Audio Book | Don't Let Your Employees Hold You Hostage In a World Where 85% of Employees Lie On Resumes (Inc. Magazine) & 75% of Employees Steal from the Workplace (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) Audio Book
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Clay Clark
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🗓️ 4 September 2025
⏱️ 125 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Don't let your employees hold you hostage by Clay Clark. |
| 0:10.0 | Fun fact, 75% of employees steal from the workplace. |
| 0:16.0 | In this candid, polarizing and fact-filled book, I explain to you how you can prevent your business |
| 0:22.2 | from ever being held hostage from your employees again. |
| 0:25.4 | Yes! |
| 0:26.4 | Throughout this book, I feature a character by the name of Kermit, who you will quickly |
| 0:30.3 | see represents most employees. |
| 0:33.7 | And over time, he has a progression that is predictable or a regression that is predictable. |
| 0:39.3 | Over time, he loses his enthusiasm for his new job. |
| 0:42.3 | He begins to show up a little bit late, dress up a little bit less, be a little more passive-aggressive, |
| 0:49.3 | call in sick, not call in at all, And eventually he actually tries to hold his employer hostage. |
| 0:57.0 | And that, my friends, is what will happen if you don't implement the proven best practice systems in this book. |
| 1:03.8 | If you've ever been held hostage by your employees, this book was written to help you. |
| 1:15.6 | Okay. This book was written to help you. Don't let your employees hold you hostage. |
| 1:17.8 | Written by myself, Clay Clark. |
| 1:21.1 | However, this book will be read by myself, Clay Clark, |
| 1:24.4 | and Mr. Jason Beasley. |
| 1:26.0 | Jason Beasley, how are you, sir? I'm doing fantastic. |
| 1:28.6 | Are you prepared psychologically and physically to read your first audiobook? I am so ready. |
| 1:33.9 | I got enough rest, just hoping we do something epic like this today. And my understanding is in |
| 1:38.5 | preparation for reading this audiobook, you have actually managed people in the past. |
| 1:43.4 | I have. How many people have you managed at one point at Elephant in the Room, Men's Grimming Lounge? At the most, it was around 40, 50. Okay. And I just want to take a moment to brag on some of the great people you've managed. Oh, yeah. I believe, did you ever manage Katie, or was Katie before your time? Katie was before my time, but I hear that she was a legend. But you managed or you've worked with Carly. Carly does a great job. She does. Carly out in South Tulsa, an unbelievable employee. Absolutely. Manna does a great job. Oh, Manna's the best. M it does a great job. There are so many great teammates you've |
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