Get a Grip is an audiobook by Mike Paton, narrated by T. David Rutherford. The unabridged Audible edition runs 8 hrs 5 mins.
Publisher’s Summary
It’s time to take your business to the next level.
Eileen Sharp and Vic Hightower were frustrated. After years of profitable, predictable growth, Swan Services was in a rut. Meetings were called and discussions held, but few decisions were made and even less got done. People were pointing fingers and assigning blame, but nothing happened to solve Swan’s mounting problems. It felt as though they were working harder than ever but with less impact. The company Eileen and Vic had founded and built for 10 years was a different place. It just wasn’t fun anymore.
Their story is not unusual. The challenges they were facing are common, predictable, and solvable. Get A Grip tells the story of how Swan Services resolves its issues by implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System. With the help of EOS, Eileen, Vic, and their leadership team master a set of managerial tools that allow them to get traction on their business, grow the business, and deliver better results for clients.
The story of Swan Services is a fable, but the Entrepreneurial Operating System is very real and has helped thousands of businesses worldwide. A complete entrepreneurial toolkit, EOS has helped thousands of businesses get to where they want to be.
In Get a Grip, learn how Swan Services leaders learned to develop and commit to a clear vision, establish focus, build discipline, and create a healthier and more cohesive team.
With characters and situations created from collective business experiences and stories, Get a Grip is a fable that will ring true for entrepreneurial leaders the world over and guide them to get their companies on track.
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Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: T. David Rutherford
- Length: 8 hrs 5 mins
- Publisher: Audible Studios
- Release year: 2013
- Audible category: Business & Careers / Management & Leadership / Leadership
Listener Ratings
Get a Grip holds an average listener rating of 4.7/5 from 1291 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.6/5
- Story: 4.6/5
- 5-star ratings: 77% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “How to Bring A Subject To Life”
Gino and Mike’s fable incorporates “ A Day In The Life” of how an EOS Implementor takes a struggling Leadership Team on a journey and changed their fortunes with the introduction of Traction principles, tools and processes. Great read.— Peter M Beaumont, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Definitely worth the read!!”
I loved it so much I listened twice and intend on listening again!! It was definitely worth the listen and the narrator kept me engaged as well.— Sara H., Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Good story to visualize implementing EOS”
This is a great listen to help understand and visualize how to implement EOS. I relisten occasionally and reference some parts when I want to reinforce or improve an aspect of the EOS method we’ve implemented.— Tiendung Huynh, Audible listener
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