[{"slug": "360_degrees_of_influence", "category": "Leadership", "title": "360 Degrees of Influence", "author": "", "filename": "360_Degrees_of_Influence.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6104, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 4 (3 parts), Part 1, April 2012 \u2022 Order #34-09\nCONTENTS\nSwayed, Nudged\nand Driven\nPage 2\n360-Degree Influence\nStarts with You\nPage 3\nBreaking Through\nResistance\nPage 3\nHow Our Decisions\nDefine Our Ability\nto Influence\nPage 4\nSetting the Stage\nPage 5\nMastering\nOrganizational Politics\nPage 6\nInfluencing...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "5_gears", "category": "Leadership", "title": "38-06 5 Gears", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "5_Gears.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6267, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nDriving Too Fast\nPage 2\nGetting in Gear\nPage 3\n4th Gear \u2014 Leading in a \nTask World\nPage 4\n2nd Gear \u2014 Connecting \nDeeply \nPage 5\nReverse \u2014 Being Respon-\nsive in a Resistant World\nPage 6\nMaking the U-Turn \u2014  \nChallenge and Plan\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWould you like to be present and connect more effectively, all while being as \nproductive as possible? 5 Gears: How to Be Present and Productive When There Is Never \nEnough Time introduces you to the five different gears, or mindsets, that carry you \nthrough various facets of your day, and teaches you to shift into the right gear at \nt...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "7_ways_to_lead", "category": "Leadership", "title": "7 Ways to Lead", "author": "Andre Young", "filename": "7_Ways_to_Lead.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2716, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nA Leader\u2019s Preparation\nPage 2\nA Leader\u2019s Gratitude\nPage 2\nA Leader\u2019s Confidence\nPage 2\nA Leader\u2019s Risk\nPage 3\nA Leader\u2019s Self-Care\nPage 4\n7 Ways to Lead\nEvolve Professionally and Personally; Enhancing \nYour Leadership and Work / Life Harmony\nby Andre Young\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhether you are in a professional position of leadership or a leader of your own \nlife, 7 Ways to Lead shares common sense and easy to use insight to enhance your \npersonal leadership and effective leadership skills.\nIf you\u2019re an engaged and learning leader, you are interested in living the life and \nlifestyle o...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "a_bias_for_action", "category": "Leadership", "title": "A Bias for Action", "author": "Heike Bruch and Sumantra Ghoshal", "filename": "A_Bias_for_Action.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5878, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Effective Managers Harness Their Willpower,\nAchieve Results, and Stop Wasting Time\nA BIAS\nFOR ACTION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nManagers blame many factors for their lack of accomplishments: a lack\nof motivation, limited time, not enough money, too much work, and corpo-\nrate bureaucracy. But new research suggests that the amount of willpower\nmanagers bring to their jobs can be a critical e...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "a_leader_worth_following", "category": "Leadership", "title": "A Leader Worth Following", "author": "Benjamin Granger", "filename": "A_Leader_Worth_Following.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5311, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Daunting Challenges\nof Modern Leadership\nPage 2\nThe Business Philosophy of \nExperience Management\nPage 3\nLeadership Isn\u2019t About\nYou \u2026 or Is It?\nPage 4\nMaster Your Mind\nPage 5\nMaster Your Body\nPage 6\nAcknowledge the Power\nof the Environment\nPage 7\nBuild a Self-Propelling \nReciprocity Engine\nPage 8\nA Leader Worth Following\nHow to Master Yourself, Influence Others,\nand Create Exceptional Experiences\nby Benjamin Granger\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLeadership in modern organizations is defined by increasing complexity, social dy\u00ad\nnamics, ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "a_leader_8217_s_legacy", "category": "Leadership", "title": "A Leader's Legacy", "author": "James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner", "filename": "A_Leader__8217_s_Legacy.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6481, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Would You Like to Be Remembered?\nA LEADER\u2019S\nLEGACY\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMost leaders want to leave a mark in their fields, to create a lasting\nimprint by their work being appreciated and remembered. A Leader\u2019s\nLegacy shows readers how a legacy is more than a link to a position or\nplace in an organization. A legacy comes from the idea that everyone,\nregardless of position, can make a differenc...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "a_nose_for_trouble", "category": "Leadership", "title": "A Nose for Trouble", "author": "Michael Ainslie", "filename": "A_Nose_for_Trouble.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2520, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nModernizing Sotheby\u2019s\nPage 2\nFamily\nPage 3\nPublic Service For A Life \nThat Matters\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nA Nose for Trouble\nSotheby\u2019s, Lehman Brothers, and My Life \nof Redefining Adversity\nby Michael Ainslie\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nReflecting on his life through memoir, Michael Ainslie expected to expound on \nchange and leadership. In his teens, a rare autoimmune disease almost killed him. \nIn his early twenties, he narrowly avoided arrest by a Russian soldier at the Finn\u00ad\nish-Soviet border. In his thirties, the oil embargo of 1973\u201374 doomed his first real \nbusines...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "a_sense_of_urgency", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "", "filename": "A_Sense_Of_Urgency.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2959, "image_count": 2, "preview": "A SENSE OF URGENCY\nby John P. Kotter\nHarvard Business Press, \u00a92008\n196 pages, $22.00 (ISBN 978-1-4221-7971-0)\n\u201cThe only constant is change, continuing change,\ninevitable change,\u201d opined science fiction writer Isaac\nAsimov. Although this quotation often is invoked in\noutright capitulation to the convulsive forces sweeping\nthrough our economic, social and political\nworlds, it has profound implications for\nevery organization. For it is our response\nto change \u2013\u2013 and not change itself \u2013\u2013 that\ndetermines our future. Either we can\nchoose to react to change and play the\nvictim or we can respond to cha...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "a_team_of_leaders", "category": "Leadership", "title": "A Team of Leaders", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "A_Team_of_Leaders.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6078, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nCreating Advantage \nThrough the Five-Stage \nTeam Development Model\nPage 3\nSecrets of Great Design\nPage 4\nTeams Have Processes, Too\nPage 6\nDeveloping and Managing \nKnowledge Is Key to  \nTeam Performance\nPage 7\nVisual Management\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNo matter how many good people you gather, most workplace teams settle into \nthe same old rut. Once the initial enthusiasm dissipates, they become little more \nthan order takers, satisfied with so-so results.\nA Team of Leaders offers a completely new way to approach the team experience \nand an empowering formula for improving performa...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "accountability", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Accountability", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Accountability.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5772, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nAccountability Starts  \nwith Purpose\nPage 2\nLearning from Winners\nPage 3\nThe Seven Pillars  \nof Accountability\nPage 3\nGalvanizing Your Team\nPage 5\nWhat Your Employees Want\nPage 6\nWalking the Talk\nPage 7\nChange Practices,  \nNot Principles\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAccountability is one of the biggest challenges business leaders face, but it can \nalso be one of the most important factors leading to success.  Top business consul-\ntant and speaker Greg Bustin has dedicated a career to working with CEOs and the \nleadership teams of companies on this crucial topic. From his experience, Bu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "adored", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Adored ", "author": "Tom Decotiis", "filename": "Adored.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2440, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThe Three As \nof Leadership\nPage 2 \nThe 4 Habits \nof an Adored Leader\nPage 3\nThe Leadership Edge\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nAdored\nThe Leader Your Team Needs You to Be\nby Tom Decotiis\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEvery leader wants to make a difference to their business, but that is easier said \nthan done. With so may leadership styles and preferences today, finding the key to \nsuccess can be tricky. Not to mention, many descriptions of a great leader are sub\u00ad\njective. In order to be the type of leader that makes a difference and is respected no \nmatter what, you must transc...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "aliveness_mindset", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Aliveness Mindset", "author": "Jack Craven", "filename": "Aliveness_Mindset.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3605, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroducing Aliveness\nPage 2\nThe Aliveness Mindset\nPage 3\nAliveness Practice\nPage 4\nYour Anchoring Mindsets\nPage 5\nOptimal State\nPage 5\nLiving All In Tools\nPage 6\nAliveness Mindset \nLead and Live with More Passion, Purpose, and Joy  \nby Jack Craven \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThis book is designed for leaders who want to pursue \u201caliveness\u201d and are willing to \ndo whatever it takes to make those changes happen. It is for people who are fully \ncommitted, who want to live with more purpose and passion, and who desire to feel \nmore alive eve...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "all_physicians_lead", "category": "Leadership", "title": "All Physicians Lead", "author": "Leon Moores", "filename": "All_Physicians_Lead.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4138, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 1\nSection 1: The Value \nof Physician Leadership \n(Why It Matters)\nPage 2 \nSection 2: The Concentric \nCircles of Leadership\nPage 3\nSection 3: Redefining \nPhysician Leadership at \nthe Institutional Level\nPage 6\nConclusion\nPage 7\nAll Physicians Lead\nRedefining Physician Leadership for Better \nPatient Outcomes\nby Leon E. Moores\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe expect from physicians a lot more than we\u2019ve ever anticipated from these pro\u00ad\nfessionals in the past. A doctor is always viewed as a leader and that role impacts \nevery...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "amplify_your_influence", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Amplify Your Influence", "author": "Rene Rodriguez", "filename": "Amplify_Your_Influence.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4134, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Power of Influence\nPage 2\nThe Hidden Drivers \nof Influence\nPage 2\nFour Steps to Influence\nPage 3\nFrames, Messages, \nand Tie-Downs\nPage 4\nThe Art and Science \nof Storytelling\nPage 5\nCommunicate with LOVE\nPage 6\nAmplify Your Influence\nTransform How You Communicate and Lead\nby Ren\u00e9 Rodriguez\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe all have ideas to share with the world. Whether we do that successfully in busi\u00ad\nness and in life depends on getting others not only to listen but also to act on what \nwe say. That\u2019s the power of influence, the capacit...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "anticipate", "category": "Leadership", "title": "37-09 Anticipate", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Anticipate.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5891, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Groundwork\nPage 2\nTapping into Your  \nImagination\nPage 3\nSeeing Things Early\nPage 4\nConnecting the Dots\nPage 5\nYour Visionary Self\nPage 6\nIgniting Your Followers\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBusiness schools, leadership gurus and strategy guides agree \u2014 leaders must have a \nvision. But the sad truth is that most don\u2019t...or at least not one that compels, inspires \nand energizes their people. How can something so essential be practiced so little in real \nlife? Vision may sound like a rare quality, unattainable by all except a select few \u2014 but \nnothing could be further from the truth....", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "back_to_human", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Back to Human", "author": "Dan Schawbel", "filename": "Back_to_Human.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5269, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: Master Self-\nConnection\nPage 2\nPractice Shared Learning\nPage 3\nPart II: Create Team \nConnection\nPage 4\nReward Through \nRecognition\nPage 5\nPart III: Build Organizational \nConnection\nPage 6\nLead With Empathy\nPage 7\nImprove Employee \nExperiences\nPage 8\nBack to Human\nHow Great Leaders Create Connection in the \nAge of Isolation\nby Dan Schawbel\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe next generation of leaders must create a workplace where teammates feel gen\u00ad\nuinely connected, engaged, and empowered\u2013\u2013without relying on technology. Based \non Dan Schawbel\u2019s exclusive research studies, featuring the ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "bankable_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "39BS10 Bankable Leadership", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Bankable_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5689, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nTrust and Be Trusted\nPage 2\nBe Unmistakably \nTransparent\nPage 3\nBe a Lightning Rod  \nof Compassion\nPage 4\nThe Science of Entitlement-\nFree Appreciation\nPage 5\nThe OLT (One Less Thing) \nPrinciple\nPage 7\nLoosen Up!\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAs a leader, you\u2019ve likely felt the tension between driving results and developing \npositive relationships with your people. Despite all the research telling us that \neffective leaders do both, most of us struggle to balance the happiness of our teams \nand the health of the bottom line. We are more comfortable focusing on one or the \nother, and we ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "barefoot_in_the_boardroom", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Barefoot in the Boardroom", "author": "Shara Hutchinson", "filename": "Barefoot_in_the_Boardroom.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2377, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPhase 1 \u2013 You\u2019re Already \nIn The Boardroom\nPage 2 \nPhase 2 \u2013 Take Your \nShoes Off\nPage 2\nPhase 3 \u2013 Stand On \nThe Table\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nBarefoot in \nthe Boardroom\nEvery Leader\u2019s Guide to Navigating Change\nby Shara Hutchinson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCertified as a Change Management Practitioner and Talent Optimization Con\u00ad\nsultant, Shara Hutchinson wrote Barefoot in the Boardroom: Every Leader\u2019s \nGuide to Navigating Change to demonstrate how to assess one\u2019s leadership \ncapacity, change impact, and organizat...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page4_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "be_a_happy_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Be a Happy Leader", "author": "Tia Graham", "filename": "Be_A_Happy_Leader.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2338, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart 1: Navigating Happiness \nIn Leadership\nPage 2 \nPart 2: Be A Happy Leader \nMethodology\nPage 2\nPart 3: The Ripple Effect\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nBe a Happy Leader\nStop Feeling Overwhelmed, Thrive Personally, \nand Achieve Killer Business Results\nby Tia Graham\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBe a Happy Leader goes beyond the lanes of biases and biology to help leaders \naround the world learn how to lead a more meaningful and purposeful life. It is \nbased on positive psychology and neuroscience. It unravels a solid metho...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "be_more_wrong", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Be More Wrong", "author": "Colin Hunter", "filename": "Be_More_Wrong.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2212, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart One: The Playground \nAt Work\nPage 2 \nPart Two: The Three \nEnablers\nPage 2\nPart Three: The \nConversation\nPage 3\nPart Four: The Four \nLeadership Styles\nPage 3\nPart Five: What Next?\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nBe More Wrong\nHow Failure Makes You an Outstanding Leader\nby Colin Hunter\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLeaders have a powerful and proper role to play in leadership roles. Being \u201cwrong\u201d \nis about discovery, making it a good thing. From a collapse on a golf course at twen\u00ad\nty-nine years old to completely changing t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "be_a_better_team_by_friday", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Be a Better Team by Friday", "author": "Justin Follin, David Butlein Greenspan", "filename": "Be_a_Better_Team_by_Friday.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2723, "image_count": 5, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nChapter 2: Get Real With \nEach Other\nPage 2\nChapter 3: Know the \n\u201cFundamental Why\u201d\nPage 3\nChapter 5: Adapt Your \nWork Style\nPage 3\nChapter 6: Get Focused\nPage 4\nConclusion: Put It Into \nPractice\nPage 4\nBe a Better Team \nby Friday\nA Playbook for High-Performance Business Leaders\nby Justin Follin with David Butlein Greenspan, PhD\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBuilding a dream team that is always at its peak performance is far from easy. But \ndoes that mean it\u2019s not possible? Does it take months (or perhaps years) to unloc...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg", "page5_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "be_the_best_part_of_their_day", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Be the Best Part of Their Day", "author": "David Schreiner", "filename": "Be_the_Best_Part_of_Their_Day.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3997, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2 \nChapter 2: Values-Based \nLeadership\nPage 3\nChapter 4: Supercharged \nPrinciple One \u2013 Engage \nand Connect at a Personal \nLevel\nPage 4\nChapter 5: Supercharged \nPrinciple Two: Engage \nwith Intent Through \nVarious Mediums\nPage 5\nChapter 6: Supercharged \nPrinciple Three: Be \nMission-Focused and \nPresent United Leadership\nPage 5\nBe the Best Part \nof Their Day\nSupercharging Communication \nwith Values-Driven Leadership\nby David L. Schreiner\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCommunication is the glue that holds an organization toget...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "be_the_boss_everyone_wants_to_work_for", "category": "Leadership", "title": "35-28 Be the Boss Everyone Wants to Work For", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Be_the_Boss_Everyone_Wants_to_Work_For.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6082, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nFlip Your Script So You \nWon\u2019t Flop as a Boss\nPage 2\nFlip Your Mindset\nPage 3\nFlip Your Skill Set\nPage 4\nFlip Your Relationships\nPage 5\nFlip Your \u2018Do-It-All\u2019 Attitude\nPage 6\nFlip Your Perspective\nPage 7\nStick With Your  \nFlipped Script\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nYou\u2019ve been promoted to leadership \u2014 congratulations! But it\u2019s nothing like \nyour old job, is it? William Gentry says it\u2019s time to flip your script.\nWe all have mental scripts that tell us how the world works. Your old script was \nall about \u201cme\u201d: standing out as an individual. But as a new leader, you need to flip \nyour scrip...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "be_the_unicorn", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Be the Unicorn", "author": "William Vanderbloemen", "filename": "Be_the_Unicorn.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4143, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Fast\nPage 2\nThe Agile\nPage 2\nThe Solver\nPage 3\nThe Prepared\nPage 4\nThe Likable\nPage 5\nThe Purpose Driven\nPage 6\nBe the Unicorn\n12 Data-Driven Habits that Separate the Best Leaders \nfrom the Rest \nby William Vanderbloemen\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHave you ever met someone, and within one or two minutes, you know that they\u2019re \nspecial? That they stand out from the crowd? They are the energy in a room. They \nhave a spark that lights up their environment. They don\u2019t seem to have trouble \nsucceeding. And they seem to be the exception t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "beating_the_global_odds", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Beating_the_Global_Odds.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6156, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 4 (3 parts), Part 2, April 2013 \u2022 Order #35-10\nCONTENTS\nGlobal Brain Freeze\nPage 2\nFast and Fickle\nPage 3\nRudderless World\nPage 4\nLighten the Load and\nMake It Sesame Street\nSimple\nPage 5\nRepair Your Social\nFabric\nPage 5\nDon\u2019t Wait for the Next\nBig Thing\nPage 6\nOpen the Aperture\nPage 7\nTurning Pixels ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "becoming_your_best", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Becoming Your Best", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Becoming_Your_Best.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5832, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nBe True to Character\nPage 2\nLead with a Vision\nPage 2\nManage with a Plan\nPage 3\nPrioritize Your Time\nPage 4\nBuild and Maintain Trust\nPage 5\nInnovate Through  \nImagination\nPage 6\nApply the Power  \nof Knowledge\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nRunning a business or department in today\u2019s high-pressure business landscape \ngets more difficult every year. Given the level of competition as well as market ups \nand downs, it seems that you either sacrifice your personal life for your job, or you \nlose everything. Steve Shallenberger has an important message for you: It doesn\u2019t \nhave to be this way....", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "becoming_the_boss", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Becoming the Boss", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Becoming_the_Boss.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5738, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPrep\nPage 2\nBe\nPage 3\nBe.com\nPage 4\nManage\nPage 5\nPrioritize\nPage 6\nConnect\nPage 7\nGrow\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe are in the midst of a leadership revolution, as power passes from Baby Boom-\ners to Millennials. All grown up, the highly educated Generation Y is moving into \nexecutive positions in corporations and government, as well as running their own \nbusinesses. Author Lindsey Pollak reinvents the concept of management for the \nnew generation, offering a fresh and relevant approach to career success that shows \nthem how to make the next step: becoming a leader.\nBecoming the Bo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "beyond_belief", "category": "Leadership", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Beyond_Belief.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5931, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWe Need Leaders Now:  \nAwaken Leadership\nPage 2\nJump-Start Real  \nLeadership: The Challenge \nof Real Leadership\nPage 3\nBeing On-Purpose:  \nFocusing Mission and  \nValues for Breakthrough\nPage 4\nSeeking Alignment (With \nPurpose, Self and Others): \nIntegrity or Hypocrisy  \nin Leadership\nPage 5\nActing Accountably: Cour-\nage or Compromise  \nof Leadership\nPage 6\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe word leadership has been grossly overused to the point that many do not \nknow what it really means and are unaware of the personal commitment required. \nToday\u2019s interconnected world, with its serious economi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "beyond_the_babble", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Beyond the Babble", "author": "", "filename": "Beyond_the_Babble.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5701, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Power of\nCommunication\nPage 2\nDo: What Do You Need\nEmployees to Do?\nPage 4\nKnow: What Do\nEmployees Need to\nKnow to Take Action?\nPage 4\nFeel: What Do\nEmployees Need to Feel\nto Take Action?\nPage 5\nThe \u2018Why Nots\u2019: What\u2019s\nGetting in the Way?\nPage 5\nYou: The Top \nLeader\u2019s Role\nPage 8\nby Bob Matha \nand Macy Boehm\nBeyond the Babble\nLeadership Communication \nThat Drives Results\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe CEO takes the podium and begins to speak. It\u2019s a polished presentation\nand he looks impressive. As he talks, people nod their heads in apparent agree-\nment, but after the applause dies down...", "images": ["page1_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "beyond_the_hammer", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Beyond the Hammer", "author": "Brian Gottlieb", "filename": "Beyond_the_Hammer.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3625, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nA Business Parable\nPage 2\nThe Five Parables\nPage 2\nBelief is Transferable\nPage 3\nLeaders Shape Culture \nThrough Purpose and \nDirection\nPage 3\nLeaders are Aware of the \nEcho of Their Voice\nPage 4\nLeaders Model Their \nBusiness as a Trading \nOrganization\nPage 5\nManagers Need a Checklist\nPage 5\nBeyond the Hammer\nA Fresh Approach to Leadership, Culture, and Building \nHigh Performance Teams\nby Brian Gottlieb\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nA team that consistently executes at a high level will win in any market, with any \nproduct or service, regar...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "boost_your_growthdna", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Boost Your GrowthDNA", "author": "Margaret Reynolds", "filename": "Boost_Your_GrowthDNA.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2380, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhat is GrowthDNA?\nPage 2\nConfidenceDNA\nPage 2\nClarityDNA\nPage 2\nCommitmentDNA\nPage 3\n\nCultureDNA\nPage 3\nHow GrowthDNA Works\nPage 4\nBoost Your GrowthDNA\nHow Strategic Leaders Use Growth Genetics \nto Drive Sustainable Performance\nby Margaret Reynolds\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCompany leaders worldwide seek business growth for many reasons. Whether it is \nto expand profitability to drive shareholder value, to build stronger market value \nin preparation for a transaction, or to support and promote their employees, \ngrowth is desirable for just about every organization. So, why do only 13 perc...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "borrowing_brilliance", "category": "Leadership", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Borrowing_Brilliance.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3138, "image_count": 2, "preview": "BORROWING BRILLIANCE\nby David Kord Murray\n\u00a9 2009, Gotham Books, 292 pages, $26.00,\nISBN 978-1-592-40478-0\nOne of the best ways to start a debate amongst intel-\nlectuals is to introduce the statement, \u201cThere\u2019s no such\nthing as an original idea.\u201d Within minutes, side-conver-\nsations are likely to spark into blazing arguments as peo-\nple debate the originality of the works of\nartists, inventors, musicians and business\nleaders. Entrepreneur and inventor David\nKord Murray would wield a heavy ham-\nmer of doubt in this debate. He is a firm\nbeliever in the notion that no idea is truly\nborn in a vacuum...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "boundaries_for_leaders", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Boundaries for Leaders", "author": "", "filename": "Boundaries_for_Leaders.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6209, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe People Are the Plan\nPage 2\nRidiculously in Charge\nPage 3\nLeading So Brains \nCan Work\nPage 4\nPower Through\nConnection\nPage 5\nControl and Results\nPage 6\nHigh-Performance\nTeams\nPage 7\nTrust Makes Teams Able\nto Perform\nPage 7\nBoundaries For Yourself\nPage 8\nby Dr. Henry Cloud\nBoundaries for Leaders\nResults, Relationships and Being\nRidiculously in Charge\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Boundaries for Leaders, Dr. Henry Cloud gives leaders the tools and tech-\nniques they need to achieve the performance they desire \u2014 in their organizations\nand in themselves. Drawing on the latest findings from ne...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "boundary_spanning_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Boundary Spanning Leadership", "author": "", "filename": "Boundary_Spanning_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5877, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart 1: The Forces That\nPull Us Apart and Bring\nUs Together\nPage 2\nUs and Them: Why\nIdentity Matters\nPage 3\nPart 2: Managing\nBoundaries\nPage 4\nReflecting: \nFostering Respect\nPage 5\nPart 3: Forging \nCommon Ground\nPage 6\nPart 4: Discovering \nNew Frontiers\nPage 7\nPart 5: The Nexus Effect\nPage 8\nby Chris Ernst and \nDonna Chrobot-Mason\nBoundary Spanning\nLeadership\nSix Practices for Solving Problems, Driving\nInnovation and Transforming Organizations\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe live in a world of vast collaborative potential. Yet all too often, powerful\nboundaries create barriers that can splint...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "brave_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "40-", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Brave_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6175, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhat Is Brave?\nPage 2\nBarriers to Brave\nPage 3\nWhere Are You Really?\nPage 4\nAction From the Inside Out\nPage 5\nWhat\u2019s Your Intention?\nPage 6\nA Brave New World\nPage 7\nCultivating Brave\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhile we may think that we need to follow some kind of prescription to \nget results, the most amazing leaders are those who dare to be their true selves, \npowerfully. People want to give them their best. But in a business world that\u2019s so \ncompetitive and uncertain, how do you connect with others more authentically to \ntap into their elusive want?\nBrave Leadership is the essenti...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "building_a_brand_that_scales", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Building a Brand that Scales", "author": "Jed G. Morley", "filename": "Building_a_Brand_That_Scales.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 4319, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nA Different Kind of Wheel \nof Fortune\nPage 2\nIn-depth Interviews\nPage 3\nBrand Audit\nPage 4\nBrand Position\nPage 5\nBrand Pillars\nPage 6\nCustomer Touch Points\nPage 7\nBuilding a Brand \nThat Scales\nHow to Unlock the Value in Your Brand and Business\nby Jed G. Morley\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany leaders and teams struggle to scale their businesses while keeping their brands dis\u00ad\ntinct and meaningful. In a crowded marketplace, success comes not from louder messag\u00ad\ning but from making and keeping a clear, resonant promise to customers, consis...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "building_the_best", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Building the Best", "author": "John Eades", "filename": "Building_the_Best.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5268, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: Change Your Heart\nPage 2\nPractice Love and Discipline\nPage 2\nPart II: Start With the \nFundamentals\nPage 3\nEncourage the Culture\nPage 4\nPart III: Balance People and \nPerformance\nPage 5\nAlign the Behaviors\nPage 6\nHave Direct Dialogues\nPage 6\nDevelop the People\nPage 7\nBuilding the Best\n8 Proven Leadership Principles to Elevate \nOthers to Success\nby John Eades\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOrganizational culture has undergone a seismic shift in the 21st century\u2013\u2013and with it, \nthe requirements of leadership. In Building the Best, LearnLoft CEO John Eades \ntakes you on a journey of transform...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "built_to_fail", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Built to Fail", "author": "Alan Payne", "filename": "Built_to_Fail.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2445, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nAmerica Goes to the Video \nStore\nPage 2 \nThe Decline Begins\nPage 2\nFixing What\u2019s Broken\nPage 3\nOne Last Chance\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4 \nBuilt to Fail\nThe Inside Story of Blockbuster\u2019s Inevitable Bust\nby Alan Payne\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHave you ever wondered why dominant companies fail? How seemingly invincible \ncorporations just fade away? If you were a teen or adult in the 80s, 90s, and early \n2000s, you probably spent a fair amount of time at Blockbuster. It was a behemoth \nfor many years, and then...it wasn\u2019t.\nAlan Payne is the single most successful Blockbuste...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "crave", "category": "Leadership", "title": "CRAVE", "author": "Gregg Lederman", "filename": "CRAVE.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5311, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction to What \nWe All CRAVE\nPage 2\nPart I: The Overwhelming \nEvidence About What \nMotivates Us\nPage 2\nPart II: Accelerating \nBusiness Results in \n10 Minutes by Friday\nPage 3\nPart III: Mastering \nthe Ultimate Habit\u2013\u2013\nRecognizing & Sharing \nSuccess\nPage 6\nCRAVE\nYou Can Enhance Employee Motivation In \n10 Minutes By FridayTM\nby Gregg Lederman\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMore than 80 years of research prove that humans have three primary cravings \nat work that, once fulfilled, make them happier and more productive. Yet, despite \nbillions of dollars spent to improve employee motivation, mos...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "care_to_dare", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Care_to_Dare.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5853, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 3 (3 parts), Part 2, March 2013 \u2022 Order #35-07\nCONTENTS\nYour Leadership\nOpportunity\nPage 2\nSecure Base Leadership\nin Action\nPage 3\nDeliver Change:\nEmbracing Loss Through\nGrief\nPage 4\nAchievement: Playing to\nWin\nPage 5\nBecome a Secure Base\nfor Others\nPage 6\nTransform Your\nOrganization Into a\nSecure Ba...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "cascades", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Cascades", "author": "Greg Satell", "filename": "Cascades.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5437, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nA Shift From Hierarchies \nto Networks\nPage 2\nHow Cascades Create \nTransformational Change\nPage 3\nIdentifying a Keystone \nChange\nPage 4\nMaking a Plan\nPage 5\nIndoctrinating a Genome \nof Values\nPage 6\nBuilding Platforms for \nParticipation, Mobilization, \nand Connection\nPage 7\nSurviving Victory\nPage 8\nCascades\nHow to Create a Movement That Drives \nTransformational Change\nby Greg Satell\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCreating true change is never easy. Most startups don\u2019t survive. Most community \ngroups never get beyond small local actions. Even when a spark catches fire, it often \nseems to fizzle o...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "catch_people_doing_things_right", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Catch People Doing Things Right", "author": "Martha C. Lawrence", "filename": "Catch_People_Doing_Things_Right.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5117, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nFamily Roots and \nChildhood\nPage 2\nThe Cornellian\nPage 3\nThwarted Dreams\nPage 4\nDeveloping a New \nLeadership Philosophy\nPage 5\nThe One Minute\nManager\nPage 6\nChief Spiritual Officer \nPage 7\nLeading With Love\nPage 8\nCatch People\nDoing Things Right\nHow Ken Blanchard Changed the Way the World Leads\nby Martha C. Lawrence\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Catch People Doing Things Right, author Martha C. Lawrence explores the extra-\nordinary life and influence of Ken Blanchard, one of the world\u2019s most beloved leadership \nthinkers. Through a thoug...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "change_friendly_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Change-Friendly Leadership", "author": "", "filename": "Change-Friendly_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5726, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 1 (3 parts), Part 1, January 2013 \u2022 Order #35-01\nCONTENTS\nWhat\u2019s the Big Deal\nAbout Change\nPage 2\nChange-Friendly: \nIts Rhyme and Reason\nPage 3\nTalk-Friendly: Put Your\nBest Voice Forward\nPage 4\nTeam-Friendly: Finding\nStrength in Unity\nPage 5\nValidate the Journey\nPage 6\nBuild a Coalition\nPage 7\nMind t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "changing_altitude", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Changing Altitude", "author": "Dennis O'Neil and Greg Hiebert", "filename": "Changing_Altitude.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2352, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction \nPage 2\nPart One: You\nPage 2 \nPart Two: Your People\nPage 3\nPart Three: Your \nEnvironment\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nChanging Altitude\nHow to Soar in Your New Leadership Role\nby Dennis O\u2019Neil & Greg Hiebert\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen promoted, those filling new leadership positions are often caught off guard. \nThere are a lot of new responsibilities that come with this type of role, and the best \nway to navigate them is by using a solid strategy \u2013 but what if you don\u2019t have one? \nHolding a leadership role requires an individual to have agility when navigating a \nrange of chan...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page4_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "choosing_change", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Choosing Change", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Choosing_Change.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5751, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction: The Choice  \nof Choosing Change\nPage 2\nDesire: What Do You Really  \nWant to Change?\nPage 3\nDiscipline: What Are  \nYour Small Steps to  \nBig Success?\nPage 4\nDetermination: How Can \nYou Embrace the Setbacks?\nPage 5\nDesire: Building  \nMotivation to Change\nPage 6\nDetermination: Coping  \nwith Setbacks\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf there\u2019s one certainty in business today, it\u2019s this: Change is coming your way.  You \nhave no choice in the matter. The choice you do have is either to embrace it or bury \nyour head in the sand.\nIn Choosing Change, ASTD Chairman Walter McFarland and...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "clutch", "category": "Leadership", "title": "3301 Clutch.pdf", "author": "Paul Sullivan", "filename": "Clutch.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6352, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 1 (3 parts), Part 1, January 2011 \u2022 Order #33-01\nCONTENTS\nPart I:\nWhy People Are Clutch\nPage 2\nDiscipline\nPage 3\nFear and Desire\nPage 4\nPart II:\nWhy People Choke\nPage 6\nThe Perils of\nOverthinking\nPage 6\nPart III:\nHow to Be Clutch\nPage 7\nHow to Be Clutch\nin Sports\nPage 8\nby Paul Sullivan\nClutch\nWhy Some ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "coaching_a_to_z", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Coaching A to Z", "author": "Haesun Moon", "filename": "Coaching_A_to_Z.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2381, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nA to E\nPage 2\nF to J\nPage 2 \nK to O\nPage 3\nP to T\nPage 3\nAll the Way to Z\nPage 4\nCoaching A to Z\nThe Extraordinary Use of Ordinary Words\nby Haesun Moon\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDo you remember having a really good conversation? What made it so good? Some \npeople just seem so naturally gifted in conversations; they make you feel understood, \nappreciated, or perhaps encouraged and valued. What stories do you live with? What \nstories frequently make your mind their abode? What occupies your heart-space? \nHabits of our heart give ears to the stories that enter our lives, and habits of our \nmi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "coaching_for_breakthrough_success", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Coaching for Breakthrough Success", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Coaching_for_Breakthrough_Success.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6154, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Coaching Spirit:  \nPrinciples 1-7\nPage 2\nRelationship and Trust:  \nPrinciples 8-10\nPage 3\nListening and Intuition:  \nPrinciples 16-20\nPage 4\nSuggestions and  \nSimplification:  \nPrinciples 23-24\nPage 5\nAccountability and  \nAccomplishments:  \nPrinciples 28-30\nPage 6\nPractice the Rule of 5\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\n\u201cAt the heart of a great coach is a firm belief that each person is a uniquely valuable \nindividual with distinct giftedness and potential for greatness.\u201d\nThat\u2019s the premise behind this brilliant, empowering guide from Jack Canfield, coau-\nthor of the 125 million-copy-se...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "collaborating_with_the_enemy", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Collaborating with the Enemy", "author": "Adam Kahane", "filename": "Collaborating_with_the_Enemy.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5205, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nWhen to Collaborate\nPage 3\nWith Whom to\nCollaborate\nPage 4\nConventional\nCollaboration\nPage 5\nThe First Stretch: Embrace \nConflict and Connection\nPage 6\nThe Second Stretch: \nExperiment a Way\nForward\nPage 7\nChoosing to Collaborate\nPage 8\nCollaborating with the Enemy\nHow to Work with People You Don\u2019t Agree with\nor Like or Trust\nby Adam Kahane\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCollaborating with the Enemy examines the increasing necessity and difficulty of \ncollaborating with people whose perspectives, interests, or behaviors conflict with \none\u2019s ...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "collaboration", "category": "Leadership", "title": "32Z-TFS Collaboration.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Collaboration.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2800, "image_count": 2, "preview": "COLLABORATION:\nHOW LEADERS AVOID THE TRAPS,\nCREATE UNITY AND REAP BIG\nRESULTS\nby Morten T. Hansen\nHarvard Business Press \u00a9 2009, 231 pages, $29.95,\nISBN 978-1-4221-1515-2\nEveryone cheers the benefits of creating\ncollaboration, but every leader who has\ntried has discovered that it is much easier\nsaid than done. Building teamwork is diffi-\ncult partly because it is so hard for us to\nrelinquish our personal responsibilities to\nother people. Recently, a handful of\nresearchers have figured out some critical\nways to weave collaboration into the fab-\nric of their organizations.\nDr. Morten Hansen has ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "common_purpose", "category": "Leadership", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Common_Purpose.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5989, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 6 (3 parts), Part 2, June 2010 \u2022 Order #32-15\nCONTENTS\nNo One Leads Alone\nPage 2\nLeaders at All Levels\nPage 3\nCreating a Culture of\nLeadership\nPage 4\nWe\u2019re All in This\nTogether\nPage 5\nLeading Is a Mental\nGame\nPage 6\nYou Don\u2019t Have to Be\nRuthless to Lead\nPage 7\nIdeas Matter\nPage 8\nby Joel Kurtzman\nCommon Purpose\nHow Great...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "compassionate_capitalism", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Compassionate Capitalism", "author": "Marc Benioff and Karen Southwick", "filename": "Compassionate_Capitalism.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6308, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Corporations Can Make Doing Good \nAn Integral Part of Doing Well\nCOMPASSIONATE\nCAPITALISM\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBusinesses have much to contribute beyond dollars and equipment:\nThey have their expertise, their leverage, and the enthusiasm of their\nemployees. In Compassionate Capitalism, Salesforce.com\u2019s CEO Marc\nBenioff and veteran journalist Karen Southwick describe a new model of\nph...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "compelling_people", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Compelling People", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Compelling_People.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6331, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Big Idea\nPage 2\nThe Hand You Are Dealt\nPage 3\nPlaying the Hand\nPage 4\nStrength and Warmth  \nin the World\nPage 6\nEpilogue\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen people size you up, what do they see? We would all like people to appreciate  \nus for our positive qualities, but most of us don\u2019t think we can muster the personal  \nmagnetism of a Bill Clinton or an Oprah Winfrey. In Compelling People, John Neffinger \nand Matthew Kohut reveal the basic framework we all use to judge each other, drawing \non cutting-edge social science as well as their own work with Fortune 500 executives, \nmembers...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "connection_culture", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Connection Culture", "author": "Michael Lee Stallard", "filename": "Connection_Culture.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2315, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nA New View of Leadership \nand Organizational Culture\nPage 2\nConnection, Control, \nand Indifference\nPage 2\nThe Vision + Value \n+ Voice Model\nPage 3\nTaking Action: Connecting \nThrough Vision, Value, \nand Voice\nPage 3\nThe Five-Step Process \nto Operationalize a \nConnection Culture\nPage 4\nConnection Culture\nThe Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, \nEmpathy, and Understanding at Work\nby Michael Lee Stallard\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat makes a company culture effective? Is it a strong core of well-paid leaders, \nor perhaps a workforce that\u2019s expected to do their work and keep quiet about ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "conscious_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Conscious Leadership", "author": "John Mackey, Steve McIntosh, Carter Phipps", "filename": "Conscious_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5328, "image_count": 5, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart I: Vision & Virtue\nPage 2\nLead with Love\nPage 3\nPart II: Mindset & Strategy\nPage 4\nInnovate and Create Value\nPage 5\nThink Long Term\nPage 6\nPart III: People & Culture\nPage 6\nContinuously Learn and \nGrow\nPage 7\nConscious Leadership\nElevating Humanity Through Business\nby John Mackey, Steve McIntosh, Carter Phipps\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nJohn Mackey started a movement when he founded Whole Foods, bringing natu\u00ad\nral, organic food to the masses and not only changing the market but breaking the \nmold. Now, for the first time, Conscious Leadership closely explores the vi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg", "page8_img2.jpeg", "page8_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "contagious_you", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Contagious You ", "author": "Anese Cavanaugh", "filename": "Contagious_You.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5532, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I\u2014Contagious You: \nClaim Your Power\nPage 2\nPart II\u2014Contagious \nPresence: Unlock and \nNourish Your Superpowers\nPage 4\nPart III\u2014Contagious \nRelating: Build, Heal, and \nOptimize Your Relationships\nPage 6\nPart IV\u2014Contagious \nLeadership: Inspire and \nGrow Others\nPage 7\nPart V\u2014Contagious Impact: \nBe a Force for Good in the \nWorld\nPage 7\nContagious You\nUnlock Your Power to Influence, Lead, and Create the \nImpact You Want\nby Anese Cavanaugh\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEveryone in an organization is a leader\u2013\u2013for good or for bad\u2013\u2013and leaders have \ntremendous power to influence those who follow t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "corporate_reputation", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Corporate_Reputation.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5893, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 6 (2 parts), Part 2, June 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-15\nCONTENTS\nReputation Matters\nPage 2\nStage One: Rescue\nPages 2, 3, 4\nIBM Develops a\nRescue Plan\nPage 4\nStage Two: Rewind\nPages 4, 5\nMonitoring Online\nReputations\nPage 5\nStage Three: Restore\nPages 5, 6, 7\nStage Four: Recover\nPages 7, 8\nby Leslie Gaines-Ross\nCorporate Reputation...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "creating_the_accountable_organization", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Creating The Accountable Organization", "author": "", "filename": "Creating_the_Accountable_Organization.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5473, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited. \nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 July 2008 \u2022 Order # TFS-30D\nCONTENTS\nPart One: Break Away\nFrom Old Leadership\nParadigms\nPages 2, 3, 4, 5\nUnleash Ability Through\nAccountability\nPages 2, 3\nCreate an \nAccountable Culture\nPage 3\nThe Formula to Achieve\nBreakthroughs\nPage 4\nPart Two: Six Strategies\nfor Leading With\nAccountability\nPages 5, 6, 7, 8\nGet Started: Your Nex...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "credibility", "category": "Leadership", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Credibility.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5946, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 11 (3 parts), Part 1, November 2011 \u2022 Order #33-26\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nLeadership Is a\nRelationship\nPage 3\nDiscover Your Self\nPage 4\nAffirm Shared Values\nPage 5\nServe a Purpose\nPage 6\nSustain Hope\nPage 7\nThe Struggle to Be\nHuman\nPage 7\nEpilogue: Character\nCounts\nPage 8\nby James M. Kouzes and\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "crisis_leadership_now", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Crisis_Leadership_Now.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6033, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 5 (3 parts), Part 1, May 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-11\nCONTENTS\nSecure Thy Workplace!\nPages 2, 3\nManaging Threats and\nWorkplace Violence\nPages 3, 4\nNegligent Hiring\nand the Role of\nHuman Resources\nPage 4\nManaging Health Crises\nPages 4, 5\nSabotage: The\nUndisclosed Crime\nPages 5, 6\nCommunicating When\nIt\u2019s Code Red\nPages 6, 7, 8\nAss...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "dealing_with_darwin", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Dealing With Darwin", "author": "Geoffrey A. Moore", "filename": "Dealing_with_Darwin.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6074, "image_count": 5, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Great Companies Innovate at \nEvery Phase of Their Evolution\nDEALING\nWITH DARWIN\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBusiness is becoming increasingly competitive \u2014 globalization, deregula-\ntion and commoditization have taken their toll everywhere you look.\nCompanies are forced to innovate or fold; it\u2019s a constant pressure that goes\nbeyond mere competition \u2014 it\u2019s about survival. Who will the survivors be?\nTh...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page3_img1.png", "page3_img2.png", "page7_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "delivering_happiness", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Delivering Happiness", "author": "", "filename": "Delivering_Happiness.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6050, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nSection I: Profits\nPage 2\nYou Win Some, You \nLose Some\nPage 3\nDiversify\nPage 4\nSection II: Profits \nand Passion\nPage 5\nPlatform for Growth:\nBrand, Culture, Pipeline\nPage 6\nSection III: Profits,\nPassion and Purpose\nPage 7\nEpilogue\nPage 8\nby Tony Hsieh\nDelivering Happiness\nA Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn 1999, Tony Hsieh (pronounced Shay) sold LinkExchange, the company he\nco-founded, to Microsoft for $265 million. He then joined Zappos as an adviser\nand investor, and eventually became CEO.\nZappos is an online retailer that\u2019s doing more than $1 billion in g...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "derailed", "category": "Leadership", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Derailed.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5996, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No.4(3 parts), Part 1, April 2010 \u2022 Order #32-09\nCONTENTS\nRunning Off the Rails\nPage 2\nCritical Questions for\nManagers\nPage 3\nA Bad Campaign\nPage 4\nDeveloping Courage\nPage 5\nDerailment in Slow\nMotion\nPage 6\nStaying on the Rails\nPage 7\nFive Critical Lessons\nLearned\nPage 8\nby Tim Irwin, Ph.D.\nDerailed\nFive Lessons Learned From...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "detonate", "category": "Leadership", "title": "40-", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Detonate.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5820, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: Light the Fuse\nPage 2\nCoordinates: Targeting the \nBlast\nPage 3\nPart II: Blow Up Your \nPlaybooks\nPage 4\nUpend Insight: Customers \nCan\u2019t Tell You What They \nBelieve\nPage 5\nPart III: Build Something \nBetter\nPage 7\nImplications for Leadership\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWithout meaning to, and often with the best of intentions, most organizations \ncontinually waste precious time and money on processes and activities that don\u2019t \ncreate value and no longer make sense in today\u2019s business environment. Until now, \nthe relatively slow speed of marketplace evolution has allowed wasteful ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "disciplined_dreaming", "category": "Leadership", "title": "3316 Disciplined Dreaming.qxd", "author": "Josh Linker", "filename": "Disciplined_Dreaming.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5783, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 7 (3 parts), Part 1, July 2011 \u2022 Order #33-16\nCONTENTS\nThe Case for Creativity\nPage 2\nStep One: Ask\nPage 3\nStep Two: Prepare\nPage 4\nPreparing Your\nEnvironment to Promote\nCreative Passion\nPage 5\nStep Three: Discover\nPage 6\nStep Four: Ignite\nPage 6\nIgniting the Sparks of\nCreativity: The Four Most\nPowerful...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "doesn_8217_t_hurt_to_ask", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Doesn't Hurt to Ask", "author": "Trey Gowdy", "filename": "Doesn__8217_t_Hurt_to_Ask.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2520, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0321A \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nTrey Gowdy spent sixteen years as a prosecutor, advocating \nfor victims in a courtroom. He went on to spend eight years in \nCongress, where he did his level best to advocate for his constit\u00ad\nuents. In those realms he had to become competent a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "doing_the_right_things_right", "category": "Leadership", "title": "38-14 Doing the Right Things Right", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Doing_the_Right_Things_Right.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5519, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nGoals\nPage 3\nChange\nPage 3\nCommunication\nPage 4\nEnvironment\nPage 5\nMotivation\nPage 6\nValue\nPage 7\nAgility\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nInspired by Peter Drucker\u2019s groundbreaking book The Effective Executive, Laura \nStack details precisely how 21st-century leaders and managers can obtain profitable, \nproductive results by managing the intersection of two critical values: effectiveness \nand efficiency.\nEffectiveness, Stack says in Doing the Right Things Right, is identifying and achieving \nthe best objectives for your organization \u2014 doing the right things. Efficiency is \naccomplishing th...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "drucker_on_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Drucker on Leadership", "author": "", "filename": "Drucker_on_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5334, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nDrucker\u2019s Model for\nEffective Leadership\nPage 2\nThe Process: Creating a\nStrategic Plan\nPage 3\nThe Seven Deadly Sins\nof Leadership\nPage 4\nLeadership Lessons from\nXenophon\nPage 5\nMotivation and\nLeadership\nPage 6\nThe Marketing Model of\nLeadership\nPage 7\nTen Ways to Motivate\nEmployees\nPage 8\nby William A. Cohen, Ph.D.\nDrucker on Leadership\nNew Lessons from the Father of \nModern Management\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAlthough Peter Drucker, \u201cThe Father of Modern Management,\u201d died in\n2005, his timeless teachings are studied and practiced by forward-thinking man-\nagers worldwide. His lessons and wi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "empowered", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Empowered", "author": "Marty Cagan", "filename": "Empowered.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5129, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nLessons from Top \nTech Companies\nPage 2\nCoaching\nPage 2\nStaffing\nPage 4\nProduct Vision \nand Principles\nPage 5\nProduct Strategy\nPage 6\nBusiness Collaboration\nPage 7\nInspired, Empowered, \nand Transformed\nPage 8\nEmpowered\nOrdinary People, Extraordinary Products\nby Marty Cagan with Chris Jones\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat is it about the top tech product companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, \nNetflix, and Tesla that enables their record of consistent innovation? Most people \nthink it\u2019s because these companies are somehow able to find and attract a level of \ntalent that makes this innovati...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "everyone_communicates_few_connect", "category": "Leadership", "title": "3221 Everyone Communicates.qxd", "author": "John C. Maxwell", "filename": "Everyone_Communicates__Few_Connect.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5930, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 9 (3 parts), Part 1, September 2010 \u2022 Order #32-21\nCONTENTS\nConnecting Principles\nPage 2\nConnecting Is All About\nOthers\nPage 3\nConnecting Goes\nBeyond Words\nPage 4\nConnecting Is More Skill\nThan Natural Talent\nPage 5\nConnecting Practices\nPage 6\nConnectors Inspire\nPeople\nPage 7\nConnectors Live What\nThey Communicate\nPage 8\nb...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "everyone_deserves_a_great_manager", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Everyone Deserves a Great Manager", "author": "Scott Miller", "filename": "Everyone_Deserves_a_Great_Manager.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5368, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPractice 1: Develop a \nLeader\u2019s Mindset\nPage 2\nPractice 2: Hold Regular \n1-on-1s\nPage 3\nPractice 3: Set Up Your \nTeam to Get Results\nPage 4\nPractice 4: Create a Culture \nof Feedback\nPage 5\nPractice 5: Lead Your Team \nThrough Change\nPage 6\nPractice 6: Manage Your \nTime and Energy\nPage 7\nEveryone Deserves \na Great Manager\nThe 6 Critical Practices for Leading a Team\nby Scott Miller with Todd Davis \nand Victoria Roos Olsson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf you\u2019ve made the challenging but rewarding leap to first-time manager, you might \nnot be sure what your next move is. What made you a successful...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "execution", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Execution", "author": "Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan", "filename": "Execution.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5080, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nBuilding Block 1: The \nLeader\u2019s Seven Essential \nBehaviors\nPage 2\nBuilding Block 2: Create \nthe Framework for Cultural \nChange\nPages 3\nBuilding Block 3: Have the \nRight People in the Right \nPlace\nPages 4\nThe People Process: \nPages 4\nThe Strategy Process\nPages 6\nThe Operations Process\nPages 7\nExecution\nThe Discipline of Getting Things Done\nby Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOrganizations face many challenges in today\u2019s shaky economy \u2014 com-petitive \nbattles, increased costs, decreased margins, and a host of other i...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg", "page8_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "expand_the_circle", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Expand the Circle", "author": "Matt Poepsel", "filename": "Expand_the_Circle.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2774, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart 1: The Map\nPage 2\nPart 2: The Path\nPage 3\nPart 3: The Lamp\nPage 4\nConclusion: The Formula\nPage 5\nExpand the Circle\nEnlightened Leadership for Our New World of Work\nby Matt Poepsel\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe way we work and what we expect from our work is not the same as it was a few \ndecades (or centuries) ago. So, why does the way we lead continues to remain the same?\nThe book, Expand the Circle: Enlightened Leadership for Our New World of \nWork gives us a kaleidoscopic view of what modern leadership looks ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "extraordinary_influence", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Extraordinary Influence", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Extraordinary_Influence.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5755, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: The Science of \nExtraordinary Influence\nPage 2\nPart II: How Extraordinary \nInfluence Works\nPage 3\nStrategic Influence: How to \nGive Words of Life\nPage 4\nPart III: Special \nApplications of \nExtraordinary Influence\nPage 6\nMotivating High Potentials: \nThe Four Transformations \nto Extraordinarily Influence \nthe Best\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLeaders have long searched for the key to help others excel and realize their \npotential. What if we could transform those under our influence and light fires \nof motivation? What if those we lead found great purpose in what they do and \nwor...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "extreme_ownership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Extreme Ownership", "author": "Jocko Willink, Leif Babin", "filename": "Extreme_Ownership.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3264, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nHealth & Wellness\nIn Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and \nWin, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin explain and illustrate how \ngood leadership relies on a set of concrete principles. These \nprinciples stand whether the leader in question is leading SEAL \nteams in Iraq, leading in the boardroom of a Fortune 500 \ncompany, or is leading a small non-profit. The skills Willink and \nBabin acquired in the military helped them launch their own \ncivilian company in which they help struggling leaders turn \ntheir teams around by changing their o...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "fearless_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Fearless Leadership", "author": "", "filename": "Fearless_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5708, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: Identifying Blind\nSpots and What \nTriggers Them\nPage 2\nThe Need to Be Right\nPage 3\nVictim Mentality and\nPlaying Small\nPage 4\nPart II: Taking a Stand\nand Transforming Your\nOrganization\nPage 5\nTalking Straight\nResponsibly\nPage 6\nHolding Each Other\nAccountable\nPage 7\nby Loretta Malandro, Ph.D.\nFearless Leadership\nHow to Overcome Behavioral Blind Spots\nand Transform Your Organization\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDo you want to move your company in a new direction? Fearless Leadership\nprovides you with the tools to successfully drive change, overcome obstacles, and\nengage and align people ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "fierce_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "32AB TFS Fierce Leadership.qxd", "author": "Susan Scott", "filename": "Fierce_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5798, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThe Idea of Fierce\nPage 3\nFierce Practice #1: From\n360-Degree Anonymous\nFeedback to \u2018365\u2019 Face-\nto-Face Feedback\nPage 4\nFierce Practice #3: From\nHolding People\nAccountable to\nModeling Accountability\nand Holding People Able\nPage 5\nFierce Practice #4: From\nEmployee Engagement\nPrograms to Actually\nEngaging Employees\nPage 6\nby Susan Scott\nFierce Leadership\nA Bold Alternative to the Worst \u201cBest\u201d\nPractices of Business Today\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nProvide anonymous feedback. Hire smart people. Hold people accountable.\nThese are all sound business practices, right? Not so fa...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "finding_allies_building_alliances", "category": "Leadership", "title": "FINDING Allies BUILDING Alliances", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Finding_Allies__Building_Alliances.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5646, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Collaborative  \nFoundation: What It Is and \nWhy It\u2019s Essential Today\nPage 2\nA Common Pain\nPage 3\nA Convener of Stature\nPage 4\nCommitted Leadership\nPage 5\nA Clearly Defined Purpose\nPage 6\nThe Northbound Train\nPage7\nAlliance Enterprises\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe challenges facing your organization extend far beyond your employees and your \nbusiness. From the competitors within your industry to the regulators outside, solving \nlarge issues in today\u2019s complex world requires cooperation among diverse stakeholders. \nSolutions to even the most complicated problems are attainable fo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "first_fast_fearless", "category": "Leadership", "title": "38-07 First, Fast, Fearless", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "First__Fast__Fearless.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6220, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhat Do I Mean by \u2018Leader\u2019\nPage 2\nPower by Example\nPage 3\nLook, Listen and Feel\nPage 4\n\u2018Ya Got What Ya Got\u2019\nPage 5\nPowering Teams Forward \nwith TRUST\nPage 6\nLeading from All Parts of \nthe Line\nPage 7\nLeading at the Speed of War\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBeyond extreme physical and combat achievements, SEALs are known for mental \ntoughness, bias for action, decisiveness, creative thinking, adaptability and persever-\nance \u2014 all under extreme stress. They get things done through, by and with others. \nSEALs have a unique way of approaching every challenge and opportunity that \nenables t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "fisch_tales", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Fisch Tales", "author": "Bob Fisch", "filename": "Fisch_Tales.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2513, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPeople\nPage 2\nCulture\nPage 2\nAlignment\nPage 3\nRisks and Diversification\nPage 3\nSpeed to Market\nPage 3\nConfidence\nPage 4\nFisch Tales\nThe Making of a Millennial Baby Boomer \nby Bob Fisch\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAfter discovering data showing 76 million babies were born in the US between 1946 \nand 1964, a researcher gave the generation a name--Baby Boomer. And following \nwere Gen X, Millennial, Gen Y, and Z. It doesn\u2019t matter what generation you belong \nto. What matters is how we get along, so we can stay strong and move along. \nIn Fisch Tales, Bob Fisch shares motivational lessons learned ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "fit_for_growth", "category": "Leadership", "title": "39-12 Fit for Growth", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Fit_for_Growth.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5413, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nDo You Need to Cut  \nto Grow?\nPage 2\nThe Leader\u2019s Role\nPage 3\nLevers of Cost Reduction\nPage 4\nPortfolio Rationalization\nPage 5\nOutsourcing\nPage 6\nRunning a Cost \nTransformation\nPage 7\nThe Human Element\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nVery few organizations manage their expenses for sustainable success. And when \nthe time inevitably comes to cut their costs, many companies cut in a way that \nmakes them weaker, not stronger.\nThe experienced consultants with PwC\u2019s Strategy& team reveal the hidden prob-\nlems of conventional cost management \u2013\u2013 and how your company can do better. \nDrawing on de...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "flamin_8217_hot", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Flamin' Hot", "author": "Richard Montanez", "filename": "Flamin__8217__Hot.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2499, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nIn Flamin\u2019 Hot: The Incredible True Story of One Man\u2019s \nRise from Janitor to Top Executive, author and business\u00ad\nman Richard P. Monta\u00f1ez traces his journey from janitor to top \nexecutive. Always thinking outside of the box, Monta\u00f1ez was \nresponsible for bringing to life Flamin\u2019 Hot Cheetos, a snack \ntreat that he intended to essentially be a Cheeto covered in chili. \nHe was able to achieve all of this while overcoming numerous \nobstacles including institutional hierarchy, saboteurs, and a lack \nof formal education. Because of where he started, many peo...", "images": ["page1_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "from_bud_to_boss", "category": "Leadership", "title": "From Bud to Boss", "author": "", "filename": "From_Bud_to_Boss.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5756, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nA Note from the Authors\nPage 2\nSucceeding in Your\nTransition to Leadership\nPage 2\nChange\nPage 3\nCommunication\nPage 5\nCoaching\nPage 5\nCollaboration\nPage 6\nCommitment to Success\nPage 7\nby Kevin Eikenberry \nand Guy Harris\nFrom Bud to Boss\nSecrets to a Successful Transition \nto Remarkable Leadership \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe most challenging leadership experience anyone will face isn\u2019t the one at\nthe top but the first promotion to a leadership position. It can be overwhelming to\ndeal with the change and uncertainty that come with a new job, requiring new\nskills and the promotion from peer...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "generating_buy_in", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Generating Buy-In", "author": "Mark S. Walton", "filename": "Generating_Buy-In.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5775, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nMastering the Language of Leadership\nGENERATING\nBUY-IN\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nA former senior correspondent and anchorman at CNN, Mark S. Walton\ndraws on his rich communications background to help leaders master the\nlanguage of leadership with Generating Buy-In.\nWalton describes \u201cbuy-in\u201d as getting understanding, commitment and\naction from others in support of a person, idea, proposal, pro...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "get_on_the_bull", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Get On the Bull", "author": "Dallin Cooper", "filename": "Get_on_the_Bull.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2371, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThe Bull Rider Attitude\nPage 2 \nBull Rider Behaviors\nPage 2\nConclusion\nPage 4\nGet On the Bull\nDeveloping Attitudes and Behaviors \nfor Successful Leadership\nby Dallin Cooper\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThrough the mindset of a bull rider, Dallin Cooper takes readers on a motivation\u00ad\nal journey to better their own lives. Dallin has definite ties to bull riding. He grew \nup listening to stories from his father and former bull rider Steve Cooper. He was \nfascinated by his father\u2019s lifestyle and the daily trials and tribulations on the trail to \nsucceed in rodeo.\nDallin explor...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "global_vision", "category": "Leadership", "title": "38-19 Global Vision", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Global_Vision.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5274, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Globalization Process\nPage 3\nThe Impact of National \nInstitutions on Globalization\nPage 3\nPolitical Institutions  \nand Globalization\nPage 4\nEconomic Institutions  \nand Globalization\nPage 5\nCultural Institutions  \nand Globalization\nPage  6\nUsing Global Acumen to \nAccount for Risk\nPage  6\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn an increasingly interconnected world, managers frequently turn to global mar-\nkets as a means of achieving profitability and growth targets despite accumulating \nevidence that globalizing is fraught with risk. In the last 20 years alone, high-profile \ncompanies like Tesco, I...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "going_on_offense", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Going on Offense", "author": "Behnam Tabrizi", "filename": "Going_on_Offense.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4132, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nSeeing the Challenge\nPage 2\nPart One: Generous\nPage 2\nSetting an Existential \nPurpose\nPage 2\nPart Two: Ferocious\nPage 4\nThe Start-Up Mindset\nPage 4\nPart Three: Courageous\nPage 5\nGoing on Offense\nA Leader\u2019s Playbook for Perpetual Innovation \nby Behnam Tabrizi\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHow do you transform a typical organization into one that is perpetually agile, \ninnovative, fast-paced, and crackles with heightened expectations and intensity? \nWhat could you achieve if you harnessed the methods of the most innovative \ncompanies? Those ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "goliath_8217_s_revenge", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Goliath's Revenge", "author": "Todd Hewlin and Scott Snyder", "filename": "Goliath__8217_s_Revenge.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5337, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nRule 1: Deliver Step-Change \nCustomer Outcomes\nPage 3\nRule 2: Pursue Big I and \nLittle I Innovation\nPage 4\nRule 3: Use Your Data \nas Currency\nPage 5\nRule 4: Accelerate Through \nInnovation Networks\nPage 6\nRule 5: Value Talent \nOver Technology\nPage 7\nRule 6: Reframe \nYour Purpose\nPage 7\nGoliath\u2019s Revenge\nHow Established Companies Turn the Tables \non Digital Disruptors\nby Todd Hewlin and Scott Snyder\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe story of disruption in the digital era is almost mythical: The Silicon Valley \nwhiz kids sweep in with agility and new ideas, attacking the established pecking \norde...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "good_leaders_ask_great_questions", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Good Leaders Ask Great Questions", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Good_Leaders_Ask_Great_Questions.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6355, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhy Are Questions  \nSo Important?\nPage 2\nWhat Must I Do to Lead \nMyself Successfully?\nPage 4\nHow Does  \nLeadership Work?\nPage 5\nHow Do I Resolve  \nConflict and Lead  \nChallenging People?\nPage 6\nHow Can I  \nDevelop Leaders?\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLeadership authority John Maxwell has mastered the art of asking questions, \nusing them to learn and grow, connect with people, challenge himself, improve his \nteam, and develop better ideas. \nQuestions have literally changed Maxwell\u2019s life. In Good Leaders Ask Great Ques-\ntions, he shows how they can change yours, teaching why questions ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "great_teams", "category": "Leadership", "title": "38-29 Great Teams", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Great_Teams.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5943, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPillar One: \nTargeting Purpose\nPage 2\nPillar Two: \nEffective Management\nPage 3\nGreat Teams Have \na Road Map\nPage 4\nPillar Three: \nActivating Efficiency\nPage 5\nPillar Four: \nMutual Direction\nPage 7\nGreat Teams Speak a \nDifferent Language\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat makes a team great? Not just good. Not just functional. But great?\nOver the last six years, long-time Sports Illustrated associate editor Don Yaeger has \nbeen invited by some of the greatest companies in the world to speak about the \nhabits of high-performing individuals. Yaeger was approached by his most consis\u00ad\ntent c...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "grounded", "category": "Leadership", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Grounded.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5540, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Winds of Change\nPage 2\nAre You Bending, Breaking \nor Staying Rooted?