The Mormon Way of Doing Business (Abridged): Leadership and Success Through Faith and Family Audiobook

" This book is contains within all the great virtues of working hard, working smart, being organized, and being true to ones faith. "

" Very interesting. I still don't know why anyone would WANT to work 75-80 hours per week. Maybe they enjoy it as much as I enjoy quilting, reading, messing around? "

" An interesting view into the lives of some LDS CEOs of major companies and how they are able to balance the demands of work, church callings, and spending time with family. It is very inspirational to read what these men have been able to accomplish through hard work and self discipline. "

" I loved getting a peek inside these CEO's lives. It really is amazing what one person can do with a little hard work and determination. This was a super fun read. "

" LOVED this book! Loved the narration, loved the compilation, loved the men and their families profiled. Read it in one afternoon. Very, very good. I'll never be a CEO, except of my family, I guess, but still some very good advice even for MOM. "

" Very interesting! Gives comments and reasons of the lives of different CEO"S of big corporations that have succeeded in business as well as church leadership. "

" This book offers straight forward, time proven, advice for living a life of excellence. I am inspired to improve my own habits, and to pay more attention to the truly important things in life. "

" I loved learning about how these successful businessman's values shaped and defined their careers. Some well known businessmen (Kim B. Clark, David Neelman) as well as some lesser known, but very successful ones. An interesting read even if you never plan to run your own business. "

" Very interesting to see into the lives of successful executives. "

" Great book to review priorities and see how multiple CEO's juggle Life, Family, Church, and their very busy occupations -- "

" liked all the profiles but one. "

" I didn't think this book would be all that interesting and found that I couldn't wait to keep reading it. It excited me in regards to how I want to achieve goals in my life and run my household like an effective CEO. "

" It was interesting to see how many similarities existed in these men's lives. It was also funny that three of them live near me, so I see them at church. "

" Some terrific quotes by world class, successful business men and their wives about faith, family, and focusing on those things in life. I loved it! "

" I am enjoying this easy read. See the lifestyles of top mormon professionals. I learned the value of people versus things. All these top execs understood the value of people versus things. "

" The author interviews several CEO's who also happen to be LDS. The most interesting to me was David Neeleman, founder of Jet Blue. He manages to run this huge company, serve as stake president, and still attend to his 9 children and wife. "

" An excellent look into the lives of those who have kept their values and ethics, and marriages in-tact in the cut-throat and often unethical world of business. "

" I hope my MBA friends will read this. I found it insightful and rewarding.The practical application for me: be a support to my husband and honestly -- be glad my husband isn't CEO of New York Knicks, etc! "

" Not what I had expected but I was happily surprised! Great story, the parts about 9/11 where amazing to read about! Great book!~ "

" After reading this, I bought an additional book to share with family members! "

" Great book that validates the Mormon life and how it helps in business. "

" I enjoyed reading the perspective of some of America's top business execs who also happen to be Mormon. At least 3 of the execs were located in or near the Twin Towers on 9/11 so it was especially interesting reading their stories of that day. "

" Mostly Biographical sketches about prominent LDS Business leaders and how they balance their work with their important ecclesiastical responsibilities. "

" I enjoyed the insight this book provided into the lives, routines, and work of these prominent and successful business men. "

" I really enjoyed this. Benedict does an amazing job of showing how the Church has shaped these men into successful businessmen and family men. It is also an extremely good primer on the teachings of the Church. "

" Very interesting to see how the LDS religion influenced these extremely successful businessmen. I really liked it and it was an easy and interesting read. "

" This book is for anyone who is wondering how to get to the top in your profession. It is opposite of what you would think.. Awesome "

" I loved getting a peek inside these CEO's lives. It really is amazing what one person can do with a little hard work and determination. This was a super fun read. "

" The only interesting anecdote of this book was that Kim Clark doesn't talk to anyone between 7 and 12. Effective people gather momentum by working without interruption. "

" Not what I had expected but I was happily surprised! Great story, the parts about 9/11 where amazing to read about! Great book!~ "

" OOps, I reviewed the wrong book... There are 2 of these?? I read the one about 8 western boys who went to the top. NOT this one. BUT I was bored. All of the CEO's highlighted were exactly the same. Nothing really inspiring or helpful for those in business. Not what I expected. "

" Very interesting. I still don't know why anyone would WANT to work 75-80 hours per week. Maybe they enjoy it as much as I enjoy quilting, reading, messing around? "

" I liked the concept behind the Book, but most of the book was about how these successful men of business live gospel principles. "

" An interesting view into the lives of some LDS CEOs of major companies and how they are able to balance the demands of work, church callings, and spending time with family. It is very inspirational to read what these men have been able to accomplish through hard work and self discipline. "

" Good stories. Members of the LDS Church typically have a strong set of experiences and values that uniquely qualify them to make a difference in the things they do. "

" After reading this, I bought an additional book to share with family members! "

" The book was sort of dry and hard to keep my attention. It did have some good anecdotes. "

" Interesting to learn about the principles of successful LDS businessmen. Did not learn anything particularly new but their stories validate what I already know/hope. "