Score (42.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (38.1K) ★ 4.89 Audible (4.8K)
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    Restaurant manager Will Guidara transformed struggling Eleven Madison Park into the world's best restaurant through obsessive customer service innovation.

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    The Simple Path to Wealth: Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life cover

    The Simple Path to Wealth: Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life

    by J.L. Collins, Mr. Money Mustache

    Narrated by JL Collins, Peter Adeney

    4.73 ABR Score (44.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (33.9K) ★ 4.81 Audible (10.1K)
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    Collins breaks down complex investing into one simple strategy: low-cost index funds and the patience to let compound growth work its magic.

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    The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime! cover

    The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime!

    by M.J. DeMarco

    Narrated by MJ DeMarco

    4.50 ABR Score (36.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (27.2K) ★ 4.65 Audible (8.8K)
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    DeMarco demolishes traditional financial advice about saving pennies and working decades for retirement, advocating instead for building wealth through business ownership. His own narration carries the passion and urgency of someone who escaped the conventional path.

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    Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger cover

    Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger

    by Charles T. Munger, Peter E. Kaufman

    Narrated by Grover Gardener

    4.45 ABR Score (19.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (18.2K) ★ 4.66 Audible (1.1K)
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    Charlie Munger's investment wisdom and life philosophy get thorough treatment in this expanded collection, with Grover Gardener handling the dense material with appropriate gravitas across 13 hours.

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