Connect: Building Success Through People, Purpose, and Performance [Audiobook, CD, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Keith Harrell (Author), Hattie Hill (Author), Dick Hill (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 2007

Successful motivational speaker Keith Harrell shows how our ability to connect-in our professional lives and personal relationships-is at the core of success. Known well in the corporate world for his energetic and inspirational presentations, Harrell has taken the corporate lecture circuit by storm. He addresses more than 120 events annually for corporate clients such as McDonald's, Microsoft, and American Express. In this latest book, Keith explains that the core of success is the need for people to connect. When individuals connect with the things that they care about-whether it be objectives for the coming year or their relationships outside the workplace-a world of opportunities opens up both professionally and personally. Thought provoking, practical, and energizing, Connect explores the seven core competencies needed to master the art of connecting to heighten productivity and to maximize both personal and professional success.

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About the Author

Keith Harrell is a motivational speaker and the bestselling author of Attitude Is Everything. He was one of IBM's top training instructors, with more than 13 years of corporate experience. Hattie Hill is a management consultant whose firm, Hattie Hill Enterprises, specializes in women's issues, leadership, and diversity. Reader of over four hundred audiobooks, Dick Hill has won three coveted Audie Awards and been nominated numerous times. He is also the recipient of several AudioFile Earphones Awards. AudioFile includes Dick on their prestigious list of Golden Voices.

From AudioFile

A motivational speaker known for his inspiring messages on attitude says that all success in life requires connecting--with our noblest values, with our wisest intentions, and with the organizations and people we need to achieve what is important to us. Harrells insider stories provide the full benefit of his business experience, wisdom, and humanity. His insights on the responsibilities of being human are precious reminders that the efforts we make to connect with others really can make a difference. Dick Hill gives a slow and deliberate narration that sounds a bit over-the-top from time to time but expresses the audiobooks key ideas without distracting listeners. T.W. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Tantor Media; Unabridged edition (June 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400134633
• ISBN-13: 978-1400134632
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 6.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,250,947 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We were born to CONNECT!, June 20, 2007

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Dr. Cherry A. Collier "Dr. Collier" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CONNECT: Building Success Through People, Purpose, and Performance (Best Practices) (Hardcover)

I absolutely love the book CONNECT! Keith has hit another home run. When we think about success we minimize the importance of attitude. It is truly clever how the authors used this powerful acronym to help us think about what we can do to get to the next level. The most beneficial chapter for me was "Open up to Opportunities". It helped me to think of ways that I can connect to opportunities and be resourceful. The metaphor of the pond shed light on the need to constantly update the water in our lives! I love the quick and life changing steps and business examples (IBM and Verizon, etc.) If they can open up to opportunity so can I. Thanks Keith and Hattie for sharing your wealth of knowledge. It is time we learned the power of CONECT!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Connecting employess to the corporate mission, June 20, 2007

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DeeDee H. - See all my reviews

This review is from: CONNECT: Building Success Through People, Purpose, and Performance (Best Practices) (Hardcover)

To me, this book is a great resource for developing a strategy to connect teams to a common purpose. Keith's insights on how to create an emotional link between a leaders purpose and their people is the heart of the book. A memorable section is on the "Rewards of Integrity" and the choice we make as leaders between character and compromise.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super-Fantastic, May 31, 2007

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Ronald W. Brown "RWB" (Tecumseh,MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CONNECT: Building Success Through People, Purpose, and Performance (Best Practices) (Hardcover)

Keith has definitely done it again. Yes, I agree with the review that says it is for sales. But I disagree with everything else. We are all salespeople trying to sell ourselves and our attitudes. Keith wants us all to connect to ourselves, and the world around us, and this is a book that shows us how. Perhaps I am a bit naive, but that is not so bad a thing to be in this day and age. I am naive enough to believe that we are all connected and once we realize that and act on it, we not only improve our lot in life, but encourage others to do the same. Thank you Keith for continuing your very important work and for connecting, at least with me.