\nPage 2\nEmotional Health\nPage 3\nIntellectual Health\nPage 4\nSpiritual Health\nPage 6\nHow Healthy Leaders Build \nHealthy Organizations\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nConfronted by disruptive change and worldwide economic turbulence, leaders at all \nlevels \u2014 across all industries and sectors \u2014 find themselves ill equipped to manage the \nchallenges they now face. They must contend with chronic uncertainty, intense com-\npetition, personal burnout and a new world order of global interconnectedness. Most \nleaders are poorly ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "hacking_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Hacking Leadership", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Hacking_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5911, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nHacking the  \nLeadership Gap\nPage 2\nHacking the Purpose Gap\nPage 3\nHacking the Future Gap\nPage 4\nHacking the Culture Gap\nPage 5\nHacking the Talent Gap\nPage 6\nHacking the Innovation Gap\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe follow-up to Mike Myatt\u2019s internationally acclaimed Leadership Matters, Hacking \nLeadership is for leaders who feel that their performance falls short of their potential and \nwho want to know why. It\u2019s for leaders who understand that in business today, the rule \nis adapt or die. And it\u2019s for anyone who wants to expand their leadership acumen or for \nleaders interested in ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "head_heart_038_guts", "category": "Leadership", "title": "28D TFS HeadHeartGuts.qxd", "author": "Galaxy", "filename": "Head__Heart___038__Guts.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5893, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow the World\u2019s Best Companies Develop \nComplete Leaders\nHEAD, HEART\n& GUTS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nComplex times require complete leaders. Partial leaders struggle during\nan era of paradox, ambiguity and unpredictability. A one-dimensional lead-\nership approach may have worked in simpler times, but in an environment\nof moral complexity and rapid shifts in attitude, social and political circum-\nstan...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "hearts_touched_with_fire", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Hearts Touched with Fire", "author": "David Gergen", "filename": "Hearts_Touched_With_Fire.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4121, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart One: \nYour Inner Journey\nPage 2\nPart Two: \nYour Outer Journey\nPage 3\nPart Three: \nLeadership in Action\nPage 5\nHearts Touched \nwith Fire\nHow Great Leaders are Made\nby David Gergen\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDavid Gergen was immensely grateful for the opportunity to have worked for four \npresidents in the White House but he had grown disillusioned with the direction in \nwhich our politics was headed and wanted to pass on to the next generations the \nkey leadership lessons he had stockpiled from half a century in the public arena. \nThis dream has taken on great urgency. \nWho could have im...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "high_altitude_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "High_Altitude_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6320, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 4 (2 parts), Part 1, April 2009 \u2022 Order #31-09\nCONTENTS\nThe Nemesis\nof Great Leadership\nPage 2\nHow Selfishness\nHurts Us\nPage 3\nSurvival Tip:\nBehavior and Adaptation\nPage 4\nSurvival Tip:\nPartnership\nPage 5\nBlind Persistence\nIs Not Perseverance\nPage 7\nThe Journey Begins\nPage 8\nDon\u2019t Conquer the Peak,\nConquer Yourself\nPage ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_great_leaders_think", "category": "Leadership", "title": "39BS02 How Great Leaders Think", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "How_Great_Leaders_Think.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5418, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: Leadership in Four \nDimensions\nPage 2\nPart II: Structural Leadership\nPage 2\nPart III: Human Resource \nLeadership\nPage 3\nPart IV: Political Leadership\nPage 4\nPart V: Symbolic Leadership\nPage 5\nPart VI: Improving  \nLeadership Practice\nPage 6\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhy do some leaders succeed where others fail? What did Steve Jobs have that \nhis predecessor lacked when Apple\u2019s board brought him back to save the company \nin 1997? What magic did Howard Schultz bring when he returned after an \neight-year hiatus to get Starbucks out of a funk? Why was an airplane guy, Alan \nMulally, ab...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "how_the_best_leaders_lead", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "How_the_Best_Leaders_Lead.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5856, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No.5 (3 parts), Part 3, May 2010 \u2022 Order #32-13\nCONTENTS\nThe Heart of a Leader\nPage 2\nLeaders Know\nThemselves\nPage 3\nMasterful Management\nPage 4\nHire and Keep the Best\nPeople\nPage 5\nProblem Solving and\nDecision Making\nPage 6\nCommunicate With\nPower\nPage 7\nSimplify Your Life\nPage 8\nby Brian Tracy\nHow the Best\nLeaders Lead\nProv...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_to_be_exceptional", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "How_to_Be_Exceptional.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5871, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 3 (3 parts), Part 3, March 2013 \u2022 Order #35-08\nCONTENTS\nPart 1: What Leaders\nCan Learn From Their\nStrengths\nPage 2\nStrengths Can Be\nDeveloped\nPage 3\nBenefits From\nDeveloping Strengths\nPage 4\nPart 2: How Exceptional\nStrengths Are Developed\nPage 5\nBuilding Strengths at\nWork\nPage 6\nPart 3: Special\nConsi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "how_to_lead_when_your_boss_can_8217_t_or_won_8217_t", "category": "Leadership", "title": "How to Lead When Your Boss Can't (or Won't) ", "author": "John C. Maxwell", "filename": "How_to_Lead_When_Your_Boss_Can__8217_t__or_Won__8217_t_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5163, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nWhat Happens When \nBosses Don\u2019t Lead\nPage 2\nLead Yourself Well\nBefore Anything Else\nPage 3\nFind Ways to Work\nwith Your Boss\nPage 4\nDevelop Your Influence \nWherever You Are\nPage 5\nAvoid Landmines\nPage 6\nProve Your Worth Daily\nand Never Stop Growing\nPage 7\nHow to Lead When Your \nBoss Can\u2019t (or Won\u2019t) \nby John C. Maxwell \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHow to Lead When Your Boss Can\u2019t (or Won\u2019t) written by leadership expert John C. \nMaxwell explores one of the most common and frustrating challenges professionals face: \nworking for a leader who...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_to_manage_people", "category": "Leadership", "title": "How to Manage People", "author": "Michael Armstrong", "filename": "How_to_Manage_People.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 3823, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nManaging People\nPage 2\nLeading, Motivating and \nEngaging People and \nTeams \nPage 4\nPeople Management \nActivities \nPage 5\nHandling People Problems \nand Issues \nPage 6\nHow to Manage People\nFast, Effective Management Skills\nthat Really Get Results\nby Michael Armstrong\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat is the manager\u2019s task? What do managers do? What are the skills required \nfor managers to do it? These are all questions people struggle with in taking on a \nmanagement position and becoming successful at it. The aim of this book is to give \npr...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_to_succeed_with_people", "category": "Leadership", "title": "How to Succeed with People", "author": "Paul McGee", "filename": "How_to_Succeed_with_People.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5299, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nPeople Can\u2019t Be Fixed \nPage 2\nSome People Are \nLightbulbs\nPage 3\nHumiliation Is for\nAmateurs\nPage 4\nHave Realistic\nExpectations \nPage 5\nBe Willing to Be Wrong\nPage 6\nHow to Make Criticism \nCount, Not Crucify\nPage 7\nHow to Pick People Up \nWhen They\u2019re Feeling \nDown\nPage 8\nHow to Succeed with People\nRemarkably Easy Ways to Engage, Influence and \nMotivate Almost Anyone \nby Paul McGee\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nPeople are complex, unpredictable, and endlessly fascinating. Unlike machines, they cannot \nsimply be fixed when something goes wro...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "human_first_leader_second", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Human First, Leader Second", "author": "Massimo Backus", "filename": "Human_First__Leader_Second.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3573, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Two Jobs\nPage 2\nZero Fluff Zone\nPage 2\nAwareness\nPage 3\nAcceptance\nPage 4\nAccountability\nPage 4\nPerfectly Imperfect\nPage 4\nRipple Effect\nPage 5\nFinding Your Way Home\nPage 6\nHuman First, \nLeader Second\nHow Self-Compassion Outperforms Self-Criticism  \nby Massimo Backus\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThis book offers an actionable, experimental resource for leaders to increase their \npersonal and professional quality of life. You\u2019re not a leader trying to be human. \nYou are a human first, trying to lead other humans. As we hear more and mo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "i_love_it_here", "category": "Leadership", "title": "I Love It Here", "author": "Clint Pulver", "filename": "I_Love_It_Here.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2538, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nA Single Moment in Time\nPage 2\nCreating Your Dream Team\nPage 2 \nThe Mentor Manager\nPage 3\nKeep It Simple\nPage 3\nSmall Things over a Long \nPeriod of Time\nPage 4\nI Love It Here\nHow Great Leaders Create Organizations \nTheir People Never Want to Leave\nby Clint Pulver\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe most successful leaders practice a defined list of principles, and they practice \nthem on a constant, consistent basis. They understand all of this:\nIn this summary of business and leadership expert Clint Pulver\u2019s I Love It Here: \nHow Great Leaders Create Organizations Their People Never Want to \nLeav...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "idea_agent", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Idea_Agent.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5948, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 5 (3 parts), Part 2, May 2013 \u2022 Order #35-12\nCONTENTS\nPassion 1: Into the \nRing of Fire\nPage 2\nPassion 2: Let the Best\nTake Flight\nPage 3\nPassion 3: Live Values\nThat Liberate Creativity\nPage 4\nPassion 4: Demand\nExcellence and Enrich\nLives\nPage 5\nPassion 5: Create a\nCulture\nPage 6\nPassion 6: Structure...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "impromptu", "category": "Leadership", "title": "40-09 Impromptu", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Impromptu.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5892, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe New World  \nof Impromptu\nPage 2\nThe Impromptu Mindset\nPage 3\nThe Leader\u2019s Script\nPage 4\nThe Scripting Template\nPage 5\nImpromptu Scripts for  \nEvery Occasion\nPage 6\nThe Impromptu Stage\nPage 7\nFind Your Voice\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nToday the most iconic leadership moments are spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment \nevents that reveal the inner workings of the leader\u2019s mind. When these impromptu \nopportunities arise, leaders must be able to listen, think and respond within seconds. \nThey can tailor a message \u2014 in a meeting, in the corridor or in a tweet \u2014 to \ninfluence and inspire any ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "inside_the_leader_8217_s_mind", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Inside the Leader's Mind", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Inside_the_Leader__8217_s_Mind.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6524, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nFive Ways of Thinking Like \na Leader\nPage 2\nNo Safety Net\nPage 4\nComfortable in Discomfort\nPage 4\nSolid Core\nPage 5\nOn My Watch\nPage 6\nI Am the Enterprise\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHigh-performing leaders, irrespective of race, age or gender, think in remarkably \nsimilar ways. For some, these ways of thinking come naturally; for others they need \nto be cultivated.\nInside the Leader\u2019s Mind reveals the five common ways effective leaders think and \ngives you the tools you need to evolve your thinking and become a better leader. \nDrawn from the collective wisdom of 20 world-class leader...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "inspiring_generational_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Inspiring Generational Leadership", "author": "DeLinda Forsythe", "filename": "Inspiring_Generational_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2272, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nStaff Meetings Build A \nCollective Mindset\nPage 2 \nDeliver Excellence: We Are \nWhat We Repeatedly Do!\nPage 3\nDoing Well And Doing Good \nNeed Not And Should Not \nBe Mutually Exclusive\nPage 3\nBecome An Authentically \nMagnetic Leader!\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nInspiring Generational \nLeadership\nYour Guide to Design a Conscious Culture\nby DeLinda Forsythe\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWant to create an inspiring workplace? In Inspiring Generational Leadership: \nYour Guide to Design a Conscious Culture, DeLinda Forsythe share...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "into_the_unknown", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Into the Unknown", "author": "Jack Uldrich", "filename": "Into_the_Unknown.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6129, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nLeadership Lessons From Lewis and Clark\u2019s \nDaring Westward Expedition\nINTO THE\nUNKNOWN\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nInto the Unknown charts the lessons in leadership that were learned by\nMeriwether Lewis and William Clark during their two-and-a-half year\nadventure into the American Northwest. Against staggering odds, these\nunique men inspired such absolute loyalty in each other and in their grou...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "irresistible", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Irresistible", "author": "Josh Bersin", "filename": "Irresistible.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4078, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nteams, not hierarchy\nPage 2\nwork, not jobs\nPage 2\ncoach, not boss\nPage 3\nculture, not rules\nPage 4\ngrowth, not promotion\nPage 5\npurpose, not profits\nPage 6\nemployee experience, \nnot output\nPage 6\nIrresistible\nThe Seven Secrets of the World\u2019s Most Enduring,  \nEmployee-Focused Organizations\nby Josh Bersin\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf you\u2019re a CEO, manager, executive, or HR leader in your company, you want \nyour company, your team, and your department to be fantastic. In fact, you\u2019d like \nyour company to be so great people consider it \u201cirresistible.\u201d Driven by a series of \nlightning-fast chan...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "it_8217_s_never_just_business", "category": "Leadership", "title": "It's Never Just Business: It's About People ", "author": "J. Scott", "filename": "It__8217_s_Never_Just_Business.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2500, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nLeadership Versus \nAuthority\nPage 2\nLeaders Need Leadership\nPage 3\nCommunicate to Lead\nPage 3\nA Culture of \nAccountability \nPage 4\nIt\u2019s Never Just Business: \nIt\u2019s About People \nby J. Scott \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMost people who find themselves in a leadership role want to do something awe\u00ad\nsome and impact the world. But leadership is difficult\u2014it goes against most of the \ninstincts that kept us alive before the modern age. The hard truth is that leadership \nisn\u2019t about you. Great leaders put their personal agendas aside to ensure their team \nmembers succeed first. If you are playing fo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "it_8217_s_your_ship", "category": "Leadership", "title": "32BS12 Its Your Ship.qxd", "author": "Captain D. Michael Abrashoff", "filename": "It__8217_s_Your_Ship.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6364, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 12 (3 parts), Part 3, December 2010 \u2022 Order #32-BS-12\nCONTENTS\nOpportunity in a\nTroubled Industry\nPage 2\nTake Command\nPage 2\nLead by Example\nPage 4\nCommunicate Purpose\nand Meaning\nPage 5\nLook for Results, Not\nSalutes\nPage 5\nGo Beyond St andard\nProcedure\nPage 5\nBuild Up Your People\nPage 6\nImprove Your Pe...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "judgment", "category": "Leadership", "title": "916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Judgment.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6099, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Winning Leaders Make Great Calls\nJUDGMENT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nTwo titans of effective leadership, Noel M.Tichy and Warren G. Bennis,\nhave identified the fundamental essence of leadership as the ability to make\nconsistently good judgment calls, especially when the stakes are high, informa-\ntion is limited and the right call is far from obvious.\nThe authors of Judgment clarify an important con...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "know_how", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Know-How", "author": "Ram Charan", "filename": "Know-How.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6129, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe 8 Skills That Separate People Who Perform \nFrom Those Who Don\u2019t\nKNOW-HOW\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLegendary executive adviser and author Ram Charan has developed an\nintegrated, holistic approach to what executives and managers must do and\nbe to become successful leaders. According to Charan, leadership is a\nmessy phenomenon because there are a number of things that influence it.\nTherefore, he has...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "lead_extraordinary_change", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Lead Extraordinary Change", "author": "Mamie F. Jones", "filename": "Lead_Extraordinary_Change.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3921, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nContents\nChapter 1: Ingredients \nfor Success\nPage 2 \nChapter 2: Listen \nand Learn\nPage 3\nChapter 4: Kick-Start \nthe Journey\nPage 5\nChapter 5: Commit \nto Stay the Course\nPage 6\nLead Extraordinary \nChange\nThe Proven Playbook for Driving Successful \nOrganizational Transformation\nby Mamie F. Jones\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nTransformation is hard, which is why most efforts will fail. Having guidelines to \nlead dramatic change can significantly improve outcomes, taking organizations and \nteams to the next level.\nLead Extraordinary Change: The Proven P...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "lead_positive", "category": "Leadership", "title": "36RTFS Lead Positive", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Lead_Positive.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5915, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhat You See Is What  \nYou Get\nPage 2\nFocus on the Present\nPage 3\nFrom See to Say\nPage 4\nSay It With Substance\nPage 5\nSay It With Soul\nPage 6\nStart Being Before You  \nStart Doing\nPage 7\nDriving Positive Change\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nConventional wisdom points to industry expertise, strategic capability and oper-\national savvy as the essential components to leadership, but the best leaders never \nlose sight of a simpler truth: Effective leadership means inspiring your followers to \naction, and the secret to truly powerful, inspiring leadership is not strategic know-\nhow but rather...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "lead_well", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Lead Well", "author": "Ken Falke", "filename": "Lead_Well.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2565, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction \nPage 2\nLead Yourself First\nPage 2 \nListen Well\nPage 2\nLead with Kindness\nPage 3\nHold Yourself and Others \nAccountable\nPage 3\nLead with Courage\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nLead Well\n10 Steps to Successful and Sustainable Leadership\nby Ken Falke\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhether you\u2019ve led for years or are new to the role, being a leader is a responsibili\u00ad\nty that doesn\u2019t come with instructions. Many leadership books focus strictly on tips \nfor the business world. Others offer analysis but lack strategy, while most are con\u00ad\nfounding and complicated. To be a leader in today\u2019s world...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "lead_your_boss", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Lead Your Boss", "author": "", "filename": "Lead_Your_Boss.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6237, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: What Does the\nLeader Need?\nPage 2\nThinking and Acting\nStrategically\nPage 3\nPart II: What Does the\nTeam Need?\nPage 4\nBreaking Down the\nDoors\nPage 5\nPart III: What Can I Do to\nHelp the Leader and the\nTeam Succeed?\nPage 6\nPreparing Others to Lead\nPage 7\nLeading with Presence\nPage 8\nby John Baldoni\nLead Your Boss\nThe Subtle Art of Managing Up\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAre you ready to take the jump from your current role \u2014 technical expert,\nquality producer or people person \u2014 to that of highly effective leader who gets\nnoticed and rewarded? \nLead Your Boss will show you how. This inval...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "leaders_make_the_future", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Leaders_Make_the_Future.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5710, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 10 (3 parts), Part 2, October 2009 \u2022 Order #31-25\nCONTENTS\nLeaders Need New\nSkills To Make the\nFuture\nPage 2\nDilemma Flipping\nPage 3\nImmersive Learning\nAbility\nPage 4\nConstructive\nDepolarizing\nPage 5\nRapid Prototyping\nPage 6\nSmart Mob Organizing\nPage 7\nConclusion: Readying\nYourself for the Future\nPage 8\nby Bob Johansen\nL...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leaders_at_all_levels", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Leaders_at_All_Levels.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5955, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 7 (3 parts), Part 2, July 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-17\nCONTENTS\nA New Way to Fund the\nLeadership Talent Deficit\nPage 2\nHow Apprenticeship\nTurns Potential\nInto Leaders\nPages 2, 3\nHow to Recognize\nLeadership Potential\nPages 3, 4\nCustomizing Leaders\u2019\nGrowth Paths\nPages 4, 5\nThe Crucial Role\nof Bosses\nPages 5, 6\nManaging\nApprentices...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leadershift", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Leadershift.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5857, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 11 (3 parts), Part 2, November 2009 \u2022 Order #31-27\nCONTENTS\nThe Day of Reckoning\nPage 2\nThe Demographic Trend\nPage 3\nThe Attention Trend\nPage 4\nLeadership vs.\n\u2018Leadershift\u2019\nPage 5\nTwo Types of Tasks\nPage 6\nThe Elvis Fallacy\nPage 7\nWords Predict Actions\nPage 8\nby Emmanuel Gobillot\nLeadershift\nReinventing Leadership for th...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leadershift_maxwell", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Leadershift", "author": "John C. Maxwell", "filename": "Leadershift_Maxwell.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5227, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nWhy Every Leader Needs \nto Leadershift\nPage 2\nGoals to Growth: The \nPersonal Development Shift\nPage 3\nMaintaining to Creating: \nThe Abundance Shift\nPage 4\nLadder Climbing to Ladder \nBuilding: The Reproduction \nShift\nPage 5\nTrained Leaders to \nTransformational Leaders: \nThe Impact Shift\nPage 7\nCareer to Calling: \nThe Passion Shift\nPage 8\nLeadershift\nThe 11 Essential Changes Every Leader Must Embrace\nby John C. Maxwell\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nbe successful. If they aren\u2019t nimble and ready to adapt, they won\u2019t survive. The key \nis to le...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leadership_2030", "category": "Leadership", "title": "36-14 Leadership 2030", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Leadership_2030.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5527, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nGlobalization 2.0\nPage 2\nThe Environmental Crisis\nPage 3\nThe Digital Era\nPage 5\nDemographic Change\nPage 6\nTechnological Convergence\nPage 7\nThe Altrocentric Leader\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMassive global forces will reshape your business by the year 2030. Formidable \ncompetition from China, environmental pressures, talent wars and technological \nleaps will divide the short-term thinkers from the prudent few looking for long-\nrange opportunities.  \nDrawn from research conducted by Hay Group, a global management consul-\ntancy, and Z_punkt, an international leader in strategic foresigh...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "leadership_blindspots", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Leadership Blindspots", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Leadership_Blindspots.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5904, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Dangers and Rewards \nof Being Blind\nPage 2\nThe Common Blindspots \nHolding Leaders Back\nPage 3\nSee It for Yourself:  \nCustomers, Colleagues  \nand Outsiders\nPage 5\nDevelop Peripheral Vision \nand See What Others Miss\nPage 6\nBuild a Network of Trusted \nAdvisors in Critical Areas\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nGood leaders become great by skillfully managing their own vulnerabilities. Lead-\nership Blindspots is a comprehensive guide to recognizing and acting on the weak \npoints that can impair effectiveness, diminish results and harm a career. \nThe blindspot risk is that leaders fail to r...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "leadership_gold", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Leadership_Gold.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6098, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 14 (2 parts), Part 1, June 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-14\nCONTENTS\nIf It\u2019s Lonely at the Top,\nYou\u2019re Not Doing\nSomething Right\nPage 2\nDefining Moments\nDefine Your Leadership\nPage 3\nThe Best Leaders\nAre Listeners\nPage 4\nA Leader\u2019s First\nResponsibility Is to\nDefine Reality\nPage 5\nYour Biggest Mistake Is\nNot Asking What\nMistake You\u2019r...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leadership_pq", "category": "Leadership", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Leadership_PQ.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5788, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhat Is PQ and Why Does \nIt Matter?\nPage 2\nIntroducing the Model\nPage 3\nEmpathy with Purpose\nPage 5\nVersatility\nPage 6\nDeveloping PQ as a Leader\nPage 7\nDeveloping PQ in \nYour Organization\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMost of today\u2019s leaders cut their teeth in a different world, where the best recipe \nfor successful enterprise seemed to be for governments to provide a stable, mar\u00ad\nket-oriented regulatory regime and allow companies to get on with the business \nof creating economic growth. The job of government was to get out of the way. \nToday, much has changed in the way governments gov...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "leadership_strategy_and_tactics", "category": "Leadership", "title": "BookSnap: Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field manual", "author": "Soundview", "filename": "Leadership_Strategy_and_Tactics.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2202, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2020 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Sarah Dayton, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nAndy Ghillyer  \u2022  Order #FBR0520A\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nIf you aspire to a leadership role in your organization, there are \nprobably two primary paths ahead of you: an academic path, \nwhere you examine leadership theory based on historical mod\u00ad\nels and case studies, or a real-life path where you lear...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leadership_that_rocks", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Leadership That Rocks:", "author": "Jim Knight", "filename": "Leadership_That_Rocks.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2420, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nSetting the Stage\nPage 2\nCulture-Driven Leaders\nPage 2 \nStart with You\nPage 3\nMentorship is Instrumental\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nLeadership That Rocks: \nTake Your Brand\u2019s Culture to Eleven \nand Amp Up Results\nby Jim Knight\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nUp and coming leaders face a unique challenge. How can you enhance your com\u00ad\npany\u2019s culture when you play a relatively small role within your organization? How \ncan you establish yourself as a true leader that\u2019s capable of turning your organiza\u00ad\ntion into something greater than the sum of its parts?\nEven if you\u2019re not an executive or high-level...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leadership_the_inner_side_of_greatness", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Leadership: The Inner Side of Greatness", "author": "", "filename": "Leadership__The_Inner_Side_of_Greatness.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5716, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart One \u2014 The Model:\nWhat Is Inner\nGreatness?\nPage 2\nThe Leadership\nDiamond: Four\nStrategies for Greatness\nPage 3\nReality: Having No\nIllusions\nPage 4\nPart Two \u2013\u2013 The\nContext: The Search for\nGreatness\nPage 5\nDeveloping the Mind\nPage 6\nPart Three \u2013\u2013 The Real\nWorld: Leadership\nStrategies in Action\nPage 7\nby Peter Koestenbaum\nLeadership: The Inner\nSide of Greatness\nA Philosophy for Leaders\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Leadership: The Inner Side of Greatness, legendary business philosopher and\nthinker Peter Koestenbaum invites managers to break out of the ordinary manage-\nrial mindset. He reve...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leadership_and_self_deception", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Leadership and Self Deception", "author": "", "filename": "Leadership_and_Self-Deception.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6253, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: Self-Deception\nand the \u2018Box\u2019\nPage 2\nA Problem\nPage 3\nPart II: How We Get In\nthe Box\nPage 4\nSelf-Betrayal\nPage 5\nCharacteristics of \nSelf-Betrayal\nPage 5\nPart III: How We Get Out\nof the Box\nPage 6\nToward Being Out of \nthe Box\nPage 7\nThe Way Out\nPage 7\nAnother Chance\nPage 8\nby The Arbinger Institute\nLeadership and \nSelf-Deception\nGetting Out of the Box\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSince its original publication in 2000, Leadership and Self-Deception by The\nArbinger Institute has become a word-of-mouth phenomenon. Its sales continue\nto increase year after year, and the book\u2019s popularity ...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leadership_and_the_art_of_struggle", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Leadership and the Art of Struggle", "author": "", "filename": "Leadership_and_the_Art_of_Struggle.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5804, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 7 (3 parts), Part 1, July 2013 \u2022 Order #35-16\nCONTENTS\nPart 1: Becoming\nGrounded\nPage 2\nAdaptive Energy\nPage 3\nMaking Sense of a\nChaotic World\nPage 4\nRegain Balance\nPage 5\nPart 2: Exploring \nNew Pathways\nPage 6\nDiscover Purpose \nand Meaning \nThrough Struggle\nPage 7\nPart 3: Deepening\nAdaptive Energy\nP...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leadership_and_the_one_minute_manager", "category": "Leadership", "title": "FBR0218B Leadership and the One Minute Manager", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Leadership_and_the_One_Minute_Manager.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2728, "image_count": 3, "preview": "LEADERSHIP AND THE ONE  \nMINUTE MANAGER\nIncreasing Effectiveness Through  \nSituational Leadership\u00ae II\nby Ken Blanchard, Patricia Zigarmi  \nand Drea Zigarmi\n\u00a9 2013 Harper Collins, 143 pages\nKen Blanchard first developed the concept \nof Situational Leadership\u00ae in collaboration \nwith the late Paul Hersey at Ohio Univer-\nsity in the late 1960\u2019s. Additional research \ncombined with feedback from practicing \nleaders led to the development of a revised \nmodel \u2014 Situational Leadership\u00ae II \u2014 in \nthe 1980\u2019s that was presented in the first \nedition of Leadership and the One Minute \nManager in 1985, co-aut...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.jpx", "page4_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "leadership_and_the_sexes", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Leadership_and_the_Sexes.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5837, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 9 (3 parts), Part 2, September 2008 \u2022 Order #30-22\nCONTENTS\nUnderstanding the\nScience of Gender\nPages 2, 3\nGenderTool 1: Improving\nYour Negotiation Skills\nPages 4, 5\nGenderTool 2:\nRunning a Gender-\nBalanced Meeting\nPage 5\nGenderTool 3:\nImproving Your\nCommunication Skills\nPages 5, 6\nGenderTool 4:\nImproving Your Conflict\nR...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leadership_for_innovation", "category": "Leadership", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "Leadership_for_Innovation.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2431, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nInnovative \nThinking Skills\nPage 2\nInnovative \nEngagement Skills\nPage 3\nInnovative \nManagement Skills\nPage 3\nFormulating \nInnovation Goals\nPage 4\nLeadership \nfor Innovation\nThree Essential Skill Sets for Leading \nEmployee-Driven Innovation\nby David Masumba\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNot long ago, innovation in organizations was perceived as the responsibility of \nspecific functional units and professionals. That\u2019s no longer the case. Study after \nstudy has revealed that many organizations now view innovation as everyone\u2019s \njob, from senior leadership to the most junior employee. So what ski...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leadership_from_the_inside_out", "category": "Leadership", "title": "40-08 Leadership from the Inside Out", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Leadership_from_the_Inside_Out.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5667, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPersonal Mastery\nPage 2\nStory Mastery\nPage 4\nPurpose Mastery\nPage 4\nInterpersonal Mastery\nPage 5\nChange Mastery\nPage 6\nBeing Mastery\nPage 7\nCoaching Mastery\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe long-awaited third edition of Leadership From the Inside Out turns leadership \ndevelopment inside out for a new generation of authentic, purpose-inspired leaders. \nBalancing timeless principles with emerging research, this new edition offers two \nnew chapters; new case studies; stories and exercises; new validating research from \nthe frontiers of leadership, neuroscience, psychology and human potent...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "leading_clarity", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Leading Clarity ", "author": "Brad Deutser", "filename": "Leading_Clarity.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5835, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThink Inside the Box\nPage 2\nThe Six Sides of Clarity\nPage 3\nMisalignment Will Derail \nYou\nPage 4\nPerformance by Design\nPage 5\nThe Energy of Alignment\nPage 6\nMasqueraders of Clarity\nPage 7\nClarity as Process, aka \nMagic\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nToday\u2019s business environment is more complex than at any time in history, with \ngreater ambiguity, chaos and uncertainty. Too often, individuals and organizations \nbecome bogged down with competing priorities and the constant press of daily \ndemands. This tangled mass of noise effectively handicaps every facet of business.\nLeading Clarity off...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leading_loyalty", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Leading Loyalty", "author": "Sandy Rogers, Leena Rinne, Shawn Moon", "filename": "Leading_Loyalty.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5406, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Foundation for \nLeading Loyalty\nPage 2\nThe Principle of Empathy\nPage 3\nThe Principle of \nResponsibility\nPage 5\nThe Principle of Generosity\nPage 7\nImplementing Loyalty\nPage 8\nLeading Loyalty\nCracking the Code to Customer Devotion\nby Sandy Rogers, Leena Rinne, Shawn Moon\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nTo thrive in today\u2019s economy, it\u2019s not enough for customers to merely like you. \nThey have to love you. Win their hearts, and they will not only purchase more\u2014\nthey\u2019ll talk you up to everyone they know. But what turns casual customers into \npassionate promoters? What makes people stick with you ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leading_outside_the_lines", "category": "Leadership", "title": "3223 Leading Outside The Lines.qxd", "author": "Jon. R Katzenbach, Zia Kahan", "filename": "Leading_Outside_the_Lines.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5784, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 9 (3 parts), Part 3, September 2010 \u2022 Order #32-23\nCONTENTS\nUsing the Informal to\nEnhance the Formal\nPage 2\nWhen the Balance Shifts\nPage 3\nMotivating Individual\nPerformance\nPage 4\nValues Driven, Not\nValues Displayed\nPage 5\nMobilizing\nOrganizational Change\nPage 6\nMobilizing: A Different\nKind of Managing\nPage 7\nWhat to Do\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leading_quietly", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Leading Quietly", "author": "Joseph L. Badaracco, Jr.", "filename": "Leading_Quietly.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6288, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nAn Unorthodox Guide to Doing the Right Thing\nLEADING\nQUIETLY\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEvery profession and walk of life has its great figures, leaders and heroes,\npeople who are exalted for their achievements and treated as role models. Yet,\nin day-to-day life, we often find that the most effective leaders are rarely pub-\nlic heroes; they maintain a low profile, yet they do what is right ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "leading_with_character", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Leading With Character", "author": "John J. Sosik", "filename": "Leading_With_Character.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5800, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nStories of Valor and Virtue and the \nPrinciples They Teach\nLEADING WITH\nCHARACTER\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat kind of character strengths must leaders develop in themselves\nand others to create and sustain organizational growth and performance?\nJohn J. Sosik answers this question by reviewing what is known about the\nconnection between transformational leadership and positive psychology. \nSosik\u2019s ap...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "leading_without_authority", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Leading Wihout Authority", "author": "Keith Ferrazzi", "filename": "Leading_Without_Authority.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2388, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2020 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Sarah Dayton, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd \u2022  Order #FBR0920A \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nWe are living in a dichotomous time with equally abundant \namounts of opportunity and disruption. Technological innova\u00ad\ntions are springing up all around us that are designed to make \nwork easier. Yet, workers at all levels in every type of organ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leading_at_a_higher_level", "category": "Leadership", "title": "2906 LeadingHigherLevel.qxd", "author": "Galaxy", "filename": "Leading_at_a_Higher_Level.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5857, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nBlanchard on Leadership and Creating High\nPerforming Organizations\nLEADING AT A\nHIGHER LEVEL\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nManagement expert Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute \nManager, and his colleagues at The Ken Blanchard Companies have spent \nmore than 25 years helping good leaders and organizations become great \nand stay great. Now, for the first time, they\u2019ve brought together everything \nth...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "leading_the_unleadable", "category": "Leadership", "title": "39-13 Leading the Unleadable", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Leading_the_Unleadable.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5840, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: The Call to \nExceptional Leadership\nPage 2\nThe Mindset to Lead  \nthe Unleadable\nPage 3\nPart II: The Leader in \nAction: Spotting Trouble, \nDealing with Trouble\nPage 4\nPart III: The Leader in \nAction: Preventing Trouble\nPage 6\nPart IV: Leading Leaders\nPage 7\nLeader, Lead  \nThyself: Exceptional  \nSelf-Leadership\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe control-freak, the narcissist, the slacker, the cynic... Difficult people are the \nworst part of a manager\u2019s job. Whether it comes from direct reports or people \nabove, outbursts, irrational demands, griping and other disruptions need to be...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "leading_through_disruption", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Leading Through Disruption", "author": "Andrew Liveris", "filename": "Leading_through_Disruption.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4161, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe New Role of ESG\nPage 2\nThe New Common Good\nPage 2\nLeadership Lesson 1\nPage 3\nThe New Role of Geopolitics\nPage 3\nThe New Role of Boards\nPage 4\nLeadership Lesson 2\nPage 5\nThe New Role of \nGovernment\nPage 5\nLeadership Lesson 3\nPage 6\nLeading Through \nDisruption\nA Changemaker\u2019s Guide to Twenty-First \nCentury Leadership\nby Andrew Liveris\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNo country or company was equipped for the internet bubble collapse of 2000, \n9/11, the global financial crisis, or the COVID pandemic, which offered a dis\u00ad\ncouraging education...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leading_with_grit", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Leading with GRIT", "author": "Laurie Sudbrink", "filename": "Leading_with_GRIT.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2662, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction \nPage 2\nIntegrity: Aligning Your \nTruth\nPage 2 \nRespect: It\u2019s a Two-Way \nStreet\nPage 3\nWhat Message Are You \nSending?\nPage 3\nJust Say It!\nPage 4\nConclusion: Keeping On \nTrack \nPage 4\nLeading with GRIT\u00ae\nInspiring Action and Accountability with Generosity, \nRespect, Integrity, and Truth\nby Laurie Sudbrink\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe\u2019ve all worked at places we dreaded going to every day: jobs where we didn\u2019t \nfeel valued, trusted, or heard; places devoid of trust, effective communication, and \ntrue motivation. In workplaces like these, loyalty goes out the window, little work \ng...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leading_with_gratitude", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Leading With Gratitude", "author": "Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton", "filename": "Leading_with_Gratitude.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5474, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Gratitude Gap\nPage 2\nThe Ingratitude Myths (That \nAre Holding Leaders Back)\nPage 2\nMyth: There\u2019s Just No Time\nPage 3\nMyth: It\u2019s All About \nthe Benjamins\nPage 4\nThe Eight Most Powerful \nGratitude Practices\nPage 5\nWalk In Their Shoes\nPage 6\nReinforce Core Values\nPage 7\nLeading With Gratitude\nEight Leadership Practices for Extraordinary \nBusiness Results\nby Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWorkers want and need to know their work is appreciated. And showing gratitude \nto employees is the easiest, fastest, most inexpensive way to boost performance. \nNew research s...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leading_with_humanity", "category": "Leadership", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "Leading_with_Humanity.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 3123, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction: Be Good \nand Do Right\nPage 2\nPart 1: An Insatiable Mind: \nLeveraging Courageous \nCuriosity to Foster \nInnovation\nPage 2\nPart 2: The Innovative \nAgenda: Adapting through \nInvention\nPage 3\nPart 3: Humans Serving \nHumans: Realizing \nExcellence by Developing \nCultures of Respect, \nIntegrity, and Compassion\nPage 4\nConclusion: Create Change \nby Making a Difference\nPage 4\nLeading \nwith Humanity\nHow Purpose Creates Value\nby Tom Wellner\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nChange happens, adversity in business is inevitable, and a leader\u2019s d...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leading_with_kindness", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Leading with Kindness", "author": "William F. Baker", "filename": "Leading_with_Kindness.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5597, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhat Kind Leaders Do\nPage 2\nWho Kind Leaders Are\nPage 3\nExpectations Matter\nPage 3\nThe Truth Matters\nPage 4\nGrowth Matters\nPage 6\nPreparing the Next \nGeneration of Leaders\nPage 7\nLeading with Kindness\nHow Good People Consistently Get Superior Results\nby William F. Baker, Ph.D. and Michael O\u2019Malley, Ph.D.\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLeading with Kindness identifies six ingredients of kindness \u2014 compassion, \nintegrity, gratitude, authenticity, humility and humor \u2014 none of which might \nreadily spring to mind when envisioning the archetypal business leader. But they are \nabsolutely essential to ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "learning_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "39-02 Learning Leadership", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Learning_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5928, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nLearning Leadership \nFundamentals\nPage 2\nFundamental One: \nBelieve You Can\nPage 3\nFundamental Two: \nAspire to Excel\nPage 4\nFundamental Three: \nChallenge Yourself\nPage 5\nFundamental Four: \nEngage Support\nPage 6\nFundamental Five: \nPractice Deliberately\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLeadership is a set of abilities, and like any other skill set it can be learned and \nimproved. Becoming an exemplary leader isn\u2019t easy. It takes self-belief, aspiration, \ngrit, support and deliberate practice. Learning Leadership delivers the concrete \nframework and practical steps for building exemplary leade...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "learning_to_lead", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Learning to Lead", "author": "Ron Williams with Karl Weber", "filename": "Learning_to_Lead.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5355, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: Leading Yourself\nPage 2\nStart with Minor Miracles: \nThe Tougher the Challenge, \nthe Bigger the Opportunity\nPage 3\nPart II: Leading Others\nPage 4\nThe Search for Truth: \nAsking Questions that \nOpen Minds\nPage 5\nDefine What\u2019s Really \nImportant\u2014Then Make \nIt Happen\nPage 6\nPart III: Leading \nan Organization\nPage 7\nLearning to Lead\nThe Journey to Leading Yourself, Leading Others, \nand Leading an Organization\nby Ron Williams with Karl Weber\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSociety has a greater need than ever for talented, effective leaders. We live in a time \nwhen too many role models in the me...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "lift", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Lift", "author": "Faisal Hoque", "filename": "Lift.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2411, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThe Fourth Industrial \nRevolution\nPage 2 \nCOVID-19\nPage 2\nClimate Change\nPage 2\nMisinformation\nPage 2\nThe Overriding Essential\u2014 \nEmotional Intelligence\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nLift\nFostering the Leader in You Amid Revolutionary \nGlobal Change\nby Faisal Hoque\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere have been few periods in human history marked by as much transformation as \nthis current era. From COVID-19 to the climate crisis, the Fourth Industrial Revolu\u00ad\ntion to the rise of misinformation, the world is changing dramatically every day. \nIn Lift, Faisal Hoque\u2014thought leader, se...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "lion_taming", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Lion Taming", "author": "Steven L. Katz", "filename": "Lion_Taming.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6767, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nWorking Successfully With Leaders,\nBosses and Other Tough Customers\nLION TAMING\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf you feel like you need a whip and a chair to work effectively with\nyour boss, client or customers, the techniques of real lion tamers can help\nyou achieve better results. Lions are the people in all organizations who\nwield power and influence, and they are roaming freely in our lives....", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "loyalty_rules", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Loyalty Rules!", "author": "Frederick F. Reichheld", "filename": "Loyalty_Rules_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5994, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Today\u2019s Leaders Build Lasting Relationships\nLOYALTY\nRULES!\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLoyalty, the key to success in today\u2019s economy? Be serious! What rele-\nvance could such a quaint, old-fashioned notion hold for a world in which\ncustomers defect at the click of a mouse and impersonal shopping bots\nscour databases for even better deals? What good is a small-town virtue\namid the faceles...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "lunch_with_lucy", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Lunch With Lucy", "author": "Sherry Stewart Deutschmann", "filename": "Lunch_with_Lucy.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2428, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nFirst Course - Appetizers\nPage 2\nSecond Course - Shared \nPlates\nPage 2\nThird Course - Entrees: \nThe House Specials\nPage 3\nFourth Course - The Sides\nPage 3\nDessert\nPage 4\nLunch with Lucy\nMaximize Profits by Investing in Your People \nby Sherry Stewart Deutschmann\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAccording to a 2018 Gallup poll, 53 percent of employees in US companies are \n\u201cnot engaged\u201d\u2014they\u2019re doing the bare minimum. Worse, another 13 percent are \n\u201cactively disengaged\u201d and trying to influence their coworkers to be just as discon\u00ad\ntent as they are. This is a problem largely caused by uncaring, misgu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "making_big_decisions_better", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Making Big Decisions Better", "author": "Tim Lewko", "filename": "Making_Big_Decisions_Better.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2495, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\n \nFIX Your Strategy\nPage 2\nBUILD Your Strategy\nPage 2\nUSE Your Strategy\nPage 3\nMaking Big \nDecisions Better\nHow to Set and Simplify Business Strategy\nby Tim Lewko\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWith the escalating speed of change, short attention spans, wide range of stat\u00ad\ned and unstated stakeholder needs, and the insatiable urge to react rather than \nthoughtfully respond, we must equip ourselves and our organizations with practical \nstrategy tools that enable ownership, promote more visual decision making, and get \nback to the basics of finding root cause in performance gaps.\nIn Making Big De...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "management_mess_to_leadership_success", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Management Mess to Leadership Success", "author": "Scott Jeffrey Miller", "filename": "Management_Mess_to_Leadership_Success.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5624, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: Lead Yourself\nPage 2\nChallenge 5: Make and Keep \nCommitments\nPage 3\nPart II: Lead Others\nPage 3\nChallenge 15: Show Loyalty\nPage 5\nPart III: Get Results\nPage 6\nChallenge 27: Celebrate \nWins\nPage 7\nChallenge 30: Get Better\nPage 8\nManagement Mess to \nLeadership Success\n30 Challenges to Become the Leader \nYou Would Follow\nby Scott Jeffrey Miller\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMillions have read the all-time global best-seller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective \nPeople by Stephen R. Covey. Both leaders and individuals have been inspired and \ntransformed by its universal principles of effective...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "managing_up", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Managing Up", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Managing_Up.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5825, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nStop Complaining and Start \nWinning\nPage 2\nIs Your Boss an Innie or an \nOutie?\nPage 3\nWorkplace Styles: \nAssessing Your Boss\u2019s \nWorkstyle Personality\nPage 3\nDifficult Bosses\nPage 5\nThe Impulsive Boss\nPage 6\nThe BFF Boss\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nManaging Up is your guide to the most valuable \u201csoft skill\u201d your career has ever \nseen. It\u2019s not about sucking up or brownnosing; it\u2019s about figuring out who you are, \nwho your boss is and finding where you meet. It\u2019s about building real relationships \nwith people who have influence over your career.\nAuthor Mary Abbajay helps you build the s...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "mastering_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "38-09 Mastering Leadership", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Mastering_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5893, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Promise of Leadership\nPage 2\nThe Leadership \nDevelopment Agenda\nPage 3\nFive Levels of Leadership\nPage 4\nThe Leadership System\nPage 5\nSix Leadership Practices\nPage 7\nIntegral Leadership\nPage 8\nUnity: Journey\u2019s End\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor most leaders today, complexity is outpacing their personal and collective \ndevelopment. Most leaders are in over their heads, whether they know it or not. The \nmost successful organizations over time are the best led. While this has always been \ntrue, today escalating global complexity puts leadership effectiveness at a premium. \nMastering ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "matter", "category": "Leadership", "title": "38-23 Matter", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Matter.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6190, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nDefine: Discover Your Edge \nof Disruption\nPage 2\nLearn: Establish Your Point \nof View\nPage 3\nShare: Be Known for What \nYou Know\nPage 4\nInfluence: Play High\nPage 5\nConnect: See the  \nWhole Board\nPage 6\nLeap: Be the Disruptor\nPage 7\nLive: Answer the Call\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCompanies and people that matter have successfully become the obvious choice \nin the hearts and minds of their customers, their employees and their communities. \nThey elevate themselves by consistently finding ways to solve the most pressing \nneeds their markets face. The result? They create more value year a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "move", "category": "Leadership", "title": "39-17 MOVE", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Move.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5869, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nM = The Middle: Where \nTransformations Either \nHappen of Get Stuck\nPage 2\nO = Organization: Are You \nLeading the Team You Have \nor The Team You Need?\nPage 4\nV= Valor: Facing the \nHardest Stuff with Courage \nand Persistence\nPage 5\nE= Everyone: You Can Lead \na Transformation from the \nTop, but You Can\u2019t Do a \nTransformation from the Top\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nToo many new initiatives lose drive and direction before they finish. At the \nbeginning, when a team first commits to implementing a new strategy, there is \na great energy and enthusiasm \u2014 driven by the all...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "move_fast_and_fix_things", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Move Fast and Fix Things", "author": "Frances Frei, Anne Morris", "filename": "Move_Fast_and_Fix_Things.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3273, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nIn their book, Move Fast and Fix Things: The Trusted \nLeader\u2019s Guide to Solving Hard Problems, authors Frances \nFrei and Anne Morriss use the standard five day work week as a \ntemplate for solving difficult problems in an organization. They \nbegin by asking their readers to evaluate their own organiza\u00ad\ntions and to determine which of four quadrants their organiza\u00ad\ntions belong to. These quadrants help explain the level of trust \nwithin an organization as well as the speed with which things \nmove. Ideally a company can ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "moxie", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Moxie", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Moxie.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6198, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nMindfulness\nPage 2\nOpportunity\nPage 4\nX Factor\nPage 5\nInnovation\nPage 6\nEngagement\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLeaders today need to be mindful of their circumstances as well as mindful of their \nown strengths and shortcomings. They need to have the disposition to succeed as well as \nthe inner resourcefulness to persevere. Leaders must be willing to do things differently \nbut also draw on tried and true traits, such as courage and gumption.\nMoxie is a concept that the modern leader is wise to adopt \u2014 one part courage, one \npart can-do spirit and one part recognition. In Moxie: The Sec...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "multipliers", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Multipliers", "author": "Liz Wiseman", "filename": "Multipliers.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5101, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Multiplier Effect\nPage 2\nThe Talent Magnet\nPage 3\nThe Liberator\nPage 4\nThe Challenger\nPage 4\nThe Debate Maker\nPage 5\nThe Accidental Diminisher\nPage 6\nDealing with Diminishers\nPage 7\nBecoming a Multiplier\nPage 7\nMultipliers\nHow the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, \nRevised and Updated\nby Liz Wiseman\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nConsider two dramatically different types of leaders. The first type drains intel\u00ad\nligence and capability from the people around them and always needs to be the \nsmartest person in the room. They are Diminish...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "negotiating_the_impossible", "category": "Leadership", "title": "38-21 Negotiating the Impossible", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Negotiating_the_Impossible.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6226, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Power of Framing\nPage 2\nLeveraging the Power of \nFraming\nPage 3\nFirst-Mover Advantage\nPage 4\nThe Power of Process\nPage 5\nStay at the Table\nPage 6\nThe Power of Empathy\nPage 6\nPartners, Not Opponents\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSome negotiations are easy. Others are more difficult. And then there are \nsituations that seem completely hopeless. Conflict is escalating, people are getting \naggressive and no one is willing to back down. And to top it off, you have little \npower or other resources to work with. Harvard professor and negotiation adviser \nDeepak Malhotra shows how to defuse...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "no_substitute_for_victory", "category": "Leadership", "title": "No Substitute For Victory", "author": "Theodore Kinni and Donna Kinni", "filename": "No_Substitute_for_Victory.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6555, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nLessons in Strategy and Leadership \nFrom General Douglas MacArthur\nNO SUBSTITUTE\nFOR VICTORY\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nGen. Douglas MacArthur\u2019s extraordinary life of leadership spanned\nmore than six decades in the military, education, public administration and\nbusiness sectors. The five-star general, one of only five in U.S. Army histo-\nry, defined principles of leadership that were decades ahead of t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "non_obvious_megatrends", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Non-Obvious Megatrends", "author": "Rohit Bhargava", "filename": "Non-Obvious_Megatrends.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5333, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: The Art of \nNon-Obvious Thinking\nPage 2\nThe Haystack Method for \nCurating Non-Obvious Ideas\nPage 3\nHow to Apply Non-Obvious \nThinking for Fun and Profit\nPage 4\nPart II: The Non-Obvious \nMegatrends\nPage 5\nRevivalism\nPage 6\nFlux Commerce\nPage 7\nNon-Obvious \nMegatrends\nHow to See What Others Miss and Predict the Future\nby Rohit Bhargava\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat if you could predict the trends that will change your business? For the past 10 \nyears, Rohit Bhargava\u2019s signature annual Non-Obvious Trend Report has helped \nover a million readers discover more than 100 trends changing ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "once_upon_a_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Once Upon a Leader", "author": "Rick Lash, Christine Miners", "filename": "Once_Upon_a_Leader.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2291, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart 1: Meet Your Narrator\nPage 2 \nPart 2: Finding Your Story\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nOnce Upon a Leader\nFinding the Story at the Heart of your Leadership\nby Rick Lash and Christine Miners\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere are moments in just about every leadership journey when the path forward \nsuddenly feels unclear. Struck by uncertainty and a lack of confidence, your sense \nof self\u2015and your clarity of purpose\u2015is out of balance. It\u2019s as if you have ceased \nto be the hero in your own story. During periods of disrup...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page4_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "one_piece_of_paper", "category": "Leadership", "title": "One Piece of Paper", "author": "", "filename": "One_Piece_of_Paper.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6137, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 3 (3 parts), Part 1, March 2012 \u2022 Order #34-06\nCONTENTS\nPart One: The\nLeadership Maxims\nApproach\nPage 2\nPart Two: Leading\nYourself\nPage 3\nPart Three: Leading the\nThinking\nPage 4\nPart Four: Leading Your\nPeople\nPage 5\nPart Five: Leading a\nBalanced Life\nPage 7\nPart Six: Making It Real\nPage 8\nby Mike Figl...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "open_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "3224 Open Leadership.qxd", "author": "Charlene Yi", "filename": "Open_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5942, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 10 (3 parts), Part 1, October 2010 \u2022 Order #32-24\nCONTENTS\nThe Upside of Giving Up\nControl\nPage 2\nThe 10 Elements of\nOpenness\nPage 3\nCrafting Your Open\nStrategy\nPage 4\nStructuring Openness\nwith Sandbox Covenants\nPage 5\nOpen Leadership\nRedefining Relationships\nPage 6\nThe Failure Imperative\nPage 7\nStarting the\nTransformati...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "originals", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Originals", "author": "Adam Grant", "filename": "Originals.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2503, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0221A \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nAdam Grant is a researcher, teacher, management thought \nleader, and writer. In 2009, a young entrepreneur came to offer \nGrant an opportunity to invest in the company he and three \nof his college buddies were launching. Grant declined and bi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "otherwise_engaged", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Otherwise Engaged", "author": "John Guaspari", "filename": "Otherwise_Engaged.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2426, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nEngagement\nPage 2\nEmpowerment\nPage 2\nTrust and Respect \nPage 2\nValues\nPage 3\nOtherwise Engaged \nHow Leaders Can Get a Firmer Grip on Employee \nEngagement and Other Key Intangibles \nby John Guaspari\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLeaders know that they need to get a grip on the Intangibles to raise employee \nengagement. What are The Intangibles? They are the \u201csoft stuff,\u201d such as em\u00ad\nployee engagement, empowerment, trust, respect, and company values. Other\u00ad\nwise Engaged is about leadership and The Intangibles. \nLeaders know that getting a grip on The Intangibles will lead to better busi\u00ad\nness ou...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "out_think", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Out Think", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Out_Think.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5920, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nMarketquake: Moving  \nBeyond Arrested Decay\nPage 2\nInquiry: Provoke with  \nQuestions, Not Answers \nPage 3\nExploration:  \nGo to the Woodshed\nPage 4\nConnection:  \nCollaborate to Innovate\nPage 5\nMash-Up:  \nBorrow Brilliance\nPage 6\nSignature:  \nMake It Your Own\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOut Think provides a spectrum of thought, analysis, insight and stories on how orga-\nnizations are searching for ways to leapfrog their businesses to the leading edge, imprint \ntheir brand on the public consciousness, and become more relevant in the ever-chang-\ning global marketplace \u2014 to transform their...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "passion_purpose_profit", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Passion Purpose Profit ", "author": "Donna Karaba", "filename": "Passion__Purpose__Profit.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2484, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nHow to Realize Success\nPage #2\nA-U-T-H-E-N-T-I-C \nLeadership \nBusiness Model\nPage #2\nObstacles and How to \nOvercome Them\nPage #4\nKeeping Your Dream Alive\nPage #4\nPassion Purpose Profit\n9 Keys to Building an Authentic Executive \nCoaching Business \nby Donna Karaba\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen people who have been successful in life become parents, their perspectives \nshift dramatically. Their roles and identities change. Parents wonder if they can \nmake a living, be true to themselves, and spend the time they desire with their chil\u00ad\ndren. In Passion Purpose Profit: 9 Keys to Building an Au...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "peaks_and_valleys", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "", "filename": "Peaks_and_Valleys.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2960, "image_count": 2, "preview": "PEAKS AND VALLEYS:\nMAKING GOOD AND BAD\nTIMES WORK FOR YOU \u2014\nAT WORK AND IN LIFE\nby Spencer Johnson, M.D.\n\u00a9 2009, Atria Books, $19.95, 103 pages,\nISBN 978-1-4391-0325-8\nBusiness fables are more than simple\nfairy tales placed in a business setting.\nWhile both genres are fictitious, imagi-\nnative and entertaining, the element that\nseparates the two is the extent of their\nlink to reality.\nA good fairy tale gracefully removes\nreaders from reality by exploring magical\nrealms where anything is possible, even\nthe unbelievable. But a good business\nfable serves a completely different pur-\npose. Instead ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "people_first", "category": "Leadership", "title": "People First", "author": "Marc Stefanski", "filename": "People_First.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3882, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nChapter 1: Values, \nFamily, and Business: \nAn Introduction\nPage 2 \nChapter 3: Love\nPage 3\nChapter 5: Respect\nPage 4\nChapter 7: Fun\nPage 5\nPeople First\nThe Third Federal Way\nby Marc A. Stefanski\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThis is the story of how a business builds a culture \u2013 and how the values behind \nthat culture have touched so many lives. In 1987, Marc Stefanski succeeded his \nfather Ben as Third Federal chairman and CEO. This is where the story begins.\nPeople First: The Third Federal Way is a story that invites reflection on how \nwe...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "persuadable", "category": "Leadership", "title": "38-12 Persuadable", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Persuadable.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6045, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Changing Face  \nof Leadership\nPage 2\nThe Truest Path to  \nSelf-Determination\nPage 3\nConsider the Opposite\nPage 4\nKill Your Darlings\nPage 6\nConvert Early\nPage 7\nTake On Your Own Tribe\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAs a leader, changing your mind has always been perceived as a weakness. Not \nanymore. In a world that\u2019s changing fast, successful leaders realize that a genuine \nwillingness to change their minds is the ultimate competitive advantage.\nDrawing on evidence from social science, history, politics and more, business \nconsultant Al Pittampalli reveals why confidence, consistency...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "power_ambition_glory", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "", "filename": "Power__Ambition__Glory.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3235, "image_count": 2, "preview": "POWER, AMBITION, GLORY\nby Steve Forbes and John Prevas\nCrown Business, \u00a9 2009, 308 pages,\n$26.00, ISBN 978-0-307-40844-0\nIn 1818, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley published his\nshort poem \u201cOzymandias.\u201d The rhyming lines detail the\ndilapidated remains of a giant statue upon whose base\nwere written the words, \u201cMy name is\nOzymandias, king of kings: Look on my\nworks, ye mighty, and despair.\u201d The fact\nthat the shattered statue is all that remains\nof what the reader assumes was a once-\ngreat kingdom reveals that every empire\n\u2013\u2013 and its emperor \u2013\u2013 one day fall to ruin.\nThis lesson, repeated time and aga...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "powerhouse", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Powerhouse", "author": "Kristine Lilly and Dr. John Gillis, Jr.", "filename": "Powerhouse.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2482, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nTransform\nPage 2\nEmpower\nPage 2\nAchieve\nPage 3\nMotivate\nPage 3\nPowerhouse\n13 Teamwork Tactics that Build Excellence \nand Unrivaled Success\nby Kristine Lilly and Dr. John Gillis, Jr.\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nA high-performing team must be more than a collection of high-performing indi\u00ad\nviduals. In the sports world, these synergistic groups are called powerhouses. You \ncan learn to cultivate well-oiled teamwork in your organization.\nAuthor Kristine Lilly was only sixteen when she was asked to join the US Wom\u00ad\nen\u2019s National Soccer Team. In Powerhouse, you will learn more about how she \nand h...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "practically_radical", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Practically Radical", "author": "", "filename": "Practically_Radical.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5911, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart One: Transforming\nYour Company\nPage 2\nWhere You Look Shapes\nWhat You See\nPage 3\nPart Two: Shaking Up\nYour Industry\nPage 4\nDifferent on Purpose:\nMotivation, Inspiration\nand the Heart \nof Innovation\nPage 5\nPart Three: \nChallenging Yourself\nPage 6\nHidden Genius at\nWork \u2013\u2013 From Shared\nMinds to Helping Hands\nPage 7\nby William C. Taylor\nPractically Radical\nNot-So-Crazy Ways to Transform \nYour Company, Shake Up Your Industry \nand Challenge Yourself \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nPractically Radical is a manifesto for change and a manual for making it happen\n\u2014 in an era when change is the name of...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "primal_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Primal Leadership", "author": "Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee", "filename": "Primal_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5499, "image_count": 15, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nRealizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence\nPRIMAL\nLEADERSHIP\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nGreat leaders move us. They ignite our passion and inspire the best in\nus. When we try to explain why they are so effective, we speak of strategy,\nvision, or powerful ideas. But the reality is much more primal: Great lead-\nership works through the emotions.\nHumankind\u2019s original leaders earned their pl...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.png", "page5_img10.jpeg", "page5_img11.jpeg", "page5_img12.jpeg", "page5_img13.jpeg", "page5_img14.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg", "page5_img3.jpeg", "page5_img4.jpeg", "page5_img5.jpeg", "page5_img6.jpeg", "page5_img7.jpeg", "page5_img8.jpeg", "page5_img9.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "primordial_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Primordial Leadership", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Primordial_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5447, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPreface\nPage 2\nSummary of the Primordi-\nal Drive and the Enabling \nPrimal Drives\nPage 3\nThe Importance of  \nEnvisioning and  \nValues for Leadership\nPage 5\nEffective Primordial  \nLeadership\nPage 6\nPlanning and Effective \nChange Management\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Primordial Leadership, seasoned C-executive Larry Duckworth applies cutting-edge \nneuroscience to the business world to reveal why people behave the way they do \u2013\u2013 at \nthe most basic \u201cPrimordial\u201d level \u2013\u2013 and how to leverage these powerful behavioral \ninsights into extraordinary results.\nScience has identified that our m...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "propeller", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Propeller", "author": "Tanner Corbridge, Jared Jones, Craid Hickmas, and Tom Smith", "filename": "Propeller.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5309, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Power of Getting \nAccountability Right\nPage 2\nSee It: Mustering the \nCourage to Acknowledge \nReality\nPage 3\nOwn It: Assessing \nAgreement and \nDefining Involvement\nPage 4\nSolve It: Obtaining \nthe Wisdom to Solve \nWhat You Own\nPage 5\nDo It: Exercising the \nWill to Do What You \nSee, Own, and Solve\nPage 6\nPropeller\nAccelerating Change by Getting Accountability Right\nby Tanner Corbridge, Jared Jones, \nCraig Hickman, and Tom Smith\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe Oz Principle has sold more than a million copies since it debuted in 1994, \nestablishing it as the go-to reference on workplace accou...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "provoke", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Provoke", "author": "Geoff Tuff and Steven Goldbach", "filename": "Provoke.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5307, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: Predictable Patterns\nPage 2\nOn the Importance of \u2018If\u2019 \nVersus \u2018When\u2019\nPage 3\nExpanding Peripheral Vision\nPage 4\nPart II: Principles of \nProvocation\nPage 5\nEnvision: Seeing the Future\nPage 6\nDrive and Adapt: Taking \nControl\nPage 7\nActivate: Harnessing \nYour Ecosystem\nPage 8\nProvoke\nHow Leaders Shape the Future by Overcoming \nFatal Human Flaws\nby Geoff Tuff and Steven Goldbach\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere\u2019s a new and effective method for seizing opportunity in the face of uncertainty. \nIn Provoke, renowned strategy consultants and best-selling authors Geoff Tuff and \nSteven Goldbac...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "purpose", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Purpose", "author": "Ben Renshaw", "filename": "Purpose.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2463, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nLead a Life with Purpose \nPage 2\nIdentify Your \nPersonal Purpose\nPage 3\nLive and Lead \nWith Purpose\nPage 3\nTurn Your Purpose \ninto Action  \nPage 4\nPurpose \nThe Extraordinary Benefits of What Matters Most \nby Ben Renshaw\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHave you ever asked yourself, \u201cWhat fulfills me?\u201d It\u2019s an awkward question, but \none that is important to understand who you are and where you want to go in \nlife. People who know and pursue what fulfills them have better productivity, \nfocus, and overall health.\nThe question, \u201cWhat fulfills me?\u201d is another way of asking yourself \u201cWhat is my \npurpo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "put_the_moose_on_the_table", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Put the Moose On the Table", "author": "Randall Tobias with Todd Tobias", "filename": "Put_the_Moose_on_the_Table.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6189, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nLessons in Leadership from a CEO\u2019s Journey ...\nPUT THE MOOSE\nON THE TABLE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nRandall Tobias, former CEO of pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and\nCompany, knows what it takes to get to the top. In Put the Moose on the\nTable, Tobias mixes personal anecdotes with his thoughts on effective busi-\nness and leadership practices, often focusing on the intangible qualities \u2014\nintegr...