This is where audio books have come to play a very important role in our lives.

As a business person, you can now use the amazing value inherent in listening to audio books. You won't have to worry about not having the time or will to flip through the pages of a book.

With an audio book you can enjoy the same value of any business book when preparing to go to work in the morning, when commuting to and from work, while exercising etc.

If you are at a loss for the specific business audio books to go for, below are 5 of some of the best that any business person should listen to:

1. How to win friends and influence people - by Dale Carnegie

I don't know about you, but the most important aspect of my business is PEOPLE. For almost every endeavor of life, especially business, we need people to keep the business going.

Not just the people that bring us sales, but also the people that make the sales possible. To be able to succeed at this, we all need to know "how to win friends and influence people".

That's why this incredible book by Dale Carnegie is a "must have" for any person in business.

With the power of the information contained in this book, you can learn, not just how to influence people so that they bring in more sales for your business, but most importantly how to win your friends and staff that help you make the sales possible.

Now in audio book format, you can enjoy this book from the comfort of your car while commuting to and from your job. Even if you have read this book before, you can get something out of it every time. A friend of mine re-reads this book at least once a year.

2. It's not the big that eat the small... it's the fast that eat the slow - by Jason Jennings and Laurence Haughton

In today's business, one of the single most common words that we need to embrace is "CHANGE". In this era where what was the latest yesterday is no longer the latest today, we need to constantly be ready to embrace change.

This audio book by Jason Jennings and Laurence Haughton, provides you with all of the information on how to keep your company afloat, despite the ever-changing nature of business today.

Asserting that the fastest organizations in the world today will be those that will thrive, this audio book shows you how to make your company or business among the fastest, using the power of commerce, deployment of resources and good management of people.

3. Management Challenges for the 21st Century - by Peter F. Drucker

When it comes to business management and leadership, one name stands tall in any gathering of experts. That name is Peter F. Drucker.

Being an expert of the industry and writing about it for a staggering 80 years, Drucker is not just talking from theory. He has been there and done that, when it comes to business and management.

This audio book thoroughly examines how business people can handle the management challenges that the 21st century ushers.

4. Jack: Straight from the Gut - by Jack Welch

There's no denying the fact that Jack Welch is one of the world's most successful CEOs ever.

In this powerful thought-provoking audio book, he tells his story detailing how you can follow his steps to become one of the most successful persons in your career today.

5. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap - by Jim Collins

You can't argue with the fact that "without the techniques and strategies, no company or business can excel beyond a few days, weeks or even months".

Businesses and companies that have stood the test of time for many years know what to do and they have done it right.

Jim Collins took the time to conduct extensive researches into how and what companies did to maintain success for many long years, while their counterparts failed within a few months or years of starting up.

The power of the information contained within this audio book can help any business person to succeed.

These 5 audio books can do a lot for your business and career if you take the time to listen to them, and apply what you will learn therein to your business and career. You know the importance of your time. Start utilizing the power of audio books to your advantage today.

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