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BIOGRAPHY (BI)
BI430T1
At Any Cost: Jack Welch, General Electric, & the Pursuit of
Profit
Thomas F. O'Boyle
A timely and searching examination of General Electric--and of its longtime
CEO Jack Welch, regarded by some as the model corporate leader, and by others
as the quintessential relentless pursuer of profit.
4 Tapes : Audio
BI045B1
Barbarians at the Gate
Bryan Burrough
Riveting account of the largest corporate takeover in American history--the
$25 billion battle for control of RJR Nabisco. Exposes feeding frenzy of
business sharks in the boardroom & on Wall St.
2 Tapes : Audio
BI080B2
Ben & Jerry's Double-Dip Capitalism: Lead with Your Values & Make
Money Too
Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield
Describes how to handle the daily tasks that must be handled in most
small businesses, from hiring employees to dealing with vendors. However,
their emphasis is on social responsibility--creating a business that benefit's
one's community.
2 Tapes 3 Hrs.: Audio
BI522J1
Excel Phenomenon: The Astonishing Success Story of the Fastest-Growing
Communications Company
James W. Robinson
Excel Phenomenon rocketed to the top of the New York Times bestseller
list, matching the meteoric success of its subject; Excel Communications,
Inc. - a model of network mktg. achievement.
2 Tapes 3 Hrs.: Audio
BI520B1
Great Ideas That Helped Build IBM
Buck Rodgers
Hear the exact concepts used in building and motivating one of today's
great business organizations.
6 Tapes : Audio
BI250L1
Iacocca Tapes, The
Lee Iacocca
One of the most capable, colorful and successful chief executives in
the history of the auto business tells his side of the story. An
autobiography.
6 Tapes 5 Hrs., 24-Min.: Audio
B190J3
Mastering Your Way to the Top
Joe Girard
This audio is packed with the self-developed success strategies of many
business leaders who have reached the top of their fields.
1 Tape : Audio
BI161C1
Maximum Leadership: World's Leading CEO's Share Their 5 Strategies for
Success
Charles M. Farkas Philippe De Backer
Filled with real-life specific anecdotes and crammed with details based
on interviews with 157 of the world's leading chief executives, this is the
result of an in-depth research project by senior partners at Bain & Company,
the highly-respected strategic management consulting firm. Coca-Cola, Gilette,
Nestle, Canon among them from computers to health care, banking to advertising.
The results of this major survey of international businesses reveals 5 distinct
approaches to management by their successful CEOs.
2 Tapes : Audio
BI090C1
Meet Curt Carlson, Chairman Carlson Company
Curt Carlson
Video biography of this self-made millionaire.
1 Tape 45-Min.: Video
BI280H1
Meet Henry Johnson, Vice Chairman, Spiegel
Henry A. Johnson
Video biography of this self-made millionaire.
1 Tape 45-Min.: Video
BI580J1
Meet John Teets, Chairman, The Greyhound Corp.
John Teets
Video biography of this self-made millionaire.
1 Tape 45-Min.: Video
BI670K1
Meet Kemmons Wilson, Founder, Holiday Inn
Kemmons Wilson
Video biography of this self-made millionaire.
1 Tape 45-Min.: Video
BI050N1
Meet Norman Brinker, Founder Steak & Ale
Norman Brinker
Video biography of this self-made millionaire.
1 Tape 45-Min.: Video
BI070O1
Meet Oleg Cassini, Fashion Czar
Oleg Cassini
Video biography of this self-made millionaire.
1 Tape 45-Min.: Video
BI011R1
Meet Rocky Aoki, Founder & Chairman Benihana Of Tokyo
Rocky Aoki
Video biography of this self-made millionaire.
1 Tape 45-Min.: Video
BI197A1
Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Achieve a Success That's Just a Disaster
Away
Andrew S. Grove
The co-founder of Intel (the company that is to hardware what Microsoft
is to software) explains how and why he runs his company in a state of constant
paranoia, watching our for the "strategic inflection points"--the key moments
in the life of a firm or industry that can result in either drastic failure
or incredible success.
4 Tapes : Audio
BI551H1
Pour Your Heart into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
Howard Schultz
This CEO shares the inside story of the rise of Starbucks - a company
that place as much importance on the company's employees as they do on profits,
as much attention to creativity as to growth. Each chapter illustrates a
principle which has made the company enduring,
2 Tapes : Audio
BI372J1
Stop & Sell The Roses
Jim McCann
Inspiring story of a nice guy who finished first in business thanks to
a non-traditional approach anyone can use. The unique CEO of 1-800-Flowers
shares secrets of his phenomenal success.
2 Tapes 2 Hrs., 30-Min.: Audio
BI040P1
Ted Turner's Amazing Story: It Ain't As Easy As It Looks (Abridged)
Porter Bibb
Cuts through the gossip and folk tales to explore the real Ted Turner
- the man who has overcome an abusive childhood and manic depression to
accomplish more than even he had thought possible - with the depth, perception,
and unflinching honesty that are embodied by the man himself.
2 Tapes : Audio
BI083R1
Titan: Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
Ron Chernow
History's first billionaire and the patriarch of America's most famous
dynasty and likely the most controversial businessman in our nation's history.
Full-length biography full of startling revelations, it is an insightful
portrait of a tycoon whose story captures a pivotal moment in American history,
documenting the dramatic post-Civil War shift from small business to the
rise of giant corporations that irrevocably transformed the nation.
4 Tapes 6 Hrs., 42-Min.: Audio
BI460W1
Winning In Life
Walter Payton
One of the greatest all-time running backs in pro football shares his
ideas for achieving greatness--for winning big on the field, in business
and with your family. See him make incredible ground-gaining plays, hear
how he judges business deals, assesses people, assembles his own team of
top advisors, and sets goals.
1 Tape 55-Min.: Video
BI110C1
Winning With The P&G 99
Charles L. Decker
Find out how the best-managed company in the world got that way. Tips
and anecdotes provide insight for anyone managing a business or striving
for a personal best.
1 Tape : Audio
BI150M1
Work In Progress
Michael Eisner & Tony Schwartz
Rarely has as prominent a CEO as chairman of The Walt Disney Company
written so intimately about his life and work. Describes the daily challenge
of a rapidly changing marketplace, countless creative choices, painful setbacks,
and dramatic triumphs with humor, insight, and unstinting honesty. This is
the story of what it takes to orchestrate the transformation of a struggling
company into a multimedia giant in movies, television, radio, theme parks,
theater, and even cyberspace.
4 Tapes 4 Hrs.: Audio
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