The Ideal Executive (English) (Audio Book)

Author: Dr. Ichak Kalderon Adizes

Narrator: Michael Stuhre

The narrated version of Dr. Adizes' The Ideal Executive.

In The Ideal Executive Dr. Ichak Adizes, a highly acclaimed organizational therapist, provides unprecedented insights into the new archetypes for successful management. To support diversity and complementary managerial styles on the same team, the Adizes® Symbergetic™ Methodology gives leaders the tools to make conflict constructive. What makes a leader effective today is not what they know but what they are: a person who commands and builds an organizational culture of mutual trust and respect.

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Original Title	The Ideal Executive
Language	English
Narrator	Michael Stuhre
Duration	11 hrs 58 mins 24 sec
Audio Quality	192kbps, 44.1kHz MP3, Constant Bit Rate (CBR)
Vendor	Audible
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Date Published	Apr 01, 2020

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