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "quiet_influence", "category": "Leadership", "title": "40BS02 Quiet Influence", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Quiet_Influence.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5560, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nQuiet Influence Strength  \n#1: Taking Quiet Time\nPage 6\nQuiet Influence Strength  \n#2: Preparation\nPage 6\nQuiet Influence Strength  \n#3: Engaged\nPage 6\nQuiet Influence Strength  \n#4: Focused Conversations\nPage 7\nQuiet Influence Strength \n#5: Writing\nPage 7\nQuiet Influence Strength \n#6: Thoughtful Use of  \nSocial Media\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIntroverts may feel powerless in a world where extroverts seem to rule, but there\u2019s \nmore than one way to have some sway. Jennifer Kahnweiler proves introverts can be \nhighly effective influencers when instead of trying to act like extroverts,...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "radical_inclusion", "category": "Leadership", "title": "40-", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Radical_Inclusion.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5914, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Digital Echo\nPage 2\nThe Economics of Inclusion\nPage 3\nThe Power of Belonging\nPage 4\nConnect Effort With \nMeaning\nPage 5\nPrevent Decision Paralysis\nPage 6\nExpand the Circle\nPage 7\nThe Leadership Instincts: \nListen, Amplify, Include\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Radical Inclusion, authors Martin Dempsey and Ori Brafman show that \ntoday\u2019s leaders are competing for the trust and confidence of those they lead \nmore than ever before. The nature of power is changing and should not be \nmeasured simply by degree of control. \nIn today\u2019s environment, the speed and accessibility of informati...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "rebounders", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Rebounders", "author": "", "filename": "Rebounders.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6250, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction: Four\nSurprises About Failure\nPage 2\nWhat Makes \na Rebounder\nPage 3\nWhen Hardship is \na Privilege\nPage 4\nHow Passion Misleads\nPage 5\nOwn the Suck\nPage 6\nFrom Wallower \nto Rebounder\nPage 7\nThe Nine Attributes \nof Rebounders\nPage 8\nby Rick Newman\nRebounders\nHow Winners Pivot From Setback \nto Success\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLet\u2019s face it: Setbacks happen, and failure is always a possibility. But here\u2019s the\ngood news: Amazing success has been achieved by people who once fell flat on\ntheir faces. The secret lies in how we respond to life\u2019s bumps and potholes and\nunwelcome detours...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "resonant_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "", "filename": "Resonant_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3026, "image_count": 2, "preview": "RESONANT LEADERSHIP\nby Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee\nHarvard Business School Press, \u00a9 2005, 286 pages,\n$25.95, ISBN 1-59139-563-1\nMore than a decade ago, Daniel Goleman published his\nseminal business book Emotional Intelligence, which finally\nput into words one of the most important\nconcepts that many successful leaders had\nbeen thinking about for years but had diffi-\nculty finding the proper vocabulary to dis-\ncuss. With his best-selling book, Goleman\nhelped to give business leaders a new set of\nworkplace competencies that improve how\nthey manage their feelings, interact with\neach other an...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "return_on_impact", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Return on Impact", "author": "", "filename": "Return_on_Impact.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5683, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWelcome to the Age of\nEmpowered Customers!\nPage 2\nDo You Still Matter?\nPage 3\nEmbrace World-Class\nEngagement\nPage 4\n\u2018iTunify\u2019 Your Capabilities\nPage 5\nAttract and \nDevelop Unparalleled \nSocial Talent\nPage 6\nDeploy Social Analytics\nto Listen Louder and Tell\na Compelling Story\nPage 7\nReinvent ROI\nPage 8\nby David Nour\nReturn on Impact\nLeadership Strategies for \nthe Age of Connected Relationships\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLinkedIn. Twitter. Facebook. You\u2019re there, but is your social networking\npresence driving growth, cost performance or other quantifiable outcomes? How\nare your members and cu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "rock_the_boat", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Rock the Boat", "author": "Danelle Barrett", "filename": "Rock_the_Boat.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2548, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nWhy Mentoring Matters\nPage 2 \nWork-Life Balance\nPage 3\nLeadership and Mentoring \nin Times of Crisis\nPage 3\nGuard Your Reputation as a \nLeader\nPage 4\nRock the Boat\nEmbrace Change, Encourage Innovation, \nand Be a Successful Leader\nby Danelle Barrett\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBeing a leader is a calling above being just a manager. A leader must devote them\u00ad\nselves to the people around them\u2014 understanding their wants, needs, motivations, \nskills, what they\u2019re capable of, and how to connect with them. In this way, leader\u00ad\nship and mentorship go hand-in-hand.\nIn Rock the Boat...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "saving_the_world_at_work", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Saving_the_World_at_Work.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5928, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 11 (3 parts), Part 3, November 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-28\nCONTENTS\nPart One: The\nResponsibility\nRevolution\nPage 2\nThe Nature of Business\nRevolutions\nPage 2\nPart Two: The Saver\nSoldier\nPage 5\nThe Six Laws of the\nSaver Soldier\nPage 5\nPart Three: The Practice\nof Being Good\nPage 6\nAct: Save Your Planet\nPage 7\nIf Not You, Then Who?...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "say_what_they_can_8217_t_unhear", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Say What They Can\u2019t Unhear", "author": "Tamsen Webster", "filename": "Say_What_They_Can__8217_t_Unhear.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5427, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nChange Isn\u2019t Just an \nAction\u2014It\u2019s a Reaction\nPage 2\nEvery Decision Has\na Story\nPage 3\nPrinciples Set Patterns\nPage 4\nIdentity Is the Greatest \nInfluencer\nPage 5\nPain Is the Enemy of\nLong-Term Change\nPage 6\nYou Can\u2019t Want It More \nThan They Do\nPage 7\nThere\u2019s No Such Thing as \nBeliever\u2019s Remorse\nPage 8\nSay What They Can\u2019t Unhear\nThe 9 Principles of Lasting Change\nby Tamsen Webster\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn many organizations, leaders struggle to secure genuine buy-in for change. Teams may \nnod along in agreement, but without deeper co...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "scaling_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Scaling Leadership", "author": "Robert J. Anderson & William A. Adams", "filename": "Scaling_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 4946, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Contents\nExposed at Scale: Spiritual \nBoot Camp for Leaders\nPage 2\nHigh-Creative Leadership \nStrengths: What \nDifferentiates the Most \nEffective Leaders\nPage 3\nThe Strengths of High-\nReactive Leaders: Non-\nDifferentiating Strengths\nPage 4\nHow Leaders Scale \nLeadership\nPage 5\nPractices that Transform \nLeadership: Change Is \nSimple, Change Is Hard\nPage 7\nScaling Leadership\nBuilding Organizational Capability and Capacity \nto Create Outcomes that Matter Most\nby Robert J. Anderson & William A. Adams\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHow do you navigate our increasingly complicated and volatile world such that y...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg", "page8_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "self_less", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Self Less", "author": "Len Jessup", "filename": "Self_Less.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4535, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2 \nAct 1: Origins\nPage 2\nAct 2: Beliefs\nPage 3\nAct 3: Adversity\nPage 5\nAct 4: Impact\nPage 5\nAct 5: Legacy\nPage 6\nConclusion\nPage 7\nSelf Less\nLessons Learned from a Life Devoted to Servant \nLeadership, in Five Acts\nby Len Jessup\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLeadership that drives real positive change doesn\u2019t manifest via a top-down \nauthoritarian system. Instead, it demands focusing on serving people. \nThe book Self Less: Lessons Learned from a Life Devoted to Servant \nLeadership, in Five Acts uncovers the value of lifelo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "silence_kills", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Silence Kills", "author": "Scott Harvey", "filename": "Silence_Kills.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2735, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPhase 1: The Problem\nPage 2\nPhase 2: The Solution\nPage 3\nPhase 3: The Tactics\nPage 4\nConclusion: The Debrief\nPage 5\nSilence Kills\nCommunication Tactics to Speak with Confidence \nand Build Your Influence\nby Scott Harvey\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMost of us get trapped in the illusion of silence when a problem knocks at our \ndoor. But does silence truly solve a problem that stares us right in the face? The \nanswer is a massive \u201cno.\u201d\nAn insightful take on breaking the \u201csilence bubble,\u201d Silence Kills: Communica\u00ad\ntion Ta...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "simplify", "category": "Leadership", "title": "39-06 Simplify", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Simplify.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6011, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Secret Is Out!\nPage 2\nPart I: Great Simplifiers\nPage 2\nThe Two Strategies and \nTheir Trade-Offs\nPage 4\nPart II: How to Simplify\nPage 5\nPart III: Save the Dinosaurs?\nPage 7\nPart IV: The Rewards  \nof Simplifying\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAre you ready to become the next market leader? \nOver the last 40 years, investor and successful entrepreneur Richard Koch has \nworked to uncover the simple principles and strategies behind every successful \nbusiness. With the help of venture capitalist Greg Lockwood and supported by \nresearch from OC&C Strategy Consultants, Koch has uncovered the...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "six_functions_one_vision", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Six Functions, One Vision", "author": "Dorothy Kudla", "filename": "Six_Functions__One_Vision.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5615, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nModern Leadership\nPage 2\nThe Six Functions\nof a Leader\nPage 3\nSet Expectations\nPage 4\nIgnite Motivation\nPage 6\nCultivate Collaboration\nPage 7\nEnable Performance\nPage 8\nSix Functions, One Vision\nA Practical Guide for Modern Leaders\nby Dorothy Kudla\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSix Functions, One Vision presents a practical view of modern leadership grounded in the \nshift from individual achievement to enabling consistent performance through others. Doro\u00ad\nthy Kudla addresses the central challenge leaders face as work grows more complex: how...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "small_acts_of_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "39-03 Small Acts of Leadership", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Small_Acts_of_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6032, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nBelieve in Yourself\nPage 2\nBuild Confidence\nPage 3\nExpress Gratitude\nPage 4\nFuel Curiosity\nPage 5\nBe Fully Present\nPage 6\nInspire Others\nPage 7\nTake a Break\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn business today, there is no offline and there is no downtime. Professionals \nare both exhausted and depleted. Being constantly tethered to our work through \ntechnology makes us overwhelmed and shortsighted, and deprives us of time for \nmeaningful reflection or thoughtful connection to our professional communities, \nand often even to our own families.\nFor us to thrive \u2013\u2013 not simply survive \u2013\u2013 in this ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "smart_trust", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Smart Trust", "author": "", "filename": "Smart_Trust.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6123, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 8 (3 parts), Part 2, August 2012 \u2022 Order #34-20\nCONTENTS\nSmart Trust Action 1:\nChoose to Believe \nin Trust\nPage 4\nSmart Trust Action 2:\nStart with Self\nPage 5\nSmart Trust Action 3:\nDeclare Your Intent ... \nand Assume Positive\nIntent in Others\nPage 5\nSmart Trust Action 4:\nDo What You Say You\u2019re\nGoing ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "solving_the_people_problem", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Solving the People Problem", "author": "Brett M. Cooper and Evans Kerrigan", "filename": "Solving_the_People_Problem.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2379, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nFinding the Framework \nto Make it Work\nPage 2\nThe Solution \nStarts with You\nPage 2\nMaking the Team Work\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nSolving the \nPeople Problem\nEssential Skills You Need to Lead and Succeed \nin Today\u2019s Workplace\nby Brett M. Cooper and Evans Kerrigan\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Solving the People Problem Brett M. Cooper and Evans Kerrigan capture \nwell the complexity of work relationships today. The heart of the problem they \ndescribe is that the modern work environment is in desperate need of emotional \nintelligence. If you can learn to harness your emotio...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page4_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "speaking_as_a_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Speaking as a Leader", "author": "", "filename": "Speaking_as_a_Leader.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5904, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 7 (3 parts), Part 2, July 2012 \u2022 Order #34-17\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction: Speaking\nas an Act of Leadership\nPage 2\nBegin with Vision\nPage 2\nMove from Information\nto Inspiration\nPage 3\nWhat Is a Leader\u2019s\nScript?\nPage 4\nOpen with a Grabber\nPage 4\nDevelop a Persuasive\nStructure\nPage 5\nSpeak with Clarity\nPage ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "speed", "category": "Leadership", "title": "39-10 Speed", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Speed.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5517, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nSpeed Laws\nPage 2\nSpeed Traps\nPage 3\nSpeeding Up Your Day\nPage 4\nInnovating\nPage 5\nSetting \u201cStretch Goals\u201d\nPage 6\nCommunicating Powerfully\nPage 7\nPossessing Knowledge  \nand Expertise\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDuring the last few decades, speed has increased dramatically in daily business \nactivity. Speed in business is partly a reflection of the increase in speed in every area \nof modern life. In order to stay competitive and profitable, companies must improve \nthe speed at which they operate and make crucial decisions. Today, competition \nis fiercer than ever as companies all over ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "stacking_the_deck", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Stacking the Deck", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Stacking_the_Deck.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5917, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nEstablishing the Need  \nto Change and a Sense  \nof Urgency\nPage 2\nAssembling and Unifying \nYour Team\nPage 3\nCreating a Workable Plan\nPage 5\nAssessing, Recruiting and \nEmpowering the Team\nPage 7\nTesting with Pilots to  \nIncrease Success\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nChange is a constant, and leaders must do more than keep up \u2014 they must inno-\nvate and accelerate to succeed. Yet people are often unnerved by change. As a leader \nduring a time of transformation, you may stand up before teams that are indifferent, \nor even hostile, and need to convince them that change is necessary and urgen...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "start_with_why", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Start with Why", "author": "Simon Sinek", "filename": "Start_With_Why.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5448, "image_count": 9, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nLeadership\nContents\nAssume You Know\nPage 2\nThe Golden Circle\nPage 2\nClarity, Discipline and \nConsistency\nPage 4\nThe Emergence of Trust\nPage 5\nHow a Tipping Point Tips\nPage 5\nKnow WHY. Know HOW. \nThen WHAT?\nPage 6\nThe Origins of a WHY\nPage 8\nThe New Competition\nPage 8\nStart with Why\nHow Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action\nby Simon Sinek\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAny person or organization can explain what they do; some can explain how \nthey are different or better, but very few can clearly articulate why. WHY is not \nabout money or pro...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page3_img1.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg", "page6_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "step_up", "category": "Leadership", "title": "36AATFS Step Up", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Step_Up.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6256, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nGet Angry, Not Stupid\nPage 2\nAvoid Terminal Politeness\nPage 3\nDecide Already\nPage 4\nAct When You Are  \nthe Problem\nPage 5\nLeverage Pessimism\nPage 6\nCreate Emotional Safety\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNo matter what your title or place on the organization chart, you have the po-\ntential to be a leader \u2014 or more precisely, the potential to exercise leadership in the \nmoments that matter most. Leadership is not a job title or position, but rather an \naction. In certain moments and situations, anyone can rise to the occasion to act as \na leader \u2014 gaining respect, confidence and ultimately...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "still_surprised", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Still Surprised", "author": "", "filename": "Still_Surprised.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6313, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPrelude\nPage 2\nThe Crucible of War\nPage 2\nLaunch\nPage 3\nRites of Passage\nPage 3\nGreat Groups\nPage 5\nFighting the Bull\nPage 6\nGoing State\nPage 6\nA Year at Sea\nPage 7\nComing Home\nPage 8\nby Warren Bennis with\nPatricia Ward Biederman\nStill Surprised\nA Memoir of a Life in Leadership\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf many of our organizations have become more democratic, more resilient,\nmore adaptable, and more transparent, it is because Warren Bennis has provided\nmuch of the intellectual and ethical fuel over the past half-century to our most\ninfluential and successful leadership experts and practit...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "stop_selling_vanilla_ice_cream", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Stop Selling Vanilla Ice Cream", "author": "", "filename": "Stop_Selling_Vanilla_Ice_Cream.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5500, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 2 (3 parts), Part 1, February 2013 \u2022 Order #35-04\nCONTENTS\nWhy You Must Stop\nSelling Vanilla \nIce Cream\nPage 2\nThe Power of \nStrategy + Talent\nPage 2\nPhase 1: Planning\nProcess Preparation\nPage 3\nPhase 2: \nBuilding the Team \nand Strategy\nDevelopment\nPreparation\nPage 4\nPhase 3: \nStrategy Development\nPa...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "stop_workplace_drama", "category": "Leadership", "title": "3320 Stop Workplace Drama.qxd", "author": "Marlene Chism", "filename": "Stop_Workplace_Drama.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5962, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries,\u00ae 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 8 (3 parts), Part 2, August 2011 \u2022 Order #33-20\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction: We Don\u2019t\nDo Drama Here\nPage 2\nClear the Fog\nPage 3\nTell Yourself the Truth\nPage 4\nReinvent and Realign\nPage 5\nMaster Your Energy\nPage 6\nBecome a Creator\nPage 7\nConclusion: No\nComplaints, No Excuses,\nNo Regrets\nPage 8\nby Marlene Chi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "story_10x", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Story 10X", "author": "Michael Margolis", "filename": "Story_10X.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2486, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThe Heart of \nthe Storyteller\nPage 2\nStorytelling in the \nAge of Disruption\nPage 2\nFrom Outsider to Insider\nPage 2\nThe Feel-Good Principle\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nStory 10X\nTurn the Impossible Into the Inevitable\nby Michael Margolis\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAfter twenty years of learning and experimentation, working with hundreds of orga\u00ad\nnizations while training tens of thousands of people and developing messaging, pitch\u00ad\nes, and presentations for the most iconic leaders in the world, Michael Margolis has \ndistilled what he knows into Story 10X: Turn the Impossible I...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "straight_a_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "", "filename": "Straight_A_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2874, "image_count": 2, "preview": "STRAIGHT A LEADERSHIP:\nALIGNMENT, ACTION,\nACCOUNTABILITY\nby Quint Studer\nCopyright \u00a9 2009 Studer Group, LLC.\nFire Starter Publishing. 264 pages, $28.00,\nISBN 978-0-9840794-1-4.\nThe title of best-selling author Quint\nStuder\u2019s latest book on leadership in the\nhealthcare field could have easily been The\nRealistic Optimistic. With Straight A\nLeadership, Studer continually advocates\nlevel-headed optimism as well as a realistic\nperspective on organizational leadership.\nHe also explores the idea that great leaders\nmust be adept at shifting from \u201clong-term\noptimism to short-term realism.\u201d By\nshowing l...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "strategic_doing", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Strategic Doing", "author": "Edward Morrison, Scott Hutcheson, Elizabeth Nilsen, Janyce Fadden, and Nancy Franklin", "filename": "Strategic_Doing.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5529, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nYou Are Here\nPage 2\nSkill 2: Frame the \nConversation with \nthe Right Question\nPage 3\nSkill 4: Link and Leverage \nAssets to Identify New \nOpportunities\nPage 4\nSkill 5: Look for \nthe Big Easy\nPage 4\nSkill 7: Start Slowly \nto Go Fast--But Start\nPage 6\nSkill 10: Nudge, Connect, \nand Promote to Reinforce \nNew Habits\nPage 7\nStrategic Doing\n10 Skills for Agile Leadership\nby Edward Morrison, Scott Hutcheson, Elizabeth \nNilsen, Janyce Fadden, and Nancy Franklin\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nComplex challenges are all around us\u2014they impact our companies, our commu\u00ad\nnities, and our planet. This complexit...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "strategy_first", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Strategy First", "author": "Brad Chase", "filename": "Strategy_First.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2328, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThe Strategy Imperative\nPage 2\nScoring Your Strategy\nPage 2\nAdapt to the Tides\nPage 3\nExpand the Universe\nPage 3\nExecution\nPage 4\nStrategy First\nHow Businesses Win Big\nby Brad Chase\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen leadership is an inch apart on strategy, product teams are miles apart on \nexecution. Getting strategy right must occupy every leader\u2019s mindset from start to \nfinish. But how can leaders do that? All of us are in business to meet the unmet and \nunarticulated needs of customers. In Strategy First, Brad Chase shares his secrets \nto unlocking and executing strateg...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "stretch_for_change", "category": "Leadership", "title": "39-26 Stretch for Change", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Stretch_for_Change.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5714, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nUNSTUCK \u2014 Shake Up \nYour Current Mindset!\nPage 2\nOPEN-UP \u2014 From a \u201cStuck\u201d \nto a \u201cChange\u201d Mindset\nPage 3\nRE-ENGAGE \u2014 From \nDetachment to  \nHuman-Centered\nPage 4\nTRY \u2014 Building a  \nChange-Fit Culture\nPage 6\nBE \u2014 Leading a  \nMeaningful Life\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe all admire daring innovators. In our own lives, however, it often seems safer to \nstick with the status quo. Change can be frightening, but embracing it can lead to \nphenomenal growth. Choose change, and free yourself to improve your adaptability \nand problem-solving skills.\nA sought-after expert on i...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "strong_ground", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Strong Ground", "author": "Bren\u00e9 Brown", "filename": "Strong_Ground.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2688, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nLeadership\nLearning How to\nFind Your Ground \nLeading well is difficult. Too often, the examples seen are \nof leaders either misusing their power or leading weakly, re\u00ad\nsulting in little to nothing getting done, if anything at all, let \nalone well.\nSome wish to change the status quo and change how things \nare done, and in a time when vulnerability and empathy are \nscorned, that takes an amazing amount of courage. So how \ndid they get there, and how can we, as fellow leaders, follow \ntheir example? \nIn her book, Strong Ground: The Lessons of...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "stronger_in_the_broken_places", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Stronger In the Broken Places", "author": "James Lee Witt and James Morgan", "filename": "Stronger_in_the_Broken_Places.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6314, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nNine Lessons for Turning Crisis into Triumph\nSTRONGER\nIN THE\nBROKEN PLACES\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAs the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency from\n1993 until 2001, James Lee Witt witnessed some of the worst crises Mother\nNature, chance and certain humans had to offer \u2014 earthquakes, floods, air-\nline crashes, the Oklahoma City bombing, and more. Through it all, he not\nonly dr...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "succession", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Succession", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Succession.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5822, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nGetting It Wrong:  \nThe Broken CEO  \nSuccession Pipeline\nPage 2\nCultivating Transformation-\nal Leaders on the Inside\nPage 3\nThe CEO Role in the Suc-\ncession Pipeline: The \nParadox of Power\nPage 4\nThe Critical Role of  \nHuman Resources in  \nCEO Succession\nPage 5\nThe Role of the Board\nPage 6\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe decision of who leads an organization into a successful future is by far the \nmost momentous one that directors, CEOs and senior leaders will ever make. The \nunfortunate reality is that as many as 80 percent of leaders get this high-stakes \ndecision wrong. Noel Tichy, the no...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "superperformance", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Superperformance", "author": "George Pesansky", "filename": "Superperformance.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4121, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Golden Hour\nPage 2\nEscape from the Prison\nof Expectations\nPage 3\nFind the Friction and\nLower the Temperature\nPage 4\nFind the Root Cause of \nSuccess\nPage 5\nBe Able to Clearly Explain \nWHY We Will Sustain\nPage 6\nSuperperformance\n8 Strategies to Reach Full Potential for Yourself,\nYour Team, and Your Organization \nby George Pesansky\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany business leaders and organizations struggle to unlock their true potential. \nThey may achieve brief flashes of high performance, but without a system to sustain \nsuccess, thos...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "swagger", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Swagger", "author": "Leslie Ehm", "filename": "Swagger.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2431, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction \nPage 2\nSwagger Blockers\nPage 2 \nSwagger Drivers\nPage 2\nWalking, Talking, and \nFeeling Your Swagger\nPage 3\nLiving Your Best Swagger \nLife\nPage 4\nSwagger\nUnleash Everything You Are and Become \nEverything You Want\nby Leslie Ehm\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe want to have what we think traditional swagger is\u2014an air of powerful, cocksure \nconfidence, no matter the situation. We want to be heard, respected, recognized, and \nrewarded for being our true selves at work, but we\u2019re too shit-scared of the possible \nrepercussions. So, we squash our realness down, telling ourselves that we\u2019l...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "switch", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "", "filename": "Switch.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3021, "image_count": 2, "preview": "SWITCH: HOW TO CHANGE THINGS\nWHEN CHANGE IS HARD\nby Chip Heath and Dan Heath\nCopyright \u00a9 2010, Broadway Books, 305 pages, $26.00,\nISBN 978-0-385-52875-7\nAs two thought leaders who dwell at the juncture\nwhere research converges with daily life,\nDan Heath and Chip Heath have mastered\nthe language of change while adding many\nideas of their own to the lexicon of shift.\nWhile digging under the surface of why\nchange can often be so difficult, they have\nexposed a variety of easier ways we can\naccelerate and improve the change process.\nMost changes are tough to accomplish\nbecause we are always engaged...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "talent_keepers", "category": "Leadership", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "Talent_Keepers.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5246, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nEngaging Your Talent Is a \nBusiness Imperative\nPage 2\nWhat Engages People at \nWork?\nPage 3\nLeaders and Their Impact\nPage 4\nSolving the Career-Growth \nDilemma\nPage 5\nCreating an Engagement \nand Retention Culture\nPage 6\nBuilding the Business \nCase for Engagement and \nRetention\nPage 7\nTalent Keepers\nHow Top Leaders Engage and Retain Their Best \nPerformers\nby Christopher Mulligan and Craig Taylor\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAttracting and keeping the best and the brightest is an ongoing challenge for any \norganization. In Talent Keepers, authors Christopher Mulligan and Craig R. \nTaylor\u2014of the a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_100x_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The 100X Leader", "author": "Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram", "filename": "The_100X_Leader.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5395, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: Developing You\nPage 2\nThe Making of a Sherpa\nPage 3\nYour Ultimate Test\nPage 4\nKnow Yourself to Lead \nYourself\nPage 5\nPart II: Getting Others \nto a Higher Level\nPage 6\nBecoming a Multiplication \nMaster\nPage 6\nPart III: Creating 100X \nCultures\nPage 7\nThe 100X Leader\nHow to Become Someone Worth Following\nby Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nForget everything you know about motivating others and building a harmonious \nworkplace. If you want to get the best out of people, you must be willing to fight. \nBut that doesn\u2019t mean you become a dominator, nor does codd...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_21_indispensable_qualities_of_a_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader", "author": "John C. Maxwell", "filename": "The_21_Indispensable_Qualities_of_a_Leader.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5915, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nDo You Have What It Takes \nto Become a Great Leader?\nPage 2\nCommunication, Courage\nPage 3\nDiscernment, Focus\nPage 4\nGenerosity, Initiative, \nListening\nPage 5\nPositive Attitude, \nProblem Solving\nPage 6\nResponsibility, Security \nPage 7\nSelf-Discipline, Teachability\nPage 8\nConclusion & Advice\nPage 9\nThe 21 Indispensable\nQualities of a Leader\nBecoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow\nby John C. Maxwell\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat do you dream of ? In your wildest imagination, what do you see your\u00ad\nself doing? Now, what is standing ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_360_degree_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The 360 Degree Leader", "author": "John C. Maxwell", "filename": "The_360_Degree_Leader.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 6063, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Myths of Leading \nFrom the Middle\nPages 2\nThe Challenges \n360-Degree Leaders Face\nPages 3\nThe Principles \n360-Degree Leaders \nPractice to Lead Up\nPages 4\nThe Principles \n360-Degree Leaders \nPractice to Lead Across\nPages 5\nThe Principles \n360-Degree Leaders \nPractice to Lead Down\nPages 6\nThe Value of \n360-Degree Leaders\nPages 8\nThe 360 \nDegree Leader\nDeveloping Your Influence From Anywhere \nin the Organization\nby John C. Maxwell\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThese are classic pictures of leadership: William Wallace leading the charge of...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_5_levels_of_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The 5 Levels of Leadership", "author": "", "filename": "The_5_Levels_of_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6490, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 4 (3 parts), Part 2, April 2012 \u2022 Order #34-10\nCONTENTS\nYou Can Have a\nLeadership Game Plan\nfor Your Life\nPage 2\nLevel 1: Position\nPage 3\nLevel 2: Permission\nPage 4\nLevel 3: Production\nPage 5\nLevel 4: People\nDevelopment\nPage 6\nLevel 5: The Pinnacle\nPage 7\nPortrait of a\nLevel 5 Leader:\nCoach John Woode...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_7_commitments_of_a_great_team", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The 7 Commitments of a Great Team ", "author": "Jon Gordon", "filename": "The_7_Commitments_of_a_Great_Team.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4014, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nCommitments Are Greater \nThan Goals \nPage 2\nCommit to the Vision and \nMission of the Team \nPage 2\nCommit to Staying Positive \nTogether \nPage 3\nCommit to Giving Your Best \nPage 3\nCommit to Getting Better \nPage 3\nCommit to Connect \nPage 4\nCommit to Each Other\nPage 4\nThe 7th Commitment \nPage 6\nThe 7 Commitments\nof a Great Team \nby Jon Gordon\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThis special book is built on real experiences, hard-earned insights, and the pow\u00ad\nerful lessons that come from working with teams. Many of the moments within its \npages are ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_8_laws_of_customer_focused_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The 8 Laws of Customer-Focused Leadership", "author": "Blake Morgan", "filename": "The_8_Laws_of_Customer-Focused_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5438, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Rise of the Customer-\nFocused Leader\nPage 2\nCreate a Customer \nExperience Mindset\nPage 3\nExceed Long-Term Profit \nExpectations\nPage 4\nEmbark on Your Ninety-\nDay Get-Started Plan\nPage 5\nAnticipate the Future\nPage 6\nEvaluate Success and \nMeasure What Can\nBe Measured\nPage 7\nThe 8 Laws of Customer-\nFocused Leadership\nNew Rules for Building a Business\nAround Today\u2019s Customer\nby Blake Morgan\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe 8 Laws of Customer-Focused Leadership examines how organizations must re\u00ad\norganize leadership priorities around custom...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_8th_habit", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The 8th Habit", "author": "Stephen R. Covey", "filename": "The_8th_Habit.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6543, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nFrom Effectiveness to Greatness\nTHE 8TH HABIT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor individuals and organizations, effectiveness is no longer merely an\noption \u2014 survival requires it. But to thrive, excel and lead in the Knowledge\nWorker Age, we must move beyond effectiveness to greatness, which includes\nfulfillment, passionate execution and significant contribution. Accessing a\nhigher level of human genius an...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_accountable_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Accountable_Leader.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5599, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 11 (3 parts), Part 1, November 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-26\nCONTENTS\nAccountable\nfor Success\nPage 2\nOrganizing for\nAccountability\nPage 3\nHolding Leaders\nto Account:\nLeadership by Design\nPage 3\nHeld to Account\nat the Front Line\nPage 4\nManaging the Managers\nPage 6\nLeadership Development\nSchemes\nPage 7\nThe Accountable Leader:\n20 Ke...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_adaptation_advantage", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Adaptation Advantage", "author": "Heather E. McGowan and Chris Shipley", "filename": "The_Adaptation_Advantage.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5270, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: Adapting at the \nSpeed of Change\nPage 2\nGetting Comfortable \nwith Adaptation: The \nSlowest Rate of Change Is \nHappening Now\nPage 3\nPart II: Letting Go and \nLearning Fast to Thrive\nPage 4\nLearning Fast: Why an \nAgile Learning Mindset Is \nEssential\nPage 4\nPart III: Leading People \nand Organizations in the \nEvolution of Work\nPage 6\nThe Adaptation Advantage\nLet Go, Learn Fast, and Thrive in the Future of Work\nby Heather E. McGowan and Chris Shipley\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nTechnology is changing work as we know it. Cultural norms are undergoing tec\u00ad\ntonic shifts. A global pandemic pro...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_advantage", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Advantage", "author": "", "filename": "The_Advantage.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6095, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 8 (3 parts), Part 1, August 2012 \u2022 Order #34-19\nCONTENTS\nThe Case for\nOrganizational Health\nPage 2\nDiscipline 1: \nBuild a Cohesive\nLeadership Team\nPage 3\nDiscipline 2: \nCreate Clarity\nPage 4\nDiscipline 3:\nOvercommunicate\nClarity\nPage 7\nDiscipline 4: \nReinforce Clarity\nPage 7\nThe Centrality of \nGreat ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_age_of_turbulence", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "", "filename": "The_Age_of_Turbulence.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3109, "image_count": 2, "preview": "The Age of Turbulence\nby Alan Greenspan\nThe Penguin Press, $35.00\nIn the year 2000, one of the country\u2019s best-known\njournalists, Bob Woodward, wrote a book-length profile\nof Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan; he\ncalled his book Maestro. The title was\nappropriate, for not only was Greenspan the\nperson so many economists, business people\nand Wall Street investors looked to as a\nsource of economic guidance, he was also\nconsidered a master in his field. How exact-\nly a self-confessed math geek, who rose to\nthe top post of an institution most\nAmericans know little or even nothing\nabout,...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_airbnb_way", "category": "Leadership", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "The_Airbnb_Way.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5317, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: Belonging\nPage 2\nPart II: Trust\nPage 3\nPractice Helpful Disclosure\nPage 3\nPart III: Hospitality\nPage 4\nPart IV: Empowerment\nPage 5\nClaim and Share \nYour Value\nPage 6\nPart V: Community\nPage 7\nOwn Goodness\nPage 8\nThe Airbnb Way\n5 Leadership Lessons for Igniting Growth Through \nLoyalty, Community, and Belonging\nby Joseph A. Michelli\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe shared economy is the future, but it introduces business challenges never \nbefore faced: How do you serve a broad range of customers across varying geogra\u00ad\nphies through a distributed network of partners? \nIn The Airbnb Way, a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_arc_of_ambition", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Arc of Ambition", "author": "James Champy and Nitin Nohria", "filename": "The_Arc_of_Ambition.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6363, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nDefining the Leadership Journey\nTHE ARC OF\nAMBITION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nWhat drives some people to accomplish spectacular things, to fulfill\naspirations beyond anyone\u2019s expectations and to make a lasting impression\nupon everyone around them? For authors James Champy, the former head\nof CSC Index and co-author of Reengineering the Corporation, and Nitin\nNohria, a professor of business administration at the Harvard Business\nS...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_art_and_discipline_of_strategic_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Art and Discipline of Strategic Leadership", "author": "Mike Freedman", "filename": "The_Art_and_Discipline_of_Strategic_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5631, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nDrive Breakthrough Strategic Thinking Throughout\nEvery Level of Your Organization\nTHE ART AND\nDISCIPLINE\nOF STRATEGIC\nLEADERSHIP\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn the 21st Century it is more critical than ever that CEOs provide\nclear strategic leadership. In the ever-changing business landscape leaders\nmust master both the art of strategy creation and formulation and the disci-\npline of strategy i...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_art_of_self_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Art of Self-Leadership", "author": "Heather R. Younger", "filename": "The_Art_of_Self-Leadership.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3613, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nFoundation of Self \nUnderstanding\nPage 2\nPersonal Growth and \nSustainability\nPage 2\nThe Three Stages of \nEmpowerment\nPage 2\nSocial Interaction and \nInfluence\nPage 3\nEffective Communication\nPage 4\nUse Your Voice and Be \nSeen\nPage 6\nThe Art of \nSelf-Leadership\nDiscover the Power Within You and Learn \nto Lead Yourself\nby Heather R. Younger\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThose who read this book will instantly feel more powerful, become more aware \nof self- imposed limitations, and realize the many ways that they can learn to \nlead themselves t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_athena_doctrine", "category": "Leadership", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Athena_Doctrine.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5886, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction: The Athena \nDoctrine\nPage 2\nIceland\nPage 3\nJapan\nPage 4\nColumbia and Peru\nPage 5\nKenya\nPage 6\nChina\nPage 7\nBhutan\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nJohn Gerzema and Michael D\u2019Antonio traveled the world to uncover stories of \nwomen and men who lead innovative organizations with the skills and values com-\nmonly associated with women. By emphasizing cooperation, communication and \nsharing, these pioneers succeed in a super-connected world. In The Athena Doctrine, \nthe authors show why femininity is the operating system of 21st century prosperity. \nAmong 64,000 people surveyed in ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "the_attacker_s_advantage", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Attacker's Advantage", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Attacker_s_Advantage.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5831, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhat Is the \nAttacker\u2019s Advantage?\nPage 2\nSearching for Early  \nWarning Signals\nPage 3\nTools to Build \nPerceptual Acuity\nPage 4\nA Mindset for Offense\nPage 5\nThe Joint Practice Session\nPage 6\nSteering on Two Tracks\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe forces driving today\u2019s world of structural change create sharp bends in the \nroad that can lead to major explosions in your existing market space. But exponen-\ntial change also offers exponential opportunities. How do you leverage change to \ngo on the offense? The Attacker\u2019s Advantage is the game plan for winning in an era of \nambiguity, volat...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_authority_advantage", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Authority Advantage", "author": "Adam Witty, Rusty Shelton", "filename": "The_Authority_Advantage.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2591, "image_count": 5, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart 1: Why Make This \nJourney?\nPage 2\nPart 2: Building Your Master \nAuthority Plan (MAP)\nPage 3\nPart 3: The New Media \nLandscape\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Authority \nAdvantage\nBuilding Thought Leadership Focused \non Impact, Not Ego\nby Adam Witty and Rusty Shelton\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThought leadership is critical when it comes to establishing a following and \nstrengthening trust within your brand \u2013 both on a personal and business level.\nThe book, The Authority Advantage: Building Thought Leadership Focused...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg", "page5_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_blueprint", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Blueprint", "author": "Douglas R. Conant", "filename": "The_Blueprint.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5465, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction: The Raw \nMaterials of Change Are \nAlready Within You\nPage 2\nPart I: Blueprint: Get \nUnstuck\nPage 2\nStep 2: REFLECT: Dig Deep\nPage 3\nStep 4: PLAN: Design Your \nLeadership Model\nPage 4\nStep 6: IMPROVE: Reinforce \nYour Foundation\nPage 5\nPart II: Manifesto: Maximize \nYour Impact\nPage 6\nThe Blueprint\n6 Practical Steps to Lift Your Leadership to New \nHeights\nby Douglas R. Conant with Amy Federman\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn 1984, Doug Conant was fired without warning and with barely an explanation. \nHe felt hopeless and stuck, but surprisingly, this defeating turn of events turned...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_brain_advantage", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Brain Advantage", "author": "", "filename": "The_Brain_Advantage.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5960, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nUsing Constraints \nto Free Up The Mind\nPage 2\nDo Expert Brains \nThink Less?\nPage 3\nWill the \u2018Real\u2019 You\nPlease Stand Up?\nPage 4\nRules of Engagement\nPage 5\nThe Halo Effect\nPage 6\nMultitasking \u2013\u2013\nAsset or Liability?\nPage 7\nWhat Doesn\u2019t Kill You\nWill Make You Stronger\nPage 8\nby Madeleine L. Van Hecke,\nLisa P. Callahan, Brad Kolar,\nand Ken A. Paller\nThe Brain Advantage\nBecome a More Effective Leader \nUsing the Latest Brain Research\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe Brain Advantage ties the latest brain research to its implications for leader-\nship styles and practices. The human brain is a three-po...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_brink", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Brink", "author": "Mark Hunter", "filename": "The_Brink.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2212, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nFocus on Your Vision \nas a Leader\nPage 2\nNormalize the Presence \nof Discomfort\nPage 2\nTrust in Possibility, \nNot Probability\nPage 3\nEmbrace Fear to \nBecome Unstoppable \nPage 3\nBe Unstoppable\nPage 4\nThe Brink\nHow Great Leadership Is Invented\nby Mark Hunter\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nToday\u2019s world is suffering from a gap in leadership. Almost every major problem in \nthe world (financial crises, crime, violence, global warming, etc.) can be fundamen\u00ad\ntally linked to a gap in leadership. The Brink provides the solution to closing this \ngap with step by step actions.\nThe process of facing great ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_ceo_s_playbook", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The CEO\u2019s Playbook", "author": "Dr. Nora Ganescu", "filename": "The_CEO_s_Playbook.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2646, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nFixing the \u201cPeople Issues\u201d\nPage 2\nStart at the Heart of \nthe Matter\nPage 2\nA Change Incubator\nPage 3\nHow to Support the \nTransition\nPage 4\nThe CEO\u2019s Playbook\nTurning the Employees You Have into the \nDream Team You Always Wanted \nby Nora Ganescu\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe key to a healthier, more innovative, and competitive company is to create an envi\u00ad\nronment where employees are highly engaged and eager to contribute to their fullest. \nEmployee disengagement affects about 70% of all employees and costs the U.S. econ\u00ad\nomy $450 to $550 billion per year (on average, a third of the payroll...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_cfo_advantage", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The CFO Advantage", "author": "Chris Festog", "filename": "The_CFO_Advantage.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5656, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nBecoming a\nHigh-Impact CFO\nPage 2\nCharacter Counts\nPage 3\nCommunicating\nfor Success\nPage 4\nPivotal Management\nPage 5\nCourageous Leader\nPage 6\nAccelerate Through \nTechnology\nPage 7\nSecrets of Data and \nBusiness Intelligence\nPage 8\nThe CFO Advantage\nElevate Your Role From Financial Technician\nto Visionary Business Leader\nby Chris Festog\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany finance professionals find themselves confined to technical roles, valued for accu\u00ad\nracy and compliance but excluded from strategic influence. Despite deep expertise in \nrep...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_change_maker_8217_s_playbook", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Change Maker\u2019s Playbook", "author": "Amy J Radin", "filename": "The_Change_Maker__8217_s_Playbook.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5385, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nDiscovering Real Needs\nPage 2\nPurpose, Passion, Promise \nand Positioning\nPage 3\nPrototype, Test, Learn, \nIterate\nPage 4\nThe Green-Light Moment\nPage 5\nLaunch\nPage 6\nTesting and Experimenting\nPage 7\nAnticipating and Adapting\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAny leader in any company, no matter the size or sector, feels the pressure \nto innovate, find new ideas and business models, and create enduring customer \nvalue. There is no one formula or set process to find and execute the ideas that \nachieve these goals; customers set moving targets, shareholders are unforgiving \nand demanding, and so...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_character_triangle", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Character Triangle", "author": "", "filename": "The_Character_Triangle.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5806, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction to \nthe Triangle\nPage 2\nBe Accountable\nPage 3\nDig a Little Deeper and\nFind a Well\nPage 4\nBe Respectful\nPage 5\nBe Abundant\nPage 7\nClimbing to the Top of\nthe Character Triangle\nPage 7\nCharacter Triangle\nPoints to Remember\nPage 8\nby Lorne Rubis\nThe Character Triangle\nBuild Character, Have an Impact, and\nInspire Others\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe challenges facing leaders, and the attributes foundational to their success\nare many and complex. We see and understand the true value of outstanding lead-\nership when the situation is most critical, complicated and broadly impactful. \n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_charismatic_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Charismatic Leader", "author": "John C. Maxwell", "filename": "The_Charismatic_Leader.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3675, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nPut Your Focus on Others\nPage 2\nLearn What Matters to \nPeople\nPage 3\nListen with an Open Heart\nPage 4\nBe Quick to Help Others\nPage 5\nShare Credit with Others\nPage 6\nBuild Bridges for Others\nPage 6\nBe a Generous Person\nPage 7\nThe Charismatic \nLeader \n21 Skills to Connect with People\nby John C. Maxwell\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCharisma starts with becoming interested in others. In The Charismatic Lead\u00ad\ner: 21 Skills to Connect with People, you will learn twenty-one simple ways to \ndevelop charisma by interacting positively with people. ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_coach_8217_s_way", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Coach's Way", "author": "Eric Maisel", "filename": "The_Coach__8217_s_Way.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2565, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nWeek 1: Starting with You\nPage 2 \nWeek 3: Before the First \nSession\nPage 2\nWeek 5: Between Session 1 \nand Session 2\nPage 2\nWeek 7: Quiet Energetic \nPresence\nPage 3\nWeek 9: Drop-Ins\nPage 3\nWeek 11: In Session\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Coach\u2019s Way\nThe Art and Practice of Powerful Coaching \nin Any Field\nby Eric Maisel\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nA central tenet of Taoism is naturalness. The \u201cway\u201d in Taoism has to do with \nease, spontaneity, and connection, that there is an eternal, nameless, indescrib\u00ad\nable, but never...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_coaching_effect", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Coaching Effect", "author": "Bill Eckstrom and Sarah Wirth", "filename": "The_Coaching_Effect.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2298, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Contents\nMeasuring Managerial \nEffectiveness\nPage 2\nThe Growth Rings\nPage 2\nCoaching Redefined\nPage 3\nThe Four-Step \nCoaching Process\nPage 4\nThe Coaching Effect \nWhat Great Leaders Do to Increase Sales, Enhance \nPerformance, and Sustain Growth\nby Bill Eckstrom and Sarah Wirth \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn The Coaching Effect: What Great Leaders Do to Increase Sales, En\u00ad\nhance Performance, and Sustain Growth, authors Bill Eckstrom and Sarah \nWirth detail measurable and quantifiable coaching activities that have led to \nimproved performance and sustained team growth. \nWith a justifiable focus on what...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page4_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_conscious_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "36UTFS The Conscious Leader", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Conscious_Leader.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6134, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhen Leaders Don\u2019t Know \nTheir Achilles Heels\nPage 3\nWhen Organizations Repeat \nFamily Dynamics\nPage 4\nWhen People Regress  \nin Groups\nPage 5\nMaking Diversity Real\nPage 6\nWhen Change Is a Constant\nPage 7\nThe Mind Does Not Take \nCare of Itself\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhy do things go wrong in companies that shouldn\u2019t? The answer, according \nto Dr. Shelley Reciniello, often lies deep beneath the surface in the unconscious \nprocesses of leaders and their employees. \nWorking as a sort of psychological detective, Reciniello consults with organiza-\ntions and individuals to figure out wh...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_contrarian_s_guide_to_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Contrarian's Guide to Leadership", "author": "Steven B. Sample", "filename": "The_Contrarian_s_Guide_to_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6030, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nBreak Free from Conventional Leadership Wisdom\nTHE\nCONTRARIAN\u2019S\nGUIDE TO\nLEADERSHIP\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAre you the type of leader who finds it difficult to make quick assess-\nments of people and ideas? Do you fail to read all the things that come\nacross your desk? Do you find yourself wondering if conventional wisdom\nis a bit too simplistic for the realities of our time?\nThen you ma...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_courage_to_act", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Courage to Act", "author": "", "filename": "The_Courage_to_Act.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6114, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nCandor: The Courage \nto Speak and Hear \nthe Truth\nPage 4\nPurpose: The Courage to\nPursue Lofty and\nAudacious Goals\nPage 4\nWill: The Courage to\nInspire Optimism, Spirit\nand Promise\nPage 5\nRigor: The Courage to\nInvent Disciplines and\nMake Them Stick\nPage 5\nRisk: The Courage to\nEmpower, Trust and\nInvest in Relationships\nPage 6\nby Merom Klein \nand Rod Napier\nThe Courage to Act\nFive Factors of Courage to \nTransform Business\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCourage is not just the extraordinary acts of adventurers and visionaries. In\nworkplaces where jobs can change with the stroke of a pen, having the ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_critical_few", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Critical Few", "author": "Jon Katzenback", "filename": "The_Critical_Few.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5216, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhy Aligning Culture \nMatters\nPage 2\nA Critical Few Traits\nPage 3\nA Critical Few Behaviors\nPage 4\nA Few Authentic Informal \nLeaders\nPage 6\nMeasuring Cultural Action\nPage 7\nThe Critical Few\nEnergize Your Company\u2019s Culture by Choosing \nWhat Really Matters\nby Jon Katzenbach \nWith James Thomas and Gretchen Anderson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe fate of any change effort depends on whether and how leaders engage their \nculture. Culture is implicit rather than explicit, emotional rather than rational\u2013\u2013\nthat\u2019s what makes it so hard to work with, but that\u2019s also what makes it so powerful.\nIn The C...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_curiosity_curve", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Curiosity Curve", "author": "Dr. Debra Clary", "filename": "The_Curiosity_Curve.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5041, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Nature of Curiosity\nPage 2\nThe Neuroscience of \nCuriosity \nPage 3\nThe Four Factors of\nCurious Companies \nPage 4\nExploration \nPage 5\nFocused Engagement \nPage 6\nInspirational Creativity \nPage 7\nOpenness to New Ideas\nPage 8\nThe Curiosity Curve\nA Leader\u2019s Guide to Growth and Transformation \nThrough Bold Questions\nby Dr. Debra Clary\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe Curiosity Curve: A Leader\u2019s Guide to Growth and Transformation Through Bold Ques\u00ad\ntions examines curiosity as a practical leadership capability and an organizational asset rathe...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_decision_maker", "category": "Leadership", "title": "36XTFS The Decision Maker", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Decision_Maker.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6110, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Big Game\nPage 3\nBasic Assumptions\nPage 4\nAdvice\nPage 5\nIs That Your Decision?\nPage 6\nThis Place is Special\nPage 7\nThe Decision- \nMaker Process\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWho makes the important decisions in your organization? Strategy, product develop-\nment, budgeting, compensation \u2013\u2013 such key decisions are typically made by company \nleaders. That\u2019s what bosses are for, right? But maybe the boss isn\u2019t the best person to \nmake the call. \nThe Decision Maker, a leadership fable loosely based on bestselling author Dennis Bak-\nke\u2019s experience, shows us how giving decisions to the peop...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_defining_moment", "category": "Leadership", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "The_Defining_Moment.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3023, "image_count": 2, "preview": "THE DEFINING MOMENT:\nFDR\u2019S Hundred Days\nand the Triumph of Hope\nby Jonathan Alter\nSimon & Schuster, \u00a9 2006, 415 pages, $29.95\nISBN 978-0-7432-4600-2\nAs a senior editor at Newsweek, Jonathan Alter started\nwriting a critically acclaimed column on politics, histo-\nry, media and society back in 1991, gain-\ning praise for his even-handed analysis\nand thoughtful research and commentary.\nFifteen years later, Alter brought even\nmore respect to his journalistic skills by\nwriting The Defining Moment, a historical\naccount of the moments in Franklin\nDelano Roosevelt\u2019s life that shaped him\ninto the man who...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_disruption_mindset", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Disruption Mindset", "author": "Charlene Li", "filename": "The_Disruption_Mindset.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5317, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Simple Secret of \nSuccessful Disruptive \nStrategies\nPage 2\nPreparing for the Big-Gulp \nMoment\nPage 3\nLeading a Disruptive \nMovement\nPage 4\nDeveloping Disruptive \nLeaders\nPage 5\nDisrupting Your Culture\nPage 6\nThe Flux Culture Operating \nSystem\nPage 7\nThe Disruption Mindset\nWhy Some Organizations Transform While Others Fail\nby Charlene Li\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany companies believe that if they develop the right innovation, they will disrupt \ntheir markets forever and drive growth worthy of a magazine cover story. But in \nThe Disruption Mindset, best-selling author Charlene Li expla...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_double_bottom_line", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Double Bottom Line", "author": "Donato Tramuto", "filename": "The_Double_Bottom_Line.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2330, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2 \nPart I: Defining a New \nModel of Leadership\nPage 2\nPart II: Secrets of Successful \nLeaders Who Win Hearts \nand Deliver Results\nPage 3\nPart III: Cultivating More \nCompassionate People\nPage 4\nConclusion: What Every \nLeader Needs to Know \nAbout the Future\nPage 4\nThe Double \nBottom Line\nHow Compassionate Leaders Captivate \nHearts and Deliver Results\t\nby Donato Tramuto\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCombining the collective wisdom gleaned from over 40 interviews with successful \nleaders who practice compassionate leadership,...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_e_suite", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The E Suite", "author": "Tina Kuhn, Neil Frick", "filename": "The_E_Suite.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2364, "image_count": 5, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart I:  Organizational \nStrength Through Empathy\nPage 2 \nPart II:  Managing and \nLeading with Empathy\nPage 2\nPart III:  Growing A Business \nThrough Empathetic \nLeadership\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe E Suite\nEmpathetic Leadership for the Next \nGeneration of Executives\nby Tina Kuhn and Neal Frick\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLeading with empathy is more important than ever in the current executive climate. \nTaking an empathetic approach to leadership will help to establish and nurture \nrelationships with clients, emplo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg", "page5_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_earned_life", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Earned Life", "author": "Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter", "filename": "The_Earned_Life.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4182, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nWhat\u2019s Stopping You From \nEarning Your Own Life\nPage 2\nThe Earning Checklist\nPage 3\nThe Five Building Blocks of \nDiscipline\nPage 4\nThe Lost Art of Asking for \nHelp\nPage 5\nWhen Earning Becomes \nYour Habit\nPage 5\nFive Recurring Themes to \nan Earned Life\nPage 6\nThe Earned Life\nLose Regret, Choose Fulfillment\nby Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nRegret is the polar opposite of fulfillment. Our regrets are ours to create, they\u2019re \nnot foisted upon us by others. To have them, we have to visualize making a differ\u00ad\ne...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_education_of_an_accidental_ceo", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "", "filename": "The_Education_of_an_Accidental_CEO.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3027, "image_count": 2, "preview": "THE EDUCATION OF\nAN ACCIDENTAL CEO:\nLessons Learned From the\nTrailer Park to the Corner Office\nby David Novak with John Boswell\nCrown Business, \u00a9 2007, 303 pages, $25.95,\nISBN 978-0-307-39369-2\nDon\u2019t let the title of CEO David Novak\u2019s\nautobiography fool you: His rise to the top\nof Yum Brands is no accident.Although\nthere is plenty of education taking place in\nthe story of his life in The Education of an\nAccidental CEO, the story written by Novak\n(and seasoned co-author John Boswell)\ndescribes a climb up the corporate ladder\nthat was nothing less than a calculated effort\nto reach solid goals se...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_eight_paradoxes_of_great_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership", "author": "Tim Elmore", "filename": "The_Eight_Paradoxes_of_Great_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5259, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nParadoxical Leadership \nin a Complex Age\nPage 2\nParadox 2: Uncommon \nLeaders Leverage Both \nTheir Vision and Their \nBlind Spots\nPage 3\nParadox 3: Uncommon \nLeaders Embrace Both \nVisibility and Invisibility\nPage 4\nParadox 5: Uncommon \nLeaders Are Both Deeply \nPersonal and Inherently \nCollective\nPage 5\nParadox 8: Uncommon \nLeaders Are Both Timely \nand Timeless\nPage 7\nThe Eight Paradoxes \nof Great Leadership\nEmbracing the Conflicting Demands \nof Today\u2019s Workplace\nby Tim Elmore\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership unpacks the fresh strategies and new \nmindset requi...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_empathy_dilemma", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Empathy Dilemma", "author": "Maria Ross", "filename": "The_Empathy_Dilemma.pdf", "pages": 10, "word_count": 5562, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nWhat Is Empathy in a\nWork Context?\nPage 2\nWhere We Go Wrong\nwith Workplace Empathy\nPage 3\nSelf-Awareness\nPage 4\nSelf-Care\nPage 5\nClarity \nPage 6\nDecisiveness \nPage 7\nJoy\nPage 9\nThe Empathy Dilemma\nHow Successful Leaders Balance Performance, \nPeople, and Personal Boundaries\nby Maria Ross\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn today\u2019s post-pandemic workplace, leaders face a paradox: employees expect \nunderstanding and flexibility, yet organizations still demand results. Many well-\nintentioned executives are discovering that unchecked empathy can l...", "images": ["page10_img1.jpeg", "page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_engagement_ring", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Engagement Ring", "author": "Lee Ann Pond", "filename": "The_Engagement_Ring.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2355, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThe Engagement Ring\nPage 2\nR is for Developing \nRelationships\nPage 2\nI is for Being Included\nPage 3\nN is for Being Needed\nPage 3\nG is for Growing Personally \nand Professionally\nPage 4\nThe Engagement Ring\nPractical Leadership Skills for Engaging \nYour Employees\nby Lee Ann Pond\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEmployee engagement affects everything from the overall experience in your work\u00ad\nplace to your organization\u2019s bottom line. Helping employees become happier and \nmore fulfilled at their jobs is absolutely critical, and it starts with leaders. You have \na major role to play ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_evolved_executive", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Evolved Executive", "author": "Heather Hanson Wickman, Ph.D.", "filename": "The_Evolved_Executive.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2497, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nEvolution: A Way Forward\nPage 2\nLeadership Beliefs and \nConsciousness\nPage 2\nLeadership Practices\nPage 3\nHealing the Organization\nPage 3\nDare to Be Different\nPage 4\nThe Evolved Executive\nThe Future of Work Is Love in Action \nby Heather Hanson Wickman, Ph.D.\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe spend the majority of our lives at work, and what we give is infinitely greater \nthan just our time and energy. Heather Hanson Wickman, author of The Evolved \nExecutive, mines her experience to show us a better way to work. Her journey \nincludes earning a Ph.D. and working as a senior level executive. It als...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_extraordinary_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Extraordinary Leader", "author": "", "filename": "The_Extraordinary_Leader.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5507, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nDemystifying Leadership\nPage 2\nGood Versus \nBad Thinking\nPage 3\nThe Competency Quest\nPage 4\nThe Halo Effect\nPage 5\nFatal Flaws \nMust Be Fixed\nPage 6\nA New Approach \nto Development\nPage 7\nCreate a Culture \nof Feedback\nPage 8\nby John H. Zenger and\nJoseph Folkman\nThe Extraordinary Leader\nTurning Good Managers Into Great Leaders\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor too long, the subject of effective leadership has been shrouded in fog and\nambiguity. This summary removes the shroud to reveal leadership as a skill, one that\ncan be consciously learned and developed by anyone. It identifies the competenc...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_fud_factor", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The FUD Factor", "author": "Brendan P. Keegan", "filename": "The_FUD_Factor.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4100, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nWhy Be?\nPage 2\nBe Fearless\nPage 2\nBe a Leader\nPage 3\nBe Good\nPage 3\nBe Impactful\nPage 4\nBe Collaborative\nPage 4\nBe Legendary\nPage 5\nBegin\nPage 6\nThe FUD Factor\nOvercoming Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt \nto Achieve the Impossible\nby Brendan P. Keegan\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEvery leader has the opportunity to become fearless. It all starts with overcoming \nyour ingrained FUD or fear, uncertainty, and doubt. FUD is the fear the world puts \non our shoulders throughout our life. Being told to be careful, to not take risks, or \nto try somethin...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_first_90_days", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The First 90 Days", "author": "Michael Watkins", "filename": "The_First_90_Days.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5606, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nPromote Yourself \nPage 2\nAccelerate \nYour Learning\nPage 3\nMatch Strategy \nto Situation\nPage 3\nSecure Early Wins\nPage 4\nNegotiate Success\nPage 5\nAchieve Alignment\nPage 6\nBuild Your Team\nPage 7\nCreate Coalitions\nPage 8\nThe First 90 Days\nCritical Success Strategies for New Leaders \nAt All Levels\nby Michael Watkins\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn The First 90 Days, Harvard Business School professor Michael Watkins pres\u00ad\nents a road map for taking charge in your first 90 days in a management job. The \nfirst days in a new position are critical ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_generalist_advantage", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Generalist Advantage", "author": "Mansoor Soomro", "filename": "The_Generalist_Advantage.pdf", "pages": 11, "word_count": 5962, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nEmbracing the\nGeneralist Mindset\nPage 2\nRedefining Expertise\nin a Shifting Landscape\nPage 3\nThe Age of AI and\nthe Rise of Generalists\nPage 5\nDomain and Skill\nVariation of Different \nGeneralists\nPage 8\nThe Generalist\nAdvantage in Action\nPage 10\nThe Generalist Advantage\nProven Framework to Explore the Potential \nof 4 Types of Generalists at Work \nby Mansoor Soomro, PhD\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn an era defined by specialization, and now accelerated by artificial intelligence, \nthe modern workplace increasingly needs people who can conn...", "images": ["page11_img1.jpeg", "page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_hidden_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Hidden Leader", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Hidden_Leader.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5633, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhat Is a Hidden Leader?\nPage 2\nIdentify Hidden Leaders\nPage 3\nEnable Integrity\nPage 4\nCreate a Focus on Results\nPage 5\nInstill Customer Purpose\nPage 6\nEngaging Hidden Leaders\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThink you can spot the leaders in your company? Don\u2019t assume that you can identify \nthem by their positions. What about those employees who consistently step up: the field \nagent who solves a previously intractable problem; the service rep who thinks outside \nthe box and creates unshakeable customer loyalty. \nThese are more than \u201cgood employees.\u201d These are \u201chidden leaders,\u201d and they a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_high_potential_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "39-19 The High-Potential Leader", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_High-Potential_Leader.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6110, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nHigh-Potential Leaders \nAre Crucial to Helping \nBusinesses Adapt and \nThrive in the Digital Age\nPage 2\nMultiply the Energy and \nSkills of Those Around You\nPage 3\nBe a Master of Big Ideas \nand Execution\nPage 4\nHow, When and Why to \nMake a Leap\nPage 6\nIdentifying, Recruiting and \nRetaining Hipos\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCompanies need a new kind of leader to meet the enormous challenges of \ntoday\u2019s fast-moving business world. Whether you have potential to step up and \nlead or are charged with finding those who can, The High-Potential Leader is your \nauthoritative guide. \nKnown for hi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_illusion_of_invincibility", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Illusion of Invincibility", "author": "Andreas Krebs and Paul Williams", "filename": "The_Illusion_of_Invincibility.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2541, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nA Compelling Vision\nPage 2\nHuman Resources Policy\nPage 2\nLeadership\nPage 2\nCompany Values\nPage 3\nYour Judgment\nPage 4\nThe Illusion \nof Invincibility\nThe Rise and Fall of Organizations \nInspired by the Incas of Peru \nby Andreas Krebs and Paul Williams\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMust everything that goes up eventually come down? If global empires can collapse \nand advanced civilizations like the Incas can become irrelevant in a matter of a \nfew years, how on earth can our current business leaders and managers have any \nconfidence that today\u2019s success can be sustained into the future? One of t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_infinite_game", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Book Snaps: The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek", "author": "Soundview", "filename": "The_Infinite_Game.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2335, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2020 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Sarah Dayton, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie O\u2019Connor, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nAndy Ghillyer  \u2022  Order #FBR0120A\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nThere\u2019s a reason we talk about business in militaristic terms\u2013\u2013\nbattles are fought to be won. Leaders plan strategies to gain \nterritory (market share) and to outwit the enemy (the compe\u00ad\ntition). Marketers and salespeople implement campaigns, ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_inspiration_code", "category": "Leadership", "title": "40-06 The Inspiration Code", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Inspiration_Code.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5959, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nAre You Talking to Me?\nPage 2\nFirst, Keep It Real\nPage 4\nThe Quiet Influence  \nof Listening\nPage 5\nYour Energy Is Contagious\nPage 6\nPurposeful Conversations\nPage 7\nConclusion\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nA spark is all it takes to inspire: the boss who tells you that he recognizes your \npotential, the colleague who truly listens to your ideas and concerns, the manager \nwho communicates with a mixture of authenticity and vulnerability. These \nconversations and genuine connections galvanize people to achieve more than they \nthought possible and drive organizations to ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_intelligent_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Intelligent Leader", "author": "John Mattone", "filename": "The_Intelligent_Leader.