I know from experience, and from talking with other business colleagues that we are all serious about improving their business, sometimes just don't have the time to read and take courses.

And this is right where audio books have now started to play an incredible important role in our lives.

I'm assuming that if you're reading this, you're a businessman or woman, interesting in improving your business acumen - and now you can! Just use the amazing value inherent in listening to audio books. Another huge benefit of audio books is that you never have to worry again about not having the time to finish, or having the will power to actually turn the pages of a book.

With an audio book you can enjoy the same value of any business book when preparing to go to work in the morning, when commuting to and fro work, etc.

If you are at loose for the specific business audio books to go for, below are 5 of some of the best that any business person shouldn’t do without listening to:

1. How to win friends and influence people - by Dale Carnegie

I don't know about you, but the most important aspect of my business is PEOPLE. For almost every endeavor of life, especially business, we need people to keep the business going.

There aren't just the people that bring in the sales, these people are also the ones that make the sales a possibility in the first place. To ensure that we all succeed at this, we need to know "how to win friends and influence people".

This book has worldwide acclaim and has received many, many accolades. It really is the "must have" book for anyone who has a business, or is interested in improving themselves in their business.

With the power of the information contained in this book, you can learn not just how to influence people to bring in more sales for your business, but most importantly how to win your friends and staff that will help you make the sales possible.

With audiobooks, you can kill two birds with 1 stone - listen to and audio book both enjoying and learning at the same time - whilst you are travelling from home to the office and back.

2. It’s not the big that eat the small… it’s the fast that eat the slow - by Jason Jennings and Laurence Haughton

CHANGE is the word of the moment - every business needs to embrace this word and it's very important meaning for your company. In a constantly "updated" world, we need to be ready to embrace and implement changes to our businesses.

This audio book by Jason Jennings and Laurence Haughton, provides you with all the information on how to keep your company afloat, despite the ever-changing nature of business today.

The fastest organizations on the planet today are the ones that will thrive. In this audiobook you will learn how to make sure your company is right up there with the fastest. You will be given examples of how to make these improvements, using numerous tried and tested methods, including the power of commerce, deployment of resources, and excellent people management.

3. Management Challenges for the 21st Century - by Peter F. Drucker

When it comes to business management and leadership, one name stands tall in any gathering of experts. His name is Peter F. Drucker.

Drucker is definitely not talking from theories, he is talking from a wealth of experience after being in and writing about the industry for an incredible eighty years. I don't think anyone could possibly have more experience in the field of business and management.

This audio book thoroughly examines how business people can handle the management challenges that the 21st century ushers.

4. Jack: Straight from the Gut - by Jack Welch

There's no denying the fact that Jack Welch is one of the world's most successful CEOs ever.

In this powerful thought-provoking audio book, he tells his story detailing how you can follow his steps to become one of the most successful persons in your career today.

5. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap - by Jim Collins

You can't argue with the fact that "without the techniques and strategies, no company or business can excel beyond a few days, weeks or even months".

Companies that have been around for years and years, are still around for a reason, they know what to do, and they have done it right.

The author has taken quite some time to collate the results from his extensive studies of companies who have had business success for many, many years - looking into what they are doing so right, that their counterparts are not.

The power of the information contained within this business audio book can help any business person to succeed.

I can guarantee that the five audio books I have selected (and have listened to in-depth myself) can really boost both your career and your business if you are willing to apply what you learn from them.

An excellent source that I have found for audio book downloads is Spoken Network. They can be found at:

www.spokennetwork.com?cam=ama0027