Finance ✦ Penny’s Take 🎧 Audiobook
The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell
Oren Harari · 2005
🎙 Narrated by Chris Ryan
76/100
👍 Worth It
Harari boils down real lessons from Colin Powell's career into short, punchy principles, and its run across the NYT, BusinessWeek, and USA Today bestseller lists says a lot of people found it useful. Some reviewers note the ideas aren't wildly original, but grounding them in a genuinely respected leader's real career gives them weight. Narration details are thin, so I can't vouch for how it sounds — just that the content holds up.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety90
Substance / usefulness72
Craft & writing78
Originality60
Evidence & accuracy80
Hype vs delivers75
Age-fit88
Human-eye read82
Penny’s verdict76
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