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5584, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nGetting to Know Thyself\nPage 2\nThinking Differently, \nThinking Big\nPage 3\nThe Vulnerability Decision\nPage 3\nLeveraging Your Gifts and \nAddressing Your Gaps\nPage 5\nHaving the Courage \nto Execute with Pride, \nPassion, and Precision\nPage 6\nStaying Present \nand Being Vigilant\nPage 7\nCourse Correction\nPage 7\nThe Intelligent Leader\nUnlocking the 7 Secrets to Leading Others \nand Leaving Your Legacy\nby John Mattone\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat is great leadership? What separates the merely competent leaders from those \nrare individuals who leave a lasting impression on everyone around them? One ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_introverted_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Introverted Leader", "author": "Jennifer Kahnweiler", "filename": "The_Introverted_Leader.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3529, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nUnlocking Success: \nThe 4 Ps Process\nPage 2\nIntroverted Leaders \nin the New Workplace\nPage 3\nLeading and Participating \nin Meetings\nPage 4\nCommunicating and \nCoaching for Results\nPage 5\nResults of Using \nthe 4 Ps Process\nPage 6\nThe Introverted Leader\nBuilding on Your Quiet Strength \nby Jennifer B. Kahnweiler, PhD\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIntroverts rock. People often think that a big, vibrant personality is needed to suc\u00ad\nceed in the workplace. That simply is not true. Often it is the quietest people who \nhave the loudest minds. Unfor...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_journey_of_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Journey fo Leadershpi", "author": "Dana Maor, Hans-Wener Kaas, Kurt Strovink, Ramesh Srinivash", "filename": "The_Journey_of_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3160, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nLeadership\nBeing in a top leadership role is a goal for many, particularly \nthose who work in the corporate world. They may hustle and ac\u00ad\nquire knowledge so they are adequately prepared for the role, or \nthey may be stepping into the position because that is what those \nat their family-run company expect of them. However, what \nhappens when leaders in those positions find themselves on shaky \nground because things aren\u2019t running as they thought they should \nbe? Or a change needs to happen, but they aren\u2019t sure how to \nimplement it? Or the...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "the_journey_to_ceo_success", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Journey to CEO Success", "author": "Patrick Thean, Michael Praeger", "filename": "The_Journey_to_CEO_Success.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4188, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nChapter 1: Introduction\nPage 2 \nChapter 4: The Seven \nPractices\nPage 3\nChapter 6: Level Up\nPage 4\nChapter 8: Achieve Full \nAlignment\nPage 5\nChapter 10: Build a Strong \nPeople Ecosystem\nPage 6\nChapter 12: Our Journey \nContinues\nPage 7\nThe Journey \nto CEO Success\n7 Practices for High Growth Leadership\nby Patrick Thean and Michael Praeger\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe intricacies of leading a fast-growing organization are numerous. From negoti\u00ad\nating to turning corporate culture into the organization\u2019s biggest asset, leadership \nrequires ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_laughter_factor", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Laughter Factor", "author": "Adam Christing", "filename": "The_Laughter_Factor.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5328, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nTactic 1: Surprise \nPage 2\nTactic 2: Poke \nPage 3\nTactic 3: In-Jokes\nPage 4\nTactic 4: Wordplay \nPage 6\nTactic 5: Amplify \nPage 7\nLeading with\nLaughter\nPage 8\nThe Laughter Factor\nThe 5 Humor Tactics to Link, Lift, and Lead\nby Adam Christing\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDo you struggle to form meaningful connections in today\u2019s high-pressure workplace? \nMeetings feel flat, communication is guarded, and leaders often find it hard to inspire \ngenuine engagement. Whether you\u2019re managing a team, selling an idea, or trying to \nbuild stronger rela...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_leader_8217_s_greatest_return", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Leader's Greatest Return", "author": "John C. Mazwell", "filename": "The_Leader__8217_s_Greatest_Return.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5388, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\n1. Identifying Leaders\nPage 2\n2. Attracting Leaders\nPage 3\n3. Understaning Leaders\nPage 3\n4. Motivating Leaders\nPage 4\n5. Equipping Leaders\nPage 4\n6. Empowering Leaders\nPage 5\n7. Positioning Leaders\nPage 6\n8. Mentoring Leaders\nPage 6\n9. Reproducing Leaders\nPage 7\n10. Compounding Leaders \nPage 8\nThe Leader\u2019s \nGreatest Return\nAttracting, Developing, and Multiplying Leaders\nby John C. Maxwell\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat is the greatest return on a leader\u2019s time? After leaders have invested in their \nown leadership growth, what is the best way to accomplish their vision and grow their \norga...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_leader_8217_s_guide_to_unconscious_bias", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias", "author": "Pamela Fuller & Mark Murphy", "filename": "The_Leader__8217_s_Guide_to_Unconscious_Bias.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5444, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: Identify Bias\nPage 2\nRecognize the Bias Traps\nPage 3\nPart II: Cultivate Connection\nPage 4\nTap into the Power of \nNetworks\nPage 5\nPart III: Choose Courage\nPage 5\nCourage to Be an Ally\nPage 6\nPart IV: Apply Across the \nTalent Lifecycle\nPage 7\nMoving Up\nPage 8\nThe Leader\u2019s Guide \nto Unconscious Bias\nHow to Reframe Bias, Cultivate Connection, \nand Create High-Performing Teams\nby Pamela Fuller & Mark Murphy with Anne Chow\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nUnconscious bias affects everyone. It can look like the disappointment of an HR \nprofessional when a candidate for a new position asks about ...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_leader_8217_s_mind", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Leader's Mind", "author": "Jim Afremow", "filename": "The_Leader__8217_s_Mind.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4224, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nLeadership Under Fire\nPage 2\nThe Sharpshooter\nPage 2\nGrace Under Pressure\nPage 3\nThe Man in Black\nPage 4\nOn the Cutting Edge\nPage 5\nKey Leadership Principles \nfrom Stoic Philosophy\nPage \nYour Strongest Attribute is a \nLeadership Mindset\nPage\nThe Leadership Pledge\nPage\nThe Leader\u2019s Mind\nHow Great Leaders Prepare, Perform, and Prevail\nby Jim Afremow, PhD\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAlmost by definition, notable leaders inspire a great number of people. It is easy to \nthink that there is a secret sauce that will motivate and inspire others by the thou\u00ad\nsands. In actuality, each inspiration spar...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_leader_of_the_future_2", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Leadership of the Future", "author": "Frances Hesselbein and Marshall Goldsmith", "filename": "The_Leader_of_the_Future_2.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5505, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nVisions, Strategies and Practices for the New Era\nTHE LEADER\nOF THE\nFUTURE 2\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThis summary celebrates the wisdom of some of the most recognized\nthought leaders of our day who share their unique vision of leadership for the\nfuture. Our post-9/11 world presents new and unexpected challenges for the\nleaders of the next decade. The articles in The Leader of the Future 2 reaffirm,\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_leadership_challenge", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Leadership_Challenge.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5799, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhat Leaders\nDo and What\nConstituents Expect\nPage 2\nCredibility Is\nthe Foundation\nPage 3\nModel the Way\nPage 4\nInspire a Shared Vision\nPage 5\nEnable Others to Act\nPage 6\nTurning Constituents\nInto Leaders\nPage 7\nLeadership for Everyone\nPage 8\nby James M. Kouzes and\nBarry Z. Posner, Ph.D.\nThe Leadership Challenge\n4th Edition\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe fundamentals of leadership are not a fad. While the context of leader-\nship has changed dramatically, the content of leadership has endured the test\nof time.\nWhen leaders understand that leadership is a relationship and they begin to\nengage i...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_leadership_pin_code", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Leadership PIN Code", "author": "Dr. Nashater Deu Solheim", "filename": "The_Leadership_PIN_Code.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2243, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPersuade, Influence, \nNegotiate = PIN\nPage 2 \nEight Common \nDysfunctional Beliefs \nof Leaders\nPage 2 \nA Is for Approach and \nAdvanced Preparation\nPage 3\nB Is for Body Language \nand Behavior\nPage 4\nC Is for Conversation\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Leadership \nPIN Code\nUnlocking the Key to Willing and Winning Relationships\nby Dr. Nashater Deu Solheim\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe Leadership PIN Code is about being the most engaged leader possible \nthrough examining your approach, behavior, and conversations with those you \nlead. This leadership book differentiates itself...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_leadership_pipeline", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Leadership_Pipeline.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5555, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 8 (3 parts), Part 3, August 2009 \u2022 Order #31BS08\nCONTENTS\nFrom Managing Self\nto Managing Others\nPage 3\nFrom Managing Others\nto Managing Managers\nPage 3\nFrom Managing\nManagers to\nFunctional Manager\nPage 4\nFrom Functional\nManager to\nBusiness Manager\nPage 4\nFrom Business Manager\nto Group Manager\nPages 4\nFrom Group Manager\nt...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_leading_brain", "category": "Leadership", "title": "39-24 The Leading Brain", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Leading_Brain.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6154, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nFind Your Sweet Spot\nPage 2\nRegulate Your Emotions\nPage 3\nSharpen Your Focus\nPage 4\nManage Habits\nPage 5\nUnleash Your Unconscious\nPage 6\nThrive on Diversity\nPage 7\nDevelop the Team of the \nFuture\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOur understanding of how the brain works has radically shifted, exploding \nlong-held myths and fundamentally changing the way we interact and succeed in \nthe workplace. In The Leading Brain, neuropsychologist Friederike Fabritius and \nleadership expert Dr. Hans W. Hagemann present simple yet powerful strategies for \nsharpening focus, learning and retaining informat...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_lean_ceo", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Lean CEO", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Lean_CEO.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5904, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nLean: A Radical New  \nApproach to Production\nPage 3\nA New Way Out of  \nFinancial Crisis\nPage 5\nA Realistic Approach to \nWorker Motivation\nPage 7\nBuilding Collaborative \nManagement Teams\nPage 7\nBuilding the Learning  \nOrganization\nPage 8\n \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAs organizations strive to do more with less, many are turning to Lean methodolo-\ngy, which is based on the same techniques that propelled the legendary turnaround of \nJapan\u2019s industrial sector after World War II.  \nThe Lean CEO reveals the true power of Lean through in-depth interviews with \nCEOs who have gone beyond tool adopti...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_life_cycle_of_a_ceo", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Life Cycle of a CEO", "author": "Claudius Hildebrand, Robert Stark", "filename": "The_Life_Cycle_of_a_CEO.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3239, "image_count": 2, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nLeadership\nIn their book, The Life Cycle of a CEO: The Myths and \nTruths of How Leaders Succeed, Claudius A. Hildebrand \nand Robert J. Stark set out to describe the typical life cycle of \na CEO. In doing so, they detail challenges and benefits of each \nof the stages they set out to describe. For Hildebrand and Stark, \na CEO\u2019s success starts well before they actually attain that \nposition. Once in the CEO position, a leader must be careful to \navoid pitfalls inherent in the position as they lead their company \nto greater growth. Finally, as...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_littlest_green_beret", "category": "Leadership", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Littlest_Green_Beret.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6178, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nSelf-Reliance\nPage 2\nCrucibles\nPage 3\nAdaptability and Discipline\nPage 4\nLearned Optimism\nPage 5\nBuilding Teams\nPage 6\nContinuous Learning\nPage 7\nThe Ultimate Team\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLeadership, like life, presents us with numerous challenges. Some of the challenges are \nexternal while many of the obstacles are internal. Becoming a self-reliant leader is about \nembracing all challenges, and doing more than you ever thought possible.\nNo one has the \u201cformula\u201d for optimal leadership. There is no set of traits, or a per-\nfect template.  What we all have, however, is the opportuni...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_long_distance_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Long-Distance Leader", "author": "Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel", "filename": "The_Long-Distance_Leader.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5980, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nGetting Started\nPage 2\nModels That Matter\nPage 3\nAchieving Outcomes at a \nDistance\nPage 3\nEngaging Others\nPage 4\nUnderstanding Ourselves\nPage 6\nDeveloping Long-Distance \nLeaders\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAs more organizations adopt a remote workforce, the challenges of leading \nat a distance become more urgent than ever. In The Long-Distance Leader, the \nco-founders of the Remote Leadership Institute, Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne \nTurmel, show leaders how to guide their teams by recalling the foundational \nprinciples of leadership, whether their teams are scattered globally or just wo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_lovable_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Lovable Leader", "author": "Jeff Gibbard", "filename": "The_Lovable_Leader.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2462, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nTrust\nPage 2 \nSafe Travels\nPage 2\nThe Journey\nPage 3\nThe Detours\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Lovable Leader\nBuild Great Teams with Trust, Respect, and Kindness\nby Jeff Gibbard\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBecome the leader people love to follow.\nHave you noticed how broken our culture of work is? For too long, leadership has \nbeen defined by the bottom line, at the outrageous expense of the humans leading \nand being led. Obviously, results matter. But, now more than ever, leaders need to be \nso much more than a boss w...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_millennial_whisperer", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Millennial Whisperer", "author": "Chris Tuff", "filename": "The_Millennial_Whisperer.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2284, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nTruth in Numbers\nPage 2\nDebunking the \nMillennial Myths\nPage 2\nWhen Millennials \nWork Best\nPage 3\nCreate a Culture for \nMillennials to Thrive\nPage 3\nMake It Happen\nPage 4\nThe Millennial Whisperer\nThe Practical, Profit-Focused Playbook for Working \nwith and Motivating the World\u2019s Largest Generation \nby Chris Tuff\nThe Summary In Brief\nIn The Millennial Whisperer, author Chris Tuff squashes the myths and stereo\u00ad\ntypes regarding the Millennial generation and shows us how, by simply empowering, \ntrusting and motivating one of the greatest generations of all time, the future of our \nbusines...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_motive", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Motive", "author": "Patrick Lencioni", "filename": "The_Motive.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5415, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Fable\nPage 2\nInvasion\nPage 2\nBrass Tacks\nPage 3\nDirty Jobs\nPage 4\nJugular\nPage 4\nBreakthrough\nPage 5\nThe Lesson\nPage 6\nThe Five Omissions of \nReward-Center Leaders\nPage 6\nThe Motive\nA Leadership Fable: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate \nTheir Most Important Responsibilities\nby Patrick Lencioni\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNew York Times best-selling author Patrick Lencioni has written a dozen books on \nhow leaders can build teams and lead organizations. In The Motive, he helps lead\u00ad\ners understand the importance of why they\u2019re leading in the first place. \nIn this fable, Shay Davis is the CEO o...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_necessary_revolution", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Necessary_Revolution.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5955, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 9 (3 parts), Part 1, September 2008 \u2022 Order #30-21\nCONTENTS\nEndings, New\nBeginnings\nPages 2, 3\nThe Future Is Now\nPages 3, 4\nGetting Started\nPages 4, 5\nSeeing Systems\nPages 5, 6\nCollaborating Across\nBoundaries\nPages 6, 7\nFrom Problem Solving to\nCreating\nPages 7, 8\nYou Don\u2019t Have to Have\nAll the Answers\nPage 7\nThe Future\nP...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_new_boss", "category": "Leadership", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "The_New_Boss.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5708, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow to Survive the First 100 Days\nTHE NEW BOSS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nInnovation, consistently high standards and speed are necessities in the\ncompetitive environment of today\u2019s business world. New executives are expect-\ned to move forward with their own agendas and make their mark within as lit-\ntle as 18 months. However, it is often forgotten that these agendas need the\nsupport of key people, and...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_new_ceo", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The New CEO", "author": "Ty Wiggins", "filename": "The_New_CEO.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3587, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nPart I: So, \nYou\u2019re A CEO\nPage 2\nPart II: Out of the \nBlocks: Making \nthe Right Start\nPage 3\nPart III: Up and \nRunning: Early Priorities\nPage 4\nPart IV: Less of \na Marathon, More \nof a Sprint\nPage 6\nThe New CEO \nLessons from CEOs on How to Start Well and Perform \nQuickly (Minus the Common Mistakes)\nby Ty Wiggins\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMuch of what they say about the CEO role is true: it\u2019s complex, confusing, and \noften exhausting. This is the most challenging and loneliest role in business. The \nscope, gravity, responsibility, accou...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_new_corporate_facts_of_life", "category": "Leadership", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_New_Corporate_Facts_of_Life.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5656, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nMeet The New Corporate \nFacts of Life\nPage 2\nReset Your Mindset\nPage 3\nCreate a Compelling Vision\nPage 4\nBuild a Unique and  \nVibrant Culture\nPage 5\nLead on the Edge of Change\nPage 6\nDesign a Resilient  \nOrganization\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf your company does business the old school way, you may not be in business for \nlong. Disruptive innovation, economic instability, environmental degradation, in-\ncreasing stakeholder power, and other irresistible forces can pummel your company \nor provide the stimulus for you to alter your strategies in ways that solve the very \nproblems old ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "the_new_leader_8217_s_100_day_action_plan", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The New Leader\u2019s 100-Day Action Plan", "author": "George B. Bradt", "filename": "The_New_Leader__8217_s_100-Day_Action_Plan.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5856, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nCreate Your New\nLeadership Role\nPage 2\nMap and Avoid the Most\nCommon Land Mines\nPage 3\nAct Differently When\nPromoted From Within\nPage 4\nTake Control of Your\nOwn Start\nPage 5\nEmbed a Strong Burning\nImperative by Day 30\nPage 7\nEvolve People, Plans\nand Practices to\nCapitalize on Changing\nCircumstances\nPage 8\nby George B. Bradt,\nJayme A. Check and\nJorge E. Pedraza\nThe New Leader\u2019s\n100-Day Action Plan\nHow to Take Charge, Build Your Team and\nGet Immediate Results (Second Edition)\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMoving into a new leadership position is one of the toughest challenges an\nexecutive can fa...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_new_leadership_literacies", "category": "Leadership", "title": "39-29 The New Leadership Literacies", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_New_Leadership_Literacies.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5703, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nTwisting Toward  \nDistributed Everything\nPage 2\nMoving Toward a Future \nThat Rewards Clarity \u2014 but \nPunishes Certainty\nPage 3\nThe New Literacy of Voluntary \nFear Engagement \nPage 4\nMoving Toward a Future of \nGaming for Grit \nPage 5\nThe New Literacy of Being \nThere When You Are Not There \nPage 6\nMoving Toward a Future That \nIs BEYOND Being There\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOver the next decade, today\u2019s connected world will be explosively more \nconnected. Anything that can be distributed will be distributed: workforces, \norganizations, supply webs and more. The tired practices of centra...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_next_gen_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "36NTFS The Next Gen Leader", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Next_Gen_Leader.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5454, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nYou Are a Leader!\nPage 2\nThe Truth About Leadership\nPage 3\nCircle of Life Apps\nPage 4\n1G-Genetic Leader\nPage 5\n3G-Go-To Leader\nPage 6\n5G-Gateway Leader\nPage 7\n6G-Genius Leader\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat if we all realized we could reach our personal, career and organizational dreams \nby maximizing our potential and discovering the Genius Leader inside each of us? How \nwould our lives, organization and teams be different?\nWhile today\u2019s global economy is experiencing a significant cycle of outsourcing \nacross industries, leadership cannot be outsourced; it must be organically tran...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_next_level", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Next_Level.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6163, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPick Up Confidence in\nYour Presence\nPage 2\nPick Up Regular\nRenewal of Your Energy\nand Perspective\nPage 3\nPick Up Custom-Fit\nCommunications\nPage 4\nPick Up Team Reliance\nPage 5\nPick Up Accountability\nPage 6\nPick Up an Outside-In\nView of the Entire\nOrganization\nPage 7\nPick Up a Big-Footprint\nView of Your Role\nPage 8\nby Scott Eblin\nThe Next Level\nWhat Insiders Know About\nExecutive Success\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn The Next Level, former Fortune 500 HR executive Scott Eblin explains\nthe difference between being a functional leader in an organization and being an\nexecutive. At the executive l...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_next_normal", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Next Normal", "author": "Greg Guiliano", "filename": "The_Next_Normal.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2321, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nLeading in the Next Normal\nPage 2 \nYour Next Normal\nPage 3\nTransformative Leadership\nPage 3\nYour Team\u2019s Next Normal\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Next Normal\nTransform Your Leadership, Your Team, \nand Your Organization\nby Greg Guiliano\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe journey of discovering your leadership impact and the work necessary to \nbecome a servant leader can be a struggle if you have no direction. We change our \nexpectations of customers and employees at rapid rates, but often fail to adapt our \nleadership stru...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_nokia_revolution", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Nokia Revolution", "author": "Dan Steinbock", "filename": "The_Nokia_Revolution.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5701, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nSuccess Factors of an Extraordinary Company\nTHE NOKIA\nREVOLUTION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn its transformation from a small pulp mill in Finland to the leading\nworldwide force in cellular and mobile information technology, the Nokia\nCorp. has irrefutably redefined the term \u201cevolution\u201d in the context of global\nbusiness.\nIn The Nokia Revolution, Dan Steinbock traces, with pinpoint detail, ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_orange_code", "category": "Leadership", "title": "3111 The Orange Code.qxp", "author": "", "filename": "The_Orange_Code.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6394, "image_count": 1, "preview": "The Orange Code:\nHow ING Direct Succeeded\nby Being a Rebel with a Cause\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSince 1996, ING Direct has grown from a mere concept to a global enter-\nprise, with more than 20 million customers in nine countries. From the time this\nInternet-based direct bank first launched in Canada, it focused on serving ordinary\npeople who felt abandoned by today\u2019s money-hungry financial institutions. In an\nindustry dominated by big banks with little patience for their customers, ING\nDirect has always strived to be different \u2014 a rebel with a cause, if you will \u2014 and\nin doing so, it has become t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_pause_principle", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Pause Principle", "author": "", "filename": "The_Pause_Principle.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5992, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroducing the \nPause Principle\nPage 2\nStep Back to Lead\nForward: Seven \nPause Practices\nPage 3\nPause to Grow \nPersonal Leadership\nPage 4\nPause to Grow Others\nPage 5\nThree Interrelated\nPauses for \nGrowing Others\nPage 6\nThree After Words:\nPause It Forward\nPage 8\nby Kevin Cashman\nThe Pause Principle\nStep Back to Lead Forward\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe live and lead in an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambigu-\nous world. But paradoxically, Kevin Cashman contends that leaders today must\nnot merely act more quickly, but pause more deeply. He details a catalytic process\nto guid...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_performance_pipeline", "category": "Leadership", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "The_Performance_Pipeline.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5827, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 2 (3 parts), Part 2, February 2012 \u2022 Order #34-05\nCONTENTS\nDefining Your\nPerformance Pipeline\nPage 2\nGroup Managers:\nPortfolio of Businesses\nPage 3\nBusiness Managers:\nShort-Term and Long-\nTerm Profit\nPage 4\nFunction Managers:\nCompetitive Advantage\nPage 4\nManagers of Managers:\nProductivity\nPage 5\nManager...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_phoenix_encounter_method", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Phoenix Encounter Method", "author": "Ian C. Woodward", "filename": "The_Phoenix_Encounter_Method.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 4800, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart I: Phoenix Seeking \nEncounter Breakthrough\nPage 2\nThe Phoenix Encounter \nMethod\nPage 3\nPart II: Phoenix Burning \nEncounter Battlefield\nPage 5\nAll Digital Firepower, \nAll the Time\nPage 6\nPart III: Phoenix Rising \nEncounter Breakthrough\nPage 7\nThe Phoenix \nEncounter Method\nLead Like Your Business Is On Fire!\nby Ian C. Woodward, V. Padmanabhan, \nSameer Hasija, Ram Charan\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe business landscape is littered with the wreckage of companies that crashed and \nburned when an apocalypse came\u2014in the shape of new competitive technologies, \nupstart entr...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_community", "category": "Leadership", "title": "40-13 The Power of Community", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Power_of_Community.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5784, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhy We Need Community\nPage 2\nThree Keys That Unlock \nTrue Community\nPage 3\nStep 1: Value  \nTrue Community\nPage 4\nStep 3: Inspire  \nEmotional Trust\nPage 5\nStep 6: Build Growth PODS\nPage 7\nCreate Your Community \nBrand Experience\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIt seems the more connected we are through email, smartphones and social \nmedia, the more disconnected we become on a personal, human level \u2013\u2013 and \nteamwork suffers tremendously. If this is happening in your company, fear not. The \nsolution is here. \nThe Power of Community provides a step-by-step approach to transforming your \norganiz...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_mandate", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Power of Mandate", "author": "Scott Stawski with Jimmy Brown, Ph.D.", "filename": "The_Power_of_Mandate.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5518, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroducing the Mandate \nDriven Leader\nPage 2\nThe History and Pitfalls of \nConsensus Leadership\nPage 3\nMandate Driven Leadership \nDefined\nPage 4\nEffective Leadership Styles \nand the Mandate Driven \nLeader\nPage 5\nCreating a Mandate Driven \nCulture\nPage 6\nMandate Driven Leadership \nand the Digital Economy\nPage 7\nThe Power of Mandate\nHow Visionary Leaders Keep Their Organization \nFocused on What Matters Most\nby Scott Stawski with Jimmy Brown, Ph.D.\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMost organizations today are driven by a \u201csoft\u201d approach to leadership, using \ndemocratic methods such as consensus, neg...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_vulnerability", "category": "Leadership", "title": "40-12 The Power of Vulnerability", "author": "Soundivew Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Power_of_Vulnerability.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6125, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Journey Begins:  \nIsn\u2019t It Time?\nPage 2\nWho Goes First? Don\u2019t  \nLook Outside Yourself for \nthe Leader\nPage 3\nTime to Show Up: Start  \na Cultural Revolution in  \nYour World\nPage 4\nRules of Engagement\nPage 6\nEmbracing Our  \nFellow Travelers\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWork is often a source of dissatisfaction for people because in their desire to get \nahead, they often lose touch with their values and internal sources of power. The \nPower of Vulnerability offers a new approach to transforming corporate culture so \nthat you can thrive at work and in life.\nAuthors Barry Kaplan and Jef...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_a_graceful_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Power of a Graceful Leader", "author": "Alexsys Thompson", "filename": "The_Power_of_a_Graceful_Leader.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2537, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhat Grace Is\nPage 2\nThe Tenets of Graceful \nLeadership\nPage 2\nWhy Gratitude is the \nEntry Point to Grace\nPage 2\nGrace In The Face \nOf Conflict\nPage 3\nHow Grace Can Transform \na Company\u2019s Culture\nPage 4\nThe Power of a \nGraceful Leader\nby Alexsys Thompson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThis is an unprecedented time for leaders on all levels. The details and strategy \nbeing asked of leaders is intense, and graceful leadership has never been more \nparamount than right now in our modern world. When people hear the word \ngrace, they often think of religion. While religion can play a role in grace fo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_promises_of_giants", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Promises of Giants", "author": "John Amaechi OBE", "filename": "The_Promises_of_Giants.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4162, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPromises to Yourself\nPage 2\nPromises to Individuals\nPage 4\nPromises to the \nOrganization \nPage 5\nThe Promises of Giants\nHow You Can Fill the Leadership Void\nby John Amaechi OBE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFormer collegiate and NBA basketball player John Amaechi has had a full and \nvaried life. But everyday of it that he can remember has been lived as a giant. And \nthat never goes away. The impact of being a giant factors into his every decision. It \ninfluences the way people see him and the way that he interacts with them. \nThe Promises of Giants: How YOU Can Fill the Leadership Void require...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_psychological_safety_playbook", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Psychological Safety Playbook", "author": "Karolin Helbig, Minette Norman", "filename": "The_Psychological_Safety_Playbook.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2627, "image_count": 5, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nCommunicate \nCourageously\nPage 2 \nMaster The Art \nOf Listening\nPage 2\nManage Your \nReactions \nPage 3\nEmbrace Risk \nAnd Failure \nPage 4\nDesign Inclusive \nRituals \nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Psychological \nSafety Playbook\nLead More Powerfully by Being More Human\nby Karolin Helbig and Minette Norman\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nTeams that have high degrees of psychological safety also have the greatest levels of \nperformance and innovative power. They\u2019re teams that people want to be a part of \nbecause they make people f...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg", "page5_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_psychology_of_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Psychology of Leadership", "author": "S\u00e9bastien Page", "filename": "The_Psychology_of_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3584, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nSetting Long-Term Goals\nPage 2\nDon\u2019t Focus on Winning\nPage 3\nExecuting Your Goals\nPage 4\nLearn Strategic Patience\nPage 4\nUnleashing the Power of \nPersonality Psychology\nPage 5\nThe Psychology \nof Leadership \nTimeless Principles to Perfect Your Leadership \nof Individuals, Teams... and Yourself!  \nby S\u00e9bastien Page\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe same ideas shared in modern leadership books are found in the writings of \nphilosophers, famous religious figures, and prophets throughout history. Tied to key \nmodels in research-based psychology,...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_real_warren_buffett", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Real Warren Buffett", "author": "James O'Loughlin", "filename": "The_Real_Warren_Buffett.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6053, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nManaging Capital, Leading People\nTHE REAL\nWARREN BUFFETT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen one thinks of the brightest minds of investment over the last 50\nyears, Warren Buffett\u2019s name invariably tops the list.  And well it should\u2014\nas his leadership of Berkshire Hathaway has shown, his strategies, guid-\nance, and direction have brought little but success to all involved\u2014from\naccount managers to ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_reciprocity_advantage", "category": "Leadership", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Reciprocity_Advantage.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5750, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe New Way to Grow  \na Business\nPage 2\nPartnering to Do What You \nCan\u2019t Do Alone\nPage 3\nHow the Digital Natives \nWill Disrupt Rights-of-Way\nPage 4\nHow to Uncover Your  \nRight- of-Way\nPage 6\nHow to Scale Your  \nReciprocity Advantage\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nA powerful new kind of competitive advantage is now possible thanks to technolog-\nical and social disruptions that are already occurring. These disruptions revolutionize \nhow companies can partner to create new growth. \nThe Reciprocity Advantage shares a model for creating that growth: define your right-\nof-way (the underutilize...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_regenerative_business", "category": "Leadership", "title": "40-05 The Regenerative Business", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Regenerative_Business.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5670, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction: Pursue \nDisruptive Innovation\nPage 2\nThe Evolution of  \nWork Design\nPage 2\nEliminate Toxic  \nBusiness Practices\nPage 4\nPhase One: Evolve into \nStrategic Disruption\nPage 5\nPhase Two: Evolve a \nCourageous Culture\nPage 6\nEpilogue: The  \nRegenerative Paradigm\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThrough a profoundly contrarian paradigm, Carol Sanford shows leaders why \ntoday\u2019s so-called business \u201cbest practices\u201d undermine success \u2014 and then, how to \ntransform a business into something so flexible, so innovative, so developmental, it \nbecomes virtually nondisplaceable in the market.\nA...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_reinventionist_mindset", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Reinventionist Mindset", "author": "Joe Jackman", "filename": "The_Reinventionist_Mindset.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2338, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nSeek Insight Everywhere\nPage 2\nEmbrace Uncertainty\nPage 2\nCreate the Future Now\nPage 3\nObsess the Outcome\nPage 3\nMake Momentum Together\nPage 3\nThe Reinventionist \nMindset\nLearning to love change, and the human \nhow of doing it brilliantly\nby Joe Jackman\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere is a serial killer of companies on the loose\u2014the status quo\u2014and it is coming \nfor every slow-moving and change-resistant organization on the planet. Change can \nbe summarized in sixteen words: Change is hard yet essential. Everything tends to \nwork out if you get good at it. To survive and thrive in our fast-...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_responsive_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Responsive Leader", "author": "Erik Korsvik \u00d8stergaard", "filename": "The_Responsive_Leader.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2504, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nParadigm Shift\nPage 2\nThe Future of Work \nPage 2\nInnovation as Usual\nPage 3\nViscous Culture\nPage 3\nThe Responsive Leader\nHow to Be A Fantastic Leader in a Constantly \nChanging World\nby Erik Korsvik \u00d8stergaard \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe world is changing. It\u2019s changed already. Shifts in technology in the 20th cen\u00ad\ntury have driven massive development in organizations, and in society. The world \nhas been described as volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. For leaders, \nthis demands a shift in mindset, skillset, and behavior. \nClearly, there is a need for a new type of leadership an...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_ride_of_a_lifetime", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Ride of a Lifetime", "author": "Robert Iger", "filename": "The_Ride_of_a_Lifetime.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2385, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2020 Soundview, Inc. All rights reserved. \nReproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan Kozak, Editor-in-Chief \u2022 Ashleigh Imus, Senior Editor \u2022 Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  \nReviewed by Kristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR1120A \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nRobert Iger spent 45 illustrious years working for the same com\u00ad\npany. He started as a junior production employee at ABC and \nrose in the ranks steadily over 22 years. He spent the next 23 \nyears at Disney after they a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_second_ceo", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Second CEO", "author": "Matt Sharrers", "filename": "The_Second_CEO.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4150, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nChapter 1: Passing the \nBaton Versus Throwing \nIt and Running\nPage 2 \nChapter 2: Can I Really \nDo This? \nPage 3\nChapter 4. Am I Doing \nIt Right? \nPage 4\nChapter 6. Strategy: Where \nTo Play And How To Win\nPage 5\nChapter 7: The Continuous \nNature Of Processes\nPage 6\nThe Second CEO\nAccelerating Scale When Following the Founder\nby Matt Sharrers\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nTaking over as CEO is always a high-stakes challenge\u2014but stepping into the role \nafter a founder adds another layer of complexity. The founder likely shaped the \ncompany\u2019s ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_self_evolved_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Self-Evolved Leader", "author": "Dave McKeown", "filename": "The_Self-Evolved_Leader.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2445, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhat Came Before is \nNo Longer Enough\nPage 2\nReset Your Perspective \non Leadership\nPage 2\nReclaim Your Attention\nPage 3\nSupport High Performance\nPage 4\nBuild Shared Accountability\nPage 4\nThe Self-Evolved \nLeader\nElevate Your Focus and Develop Your People \nin a World That Refuses to Slow Down\nby Dave McKeown\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLeaders today are stuck between two worlds. On one hand, we\u2019re barely starting to \nmove away from the old way of thinking about leadership and its relentless focus \non top-down hierarchy and planning. On the other hand, we haven\u2019t fully devel\u00ad\noped our thoughts...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_snowball", "category": "Leadership", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "The_Snowball.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3165, "image_count": 2, "preview": "THE SNOWBALL: Warren Buffett\nand the Business of Life\nby Alice Schroeder\nBantam Books, \u00a92008, 960 pages, $35.00,\nISBN 978-0-553-80509-3\nThese are daunting times for investors around the\nworld. There are many individuals whose sweating\npalms dampen the pages of their copies of The Wall\nStreet Journal on a daily basis. Others may\nfeel apprehension before switching on\nCNBC or Bloomberg in the morning.\nHowever, there is one man, tucked com-\nfortably into the folds of the Midwest,\nwho has weathered every conceivable\nstorm the market can create and still pro-\nduced winning results year after year.\nW...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_solutions_oriented_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Solutions Oriented Leader", "author": "Dr. Rick Goodman", "filename": "The_Solutions_Oriented_Leader.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2252, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nSuccess Begins with You\nPage 2\nFollow the Leader\nPage 2\nHiring Smart\nPage 3\nEmployee Retention \nPage 3\nEngagement in the \nWorkplace \nPage 4\nThe Solutions \nOriented Leader\nYour Comprehensive Guide to Achieve \nWorld-Class Results\nby Dr. Rick Goodman \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAs a business leader, you have plenty of tools at your disposal to communicate with \nemployees. These tools allow you to talk to employees and get your point across. \nBut how hard is it to sync your message with their needs - to actually engage them \nin their work as something collaborative, communal, and team-oriented?...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_speed_of_trust", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Speed of Trust", "author": "Stephen M.R. Covey", "filename": "The_Speed_of_Trust.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5380, "image_count": 5, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nNothing Is as Fast \nas the Speed of Trust\nPage 2\nYou Can Do Something \nAbout This!\nPage 3\nThe First Wave: Self-Trust\nPage 3\nThe Second Wave: \nRelationship Trust \nPage 5\nStakeholder Trust\nPage 6\nInspiring Trust\nPage 7\nSmart Trust\u2122 Matrix\nPage 8\nThe Speed of Trust\nThe One Thing That Changes Everything \nby Stephen M. R. Covey with Rebecca Merrill\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere is one thing that is common to every individual, relationship, team, family, \norganization, nation, economy and civilization throughout the world - one thing \nwhic...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg", "page9_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_spirit_of_hospitality", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Spirit of Hospitality", "author": "Larry Stuart", "filename": "The_Spirit_of_Hospitality.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2542, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nBogged Down in a \nSpaghetti of Structure\nPage 2\nUsing Design Thinking \nto Simplify Work\nPage 2\nCommon Simplification \nFocal Areas \nPage 3\nSimplify You \nPage 4\nThe Spirit of Hospitality\nHow to Add the Missing Ingredients Your Business Needs \nby Larry Stuart\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe world has changed, and the human touch in business is a casualty of those \nchanges. Many people seem to believe that everything is about them. Technology \nallows us, even requires us at times, to transact business with machines rather than \nhuman beings. Somewhere along the way, dealing with others with hear...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_starfish_and_the_spider", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Starfish and the Spider", "author": "Ori Brafman and Rod A. Beckstrom", "filename": "The_Starfish_and_the_Spider.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5976, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations\nTHE STARFISH\nAND THE\nSPIDER\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nA spider is a creature with eight legs coming out of a central body. It\nhas a tiny head and usually eight eyes. If you chop off the spider\u2019s head, it\ndies. That\u2019s exactly what happens with a centralized organization. A cen-\ntralized organization has a clear leader who\u2019s in charge, and there\u2019s a spe-...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_steve_jobs_way", "category": "Leadership", "title": "33-22 The Steve Jobs Way.qxd", "author": "Jay Elliot with William L. Simon", "filename": "The_Steve_Jobs_Way.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6129, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 9 (3 parts), Part 2, September 2011 \u2022 Order #33-22\nCONTENTS\nPart I: Product Czar\nPage 2\nPart II: Talent Rules\nPage 3\nPart III: Team Sports\nPage 4\nMaintaining Momentum\nPage 5\nHolistic Product\nDevelopment\nPage 6\nPart IV: Becoming Cool:\nA Different View of\nSelling\nPage 7\nPart V: On Becoming\nStevian\nPage ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_strategist", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Strategist", "author": "", "filename": "The_Strategist.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6268, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nStrategy and Leadership\nPage 2\nAre You a Strategist?\nPage 3\nThe Myth of the Super-\nManager\nPage 4\nBegin With Purpose\nPage 5\nTurn Purpose Into\nReality\nPage 5\nOwn Your Strategy\nPage 6\nKeep It Vibrant\nPage 7\nThe Essential Strategist\nPage 8\nby Cynthia A. Montgomery\nThe Strategist\nBe the Leader Your Business Needs\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\n\u201cAre you a strategist?\u201d That\u2019s the first question Cynthia Montgomery asks the\nbusiness owners and senior executives from all over the world who participate in\nher highly regarded executive education class. It\u2019s not a question they anticipate or\ncare much abou...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_surprising_gift_of_doubt", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Surprising Gift of Doubt", "author": "Marc A. Pitman", "filename": "The_Surprising_Gift_of_Doubt.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2692, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nListening to the \nInner Nudge\nPage 2 \nAccepting Your Gifts\nPage 2\nKnowing the Strengths \nof Your Motivation\nPage 3\nOrganizing Around Your \nGoals\nPage 3\nHonoring Your Integrity\nPage 4\nThe Surprising \nGift of Doubt\nUse Uncertainty to Become the Exceptional \nLeader You Are Meant to Be\nby Marc A. Pitman\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNo matter how many milestones we hit or career successes we achieve, we all \nstruggle with lingering feelings of doubt\u2014 doubt in our abilities, doubt in our lead\u00ad\nership, and doubt in what we\u2019re capable of achieving. In The Surprising Gift of \nDoubt...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_synergist", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Synergist", "author": "", "filename": "The_Synergist.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5795, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 6 (3 parts), Part 1, June 2012 \u2022 Order #34-14\nCONTENTS\nOverview\nPage 3\nThe Visionary\nPage 3\nThe Operator\nPage 4\nThe Processor\nPage 4\nLimping to the End Line\nPage 5\nFrom Triangle \nto Pyramid\nPage 5\nThe Synergist\u2019s Toolkit\nPage 6\nStarting Fast, \nFinishing Strong\nPage 6\nMaking It Work\nPage 8\nby Les McKe...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_talent_code", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Talent Code", "author": "Daniel Coyle", "filename": "The_Talent_Code.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3193, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nLearning & Development\nWhy is it that in certain places and at certain times, a hotbed \nof talent will spring up seemingly out of nowhere? Why is it \nthat some coaches and mentors are able to elicit greatness from \ntheir players and mentees? How exactly does practice work? \nWhat type of practice is most effective for success? These are \nall questions that Daniel Coyle sets out to answer in his book, \nThe Talent Code: Greatness Isn\u2019t Born. It\u2019s Grown. \nHere\u2019s How. Coyle\u2019s book first establishes the role myelin \nplays in successful practice,...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "the_tao_of_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Tao of Leadership", "author": "Jack Myers", "filename": "The_Tao_of_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 4145, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nPrinciple I \u2013 Harmony \u2013 \nHolistic Integration of \nCreativity and Technology\nPage 2 \nPrinciple II \u2013 Flexibility \u2013 \nInnovative Thinking with \nDisciplined Leadership\nPage 3\nPrinciple III \u2013 Balance \n\u2013 Leveraging Machine \nIntelligence\nPage 4\nPrinciple IV \u2013 Simplicity \n\u2013 Building Resilient \nOrganizations\nPage 5\nThe Tao of Leadership\nHarmonizing Technological Innovation \nand Human Creativity in the AI Era\nby Jack Myers\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat does Eastern philosophy have to do with doing business in the AI era? A lot!\nAs Jack Myers\u2019 Th...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_ten_golden_rules_of_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership", "author": "M. A. Soupios & Panos Mourdoukoutas", "filename": "The_Ten_Golden_Rules_of_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5223, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nKnow Thyself\nPage 2\nNurture Community in\nthe Workplace\nPage 3\nAlways Embrace\nthe Truth \nPage 4\nLet Competition\nReveal Talent\nPage 5\nAlways Evaluate \nInformation with a\nCritical Eye\nPage 6\nNever Underestimate\nthe Power of Personal \nIntegrity \nPage 7\nThe Ten Golden \nRules of Leadership\nClassical Wisdom for Modern Leaders\nby M. A. Soupios and Panos Mourdoukoutas\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe Ten Golden Rules of Leadership draws on classical philosophy to argue that effective \nleadership is not rooted in position, technique, or charisma, b...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg", "page8_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_third_opinion", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Third Opinion", "author": "Dr. Saj-nicole A. Joni", "filename": "The_Third_Opinion.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6345, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Successful Leaders Use Outside Insight\nTo Create Superior Results\nTHE THIRD\nOPINION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe 21st century has dawned, and the requirements for leadership have\nfundamentally changed. Every day, leaders around the world face issues of\ncomplexity, uncertainty and sensitivity, requiring precise thinking and judg-\nment at warp speed. Speed is a given, expertise is fleetin...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_three_laws_of_performance", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Three_Laws_of_Performance.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5967, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 16 (3 parts), Part 1, July 2009 \u2022 Order #31-16\nCONTENTS\nThe Future Rewritten\nPage 2\nThe Knots of Language\nPage 3\nRewriting a Future That\u2019s\nAlready Written\nPage 4\nThe Self-Led\nOrganization\nPage 5\nWho or What Is Leading\nYour Life?\nPage 6\nThe Path to Mastery\nPage 7\nBreaking the\nPerformance Barrier\nPage 8\nby Steve Zaffron an...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_touchstones_of_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Touchstones of Leadership", "author": "Joseph Carleone", "filename": "The_Touchstones_of_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4179, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nContents\nPart 1: Managing Oneself\nPage 2 \nPart 2: Interpersonal Skills\nPage 3\nPart 3: Managerial Skills\nPage 4\nPart 4: Strategy and \nAlignment\nPage 6\nConclusion\nPage 7\nThe Touchstones \nof Leadership\nEssential Principles for Business Leaders\nby Joseph Carleone\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIs it possible to distill decades of real-world business experience into a handful of \nguiding principles that entrepreneurs can employ to overcome adversity?\nThe Touchstones of Leadership: Essential Principles for Business Leaders \ntakes on this challenge. The boo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_trust_edge", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Trust Edge", "author": "", "filename": "The_Trust_Edge.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5722, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart I: The Case for Trust\nPage 2\nPart II: The Eight Pillars\nof Trust\nPage 4\nPart III: Transforming\nTrust\nPage 7\nRebuilding Trust\nPage 7\nPart IV: Deep Trust in a\nFlat World\nPage 7\nTrust in the Online Age\nPage 8\nPart V: Courageous Trust\nPage 8\nby David Horsager\nThe Trust Edge\nHow Top Leaders Gain Faster Results,\nDeeper Relationships, and a Stronger\nBottom Line\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn The Trust Edge, David Horsager reveals the foundation of genuine success\n\u2014 trust. Based on research but made practical for today\u2019s leader, The Trust Edge\nshows that trust is quantifiabl...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_truth_about_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "3229 The Truth About Leadership.qxd", "author": "James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner", "filename": "The_Truth_About_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6011, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 12 (3 parts), Part 1, December 2010 \u2022 Order #32-29\nCONTENTS\nWhat Everyone Wants to\nKnow About Leadership\nPage 2\nYou Make a Difference\nPage 3\nCredibility Is the\nFoundation of\nLeadership\nPage 3\nValues Drive\nCommitment\nPage 4\nYou Can\u2019t Do It Alone\nPage 5\nYou Either Lead by\nExample or You Don\u2019t\nLead at All\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_turnaround_kid", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "", "filename": "The_Turnaround_Kid.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3071, "image_count": 2, "preview": "THE TURNAROUND KID\nBy Steve Miller\nPublished by Collins \u00a9 2008 252 pages, $25.95\nUnabridged Audio CD published by Tantor Media, Inc.\n\u00a9 2008 Robert Stevens Miller, 9 CDs, $34.99\nNewspapers around the globe enjoy a good rescue\nstory.Whether it\u2019s climbers found shiver-\ning but alive hundreds of miles from civi-\nlization, or a lifeguard braving a riptide to\nsave someone who wandered too far from\nshore, a rescue is welcome news. In the\nbusiness world, the process of resuscitating\na failing enterprise is big news on the finan-\ncial pages.The news isn\u2019t always pleasant, as\ncreditors, executives and e...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_turnaround_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Turnaroudn Leader", "author": "Wes Wheeler", "filename": "The_Turnaround_Leader.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3977, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nChapter 1: Beginnings \n(1963\u20131978)\nPage 2\nChapter 4: DSM \nPharmaceuticals, Inc. \n(2002\u20132003)\nPage 3\nChapter 5: Valeant \nPharmaceuticals \nInternational, Inc. \n(2003\u20132007)\nPage 4\nChapter 6: Patheon, Inc. \n(2007\u20132010)\nPage 5\nChapter 9: UPS Healthcare \n(2019\u20132020)\nPage 6\nThe Turnaround Leader\nRebuilding Great Organizations in the Face of Adversity\nby Wes Wheeler\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn the volatile and cutthroat world of business, adversity is inevitable, but failure \nis not. Wes Wheeler\u2019s The Turnaround Leader: Rebuilding Great Organ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_ultimate_guide_to_great_mentorship", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Ultimate Guide to Great Mentorship", "author": "Scott Jeffrey Miller", "filename": "The_Ultimate_Guide_To_Great_Mentorship.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 4112, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nRole 1: The Revealer\nPage 2\nRole 3: The Absorber\nPage 2\nRole 5: The Challenger\nPage 4\nRole 7: The Navigator\nPage 5\nRole 9: The Flagger\nPage 6\nRole 11: The Activator\nPage 7\nRole 13: The Closer\nPage 7\nThe Ultimate Guide \nto Great Mentorship\n13 Roles to Making a True Impact\nby Scott Jeffrey Miller\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen author Scott Jeffrey Miller\u2019s publisher approached him to write The Ulti\u00ad\nmate Guide to Great Mentorship: 13 Roles to Making a True Impact, he was \ncoalescing a ten-year, ten-volume series on master mentors. In pro...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_ultimate_guide_to_developing_leaders", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Ultimate Guide to Developing Leaders", "author": "John C. Maxwell", "filename": "The_Ultimate_Guide_to_Developing_Leaders.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5388, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nUnderstand That \nDeveloping Leaders\nIs the Answer \nPage 2\nCommit to Becoming a \nDeveloper of People\nPage 3\nEquip Team Members to \nExcel at Their Jobs\nPage 4\nInvite People with\nPotential to the\nLeadership Table\nPage 5\nEmpower New Leaders\nto Lead\nPage 6\nChoose Who to Develop \nFurther \nPage 7\nThe Ultimate Guide to \nDeveloping Leaders\nInvest in People Like Your Future Depends on It\u00a0\nby John C. Maxwell\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nStrong products, smart strategies, and clear goals matter, but none determine organi\u00ad\nzational success as decisive...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_versatile_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Versatile Leader", "author": "Msuega Tese", "filename": "The_Versatile_Leader.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2811, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart 1: Foundation\nPage 2\nPart 2: Strategy\nPage 3\nPart 3: Tactics\nPage 3\nPart 4: Seamless\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Versatile Leader\nThe Confidence to Excel in Every Situation\nby Msuega Tese\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWho is a versatile leader? What sets them apart from the rest of the world? How \ndo great leaders create valued outcomes and lead their organizations toward \nunparalleled success?\nThe book, The Versatile Leader: The Confidence to Excel in Every Situa\u00ad\ntion deploys familiar occupations as metaphors to...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_vision_driven_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Vision Driven Leader", "author": "Michael Hyatt", "filename": "The_Vision_Driven_Leader.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5433, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: Vision Drives \nEverything\nPage 2\nPart II: Drafting Your \nVision Script\nPage 3\nQuestion 5: Does It Inspire? \nMoved People Move People\nPage 4\nPart III: The Challenge \nAhead\nPage 6\nQuestion 9: Is It Too Late? \nThe Power of the Vision Zag\nPage 7\nQuestion 10: Are You \nReady? Preparing for \nthe Journey Ahead\nPage 8\nThe Vision \nDriven Leader\n10 Questions to Focus Your Efforts, Energize Your \nTeam, and Scale Your Business\nby Michael Hyatt\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nVision is the essential ingredient for successful leadership. Unless you have a clear \npicture of where you want to lead your o...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_winding_road_to_excellence", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Winding Road to Excellence", "author": "G.T. \"Toby\" Stansell", "filename": "The_Winding_Road_to_Excellence.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 3116, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nPart 1: Personal and \nProfessional Excellence: \nPeople Who Do\nPage 2\nPart 2: Leadership \nExcellence: Lead from the \nMiddle\nPage 3\nPart 3: Organizational \nExcellence: Culture Trumps \nStrategy\nPage 4\nPart 4: Sales Excellence: \nCustomers Don\u2019t Want to \nBe Sold; They Want To Be \nServed\nPage 4\nPart 5: Business Excellence: \nFind Something You Do \nWell and Perfect It\nPage 5\nConclusion: Be Present\nPage 5\nThe Winding Road \nto Excellence\nLeadership Lessons Learned from Life\u2019s Potholes\nby G.T. \u201cToby\u201d Stansell\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nGreat leade...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_wisdom_of_the_bullfrog", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Wisdom of the Bullfrog", "author": "Admiral William H. McRaven", "filename": "The_Wisdom_of_the_Bullfrog.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2523, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nIn military terms, the bullfrog is \u201cthe longest serving frogman \nand Navy SEAL on active duty.\u201d Admiral William H. McRa\u00ad\nven (U.S. Navy Retired), former bullfrog and current chancel\u00ad\nlor of the University of Texas System, sets out to relay all he \nhas learned about leadership in his book, The Wisdom of \nthe Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy). \nWhile his book is replete with military stories and lessons \nMcRaven learned while serving the nation in the military, his \nadvice holds for anybody acting in a leadership role in any \ncapacity. His ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_wizard_and_the_warrior", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Wizard and the Warrior", "author": "Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal", "filename": "The_Wizard_and_the_Warrior.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6498, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nLeading With Passion and Power\nTHE WIZARD\nAND THE \nWARRIOR\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhy use wizards and warriors as models for leadership? Because, as\nPeter Drucker once said, everything you learned is wrong \u2014 at best, it is\nmisleading and insufficient. You typically learn in school, workshops and\nseminars that if you can manage the work and serve the people, you have\nwhat it takes. It\u2019s not true. Ma...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_you_of_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "36V-TFS The YOU of Leadership", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_YOU_of_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6135, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nSeeing With Fresh Eyes\nPage 2\nFrom Old to New World\nPage 3\nBecome Shockingly  \nEffective\nPage 4\nThe Journey Begins\nPage 5\nThe Individual Leader\nPage 6\nSociety\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe YOU of Leadership describes the quality of leadership that is required in the face of \nthe profound change and rising complexity our organizations are facing. The complex-\nity is accelerating at a scale, intensity and speed never experienced before. To succeed \nin this new environment, author Twan van de Kerkhof argues that organization leaders \nmust create new realities by connecting to both the ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_zappos_experience", "category": "Leadership", "title": "The Zappos Experience", "author": "", "filename": "The_Zappos_Experience.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6011, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 5 (3 parts), Part 3, May 2012 \u2022 Order #34-13\nCONTENTS\nZappos? What \nIs Zappos?\nPage 2\nPrinciple 1: Serve a\nPerfect Fit\nPage 3\nPrinciple 2: Make It\nEffortlessly Swift\nPage 4\nPrinciple 3: Step Into\nthe Personal\nPage 5\nPrinciple 4: S T R E T C H\nPage 6\nPrinciple 5: Play To Win\nPage 7\nConclusion: Endings...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "think_remarkable", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Think Remarkable", "author": "Guy Kawasaki", "filename": "Think_Remarkable.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3602, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nStage 1: Growth\nPage 2\nStage 2: Grit\nPage 3\nStage 3: Grace\nPage 5\nThink Remarkable \n9 Paths to Transform Your Life and Make a Difference  \nby Guy Kawasaki with Madisun Nuismer \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe goal of this book is to help you make a difference. First, let\u2019s define what being \nremarkable means. It does not mean amassing wealth, power, or fame. There are \npeople who have done this and are not remarkable. And there are people who \nhaven\u2019t and are. In Think Remarkable: 9 Paths to Transform Your Life and \nMake a Difference, be...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "thrive", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Thrive", "author": "Andrew Freedman", "filename": "Thrive.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2320, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nDefine Success\nPage 2 \nOrganizational Influences\nPage 2 \nAnalyze \u201cStar\u201d Employees\nPage 3\nIndependent Strategy\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThrive\nThe Leader\u2019s Guide to Building a High \nPerformance Culture\nby Andrew Freedman with Paul Elliott, Ph.D.\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThrive encourages you, as a business leader, that it is possible to create a culture \nwhere people are excited to go to work every day because they are inspired and \nfired up about the mission of the company, excited about their role, and supported \nby a team that is aligned around the vision and mission...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page4_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "touchpoints", "category": "Leadership", "title": "3319 Enchantemnt.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "TouchPoints.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6291, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries,\u00ae 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 11 (3 parts), Part 3, November 2011 \u2022 Order #33-28\nCONTENTS\nThe Power of\nTouchPoints\nPage 2\nThe Commitment\nto Mastery\nPage 2\nUse Your Head: The\nCommitment to Inquiry\nPage 3\nUse Your Heart: The\nCommitment to\nReflection\nPage 4\nUse Your Hands: The\nCommitment to Practice\nPage 5\nMastering the Touch:\nHow Ca...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "tough_calls_from_the_corner_office", "category": "Leadership", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Tough_Calls_from_the_Corner_Office.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6056, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 5 (3 parts), Part 2, May 2011 \u2022 Order #33-12\nCONTENTS\nThe Road Taken: Making\nKey Career Choices\nPage 2\nLove and Marriage:\nFinding or Shedding\nBusiness Partners\nPage 4\nBetting the Farm: Risking\nSuccess for More\nSuccess\nPage 4\nHearts and Minds:\nCreating a New\nCorporate Culture\nPage 5\nSea Change:\nRepositio...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "transparency", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Transparency.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5960, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 7 (3 parts), Part 3, July 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-18\nCONTENTS\nCreating a Culture\nof Candor\nPages 2, 3, 4\nRise of the Blogosphere\nPage 2\nChoosing Transparency\nPage 3\nSpeaking Truth to Power\nPages 4, 5, 6\nThe Risks of Speaking\nTruth\nPage 5\nThe New Transparency\nPages 6. 7, 8\nCorporate Bloggers\nPage 7\nUnanticipated Changes\nPage 8\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "tribal_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Tribal Leadership", "author": "", "filename": "Tribal_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6076, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: The Tribal\nLeadership System\nPage 2\nThe Tribal Leadership\nNavigation System\nPage 3\nPart II: Your Journey As\na Leader: Leading Others\nThrough the Stages\nPage 4\nThe Tribal \nLeadership Epiphany\nPage 6\nPart III: Owning Tribal\nLeadership: Stabilizing\nStage Four\nPage 7\nPart IV: Toward Vital\nWork Communities\n(Stage Five)\nPage 8\nby Dave Logan, John King\nand Halee Fischer-Wright\nTribal Leadership\nLeveraging Natural Groups to Build \na Thriving Organization \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIt\u2019s a fact of life: birds flock, fish school, people \u201ctribe.\u201d\nEvery company, indeed every organization, is a ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "true_north", "category": "Leadership", "title": "4 WhatGotYouHere.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "True_North.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5751, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nDiscover Your Authentic Leadership\nTRUE NORTH\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAccording to Warren Bennis, as the world becomes more dangerous and\nour problems become more complex and dire, we long for truly distinguished\nleaders, men and women who deserve our respect and loyalty. True North is\nabout this kind of leader.\nTrue North is the internal compass that guides you successfully through\nlife. It represe...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page3_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "true_to_our_roots", "category": "Leadership", "title": "True To Our Roots", "author": "Paul Dolan with Thom Elkjer", "filename": "True_To_Our_Roots.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6487, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nFermenting a Business Revolution\nTRUE TO\nOUR ROOTS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWinemaker Paul Dolan has led Fetzer Vineyards to become one of the\nbiggest and best-known wineries in the United States while also becoming a\nmodel for sustainable businesses around the world. As the president of\nFetzer, Dolan is helping to lead his company \u2014 as well as the entire\nCalifornia wine industry \u2014 toward ma...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "trust_inspire", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Trust & Inspire", "author": "Stephen M.R. Covey", "filename": "Trust_Inspire.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4030, "image_count": 6, "preview": "Contents\nThe Future of Leadership\nPage 2\nBecoming a Trust & Inspire \nLeader\nPage 3\n5 Common Barriers to Trust \n& Inspire Leadership\nPage 5\nTrust & Inspire in Any \nContext\nPage 6\nTrust & Inspire\nHow Truly Great Leaders Unleash Greatness in Others,\nby Stephen M.R. Covey\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen it comes to the way we lead\u2013in the workplace, in the classroom, at home\u2013\nwe\u2019ve been repeating the same style of leadership for a long time. Many leaders still \napproach their role with the priority that there is a job to be done, and their role is \nto leverage resources and people at their disposal to ac...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page3_img1.png", "page3_img2.png", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "turn_the_ship_around", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Turn the Ship Around!", "author": "", "filename": "Turn_the_Ship_Around_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6048, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No.12 (3 parts), Part 2, December 2012 \u2022 Order #34-30\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart I: Starting Over\nPage 2\nCall to Action\nPage 3\nPart II: Control\nPage 4\n\u2018Welcome Aboard \nSanta Fe\u2019 How to Create\nCultural Change\nPage 4\nPart III: Competence\nPage 6\nFinal Preparations\nPage 6\nPart IV: Clarity\nPage 7\nComba...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "turnaround", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Turnaround", "author": "Lisa Gable", "filename": "Turnaround.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5132, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction: The \nTurnaround Method\nPage 2\nStep 1: Visualize the Future\nPage 3\nStep 2: Break Down the \nPast\nPage 4\nStep 3: Create a Path from \nPresent to Future\nPage 6\nStep 4: Execute with Speed, \nConfidence, and Heart\nPage 7\nTurnaround\nHow to Change Course When Things Are Going \nSouth\nby Lisa Gable\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIs your once-thriving organization stuck? Is your team on life support, unable to \ndeliver on its potential? Is your initiative or campaign limping along instead of \nsprinting ahead? In Turnaround, Lisa Gable, turnaround mastermind, offers a \nclear-headed, straightfor...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "turnaround_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Turnaround_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5849, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 11 (3 parts), Part 3, November 2010 \u2022 Order #32-28\nCONTENTS\nLeading After a Crisis\nPage 2\nWhat Is a Crisis?\nPage 3\nExternal Causes\nof a Crisis\nPage 3\nInternal Drivers\nof a Crisis\nPage 4\nWhere to Start After a\nCrisis \u2013\u2013 Making the\nRight Promises\nPage 5\nCore Business Skills 1\n\u2013\u2013 Cash and Time\nPage 6\nRebuilding Trust\nWith A...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "unlearn", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Unlearn", "author": "Barry O'Reilly", "filename": "Unlearn.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5212, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhy Unlearn\nPage 2\nHow to Unlearn\nPage 2\nUnlearning the Obstacles \nto Unlearning\nPage 3\nRelearn\nPage 4\nBreakthrough\nPage 5\nUnlearning Management\nPage 6\nUnlearning with Customers\nPage 7\nUnlearning Incentives\nPage 7\nUnlearn\nLet Go of Past Success to Achieve \nExtraordinary Results\nby Barry O\u2019Reilly\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere\u2019s a learning curve to running any successful business. But once you begin to \nrely on past achievements or get stuck in outdated thinking and practices that no \nlonger work, you need to take a step back \u2015 and unlearn. \nIn Unlearn, Barry O\u2019Reilly shows you how to brea...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "unplugged", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Unplugged", "author": "Steve Buchholz and Tom Roth", "filename": "Unplugged.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5080, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Contents\nUnplugged\u2013\u2013How an \nOrganization\u2019s Employees \nLose Their Energy\nPage 2\nLeadership\u2019s Example\nPage 3\nThe Element of Perceived \nOpportunity\nPage 4\nThe Element of Personal \nAccountability\nPage 4\nThe Element of \nConnectedness\nPage 5\nThe Element of Inclusion\nPage 6\nThe Element of Validation\nPage 7\nUnplugged\nHow Organizations Lose Their Energy and How to \nGet It Back\nby Steve Buchholz and Tom Roth\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat happens to employees when they lose their way amidst change, when they be\u00ad\ncome unplugged from purpose, connection, direction, meaning, and value\u2013\u2013when \nthey, in a word, lo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg", "page8_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "unstoppable_teams", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Unstoppable Teams", "author": "Alden Mills", "filename": "Unstoppable_Teams.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5302, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nYour Platform\nPage 2\nFinding Unstoppables\nPage 3\nConnect\nPage 4\nAchieve\nPage 5\nRespect\nPage 6\nEmpower\nPage 6\nActivating the 10x \nAdvantage\nPage 7\nUnstoppable Teams\nThe Four Essential Actions \nof High-Performance Leadership\nby Alden Mills\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Unstoppable Teams, Alden Mills, three-time Navy SEAL platoon commander \nand founder of the company Perfect Fitness, reveals how to put together teams that \ncan accomplish any objective\u2014by leveraging unexpected values and priorities.\nSEALs and civilians operate in extremely different environments, but what ma...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "unusually_excellent", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Unusually Excellent", "author": "", "filename": "Unusually_Excellent.