Leave Something on the Table: And Other Surprising Lessons for Success in Business and in Life Audiobook (Free)

Perhaps one of the most innovative minds in business provides an equally first guide to getting ahead.

Frank Bennack’s accomplishments in media and business are unrivaled.

He was named chief executive of Hearst in 1979, and for nearly 30 years he helped solidify the company’s reputation being a head in consumer mass media, overseeing the buy of more than two dozen television stations and several major newspapers (Houston Chronicle), the start of top-selling publications (O, The Oprah Mag), and about Keep Something on the Table: And Other Surprising Lessons for Success in Business and in Lifestyle a partnership with ABC, now the Walt Disney Firm, to produce the pioneering wire networks A&E, HISTORY, and Lifetime. One of his greatest accomplishments was when, in 1990, he negotiated a 20 percent stake in ESPN for $167 million. The sports network would be respected by market experts at roughly $30 billion. He also performed a key function in Hearst’s march toward diversification, with acquisitions of business media possessions including global rankings company Fitch Group.

In Leave Something up for grabs, Bennack takes readers in back of the scenes of the high-stakes moves and offers practical tricks for excelling in the organization world and beyond. He tells tales from his Tx childhood—a first work at 8, his personal television show at 17—that foretold why he’d turn into a CEO at 46. And he shares his encounters with US presidents, displays on his longtime dedication to philanthropy, and identifies his and his co-workers’ unwavering mission to construct the visionary Hearst Tower.

This is a heartfelt handbook for how to advance not merely as a specialist but being a person. As Bennack writes, “It’s not really currently fashionable to make the case for the high street. It looks much longer, and old-fashioned, and it’s easy to summarize that while you’re climbing the ladder, burdened by your values, others are reaching the best faster. But if the stories in these pages recommend a broader truth, it’s the contrary: The high street can be quicker, with a better view along the way, and more satisfaction at the summit.”