The Essentials of Leadership: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Founding Your Leadership series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Essentials of Leadership runs 1.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Santiago Machain (about 0.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 1.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 1.2 hours, it is shorter than 94% of the 6,016 Management & Leadership audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Founding Your Leadership
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Essentials of Leadership | 1.2 hrs |
| 2 | Mastering Leadership Skills | 1.3 hrs |
| 3 | Advanced Leadership Mastery | 1.5 hrs |
More narrated by Santiago Machain
Santiago Machain narrates 72 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 139 hours in all.
- Digital Detox Mastery: How to Break Free from Screen Addiction, Reclaim Focus, and Take Back Control of Your Time
- Unstuck: The simplified blueprint for busy adults who want to start strong, stay motivated, and finish what matters
- In the Shadow of the Black Plague: Disease, Survival, and Human Legacy
- 7 Super Foods For A Healthy Heart
- Smallpox
About as long, on the Management & Leadership shelf
90 Management & Leadership audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Essentials of Leadership is book 1 of Santiago Machain's Founding Your Leadership series: a 1.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Santiago Machain, released June 15, 2025, on the Management & Leadership and Non-Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Santiago Machain
- Released
- June 15, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Management & Leadership, Non-Fiction
- Series
- Founding Your Leadership #1
- ISBN
- 9798318000232
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Essentials of Leadership as an audiobook?
The Essentials of Leadership runs 1.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.8 hours.
Is The Essentials of Leadership free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Essentials of Leadership?
The Essentials of Leadership is narrated by Santiago Machain.