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6167, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart One: Credibility\nPage 2\nBeing Trustworthy\nPage 3\nPart Two: Competence\nPage 4\nLeading Strategy: \nIdeas to Plans\nPage 5\nPart Three:\nConsequence\nPage 6\nA Leader\u2019s Impact\nPage 7\nAfterward\nPage 8\nby John Hamm\nUnusually Excellent\nThe Necessary Nine Skills Required\nfor the Practice of Great Leadership \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOften, when leaders experience trouble, they look to blame an outside source\nor expect a small tweak to right their ship. But many times they have actually lost\ntheir grip on the basic foundation of their own leadership.\nUnusually Excellent offers both seasoned and as...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "vision_to_results", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Vision to Results ", "author": "Jim Fischetti", "filename": "Vision_to_Results.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2506, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Crisis In Leadership\nPage 2\nIt All Begins With A Vision \nPage 2\nGreat Visions, \nCommunicated \nPage 2\nConnecting The Dots\nPage 2\nEmpowerment \nPage 3\nAccountability\nPage 4\nVision to Results\nLeadership in Action\nby Jim Fischetti\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nTrue leadership involves creating a vision, communicating it fervently, and holding \npeople accountable. A compelling vision is the answer to the big question: what is \nthis company about, and how are we going to achieve our goals? Being a visionary \ndoesn\u2019t automatically make you a leader, but leadership without vision isn\u2019t leader\u00ad\nship...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "visualeadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "VisuaLeadership", "author": "Todd Cherches", "filename": "VisuaLeadership.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4163, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhat is VisuaLeadership?\nPage 2\nLeading with Visual Models\nPage 2\nLeading with Visual \nMetaphors\nPage 3\nLeading with Visual Stories\nPage 5\nLeading with Visuals: \nWhat Now, What Next\nPage 6\nConclusion\nPage 7\nVisuaLeadership\nLeveraging the Power of Visual Thinking \nin Leadership and in Life\nby Todd Cherches\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAuthor Todd Cherches relies on a single phrase as the foundation to all of his \nthinking. Visual thinking and visual communication have the power \u201cto communi\u00ad\ncate, to innovate, to manage, and to lead.\u201d \nWhen we communicate in this way, we increase the attention,...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "vivid_vision", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Vivid Vision", "author": "Cameron Herold", "filename": "Vivid_Vision.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2470, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhy You Need a Vivid \nVision\nPage 2\nHow to Write It\nPage 2\nHow to Roll It Out \nPage 3\nHow to Make It Come True \nPage 4\nBenefits: Big and Small\nPage 4\nVivid Vision\nA Remarkable Tool for Aligning Your Business \nAround a Shared Vision of the Future\nby Cameron Herold\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe way leaders currently develop their visions of the future is not working. The \nexisting model-usually called a vision statement or mission statement-sets leaders \nup to fail right from the outset. \nIn Vivid Vision: A Remarkable Tool for Aligning Your Business Around \na Shared Vision of the Future, aut...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "wait", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Wait", "author": "", "filename": "Wait.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6296, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nHearts and Minds\nPage 2\nSuperfast Sports\nPage 3\nHigh-Frequency Trading,\nFast and Slow\nPage 3\nA Slice Too Thin\nPage 5\nDon\u2019t Panic\nPage 6\nAt Last, Procrastination\nPage 6\nMaster Class\nPage 7\nGet Off the Clock\nPage 7\nA Lifetime of Innovation\nPage 8\nby Frank Partnoy\nWait\nThe Art and Science of Delay\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat do these scenarios have in common: a professional tennis player return-\ning a serve, a woman evaluating a first date across the table, a naval officer assessing\na threat to his ship and a comedian about to reveal a punch line? \nIn Wait: The Art and Science of Delay, au...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "wake_up_and_smell_the_coffee", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Wake Up and Smell the Coffee", "author": "Dr. Simon Mac Rory", "filename": "Wake_Up_and_Smell_the_Coffee.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2447, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Imperative of Teams\nPage 2\nFour Types of Teams\nPage 3\nSix Factors of the \nTDP Model\nPage 3\nWake Up and \nSmell the Coffee \nThe Imperative of Teams\nby Dr. Simon Mac Rory \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAround 90 percent of what organizations do is accomplished through collabora\u00ad\ntive effort. Indeed, teamwork is a quintessential and critical element of organiza\u00ad\ntional life. However, some organizations do not seem to grasp that concept. They \npay close attention to other organizational functions\u2014for example, technology \nand human resources\u2014but fail to develop a comprehensive strategy for effec...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "waking_up_a_leader", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Waking Up a Leader", "author": "Daphne Scott", "filename": "Waking_Up_a_Leader.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2466, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhat Do You Need to \nSucceed?\nPage 2\nTime\nPage 2\nMoney\nPage 3\nThe Self\nPage 3\nFriendships\nPage 4\nDeveloping Others\nPage 4\nWaking Up a Leader\nFive Relationships of Success\nby Daphne Scott\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAre you working too many hours, neglecting friends, and sacrificing your health \nin the name of professional success? Daphne Scott, a medical professional, found \nherself coaching people for professional success. Her fear, however, held her back \nfrom seeking her own success. Dr. Scott finally stepped into her change and shares \nwhat she learned along the way. \nWaking Up a Leader ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "what_happens_now", "category": "Leadership", "title": "What Happens Now", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "What_Happens_Now_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5876, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhy Leaders Stall\nPage 2\nLeader Without a Story\nPage 3\nAsleep at the Stakeholder \nWheel\nPage 4\n\u2018Nobody Gets It!\u2019\nPage 5\nMaster of the Old Universe\nPage 6\nHamster on a Wheel\nPage 7\nCoach of the B Team\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAgain and again the growth of organizations outruns their leaders\u2019 skills. If you\u2019re \none of those leaders, you know the result: As the job grows bigger than you are, you \nget disoriented by a world of unfamiliar challenges. You then hit a wall of ineffec\u00ad\ntiveness, a stall point. Your stall then escalates into a crisis.\nWhat Happens Now? helps you to embrace t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "what_keeps_leaders_up_at_night", "category": "Leadership", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "What_Keeps_Leaders_Up_at_Night.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5752, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nI\u2019m a Good Boss. So Why Do \nI Sometimes Act Like a Bad \nOne?\nPage 2\nWhy Don\u2019t People Heed My \nSage Advice?\nPage 3\nWhy Do I Lose My Cool in \nHot Situations?\nPage 4\nA 180\u00b0 Shift\nPage 4\nWhy Can Ambition \nSabotage Success?\nPage 6\nWhy Do Good Teams Go Bad?\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNo matter how successful you are, if you\u2019re like most leaders, you\u2019re occasionally \nplagued by the doubt that accompanies typical management questions.\nIn What Keeps Leaders Up at Night, psychologist and business consultant Nicole \nLipkin shows you how to recognize and resolve eight of the most troubling \nmana...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "what_they_didn_8217_t_tell_me", "category": "Leadership", "title": "What They Didn't Tell Me", "author": "Jawad Ahsan", "filename": "What_They_Didn__8217_t_Tell_Me.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2514, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nChapters 1-5\nPage 2\nChapters 6-11\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nWhat They \nDidn\u2019t Tell Me\nHow to Be a Resilient Leader and Build \nTeams You Can Trust\nby Jawad Ahsan\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn What They Didn\u2019t Tell Me the author\u2019s goal is to help you become a resil\u00ad\nient leader and surround yourself with teams you can trust to weather storms and \nachieve great things together. Author Jawad Ahsan is a CFO of a publicly traded \ncompany and admits that his path there was anything but typical. He didn\u2019t enter \nas a CPA or via a job on Wall Street. He instead achieved his financ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "what_8217_s_holding_you_back", "category": "Leadership", "title": "3317 Whats Holding You Back?.qxd", "author": "Robert J. Herbold", "filename": "What__8217_s_Holding_You_Back_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5697, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 7 (3 parts), Part 2, July 2011 \u2022 Order #33-17\nCONTENTS\nPrinciple I: Devise a\nDemanding Game Plan\nto Confront Reality\nPage 2\nPrinciple II: Staff for\nSuccess\nPage 3\nPrinciple III: Clean Up\nthe Sloppiness\nPage 4\nPrinciple V: Insist on\nFunctional Excellence\nPage 5\nPrinciple VIII: Exploit\nInflection Points\nP...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "when_goliaths_clash", "category": "Leadership", "title": "When Goliaths Clash", "author": "Howard M. Guttman", "filename": "When_Goliaths_Clash.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5545, "image_count": 8, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nManaging Executive Conflict \nTo Build a More Dynamic Organization\nWHEN GOLIATHS\nCLASH\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWorking in fast-paced, stressful conditions with different types of peo-\nple, all with their own beliefs, values, cultures and work ethics, can cause\nconflict in even the most basic business relationships. Unresolved conflict in\norganizations, especially at the highest level, can ha...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page8_img2.jpeg", "page8_img3.jpeg", "page8_img4.jpeg", "page8_img5.jpeg", "page8_img6.jpeg", "page8_img7.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "when_we_8217_re_in_charge", "category": "Leadership", "title": "When We're in Charge", "author": "Amanda Litman", "filename": "When_We__8217_re_in_Charge.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3177, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nLeadership\nHow does one learn to lead and lead well? It can be exhausting, \nexhilarating, and a whole other host of emotions that can be \ndifficult to express or handle. Thankfully, there are thousands of \nbooks that share wisdom, tips, and tricks on what makes a good \nleader and how to lead a team effectively. These books also pro\u00ad\nvide guidance on keeping team members on track, maintaining a \nclear vision, and knowing how to respond when challenges arise. \nWhat about leading when the roadmap to leading well hasn\u2019t \nbeen written yet? When...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "who_killed_change", "category": "Leadership", "title": "FBR0218C Who Killed Change?", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Who_Killed_Change_.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2670, "image_count": 3, "preview": "WHO KILLED CHANGE? \nSolving the Mystery of Leading  \nPeople Through Change\nby Ken Blanchard, John Britt, Judd Hoekstra \nand Patricia Zigarmi\n\u00a9 2009 Harper Collins, 143 pages\nChange initiatives are among the most difficult \nprojects to manage. Launched with much \nfanfare and exhortation, the shelf-life \nis often short before the project either \ndies on the vine or is overtaken by yet \nanother newer initiative. The post-mortem \n(assuming there is one) usually reveals a \nstring of causes so that no one person can \nbe held solely accountable. In Who Killed \nChange? Ken Blanchard and his co-authors...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.jpx", "page4_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "who_8217_s_in_the_room", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Who's in the Room?", "author": "", "filename": "Who__8217_s_in_the_Room_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6012, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 7 (3 parts), Part 3, July 2012 \u2022 Order #34-18\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction: Who\u2019s in\nthe Room?\nPage 2\nMost Companies Are\nRun by Teams with \nNo Names\nPage 2\nTeam Building Won\u2019t\nSolve the Problem\nPage 3\nFour Fundamental\nConflicts at the Heart of\nSenior Management\nTeams\nPage 4\nBest Practices: Design\nan Organiz...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "why_great_leaders_don_t_take_yes_for_an_answer", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes For an Answer", "author": "Michael A. Roberto", "filename": "Why_Great_Leaders_Don_t_Take_Yes_for_an_Answer.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5830, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nManaging for Conflict and Consensus\nWHY GREAT\nLEADERS DON\u2019T\nTAKE YES FOR\nAN ANSWER\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLeaders hear \u201cyes\u201d far too often. They don\u2019t hear bad news until it\u2019s\ntoo late. They get groupthink, not reality. They think they\u2019ve achieved con-\nsensus, then find their decisions undermined by colleagues who never really\nbought in. It\u2019s an enormous problem: for leaders, teams and organization...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "why_leaders_can_8217_t_lead", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Why Leaders Can't Lead", "author": "Warren Bennis", "filename": "Why_Leaders_Can__8217_t_Lead.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6601, "image_count": 1, "preview": "\u00ae\nFILE: SUCCESS/CAREER TECHNIQUES\n11-28\nJust Managing Isn\u2019t Enough\nWHY LEADERS\nCAN\u2019T LEAD\nBy Warren Bennis\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nE\nxecutives must resolve to lead, not merely\nto manage. There\u2019s a major difference.\nMany organizations are well managed and\npoorly led because executives address\nroutine problems while ignoring or slighting impor-\ntant matters. They allow themselves to become\nburied with details that should be delegated to\nassistants.\nTrue leaders are able to draw others to them\nthrough focused commitment, make dreams come\nalive and unite people behind those dreams, com-\nmunicate thro...", "images": ["page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "why_motivating_people_doesn_8217_t_work_8230_and_what_does", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Why Motivating People Doesn't Work... and What Does", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Why_Motivating_People_Doesn__8217_t_Work___8230__and_What_Does.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5671, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Motivation Dilemma\nPage 2\nWhat Motivates People: \nThe Real Story\nPage 3\nThe Danger of Drive\nPage 4\nMotivation Is a Skill\nPage 5\nMaking Shift Happen\nPage 6\nRethinking Five Beliefs  \nThat Erode Workplace \nMotivation\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nTop trainer Susan Fowler tells leaders to stop trying to motivate employees. It\u2019s \nfrustrating for everyone involved, and it just doesn\u2019t work. Leaders can\u2019t motivate \nemployees \u2013\u2013 not if they want a genuine commitment to excellence.\nFowler lays out a tested process for helping employees motivate themselves in ways \nthat not only increase prod...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "winners_never_cheat", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Winners Never Cheat", "author": "Jon M. Huntsman", "filename": "Winners_Never_Cheat.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6541, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nA Self-Made Billionaire Speaks Out\nOn Honesty and Generosity\nWINNERS\nNEVER CHEAT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nJon M. Huntsman started with practically nothing, and built a world-class\nbusiness that carried him to Forbes\u2019list of America\u2019s wealthiest people. In this\nsummary, Huntsman, chairman and founder of Huntsman Corp., the world\u2019s\nlargest privately held chemical company, presents the principled lesson...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "winning_with_transglobal_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Winning With Transglobal Leadership", "author": "", "filename": "Winning_with_Transglobal_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5445, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 3 (3 parts), Part 1, November 2012 \u2022 Order #34-26\nCONTENTS\nWhy Global Talent Is So\nImportant, Yet in \nShort Supply \nPage 2\nThe Foundation of the\nTransglobal Leader: \nThe Six Facets of\nIntelligence\nPage 3\nThe Behavioral\nDimensions of\nTransglobal Leaders:\nWhat Sets Them Apart?\nPage 5\nDeveloping Global\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "you_can_8217_t_order_change", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "You_Can__8217_t_Order_Change.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5586, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 4 (2 parts), Part 1, April 2009 \u2022 Order #31-10\nCONTENTS\nHelp Your People\nGet 15 Percent Better\nPage 2\nLead Groups\nto Higher Ground\nPage 3\nThe Skills of a Politician\nPage 4\nBuild Strategy\non Customer Focus\nPage 4\nGrow Through People,\nNot Deals\nPage 6\nLeadership Lessons\nFrom Tackling\nChallenging Situations\nPage 7\nCut Your ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "you_win_in_the_locker_room_first", "category": "Leadership", "title": "You Win in the Locker Room FIrst", "author": "Jon Gordon and Mike Smith", "filename": "You_Win_in_the_Locker_Room_First.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2177, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, #2, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2022 Soundview, Inc.  \nAll rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022   \n Order #FBR0422B\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nLooking to transform your organization? Why not study the \nwork of two men who have done exactly that, everywhere from \nthe locker rooms of NFL success stories to the boardrooms of \nmajor Fortune 500 companies worldwide? That\u2019s what you \nget with You Win i...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "zero_latency_leadership", "category": "Leadership", "title": "Zero Latency Leadership", "author": "Beena Ammanath", "filename": "Zero_Latency_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2698, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart 1\nPage 2\nPart 2\nPage 3\nPart 3\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 5\nZero Latency \nLeadership\nDriving Equity, Trust, and Sustainability \nwith Emerging Tech\nby Beena Ammanath\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe live in a time when every decision we make as leaders is simultaneously under \na microscope, on a virtual billboard, and recorded for posterity in a matter of sec\u00ad\nonds for all the world to see. Yet, we must make decisions faster than ever because \nthe technology and circumstances of business demand it. \nThe book Zero Latency...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "12_the_elements_of_great_managing", "category": "Management", "title": "12 Elements", "author": "", "filename": "12__The_Elements_of_Great_Managing.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6059, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe History of 12 \nPage 2\nMaximizing Employee\nTalent\nPage 3\nPositive Words and\nDopamine\nPage 4\nBenefits of Improving\nScores\nPage 5\nIt Starts at the Top\nPage 6\nFriendship and\nPerformance\nPage 7\nWhat Great Managers\nNeed\nPage 8\nby Rodd Wagner and \nJames K. Harter, Ph.D. \n12: The Elements of\nGreat Managing\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHow do great managers inspire their employees to achieve top performance?\nIn 12: The Elements of Great Managing, authors Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter,\nPh.D., challenge conventional ideas about managing for corporate success and\ndelve deep into the motivating fact...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "a_manager_8217_s_guide_to_coaching", "category": "Management", "title": "A Manager's Guide to Coaching", "author": "Brian Emerson and Anne Loehr", "filename": "A_Manager__8217_s_Guide_to_Coaching.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6051, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Contents\nGetting the Best from \nEmployees\nPage 2\nThe What, Why and When \nof Coaching\nPage 2\nHow to Coach \nand W.I.N. B.I.G.!\nPage 4\nThe W.I.N. B.I.G. Coaching \nFormula\nPage 5\nThe Tenets of Coaching\nPage 6\nCoaching Tricks \nof the Trade\nPage 7\nA Manager\u2019s \nGuide to Coaching\nSimple and Effective Ways to Get the BEST Out \nof Your Employees\nby Brian Emerson and Anne Loehr\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nTo stay on top, companies need to do more than just tread water\u2013\u2013they need to \ngrow. And that means that their employees need to develop and improve their skills \nat the same pace. Increasingly, managers are b...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "a_manager_s_guide_to_project_management", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "A_Manager_s_Guide_to_Project_Management.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5292, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 12 (3 parts), Part 2, December 2009 \u2022 Order #31-30\nCONTENTS\nSpecific Goals for\nProject Management\nPage 2\nProject Definition\nand Planning\nPage 3\nA Framework for\nStrategic Alignment\nPage 4\nEarned Value\nPage 5\nProjects as\nCapital Investments\nPage 6\nBalancing a Portfolio\nPage 7\nGlobalization and\nResource Optimization\nPage 8\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "a_new_way_to_think", "category": "Management", "title": "A New Way to Think", "author": "Roger L. Martin", "filename": "A_New_Way_to_Think.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2495, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nIn A New Way to Think: Your Guide to Superior Man\u00ad\nagement Effectiveness, author Roger L Martin ends his book \nby discussing two different people he once spoke to: one was \na business practitioner and one was an academic. These two \nprofessionals defended the often repeated trope that it is better \nto have a superiorly executed mediocre idea than a poorly \nexecuted superior idea. Martin tried to convince these people \nthat their thinking was incorrect. His core reason is that with a \nwell-executed mediocre idea, that best one can achieve is medi\u00ad\nocrit...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "action_coaching", "category": "Management", "title": "Action Coaching", "author": "David L. Dotlich and Peter C. Cairo", "filename": "Action_Coaching.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6003, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow To Leverage Individual Performance\nFor Company Success\nACTION COACHING\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nToday\u2019s changing business environment has left a void in many\norganizations between the needs and goals of a company\u2019s greatest asset\n\u2014 its people \u2014 and those of the organization itself. Changes of leader-\nship and vision, corporate mergers and acquisitions and constant\nupgrades in the role of technology all contribute to an incong...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "ally_up", "category": "Management", "title": "Ally Up", "author": "Di Ciruolo", "filename": "Ally_Up.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2511, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nCreating a Culture That \nPromotes Diversity, Equity, \nand Inclusion\nPage 2 \nHow Employers Can \nBuild More Inclusive \nWork Cultures\nPage 2\nHiring with Inclusivity\nPage 3\nBuilding Teams and \nTracking Performance\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nAlly Up\nThe Definitive Guide to Building More Inclusive, \nInnovative, and Productive Teams\nby Di Ciruolo\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCompanies everywhere say that they\u2019re making efforts to become more inclusive, \nbut what exactly does that mean? Are they going far enough in their efforts to make \nworkplaces more inclusive, innovative and pro...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "always_a_winner", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Always_a_Winner.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5733, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 1 (3 parts), Part 1, January 2010 \u2022 Order #32-01\nCONTENTS\nA Big Picture View of\nthe Always a Winner\nOrganization\nPage 2\nBecoming Your Own\nEconomic Forecaster\nPage 3\nWhy the GDP Equation Is\nYour Most Important\nForecasting Tool\nPage 4\nWhy the Bond Market Is\nNot a Casino\nPage 5\nWhy Companies Often\nPrice Their Products and\nM...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "amp_it_up", "category": "Management", "title": "Amp It Up", "author": "Frank Slootman", "filename": "Amp_It_Up.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4186, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nMake Your Organization \nMission Driven\nPage 2\nHire Drivers \nNot Passengers\nPage 2\nHiring the Right People\nPage 3\nSharpen Your Focus\nPage 4\nPick up the Pace\nPage 4\nThe Amped Up Leader\nPage 5\nAmp It Up\nLeading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, \nIncreasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity\nby Frank Slootman\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\n\u201cAmp it Up\u201d was a popular LinkedIn article whose main premise was that organi\u00ad\nzations have considerable room to improve performance without making expensive \nchanges to the talent, structure, or fundamental business model. The advice was to \nkeep playing yo...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "army_of_entrepreneurs", "category": "Management", "title": "Army of Entrepreneurs", "author": "", "filename": "Army_of_Entrepreneurs.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5826, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: Taking a New\nApproach to Building\nYour Business\nPage 2\nThinking\nEntrepreneurially\nPage 3\nPart II: Developing an\nAction Plan\nPage 4\nRecruiting and \nRetaining Talent\nPage 5\nMeasuring Success\nPage 6\nMaintaining Momentum\nPage 7\nPart III: Putting It \nAll Together\nPage 8\nby Jennifer Prosek\nArmy of Entrepreneurs\nCreate an Engaged and Empowered\nWorkforce for Exceptional Business Growth\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nImagine the benefits to be gained from a pool of employees who act as if they\nown the business: greater motivation, increased productivity and a supercharged\ndesire to succeed. As a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "b2b", "category": "Management", "title": "B2B", "author": "Michael J. Cunningham", "filename": "B2B.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5585, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92000 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow To Build A Profitable E-Commerce Strategy\nB2B\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor anyone involved in the world of business, these are wild times.\nCompanies are gearing up to use the Internet to create new ways of doing\nbusiness. For many, this will mean redefining themselves and carving out\nnew roles. The Internet is changing whole industries from the manufactur-\ning to the service sector. A...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "beyond_performance", "category": "Management", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Beyond_Performance.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5717, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 10 (3 parts), Part 2, October 2011 \u2022 Order #33-25\nCONTENTS\nPart I: Why Performance\nIs Not Enough\nPage 2\nPart II: The Five Frames\nPage 3\nAssess: How Ready Are\nWe to Go There?\nPage 4\nAct: How Do We\nManage the Journey?\nPage 5\nAdvance: How Do We\nKeep Moving Forward?\nPage 6\nPart III: Putting It All\nTogethe...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "beyond_the_core", "category": "Management", "title": "Beyond the Core", "author": "Chris Zook", "filename": "Beyond_the_Core.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6003, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nExpand Your Market \nWithout Abandoning Your Roots\nBEYOND\nTHE CORE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nGrowth is not a choice: It\u2019s an imperative. But the risks are substantial.\nOnly a quarter of all growth initiatives succeed, and three-quarters of the\ntop business disasters of the past five years involved growth initiatives gone\nterribly wrong. Yet in spite of these dismal odds, some companies experi-...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "blue_ocean_strategy", "category": "Management", "title": "9C FBR GoPutYourStrengths.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Blue_Ocean_Strategy.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3057, "image_count": 2, "preview": "August 2007\nPublished more than two years ago, Blue Ocean\nStrategy remains an international best seller in 2007. This\ngroundbreaking book continues to influence business lead-\ners around the planet. Since its publication in March\n2005, it has been translated into and published in a record\n32 languages. This is the all-time record for\na book published by Harvard Business\nSchool Press. The book is a Wall Street\nJournal and BusinessWeek best seller. It has\nalso received numerous honors, including\nFast Company\u2019s Best Books of 2005,\nAmazon.com\u2019s Top 10 Best Business Books\nof 2005 and Strategy + Bus...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "blueprint_to_a_billion", "category": "Management", "title": "Blueprint to a Billion", "author": "David G. Thomson", "filename": "Blueprint_to_a_Billion.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6235, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\n7 Essentials to Achieve Exponential Growth\nBLUEPRINT\nTO A BILLION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMicrosoft, Google, eBay, Staples, Genentech, Starbucks, Nike and\nHarley-Davidson \u2026 these are just a few examples of an elite group of com-\npanies that have managed to turn billion-dollar ideas into billion-dollar\nbusinesses. What did these and other high-growth companies do to achieve\nsuch a goal? What blueprin...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "boeing_versus_airbus", "category": "Management", "title": "C FBR GoPutYourStrengths.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Boeing_Versus_Airbus.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3211, "image_count": 2, "preview": "August 2007\nT\nhere probably aren\u2019t many journalists who under-\nstand the aircraft manufacturing industry better\nthan John Newhouse does. Twenty-five years ago\nhis book The Sporty Game examined the high-stakes busi-\nness environment that exists in the manufacturing and sell-\ning of large commercial aircraft, commonly\nreferred to as LCAs. A quarter of a century\nlater, that book is considered a classic about\nthe airplane business.\nNow, in Boeing Versus Airbus, Newhouse\nfocuses on the intense competition between\nthe world\u2019s two largest manufacturers of pas-\nsenger airplanes. He says the business o...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "break_from_the_pack", "category": "Management", "title": "Break From The Pack", "author": "Oren Harari", "filename": "Break_From_the_Pack.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5691, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow to Compete in a Copycat Economy\nBREAK FROM\nTHE PACK\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEverywhere, products are being commoditized, services are being imi-\ntated, and traditional barriers to market entry are collapsing. You can\u2019t sur-\nvive on \u201cme-too\u201d products, services and business models, and the ever-pop-\nular \u201call things to all people\u201d approach will fail you every time.\nTo sustain a competitive advanta...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "breaking_the_fear_barrier", "category": "Management", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Breaking_the_Fear_Barrier.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5764, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 2 (3 parts), Part 1, February 2012 \u2022 Order #34-04\nCONTENTS\nFear of Loss\nPage 2\nParochialism\nPage 3\nTerritorialism\nPage 3\nEmpire Building\nPage 4\nThe Cost of Fear\nPage 4\nOvercoming\nParochialism\nPage 5\nOvercoming\nTerritorialism\nPage 5\nThe Leadership\nImperative\nPage 7\nby Tom Rieger\nBreaking the\nFear Barri...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "breakthrough_business_results_with_mvt", "category": "Management", "title": "2913 Exceeding Expect AN.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Breakthrough_Business_Results_with_MVT.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5657, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053,\nConcordville, PA 19331 USA \u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \n\u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nA Fast, Cost-Free \u201cSecret Weapon\u201d for Improving\nAny Business Process\nBREAKTHROUGH\nBUSINESS RESULTS\nWITH MVT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEvery executive wants the same thing \u2014 improved results: more profit,\nless cost, better quality and higher customer satisfaction. But what business\nimprovement ideas will produce these results, and how can you be sure that\nplans that look good on paper will actually wo...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "bridging_the_boomer_xer_gap", "category": "Management", "title": "Bridging the Boomer-Xer Gap", "author": "Hank Karp, Connie Fuller, and Danilo Sirias", "filename": "Bridging_the_Boomer-Xer_Gap.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5671, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nCreating Authentic Teams\nFor High Performance at Work\nBRIDGING THE\nBOOMER-XER GAP\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nToday\u2019s workplaces are dominated by two generational groups: Baby\nBoomers and Generation Xers. The Boomers now hold top management\nand policy-making positions, while the younger Xers have just recently\nentered the world of work.\nUnfortunately, both groups view each other with suspici...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "bring_your_human_to_work", "category": "Management", "title": "Bring Your Human to Work", "author": "Erica Keswin", "filename": "Bring_Your_Human_to_Work.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5847, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nBe Real\nPage 2\nPlay the Long Game\nPage 3\nMind Your Meetings\nPage 4\nWell-Being at Work\nPage 5\nDisconnect to Reconnect\nPage 6\nSpace Matters\nPage 7\nSay Thank You\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAs human beings, we are built to connect and form relationships. So, it should \nbe no surprise that relationships must also translate into the workplace, where we \nspend most of our time! Companies that recognize this retain the most productive, \ncreative and loyal employees, and invariably seize the competitive edge.\nPaying attention to the effects people have on one another other is key to \ndevelopi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "bringing_out_the_best_in_people", "category": "Management", "title": "Bringing Out the Best in People", "author": "", "filename": "Bringing_Out_the_Best_in_People.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5887, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart 1: The Perils of\nTraditional Management\nPage 2\nPart 2: The Astonishing\nPower of Positive\nReinforcement\nPage 3\nPart 3: The Scientific\nApproach to Leadership\nPage 5\nPart 4: Turning Good\nIntentions Into High\nPerformance\nPage 6\nPart 5: Revitalizing the\nWorkplace\nPage 7\nEpilogue\nPage 7\nby Aubrey C. Daniels\nBringing Out \nthe Best in People\nHow to Apply the Astonishing Power of\nPositive Reinforcement\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat motivates people? What encourages employees to work to their fullest\npotential, not just for a short while but for the long haul? Many managerial fads\npromising qu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "bringing_strategy_back", "category": "Management", "title": "Bringing Strategy Back", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Bringing_Strategy_Back.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5918, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nAccuracy: Creating Order \nand Transparency\nPage 3\nAgility: Seizing and  \nRepeating Opportunities\nPage 4\nMomentum: Speeding Past \nShocks and Surprises\nPage 5\nForesight: Getting Ahead of \nChange and Chaos\nPage 6\nDriven by Values\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Bringing Strategy Back, strategy expert Jeffrey Sampler cuts through the clutter to \nreveal exactly why the usual tools of strategy are so sorely out of sync with our needs: \nwindows of opportunity close far faster than they once did, many of these opportunities \nare smaller than they once were, growth rates are uneven across marke...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "building_corporate_soul", "category": "Management", "title": "Building Corporate Soul", "author": "Ralf Specht", "filename": "Building_Corporate_Soul.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2510, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction: \nThe Soul Index\nPage 2\nThe Corporate Soul\nPage 2 \nThe Soul System\u2122\nPage 2\nPurpose Meets Soul\nPage 3\nUnderstanding the Soul \nof Your Company\nPage 3\nBuilding \nCorporate Soul\nPowering Culture & Success with the Soul System\u2122\nby Ralf Specht\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Building Corporate Soul: Powering Culture & Success with the Soul \nSystem\u2122, Ralf Specht provides a framework that allows leaders to act immedi\u00ad\nately for the long-term benefit of their businesses. The Soul System\u2122 gives answers \non how to approach this seismic shift by giving away practical and reality-tested \nappro...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "building_a_values_driven_organization", "category": "Management", "title": "Building a Values Driven Organization", "author": "", "filename": "Building_a_Values-Driven_Organization.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5336, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Seven Levels of\nConsciousness Model\nPage 2\nThe Cultural\nTransformation Tools\nPage 3\nMapping the \nValues of Individuals\nPage 4\nLeadership: The Key to\nCultural Transformation\nPage 4\nThe Framework for\nWhole-System Change\nPage 5\nValues Management\nPage 7\nIntegrating Resilience\nPage 7\nby Richard Barrett\nBuilding a Values-Driven\nOrganization\nA Whole System Approach \nto Cultural Transformation\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe responsibility of leaders is to enhance, harness and direct the capacity and\nenergy of their people toward virtuous and valuable ends. To achieve long-term\nsuccess, the orga...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "built_to_last", "category": "Management", "title": "Built To Last", "author": "James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras", "filename": "Built_to_Last.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6370, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Vol. 17, No. 2 (2 parts) Part 1, February 1995 \u00a9 1995 Soundview Executive Book Summaries* Order # 17-4\nYou Can Learn from the Habits of Visionary Companies\nBUILT TO LAST\nBy James C. Collins\nand Jerry I. Porras\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nYou are about to look at the results of a landmark study that will\nchange the way you manage.\nAuthors James Collins and Jerry Porras spent six years studying ex-\nceptional companies \u2014 visionary companies \u2014 to see what accounts for\ntheir success.\nWhat are visionary companies? They are the premier organizations in\ntheir field, firms that have a long record of having an...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "bury_my_heart_at_conference_room_b", "category": "Management", "title": "33-13 Bury My Heart.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Bury_My_Heart_at_Conference_Room_B.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5767, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 5 (3 parts), Part 3, May 2011 \u2022 Order #33-13\nCONTENTS\nPart 1: It Takes a Value\nProposition\nPage 2\nThe Mystery\nAchievement\nPage 3\nPart 2: Wallet. Heart.\nKeys.\nPage 3\nPinch Me; I\u2019m Dreamin\u2019\nPage 5\nPart 3: You Must.\nYou Can.\nPage 6\nPart 4: Get on With It\nPage 7\nYou Must Remember\nThis\nPage 8\nby Stan Slap\nBu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "business_chemistry", "category": "Management", "title": "Business Chemistyr", "author": "Kim Christfort and Suzanne Vickberg", "filename": "Business_Chemistry.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5728, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Power of Chemistry\nPage 2\nGuardians Value Stability \nand Bring Order and Rigor\nPage 3\nDrivers Value Challenge \nand Generate Momentum\nPage 4\nPioneers in Hell: How to \nStop Killing Their Potential\nPage 5\nIntegrators in Hell: How to \nStop Killing Their Potential\nPage 6\nPutting Business Chemistry \nto Work on Your Teams\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEver wonder what it is that makes two people click or clash? Or why some \ngroups excel while others fumble? Or how you, as a leader, can make or break team \npotential? Based on extensive research and analytics, plus years of proven success in...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "business_strategy_success_principles", "category": "Management", "title": "Business Strategy Success Principles", "author": "Paul Arnold", "filename": "Business_Strategy_Success_Principles.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2316, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart 1: Your Plan\nPage 2 \nPart 3: Your Purpose\nPage 3\nPart 6: Your Pivot\nPage 3\nPart 7: Your Strategy\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nBusiness Strategy \nSuccess Principles\nAn Action Plan to Grow Your Business \nand Enjoy an Easier Life\nby Paul Arnold\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAfter reading this book, business owners will understand how to plan, improve and \ngrow a successful business faster by focusing on what\u2019s important, and entrepreneurs \nwill learn how to improve their business strategy. By working smarter and not harde...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page4_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "capitalizing_on_conflict", "category": "Management", "title": "Capitalizing On Conflict", "author": "Kirk Blackard and James W. Gibson", "filename": "Capitalizing_on_Conflict.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5753, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nStrategies and Practices for Turning Conflict \nTo Synergy in Organizations\nCAPITALIZING\nON CONFLICT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAre you looking to enhance your organization\u2019s creativity, improve\ndecision-making, foster learning, and elevate the performance of your peo-\nple and systems? In short, do you want to optimize performance? If you do,\nyou must first find a way to create an environment t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "capturing_new_markets", "category": "Management", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Capturing_New_Markets.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5939, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 12 (3 parts), Part 2, December 2011 \u2022 Order #33-30\nCONTENTS\nWhy New Markets\nMatter\nPage 2\nFinding New Markets\nPage 3\nAssessing What Doesn\u2019t\nExist\nPage 4\nPaths to Market\nPenetration\nPage 5\nFulfilling the Potential of\nEmerging Markets\nPage 6\nEnabling the Corporation\nPage 7\nA Catalytic Role for\nGovernmen...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "change_the_management", "category": "Management", "title": "Change (the) Management", "author": "Al Comeaux", "filename": "Change__the__Management.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2506, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThis is Not a \u201cThey\u201d \nProblem\nPage 2\nReorientation: We Pull. We \nDon\u2019t Push.\nPage 3\nWe Align on the Problem\nPage 3\nWe Listen\nPage 4\nWe Model the Change\nPage 4\nChange (the) \nManagement\nWhy We as Leaders Must Change for \nthe Change to Last\nby Al Comeaux\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDespite being perfectly adept leaders, we continue to sign up for change efforts we \nknow are doomed to fail. Given how much money and work goes into these efforts, \nthat failure rate is a terrible shame. Resources are wasted, organizations lose focus, \npeople\u2019s lives are upended, and the result i...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "change_the_culture_change_the_game", "category": "Management", "title": "33-11  Change The Culture.qxd", "author": "Roger Connors and Tom Smith", "filename": "Change_the_Culture__Change_the_Game.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5735, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 5 (3 parts), Part 1, May 2011 \u2022 Order #33-11\nCONTENTS\nPart One: Implement the\nResults Pyramid to\nChange the Culture\nPage 2\nDefining the Results that\nGuide the Change\nPage 3\nIdentifying the Beliefs\nthat Generate the Right\nActions\nPage 4\nPart Two: Integrate the\nC2 Best Practices to\nAccelerate the Culture\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page3_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "change_with_confidence", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Change_with_Confidence.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5412, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 9 (3 parts), Part 3, September 2013 \u2022 Order #35-23\nCONTENTS\nPart 1: Figuring It Out\nPage 2\nHow Do I Identify What\nNeeds to Change?\nPage 2\nPart 2: Planning \nfor Change\nPage 4\nHow Do I Know What\nResources I Need?\nPage 4\nPart 3: Managing\nChange\nPage 5\nHow Do I \nOvercome Resistance?\nPage 6\nPart 4: Making...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "chaotics", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Chaotics.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5403, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 9 (3 parts), Part 1, September 2009 \u2022 Order #31-21\nCONTENTS\nFrom Normality to\nTurbulence\nPage 2\nManagement\u2019s Wrong\nResponses to\nTurbulence\nPage 3\nThe Three Biggest\nMarketing Mistakes\nPage 4\nConstructing an Early-\nWarning System (EWS)\nPage 5\nThe Chaotics\nManagement System\nPage 6\nAchieving Business\nEnterprise Sustainabilit...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "chief_culture_officer", "category": "Management", "title": "Chief Culture Officer", "author": "", "filename": "Chief_Culture_Officer.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6211, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nGetting Past Guru: \nBeing Steve Jobs\nPage 2\nStealth CCOs\nPage 3\nCulture Fast and Slow\nPage 4\nStatus and Cool\nPage 4\nBuilding a Secret\nSneaker Store\nPage 6\nHow-To\nPage 6\nPhilistines\nPage 7\nby Grant McCracken \nChief Culture Officer\nHow to Create a Living, Breathing\nCorporation\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLevi Strauss & Co., the jeans and apparel maker, missed out on the hip-hop\ntrend. They didn\u2019t realize that those kids in baggy jeans represented a whole new\n\u2014 and lucrative \u2014 market opportunity, one they could have seen coming if they\nhad been paying attention to the shape of American culture....", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "coaching_power", "category": "Management", "title": "Coaching Power", "author": "Tom Preston, Luciana Nunez", "filename": "Coaching_Power.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3586, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nCoaching Fundamentals\nPage 2\nOne-to-One Coaching\nPage 3\nRedefining Impostor \nSyndrome \nPage 4\nCoaching Teams \nPage 5\nWant to Build a Coaching \nCulture? \nPage 6\nArtificial Intelligence: The \nSingle Most Powerful Force \nShaping the Future \nPage 7\nCoaching Power \nLeading With Coaching to Create Individual, \nTeam, and Organizational Outperformance \nby Tom Preston and Luciana Nunez\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe ability to lead with coaching is now not a nice-to-have, it is an essential. Lead\u00ad\ners today are navigating ever more complexity th...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "come_up_for_air", "category": "Management", "title": "Come Up for Air", "author": "Nick Sonnenberg", "filename": "Come_Up_for_Air.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4166, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe CPR Framework\nPage 2\nCommunication\nPage 2\nInbox Zero\nPage 3\nPlanning\nPage 4\nEfficient Meetings\nPage 4\nWorkloads and Capacities\nPage 5\nGoals and Planning\nPage 6\nResources\nPage 6\nCome Up for Air\nHow Teams Can Leverage Systems and Tools \nto Stop Drowning in Work\nby Nick Sonnenberg\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHow many times have you heard someone utter the phrase, \u201cI\u2019m drowning in \nwork\u201d? If you\u2019re like most people, it\u2019s a frighteningly common occurrence. You\u2019re \nbusy and operating at max capacity, yet the flow of incoming work never let...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "committed_teams", "category": "Management", "title": "38-16 Committed Teams", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Committed_Teams.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5895, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nCommit: To Know the Rules, \nYou Have to Make Them\nPage 2\nCheck: What You Don\u2019t \nKnow Is Probably  \nHurting You\nPage 3\nClose: To Bridge the  \nSaying-Doing Gap,  \nAct Like a Star\nPage 4\nNo Time for Teamwork? \nLessons from Startups\nPage 6\nWhy Are We Here?  \nEngaging Committees\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCommitted Teams: Three Steps to Inspiring Passion and Performance is based on a \ndeceptively simple philosophy: set a direction, try to stay on track and make adjust-\nments when necessary. Easy to do? Hardly \u2013\u2013 especially when the typical workday \nis time-crunched, stressful and deadline...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "competing_in_the_new_world_of_work", "category": "Management", "title": "Competing in the New World of Work", "author": "Keith Ferrazzi, Kian Gohar, Noel Weyrich", "filename": "Competing_in_the_New_World_of_Work.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2218, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, #2, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2022 Soundview, Inc.  \nAll rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022   \n Order #FBR0822A\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nKeith Ferrazzi, Kian Gohar, and Noel Weyrich are all part of \na business think tank, Ferrazzi Greenlight, that teams up with \nseveral businesses across different niches to collaborate and co- \ncreate ideas for the \u201cnew world of work.\u201d This group includes \n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "competitive_advantage", "category": "Management", "title": "Competitive Advantage", "author": "Tracy King, CAE", "filename": "Competitive_Advantage.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2383, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nInternal & External Forces\nPage 2\nEducation Strategy\nPage 2\nLearning Design\nPage 4\nStrategy to Action\nPage 4\nCompetitive Advantage\nCreate Continuing Education That Is Profitable, \nSustainable, and Impactful\nby Tracy King, CAE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLeaders within the professional association and continuing education industry are \nfacing a turning point. As traditional formats for learning and common pric\u00ad\ning models continue to fall, new competitors are streaming into the market and \ncreating learning programs that are faster, cheaper, and poised to make larger \ncompanies irrelevant.\nTh...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "competitive_success", "category": "Management", "title": "Competitive Success", "author": "Arjan Singh", "filename": "Competitive_Success.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4408, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2 \nChapter 4: How is War \nGaming Better Than \nTraditional Planning?\nPage 3\nChapter 6: Identifying \nYour War Game Objectives\nPage 3\nChapter 10: Gathering \nIntelligence\nPage 5\nChapter 13: Conducting \nthe War Game\nPage 7\nCompetitive Success\nBuilding Winning Strategies with Corporate War Games\nby Arjan Singh\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe speed at which markets evolve today impacts the future of your company and \nthe only way to succeed in this fiercely competitive business landscape is to see it as \na battlefield, build y...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "confronting_reality", "category": "Management", "title": "28C TFS ConfrontingReal.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Confronting_Reality.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5817, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nDoing What Matters to Get Things Right\nCONFRONTING\nREALITY\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAny plan for a business has to answer three questions: What\u2019s the nature of\nthe game? Where\u2019s it going? How do you make money in it? Yet, in many orga-\nnizations today, they rarely get asked \u2014 much less answered \u2014 adequately.\nIt takes unflinching realism to get such answers, but the established\nmethodologies for defin...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "consider", "category": "Management", "title": "Consider", "author": "", "filename": "Consider.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5756, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Human Need for\nThink Time\nPage 2\nForcing Think Time\nPage 3\nPromoting Think Time\nPage 4\nTaking a Step Back\nPage 5\nRapid Contemplation\nPage 6\nOutside the Day-to-Day\nPage 7\nThe Future of Think Time\nand Reflection\nPage 8\nby Daniel Patrick Forrester\nConsider\nHarnessing the Power of Reflective\nThinking in Your Organization\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\n\u201cStop, think, and don\u2019t do something stupid!\u201d This is the warning Dr. Robert\nBea drills into his civil and environmental engineering students at the University of\nCalifornia in Berkeley. Bea wants to dramatize what he terms the inevitable \u201coh \ns--...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "consultants_038_advisers", "category": "Management", "title": "Consultants & Adviser", "author": "Harold Lewis", "filename": "Consultants___038__Advisers.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6662, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nA Best Practice Guide to Choosing,\nUsing and Getting Good Value\nCONSULTANTS\n& ADVISERS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEveryone in business will need the help of consultants, contractors or pro-\nfessional advisers at some time or other. In Consultants & Advisers, indepen-\ndent consultant Harold Lewis presents an accessible resource for individuals,\nbusinesses and organizations on how to get the best value f...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "corporate_agility", "category": "Management", "title": "16 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Corporate_Agility.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5618, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nA Revolutionary New Model for Competing\nin a Flat World\nCORPORATE\nAGILITY\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEarly in 2002, a modest research project called the Future of Work gathered\na small group of corporate thought leaders from such companies as Agilent\nTechnologies, Cisco Systems, Intel, PeopleSoft, Capital One and Herman\nMiller to survey both labor and management in an attempt to discover how new\ntechno...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "creating_and_dominating_new_markets", "category": "Management", "title": "Creating and Dominating New Markets", "author": "Peter Meyer", "filename": "Creating_and_Dominating_New_Markets.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5868, "image_count": 21, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow to Go Where No Company Has Gone Before\nCREATING AND\nDOMINATING\nNEW MARKETS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAll business owners dream of creating a new market and becoming the\ndominant player. The benefits of creating and dominating markets include\nhaving time to get it right, being able to make and survive mistakes, achieving\ngreater stock value, and pricing to the market instead of competitive...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img10.jpeg", "page5_img11.jpeg", "page5_img12.jpeg", "page5_img13.jpeg", "page5_img14.jpeg", "page5_img15.jpeg", "page5_img16.jpeg", "page5_img17.jpeg", "page5_img18.jpeg", "page5_img19.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg", "page5_img3.jpeg", "page5_img4.jpeg", "page5_img5.jpeg", "page5_img6.jpeg", "page5_img7.jpeg", "page5_img8.jpeg", "page5_img9.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "crucial_confrontations", "category": "Management", "title": "Crucial Confrontations", "author": "Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler ", "filename": "Crucial_Confrontations.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6384, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nTools for Resolving Broken Promises,\nViolated Expectations, and Bad Behavior\nCRUCIAL \nCONFRONTATIONS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBehind the problems that regularly plague families, teams and organi-\nzations are individuals who either can\u2019t or won\u2019t deal with failed promises.\nThe reason is that they\u2019re afraid to talk face to face about difficult but\nimportant issues \u2014 and as their fear of confr...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "death_by_meeting", "category": "Management", "title": "Death By Meeting ", "author": "Patrick Lencioni", "filename": "Death_by_Meeting.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2472, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0721A \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nIt\u2019s a phrase that has been thrown around office buildings for \nyears. \u201cDeath by meeting\u201d refers to the lamentation of having \nto come together to share, discuss, or work on a problem too \nfrequently for the team member\u2019s taste. Author Patric...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "design_to_grow", "category": "Management", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Design_to_Grow.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6179, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nDesigning for Scale\nPage 2\nDesign\nPage 3\nComplexity\nPage 4\nSmarter\nPage 5\nFaster\nPage 6\nLeaner\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn today\u2019s ever-changing marketplace, every company is at risk of having a \u201cKodak \nMoment\u201d\u2014 watching its industry and the competitive advantages it has developed \nover years, even decades, vanish overnight. The reason? An inability to adapt quickly to \nnew business realities. Established companies are at risk, but it\u2019s no easier being an agile \nstartup, because most of those fail due to their inability to scale. Tomorrow\u2019s business \nwinners \u2014 regardless of size or...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "discipline_without_punishment", "category": "Management", "title": "37CS10B Discipline Without Punishment", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Discipline_Without_Punishment.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5558, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Birth of Discipline \nWithout Punishment\nPage 2\nPart I: Building Superior \nPerformance\nPage 3\nPart II: Performance  \nImprovement\nPage 4\nConducting the \nPerformance  \nImprovement Discussion\nPage 5\nPart III: Discipline  \nWithout Punishment\nPage 6\nDischarge\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMore than 30 years ago, Dick Grote developed a powerful, nonpunitive discipline \nsystem that turned a troubled Frito-Lay plant from a hotbed of employee sabotage and \ntoxic relations into a productive, respectful environment \u2014 one where employees took \npersonal responsibility for their behavior, and mana...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "divide_or_conquer", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Divide_or_Conquer.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5828, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Life and Death\nof a Relationship\nPage 2\nThe Anatomy\nof a Relationship\nPage 3\nThe Key to\nResilience\nPage 4\nMapping\nthe Pattern\nPage 5\nFocus the\nChange Effort\nPage 6\nChoose the\nRight Strategy\nPage 7\nSensibilities\nfor a Change\nPage 8\nby Diana McLain Smith\nDivide or Conquer\nHow Great Teams Turn Conflict\nInto Strength\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nConflict is inevitable. But whether it makes or breaks your team depends only\non the strength of the relationships within it.\nEver been on a team where people can\u2019t get along to save their lives? These\nrelationships are corrosive not just to the peopl...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "do_big_things", "category": "Management", "title": "40-03 Do Big Things", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Do_Big_Things.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5730, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nTeams That Do Big Things\nPage 2\nTeams That Flatline\nPage 3\nCommit to the  \nHuman Imperative\nPage 4\nEmbody Success (and \nLeverage Failure)\nPage 4\nFocus on What Matters\nPage 6\nEnergize Around a  \nShared Reality\nPage 7\nIs Your Team Ready to Do \nBig Things?\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBased on 25 years of empirical data across as many industries from companies of \nall sizes, Do Big Things decodes a once mystifying formula \u2014 a pattern of thinking \nand behaving that teams have utilized in all arenas to overcome extraordinary \nchallenges and deliver big outcomes with team members who have th...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "driven_by_difference", "category": "Management", "title": "38-08 Driven by Difference", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Driven_by_Difference.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5696, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Power of Attention\nPage 2\nThe Power of 90  \nMinutes: Focus\nPage 4\nThe Power of Trust\nPage 5\nDream: Generate  \nDiverse Ideas\nPage 6\nDecide: Select and Sell \nYour Idea\nPage 7\nDeliver: Implement  \nGlobal Solutions\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nToday\u2019s workforce is more diverse than ever before. But despite new perspectives \nand talents, the promise of increased innovation rarely materializes. Why are so few \nbusinesses seeing results? \nStudies show that diverse teams are more creative than homogenous ones \u2013\u2013 but \nonly when they are managed effectively. The secret is to minimize conflic...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "driving_change", "category": "Management", "title": "2919 DrivingChange.pdf", "author": "", "filename": "Driving_Change.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6084, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe UPS Approach to Business\nDRIVING CHANGE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nUPS has earned a reputation as one of the top companies in the United\nStates, known as much for its innovative practices as its skill in creating satis-\nfied customers and employees. Driving Change tells the UPS story in a way\nthat provides clear-cut lessons from which any business can benefit. Authors\nMike Brewster and Frederick Da...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "elevate", "category": "Management", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Elevate.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5741, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nDiscipline #1: Coalesce\nPage 2\nPatterns in Strategy\nPage 3\nDiscipline #2: Compete\nPage 4\nCompetitive Advantage\nPage 5\nDiscipline #3: Champion\nPage 6\nConclusion\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nUnderstanding the basic principles of strategy is just the prerequisite for becom-\ning a truly strategic leader. In Elevate, Rich Horwath focuses on advanced stra-\ntegic thinking that will drive results in the short- and long-term. His three-dis-\ncipline approach breaks strategy down into its fundamentals: Coalesce, Compete \nand Champion. \nEffective strategic leadership starts wit...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "emotional_intelligence_for_project_managers", "category": "Management", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Emotional_Intelligence_for_Project_Managers.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5702, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart 1: An Introduction to \nEmotional Intelligence\nPage 2\nPart 2: Project  \nManagement Begins  \nwith Self-Management\nPage 3\nPart 3: Building Project \nStakeholder Relationships\nPage 4\nPart 4: Using EQ to Lead \nProject Teams\nPage 6\nCreating a Positive  \nTeam Environment\nPage 7\nLeveraging Emotional \nIntelligence on Large and \nComplex Projects\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWithout good people-management skills, even the most carefully planned project \ncan fall apart in a flash. And managing people effectively means more than just \nkeeping them in line: It means using finely tuned interperso...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "employalty", "category": "Management", "title": "Employalty", "author": "Joe Mull", "filename": "Employalty.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3611, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nEmployalty\nPage 2\nIdeal Job\nPage 2\nMeaningful Work\nPage 3\nGreat Boss\nPage 4\nImplementing the \nEmployalty Model\nPage 5\nEmployalty\nHow to Ignite Commitment and Keep Top Talent \nin the New Age of Work \nby Joe Mull\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThis is a book for business owners and executives who struggle to find and keep \ndevoted employees. It\u2019s for those companies that want a more engaged workforce \nand a competitive advantage in hiring, quality, and performance. It\u2019s a book for \nleaders who want to make a case for changing how their organi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "encouraging_the_heart", "category": "Management", "title": "Encouraging the Heart", "author": "", "filename": "Encouraging_the_Heart.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5858, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Heart of Leadership\nPage 2\nThe Seven Essentials of\nEncouraging\nPage 3\nGoals Plus Feedback\nKeep Us Engaged\nPage 4\nListen With Your Eyes\nand Your Heart\nPage 5\nHow to Tell a Great\nStory\nPage 6\nCredibility Is the\nFoundation\nPage 7\nFinding Your Voice\nPage 8\nby Jim Kouzes and \nBarry Posner\nEncouraging the Heart\nA Leader\u2019s Guide to Rewarding and\nRecognizing Others\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEncouraging the Heart is about the principles and practices that support the basic\nhuman need to be appreciated for who we are and what we do. It is not about\nglad-handing, back-slapping, gold stars and pay...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "escape_velocity", "category": "Management", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Escape_Velocity.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5970, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 12 (3 parts), Part 1, December 2011 \u2022 Order #33-29\nCONTENTS\nEscape Velocity and the\nHierarchy of Powers\nPage 2\nCategory Power:\nReengineering Portfolio\nManagement\nPage 3\nCompany Power:\nMaking Asymmetrical\nBets\nPage 4\nMarket Power:\nCapitalizing on Markets\nin Transition\nPage 5\nOffer Power:\nBreaking the T...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "escaping_the_growth_curse", "category": "Management", "title": "Escaping the Growth Curse", "author": "Yves Doz, Keeley Wilson", "filename": "Escaping_the_Growth_Curse.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3657, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nWhen Growth Stalls\nPage 2\nThe CEOs Wrong \nResponse\nPage 2\nAl New Deal at the Top\nPage 3\nBuilding an Effective Board\nPage 3\nMaking Strategy Stronger\nPage 5\nSome Final Thoughts\nPage 6\nEscaping the \nGrowth Curse \nThe Path to Stronger Corporate Strategy \n  \nby Yves Doz and Keeley Wilson \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat is the curse at the heart of this book? In short, as companies mature, their \nunderlying growth naturally slows. Yet investors have come to expect continual \nstrong growth. To meet these demands, CEOs buckle under pressure an...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "exceeding_customer_expectations", "category": "Management", "title": "Exceeding Expectations", "author": "Kirk Kazanjian", "filename": "Exceeding_Customer_Expectations.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6031, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nWhat Enterprise Rent-A-Car Can Teach You\nAbout Creating Lifetime Customers\nEXCEEDING\nCUSTOMER\nEXPECTATIONS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEnterprise Rent-A-Car grew from a small leasing operation in Missouri\ninto a private family-owned $9 billion global powerhouse in 50 years.\nEnterprise founder Jack Taylor and his son Andy Taylor, chairman and chief\nexecutive officer, attribute the company\u2019s success prima...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "extreme_teams", "category": "Management", "title": "39-14 Extreme Teams", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Extreme_Teams.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5818, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nRevolutionizing the Way  \nWe Work\nPage 2\nResults and Relationships\nPage 3\nFoster a Shared Obsession\nPage 3\nValue Fit over Capabilities\nPage 4\nFocus More, then Less\nPage 5\nPush Harder, Push Softer\nPage 6\nTake Comfort in Discomfort\nPage 7\nTeams at the Extremes\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nGreat achievements are almost always the work of great teams. But most leaders \nrely on decades-old ideas and practices about teams developed by companies \nthat have lost their edge. Times change and so must our teams. Those who cling \nto outdated views of teamwork and team-building will be left behind....", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "extreme_toyota", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Extreme_Toyota.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5811, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 10 (2 parts), Part 2, October 2008 \u2022 Order #30-25\nCONTENTS\nSix Opposing Forces\nPage 2\nThe Force of\nImpossible Goals\nPage 3\nEagerness to Experiment\nPage 4\nLocal Customization\nPage 5\nThe Founders\u2019\nPhilosophies\nPage 6\nToyota\u2019s Nerve System\nPage 7\nUp-and-In Human\nResource Management\nPage 7\nWhat Your Organization\nCan Learn Fr...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "extreme_trust", "category": "Management", "title": "Extreme Trust", "author": "", "filename": "Extreme_Trust.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6099, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nTrust: Not Just a Good\nIdea. Inevitable.\nPage 2\nServing the Interests of\nCustomers, Profitably\nPage 3\nTrustability: Capitalist\nTool\nPage 4\nTrust and the E-Social\nEthos\nPage 5\nControl is Not an Option\nPage 6\nHonest Competence\nPage 7\nDesigning Trustability\ninto a Business\nPage 8\nby Don Peppers \nand Martha Rogers, Ph.D.\nExtreme Trust\nHonesty as a Competitive Advantage\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf you accidentally try to order the same song twice from iTunes, you\u2019ll be\nwarned that you already own it. Not because it would be illegal or unethical for\nApple to profit from your forgetfulness. Ther...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "faster_messier_tougher", "category": "Management", "title": "Faster. Messier. Tougher.", "author": "Bradley Akubuiro", "filename": "Faster__Messier__Tougher_.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5363, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nFrom the Age of Impact\nto the Age of Issues\nPage 2\nTruth Versus Trust \nPage 3\nBreaking News,\nBreaking Trust\nPage 4\nStop Talking to Empty \nRooms\nPage 5\nMaster the Message\nPage 6\nCreate Compelling\nContent and Measure\nWhat Matters \nPage 7\nPut Stakeholders First\nPage 8\nFaster. Messier. Tougher.\nCrisis Communication Strategies in an Era\nof Populism, AI, and Distrust\nby Bradley Akubuiro\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFaster. Messier. Tougher. examines how the environment surrounding corporate crisis \ncommunication has changed in the age of social...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "firms_of_endearment", "category": "Management", "title": "2918 Firms Endearment.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Firms_of_Endearment.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5712, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow World-Class Companies Profit From\nPassion and Purpose\nFIRMS OF\nENDEARMENT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAmerican business has entered the Age of Transcendence, with an increas-\ningly older population searching for the higher meaning in their lives, not just\nmore possessions. According to the authors, a historic social transformation of\ncapitalism is under way. In this book they provide a measure of th...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "first_among_equals", "category": "Management", "title": "First Among Equals", "author": "Patrick J. McKenna and David H. Maister", "filename": "First_Among_Equals.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6136, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nA Guidebook for How Group Leaders Can Manage\nthe Unmanageable\nFIRST AMONG\nEQUALS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nManaging people is difficult, particularly when you are tasked with\nleading a group of confident, intelligent professionals \u2014 often used to\nworking with a certain amount of autonomy \u2014 to accomplish some task or\nessential goal. Group leaders must be skilled not only in management\nbasic...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "flash_foresight", "category": "Management", "title": "33-14 Flash Foresight.qxd", "author": "Daniel Burrus with John David Mann", "filename": "Flash_Foresight.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6040, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 6 (3 parts), Part 1, June 2011 \u2022 Order #33-14\nCONTENTS\nStart with Certainty\nPage 3\nAnticipate\nPage 4\nTransform\nPage 4\nTake Your Biggest\nProblem \u2014 and Skip It\nPage 5\nGo Opposite\nPage 6\nRedefine and Reinvent\nPage 6\nDirect Your Future\nPage 7\nEpilogue: An Experiment\nPage 8\nby Daniel Burrus with\nJohn David M...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "flex", "category": "Management", "title": "Flex", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Flex.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6057, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhat You Don\u2019t Know Can \nHurt You\nPage 2\nManaging the Power Gap\nPage 3\nCulture and Communication: \nFlexing Across Styles\nPage 4\nPortrait of a Fluent Leader\nPage 5\nNavigate the Power Gap  \nwith Your Peers\nPage 6\nOnboarding Your Employees\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nRenowned executive coaches and global leadership strategists Jane Hyun and  \nAudrey S. Lee offer lessons on the vital skill of \u201cFlexing\u201d \u2014 the art of switching  \nleadership styles to more effectively lead people who are different from you, allowing \nmanagers to successfully manage the multicultural workers of today and tomor...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "focus_on_this_not_that", "category": "Management", "title": "Focus on This, Not That", "author": "Kimberly Devlin", "filename": "Focus_on_This__Not_That.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2436, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nGet Ready, Set, Go!\nPage 2\nWhy Don\u2019t Employees \nJust Do What I Need \nThem to Do?\nPage 2\nWhat Keeps People \nEngaged?\nPage 3\nAnchors and \nBoomerangs: Signs You \nAre Micromanaging\nPage 3\nWhere Do I Go from Here?\nPage 4\nFocus on This, Not That\nHow to Engage Employees, Manage \nPerformance, and Get Results \nby Kimberly Devlin\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Focus on This Not That, author Kimberly Devlin shows that where you focus \nyour attention is where the vehicle ends up\u2014 and the same is true of managers. She \nshares the secrets to strategically and proactively embracing leadership roles in orde...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "follow_this_path", "category": "Management", "title": "Follow This Path", "author": "", "filename": "Follow_This_Path.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5528, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWelcome to the\nEmotional Economy\nPage 2\nDiscover the Talents of\nEach Employee\nPage 3\nSteering Toward\nEngagement\nPage 4\nDirections for Enhancing\nand Managing Employee\nEngagement\nPage 5\nEmotional Economics,\nPart 1\nPage 6\nDirections for Enhancing\nand Managing Customer\nEngagement\nPage 7\nEmotional Economics,\nPart 2\nPage 8\nby Curt Coffman and Gabriel\nGonzalez-Molina, Ph.D.\nFollow This Path\nHow the World\u2019s Greatest \nOrganizations Drive Growth by \nUnleashing Human Potential\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen it comes to getting ahead in business, The Gallup Organization has led\nthe way. In Follow This...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page2_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "free_time", "category": "Management", "title": "Free Time", "author": "Jenny Blake", "filename": "Free_Time.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4197, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nHeart-Based Business\nPage 2\nFree Time Framework\nPage 2\nPart 1: Align\nPage 2\nPart 2: Design \nPage 4 \nPart 3: Assign\nPage 6 \n \nFree Time\nLose the Busywork, Love Your Business\nby Jenny Blake\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAs business owners, we\u2019ve all been there. You have a long list of must-do items but \nyou find yourself stressed, avoiding, and distracted. You are not quite at burnout \nbut you are getting there, and quick. During these times, the strong temptation is to \njust throw in the towel and pivot into something else entirely. Entrepreneur and au\u00ad\nthor of Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Lov...