British social health writer Julie Hobsbawm narrates this important audiobook with comfortable pacing that makes her insights and suggestions easy to digest. She says work-from-home paradigms and digital communication are part of the new flexibility people are enjoying at work. Work structures have been loosening for decades, allowing people to feel more creative, independent, and respected. Post-pandemic, the author predicts, we will arrive at an equilibrium between the remote working that technology enables and the benefits of working under one roof. The new paradigms will prioritize deeper relationships and growth opportunities--all of which will humanize work and help production. These thoughtful perspectives and Hobsbawm's gentle speaking voice give this audio credibility that will promote hope in the midst of these unprecedented cultural changes.
Pub Date: April 12, 2022
Duration: 4 hrs, 45 mins
DD ISBN: 9781668604786
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
The readers can't compensate for the unbearably pompous prose style of this extended parable about corporate politics and strategy.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 3 hrs
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
An engaging experience.
This audiobook deals with everything from the historic investments that led to world-dominating companies, such as the Chinese technology company Tencent, to predicting the products and services of the future. An audiobook of such complexity requires a narrator who can handle the task, and David Thorpe manages it admirably. Thorpe uses his masterly voice, which sits somewhere between that of a BBC World Service presenter and an easy, relaxed Home Counties accent, to guide listeners through a sea of numbers, acronyms, and terms such as YP, RPS, and market cap. Rather than simply reading, Thorpe presents the work with excitement and enthusiasm, and this enjoyment transfers to the listener.
An engaging experience.Pub Date: Feb. 20, 2026
Duration: 13 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781668103425
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Review Posted Online: yesterday
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