FINDING THE NEXT STEVE JOBS How to Find, Hire, Keep, and Nurture Creative Talent

The athletic quality in Joseph C. Wilson's delivery harkens back to the assertive performances often heard in the early days of business audios, especially those aimed at motivating salesmen. Though his clear diction and lower-range vocal tones are easy enough to hear, a more relaxed approach would have better fit this nuanced book on how to make creative people feel comfortable and productive in organizational settings. It's a smoothly written compilation of 51 specific suggestions from a serial entrepreneur (Atari, Chuck E. Cheese) who seems to have an endless supply of insider stories of how people like Apple's Steve Jobs thrived in the various businesses he was associated with. This fast-moving, eye-opening work reminds listeners that the controls and formality of traditional organizational life won't work with today's Gen-X innovators. T.W. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2014]