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "from_impossible_to_inevitable", "category": "Management", "title": "38-13 From Impossible to Inevitable", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "From_Impossible_to_Inevitable.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6256, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nNail a Niche\nPage 2\nCreate Predictable Pipeline\nPage 3\nMake Sales Scalable\nPage 4\nDouble Your Deal Size\nPage 5\nDo the Time\nPage 6\nEmbrace Employee \nOwnership\nPage 6\nDefine Your Destiny\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhy are you struggling to grow your business when everyone else seems to be \ncrushing their goals? If you needed to triple revenue within the next three years, \nwould you know exactly how to do it? Doubling the size of your business, tripling \nit, even growing 10 times larger isn\u2019t about magic. It\u2019s not about privileges, luck or \nworking harder. \nFrom Impossible to Inevitable...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "full_engagement", "category": "Management", "title": "33-23 Full Engagement", "author": "Brian Tracy", "filename": "Full_Engagement_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6004, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 9 (3 parts), Part 3, September 2011 \u2022 Order #33-23\nCONTENTS\nHappy for Good Reasons\nPage 2\nThe Psychology of\nMotivation\nPage 3\nIgnite the Flame of\nPersonal Performance\nPage 4\nMake People Feel\nImportant\nPage 5\nCreate That Winning\nFeeling\nPage 6\nSelect the Right People\nPage 7\nBe the Best You Can Be\nPage ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "game_changer", "category": "Management", "title": "Game-Changer", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Game-Changer.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6114, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nCommit\nPage 2\nThe Prisoners\u2019 Dilemma\nPage 3\nInvite Regulation\nPage 4\nEnable Retaliation\nPage 5\nBuild Trust\nPage 6\nLeverage Relationships\nPage 7\nHow to Escape the  \nPrisoners\u2019 Dilemma\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEven seemingly certain defeat can be turned into victory \u2014 whether in battle, \nbusiness or life \u2014 by those with the strategic vision to recognize how to \u201cchange \nthe game\u201d to their own advantage. The aim of David McAdams\u2019 Game-Changer is \nnothing less than to empower you with this wisdom \u2014 not just to win in every \nstrategic situation you face but to change those games and the ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "get_there_early", "category": "Management", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Get_There_Early.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5672, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nSensing the Future to Compete in the Present\nGET THERE\nEARLY\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nA forecast is a plausible, internally consistent view of what might happen.\nIt is designed to be provocative. At the Institute for the Future (IFTF), the word\nprediction isn\u2019t used because it is a statement that something will happen, and a\nprediction is almost always wrong. Fortunetellers predict the future; foreca...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "getting_back_to_the_table", "category": "Management", "title": "Getting Back to The Table", "author": "Joshua N. Weiss", "filename": "Getting_Back_to_the_Table.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3627, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nContents\nSeven Primary Types of \nNegotiation Failure\nPage 2\nMagnitudes of Failure\nPage 2\nWhat Gets in the Way of \nLearning from Negotiation \nFailure\nPage 3\nYou Failed, Now What\nPage 3\nA 5-Step Framework for \nFacing Failure\nPage 3\nLooking Back to Look \nAhead\nPage 6\nGetting Back \nto the Table\n5 Steps to Reviving Stalled Negotiations\nby Joshua N. Weiss, PhD.\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe dilemma we face when we fail in a negotiation is that we have to figure out \nwhat to do in the aftermath. How do we understand what happened? How much \nof the fail...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "getting_naked", "category": "Management", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Getting_Naked.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5914, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 7 (3 parts), Part 3, July 2010 \u2022 Order #32-18\nCONTENTS\nPart One: Theory\nPage 2\nPart Two: Practice\nPage 3\nPart Three: Research\nPage 4\nPart Four: Testimony\nPage 5\nThe Origins of\nGetting Naked\nPage 6\nShedding the\nThree Fears\nPage 7\nBroader Applications\nof Nakedness\nPage 8\nby Patrick Lencioni\nGetting Naked\nA Business Fable A...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "getting_to_resilient_mode", "category": "Management", "title": "Getting to Resilient Mode", "author": "Tariq Chauhan", "filename": "Getting_to_Resilient_Mode.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2885, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction \nPage 2\nPart 1: Leadership\nPage 2\nPart 2: The People-First \nApproach\nPage 2\nPart 3: Business\nPage 3\nConclusion: Ready to Build \nResilience?\nPage 5\nGetting to Resilient \nMode\nFinding the Path to Success Even When the Odds \nAre Stacked Against You\nby Tariq Chauhan\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBuilding or scaling a business in today\u2019s rapidly evolving landscape takes more than \njust capital. It demands the right strategies and a generous doze of resilience. \nThe book Getting to Resilient Mode: Finding the Path to Success Even Wh...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "glad_we_met", "category": "Management", "title": "Glad We Met", "author": "Steven Rogelberg", "filename": "Glad_We_Met.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3350, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nDo I Really Need \nto Do 1:1s?\nPage 2\nCarrying Out 1:1s\nPage 3\nAfter the Meeting\nPage 5 \nSpecial Topics\nPage 5\nFinal Thoughts\nPage 6\nGlad We Met  \nThe Art and Science of 1:1 Meetings  \nby Steven G. Rogelberg\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNearly half of 1:1s are rated as suboptimal by team members. Compounding the \nproblem, leaders\u2019 self-ratings of their skills in conducting 1:1s appear to be inflated, \nsuggesting that leaders think they are doing a better job at leading 1:1s than they \nactually are. The book, Glad We Met: The Art and Scienc...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "good_boss_bad_boss", "category": "Management", "title": "Good Boss, Bad Boss", "author": "", "filename": "Good_Boss__Bad_Boss.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6021, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: Setting the Stage\nPage 2\nPart II: What the Best\nBosses Do\nPage 3\nStrive to Be Wise\nPage 4\nLink Talk and Action\nPage 5\nServe as a Human Shield\nPage 6\nSquelch Your \nInner Bosshole\nPage 7\nPart III: The Upshot\nPage 8\nby Robert I. Sutton, Ph.D.\nGood Boss, Bad Boss\nHow to Be the Best \u2026 \nand Learn from the Worst\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf you are the boss, are you a good one? How can you keep honing your skills\nas a boss \u2014 and stir your people to give their all and be proud to work for you?\nAre you in tune with how your words and deeds (and those little looks on your\nface) affect your f...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "good_company", "category": "Management", "title": "34-03 Good Company.qxd", "author": "Laurie Bassi", "filename": "Good_Company.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5819, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 1 (3 parts), Part 3, January 2012 \u2022 Order #34-03\nCONTENTS\nPart I: The Worthiness\nEra\nPage 2\nThe Economic\nImperative\nPage 3\nThe Political Imperative\nPage 4\nPart II: Evidence and\nRankings\nPage 5\nPart III: Good Employer,\nGood Seller, Good\nSteward\nPage 6\nThe Good Steward\nPage 7\nPart IV: The Future\nPage 8\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "good_to_great", "category": "Management", "title": "Good to Great", "author": "Jim Collins", "filename": "Good_To_Great.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2420, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2020 Soundview, Inc. All rights reserved. \nReproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Sarah Dayton, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Megan Kozak, Dir. of Content \u2022 Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \nReviewed by Kristen Sears Cudd  \u2022 FBR#0620A\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nJim Collins begins with a simple assertion: society has few \ncompanies, schools, and individuals that become great, because \nso many of them are good. It\u2019s fairly easy to become good and \neven easier to stay that way. The...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "great_business_teams", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Great_Business_Teams.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5470, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 12 (2 parts), Part 1, December 2008 \u2022 Order #30-29\nCONTENTS\nThe New High-\nPerformance Leader\nPage 2\nThe New High-\nPerformance Player\nPage 4\nAligning for\nHigh Performance\nPage 5\nAccelerating to\nHigh Performance\nPage 5\nHow Great\nTeams Communicate\nPage 6\nPlay-Centered\nLeadership\nPage 7\nThe Skills of a\nGreat Team Member\nPage...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "great_by_choice", "category": "Management", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Great_by_Choice.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3028, "image_count": 2, "preview": "GREAT BY CHOICE\nby Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen\n2011, Harper Business, 304 pages, $29.99\nISBN 978-0-06-212099-1\nA new title by Jim Collins is always cause for excite-\nment and anticipation for business readers who have\nbeen informed and guided by the insights\nof his previous best-sellers, notably Built to\nLast and Good to Great. In many ways, his\nnew book, Great by Choice, does not dis-\nappoint. Collins offers new metaphors\nwith compelling imagery, such as \u201cfire\nbullets, then cannonballs.\u201d He presents\nrevealing comparative stories of companies\nthat succeeded and those that failed \u2014\ndescrib...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "green_to_gold", "category": "Management", "title": "Green to Gold", "author": "Daniel C. Esty and Andrew S. Winston", "filename": "Green_to_Gold.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5765, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy\nto Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive\nAdvantage\nGREEN TO\nGOLD\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nForward-thinking business leaders see the Green Wave coming and\nwant to profit from it.\nThis summary explores what every executive must know to manage the\nenvironmental challenges facing society and business. Based on the\nauthors\u2019 years of experience and hun...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "groundswell", "category": "Management", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Groundswell.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3126, "image_count": 2, "preview": "GROUNDSWELL\nby Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff\nPublished by Harvard Business Press\nCopyright \u00a92008\n286 pages, $29.95\n\u201cWater, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink,\u201d\nwrites Samuel Taylor Coleridge in his epic\npoem \u201cThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner.\u201d\nIt is a line that is all too applicable to hun-\ndreds of companies thirsting desperately to\ncapture consumer interest.These organiza-\ntions, much like Coleridge\u2019s cursed sea cap-\ntain, sit idly in an ocean \u2013\u2013 in this case the\nInternet \u2013\u2013 and are unable to bring a breath\nto their sails (or sales, as the case may be).\nThis is despite the constant curren...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "hardball", "category": "Management", "title": "Hardball", "author": "George Stalk and Rob Lachenauer", "filename": "Hardball.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6577, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nAre You Playing to Play or Playing to Win?\nHARDBALL\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMaster strategists George Stalk and Rob Lachenauer predict that busi-\nness competition will become so fierce over the next 10 years that marginal\nvictories and short-term advantages will not be enough to keep a company\nthriving. In Hardball, they explain that winning will require relentless\nstrategic execution focu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "heads_up", "category": "Management", "title": "Heads Up", "author": "Kenneth G. McGee", "filename": "Heads_Up.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5974, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow to Anticipate Business Surprises and \nSeize Opportunities First\nHEADS UP\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn 1900, Galveston, Texas, was destroyed and 8,000 people were killed\nwhen a Category 4 hurricane passed directly over the city. By the time any-\none knew the hurricane was descending on them, it was too late to react.\nIn 2000, a financial hurricane wreaked havoc on stock valuations,\nmutual ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "how_companies_win", "category": "Management", "title": "3308 How Companies Win.qxd", "author": "Rick Kash and David Calhoun", "filename": "How_Companies_Win.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5876, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 3 (3 parts), Part 3, March 2011 \u2022 Order #33-08\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction: A New\nStrategy for a New Era\nPage 2\nPart I: Shift\nPage 2\nThe Demand-Driven\nEconomy\nPage 3\nPart II: Strategy\nPage 4\nTotal Innovation\nPage 5\nPart III: Execution\nPage 6\nThe Demand Chain\nPage 7\nSupply, Meet Demand\nPage 8\nby Rick Kash and\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_did_that_happen", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "How_Did_That_Happen_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5734, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 11 (3 parts), Part 2, November 2009 \u2022 Order #31-28\nThe trademarks referenced herein as registered, are registered in the U.S. and/or other countries.\nCONTENTS\nThe Outer Ring\u00ae\nPage 2\nForm Expectations\nPage 3\nCommunicate\nExpectations\nPage 4\nAlign Expectations\nPage 5\nThe Inner Ring\u00ae\nPage 6\nExamine Motivation\nPage 6\nEvaluate...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_digital_is_your_business", "category": "Management", "title": "How Digital Is Your Business?", "author": "Adrian J. Slywotzky and David J. Morrison", "filename": "How_Digital_Is_Your_Business_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5749, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nUsing Digital Technology to Become Unique\nHOW DIGITAL IS\nYOUR BUSINESS?\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe biggest, most important issue facing business today is going digital.\nThat\u2019s true whether you are an old-economy giant or an Internet start-up.\nYou will go digital.\nBut going digital is not about wiring everyone in the company, convert-\ning your research and development departments to CAD/...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_excellent_companies_avoid_dumb_things", "category": "Management", "title": "How Excellent Companies Avoid Dumb Things", "author": "", "filename": "How_Excellent_Companies_Avoid_Dumb_Things.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5859, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction: \nHidden Gold\nPage 2\nHow Poor Use of Time\nForces Companies to Do\nDumb Things\nPage 3\nTwelve Principles for\nBreaking Barriers\nPage 4\nIt\u2019s All About Psychology\nPage 6\nA 100-Day Process for\nBreaking Barriers\nPage 6\nMining Gold: The\nResults to Expect\nPage 8\nby Neil Smith \nwith Patricia O\u2019Connell\nHow Excellent\nCompanies Avoid \nDumb Things\nBreaking the Eight Hidden Barriers that\nPlague Even the Best Businesses\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEvery day, seemingly intelligent and successful leaders and their companies\nmake headline news because of poor decisions that can cause their business...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_organizations_work", "category": "Management", "title": "How Organizations Work", "author": "Alan P. Brache", "filename": "How_Organizations_Work.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5125, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nTaking a Holistic Approach to Enterprise Health\nHOW\nORGANIZATIONS\nWORK\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nChange management initiatives or organizational wellness fads can\noversimplify the process. They are noble ideas, but do they address the\nunique needs of your organization or company? Do they cover all the vari-\nables influencing the success of your situation?  Are they sustained long\nenough to...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "how_the_future_works", "category": "Management", "title": "How the Future Works", "author": "Brian Elliott, Sheela Subramanian, Helen Kupp", "filename": "How_the_Future_Works.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4110, "image_count": 5, "preview": "Contents\nWhy Flexible Works\nPage 2\nFlexible Work Principles\nPage 2\nGuardrails for Behavior\nPage 3\nTeam Level Agreements\nPage 4\nMake Digital Your New \nHeadquarters\nPage 5\nSoft Skills Managers Need\nPage 6\nThe Doom Loop and Boom \nLoop\nPage 7\nHow the Future Works\nLeading Flexible Teams To Do The Best Work \nof Their Lives\nby Brian Elliott, Sheela Subramanian, Helen Kupp\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen the pandemic hit, offices basically closed overnight, and everyone was forced \ninto a kind of grand experiment. Just like we have seen with company after compa\u00ad\nny, in industry after industry, the nature of...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg", "page7_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "human_sigma", "category": "Management", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Human_Sigma.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5443, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Terminator School\nof Management\nPage 2\nHuman Systems\nand Vital Signs\nPage 3\nEmotional Attachment:\nConfidence and Integrity\nPage 4\nWin Their Brains and\nTheir Hearts Will Follow\nPage 5\nThe Scourge\nof Local Variation\nPage 6\nThe Demand\nfor Evaluation\nPage 7\nThe Demand for\nEncouragement\nPage 8\nby John H. Fleming, Ph.D.,\nand Jim Asplund\nHuman Sigma\nManaging the\nEmployee-Customer Encounter\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSix Sigma changed the face of manufacturing quality, creating excellence by\nreducing variance in finished goods, revolutionizing businesses and boosting profits.\nNow, HumanSigma is...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "identity_is_destiny", "category": "Management", "title": "Identity Is Destiny", "author": "Laurence D. Ackerman", "filename": "Identity_Is_Destiny.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5754, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nLeadership and the Roots of Value Creation\nIDENTITY IS\nDESTINY\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nAccording to corporate identity expert Laurence Ackerman, the true\nstrength of an organization is reflected in its identity \u2014 the traits and\nactions that make it a unique being unto itself \u2014 and in its ability to lever-\nage that identity into creating products and services that provide value to\ncustomers. The wealth that is generated from thi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "ignition", "category": "Management", "title": "Ignition", "author": "Dr. Kathryn Ritchie", "filename": "Ignition.pdf", "pages": 10, "word_count": 5867, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nWhy Organizations\nFail at Strategy\nPage 2\nStrategy Is Messy\nPage 3\nGetting into\nStrategy and What\nMakes It Work\nPage 4\nYour Competitive\nStrategy\nPage 6\nMore on Building the\nMiddle Ground Plan\nPage 7\nThe Power of Culture\nPage 8\nYour Strategic\nLeadership ToolKit\nPage 9\nIgnition\nThe Art & Science of Strategy\nby Dr. Kathryn Ritchie\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany organizations\u2019 strategies look sound on paper but fail to produce meaningful \nchange. Leaders often sense that something is misaligned, yet continue to project con\u00ad\nfidence while e...", "images": ["page10_img1.jpeg", "page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "in_their_shoes", "category": "Management", "title": "In Their Shoes", "author": "George Parente", "filename": "In_Their_Shoes.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2955, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction \nPage 2\nPart 1: Contingency \nLeadership\nPage 2\nPart 2: Situational \nLeadership\nPage 2\nPart 3: Transformational \nLeadership\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 5\nIn Their Shoes\nLessons on Corporate Leadership from a Former, \nUninspired Employee\nby George Parente\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLeadership goes beyond just ensuring your team completes a list of tasks or accom\u00ad\nplishes a set of goals. Great leaders prioritize empathy and understand the value of \nputting people first.\nThe book In Their Shoes: Lessons on Corporate Leadership from ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "indispensable", "category": "Management", "title": "Indispensable", "author": "James M. Kerr", "filename": "Indispensable.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4114, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nYour Business Needs to be \nIndispensable\nPage 2\nThe Right People\nPage 2\nThe Right Vision\nPage 3\nThe Right Culture\nPage 4\nThe Right Trust and \nEmpowerment\nPage 6\nThe Right Change \nManagement Practices\nPage 6\nIndispensable\nBuild and Lead a Company Customers \nCan\u2019t Live Without\nby James M. Kerr\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhile the pandemic is still with us, we must find it within ourselves to focus on \nwhat we have to do to become the kinds of businesses that our customers can\u2019t \nlive without. There are many great companies\u2013only a few are ...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "inspire_greatness", "category": "Management", "title": "Inspire Greatness", "author": "Matt Tenney", "filename": "Inspire_Greatness.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3165, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nLeadership\nEveryone in leadership wants to do their job well. They want \nto lead their teams and organizations productively, resulting in \nsuccess and happiness. They want the work being done to help \nthem find meaning in the work and make them feel fulfilled. In \naddition, exceptional leaders work to inspire greatness in others \nto give their team members what they need not only to succeed \nbut to thrive. Creating the right environment for this can some\u00ad\ntimes feel daunting, but it doesn\u2019t have to. \nIn Inspire Greatness: How to Motivate E...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "intellectual_property", "category": "Management", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Intellectual_Property.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6017, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Tough New Realities That Could Make or Break\nYour Business\nINTELLECTUAL\nPROPERTY\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIntellectual property is a product of the mind. It\u2019s a song, a book, a busi-\nness secret or almost any other kind of creation. These products have value \u2014\noften tremendous value \u2014 in the business world. The question is how to pro-\ntect these assets.\nIn the United States, the four main types o...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "jack_welch_and_the_ge_way", "category": "Management", "title": "Jack Welch and the GE Way", "author": "Robert Slater", "filename": "Jack_Welch_and_the_GE_Way.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6155, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Vol. 21, No. 1 (3 parts) Part 1, January 1999 \u00a9 1999 Soundview Executive Book Summaries* Order # 21-01\nKey Management Techniques of General Electric\u2019s CEO\nJACK WELCH\nAND THE GE WAY\nBy Robert Slater\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nJack Welch had his eye on the horizon when he took over GE in 1981.\nWhat he saw there concerned him. The previous decade\u2019s high inflation\nrate and encroaching competition from Japan were changing the rules of\nthe game. Welch knew that while GE looked healthy enough to outsiders,\nit had to \u201cget a lot better, faster.\u201d\nThat meant change \u2014 a lot of change. \nWelch slashed the size of...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "jack_straight_from_the_gut", "category": "Management", "title": "Jack: Straight from the Gut", "author": "Jack Welch", "filename": "Jack__Straight_from_the_Gut.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5894, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Personal Journey of Jack Welch\nJACK: STRAIGHT\nFROM THE GUT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe career of former General Electric CEO Jack Welch leaves us with\nmany lessons in management, business and leadership. From his beginnings\nas a stuttering, competitive kid from working-class Salem, Mass., to his\nearly days as a GE engineer, to his ascension to CEO in 1980 and subse-\nquent 20-plus yea...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "journey_to_the_emerald_city", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Journey_To_The_Emerald_City.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5342, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart One: Understanding\nCompany Culture\nPage 2\nPart Two: Shifting to a\nNew Culture\nPage 3\nGenerating Action That\nGets Results\nPage 4\nPart Three: Accelerating\nCulture Change\nPage 6\nEmploying Leadership to\nMove the Change\nForward\nPage 7\nEnrolling the Entire\nOrganization in the\nTransition\nPage 8\nby Roger Connors\nand Tom Smith\nSOUNDVIEWExecutive\nBook Summaries\n\u00ae\nwww.summary.com\nManagement: Hands-On\nJuly 2009\nPublished by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or pa...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "judgment_on_the_front_line", "category": "Management", "title": "Judgment on the Front Line", "author": "", "filename": "Judgment_on_the_Front_Line.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5792, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Frontline \nInnovation Factory\nPage 2\nBuilding the Front Line-\nFocused Organization\nPage 3\nStarting at the Top\nPage 4\nTeaching People \nto Think\nPage 4\nBreaking Down \nthe Hierarchy\nPage 6\nInvesting in \nFrontline Capability\nPage 7\nCorporate Citizenship on\nthe Front Line\nPage 8\nby Chris DeRose \nand Noel M. Tichy\nJudgment on the \nFront Line\nHow Smart Companies Win By Trusting\nTheir People\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhy are frontline leaders the key to success in organizations like Google,\nAmazon, Zappos and the Navy SEALs? It\u2019s simple: those employees are your most\nvaluable source of custome...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "leadership_and_the_new_science", "category": "Management", "title": "Leadership & The New Science", "author": "", "filename": "Leadership_and_the_New_Science.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5920, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nDiscovering an Orderly\nWorld\nPage 2\nNewtonian\nOrganizations in a\nQuantum Age\nPage 3\nThe Participative Nature\nof the Universe\nPage 4\nChaos and the Strange\nAttractor of Meaning\nPage 5\nThe New Scientific\nManagement\nPage 6\nThe Real World\nPage 7\nEpilogue: Journeying to\na New World\nPage 8\nby Margaret J. Wheatley\nLeadership and the \nNew Science\nDiscovering Order in a Chaotic World\n(Third Edition)\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe live in a time of chaos, rich in potential for new possibilities. A new\nworld is being born. We need new ideas, new ways of seeing and new relation-\nships to help us now. New...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page2_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "leading_through_inflation", "category": "Management", "title": "Leading Through Inflation", "author": "Ram Charan, Geri Willigan", "filename": "Leading_Through_Inflation.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4095, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nWhat You Need to Know \nAbout Inflation\nPage 2\nA War Room to Pick Up \nEarly Signals\nPage 2\nPay Attention to Cash\nPage 3\nChange Your Price \nApproach\u2013Fast\nPage 3\nFind Cost Cuts that Build \nthe Business\nPage 4\nRenew Your Business Model\nPage 5\nInflation is Everybody\u2019s \nBusiness: Your Role\nPage 6\nLeading Through \nInflation\nAnd Recession and Stagflation\nby Ram Charan and Geri Willigan\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn the first half of 2022, people were grappling with high inflation and starting to \ntalk about the possibility of recession and stag...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leading_what_matters_most", "category": "Management", "title": "Leading What Matters Most", "author": "Phil Geldart", "filename": "Leading_What_Matters_Most.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3973, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nContents\nChapter 1: It\u2019s No Longer \nWorking\nPage 2 \nChapter 3: The Leap of \nFaith\nPage 3\nChapter 6: A Potential \nDerailing\nPage 4\nChapter 8: The Proof of the \nPudding\nPage 5\nChapter 10: Are We There \nYet?\nPage 6\nLeading What \nMatters Most\nA Business Parable on Unlocking Human Potential\nby Phil Geldart\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLeading people should be your greatest asset, not your biggest problem. That\u2019s what \nthis book introduces as a main concept. Leading What Matters Most: A Business \nParable on Unlocking Human Potential is a compelling busin...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leading_the_revolution", "category": "Management", "title": "Leading the Revolution", "author": "Gary Hamel", "filename": "Leading_the_Revolution.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6135, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92000 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nAn Action Plan for Transforming Companies into\nIndustry Revolutionaries\nLEADING THE\nREVOLUTION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe future is indeed now. The Internet has not only provided companies\nwith another sales channel and communications tool, it has helped restructure\nthe very basic concepts of time and place: Businesses must anticipate and\nmeet customer needs quickly, in any location, at...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "low_hanging_fruit", "category": "Management", "title": "Low-Hanging Fruit", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Low-Hanging_Fruit.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6250, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nSeeing the Problem Is  \nHarder Than Solving  \nthe Problem\nPage 2\nNow That You See It,  \nSolve It\nPage 3\nOne Company \u2014 It\u2019s Not  \nan Impossible Dream  \nPage 5\nAccountability:  \nThe Holy Grail!\nPage 6\nNeed More Time? It\u2019s Easier \nto Find Than You Think!\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn just about every area of life, we tend to think there are only two possibilities: accept \nthings the way they are, or put in a lot of effort, time and money to make things better. \nLow-Hanging Fruit is about a third possibility. What most people don\u2019t realize is that \nthere are dozens of easy, affordable an...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "lukaszewski_on_crisis_communication", "category": "Management", "title": "Lukaszewski on Crisis Communication", "author": "", "filename": "Lukaszewski_on_Crisis_Communication.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5417, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com.\nVol. 35, No. 10 (3 parts), Part 2, October 2013 \u2022 Order #35-25\nCONTENTS\nIt\u2019s All About Victims\nPage 2\nGetting Leadership\nReady for Crisis\nPage 3\nCreating the Crisis\nCommunication Plan\nPage 4\nMedia Relations\nPage 5\nThe Crisis \nNews Conference\nPage 5\nSocial Media\nPage 7\nThe Activist Challenge\nPage 7\nLitigation and...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "made_to_stick", "category": "Management", "title": "32Y-TFS Made to sticks.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Made_to_Stick.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2980, "image_count": 2, "preview": "MADE TO STICK\nby Chip Heath and Dan Heath\nCopyright \u00a9 2007, Random House, 291 pages, $24.95,\nISBN 978-1-4000-6428-1\nA few years ago, the Heath brothers, Chip and Dan,\nset out on a marvelous mission. After being wrapped up\nin their own individual careers \u2014 Chip\u2019s\nin business; Dan\u2019s in education \u2014 for\nmany years, they found themselves both\nasking the same simple yet perplexing\nquestion: What makes one story reverber-\nate around the world while another story\nsoon disappears? In other words, why do\nsome ideas stick and others fail?\nMany years of academic research and\nstory gathering followed. Fina...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "make_it_matter", "category": "Management", "title": "Make It Matter", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Make_It_Matter.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5733, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhy Meaning Matters\nPage 2\nThe Potency of Purpose\nPage 3\nLearning and \nPersonal Growth\nPage 4\nMeaningful Decision- \nMaking and Influence\nPage 5\nCultures of Consequence\nPage 6\nMeaning-Making  \nLeadership\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAre your people giving in instead of giving their all? Have they quit, but stayed? \nProbably. According to a shocking Gallup poll, more than seven out of 10 American \nworkers are disengaged, which hurts productivity, products and personal satisfaction. \nIn fact, one in five are more committed to not doing their jobs than doing them.\nIn Make It Matter, Scott ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "make_their_day", "category": "Management", "title": "Make Their Day", "author": "", "filename": "Make_Their_Day_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5271, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nRecognition That Works\nPage 2\nFinding Recognition\nEverywhere\nPage 3\nManaging for the\nGreatest Impact\nPage 4\nPartnering With Program\nAdministrators\nPage 5\nUsing Self-Recognition\nto Improve Quality\nPage 6\nMeasuring for Results\nPage 7\nDealing With the\nFairness Paradox\nPage 8\nby Cindy Ventrice\nMake Their Day!\nEmployee Recognition That Works \n(Second Edition)\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHow is it that companies spend billions of dollars on employee recognition\nprograms, yet most employees feel unrecognized?\nMake Their Day zeroes in on what you \u2014 the manager, supervisor or team\nleader \u2014 can do to ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "making_diversity_work", "category": "Management", "title": "Making Diversity Work", "author": "", "filename": "Making_Diversity_Work.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5998, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart One: \nThe Basics of Bias\nPage 2\nBias Defined \nand Misdefined\nPage 2\nPart Two: \nThe Vision Renewal\nProcess\nPage 3\nPart Three: Gateway\nEvents: Entering Into\nDiversity Dialogue\nPage 7\nCognitive Skills for\nDiversity Dialogue\nPage 7\nVerbal Skills for\nDiversity Dialogue\nPage 8\nby Sondra Thiederman, Ph.D.\nMaking Diversity Work\n7 Steps for Defeating Bias in \nthe Workplace\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWorkplaces are more diverse than ever, and studies show that this diversity\ncontributes to innovative ideas and novel approaches to decision-making. A\ndiverse workplace also makes for stronger busin...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "making_strategy_work", "category": "Management", "title": "Making Strategy Work", "author": "Lawrence G. Hrebiniak", "filename": "Making_Strategy_Work.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5847, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nLeading Effective Execution and Change\nMAKING\nSTRATEGY\nWORK\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFormulating strategy is difficult. Executing it throughout the organization \u2014\nthat\u2019s even harder. Without effective execution, no business strategy can succeed.\nUnfortunately, most managers know far more about developing strategy than\nthey know about executing it \u2014 and overcoming the difficult political and orga-\nniz...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "management_challenges_for_the_21st_century", "category": "Management", "title": "Management Challenges for the 21st Century", "author": "Peter F. Drucker", "filename": "Management_Challenges_for_the_21st_Century.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6110, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Latest from Peter Drucker\nMANAGEMENT\nCHALLENGES FOR\nTHE 21ST CENTURY\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nWe are at the brink of the new millennium. And much of what we have\ncome to accept as true of business management is about to be challenged.\nThe world is changing at a rapid pace, and only those who understand what\nthose changes mean will be poised to prosper under the new rules. Old par-\nadigms will be replaced by new ones.\nIn this ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "management_wisdom_from_the_new_york_yankees_dynasty", "category": "Management", "title": "Management Wisdom From the New York Yankees' Dynasty", "author": "Lance A. Berger and Dorothy R. Berger", "filename": "Management_Wisdom_From_the_New_York_Yankees__Dynasty.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6357, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nWhat Every Manager Can Learn From a \nLegendary Team\u2019s 80-Year Winning Streak\nMANAGEMENT\nWISDOM FROM\nTHE NEW YORK\nYANKEES\u2019 DYNASTY\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAt the heart of the New York Yankees\u2019 dynasty is the organization\u2019s\nincredible track record in managing talent. The Yankees know how to find,\nnurture and retain baseball stars and superstars better than anyone else.\nAuthor Lance Berger is a managem...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "manager_3_0", "category": "Management", "title": "37CS11D Manager 3.0", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Manager_3_0.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5706, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nTalkin\u2019 \u2018Bout Your Generation\nPage 2\nFrom Individual Contributor  \nto Manager\nPage 3\nDefining Management \nCharacteristics: Shaking It Up\nPage 4\nLeading Your Team: CONNECT\nPage 5\nLeading When Things  \nGet Sticky\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMillennials mean business, and they are shaking up the workplace as they enter \nmanagement roles for the very first time. They are tearing down the corporate lad-\nder, communicating on the fly and bringing play to work. Millennials are creative, \nbig thinkers, and they will change the face of leadership \u2013\u2013 IF they can bridge the \ngap between the hier...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "manager_redefined", "category": "Management", "title": "Manager Redefined", "author": "", "filename": "Manager_Redefined.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5616, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: Context\nPage 2\nWhy Managers Have a\nTough Job\nPage 3\nConstructing the\nManager Role\nPage 4\nPart II: Implementation\nPage 5\nDelivering the Deal\nPage 6\nAuthenticity and Trust\nPage 7\nFitting the Pieces\nTogether\nPage 8\nby Thomas O. Davenport\nand Stephen D. Harding\nManager Redefined\nThe Competitive Advantage \nin the Middle of Your Organization\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nManagement and leadership have been with us since humans invented work.\nFor most of the last two decades, however, the manager position has been under\ndirect assault. It\u2019s become a ragged conglomeration of pieces and parts, ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "managers_not_mbas", "category": "Management", "title": "Managers Not MBAs", "author": "Henry Mintzberg", "filename": "Managers_Not_MBAs.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5811, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nA Hard Look at the Soft Practice of Managing and\nManagement Development\nMANAGERS\nNOT MBAs\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEvery decade almost 1 million MBAs graduate into the economy. After two\nyears of classes they expect to manage people who have many times the amount\nof knowledge gained through intensive personal experience. Those without the\ncredentials are increasingly relegated to the \u201cslow ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "managing", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Managing.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5856, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 3 (3 parts), Part 1, March 2010 \u2022 Order #32-06\nCONTENTS\nManaging Ahead\nPage 2\nThe Dynamics of\nManaging\nPage 3\nA Model of Managing\nPage 4\nThe Untold Varieties of\nManaging\nPage 5\nThe Inescapable\nConundrums of\nManaging\nPage 6\nManaging Effectively\nPage 7\nManaging Naturally\nPage 8\nby Henry Mintzberg\nManaging\nTHE SUMMARY IN BR...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "managing_crises_before_they_happen", "category": "Management", "title": "Managing Crises Before They Happen", "author": "Ian I. Mitroff", "filename": "Managing_Crises_Before_They_Happen.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5675, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nWhat Every Executive Needs to Know About\nCrisis Management\nMANAGING\nCRISES BEFORE\nTHEY HAPPEN\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhile emergency and risk management deal with natural disasters, cri-\nsis management is concerned with human-caused disasters \u2014 a permanent\nand prominent feature of today\u2019s societies. A sample includes the random\npoisonings of Tylenol capsules, the devastating Exxon Valde...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "managing_customers_as_investments", "category": "Management", "title": "Managing Customers as Investments", "author": "Sunil Gupta and Donald R. Lehmann", "filename": "Managing_Customers_as_Investments.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6253, "image_count": 20, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nAre You Spending More on Your Customers \nThan They Are Worth?\nMANAGING\nCUSTOMERS AS\nINVESTMENTS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCustomers are important assets of any company. What does your com-\npany do to make the most out of your relationships with your customers?\nDo you know, in explicit, dollars-and-cents terms, what value your cus-\ntomers bring to your business? The authors of Managing Customers as\nInv...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page3_img22.png", "page3_img3.png", "page3_img30.png", "page3_img40.png", "page3_img46.png", "page3_img60.png", "page3_img63.png", "page3_img64.png", "page3_img78.png", "page3_img8.png", "page3_img81.png", "page3_img82.png", "page3_img83.png", "page3_img89.png", "page3_img92.png", "page3_img93.png", "page3_img94.png", "page4_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "mastering_civility", "category": "Management", "title": "39-11 Mastering Civility", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Mastering_Civility.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5806, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nClueless\nPage 2\nCivility Buys Everything\nPage 3\nAre You Civil?\nPage 4\nGive More\nPage 5\nRecruit\nPage 6\nCoach\nPage 7\nYour Antidote to Incivility\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIncivility is silently chipping away at people, organizations and our economy. \nSlights, insensitivities and rude behaviors can cut deeply and hijack focus. Even if \npeople want to perform well, they can\u2019t. Ultimately incivility cuts the bottom line.\nIn Mastering Civility, Christine Porath, the leading authority on workplace incivil-\nity, shows why it pays to be civil and how people can enhance their influence and \ne...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "mastering_the_hire", "category": "Management", "title": "Mastering the Hire", "author": "Chaka Booker", "filename": "Mastering_the_Hire.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5555, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction: The Coin Toss\nPage 2\nPart I: Reducing Interference\nPage 2\nStrategy 3: The Right \nQuestion Asked Wrong \nIs the Wrong Question\nPage 3\nPart II: Pressure \nManagement\nPage 4\nPart III: Sharp Tools\nPage 6\nPart IV: Identity and Bias\nPage 6\nStrategy 10: Biases Are \nUnspoken Criteria\nPage 7\nMastering the Hire\n12 Strategies to Improve Your Odds \nof Finding the Best Hire\nby Chaka Booker\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nResearch shows you have a 50 percent chance of hiring the right employee\u2013\u2013and \na 50 percent chance of hiring the wrong one. Hiring the wrong person siphons \nyour energy and erode...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "measure_what_matters", "category": "Management", "title": "Measure What Matters", "author": "John Doerr", "filename": "Measure_What_Matters.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2316, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2020 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Sarah Dayton, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nAndy Ghillyer  \u2022  Order #FBR0420A \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nImagine a small company with only forty or so employees in the \nhighly competitive search engine space. Its technology is amaz\u00ad\ning, its founders are true visionaries, and its growth is explosive. \nHowever, those founders have clearly grabbed a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "meetings_that_get_results", "category": "Management", "title": "Meetings That Get Results", "author": "Terrence Metz", "filename": "Meetings_That_Get_Results.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 4791, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction: Launching\nPage 2\nLeading: Be a Servant, \nNot a Senator\nPage 3\nFacilitating: Making \nIt Easier with Three \nCore Skills\nPage 4\nStructuring: Meeting \nDesign Made Easy\nPage 5\nPlanning Approach \nfor Any Group: Who \nDoes What, by When?\nPage 6\nDeciding About Anything \nApproach: Agree on the \nWhy Before the What\nPage 7\nMeetings That Get Results\nA Facilitator\u2019s Guide to Building Better Meetings\nby Terrence Metz\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere\u2019s nothing more frustrating than an unproductive meeting\u2014except when it \nleads to another unproductive meeting. Yet, every day millions of people...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "moments_of_impact", "category": "Management", "title": "Moments of Impact", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Moments_of_Impact.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5834, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nDesigning a Strategic  \nConversation\nPage 2\nDefine Your Purpose\nPage 3\nEngage Multiple  \nPerspectives\nPage 4\nFrame the Issues\nPage 5\nSet the Scene\nPage 6\nConfronting the \u2018Yabbuts\u2019\nPage 7\nMake Your Move\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn our fast-changing world, leaders are increasingly confronted by messy, multifaceted \nchallenges that require collaboration to resolve. But the standard methods for tackling \nthese challenges \u2014 meetings packed with data-drenched presentations or brainstorming \nsessions that circle back to nowhere \u2014 just don\u2019t deliver. \nGreat strategic conversations generate...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "never_lead_alone", "category": "Management", "title": "Never Lead Alone", "author": "Keith Ferrazzi", "filename": "Never_Lead_Alone.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3251, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nManagement\nKeith Ferrazzi\u2019s book, Never Lead Alone: 10 Shifts from \nLeadership to Teamship focuses primarily on what members \nof a team can do to improve overall work output and organiza\u00ad\ntional success. As will be shown, Ferrazzi believes that too many \ncompanies rely on the solid leadership of key individuals rather \nthan hold all people accountable for increasing productivity \nand success wherever and whenever they can. Ferrazzi recom\u00ad\nmends reliance upon the use of diagnostic tools within teams to \nboth help gauge and improve teamwork ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "next_is_now", "category": "Management", "title": "Next is Now", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Next_Is_Now.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6090, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nChange Resilience\nPage 2\nThe Secret to Change \nResilience: Engagement\nPage 3\nStep 1: Face It!\nPage 4\nStep 2: Analyze It!\nPage 4\nStep 3: Redefine It!\nPage 5\nStep 4: Grow It!\nPage 6\nStep 5: Own It!\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe old business model of adapting to change for continued success is dead. \nChange is the new normal. There are no more periods of stability and predictability. \nThere is only change. This continuous upheaval can undercut morale, decrease \nproductivity and decimate profits, or it can be a game-changing opportunity.\nA leading authority on customer-centric business ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "niching_up", "category": "Management", "title": "Niching Up", "author": "Chris Dreyer", "filename": "Niching_Up.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2465, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nExpertise\nPage 2 \nPremium Pricing\nPage 3\nReferrals\nPage 3\nEfficiency\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nNiching Up\nThe Narrower the Market, the Bigger the Prize\nby Chris Dreyer\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nChris Dreyer didn\u2019t begin his professional journey thinking he would establish one \nof the most successful SEO agencies in the country. In fact, he studied history in \ncollege and landed his first job as a detention room supervisor for a local high school \n(this wasn\u2019t part of the plan, either). When his Google query, \u201chow to ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page4_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "no_more_pointless_meetings", "category": "Management", "title": "No More Pointless Meetings", "author": "", "filename": "No_More_Pointless_Meetings.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5789, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 7 (3 parts), Part 2, July 2013 \u2022 Order #35-17\nCONTENTS\nWhy Meetings Fail:\nReframing Workflow\nManagement\nPage 2\nThe Issues \nManagement Session\nPage 3\nThe Innovation Session\nPage 4\nThe Ongoing \nPlanning Process\nPage 6\nOne-on-One Sessions\nPage 7\nSolo Sessions\nPage 7\nMaking It Happen\nPage 7\nby Martin Mur...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "no_more_tears", "category": "Management", "title": "No More Tears", "author": "Gardiner Harris", "filename": "No_More_Tears.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3192, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nManagement\nFamily is one of the most important things to people. They \nwill do almost anything to protect and care for them. Parents \nof newborns carefully select what medicine to give to the \nsick baby. Men and women will discuss the different uses of \nbaby powder, swapping stories from their childhood, and \nassociating certain people with certain smells. Nostalgia is real \nand plays a significant role in decision-making, particularly \nregarding medicines and medical procedures. However, what \nhappens when hidden truths come out? Destroye...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "noise", "category": "Management", "title": "Noise", "author": "Daniel Kahneman", "filename": "Noise.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2462, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Suite 202, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, \nInc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  \nReviewed by Kristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR1121A \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nEveryone knows that humans are flawed by our very nature. Our \ninability to be absolutely perfect is a feature that is inextricable \nto our humanness. For the most part, this imperfection is neither \npositive or negative\u2013i...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "now_build_a_great_business", "category": "Management", "title": "3304 Now, Build a Great Business", "author": "Mark Thompson", "filename": "Now__Build_a_Great_Business_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6065, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 1 (3 parts), Part 1, February 2011 \u2022 Order #33-04\nCONTENTS\nBecome a Great Leader\nPage 2\nSurround Yourself with\nGreat People\nPage 3\nOffer a Great Product or\nService\nPage 4\nDesign a Great\nMarketing Plan\nPage 5\nPerfect a Great Sales\nProcess\nPage 6\nCreate a Great Customer\nExperience\nPage 7\nNow ... Build a G...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "nudge", "category": "Management", "title": "Nudge", "author": "", "filename": "Nudge.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5971, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\n\u2018Libertarian Paternalism\u2019\nPage 2\nOptimism and\nOverconfidence\nPage 3\nResisting Temptation\nPage 4\nWhen Do We Need a\nNudge?\nPage 5\nChoice Architecture\nPage 6\nCredit Markets\nPage 7\nThe Real Third Way\nPage 8\nby Richard H. Thaler and\nCass R. Sunstein\nSOUNDVIEWExecutive\nBook Summaries\n\u00ae\nwww.summary.com\nManagement: Strategies\nFebruary 2010\nPublished by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited. \nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.sum...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "on_fire_at_work", "category": "Management", "title": "38-01 On Fire at Work", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "On_Fire_at_Work.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5868, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Old School and the \nNew Deal\nPage 2\nCompensation\nPage 3\nAtmosphere\nPage 4\nGrowth \nPage 4\nAcknowledgment\nPage 5\nAutonomy \nPage 6\nCommunication\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat key question do managers and supervisors at Marriott Hotels ask their \nemployees each day, enabling them to maintain a turnover rate that is one-third of \nthe industry standard?\nWhy are there more than 500 \u201cco-presidents\u201d at a software firm that has twice \nbeen recognized as the best place to work in Minneapolis?\nWhy does a burgeoning healthcare consultancy firm in Philadelphia ban its \npeople from sending bu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "optimizing_the_power_of_action_learning", "category": "Management", "title": "Optimizing the Power of Action Learning", "author": "Michael J. Marquardt", "filename": "Optimizing_the_Power_of_Action_Learning.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5800, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nSolving Problems and Building Leaders in Real Time\nOPTIMIZING \nTHE POWER OF\nACTION LEARNING\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNovartis, a Swiss-based pharmaceutical conglomerate with more than\n72,000 employees in 140 countries, recently formed a consortium of six\nnoncompetitive companies from different sectors. At the heart of the consor-\ntium are six to eight action learning groups formed of members...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "orbit_shifting_innovation", "category": "Management", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Orbit-Shifting_Innovation.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5823, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nOrbit Shifts That \nCreated History\nPage 2\nConfronting Gravity\nPage 3\nOrbit-Shifting Insight\nPage 5\nNavigating the Fog: Over\u00ad\ncome Daunting Obstacles\nPage 6\nAscending the Orbit-\nShift Mountain\nPage 7\nWhat Differentiates \nOrbit Shifters?\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOrbit-shifting innovation happens when an area that needs transformation meets \nan innovator with the will and the desire to create, and not follow, history. At the \nheart of every orbit-shifting innovation is the breakthrough that achieves a transfor\u00ad\nmative impact. Businesses, social enterprises and even governments need or...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "outsmart", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Outsmart_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5818, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 7 (3 parts), Part 1, July 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-16\nCONTENTS\nCompete by Seeing\nWhat Others Don\u2019t\nPages 2, 3\nCompete by Thinking\nOutside the Bubble\nPages 3, 4\nCompete by Using\nAll You Know\nPage 4\nCompete by Changing\nYour Frame of Reference\nPages 4, 5\nCompete by Doing\nEverything Yourself\nPages 5, 6\nCompete by Tapping the\nSucces...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "partnering_intelligence", "category": "Management", "title": "Partnering Intelligence", "author": "Stephen M. Dent", "filename": "Partnering_Intelligence.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5412, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nRediscovering Partnering\nPage 2, 3\nPast versus Future\nOrientation\nPage 3\nThe Four Stages of\nRelationship Development\nPage 4, 5\nPartnership Development:\nThe Assessing Stage\nPage 5, 6\nThe Exploring Stage\nPage 6, 7\nThe Initiating Stage\nPage 7, 8\nThe Committing Stage\nPage 8\nCase Study in Partnership:\nA True Story\nPage 8\nPublished by Soundview Executive Book Summaries 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nCreating Value for Your Business by\nBuilding Strong Alliances\nPARTNERING\nINTELLIGENCE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BR...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "peak_performance", "category": "Management", "title": "Peak Performance", "author": "Jon R. Katzenbach", "filename": "Peak_Performance.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5853, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92000 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nAligning the Hearts and Minds of Your Employees\nPEAK\nPERFORMANCE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn today\u2019s increasingly competitive marketplace, companies are some-\ntimes finding it difficult to satisfy customer demands while struggling with\nrecord low levels of applicants for open positions. Unemployment is lower\nthan at any other time in recent memory.\nHow can companies balance the need to sa...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "platform", "category": "Management", "title": "Platform", "author": "", "filename": "Platform.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5903, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart One: Start \nwith Wow\nPage 2\nPart Two: Prepare \nto Launch\nPage 3\nTen Elements of the\nWow Experience\nPage 3\nPart Three: Build Your\nHome Base\nPage 4\nPart Four: Expand \nYour Reach\nPage 6\nEmploy Consistent\nBranding\nPage 7\nPart Five: Engage \nYour Tribe\nPage 7\nby Michael Hyatt\nPlatform\nGet Noticed in a Noisy World\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen there were three TV channels and two kinds of toothpaste, quality\nalone could sell itself. But, in a global economy crowded with millions of com-\npetitors, quality is just the beginning.\nThe real challenge is getting the attention of those who might b...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "power_listening", "category": "Management", "title": "Power Listening", "author": "", "filename": "Power_Listening.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6131, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 9 (3 parts), Part 1, September 2012 \u2022 Order #34-21\nCONTENTS\nPart I: Listen Up!\nPage 2\nWhat Kind of Listener\nAre You?\nPage 2\nPart II: Sorting the Chaos\nPage 4\nWhat Is the Plan?\nPage 5\nHow Will We Get \nIt Done?\nPage 6\nPart III: Reaping \nthe Benefits\nPage 7\nChanging Your\nOrganization \nThrough Listening\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "power_of_2", "category": "Management", "title": "Power of 2", "author": "", "filename": "Power_of_2.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5982, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nComplementary\nStrengths\nPage 2\nFairness\nPage 3\nThe Partner\u2019s Dilemma\nPage 4\nReaping What You Sow\nPage 5\nCoping With a\nFrustrating Situation\nPage 5\nForgiveness\nPage 6\nRecursive Thinking\nPage 7\nAdditional Insights for\nBusinesspeople\nPage 8\nby Rodd Wagner and \nGale Muller, Ph.D.\nPower of 2\nHow to Make the Most of Your\nPartnerships at Work and in Life\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany of the greatest accomplishments can be reached only by two people\nworking together. Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary were the first to scale\nMt. Everest; Karl Malone and John Stockton were the key to each other...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "powered_by_storytelling", "category": "Management", "title": "40-", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Powered_by_Storytelling.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5943, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nWhy Story? Why Now?\nPage 3\nRelease Obstacles to \nListening\nPage 4\nRemember Your Heritage\nPage 5\nTell What Happened\nPage 6\nFind Your Ending\nPage 7\nConnect With Your \nAudience\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat\u2019s your story? It\u2019s a question human beings have been asking each other since \nwe first gathered around a campfire. Millennia later, this human need for storytell\u00ad\ning hasn\u2019t changed. We communicate most effectively through our personal stories \n\u2013\u2013 and our professional success depends on it.\nPowered by Storytelling shows you how to tap into the timeless power of ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "powerful_phrases_for_dealing_with_workplace_conflict", "category": "Management", "title": "Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict", "author": "Karin Hurt, David Dye", "filename": "Powerful_Phrases_for_Dealing_with_Workplace_Conflict.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3473, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nWhat Makes Workplace \nConflict So Challenging?\nPage 2\nGetting Started\nPage 2\nRising Above\nPage 3\nManaging Up\nPage 5\nCommunicating \nwith Difficult People\nPage 6\nPowerful Phrases for Dealing \nwith Workplace Conflict  \nWhat to Say Next to De-stress the Workday, \nBuild Collaboration, and Calm Difficult Customers\nby Karin Hurt and David Dye\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nYou can\u2019t avoid conflict. When there are problems to solve and people who care, \nyou\u2019ll face conflict. And if you want to have more success, influence, and joy in \nyour work, yo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "predictable_results_in_unpredictable_times", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Predictable_Results_in_Unpredictable_Times.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5955, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 3 (3 parts), Part 2, March 2010 \u2022 Order #32-07\nCONTENTS\nFour Hazards of\nUnpredictable Times\nPage 2\nAre You \u2018Moving the\nMiddle?\u2019\nPage 3\nTrust Taxes and Trust\nDividends\nPage 4\nAchieve More With Less\nPage 5\nBuilding Customer and\nEmployee Loyalty\nPage 6\nThe Root of Fear\nPage 7\nPrinciples That Will\nNever Let You Down\nPage 8\nb...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "primal_teams", "category": "Management", "title": "Primal Teams", "author": "Jackie Barretta", "filename": "Primal_Teams.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5386, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nHidden Energy: Unleashing \nMaximum Potential\nPage 2\nThe Scary Stuff: Processing \nFear and Negativity\nPage 3\nEmotional Contagion: \nSpreading Coherence \nin a Team\nPage 4\nThe Engaged Heart: \nConnecting to a \nDeeper Purpose\nPage 5\nPrimal IQ: Activating \nInsight and Intuition\nPage 7\nPrimal Teams\nHarnessing the Power of Emotions to Fuel \nExtraordinary Performance\nby Jackie Barretta\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nGreat team results depend on tapping the incredible power of emotion. Negative \nfeelings such as fear, anger and frustration can inhibit a group\u2019s performance. The \nmost optimal emotions stim...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "proactive_risk_management", "category": "Management", "title": "Proactive Risk Management", "author": "Preston G. Smith and Guy M. Merritt", "filename": "Proactive_Risk_Management.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5921, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nControlling Uncertainty in Product Development\nPROACTIVE\nRISK\nMANAGEMENT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThough most companies use some variation of stage-gate product devel-\nopment, they still expend little effort on risk management. Project managers\nidentify risks before the initial gate, but ignore them instead of managing\nthem effectively. The project experiences needless surprises in schedule,...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "profit_from_the_core", "category": "Management", "title": "Profit from the Core", "author": "Chris Zook", "filename": "Profit_from_the_Core.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6035, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nGrowth Strategy in an Era of Turbulence\nPROFIT FROM\nTHE CORE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHave you managed to grow your business profitably recently, but find\nyourself running out of obvious paths to more profitable growth? Do you feel\npressured to initiate business activity in the Internet economy, but find your-\nself worried about choosing the right activity to target, while also minimiz-\ni...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "profit_or_growth", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Profit_or_Growth_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5935, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 5 (3 parts), Part 3, May 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-13\nCONTENTS\nThe Performance\nDilemmas\nPages 2, 3\nRenewal Strategies\nPages 3, 4\nContinuous Renewal\nPages 4, 5\nA Blended Approach\nPages 5, 6\nThe Entrepreneur-\nManager\nPages 6, 7\nSponsoring Renewal\nPages 7, 8\nDirecting Renewal\nPage 8\nby Bala Chakravarthy\nand Peter Lorange\nProfit or ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "project_management_for_non_project_managers", "category": "Management", "title": "38CS02B Project Management for Non-Project Managers", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Project_Management_for_Non-Project_Managers.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5281, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: The Critical Role of \nthe Functional Manager in \nProject Success\nPage 2\nThe Importance of  \nProject Planning\nPage 3\nUnderstanding the Business \nSide of the Project\nPage 4\nPart II: Four Critical Project \nManagement Skills for \nFunctional Managers\nPage 5\nBeing Proactive About \nProject Risk\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAs a manager, you may feel that \u201cproject teams\u201d brought in to accomplish goals \nand objectives affecting your department may as well have crash-landed from \nanother planet, speaking a jargon-filled language all their own and referring to \ncomplex-looking graphs and ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "purpose_driven_people", "category": "Management", "title": "Purpose Driven People", "author": "Alize hofmeester", "filename": "Purpose_Driven_People.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2226, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPurpose\nPage 2\nCommunication & \nAwareness\nPage 2\nLeadership Journey\nPage 3\nSteering Towards \nInnovation\nPage 3\nPurpose Driven People\nCreating business agility and sustainable growth\nby Alize Hofmeester\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAgility isn\u2019t a buzzword anymore. It\u2019s a tool that organizations of all sizes and types \ndesperately need, but not all of them know how to achieve it. The key? Starting \nwith purpose. \nMany companies fail to treat their purpose like something that can be designed, \nbut carefully designing your company\u2019s purpose will come to define everything that...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "radical_candor", "category": "Management", "title": "39-16 Radical Candor", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Radical_Candor.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6098, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nBuild Radically  \nCandid Relationships\nPage 2\nGet, Give and  \nEncourage Guidance\nPage 3\nDrive Resuls Collaboratively\nPage 4\nRelationships\nPage 5\nGuidance\nPage 6\nTeam\nPage 7\nResults\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFrom the time we learn to speak, we\u2019re told that if you don\u2019t have anything nice \nto say, then don\u2019t say anything at all. While this advice may work for everyday life, it \nis, as Kim Scott has seen, a disaster when adopted by managers.\nScott earned her stripes as a highly successful manager at Google and then \ndecamped to Apple, where she developed a class on optimal management. ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "raving_fans", "category": "Management", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "", "filename": "Raving_Fans.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3028, "image_count": 2, "preview": "RAVING FANS\nby Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles\n\u00a9 1993, William Morrow, $22.95, 137 pages,\nISBN 978-0-688-12316-1\nAppropriately enough, magic reigns supreme in the\npithy little business fable co-authors Ken Blanchard and\nSheldon Bowles deliver in Raving Fans. Although there\nis nothing supernatural about the real prof-\nits and repeat business created by great\ncustomer service, there is something very\nmagical about the way attracting highly\nmotivated, long-term customers can turn a\nbusiness from just another name in the\nYellow Pages to a highly successful com-\npany. In Raving Fans, the authors d...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "reimagining_collaboration", "category": "Management", "title": "Reimagining Collaboration", "author": "Phil Simon", "filename": "Reimagining_Collaboration.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2269, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nReimagining \nWorkplace Technology\nPage 2 \nReimagining \nBusiness Processes\nPage 3\nThe Myths \nof Collaboration\nPage 4\nWhy Effective \nCollaboration Requires \nLifelong Learning\nPage 4 \nReimagining \nCollaboration\nSlack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and the Post-COVID \nWorld of Work \nby Phil Simon\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nReimagining Collaboration introduces a fundamentally different model for \nworkplace collaboration and communication. You\u2019ll learn how to think about these \nsubjects, as well as technology and business processes, in a holistic way. You\u2019ll then \nlearn how to put th...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "reinvent", "category": "Management", "title": "Reinvent", "author": "Faisal Hoque", "filename": "Reinvent.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3647, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Case for Business \nTransformation in a \nHyperdigital Era\nPage 2\nTransformation Via \nDigitalization - Necessary \nSteps\nPage 3\nNavigating with LIFTS\nPage 4\nStudy: Evaluating Your \nTransformation\nPage 6\nFinal Thoughts\nPage 7\nReinvent\nNavigating Business Transformation \nin a Hyperdigital Era\nby Faisal Hoque\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFrom top to bottom, organizations will be compelled to change entire mindsets, \nattitudes, and assumptions about how they operate, how they can grow, and even \nthe very reason for their existence as they ad...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "results_without_authority", "category": "Management", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "Results_Without_Authority.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5131, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nControl of Projects\nPage 2\nControl Through Influence\nPage 3\nControl Begins with \nProject Initiation\nPage 4\nBuilding Control Through \nProject Planning\nPage 5\nMaintaining Control \nThrough Project Execution \nPage 6\nEnhancing Overall Control \nThrough Project Closure\nPage 7\nResults Without Authority\nControlling a Project When the Team Doesn\u2019t \nReport to You\nby Tom Kendrick\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen you\u2019re a project manager with a team of people who don\u2019t technically report \nto you, your challenge is to get Results Without Authority. This book delivers proven \ntechniques for controlling pro...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "results_not_reports", "category": "Management", "title": "Results Not Reports", "author": "Peter Follows", "filename": "Results__Not_Reports.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2783, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction: Why Change \nRequires Change\nPage 2\nPart 1: Where to Look\nPage 2\nPart 2: What to Improve\nPage 3\nPart 3: How to Get Results\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 5\nResults, Not Reports\nBuilding Exceptional Organizations by Integrating \nProcess, Performance, and People\nby Peter Follows\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe ability of businesses to prosper in this uncertain environment demands a \nresilient mindset at all levels of an organization.  \nThe book, Results, Not Reports: Building Exceptional Organizations by \nIntegrating Process, Performa...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "rethink", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Rethink.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5909, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 9 (3 parts), Part 3, September 2009 \u2022 Order #31-23\nCONTENTS\nThe Thinking Behind\nRethinking\nPage 3\nFirst \u2013\u2013 Identify the\n\u2018Whats\u2019 That Are Truly\nValuable\nPage 4\nSecond \u2013\u2013 Know What\nYou Are (and Aren\u2019t)\nGood At\nPage 4\nThird \u2013\u2013 Make (and\nBreak) Connections\nPage 5\nFourth \u2013\u2013 Understand\nWhat Can (and Can\u2019t) Be\nPredicted\nPage 6\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "reviving_work_ethic", "category": "Management", "title": "Reviving Work Ethic.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Reviving_Work_Ethic.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6166, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a92012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 3 (3 parts), Part 3, March 2012 \u2022 Order #34-08\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nComing to Terms with\nThis Thing Called Work\nEthic\nPage 3\nUp and Over \u2014 The\nLeader\u2019s Challenge\nPage 4\nPositive Attitude\nPage 5\nReliability\nPage 5\nProfessionalism\nPage 6\nInitiative\nPage 6\nRespect\nPage 6\nIntegrity\nPage 7\nGratitude...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page4_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "rhythm", "category": "Management", "title": "Rhythm", "author": "Patrick Thean", "filename": "Rhythm.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2464, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThink Rhythm\nPage 2 \nPlan Rhythm\nPage 3\nDo Rhythm\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nRhythm\nHow to Achieve Breakthrough Execution and \nAccelerate Growth\nby Patrick Thean\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCompanies in all industries experience patterns of success and failure. In fact, recent \nstatistics show that 4% of businesses in the US ever surpass $10 million in revenue \nand almost 17,000 ever see more than $50 million. Patrick Thean talks about how the \nrhythm of success and failure need to be approached with a \u201cThink Plan Do\u201d p...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "rituals_roadmap", "category": "Management", "title": "Rituals Roadmap", "author": "Erica Keswn", "filename": "Rituals_Roadmap.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5277, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nDon\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019: A \nBusiness Case for Rituals\nPage 2\nMarch Through the Arch: \nRituals for Beginnings\nPage 3\nMeetings: Rituals for \nGatherings That Matter\nPage 4\nRituals for Taking \nProfessional Development \nPersonally: Spotlight on \nLinkedIn\u2019s InDay\nPage 5\nWe See You: Rituals for \nRecognizing and Rewarding\nPage 6\nDesign Your Own Roadmap\nPage 7\nRituals Roadmap\nThe Human Way to Transform Everyday \nRoutines into Workplace Magic\nby Erica Keswin\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFrom morning cups of coffee to Wednesday team meetings, our lives are steeped in \nrituals. Rituals Roadmap combines cutt...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "rituals_for_work", "category": "Management", "title": "Rituals for Work", "author": "Kursat Ozenc, Ph.D. and Margaret Hagan, Ph.D.", "filename": "Rituals_for_Work.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5518, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Contents\nWhy Bring Rituals \ninto Work?\nPage 2\nPart I: The Power of Rituals\nPage 2\nPart II: Rituals for Work\nPage 3\nPerformance and Flow \nRituals\nPage 4\nConflict and Resilience \nRituals\nPage 5\nCommunity and Team \nBuilding Rituals\nPage 6\nPart III: Designing RItuals \nWith and For Teams\nPage 7\nRituals for Work\n50 Ways to Create Engagement, Shared Purpose, \nand a Culture That Can Adapt to Change\nby Kursat Ozenc, Ph.D. and Margaret Hagan, Ph.D.\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nRituals for Work shows how creative rituals can make our personal and business \nlives more meaningful and rewarding. Rituals are powerfu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg", "page8_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "running_remote", "category": "Management", "title": "Running Remote", "author": "Liam Martin, Rob Rawson", "filename": "Running_Remote.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4173, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Contents\nLies We Learned \nin Silicon Valley\nPage 2\nDeliberate Async \nCommunication\nPage 2\nThe Power of Process\nPage 3\nDetailed Metrics\nPage 3\nThe End of Cities\nPage 4\nOnramping the Remote \nWorker\nPage 5\nThe Perils of Going Remote\nPage 5\nRunning Remote\nMaster the Lessons from the World\u2019s Most \nSuccessful Remote-Work Pioneers\nby Liam Martin & Rob Rawson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIt\u2019s no secret that the world has gone remote in the steepest, fastest, most disrup\u00ad\ntive way imaginable. But where and when people work are not even half the sto\u00ad\nry. That\u2019s why this book isn\u2019t merely about remote work. It\u2019s...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "ruthless_consistency", "category": "Management", "title": "Ruthless Consistency ", "author": "Michael Canic", "filename": "Ruthless_Consistency.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 4996, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart I: The Reality\nPage 2\nPart II: The Right Focus\nPage 3\nPart III: The Right \nEnvironment\nPage 5\nPart IV: The Right Team\nPage 6\nPart V: The Right \nCommitment\nPage 7\nRuthless Consistency\nHow Committed Leaders Execute Strategy, Implement \nChange, and Build Organizations That Win\nby Michael Canic, Ph.D.\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAccording to Harvard Business Review, \u201cmost studies still show a 60\u201370 percent failure \nrate for organizational change projects\u2013\u2013a statistic that has stayed constant from the \n1970s to the present.\u201d When all is said and done, a lot more gets said...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "seduced_by_success", "category": "Management", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Seduced_by_Success.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6178, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow the Best Companies Survive the 9 Traps\nof Winning\nSEDUCED BY\nSUCCESS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDon\u2019t let success put your company on the road to ruin. When leaders of\norganizations experience meaningful levels of success or periods of stability,\nthey tend to believe that they are entitled to continued success into the future.\nIn many cases, managers become complacent, comfortable and mediocre, whe...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "shift_the_work", "category": "Management", "title": "Shift the Work", "author": "Joe Mechlinski", "filename": "Shift_the_Work.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2676, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWork On Purpose\nPage 2\nKnow With Your Head\nPage 2\nOwn WIth Your Heart\nPage 3\nDrive With Your Gut\nPage 3\nShift to Make it Work\nPage 4\nShift the Work\nThe Revolutionary Science of Moving from Apathetic \nto All In Using Your Head, Heart and Gut \nby Joe Mechlinski\nThe Summary In Brief\nHow can businesses expect to thrive if close to three-quarters of the workforce \nshows no passion\u2014or even interest\u2014for the work? And, if we aren\u2019t ALL IN at \nwork, how can we expect to be ALL IN at home and in our personal lives? \nShift the Work explores the emerging science around each of our three brains\u2014\no...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "silos_politics_and_turf_wars", "category": "Management", "title": "Silos, Politics, And Turf Wars", "author": "Patrick Lencioni", "filename": "Silos__Politics_and_Turf_Wars.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6488, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nA Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers\nThat Turn Colleagues Into Competitors\nSILOS,\nPOLITICS, AND\nTURF WARS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe concept of \u201csilos\u201d has become synonymous with the barriers that\nseparate work teams, departments and divisions \u2014 causing people who are\nsupposed to be on the same team to work against one another. These mad-\ndening factions breed the office politics and in...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "simplify_work", "category": "Management", "title": "Simplify Work", "author": "Jesse W. Newton", "filename": "Simplify_Work.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2414, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nBogged Down in a \nSpaghetti of Structure\nPage 2\nUsing Design Thinking \nto Simplify Work\nPage 2\nCommon Simplification \nFocal Areas \nPage 3\nSimplify You \nPage 4\nSimplify Work\nCrushing Complexity to Liberate Innovation, \nProductivity, and Engagement\nby Jesse W. Newton\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nComplexity is wreaking havoc on organizations and individuals at an increasing \nrate. Organizations and the people in them are paralyzed by controlling and \nenergy-sapping rules, processes, and transactional expectations, all of which are \ngiving rise to a sense of hopelessness and holding organizations...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "single_point_of_failure", "category": "Management", "title": "Single Point of Failure", "author": "", "filename": "Single_Point_of_Failure.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5632, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Law of the Laws\nPage 2\nA Moving Target\nPage 3\nA New Definition of DNA\nPage 4\nNever Set Up Your\nSuppliers for Failure\nPage 5\nManaging Production\nRisk is a Dirty Job\nPage 6\nBuilding an Action Plan\nPage 7\nYour Supply Chains Are\nAll Independent but\nUnique\nPage 8\nby Gary S. Lynch\nSingle Point of Failure\nThe Ten Essential Laws of Supply Chain\nRisk Management\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIt is mind-boggling to consider what it takes to produce the products we\ndepend on \u2014 critical drugs like blood thinners, plastic-based products such as\nsyringes, isotopes for medical imaging and milk-based formu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "six_sigma", "category": "Management", "title": "Six Sigma", "author": "Mikel Harry, Ph.D. and Richard Schroeder", "filename": "Six_Sigma.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5703, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92000 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Breakthrough Management Strategy\nRevolutionizing the World\u2019s Top Corporations\nSIX SIGMA\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe Six Sigma Breakthrough Strategy is one of the most compelling\nand successful management strategies of the last quarter century. Using\nexamples of successful implementation of the Six Sigma Breakthrough\nStrategy at such companies as General Electric, AlliedSignal and Pol...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "slack", "category": "Management", "title": "Slack", "author": "Tom DeMarco", "filename": "Slack.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5597, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nGetting Past Burnout, Busywork\nAnd the Myth of Total Efficiency\nSLACK\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nChange has become the organizational mantra in today\u2019s fast-paced\nand increasingly global marketplace. But too often this need to change and\nadapt is confused with keeping employees busy all of the time and achieving\ntotal efficiency.\nConstant overtime and aggressive schedules are symptomatic of...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "spark", "category": "Management", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Spark.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5992, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 8 (3 parts), Part 2, August 2010 \u2022 Order #32-20\nCONTENTS\nGood Business\nPage 2\nThe Lincoln Brothers\nPage 3\nThe Merit-Based Bonus\nPage 4\nThe Proper Step Forward\nPage 5\nA Formal Guarantee of\nSteady Work\nPage 6\nA Terribly Nonoptimal\nand Inefficient Policy\nPage 7\nThis Is Not About\nAltruism\nPage 8\nby Frank Koller\nSpark\nHow Old...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "speak_up_or_stay_stuck", "category": "Management", "title": "Speak Up or Stay Stuck", "author": "Pam Marmon", "filename": "Speak_Up_or_Stay_Stuck.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2627, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart 1: The Past\nPage 2\nPart 2: The Present\nPage 3\nPart 3: The Future\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nSpeak Up or Stay \nStuck\nGet Your Voice Heard When Fast and Forced Change \nHappens in the Workplace\nby Pam Marmon\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOrganizational change can be scary. While we don\u2019t particularly look forward to it, \nit is something we must understand, acknowledge, and embrace. \nBy helping us travel across the past, present, and future timelines, the book Speak \nUp or Stay Stuck: Get Your Voice Heard When Fast and F...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "sticking_points", "category": "Management", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Sticking_Points.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5812, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nSticking Together or \nComing Apart\nPage 2\nGetting Unstuck: Five Steps \nfor Leading Through \nthe 12 Generational \nSticking Points\nPage 3\nPart One: Ghost Stories: \nUnderstanding the \nFour Generations\nPage 3\nPart Two: Sticking Points: \nHow to Get Four Genera\u00ad\ntions Working Together \nin the 12 Places They \nCome Apart\nPage 5\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLeaders and companies face a new challenge: For the first time in history, there \nare four generations in the workplace: Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation \nXers and Millennials. Anywhere people get together, the \u201cghost stories,\u201d or histo\u00ad\nr...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "strategic_renaissance", "category": "Management", "title": "Strategic Renaissance", "author": "Evan M. Dudik", "filename": "Strategic_Renaissance.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5946, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92000 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nNew Thinking and Innovative Tools to Create\nGreat Corporate Strategies\nSTRATEGIC\nRENAISSANCE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDo you have confidence in your corporate strategy? Is it succeeding in\ntoday\u2019s hyper-competitive world? If your company needs to develop a more\nscientific strategic approach, one that\u2019s sophisticated and creative, yet rigor-\nous and results-oriented, then this summary is f...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "strategy_maps", "category": "Management", "title": "Strategy Maps", "author": "Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton", "filename": "Strategy_Maps.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5293, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConverting Intangible Assets Into Tangible Outcomes\nSTRATEGY\nMAPS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMore than 75 percent of the average company\u2019s market value comes\nfrom intangible assets that traditional metrics don\u2019t measure. The Balanced\nScorecard is a revolutionary performance measurement system that allows\norganizations to quantify critical intangible assets, such as people, informa-\ntion and cu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "supermotivation", "category": "Management", "title": "SuperMotivation", "author": "Dean R. Spitzer", "filename": "SuperMotivation.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5481, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Energize Your Organization from Top to Bottom\nSUPERMOTIVATION\nBy Dean R. Spitzer\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNo matter what you do, it seems, your employees do only what\u2019s ab-\nsolutely necessary to get along. You\u2019ve handed out raises across the board\nyear after year. You\u2019ve been as generous as you can be with various incen-\ntives. Now you\u2019re at your wits\u2019 end. You ask in frustration, \u201cWhat will it\ntake to motivate my employees?\u201d\nThe answer is not in the workers, but in your organization.\nEmployee motivation is usually treated as a problem of the individual\nworker. Motivation programs and initiatives ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "take_your_company_global", "category": "Management", "title": "Take Your Company Global", "author": "Nataly Kelly", "filename": "Take_Your_Company_Global.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4166, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nPrepare for Global Growth\nPage 2\nFive Reasons for Setting \nUp Local Entities and \nOffices\nPage 3\nDetermine Where to Focus\nPage 3\nThe MARACA Method\nPage 3\nCalculate Market \nAvailability\nPage 4\nGo Global Within\nPage 5\nBuild a Global-First Culture\nPage 5\nTake Your \nCompany Global\nThe New Rules of International Expansion\nby Nataly Kelly\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nToday, business is global from the moment you create a website. Billions of peo\u00ad\nple around the world can theoretically discover your company, learn about your \nproducts and servic...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "taking_people_with_you", "category": "Management", "title": "Taking People with You", "author": "", "filename": "Taking_People_with_You.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6517, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 5 (3 parts), Part 2, May 2012 \u2022 Order #34-12\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nAn Insight-Driven\nApproach to Leading\nPeople and Achieving\nResults\nPage 3\nPart One: Get Your\nMindset Right\nPage 3\nUnleash the Power \nof People\nPage 4\nPart Two: Have a Plan:\nStrategy, Structure,\nCulture\nPage 5\nStrategy: Create a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "teamwork", "category": "Management", "title": "TeamWork", "author": "Natalie Dawson", "filename": "TeamWork.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2316, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nWhere to Use Your Mission, \nVision, and Values\nPage 2 \nInterview Process\nPage 3\nPPF Goals\nPage 3\nEmployee Maturity Model\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nTeamWork\nHow to Build a High Performance Team\nby Natalie Dawson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe business world is full of statistics \u2013 statistics about failing, statistics about suc\u00ad\nceeding, and so on. Yes, the reality is that most startup businesses fail (to the tune of \n20% in the first year and a half within five years), but the real story about a busi\u00ad\nness is often hidden in another statistic \u2013 the number of people it empl...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "team_genius", "category": "Management", "title": "37-25 Team Genius", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Team_Genius.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5827, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nChange Kills \u2013 If You Don\u2019t \nHave the Right Teams\nPage 2\nThe New Science of Teams\nPage 3\nThe Power of Difference\nPage 4\nManaging Teams to Genius\nPage 5\nThe Power of Pairs\nPage 6\nTrios \u2013 The Plutonium  \nof Teams\nPage 7\nThe Birth and Life of Teams\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nTeams \u2013\u2013 we depend on them for both our professional success and our personal \nhappiness. But isn\u2019t it odd how little scrutiny we give them? The teams that make \nup our lives are created mostly by luck, happenstance or circumstance \u2013\u2013 but rarely \nby design.\nIn trivial matters \u2013\u2013 say a bowling team, the leadership of...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "team_troubleshooter", "category": "Management", "title": "Team Troubleshooter", "author": "Robert W. Barner", "filename": "Team_Troubleshooter.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5597, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow to Find and Fix Team Problems\nTEAM TROUBLE-\nSHOOTER\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere is no denying that organizations are becoming increasingly team-\noriented in their approaches to doing business and managing their customer\nrelationships. Accomplishing this, of course, is easier said than done; some-\ntimes teams hit roadblocks that can sabotage their success. \nIn this summary, Robert W...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "team_turnarounds", "category": "Management", "title": "Team Turnarounds", "author": "", "filename": "Team_Turnarounds.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6170, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 11 (3 parts), Part 3, November 2012 \u2022 Order #34-28\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nStage I: \nLeading Past Losing\nPage 3\nStage II: \nCommitting to Growth\nPage 4\nStage III: \nChanging Behaviors\nPage 5\nStage IV: \nEmbracing Adversity\nPage 5\nStage V: \nAchieving Success\nPage 6\nStage VI: Nurturing a\nCulture of E...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_10x_rule", "category": "Management", "title": "The 10X Rule", "author": "Grant Cardone", "filename": "The_10X_Rule.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2572, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2020 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Sarah Dayton, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Sears Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR1020B \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nThere is a reason why some people achieve at super high levels \nand others never quite get where they want to go. The differ\u00ad\nence between success and failure does not lie in an individual\u2019s \npersonality, education level, or luck. With the...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_20_doctrine", "category": "Management", "title": "The 20 Percent Doctrine", "author": "", "filename": "The_20__Doctrine.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6162, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nScratching Your \nOwn Itch\nPage 3\n20 Percent on the Cheap\nPage 4\nThe Rise of Hack Day\nPage 5\nA Side Project School\nRises in the Bronx\nPage 5\nThe Huffington Post\nBrings 20 Percent to \nthe Masses\nPage 6\nHow a Top Chef \nStarted Over\nPage 7\nConclusion\nPage 8\nby Ryan Tate\nThe 20% Doctrine\nHow Tinkering, Goofing Off, and \nBreaking the Rules at Work Drive \nSuccess in Business\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn this bold business title, journalist Ryan Tate offers new insight for CEOs\nand employees alike, revealing how innovation is being fueled by passionate work-\ners and the compani...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_29_hour_work_day", "category": "Management", "title": "The 29-Hour Work Day", "author": "Ethan Bull, Stephanie Bull", "filename": "The_29-Hour_Work_Day.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2316, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nExecutive Assistant \nSuperpowers\nPage 2 \nPerformance Multiplier #1: \nBusiness Partner\nPage 3\nPerformance Multiplier #5: \nPersonal Assistant\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe 29-Hour \nWork Day\nA High Performer\u2019s Guide to Leveraging Your EA\nby Ethan Bull and Stephanie Bull\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf you are a busy executive, you may find yourself hiring executive assistants to \ntry and fill the void that comes with the tasks at hand. In many countries around \nthe world, executive assistants feel many of the same frustrat...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_3rd_alternative", "category": "Management", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "The_3rd_Alternative.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3032, "image_count": 2, "preview": "THE 3RD ALTERNATIVE: SOLVING\nLIFE\u2019S MOST DIFFICULT PROBLEMS\nby Stephen R. Covey\n\u00a9 2011, Free Press, 480 pages, $28.00\nISBN-13: 978-1-45-162626-1\nIn an age of contention and intransigence, when so\nmany people, or certainly their leaders at\nthe political level, seem to be deeply\ndivided and unwilling to work together,\nthe idea that there is a radical new win-\nwin approach to conflict and collaboration\nis enticing. Knowing that this approach\nsprings from the mind and work of\nStephen Covey is even more intriguing,\nfor with his first book, The 7 Habits of\nHighly Effective People, the then-unheralde...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_48_laws_of_power", "category": "Management", "title": "The 48 Laws of Power", "author": "Robert Greene", "filename": "The_48_Laws_of_Power.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3223, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nIn his book, The 48 Laws of Power, author Robert Greene \nattempts to help his reader gain power in the world. It is pow\u00ad\ner, he believes, that most people aspire to and that they find \nits acquisition alluring. In the 48 laws he gives in this book, it \nbecomes apparent that Greene is most concerned with power, \nnot with morality or loyalty. High on his list of people to emulate \nin the acquisition of power are the courtiers of days past. After \nall courtiers spend their time getting as close to power as they can \nall w...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "the_4_disciplines_of_execution", "category": "Management", "title": "The 4 Disciplines of Execution", "author": "Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, Jim Huling", "filename": "The_4_Disciplines_of_Execution.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5123, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: Learning 4DX\nPage 2\nDiscipline 2: Act on the \nLead Measures\nPage 3\nPart II: Applying 4DX \nAs a Leader of Leaders\nPage 4\nGetting Your Leaders \non Board\nPage 5\nPart III: Applying 4DX As a \nLeader of a Frontline Team\nPage 6\nApplying Discipline 4: \nCreate a Cadence of \nAccountability\nPage 8\nThe 4 Disciplines of Execution\nAchieving Your Wildly Important Goals, Second Edition: \nRevised and Updated\nby Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling\nwith Beverly Walker and Scott Thele\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDo you remember the last major initiative you watched die in your organization? \nDid...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_80_20_manager", "category": "Management", "title": "The 80/20 Manager", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_80_20_Manager.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5826, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWould You Like to Simplify \nYour Work and Life?\nPage 2\nThe Secret Weapon\nPage 3\nWay Two: The  \nSuperconnecting Manager\nPage 4\nWay Four:  \nThe Leveraged Manager\nPage 5\nWay Five:  \nThe Liberating Manager\nPage 6\nWay Eight:  \nThe Simplifying Manager\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDo you feel overwhelmed by an overflowing inbox? Are you constantly struggling \nto finish your to-do list? Do you stay at work longer than you would like and feel as \nthough you never spend time on the things that really matter?\nBestselling author Richard Koch shows how the 80/20 Principle \u2013\u2013 the idea that just \n20 ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_advantage_of_other", "category": "Management", "title": "The Advantage of Other", "author": "Nancy Geenen", "filename": "The_Advantage_of_Other.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2577, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nChapter 3: Your Presence\nPage 2 \nChapter 4: Your Pipeline\nPage 3\nChapter 6: Your Partners\nPage 3\nChapter 7: A Purposeful \nImplementation\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Advantage \nof Other\nA Leader\u2019s Guide to Building an Equitable, \nDynamic, and Productive Workplace\nby Nancy Geenen\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nGreat leaders know how to build a culture of creativity that churns out high-per\u00ad\nforming teams. These teams then become the greatest competitive advantage a \nbusiness can have. \nThe book The Advantage of Other: A L...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_age_of_agile", "category": "Management", "title": "40-10 The Age of Agile", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Age_of_Agile.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5740, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Law of the Small Team\nPage 2\nThe Law of the Customer\nPage 3\nThe Law of the Network\nPage 4\nFrom Operational to \nStrategic Agility\nPage 5\nThe Trap of Shareholder \nValue\nPage 6\nThe Trap of Share Buybacks\nPage 7\nThe Trap of Backward-\nLooking Strategy\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAn unstoppable business revolution is under way \u2013\u2013 and it is Agile. Companies \nthat embrace Agile management learn to connect everyone and everything . . . all \nthe time. They can deliver instant, intimate, frictionless value on a large scale.\nAgile began emerging many decades ago but truly took off in the soft...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_agenda", "category": "Management", "title": "The Agenda", "author": "Michael Hammer", "filename": "The_Agenda.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5988, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nWhat Every Business Must Do to Dominate the Decade\nTHE AGENDA\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn the fourth quarter of the twentieth century, suppliers, who until then had\ndominated industrialized economies and set the terms of how business was\ndone, lost their position of dominance to their customers. Customers refused to\naccept high prices, low quality and dreadful service just to get what the...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_amazon_management_system", "category": "Management", "title": "The Amazon Management System", "author": "Ram Charan and Julia Yang", "filename": "The_Amazon_Management_System.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5247, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Contents\nBuilding Block 1: Customer-\nObsessed Business Model\nPage 2\nBuilding Block 2: Continuous \nBar-Raising Talent Pool\nPage 3\nBuilding Block 3: AI-\nPowered Data and Metrics \nSystem\nPage 4\nBuilding Block 4: \nGroundbreaking Invention \nMachine\nPage 5\nBuilding Block 5: High-\nVelocity and High-Quality \nDecision-Making\nPage 6\nBuilding Block 6: Forever-\nDay-1 Culture\nPage 7\nThe Amazon \nManagement System\nThe Ultimate Digital Business Engine That Creates Extraor\u00ad\ndinary Value for Both Customers and Shareholders\nby Ram Charan and Julia Yang\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe arrival of the digital pioneers, su...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg", "page8_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_art_of_alignment", "category": "Management", "title": "The Art of Alignment", "author": "Patty Beach", "filename": "The_Art_of_Alignment.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2290, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nAlignment and Business\nPage 2\nThe 4 Steps and 5 Cs of \nAlignment\nPage 2 \nDefining the Players\nPage 3\nGround Rules for Alignment\nPage 3\nBottom-Up Alignment\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Art of Alignment\nA Practical Guide to Inclusive Leadership\nby Patty Beach\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLeadership can often seem like an uphill battle\u2014even when you\u2019re powered by an \nidea that\u2019s unmistakably good. The problem? Most leaders just don\u2019t know how to \nalign their people behind an idea and give it the momentum to get it up and over \nthat hell. But if you were a leader who could get everyone on the sam...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_attention_economy", "category": "Management", "title": "The Attention Economy", "author": "Thomas H. Davenport and John C. Beck", "filename": "The_Attention_Economy.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5791, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nUnderstanding the New Currency of Business\nTHE ATTENTION\nECONOMY\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAs with any company, an amazing volume of information flows into\nyour offices, within your offices, and out of your offices, to employees, cus-\ntomers and shareholders. What do you and your people focus on first?\nSecond? Over the short and long term? The amount and quality of attention\nyou pay to inf...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_best_place_to_work", "category": "Management", "title": "38BS12 The Best Place to Work", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Best_Place_to_Work.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5625, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: Designing  \nan Extraordinary  \nWorkplace Experience\nPage 2\nThe Power of Place\nPage 3\nHow to Turn a Group of \nStrangers into a Community\nPage 4\nPart II: Motivating \nExcellence\nPage 5\nBetter than Money\nPage 6\nPart III: Attracting and \nRetaining Top Performers\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn The Best Place to Work, award-winning psychologist Ron Friedman uses the \nlatest research from the fields of motivation, creativity, behavioral economics, \nneuroscience and management to reveal what really makes us successful at work. \nCombining powerful stories with cutting-edge findings, Fri...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_business_playbook", "category": "Management", "title": "The Business Playbook", "author": "Chris Ronzio", "filename": "The_Business_Playbook.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2579, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Four Elements \nof a Playbook \nPage 2\nWhen, Where, How, \nand Whether to Start \nPage 2 \nYour Profile: Defining \nWhat Makes Your Business \nUnique\nPage 2\nYour People: Making the \nMap for Who\u2019s Who and \nWhat They Do \nPage 3\nYour Policies: Writing \nthe Rules of Play \nPage 3\nYour Processes: Shifting \nfrom \u201cHow You Do It\u201d to \n\u201cHow We\u201d Do It\u201d \nPage 4\nConclusion \nPage 4\nThe Business Playbook\nHow to Document and Delegate What You Do \nSo Your Company Can Grow Beyond You\nby Chris Ronzio\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nYou\u2019ve probably learned the hard way that when you\u2019re the only one who knows \nwhat you ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_change_monster", "category": "Management", "title": "The Change Monster", "author": "Jeanie Daniel Duck", "filename": "The_Change_Monster.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5508, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Human Forces that Fuel or Foil Corporate\nTransformation and Change\nTHE CHANGE\nMONSTER\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMost mergers and acquisitions fail to deliver their promised value. Even\nmany internal restructuring projects often succeed only so far before employ-\nees and managers backslide into the old, less productive status quo. Why?\nDespite careful management of the operational aspec...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_channel_advantage", "category": "Management", "title": "The Channel Advantage", "author": "Lawrence G. Friedman and Timothy R. Furey", "filename": "The_Channel_Advantage.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5496, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nGoing to Market with Multiple Sales Channels\nTHE CHANNEL\nADVANTAGE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nToday, many leading companies are putting at least as much effort and\ncreativity into how they go to market as into what they bring to market.\nCompanies have a wide variety of options for connecting products with cus-\ntomers, from sales forces to distributors, from direct mail to the Internet,\nand everything in between. Each channel has un...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_coaching_connection", "category": "Management", "title": "37CS10A The Coaching Connection", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Coaching_Connection.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 4873, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nA Coaching Culture\nPage 2\nThe Basics of  \nContextual Coaching\nPage 3\nArea of Behavioral  \nFocus: Strategy\nPage 4\nArea of Behavioral  \nFocus: Culture\nPage 5\nArea of Behavioral  \nFocus: Talent Solutions\nPage 6\nArea of Behavioral  \nFocus: Career\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe Coaching Connection presents a useful framework for coordinating a coaching \nculture throughout your organization, whether you\u2019re a coach-at-large, a mentor, \nan onboarding specialist, a career coach, a manager in an advisory/guidance role or \nan individual being coached.  You will become expert in Contextual Coach...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_coaching_habit", "category": "Management", "title": "The Coaching Habit", "author": "Michael Bungay Stanier", "filename": "The_Coaching_Habit.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3659, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nContents\nHow to Build a Habit\nPage 2\nQuestion Master Class 1\nPage 2\nQuestion Master Class 2\nPage 3\nQuestion Master Class 3\nPage 4\nQuestion Master Class 4\nPage 5\nQuestion Master Class 5\nPage 5\nQuestion Master Class 6\nPage 6\nQuestion Master Class 7\nPage 6\nThe Coaching Habit\nSay Less, Ask More & Change the Way \nYou Lead Forever\nby Michael Bungay Stanier\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEveryone now knows that managers and leaders need to coach their people. You\u2019ve \nprobably already tried. And failed. Research in 2006 from leadership development \nfirm Bles...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_coaching_manager", "category": "Management", "title": "The Coaching Manager", "author": "", "filename": "The_Coaching_Manager.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5793, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nAn Overview of\nDevelopmental\nCoaching\nPage 2\nThe \u2018Coaching Mind-Set\u2019\nPage 3\nCreating a Coaching\nFriendly Context\nPage 4\nFocusing on What is\nImportant\nPage 5\nWhat Does It All Mean?\nPage 6\nCoaching and Career\nDevelopment\nPage 7\nCoaching and\nOrganizations\nPage 8\nby James M. Hunt and\nJoseph R. Weintraub\nThe Coaching Manager\nDeveloping Top Talent in Business\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen managers communicate a genuine interest in helping rather than evalu-\nating their employees, they create opportunities for everyone to learn. Managers\nwho try to help employees, as a routine part of their mana...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_complexity_crisis", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Complexity_Crisis.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5997, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 3 (3 parts), Part 1, March 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-06\nCONTENTS\nWhat Is the\nComplexity Crisis?\nPage 2\nThe Bottom Line \u2014\nWhere Complexity Hurts\nPages 2, 3\nHow to Recognize It,\nMeasure It\nand Begin to Fix It\nPage 4\nA New Metric for\nTracking Complexity\nPage 4\nStrategies and Solutions\nPage 6\nComplexity\u2019s Impact\non Organizations\nPag...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_core_value_equation", "category": "Management", "title": "The Core Value Equation", "author": "Darius Mirshahzadeh", "filename": "The_Core_Value_Equation.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2487, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThere Is A Solution: \nCore Values  \nPage 2 \nLaunching Your \nCore Values \nPage 3 \nUsing Your Core Values \nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Core \nValue Equation\nA Framework to Drive Results, Create Limitless \nScale and Win the War for Talent\nby Darius Mirshahzadeh\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAs a CEO, three of the biggest challenges you will face include making tough \ndecisions in less than clear situations, creating and maintaining a consistent culture, \nand attracting the right people who fit that culture. These problems often make or \nbreak a company, and you must learn how ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_customer_centered_enterprise", "category": "Management", "title": "The Customer-Centered Enterprise", "author": "Harvey Thompson", "filename": "The_Customer-Centered_Enterprise.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5643, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nAchieve Extraordinary Results by Putting\nCustomers First\nTHE CUSTOMER-\nCENTERED\nENTERPRISE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nIf you are going to succeed in business today, you have no choice but to\nbecome customer-centered. Gone are the days when you could compete on\nprice or a unique product alone. Customers can get just about any product\nthey want from a choice of producers at about the same price. Companies\nwho want to distinguish the...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_customer_differential", "category": "Management", "title": "The Customer Differential", "author": "Melinda Nykamp", "filename": "The_Customer_Differential.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 4937, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Complete Guide to Implementing CRM\nTHE CUSTOMER\nDIFFERENTIAL\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOne company took 12 months and 12 employees to institute a data\nwarehousing project as part of a corporate-wide customer relationship man-\nagement (CRM) effort, without any appreciable results. Another company\nwas stymied by the incredible complexities of the processes needed in its\nCRM effort and ha...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_definitive_drucker", "category": "Management", "title": "916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "The_Definitive_Drucker.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5879, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nChallenges for Tomorrow\u2019s Executives \u2013\u2013 Final Advice\nFrom the Father of Modern Management\nTHE DEFINITIVE\nDRUCKER\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nPeter Drucker, widely regarded as the father of modern management, gave\nElizabeth Haas Edersheim unprecedented access for the 16 months prior to his\ndeath. At Drucker\u2019s request, Edersheim spoke with him about the development of\nmodern business throughout his life a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_dream_manager", "category": "Management", "title": "Dream Manager", "author": "", "filename": "The_Dream_Manager.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5942, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Dilemma\nPage 2\nPart One: Desperation\nPage 3\nPart Two: The Initiative\nPage 4\nDreams Drive Us\nPage 4\nMaking the Connection\nPage 5\nPart Three: Expansion\nPage 6\nGetting Started:\nApplications and Tools\nPage 7\nThe 21st Century\nManager\nPage 8\nby Matthew Kelly\nThe Dream Manager\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nManaging people is difficult. With disengagement and turnover on the rise,\nmany managers are scratching their heads wondering what to do. It\u2019s not that we\ndon\u2019t dream of being great managers, it\u2019s just that we haven\u2019t found a practical and\nefficient way to do it. Until now \u2026\nThe fictional compa...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_elegant_solution", "category": "Management", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "", "filename": "The_Elegant_Solution.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2866, "image_count": 2, "preview": "THE ELEGANT SOLUTION:\nTOYOTA\u2019S FORMULA FOR\nMASTERING INNOVATION\nby Matthew E. May\nFree Press \u00a92007 237 pages, $26.00\nISBN: 978-0-7432-9017-3\nWhy have the wheels come off the U.S. automotive\nindustry? Why are foreign manufacturers\nkicking our collective\nrear on nearly every measure of perfor-\nmance, product development, manufactur-\ning, quality and profitability? More insidi-\nous, how pervasive is this decline? Is the\nerosion of U.S. automotive clout sympto-\nmatic of our business culture as a whole?\nCan we shake our competitive malaise\nand recapture our pre-eminence on the\nworld stage?\nThese qu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_fearless_front_line", "category": "Management", "title": "The Fearless Frontline", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Fearless_Front_Line.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5695, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 11 (3 parts), Part 1, November 2013 \u2022 Order #35-26\nCONTENTS\nPart 1 \u2013\u2013 Run: Creating a\nFearless Front Line\nPage 2\nEmpower the Front Line\nto Lead: Move Over\nManagement\nPage 3\nPart II \u2013\u2013 Improve:\nLiberating Leaders to Do\nTheir Best Work\nPage 4\nUpgrade Management\nSystems: A Liberated\nManager Emerges\nPage...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_fearless_organization", "category": "Management", "title": "The Fearless Organization ", "author": "Amy C. Edmondson", "filename": "The_Fearless_Organization.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5341, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Underpinning\nPage 2\nThe Paper Trail\nPage 2\nAvoidable Failure\nPage 3\nDangerous Silence\nPage 4\nThe Fearless Workplace\nPage 5\nSafe and Sound\nPage 6\nMaking It Happen\nPage 6\nThe Fearless Organization\nCreating Psychological Safety in the Workplace \nfor Learning, Innovation and Growth\nby Amy C. Edmondson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe traditional culture of \u201cfitting in\u201d and \u201cgoing along\u201d spells doom in the knowl\u00ad\nedge economy. Success requires a continuous influx of new ideas, new challenges \nand critical thought.\nThe Fearless Organization offers practical guidance for teams and organizations ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_fifth_discipline", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Fifth_Discipline.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5944, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nHow Our Actions Create\nOur Reality ... and How\nWe Can Change It\nPage 2\nMultiple Levels of\nExplanation\nPage 3\nThe Fifth Discipline:\nThe Cornerstone of the\nLearning Organization\nPage 3\nThe Core Disciplines:\nBuilding the Learning\nOrganization\nPage 5\nReflections From\nPractice\nPage 6\nby Peter M. Senge\nThe Fifth Discipline\nThe Art & Practice of the\nLearning Organization\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere are ways of working together that are vastly more satisfying and more\nproductive than the prevailing system of management. Organizations work the way\nthey do because of how we work, how we think an...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_five_dysfunctions_of_a_team", "category": "Management", "title": "The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team", "author": "Patrick Lencioni", "filename": "The_Five_Dysfunctions_Of_A_Team.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5231, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nPart 1: Underachievement\nPage 2\nPart 2: Lighting the Fire\nPage 2\nPart 3: Heavy Lifting\nPage 4\nPart 4: Traction\nPage 4\nThe Model\nPage 5\nThe Five Dysfunctions \nof a Team\nA Leadership Fable\nby Patrick Lencioni\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, renowned author Patrick Lencioni turns \nhis keen intellect and storytelling power to the fascinating, complex world of teams.\nUsing his familiar writing style of incorporating fables, Lencioni tells the story of \nKathryn Petersen, DecisionTech\u2019s CEO, who faces the ultimat...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_future_proof_workplace", "category": "Management", "title": "39-22 The Future-Proof Workplace", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Future-Proof_Workplace.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5753, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nSurviving and Thriving  \nin Turbulence\nPage2\nLeadership: Leading  \nthe Future\nPage 3\nPurpose: Navigating \nTurbulent Waters\nPage 4\nDiversity and Inclusion: \nFuture Inclusion\nPage 5\nTechnology: Resistance  \nIs Futile\nPage 6\nLearning: Curious Learners\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNobody can really be sure what tomorrow will bring \u2014 what game-changing \ntechnology, history-shaping demographic shifts or unanticipated market forces will \nemerge or how they\u2019ll impact the way we work and lead. But, what we do know \nfor certain is that the future will be different from what we\u2019ve known; it\u2019s alr...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_future_of_competition", "category": "Management", "title": "The Future of Competition", "author": "C.K. Prahalad and Venkat Ramaswamy", "filename": "The_Future_of_Competition.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5844, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nCo-Creating Unique Value With Customers\nTHE FUTURE OF\nCOMPETITION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn a world of infinite choice, instant gratification, and unbounded oppor-\ntunities for innovation, why, ask University of Michigan Business School pro-\nfessors C.K. Prahalad and Venkat Ramaswamy, are companies still unable to\nsatisfy customers or sustain growth and profitability?\nThe answer lies in th...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_good_fight", "category": "Management", "title": "The Good Fight", "author": "Liane Davey", "filename": "The_Good_Fight.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2434, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThe New Conflict Mindset\nPage 2 \nThe Conflict Code\nPage 2\nThe Conflict Habit\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Good Fight\nUse Productive Conflict to Get Your Team \nand Organization Back on Track\nby Liane Davey\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn The Good Fight, Liane Davey teaches managers, employees, and people from \nall backgrounds about the power of positive conflict.The truth is that conflict can \nactually make our teams, our decisions, our execution, and our results better\u2014as \nlong as it\u2019s managed correctly. Avoiding conflict and disagreement can actually dev\u00ad\nastate our busin...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "the_granularity_of_growth", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Granularity_of_Growth.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6104, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 11 (3 parts), Part 2, November 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-27\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction: Grow or Go\nPage 2\nA Granular World\nPage 2\nUnderstanding Your\nCompany\u2019s Performance\nPage 3\nFiring on Multiple\nCylinders\nPage 3\nMapping Your Growth\nDirection\nPage 5\nA Blueprint for\nGranularity\nPage 7\nChoosing to Lead\nGrowth\nPage 8\nby PatrickViguerie...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_growth_gamble", "category": "Management", "title": "The Growth Gamble", "author": "Andrew Campbell and Robert Park", "filename": "The_Growth_Gamble.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6437, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nWhen Leaders Should Bet Big on New Businesses \u2014\nAnd How They Can Avoid Expensive Failures\nTHE GROWTH\nGAMBLE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nConventional business wisdom dictates that companies should focus their\nsites on growth. But growth is no certain thing, say the authors of The Growth\nGamble. Not all companies are built for rapid growth: Their markets are\nunsteady or extremely competitive, their infras...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_hands_off_manager", "category": "Management", "title": "2917 Hands-Off Manager.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "The_Hands-Off_Manager.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6248, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow to Mentor People and Allow Them to Be\nSuccessful\nTHE HANDS-OFF\nMANAGER\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe No. 1 reason for quitting that employees cite in exit interviews is \u201cmy\nmanager.\u201d Most managers and executives not only aren\u2019t aware of this obvious\nproblem, but also probably wouldn\u2019t know what to do about it if they did.\nToday\u2019s employees do not respond well to the old hands-on, militaristic\nmana...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_heart_of_change", "category": "Management", "title": "The Heart of Change", "author": "John Kotter and Dan Cohen", "filename": "The_Heart_of_Change.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6101, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nReal-Life Stories of How People Change\nTheir Organizations\nTHE HEART\nOF CHANGE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf you\u2019ve ever tried to change anything, you know how hard it is. How\ndo you go about getting your message across to truly change people\u2019s\nbehavior?\nWhile most companies believe change happens by making people think\ndifferently, that isn\u2019t the case. Instead, according to John Kotter and Da...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_high_speed_company", "category": "Management", "title": "The High-Speed Company", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_High-Speed_Company.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6024, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPurpose\nPage 2\nPrinciples and Values\nPage 3\nThe Customer\nPage 4\nSystematize Everything\nPage 5\nAccountability\nPage 6\nProsperity\nPage 7\nStewardship\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBest-selling author Jason Jennings knows that speed is the ultimate competitive \nadvantage. But in 2015, companies of all sizes still struggle to adapt quickly. They \nknow it\u2019s crucial to their future but need help to get everyone implementing speed \nand urgency at all levels.\nJennings and his researchers have spent years up close and personal with thou-\nsands of organizations around the world \u2014 figuring out what ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_hive_mind_at_work", "category": "Management", "title": "The Hive Mind at Work", "author": "Siobhan McHale", "filename": "The_Hive_Mind_at_Work.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 2926, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nContents\nExploring the \nHive\u2019s Wisdom\nPage 2\nCreating a Compelling \nCase for Change\nPage 2\nTesting New \nFlight Patterns\nPage 2\nMaking the Critical \nChange Decisions\nPage 3\nEmerging Hive-Wide \nLeadership\nPage 5\nAligning Technology \nand Processes\nPage 5\nMaking the Change Stick\nPage 5\nThe Hive Mind at Work\nHarnessing the Power of Group Intelligence to Create \nMeaningful and Lasting Change\nby Siobhan McHale\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOrganizational leaders need a new approach in this era of relentless innovation, \nglobal crises, ferocious competition...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_ideal_team_player", "category": "Management", "title": "The Ideal Team Player", "author": "Patrick Lencioni", "filename": "The_Ideal_Team_Player.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5836, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Fable\nPage 2\nDiscovery\nPage 3\nImplementation\nPage 4\nThe Model\nPage 6\nThe Categories\nPage 6\nApplication\nPage 7\nThe Ideal \nTeam Player\nHow to Recognize and Cultivate \nthe Three Essential Virtues\nby Patrick Lencioni\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn his classic book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni laid out \na groundbreaking approach for tackling the perilous group behaviors that destroy \nteamwork. Here he turns his focus to the individual, revealing the three indispens\u00ad\nable virtues of an ideal team player.\nIn The Ideal ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_invisible_spotlight", "category": "Management", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "The_Invisible_Spotlight.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6030, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 1 (3 parts), Part 1, January 2012 \u2022 Order #34-01\nCONTENTS\nPart I: The Management\nRelationship\nPage 2\nThe Invisible Spotlight\nPage 3\nPart II: Management\nMoments\nPage 4\nMoments of Recovery\nPage 5\nPart III: Management\nPassages\nPage 6\nIdiosyncracies and\nImperfections\nPage 7\nManaging Managers\nPage 8\nby Cra...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_learned_disciplines_of_management", "category": "Management", "title": "The Learned Disciplines of Management", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Learned_Disciplines_of_Management.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5462, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nOrganizing\nPage 3\nMeasuring Performance\nPage 4\nExecuting\nPage 5\nFollowing Up\nPage 6\nReal-Time Reporting\nPage 7\nProblem Solving\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nJim Burkett knows something about making the right things happen. He has \nturned around 28 underperforming and troubled companies, from Fortune 500 \ncompanies to smaller public and private companies, throughout the United States, \nCanada and Europe. In The Learned Disciplines of Management, Burkett shares his \naccumulated insights and distills his management experience to give you a practi-\ncal guide filled with ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_live_enterprise", "category": "Management", "title": "The Live Enterprise", "author": "Jeff Kavanaugh and Mohammed Rafee Tarafdar", "filename": "The_Live_Enterprise.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 4742, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Contents\nThe Live Enterprise Model\nPage 2\nQuantum Organization\nPage 2\nPerceptive Experience\nPage 3\nResponsive Value Chains\nPage 4\nIntuitive Decisions\nPage 5\nDesign to Evolve\nPage 6\nDigital Runway\nPage 7\nMicro Is the New Mega\nPage 7\nThe Live Enterprise\nCreate a Continuously Evolving and Learning          \nOrganization\nby Jeff Kavanaugh and Mohammed Rafee Tarafdar\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor decades, leaders have been encouraged to run their organizations like lean, \nagile startups. They often place their bets on trends like digital transformation or \ndesign thinking. This is well-intended, but in ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg", "page8_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_manager_8217_s_handbook", "category": "Management", "title": "The Manager's Handbook", "author": "David Dodson", "filename": "The_Manager__8217_s_Handbook.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4139, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nCommitment to Building \na Team\nPage 2\nFanatical Custodian \nof Time\nPage 3\nWillingness to Seek \nand Take Advice\nPage 4\nSetting and Adhering \nto Priorities\nPage 5\nAn Obsession with Quality\nPage 6\nThe Manager\u2019s \nHandbook\nFive Simple Steps to Build a Team, Stay Focused, \nMake Better Decisions, and Crush Your Competition \nby David Dodson \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDespite having an impressive business education, including an MBA from Stanford\u2019s \nelite business school and experience working at McKinsey & Company, author David \nDodson learned...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_myth_of_excellence", "category": "Management", "title": "The Myth of Excellence", "author": "Fred Crawford and Ryan Mathews", "filename": "The_Myth_of_Excellence.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6002, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nWhy Companies Never Try to Be\nThe Best at Everything\nTHE MYTH OF\nEXCELLENCE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf your company tries to succeed at everything, it will wind up succeed-\ning at nothing \u2014 so state Fred Crawford and Ryan Mathews in The Myth of\nExcellence. Backed by a bevy of consumer research, the two make the case\nfor organizations to channel their energies toward a specific set of goa...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_new_manager_8217_s_tool_kit", "category": "Management", "title": "37CS12B New Manager's Tool Kit", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_New_Manager__8217_s_Tool_Kit.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 4978, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: Leading People\nPage 2\nPart II: Different Strokes\nPage 3\nPart III: Leader \nEffectiveness\nPage 4\nPart IV: Optimizing \nContributions\nPage 4\nPart V: Personal and \nInterpersonal Effectiveness\nPage 6\nPart VI: Eliminating Conflict\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe single greatest challenge in today\u2019s workplace is the management of that \nmost inscrutable of resources \u2014 people. \nAll too often, organizations view their employees in much the same way as \nthey view their material resources: as a commodity, homogeneous and easily \ninterchangeable. \nIn fact, however, employees are not headcou...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_new_work_exchange", "category": "Management", "title": "The New Work Exchange", "author": "Scott Cawood", "filename": "The_New_Work_Exchange.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2614, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction: \nThe State of Work\nPage 2\nChapter 1: Working for Way \nMore Than the Weekend\nPage 2\nChapter 3: Walking Away \nfrom Obsolete Practices \nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe New \nWork Exchange\nEmbracing the Future by Putting Employees First\nby Scott Cawood\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat people expect from work today goes beyond just having to build a nine-to-five \npersona to fund their lives. The current corporate world journeys through over\u00ad\nwhelming market upheavals as we speak. So, why are organizations still clinging to \nobsolete...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_next_global_stage", "category": "Management", "title": "The Next Global Stage", "author": "Kenichi Ohmae", "filename": "The_Next_Global_Stage.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6128, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nChallenges and Opportunities \nIn Our Borderless World\nTHE NEXT\nGLOBAL STAGE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nA radically new world is taking shape from the ashes of yesterday\u2019s\nnation-based economic world. To succeed, you must act on the global stage,\nleveraging radically new drivers of economic power and growth. In this\nsummary, legendary business strategist Kenichi Ohmae synthesizes today\u2019s\nemerging trends...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_no_asshole_rule", "category": "Management", "title": "No Asshole Rule", "author": "", "filename": "The_No_Asshole_Rule.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5886, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Best Measure of\nHuman Character\nPage 2\nWhy Every Workplace\nNeeds the Rule\nPage 3\nWeave the Rule Into\nHiring and Firing\nPolicies\nPage 4\nHow to Stop Your \u2018Inner\nJerk\u2019 From Getting Out\nPage 5\nFace Your Past\nPage 6\nWhy They Fool\nThemselves\nPage 7\nThe Rule as a Way \nof Life\nPage 8\nby Robert I. Sutton, Ph.D.\nThe No Asshole Rule\nBuilding a Civilized Workplace and\nSurviving One That Isn\u2019t\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe No Asshole Rule provides a compelling inquiry into the difficult challenge\nof having to work with other human beings, and what you can do about it.\nAuthor Robert I. Sutton, Ph.D....", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_optimistic_workplace", "category": "Management", "title": "38-05 The Optimistic Workplace", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Optimistic_Workplace.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5551, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Future of the Workplace\nPage 2\nThe Power of  \nContagious Emotions\nPage 4\nValues-Based Leadership\nPage 5\nWe Must Change  \nthe Way We Work\nPage 6\nHuman-Centered Leadership\nPage 7\nThe Cultivation of Optimism\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen it comes to work these days, we\u2019re expected to do more with less \u2013\u2013 but is \nthis nose-to-the-grindstone philosophy the best way to run a business? Alarmingly \nlow employee engagement numbers indicate otherwise. \nSo, if pushing everyone harder isn\u2019t the path to productivity, what is? Supported \nby the latest research, The Optimistic Workplace argue...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_personal_mba", "category": "Management", "title": "The Personal MBA", "author": "Josh Kaufman", "filename": "The_Personal_MBA.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2218, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, #2, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2022 Soundview, Inc.  \nAll rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer  \u2022   \nReviewed by Taylor Berrett  \u2022  Order #FBR0322B\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nJosh Kaufman is the founder of an organization called The \nPersonal MBA, through which he helps teach the princi\u00ad\nples of business without students needing to go through \nthe formal process of earning an MBA from an accredite...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_going_all_in", "category": "Management", "title": "The Power of Going All-In", "author": "Brandon Bornancin", "filename": "The_Power_of_Going_All-In.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3633, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nWhat it Means \nto Go All In\nPage 2\nThe All-In Roadmap\nPage 3\nMission, Vision, and \nAccountability\nPage 3\nDeveloping a High \nPerformance Culture\nPage 3\nEmpowerment, Trust, \nand Autonomy\nPage 4\nThe Human Element, \nEmotional Intelligence, \nand Soft Skills\nPage 5\nDeveloping Future \nLeaders\nPage 6\nThe Power \nof Going All-In\nSecrets for Success in Business, Leadership, and Life\nby Brandon Bornancin\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhatever is holding you back from the team you\u2019ve always wanted, the company \nyou\u2019ve always wanted, and the results you...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_impossible_thinking", "category": "Management", "title": "The Power of Impossible Thinking", "author": "Yoram (Jerry) Wind and Colin Crook", "filename": "The_Power_of_Impossible_Thinking.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6289, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nTransform the Business of Your Life \nAnd the Life of Your Business\nTHE POWER \nOF IMPOSSIBLE\nTHINKING\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nTo change your world, you first have to change your own thinking. The abili-\nty to see the world differently can create significant opportunities, as companies\nsuch as Southwest Airlines, FedEx, Charles Schwab and others have demon-\nstrated. But even successful models...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_leo", "category": "Management", "title": "The Power of LEO", "author": "", "filename": "The_Power_of_LEO.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6117, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 3 (3 parts), Part 2, March 2012 \u2022 Order #34-07\nCONTENTS\nIntroducing LEO\nPage 2\nLEO at Work\nPage 3\nPutting Out Fires\nPage 4\nFixing the Flow\nPage 5\nCommanding the Future\nPage 5\nListening Hard\nPage 6\nEnriching the Product\nPage 6\nDon\u2019t Compromise;\nOptimize!\nPage 7\nAn All-Out LEO\nDeployment\nPage 7\nby Subir...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_thanks", "category": "Management", "title": "The Power of Thanks", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Power_of_Thanks.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5717, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Rise of \nCompany Culture\nPage 2\nSetting a Purpose \nand Vision\nPage 4\nThe Evolution and  \nReinvention of Recognition\nPage 5\nBuilding a Social  \nRecognition Framework\nPage 6\nHow Social Recognition \nImpacts HR\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBuilding a fully engaged, energized workforce is the key to business success. The \nPower of Thanks reveals how leading companies empower employees through social \nrecognition, in which the practice of mutual appreciation and trust directs and rewards \nhigher performance. \nEric Mosley and Derek Irvine, executives at the world-renowned employee-recogni...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_primes", "category": "Management", "title": "The PRIMES", "author": "", "filename": "The_Primes.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5632, "image_count": 2, "preview": "The PRIMES\nHow Any Group Can Solve Any Problem\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe PRIMES correctly names universal patterns of group behavior. They are an\ninextricable part of the human experience. PRIMES show up every time people\njoin up in groups to solve problems, drive change and transform systems. Master\nthe PRIMES and you can master leading groups. Master leading groups, and you\ncan tackle the toughest problems you face.\nWe as a people do not have a good track record of forming groups and solv-\ning problems when stakeholder complexity is high. Most of these efforts fail out-\nright. The rest usuall...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_project_manager_8217_s_mba", "category": "Management", "title": "The Project Manager's MBA", "author": "Dennis J. Cohen and Robert J. Graham", "filename": "The_Project_Manager__8217_s_MBA.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5760, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow to Translate Project Decisions into\nBusiness Success\nTHE PROJECT\nMANAGER\u2019S MBA\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFinishing a project on time and on budget is no longer a project manag-\ner\u2019s sole criteria for success, according to authors Dennis J. Cohen and\nRobert J. Graham. You are also held accountable for your contributions to\nthe company\u2019s financial goals. As a project manager, however, yo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_q_loop", "category": "Management", "title": "The Q Loop", "author": "", "filename": "The_Q-Loop.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5708, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart One: Entering \nthe Q-Loop\nPage 2\nIdeas \u2014 The Lifeblood\nof an Organization\nPage 3\nLaunch Your Employees\non an Idea Quest\nPage 4\nPart Two: Going Around\nthe Q-Loop\nPage 5\nThe Corporate Lab: The\nArt of the Possible\nPage 5\nA Scientific Method for\nAchieving Your Mandate\nPage 6\nPart Three: Exiting \nthe Q-Loop\nPage 8\nby Brian Klapper\nThe Q-Loop\nThe Art & Science of Lasting\nCorporate Change\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe business environment has never been more fast-paced and competitive.\nSurvival, let alone success, depends on an organization\u2019s ability to recognize possi-\nbilities, innovate, i...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_quest_for_global_dominance", "category": "Management", "title": "The Quest for Global Dominance", "author": "Vijay Govindarajan and Anil K. Gupta", "filename": "The_Quest_For_Global_Dominance.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5815, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nTransforming Global Presence into Global\nCompetitive Advantage\nTHE QUEST\nFOR GLOBAL\nDOMINANCE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe live in an increasingly global world. Hollywood producers have to\ncare about whether a movie will be a box office success in the United States\nand overseas. The CEO of Black & Decker has to care about the actions of\nits foreign competitors, Makita and Bosch.\nGlobalizat...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_reinventors", "category": "Management", "title": "The Reinventors", "author": "", "filename": "The_Reinventors.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5820, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 9 (3 parts), Part 2, September 2012 \u2022 Order #34-22\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nConstant Change \nand Growth\nPage 2\nLetting Go\nPage 3\nKiss a Lot of Frogs\nPage 4\nWho Stays, Who Leads,\nWho Goes\nPage 5\nForever Frugal\nPage 6\nDon\u2019t Hesitate\nPage 8\nby Jason Jennings\nThe Reinventors\nHow Extraordinary Compani...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_responsibility_virus", "category": "Management", "title": "The Responsibility Virus", "author": "Roger Martin", "filename": "The_Responsibility_Virus.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6171, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Control Freaks, Shrinking Violets (and the Rest\nOf Us) Can Harness the Power of True Partnership\nTHE\nRESPONSIBILITY\nVIRUS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAre you a heroic leader? Or are you a passive follower? You may not\nknow it, but chances are you act like one or the other, and it\u2019s doing serious\ndamage to your company, your customers and your colleagues. The reason\nbehind your harmful behav...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_responsible_business", "category": "Management", "title": "The Responsible Business", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Responsible_Business.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5797, "image_count": 4, "preview": "CONTENTS\nEngaging Shareholder \nValue\nPage 2\nStakeholders as  \nSystemic Collaborators\nPage 3\nThe Stakeholder  \nPentad Framework \nPage 4\nTeaching an Organization \nto Star\nPage 5\nResponsibility Running \nBackward\nPage 6\nA Responsible View  \nof Capital\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe Responsible Business offers a new and strategic approach to doing business that \nholistically integrates responsibility into all aspects of an organization, allowing for \nreturns at every level, business and social. Author Carol Sanford goes beyond the \noften well-intentioned but limited attempts at sustainability, to ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_revenue_acceleration_framework", "category": "Management", "title": "The Revenue Acceleration Framework", "author": "Doug Davidoff", "filename": "The_Revenue_Acceleration_Framework.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3769, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nContents\nPart I: Preparing to Win\nPage 2 \nPart II: The Four Key \nComponents of the \nGo-To-Market Approach\nPage 3\nPart III: Structure\nPage 4\nPart IV: Approach\nPage 5\nPart V: Putting It \nInto Action\nPage 6\nThe Revenue \nAcceleration Framework\nA Proven Roadmap to Transform and Dynamically \nGrow Your Business\nby Doug Davidoff\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe Revenue Acceleration Framework: A Proven Roadmap to Transform \nand Dynamically Grow Your Business is a structured approach to business \ngrowth that emphasizes alignment, system design, and the elimi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_science_of_high_performance_supplier_management", "category": "Management", "title": "The Science of High-Performance Supplier Management", "author": "Randy A. Moore, CPM, CPCM", "filename": "The_Science_of_High-Performance_Supplier_Management.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5900, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nA Systematic Approach to Improving \nProcurement Costs, Quality and Relationships\nTHE SCIENCE OF\nHIGH-PERFORMANCE\nSUPPLIER\nMANAGEMENT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nPurchasing controls your company\u2019s future. Organizations that know\nhow to harness the full power of the supply web are going to beat compa-\nnies that view the procurement function traditionally. To be strategically\ncompetitive, relation...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page3_img1.jpeg", "page3_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_set_up_to_fail_syndrome", "category": "Management", "title": "The Set-Up-To-Fail Syndrome", "author": "Jean-Francois Manzoni and Jean-Louis Barsoux", "filename": "The_Set-Up-To-Fail_Syndrome.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5788, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Good Managers Cause Great People to Fail\nTHE SET-UP-TO-\nFAIL SYNDROME\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen an employee does not perform up to expectations, managers typi-\ncally believe the fault lies with the employee. Often this is true, but frequent-\nly the manager is complicit as well. Bosses create and reinforce a dynamic\nthat sets up weaker performers to fail.\nThe \u201cset-up-to-fail\u201d syndrome...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_seven_pillars_of_customer_success", "category": "Management", "title": "The Seven Pillars of Customer Success", "author": "Wayne McCulloch", "filename": "The_Seven_Pillars_of_Customer_Success.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2458, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPillar #1: Operationalizing \nCustomer Success\nPage 2\nPillar #2: Onboarding\nPage 2 \nPillar #3: Adoption\nPage 2\nPillar #4: Retention\nPage 3\nPillar #5: Expansion\nPage 3\nPillar #6: Advocacy\nPage 3\nPillar #7: Strategic Advisor\nPage 4\nThe Seven Pillars of \nCustomer Success\nA Proven Framework to Drive Impactful Client \nOutcomes for Your Company\nby Wayne McCulloch\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBusiness leaders everywhere are struggling to understand how to build a sophisti\u00ad\ncated customer success organization and implement it into their businesses. The \nSeven Pillars of Customer Success is a framework...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_seventh_level", "category": "Management", "title": "The Seventh Level", "author": "Amanda Slavin", "filename": "The_Seventh_Level.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2429, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nLevel One: Disengagement\nPage 2\nLevel Two: Unsystematic \nEngagement\nPage 2\nLevel Three: Frustrated \nEngagement\nPage 2\nLevel Four: Structure-\nDependent Engagement\nPage 3\nLevel Five: Self-Regulated \nInterest\nPage 3\nLevel Six: Critical \nEngagement\nPage 3\nLevel Seven: Literate \nThinking\nPage 4\nThe Seventh Level\nTransform Your Business Through Meaningful \nEngagement with Your Customers and Employees\nby Amanda Slavin\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere are countless ways to connect with your customers, who can use the tools at \ntheir fingertips to widely publish their criticisms and positive feeling...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_six_disciplines_of_breakthrough_learning", "category": "Management", "title": "28D FBR SixDisciplines.qxd", "author": "Galaxy", "filename": "The_Six_Disciplines_of_Breakthrough_Learning.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2499, "image_count": 4, "preview": "December 2006\nT\nhe Six Disciplines of Breakthrough\nLearning reminds its readers of the age-old\nmanagement dilemma: \u201cWhat if we train our\nemployees and they leave?\u201d To which noted leader-\nship consultant and author Mark Sanborn replies,\n\u201cWhat if we don\u2019t and they stay?\u201d\nLearning agility (the ability to learn,\nunlearn and relearn rapidly) has become\none of the most critical survival skills for\nboth individuals and companies. Yet all\ntoo often, companies pay lip service to\ntraining. Proclaiming \u201cemployees are\nour most important asset,\u201d these firms\ntrot out misguided programs that fall\ninto one of...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page2_img1.jpeg", "page3_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_solutions_focus", "category": "Management", "title": "The Solutions Focus", "author": "Paul Z. Jackson and Mark McKergow", "filename": "The_Solutions_Focus.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5609, "image_count": 9, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Simple Way to Positive Change\nTHE SOLUTIONS\nFOCUS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nTraditional approaches to problem-solving assume a cause and effect\nbetween problems and solutions. The Solutions Focus outlines a different\nway to attain goals that focuses on solutions not problems; the future not\nthe past; and what to do as opposed to who to blame. \nTo illustrate, we\u2019ll take an example in th...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img2.png", "page3_img1.jpeg", "page4_img2.png", "page5_img1.png", "page6_img1.png", "page6_img2.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_song_of_significance", "category": "Management", "title": "The Song of Significance", "author": "Seth Godin", "filename": "The_Song_of_Significance.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2318, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nFrom the very beginning of his book, Seth Godin says that his \npurpose for The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for \nTeams, is to help his reader create teams based upon true lead\u00ad\nership. He does not believe that the current way of the working \nworld is, in fact, working, and he wants to help people center \nwork around helping people create significance and meaning. \nThe way Godin sees it, management is letting employees down, \nand employees are, in turn, letting managers down. This is \npartially because bosses want good work for little money whi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_soul_of_the_corporation", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Soul_of_the_Corporation.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5838, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 2 (2 parts), Part 1, February 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-04\nCONTENTS\nLeadership Challenges\nin the Age of Identity\nPage 2\nThe I*Dimension\nPages 2, 3\nThe Bright Side of the\nI*Dimension\nPages 3, 4\nCasualties of the\nI*Dimension\nPages 4, 5\nManaging Identity\nSpin-offs\nPages 5, 6\nMasters of the\nI*Dimension\nPage 7\nDiagnosing Your Firm\u2019s\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_spider_8217_s_strategy", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Spider__8217_s_Strategy.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5706, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 1 (3 parts), Part 1, August 2009 \u2022 Order #31-19\nCONTENTS\nThe Fire That Changed\nan Industry\nPage 2\nVisions From the Present\nPage 3\nTransform Everyday\nWork\nPage 4\nSucceed in a Dog-Eat-\nDog World\nPage 5\nEnsure That Work\nTeaches\nPage 6\nMake Technology\nMatter\nPage 7\nIntroduce Change\nHolographically\nPage 8\nby Amit S. Mukherjee...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_star_factor", "category": "Management", "title": "40BS04 The Star Factor", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Star_Factor.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5366, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nFollow Your Stars to a \nBright Future\nPage 2\nReach for Your Stars\nPage 3\nMotivate the Rest to Be  \nLike the Best\nPage 4\nOwn Your Own Learning\nPage 5\nUnleash the Suppressed \nEnergy of Frontline \nManagers\nPage 7\nLiving in a Culture  \nof Greatness\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn every company, a select few produce more, sell more and deliver better results. \nThese stellar performers consistently outshine their peers \u2014 and achieve more \nthan most would believe possible. If only these people could be cloned! The Star \nFactor delivers the next best thing: a unique system for unlocking their ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_strategy_focused_organization", "category": "Management", "title": "The Strategy-Focused Organization", "author": "Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton", "filename": "The_Strategy-Focused_Organization.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5361, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the\nNew Business Environment\nTHE STRATEGY-\nFOCUSED\nORGANIZATION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn 1996, Robert Kaplan and David Norton introduced the Balanced\nScorecard performance measurement method, which included not only tradi-\ntional financial measures but also such qualitative measures as employee sat-\nisfaction, corporate mission and customer lo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_team_building_tool_kit", "category": "Management", "title": "38CS04A Team-Building Tool Kit", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Team-Building_Tool_Kit.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5342, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nGetting Started\nPage 2\nLet\u2019s Meet: Team Meetings\nPage 4\nTeam Behavior\nPage 4\nTeam Accountability and \nDecision Making\nPage 5\nTeam Problem-Solving \nProcess and Tools\nPage 6\nTeam Scoreboards and \nPerformance Assessments\nPage 7\nThe Teaming Road Map\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe Team-Building Tool Kit is the most trusted resource on team building. Packed \nwith fast and ready-to-use tools and techniques, The Team-Building Tool Kit gives \nyou all the information and strategies you need to get the most from your teams. \nIt includes critical information on team accountability, decision maki...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_three_rules", "category": "Management", "title": "36DTFS The Three Rules", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Three_Rules.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6363, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nMore Than a  \nFortune Cookie\nPage 2\nFinding Signal in the Noise\nPage 3\nBetter Before Cheaper\nPage 4\nRevenue Before Cost\nPage 6\nThere Are No Other Rules\nPage 7\nWhy You Should Use the \nThree Rules\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nFinally, an answer to the ultimate business question: How do some companies \nachieve exceptional performance over the long term?\nMichael E. Raynor and Mumtaz Ahmed have analyzed 45 years of data on more \nthan 25,000 companies. Their five-year study began with a sophisticated statistical \nanalysis to identify which companies delivered truly exceptional performance \u2013...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_toyota_way", "category": "Management", "title": "The Toyota Way", "author": "Jeffrey K. Liker, Ph.D.", "filename": "The_Toyota_Way.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6229, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nFourteen Management Principles \nFrom the World\u2019s Greatest Manufacturer\nTHE TOYOTA\nWAY\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nToyota is the world\u2019s most profitable automaker. Its \u201csecret weapon\u201d is\nlean production \u2014 the revolutionary approach to business processes that it\ninvented in the 1950s and has spent decades perfecting. Today, businesses\naround the world are trying to emulate Toyota\u2019s remarkable su...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_triple_bottom_line", "category": "Management", "title": "The Triple Bottom Line", "author": "Andrew W. Savitz with Karl Weber", "filename": "The_Triple_Bottom_Line.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5582, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Today\u2019s Best-Run Companies are Achieving\nEconomic, Social and Environmental Success \u2013 and\nHow You Can Too\nTHE TRIPLE\nBOTTOM LINE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nExpectations around corporate responsibility have been increasing for\ndecades and people today are perhaps more concerned about corporate\nbehavior than at any time since the Great Depression.\nWhile the recent focus has been on financial integrit...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page4_img2.jpeg", "page4_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_underdog_advantage", "category": "Management", "title": "The Underdog Advantage", "author": "David Morey and Scott Miller", "filename": "The_Underdog_Advantage.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6325, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nUsing the Power of Insurgent Strategy\nTo Put Your Business on Top\nTHE UNDERDOG\nADVANTAGE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe Underdog Advantage is about a set of principles that have been\nproven to win and to build a winning attitude, character and culture in the\nmost difficult circumstances. These are principles that can drive your busi-\nness, marketing and communication strategies and transform y...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_upside_of_the_downturn", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Upside_of_the_Downturn.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5758, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 12 (3 parts), Part 1, December 2009 \u2022 Order #31-29\nCONTENTS\nThe Greatest Opportunity\nPage 2\nReset Priorities\nPage 3\nProtect Your Most\nValuable Asset\nPage 4\nReexamine Your Strategy\nand Business Model\nPage 5\nCreateNewSolutionsfor\nCustomers\u2019NewProblems\nPage 6\nGet Fitter Faster\nPage 7\nNow is the Time\nto Build All Abilities\nP...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_wal_mart_effect", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Wal-Mart_Effect.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5890, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 Order # CUS-29K0208\nCONTENTS\nWho Knew Shopping\nWas So Important\nPages 2, 3\nSam Walton\u2019s\nTen-Pound Bass\nPage 3\nMakin Bacon,\na Wal-Mart Fairy Tale\nPages 3, 4\nThe Squeeze\nPages 4, 5\nWhat Do We Actually\nKnow About Wal-Mart?\nPages 5, 6\nSalmon, Shirts and the\nMeaning of Low Prices\nPages 6, 7\nThe Power of Pennies\nPages 7, 8\nWal-Mart and t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_way_we_8217_re_working_isn_8217_t_working", "category": "Management", "title": "The Way we're working Isnt Working.qxd", "author": "Tony Schwartz", "filename": "The_Way_We__8217_re_Working_Isn__8217_t_Working.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2973, "image_count": 2, "preview": "THE WAY WE\u2019RE WORKING\nISN\u2019T WORKING\nby Tony Schwartz with Jean Gomes\nand Catherine McCarthy, Ph.D.\n\u00a9 2010, Free Press, 334 pages, $28.00,\nISBN 978-1-4391-2766-7\nIn a world where overtime work is often mandatory\nand keeping a job often means sacrificing personal time\nfor a professional career, it\u2019s easy to wonder whether all\nof that extra work truly adds up to a better\nlife. Does putting in all of that extra ener-\ngy on the job move us any closer to our\ngoals, or is it just leading us to less satisfac-\ntion and an early grave? In The Way We\u2019re\nWorking Isn\u2019t Working, author Tony\nSchwartz and two...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "thin_on_top", "category": "Management", "title": "Thin on Top", "author": "Bob Garratt", "filename": "Thin_on_Top.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5468, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow to Measure, Manage and Improve\nBoard Performance\nTHIN ON TOP\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCorporate boards of directors have seen better days. The roles played\nby corporate boards and the people who direct them are misunderstood by\nstakeholders, employees and the general public. Many see boards as inef-\nfective groups of former top executives who have settled into retirement and\nattend board...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "topgrading", "category": "Management", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Topgrading.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5305, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 2 (3 parts), Part 3, February 2012 \u2022 Order #34BS02\nCONTENTS\nTopgrading: Every\nManager\u2019s First Priority\nPage 2\nThe Financial and\nCareer Costs of Not\nTopgrading\nPage 3\nHiring and Promoting\nTalent\nPage 4\nRedeploying Chronic B-\nand C-Players: A Moral\nApproach\nPage 4\nObstacles to Topgrading\nand How A-Playe...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "tough_management", "category": "Management", "title": "Tough Management", "author": "Chuck Martin", "filename": "Tough_Management.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6449, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Seven Ways to Make Tough Decisions Easier\nand Grow Business in Good Times and Bad\nTOUGH\nMANAGEMENT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFaced with shrinking budgets, smaller staffs, shorter deadlines, more\ndemanding customers and an unrelenting call for innovation and growth,\nmany executives and managers are feeling \u201chighly stressed.\u201d The old man-\nagement paradigms aren\u2019t working, which means we need a fresh...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "traction", "category": "Management", "title": "Traction", "author": "Gino Wickman", "filename": "Traction.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2384, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Suite 202, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, \nInc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  \nReviewed by Kristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0921B\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nSurvey any group of entrepreneurs and you will find a com\u00ad\nmon set of frustrations. Feelings of limited control, concerns \nwith people inside and outside of the operation, bottom-line \nprofits, stifled growth, and feeling s...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "trust_works", "category": "Management", "title": "FBR0218A Trust Works", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Trust_Works_.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2628, "image_count": 3, "preview": "TRUST WORKS!\nFour Keys to Building Lasting Relationships\nby Ken Blanchard, Cynthia Olmstead  \nand Martha Lawrence\n\u00a9 2013 Harper Collins, 130 pages\nCynthia Olmstead, the creator of TrustWorks!\u2122, \nidentified trust as a key differentiator in successful \norganizational change initiatives. Trusting \nthe direction established in senior man-\nagement\u2019s strategic plan, as well as trusting \nyour colleagues\u2019 ability and commitment to \ndeliver on their respective responsibilities as \npart of that plan, is vital if everyone is going \nto pull together to accomplish the shared \ngoals for the organization. Ho...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.jpx", "page4_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "trusted_partners", "category": "Management", "title": "Trusted Partners", "author": "Jordan D. Lewis", "filename": "Trusted_Partners.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6011, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u2022All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Firms Build Mutual Trust and Win Together\nTRUSTED\nPARTNERS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIt may seem anomalous to say that trust is the glue that holds businesses\ntogether, particularly in these days of mergers and acquisitions, of \u201cfree\nagent\u201d talent available to those companies willing to pay top dollar, or of\nmultinational firms either absorbing or being toppled by tiny, tech-savvy\nstartups. Yet, in increasingly competitive env...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "tune_in", "category": "Management", "title": "Tune In", "author": "Nuala Walsh", "filename": "Tune_In.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4157, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nMisjudgment in a Noisy \nWorld\nPage 2 \nThe Perimeters: Judgment \nTraps\nPage 3\nRisk-Based Traps: Decision \nRoulette\nPage 3\nTime-based traps: Here \nToday, What Tomorrow? \nPage 5\nRelationship-based Traps: \nCrowd Contagion\nPage 6\nTune In\nHow to Make Smarter Decisions in a Noisy World\nby Nuala Walsh\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn today\u2019s fast-paced, always-on world, our ability to make good decisions is under \nthreat. We\u2019re overwhelmed by data, distracted by digital noise, and bombarded with \nconflicting narratives\u2014all of which distort how we ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "unreasonable_hospitality", "category": "Management", "title": "Unreasonably Hospitality", "author": "Will Guidara", "filename": "Unreasonable_Hospitality.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2533, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nUnreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of \nGiving People More Than They Expect is Will Guidara\u2019s \nbook about the importance of hospitality in the restaurant \nindustry, but he hopes that his message will resonate with \nreaders from across all industries, both those serving the public \nand those serving other businesses. Through his years in the \nrestaurant industry, Guidara has found great meaning in \ngoing to extreme measures to make people feel welcomed and \nappreciated, both his guests and his employees. Viewed through \nthis lens, he views be...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "value_nets", "category": "Management", "title": "Value Nets", "author": "David Bovet and Joseph Martha", "filename": "Value_Nets.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5540, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nBreaking the Supply Chain to Unlock Hidden Profits\nVALUE NETS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nIf your company is like most, substantial profits are locked away where\nyou would least expect to find them \u2014 in those activities commonly called\nthe supply chain. Whether your company is a young dot-com company or a\nseasoned incumbent, enormous new value can be found and unlocked in the\noperating end of the business \u2014 how you handle orders, s...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "value_shift", "category": "Management", "title": "Value Shift", "author": "Lynn Sharp Paine", "filename": "Value_Shift.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5396, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nWhy Companies Must Merge Social and Financial\nImperatives to Achieve Superior Performance\nVALUE SHIFT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere is an emerging new standard of corporate performance that\nencompasses both moral and financial dimensions. This book describes the\nturn to values in the past decades, interprets what is motivating this phe-\nnomenon and why it is significant, and explores the im...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "venture_catalyst", "category": "Management", "title": "Venture Catalyst", "author": "Donald L. Laurie", "filename": "Venture_Catalyst.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5491, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Five Strategies for Explosive Corporate Growth\nVENTURE\nCATALYST\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBusiness leaders have two missions: first, meet or beat Wall Street\nexpectations on a quarterly basis; second, roll out the new technologies and\nproducts that will ensure continuous double-digit growth (as measured by\nmarket capitalization and the creation of shareholder wealth) over the next\nthre...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "we_are_smarter_than_me", "category": "Management", "title": "We Are Smarter Than Me", "author": "", "filename": "We_Are_Smarter_Than_Me.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6136, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited. \nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 March 2008 \u2022 Order # TFS-30B\nCONTENTS\nLook at What We Can Do\nPages 2, 3\nGo From R&D to R&WE\nPages 3, 4\nHow May We Help We?\nPage 4\nCustomer, Sell Thyself\nPages 4, 5\nIf We Build It, We Will\nCome\nPages 5, 6\nWelcome to the World\nBank of We\nPages 6, 7\nMake Everyone a \nC-We-O\nPage 7\nLead From the Rear\nPages 7, 8\nJoin the Crowd\nPage 8\nWe...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "welcome_to_management", "category": "Management", "title": "Welcome to Management", "author": "Ryan Hawk", "filename": "Welcome_to_Management.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5373, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: Lead Yourself\nPage 2\nLead Yourself on the Inside\nPage 2\nLead Yourself on the \nOutside\nPage 3\nPart II: Build Your Team\nPage 4\nManage the Roster\nPage 5\nPart III: Lead Your Team\nPage 6\nSpread the Message\nPage 6\nMake the Grade\nPage 7\nWelcome to \nManagement\nHow to Grow from Top Performer to Excellent Leader\nby Ryan Hawk\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEvery year, millions of top performers are promoted to management-level jobs\u2013\u2013\nonly to discover that the tactics that got them promoted are not the tactics that will \nmake them effective in their new role. In Welcome to Management, Ryan Hawk \npr...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "what_matters_now", "category": "Management", "title": "What Matters Now", "author": "", "filename": "What_Matters_Now.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5796, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 7 (3 parts), Part 1, July 2012 \u2022 Order #34-16\nCONTENTS\nPreface\nPage 2\nPutting First Things First\nPage 2\nDefending Innovation\nPage 3\nChanging How \nWe Change\nPage 5\nFuture-Proofing \nYour Company\nPage 5\nBuilding Communities \nof Passion\nPage 6\nReinventing\nManagement for the\nFacebook Generation\nPage 7\nAim...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "what_millennials_want_from_work", "category": "Management", "title": "38-17 What Millennials Want From Work", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "What_Millennials_Want_from_Work.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6026, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nEntitled and Hardworking\nPage 2\nNeedy and Independent\nPage 3\nDo Good and Do Well\nPage 4\nHigh Tech and High Touch\nPage 5\nWhat Millennials Want and \nHow to Give It to Them\nPage 6\nLooking to the Future\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMillennials have been burdened with a reputation as spoiled, lazy and entitled, \nbut the reality behind the stereotype is far richer and more complex. Who are Mil-\nlennials, what do they really want, and what can you do about it?\nBased on fieldwork and survey data from global research, What Millennials Want \nfrom Work paints a comprehensive, scientifically accur...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "what_really_works", "category": "Management", "title": "What Really Works", "author": "William Joyce, Nitin Nohria, and Bruce Roberson", "filename": "What_Really_Works.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6142, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe 4+2 Formula for Sustained Business Success\nWHAT REALLY\nWORKS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBusiness is full of mysteries, but none greater than this: What really\nworks? Today\u2019s managers realize all too painfully that many, many things\nmatter in achieving business success, but few of them can tell you much\nmore than what worked for them. They spend years guessing at what really\nmatters in busi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "what_would_google_do", "category": "Management", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "", "filename": "What_Would_Google_Do_.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2977, "image_count": 2, "preview": "WHAT WOULD GOOGLE DO?\nby Jeff Jarvis\nHarperCollins Publishers, Copyright \u00a92009, 257 pages,\n$26.99 ISBN: 978-0-06-170971-5\nWe are entering uncharted waters. The\nturbulent scope and pace of change has\nturned our worlds upside down and inside\nout, leaving us dazed and confused. Web\n2.0 is already considered passe, but so\nmany businesses have yet to come to grips\nwith its impact. Combine the rapidity of\nchange with the financial uncertainty and\nit\u2019s quite a hazardous time.\nNo area of society has been left\nunscathed. Retailers, banking, insurance,\nmedia, utilities, educational institutions,\ngovernm...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "what_the_ceo_wants_you_to_know", "category": "Management", "title": "28B TFS WhatCEOWants.qxd", "author": "Galaxy", "filename": "What_the_CEO_Wants_You_to_Know.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2620, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Concentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 November 2006 \u2022 Order # 28B-TFS\nW\nhat the CEO Wants You to Know is a\nsmall, unpretentious-looking book that\ncould easily be overlooked on the shelves\nby readers who look for big things in big packages.\nBut this little book is compact because its message is\nequally compact \u2014 and purposefully so.\nAuthor and management consultant, Ram Charan,\nsets out to accomplish a limited, yet important objec-\ntive. That specific objective is to help\nbusiness professionals \u2014 from the board\nroom to the mail room \u2014 understand\nthat underneath it al...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page2_img1.jpeg", "page3_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "who_really_matters", "category": "Management", "title": "Who Really Matters", "author": "Art Kleiner", "filename": "Who_Really_Matters.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6385, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Core Group Theory of Power,\nPrivilege and Success\nWHO REALLY\nMATTERS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nRecent events in Corporate America have taught us that when an orga-\nnization claims to make decisions for its customers or shareholders, it is not\nnecessarily speaking the truth. In reality, there is another group within each\ncompany whose needs and desires are the real drivers of most decision...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "who_says_elephants_can_8217_t_dance", "category": "Management", "title": "2506.qxd", "author": "Galaxy", "filename": "Who_Says_Elephants_Can__8217_t_Dance_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5948, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nInside IBM\u2019s Historic Turnaround\nWHO SAYS\nELEPHANTS\nCAN\u2019T DANCE?\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen Lou Gerstner took the helm of IBM as its CEO in 1993, the com-\npany was a shambles \u2014 hemorrhaging money, drained by an insular corpo-\nrate culture, and rapidly falling prey to smaller companies that could make\nthe same products better, faster and for less money. Wall Street was calling\nfor its brea...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "who_8217_s_got_your_back", "category": "Management", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Who__8217_s_Got_Your_Back.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5644, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 11 (3 parts), Part 1, November 2009 \u2022 Order #31-26\nCONTENTS\nWhy Do We\nNeed Lifelines?\nPage 2\nThe Four Mind-Sets\nPage 3\nBuilding Your\nDream Team\nPage 4\nCreate Your Personal\nSuccess Wheel\nPage 5\nCommit to Improvement\nPage 6\nTransforming\nthe Workplace\nPage 7\nNever Sell Alone\n(For Salespeople Only)\nPage 8\nby Keith Ferrazzi\nW...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page5_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "why_decisions_fail", "category": "Management", "title": "Why Decisions Fail", "author": "Paul C. Nutt", "filename": "Why_Decisions_Fail.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5997, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nAvoiding the Blunders and Traps \nThat Lead to Debacles\nWHY\nDECISIONS FAIL\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor more than 20 years, Ohio State University Professor Paul C. Nutt\nhas studied how decisions are made and has written extensively about what\nworks, what doesn\u2019t and why. His key finding in all this work is startling\u2014\ndecisions fail half of the time. Organizations spend vast sums of money and\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "why_some_companies_emerge_stronger_and_better_from_a_crisis", "category": "Management", "title": "Why Some Companies Emerge Stronger and Better From A Crisis", "author": "Ian I. Mitroff", "filename": "Why_Some_Companies_Emerge_Stronger_and_Better_from_a_Crisis.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6440, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nSeven Essential Lessons for Surviving Disaster\nWHY SOME COMPANIES\nEMERGE STRONGER\nAND BETTER\nFROM A CRISIS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe\u2019ve all seen companies that go through disasters, companies such as\nTylenol, Enron, WorldCom, Firestone, Union Carbide and others. Some\ncompanies emerge stronger from such disasters and others fade away into\noblivion. Was there something about their approaches to the p...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "will_and_vision", "category": "Management", "title": "Will and Vision", "author": "Gerard J. Tellis and Peter N. Golder", "filename": "Will_and_Vision.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6162, "image_count": 18, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Latecomers Grow to Dominate Markets\nWILL \nAND VISION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor years, organizations have clung to the belief that the firm that pio-\nneers a new market will become the market leader. Contrary to this widely\nheld belief, the authors write that being first to market guarantees nothing\n\u2013\u2013 not name recognition, not market share, and not long-term market lead-\nership. The e...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page4_img10.jpeg", "page4_img11.jpeg", "page4_img12.jpeg", "page4_img13.jpeg", "page4_img14.jpeg", "page4_img15.jpeg", "page4_img16.jpeg", "page4_img2.jpeg", "page4_img3.jpeg", "page4_img4.jpeg", "page4_img5.jpeg", "page4_img6.jpeg", "page4_img7.jpeg", "page4_img8.jpeg", "page4_img9.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "winning", "category": "Management", "title": "Winning", "author": "Jack Welch with Suzy Welch", "filename": "Winning.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6057, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nEveryone Wants to Win, Not Everyone Knows How\nWINNING\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat does it take to win? According to Jack Welch, winning in business\nis great because when companies win, people thrive and grow. There are\nmore jobs and more opportunities everywhere and for everyone.\nPeople feel upbeat about the future, and winning affords them the\nopportunity to give back to society in hugely importan...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "winning_well", "category": "Management", "title": "38-18 Winning Well", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Winning_Well.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6102, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nHow to Win Well in  \nEvery Situation\nPage 2\nMaster the Metrics Maze\nPage 3\nHow to Hold Your People \nAccountable Without \nLosing Your Soul\nPage 5\nGet More Done in Less Time\nPage 5\nEnergize Your Team and \nEnsure That They Own  \nthe Results\nPage 6\nYour Winning Well Legacy\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIt can feel like a rigged game. Executives set aggressive goals, so managers drive \ntheir teams to burnout trying to deliver. Or, employees seek connection and \nsupport, so managers focus on relationships . . . and fail to make the numbers. The \nfallout is stress, frustration and disengagemen...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "winning_the_merger_endgame", "category": "Management", "title": "Winning the Merger Endgame", "author": "Graeme K. Deans, Fritz Kroeger, and Stefan Zeisel", "filename": "Winning_the_Merger_Endgame.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5739, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nA Playbook for Profiting from Industry Consolidation\nWINNING THE\nMERGER\nENDGAME\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere is a new way of looking at business. After studying mergers in\nmany industries through the 1990s, the authors of Winning the Merger\nEndgame have discovered that all industries move through four stages of\nwhat they call the \u201cEndgames Curve\u201d toward inevitable consolidation.\nThe path u...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "workinspired", "category": "Management", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "WorkInspired.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5251, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nBecome an Un-Leader\nPage 2\nHold Managers \nAccountable\nPage 4\nGet Serious About \nStrategy\nPage 5\nHave Fun\nPage 5\nAstonish Them With \nKindness\nPage 6\nCelebrate to Motivate\nPage 7\nPut Yourself Out \nof Business\nPage 8\nWorkInspired\nHow to Build an Organization Where \nEveryone Loves to Work\nby Aron Ain\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nImagine a company where everyone loves to work, where employees feel not \njust \u201csatisfied\u201d but truly cared for, respected and energized. Think of the impact \nthis would have on recruitment, retention, customer satisfaction, innovation and \noverall performance. \nAron Ain, ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "work_from_anywhere", "category": "Management", "title": "Work From Anywhere", "author": "Alison Hill and Darren Hill", "filename": "Work_From_Anywhere.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5170, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Contents\nThe World Has Shifted \n(shifting our world)\nPage 2\nThe Call to Adventure\nPage 3\nCharting the Course\nPage 4\nTackling the Toolbox\nPage 5\nConfronting the Challenges\nPage 5\nSources of Strength\nPage 6\nSlaying the Beasts\nPage 7\nThe Adventures That Await\nPage 7\nWork From Anywhere\nThe Essential Guide to Becoming a World-Class \nHybrid Team\nby Alison Hill and Darren Hill\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe global pandemic ushered in a new reality of remote work\u2013\u2013a trend that\u2019s likely \nhere to stay. Work From Anywhere delivers practical strategies on developing a \nhigh-performing team and business in a rem...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg", "page8_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "working_globesmart", "category": "Management", "title": "Working GlobeSmart", "author": "Ernest Gundling", "filename": "Working_GlobeSmart.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5607, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\n12 People Skills for Doing Business Across Borders\nWORKING\nGLOBESMART\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nGlobal business is increasing dramatically and along with it, the cross-bor-\nder friction that emerges when there are misunderstood or ignored cultural\ndifferences. Though every destination provides new hazards for mistakes, the\nchallenges you will encounter are relatively predictable and easily an...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "world_out_of_balance", "category": "Management", "title": "World Out of Balance", "author": "Paul A. Laudicina", "filename": "World_Out_of_Balance.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6255, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nNavigating Global Risks\nTo Seize Competitive Advantage\nWORLD OUT\nOF BALANCE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWorld Out of Balance is a call to action to the corporate community to\nunderstand the external world in order to engage it. It explains why compa-\nnies should develop their own structured, dynamic processes for reading the\nsigns of change in a complex and often perplexing world, with at leas...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "yes_and", "category": "Management", "title": "39BS04 Yes, And", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Yes__And.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6119, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Business of Funny\nPage 2\nYes, And: How to Make \nSomething Out of Nothing\nPage 3\nHow to Build an Ensemble\nPage 4\nChange Is Hard: Comedy \nand Improvisation Make  \nIt Easier\nPage 5\nUsing Failure\nPage 6\nListening Is a Muscle\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe Second City has launched the careers of celebrated comic performers such \nas Tina Fey and Stephen Colbert and produced award-winning content. But it\u2019s the \nactual improvisational process developed and honed over the years by The Second \nCity that has become its legacy. Players master an ability to co-create in ensembles, \nusing phil...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "you_don_8217_t_have_to_be_ruthless_to_win", "category": "Management", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "You_Don__8217_t_Have_to_Be_Ruthless_to_Win.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2174, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Three Levels\nof Reinvention\nPage 2\nPlant Seeds for Future \nRewards\nPage 2\n15 Core Operating \nProcedures\nPage 2\nBe Your Word\nPage 3\nBe 100 Percent Present\nPage 4\nBe Disruptive\nPage 4\nYou Don\u2019t Have to \nBe Ruthless to Win\nThe Art of Badass Selfless Service\nby Jonathan Keyser\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNice guys finish last. Do whatever it takes to win. These are all accepted business \nmantras. In some industries, this includes lying, leaving out details, and playing \nboth sides of a contract to increase revenue.\nIn You Don\u2019t Have to Be Ruthless to Win, Jonathan Keyser begins by sharing \nh...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "12_rules_for_life", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "12 Rules for Life", "author": "Jordan Peterson", "filename": "12_Rules_for_Life.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2501, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nJordan Peterson\u2019s book, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to \nChaos is listed as a self-help book, but it goes beyond the ordi\u00ad\nnary prescriptions and how-to\u2019s of the traditional self-help book. \nPeterson provides his readers with rules that he believes will \nhelp them successfully live at the point where chaos and order \nare in proper proportion to each other, and he explains and \ndefends his rules by employing deep dives into psychology, phi\u00ad\nlosophy, and theology. He explores some of the great thinkers \nof all time in ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "48_days_to_the_work_you_love", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "48 Days: To the Work You Love", "author": "Dan Miller", "filename": "48_Days__To_the_Work_You_Love.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2619, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nWho Would Hire Me?\nPage 2\nCreating a Life Plan\nPage 3\nSuccess is More \nThan a Plan\nPage 3\nDream, Plan, and Act\nPage 4\n48 Days: To the \nWork You Love\nFind It - Or Create It\nby Dan Miller\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn 48 Days: To the Work You Love, Dan Miller shares his incredible process \nborn out of his concern that people always seem to talk about new ideas and \nopportunities, yet never actually take the steps to change their lives. His process is \ndesigned to give readers 48 days to evaluate their current position, gain the advice \nof trusted loved ones, decide on the ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "52_essential_habits_of_success", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Essential Habits for Success", "author": "", "filename": "52_Essential_Habits_of_Success.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6418, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nHabits 1-5\nPage 3\nHabits 6-10\nPage 3\nHabits 11-15\nPage 4\nHabits 16-20\nPage 4\nHabits 21-25\nPage 5\nHabits 26-30\nPage 5\nHabits 31-35\nPage 6\nHabits 36-40\nPage 6\nHabits 41-45\nPage 7\nHabits 46-52\nPage 7\nby Robert Stevenson\n52 Essential Habits \nfor Success\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhy is it that some people succeed while others fail or lead lives of medioc-\nrity? Not that a life of mediocrity is bad; if that is your aspiration, then so be it.\nBut if you aspire to be something more, then you need the answer to this ques-\ntion: \u201cWhat do you need to do to be successful?\u201d That answer seems to elude\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "aret", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Arete", "author": "Brian Johnson", "filename": "Aret_.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4090, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nKnow the \nUltimate Game\nPage 2\nForge Antifragile \nConfidence\nPage 3\nOptimize Your Big 3\nPage 4\nMaster Yourself\nPage 5\nDominate the \nFundamentals\nPage 6\nActivate Your \nSuperpower\nPage 6\nAret\u00e9\nActivate Your Heroic Potential\nby Brian Johnson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAret\u00e9 (pronounced ARE-uh-tay) is an ancient Greek word that translates in English \nas \u2018virtue\u2019 or \u2018excellence,\u2019 but it has a deeper meaning. It\u2019s really something closer \nto \u2018expressing the best version of yourself moment to moment to moment\u2019 and it is \nabsolutely achievable....", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "ask", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "Ask.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3256, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nIn his book, Ask: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People \nAll Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs in Lead\u00ad\nership and Life, author Jeff Wetzler wants to open up, for his \nreaders, the world that becomes available once you start asking \nquestions. He is convinced that in the mere asking of the right \nquestions of the right people, you can open up vast swaths of \ninformation that otherwise would be invisible to you. While he \naddresses his book primarily to people working in business, he \nmaintains that the importance ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "ask_more", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "39-15 Ask More", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Ask_More.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5517, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhy Ask?\nPage 2\nThe General\u2019s Charge: \nStrategic Questions\nPage 3\nThe Gentle Interrogator: \nBridging Questions\nPage 4\nThe Solvable Problem: \nMission Questions\nPage 6\nThe Edison Test:  \nInterview Questions\nPage 7\nLessons for Life:  \nLegacy Questions\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat hidden skill links successful people in all walks of life? What helps them make \ninformed decisions, inspire creativity and forge stronger connections? The answer is \nsurprisingly simple: They know how to ask the right questions at the right times.\nQuestions help us break down barriers, pinpoint solutions an...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "at_your_best", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "At Your Best", "author": "Carey Nieuwhof", "filename": "At_Your_Best.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2492, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, #2, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2022 Soundview, Inc. All \nrights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed \nby Kristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0122A\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nThe modern world places demands on us that our family mem\u00ad\nbers just a few rungs up the tree could not have comprehended. \nWhen people from days gone by performed work, it was mostly \nmanual in nature. Yes, it came with its share ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "atlas_of_the_heart", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Atlas of the Heart", "author": "Brene Brown", "filename": "Atlas_of_the_Heart.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2272, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, #2, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2022 Soundview, Inc.  \nAll rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022   \nReviewed by Taylor Berrett  \u2022  Order #FBR0322A\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nYou would be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn\u2019t have at \nleast some knowledge of Bren\u00e9 Brown and her message. As one \nof the most successful and widely respected personal devel\u00ad\nopment thinkers and authors in the world, ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "atomic_habits", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Atomic Habits", "author": "James Clear", "filename": "Atomic_Habits.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2553, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nHow often have you started a new year with a plan to dramat\u00ad\nically change yourself or your situation? There\u2019s a reason the \npurchase of gym memberships, exercise apparel, and planners \nspike at the beginning of the year\u2013\u2013a faithful belief that if you \ncan just implement (insert behavior to be changed here) for 21 \ndays in a row, it will stick and you will be transformed. Unfor\u00ad\ntunately, of those who commit to a resolution on the first of the \nmonth, most fail by the 10th of that month.\nIn his latest book, Atomic Habi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "balancing_act", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Balancing Act", "author": "Andrew Temte", "filename": "Balancing_Act.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2414, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nTeach, Coach, Mentor, and \nInspire\nPage 2 \nFour Core Competencies \nof a Future-Ready \nWorkforce\nPage 3\nEffective Communication\nPage 3\nThe Whole Self\nPage 4 \nConclusion\nPage 4\nBalancing Act\nTeach, Coach, Mentor, Inspire\nby Andrew Temte\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf you\u2019ve ever felt like your life is out of balance, you\u2019re not alone. Fortunately, \nAndrew Temte has created an insightful guide that\u2019s loaded with practical advice \nabout how to bring balance back to your life\u2014 and help bring balance to your \norganizations, teams, and employees along the way. Being off-balance ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "be_a_shortcut", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Be_A_Shortcut.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6125, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPreface: What a\nShortcut Looks Like\nPage 2\nPart One:\nThe Know-Why\nPage 2\nPart Two:\nThe Know-What\nPage 4\nPart Three:\nThe Know-How\nPage 5\nPart Four:\nThe Shortcut as a\nCompany\nPage 8\nPart Five:\nThe Long and\nShortcut of It\nPage 8\nby Scott G. Halford\nSOUNDVIEWExecutive\nBook Summaries\n\u00ae\nwww.summary.com\nCareer Development:\nBusiness Skills\nJune 2009\nPublished by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "be_your_future_self_now", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Be Your Future Self Now", "author": "Benjamin Hardy", "filename": "Be_Your_Future_Self_Now.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2454, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nWe live in a world of nonstop noise and action. Most people \nhave more responsibilities than they can handle and more pri\u00ad\norities than they can prioritize. We live like the proverbial ham\u00ad\nster on a hamster wheel. Unfortunately for us, we fare no better \nthan the hamster does in such a state. We grind our wheels and \nfind ourselves no better off after hours and days and years of \nexertion because all we are ever looking at is what is right in \nfront of us. Our goals are to make it through the day and to try \nnot to drop too many balls in the meantime....", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "better_by_mistake", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Better By Mistake", "author": "", "filename": "Better_By_Mistake.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6339, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\n(Mis)Understanding and\n(Re)Defining Mistakes\nPage 2\nIt Starts Early\nPage 3\n\u201cFail Often, Fast and\nCheap\u201d\nPage 4\nLessons from the\nCockpit\nPage 5\nBlaming You, Blaming\nMe\nPage 6\nYou Say Mistake, I Say\nLesson\nPage 7\nI Want to Apologize\nPage 8\nby Alina Tugend\nBetter by Mistake\nThe Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nJournalist Alina Tugend examines the delicate tension between what we are\ntold \u2014 we must make mistakes in order to learn \u2014 and the reality \u2014 we often\nget punished for them. In Better by Mistake, she shows us that mistakes are every-\nwhere, and when we acknowl...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "blink", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Blink", "author": "Malcolm Gladwell", "filename": "Blink.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 6122, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Statue That Didn\u2019t \nLook Right\nPages 2\nThe Storytelling Problem\nPages 3\nThe Dark Side \nof Thin-Slicing\nPages 4\nHarnessing Thin-Slicing\nPage 5\nInsight Puzzles\nPages 6\nMarket Research\nPage 7\nThe Naked Face\nPage 8\nPractice Makes Perfect\nPage 8\nBlink\nThe Power of Thinking Without Thinking\nby Malcolm Gladwell\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBlink reveals that great decision makers aren\u2019t those who process the most infor\u00ad\nmation or spend the most time deliberating, but those who have perfected the art \nof \u201cthin-slicing\u201d\u2014filtering the very few ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "brain_rules", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Brain_Rules.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5818, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nExercise Boosts\nBrain Power\nPage 2\nMeet Your Brain\nPage 3\nEvery Brain Is\nWired Differently\nPage 4\nRepeat to Remember\nPage 5\nSleep Well, Think Well\nPage 6\nVision Trumps\nAll Other Senses\nPage 7\nMale and Female Brains\nAre Different\nPage 8\nby John Medina\nBrain Rules\n12 Principles for Surviving and\nThriving at Work, Home, and School\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMost of us have no idea what\u2019s really going on inside our heads. Yet brain sci-\nentists have uncovered details every business leader, parent and teacher should\nknow \u2014 such as the brain needs physical activity to work at its best.\nHow do we ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "brand_with_purpose", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Brand With Purpose", "author": "Ivan Estrada", "filename": "Brand_With_Purpose.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2544, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nWhat\u2019s Your Story?\nPage 2 \nAuthenticity\nPage 2\nPersonalizing Video\nPage 3\nBuilding a Team, \nExpanding Your Brand\nPage 3\nCollaborations and \nRelationships\nPage 3\nConclusion: How to Pivot\nPage 4\nBrand With Purpose\nFind Your Passion, Stay True to Your Story, \nand Accelerate Your Career\nby Ivan Estrada\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhether you\u2019re just launching a new venture, brand, start-up, or product, or you\u2019re \nstuck in a cycle of failed marketing campaigns or branding efforts, Brand with \nPurpose is your new go-to handbook for building a brand that has impact because \nit h...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "brief", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Brief.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5961, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhy Brevity Is Vital\nPage 2\nMental Muscle Memory  \nto Master Brevity\nPage 3\nTell It: The Role of  \nNarratives\nPage 4\nMeeting You Halfway\nPage 5\nLeaving a Smaller  \nDigital Imprint\nPage 6\nI\u2019ve Got Some Good News\nPage 7\nAnd the Bad News Is\u2026\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe only way to survive in business today is to be a lean communicator. Busy \nexecutives expect you to respect and manage their time more effectively than ever. \nYou need to do the groundwork to make your message tight and to the point. The \nproblem is most people don\u2019t have the know-how or verbal discipline to do the up-\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "businessoutside", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "BusinessOutside", "author": "Bart Foster", "filename": "BusinessOutside.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2258, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nChallenging Conventional \nWisdom\nPage 2 \nEnergy Management\nPage 3\nAnchors And Rockets\nPage 3\nAccelerate The Inevitable\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nBusinessOutside\nDiscover Your Path Forward\nby Bart Foster\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAs a business executive, how do you ensure you\u2019re showing up your very best every \nday? How do you present the real, genuine you at work? And how do you create \na culture where your employees can authentically flourish? Bart Foster wrote his \nbook, BusinessOutside: Discover Your Path Forward,...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "career_warfare", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Career Warfare", "author": "David F. D'Alessandro", "filename": "Career_Warfare.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6339, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\n10 Rules for Building a Successful Personal Brand\nand Fighting to Keep It\nCAREER\nWARFARE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat really separates those who get ahead? Hard work and accomplish-\nments will only get you so far. If you intend to compete at the levels where the\ncompetition gets really ferocious \u2014 where everybody is hard-working and\naccomplished \u2014 you need a much more subtle advantage. You ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "change_proof", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Change Proof", "author": "Adam Markel", "filename": "Change_Proof.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2379, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, #202, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2022 Soundview, Inc.  \nAll rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022   \nOrder #FBR0622A\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nIn Adam Markel\u2019s previous book, Pivot, he mentions the impor\u00ad\ntance of sticking things out at least 50 pages. \u201cBecause when \nyou read 50 pages and move on, you\u2019re not just giving up on a \nbook, you\u2019re giving up on yourself.\u201d He asks for readers to think \n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "change_on_the_run", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Change On The Run", "author": "Phil Buckley", "filename": "Change_on_the_Run.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 4927, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart One: Managing Me\nPage 2\nMaking Decisions\nPage 3\nPart Two: Managing \nthe Work\nPage 4\nCommunicating Effectively\nPage 5\nPart Three: Managing \nOthers\nPage 6\nBuilding Team Confidence\nPage 7\nMaking Change Stick\nPage 8\nChange On The Run\n44 Ways to Survive Workplace Uncertainty\nby Phil Buckley\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe only thing you can rely on in today\u2019s workplace is uncertainty. Between merg\u00ad\ners and acquisitions, layoffs and team shuffles, pandemics and recessions, only the \nnimble survive. Change On The Run is your secret weapon to navigating it all.\nBeing successful in change is not...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "changeology", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Changeology", "author": "", "filename": "Changeology.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5700, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 6 (3 parts), Part 1, June 2013 \u2022 Order #35-14\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction:\nChangeology\nPage 2\nPart I: The Real Science\nof Change\nPage 2\nPart II: Becoming a\nChangeologist in \n90 Days\nPage 4\nStep 1: Psych\nPage 4\nStep 2: Prep\nPage 5\nStep 3: Perspire\nPage 6\nStep 4: Persevere\nPage 7\nStep 5: Persist\nPage 8\nby Jo...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "communicate_with_mastery", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Communicate with Mastery,", "author": "JD Schramm", "filename": "Communicate_with_Mastery.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5447, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart I: Speaking with \nConviction and Writing \nfor Impact\nPage 2\nSpeaking with Conviction\nPage 3\nPart II: Tailoring Your \nCommunication to Goal, \nSetting, or Identity\nPage 4\nPart III: Scaling Your \nLeadership: The \nCommunication \nCoaching Process\nPage 6\nCreating a Coaching Culture\nPage 8\nCommunicate \nwith Mastery\nHow to Speak with Conviction and Write for Impact\nby JD Schramm, Ed.D. with Kara Levy\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nProjects often fail not because of the vision but the articulation of that vision. In \nCommunicate with Mastery, JD Schramm and Kara Levy show how to...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "confidence", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Confidence", "author": "Rosabeth Moss Kanter", "filename": "Confidence.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6348, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Winning Streaks and \nLosing Streaks Begin and End\nCONFIDENCE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOne moment you\u2019re up, one moment you\u2019re down. Whether they are busi-\nnesses, sports teams, or organizations, those on winning streaks seem to get\nall of the advantages \u2014 adulation, career opportunities, good deals, and the\nbenefit of the doubt. It\u2019s easy to feel on top of the world as a winner, but once\nyou face...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "connect_first", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Connect First", "author": "Melanie A. Katzman, Ph.D.", "filename": "Connect_First.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5462, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: Establish Respect\nPage 2\nPart II: Engage All of Your \nSenses\nPage 3\nPart III: Become Popular\nPage 4\nPart IV: Grow Loyalty\nPage 5\nPart V: Resolve Conflict\nPage 6\nPart VI: Fight Fear\nPage 6\nPart VII: Have a Big Impact\nPage 7\nConnect First\n52 Simple Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning, \nand Joy at Work\nby Melanie A. Katzman, Ph.D.\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nTechnology has enabled us to be more interconnected today than ever before. \nSo why do so many of us feel isolated and undervalued at work? In these rapidly \nchanging, challenging times, how do we develop the intuition, self-awareness, ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "conscious", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Conscious", "author": "Bob Rosen and Emma-Kate Swann", "filename": "Conscious.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5801, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nConscious Is the \nNew Smart\nPage 2\nGo Deep to Discover Your \nInner Self\nPage 3\nThink Big to See a World \nof Possibilities\nPage 4\nGet Real With Your \nAccelerators and Hijackers\nPage 6\nStep Up to Your Highest \nPotential\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOur world is changing faster than our ability to adapt. Ambushed by speed, \ncomplexity and uncertainty, many of us are unprepared for this acceleration. We act \non autopilot as new challenges confront us. We are too reactive to problems and \nmiss out on opportunities. We get hijacked by conflicting values and polarizing \nrelationships. We face...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "conversational_intelligence", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Conversational Intelligence", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Conversational_Intelligence.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5950, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction: Discovering  \na New Intelligence\nPage 2\nWhen We Lose Trust,  \nWe Lose Our Voice\nPage 3\nChallenges of  \nNavigating the  \nConversational Highway\nPage 4\nPriming for Level III  \nConversations\nPage 5\nA Toolkit for Level III  \nConversations\nPage 6\nTeaming Up Through  \nConversational Intelligence\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe key to success in life and business is to become a master at Conversational  \nIntelligence. It\u2019s not about how smart you are but how open you are to learn new \nand effective powerful conversational rituals that prime the brain for trust, part-\nnership an...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "crucial_conversations", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Crucial Conversations", "author": "Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler", "filename": "Crucial_Conversations.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5627, "image_count": 6, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nWhat\u2019s a Crucial \nConversation?\nPage 2\nMastering Crucial \nConversations\nPage 2\nLearn to Look\nPage 3\nMake It Safe\nPage 4\nMaster My Stories\nPage 5\nMove to Action\nPage 6\nPutting It Al Together\nPage 7\nChange Your Life\nPage 8\nCrucial Conversations\nTools for Talking When Stakes Are High\nby Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, \nRon McMillan and Al Switzler\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nRelationships are the priority of life, and conversations help us care for our re\u00ad\nlationships with talking and listening. The quality of your life comes out of the \nqu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg", "page9_img2.jpeg", "page9_img3.jpeg", "page9_img4.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "dare_to_lead", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Dare to Lead", "author": "Brene Brown", "filename": "Dare_To_Lead.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2364, "image_count": 2, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nIn her note introducing Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough \nConversations. Whole Hearts, Bren\u00e9 Brown quotes Theo\u00ad\ndore Roosevelt as saying, \u201cIt is not the critic who counts; not the \nman who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the \ndoer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs \nto the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred \nby dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, \nwho comes short again and again\u2026who at the best knows in \nthe end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "daring_greatly", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Daring Greatly ", "author": "Brene Brown", "filename": "Daring_Greatly.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2399, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2020 Soundview, Inc.  \nAll rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022   Sarah Dayton, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Meghan Kozak, Director of Content   \nKylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by Kristen Sears Cudd \u2022  Order #FBR0820A \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nBren\u00e9 Brown borrowed the phrase \u201cDaring Greatly\u201d from a fa\u00ad\nmous speech delivered by Teddy Roosevelt in 1910. In it he says \nthat it is not the person on the outside passing judgement that \ncounts. It is ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "dark_horse", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Dark horse", "author": "Todd Rose and Ogi Ogas", "filename": "Dark_Horse.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5910, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nBreaking the Mold\nPage 2\nThe Standardization \nCovenant\nPage 3\nKnow Your Micro-Motives\nPage 4\nKnow Your Choices\nPage 5\nKnow Your Strategies\nPage 5\nIgnore the Destination\nPage 6\nThe Dark Horse Covenant\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor generations, we\u2019ve been stuck with a cookie-cutter mold for success that \nrequires us to be the same as everyone else, only better. This \u201cstandard formula\u201d \nworks for some people but leaves most of us feeling disengaged and frustrated. \nAs much as we might dislike the standard formula, it seems like there\u2019s no other \npractical path to financial security and...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "datastory", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "DataStory", "author": "Nancy Duarte", "filename": "Datastory.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5324, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: Communicate \nData to Others\nPage 2\nPart II: Bring Clarity \nThrough Story Structure\nPage 3\nStructuring an Executive \nSummary as a DataStory\nPage 4\nPart III: Make Clear Charts \nand Slides\nPage 5\nPart IV: Make Data Stick\nPage 6\nStorytelling With Data\nPage 7\nDataStory\nExplain Data and Inspire Action Through Story\nby Nancy Duarte\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOrganizations use data to identify problems or opportunities, but communicating \nwell is the top skill gap in roles that involve using data. The essential skill for today\u2019s \nleaders is to shape data into narratives that make a clear re...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "day_in_day_out", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Day In, Day Out", "author": "Nicholas Dancer", "filename": "Day_In__Day_Out.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2434, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nMove\nPage 2\nGrow\nPage 2\nBuild\nPage 3\nTruth\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nDay In, Day Out\nThe Secret Power in Showing Up and Doing the Work\nby Nicholas Dancer\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere have been plenty of books written on the topics of success, self-improvement, \nand career advancement, but many fail to address one of the simplest and most pow\u00ad\nerful principles\u2014 you have to show up, day in and day out, and do the work.\nDay In, Day Out explores the secret power to be found in showing up and \ndoing the work for a sustained period of time. Now the owner and founder of \nDan...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "deep_work", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "38-15 Deep Work", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Deep_Work.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6301, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nDeep Work Is Valuable\nPage 2\nDeep Work Is Rare\nPage 3\nDeep Work Is Meaningful\nPage 4\nRule #1: Work Deeply\nPage 5\nRule #2: Embrace Boredom\nPage 6\nRule #3: Quit Social Media\nPage 6\nRule #4: Drain the Shallows\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDeep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding \ntask. It\u2019s a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and \nproduce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you \ndo and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship. In \nshort, deep work is like a supe...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "die_empty", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Die_Empty.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6298, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nYour Contribution \nPage 2\nThe Siren Song  \nof Mediocrity \nPage 3\nDefine Your Battles\nPage 4\nBe Fiercely Curious\nPage 5\nBe Confidently Adaptable \nPage 7\nFind Your Voice\nPage 7\nStay Connected\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMost of us live with the stubborn idea that we\u2019ll always have tomorrow to do our \nmost important and valuable work. We fill our days with frantic activity, bouncing \nfrom task to task, scrambling to make deadlines and chase the next promotion. But \nby the end of each day we\u2019re often left asking ourselves, \u201cDoes the work I did today \nreally matter?\u201d We feel the ticking of...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpx"]}, {"slug": "discernment", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Discernment ", "author": "Jeff Dudan", "filename": "Discernment.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2512, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Sport Called Business\nPage 2\nWhat Makes a Business \nAthlete? \nPage 2\nIntelligence vs Experience\nPage 2\nHow to Play the Game\nPage 3\nWinning the Game\nPage 4\nDiscernment\nThe Business Athlete\u2019s Regimen for a Great \nLife through Better Decisions\nby Jeff Dudan\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe modern world is filled with opportunities. From the Internet to easy travel, \nopportunities are nearly limitless for those who are motivated and driven. Because of \nhow many opportunities are at our fingertips, it can be difficult to know which oppor\u00ad\ntunities we should take up and which ones we should lea...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "discipline_is_destiny", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Discipline is Destiny", "author": "Ryan Holiday", "filename": "Discipline_is_Destiny.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2440, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nMost people in any modern, developed nation have everything \nthey need to survive and then some. Today, ordinary people \nlive the way kings and queens would have been lucky to live \nin the past. We have the freedom to do anything we want, go \nanywhere we want, and believe anything we want. At the push \nof a button, we have access to all the pleasures and distractions \nin the world. With so many luxuries and opportunities at our \nfingertips, it can be challenging to live a life of virtue. In ancient \ntimes, four key components defined virtue: courage, t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "don_8217_t_be_a_stranger", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Don't Be a Stranger", "author": "Lawrence R. Perkins", "filename": "Don__8217_t_Be_a_Stranger.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2600, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nLuck Explained\nPage 2 \nWhat About Introverts? \nPage 2 \nDon\u2019t Just Be \nAn Empty Suit\nPage 3\nBe Strategic\nPage 3\nOffer And Ask For Help\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nDon\u2019t Be a Stranger\nCreate Your Own Luck in Business through Strategic \nRelationship Building\nby Lawrence R. Perkins\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDo you feel like some people have all the luck in business, but you are never one \nof those people, no matter how hard you try? Or do you feel like you could work \nfor hours and hours and still not get that promotion or account that you have been \nworking for? If so, you\u2019re...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "drive", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Drive", "author": "Daniel Pink", "filename": "Drive.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2777, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nHuman beings have been studying how people can be moti\u00ad\nvated to do better work since the dawn of the industrial age. \nBut for the latest results of the most important experiments in \nmotivation \u2014 and the ways they can be applied in the modern \nworkplace \u2014 author Daniel Pink delivers an impressive collec\u00ad\ntion of evidence in his latest book, Drive.\nAccording to the latest science, we\u2019ve moved a long way from \ntreating people like beasts of burden, who were once dri-ven \nwith the promise of a carrot or the threat of a s...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "electric_life", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Electric Life", "author": "Bill G. Williams", "filename": "Electric_Life.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2823, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart 1: Pay Attention\nPage 2 \nPart 2: Be Brilliant\nPage 3\nPart 3: Go Deep\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nElectric Life\n12 Microsteps to Pay Attention, Be Brilliant \nand Go Deep\nby Bill G. Williams\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\n\u201cWhere do some people get their energy from?\u201d If you\u2019ve ever asked this question \nwhile looking at some people who light up every room they walk in, effortlessly spread \ntheir positivity, perform every task with immense enthusiasm, and carry tons of ener\u00ad\ngy \u2013 this book unlocks the perfect answer. \nThe ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "empower_yourself", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Empower Yourself", "author": "John Martin", "filename": "Empower_Yourself.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2814, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nAssess Your Life\nPage 2\nSelf-Awareness\nPage 2\nNo Parking in Fear\nPage 2\nChoose Positivity\nPage 3\nStay Present\nPage 4\nShare Your Journey\nPage 4\nEmpower Yourself\n7 Steps to Personal Success\nby John Martin \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSuccess is not quick and easy, but it is attainable if you learn to push yourself out \nof your comfort zone and risk-free life. Empower Yourself is a guide to mapping \nyour goals, becoming highly self-aware of your strengths and weaknesses, over\u00ad\ncoming your fears, and learning to be present and positive. \nAuthor John Martin explains how following the steps outlin...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "executive_presence", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "39BS08 Executive Presence", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Executive_Presence.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6114, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhat Is Executive Presence?\nPage 2\nCommunication\nPage 3\nAppearance\nPage 5\nFeedback Failures\nPage 6\nWalking the Tightrope\nPage 7\nAuthenticity vs. Conformity\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDo you exude confidence and credibility? Can you command a room? Sylvia \nAnn Hewlett, one of the world\u2019s most influential business thinkers, cracks the code \nof Executive Presence (EP) for men and women intent on winning the next plum \nassignment and doing something extraordinary with their lives. \nYou might have the qualifications to be considered for your dream job, but you \nwon\u2019t get far unless you ca...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "extreme_productivity", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Extreme Productivity", "author": "", "filename": "Extreme_Productivity.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6106, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 2 (3 parts), Part 2, February 2013 \u2022 Order #35-05\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart I: Three Big Ideas\nPage 2\nPart II: Productivity \nEvery Day\nPage 4\nPart III: Developing\nPersonal Skills\nPage 5\nPart IV: Managing Up\nand Down\nPage 6\nPart V: Pursuing a\nProductive Life\nPage 7\nEpilogue\nPage 8\nby Robert C....", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "failure_rules", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Failure Rules!", "author": "Andrew Thorp King", "filename": "FAILURE_RULES_.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2689, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nFailure Rule #1: \nFailure Purifies\nPage 2 \nFailure Rule #2: \nNothing is Safe\nPage 2\nFailure Rule #3: \nMoney is Spiritual\nPage 3\nFailure Rule #4: \nBuild Your Thing One and \nThing Two Dependency \nPage 3\nFailure Rule #5: \nYou Are Not Your Failures \nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nFailure Rules! \nThe 5 Rules of Failure for Entrepreneurs, \nCreatives, and Authentics\nby Andrew Thorp King\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFailure can ruin lives and families. There\u2019s no denying it. It can destroy your health \nand obliterate your self-estee...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "fail_more", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Fail More", "author": "Bill Wooditch", "filename": "Fail_More.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5547, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nAlways Forward: \nAchievement Is on the \nOther Side of Failure\nPage 2\nRecognize Fear\nPage 3\nBreak Through the \nObstacles That Limit \nSuccess\nPage 4\nBecome a Master of Failure\nPage 4\nThe Road to Success\nPage 6\nEmbrace Risk\nPage 7\nMaintain a Mindset for \nContinued Success\nPage 8\nFail More\nEmbrace, Learn, and Adapt to Failure \nAs a Way to Success\nby Bill Wooditch\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLearning from our mistakes is the only way to make sure we don\u2019t make the same \nones twice. But what if you could use every failure\u2013\u2013large and small\u2013\u2013to actually \ncreate a successful business, career, and lif...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "fierce_conversations", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Fierce_Conversations.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5857, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nMaster the Courage to\nInterrogate Reality\nPage 2\nCome Out From Behind\nYourself, Into the\nConversation, and\nMake It Real\nPage 3\nBe Here, Prepared to Be\nNowhere Else\nPage 4\nTackle Your Toughest\nChallenge Today\nPage 5\nObey Your Instincts\nPage 6\nLet Silence Do the\nHeavy Lifting\nPage 7\nEmbracing the\nPrinciples\nPage 8\nby Susan Scott\nFierce Conversations\nAchieving Success at Work & in Life,\nOne Conversation at a Time\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBusiness is fundamentally an extended conversation \u2014 with colleagues, cus-\ntomers, partners and the unknown future emerging around us. Unfortunately,\nmany c...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "find_the_fire", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "40-02 Find the Fire", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Find_the_Fire.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5609, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Forces that Drain  \nOur Inspiration\nPage 2\nFear (Relinquished)\nPage 3\nSettling and Boredom \n(Rejected)\nPage 4\nDwindling Self-Belief \n(Revitalized)\nPage 6\nDearth of Creating \n(Reconstituted)\nPage 7\nLack of Evocation \n(Rediscovered)\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nRemember when you were eager to go to work? When the prospect of learning \nnew things and making things happen got you out of bed in the morning?\nThat kind of inspiration is difficult to sustain, as evidenced by the overwhelming \nmajority who drag through their days. What happened to make so many people so \ntired of their jobs...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "flux", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Flux", "author": "April Rinne", "filename": "Flux.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5440, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction: \nWho Moved My Future?\nPage 2\nSee What\u2019s Invisible\nPage 3\nStart With Trust\nPage 4\nKnow Your \u2018Enough\u2019\nPage 5\nCreate Your \nPortfolio Career\nPage 6\nBe All the More Human \n(and Serve Other Humans)\nPage 7\nLet Go of the Future\nPage 7\nFlux\n8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change\nby April Rinne\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBeing adaptable and flexible have always been hallmarks of effective leadership and \na fulfilling life. But in a world of so much change and an ever-faster pace of change, \nflexibility and resilience can be stretched to their breaking points.\nA world in flux call...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "focus", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Focus", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Focus.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5932, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Anatomy of Attention\nPage 2\nSelf-Awareness\nPage 4\nReading Others\nPage 5\nThe Bigger Context\nPage 5\nSmart Practice\nPage 6\nThe Well-Focused Leader\nPage 8\n \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor more than two decades, psychologist and journalist Daniel Goleman has been \nscouting the leading edge of human sciences for what\u2019s new, surprising and import-\nant. In Focus, he delves into the science of attention in all its varieties, presenting \na long-overdue discussion of this little-noticed and underrated mental asset that \nmatters enormously for how we navigate life.\nAttention works much like a muscl...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "four_thousand_weeks", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Four Thousand Weeks", "author": "Oliver Burkeman", "filename": "Four_Thousand_Weeks.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3247, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nHealth & Wellness\nIn his introduction to Four Thousand Weeks: Time Man\u00ad\nagement for Mortals, Oliver Burkeman states, \u201cArguably, time \nmanagement is all life is. Yet the modern discipline known as time \nmanagement - like its hipper cousin, productivity - is a depress\u00ad\ningly narrow-minded affair, focused on how to crank through as \nmany work tasks as possible\u2026.\u201d The average human being has \n4,000 weeks in which to accomplish all that is to be accomplished \nbecause that is the length of the average human lifespan. While \nmost other time manag...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "fred_2_0", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "36CTFS Fred 2.0", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Fred_2_0.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6102, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nNormal Is Overrated\nPage 2\nCultivate Your Creativity\nPage 3\nDevelop Your Difference\nPage 4\nBuild Better Relationships \nPage 5\nRenew Your Resolve\nPage 6\nBuild a Team Fred\nPage 7\nCreate a Community  \nof Freds\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSince writing The Fred Factor almost 10 years ago, Mark Sanborn has met many \npeople who were inspired by the original Fred to turn the ordinary into the \nextraordinary. What motivates these real-world \u201cFreds\u201d? In Fred 2.0, Sanborn digs \ndeeper, revealing principles that inspire these Fred-like individuals. \nFreds are millions of people who have been ins...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "from_burnout_to_bliss", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "From Burnout to Bliss", "author": "Dr. Shaoqing Sun", "filename": "From_Burnout_to_Bliss.pdf", "pages": 10, "word_count": 5651, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nBe Driven, but for\nthe Right Reason\nPage 2\nThe Cost of Ego\nIs High\nPage 3\nThe Crisis\nPage 4\nNew Life Direction\nPage 6\nEgoless Leadership\nin Action\nPage 8\nFrom Burnout to Bliss\nDissolve Your Ego, Fuel Your Success,\nand Find True Fulfillment\nby Dr. Shaoqing Sun\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHow can high performers break free from ego-driven striving before sustained am\u00ad\nbition turns into burnout? Many leaders and entrepreneurs achieve external success \nonly to feel depleted, restless, and disconnected from any deeper sense of meaning\u2014\nan exp...", "images": ["page10_img1.jpeg", "page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "from_strength_to_strength", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "From Strength to Strength", "author": "Arthur C. Brooks", "filename": "From_Strength_to_Strength.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2475, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nMany very successful people have gotten that way through hard \nwork and an undying commitment to success. These traits can \nlead people to the top of their organizations, something many \npeople strive for as they place being special over being hap\u00ad\npy. As Arthur C. Brooks posits in his book From Strength to \nStrength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose \nin the Second Half of Life, this ceaseless striving for perfec\u00ad\ntion and excellence can begin to produce diminishing results as \npeople age. This is because, without exception, people\u2019s fluid ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "get_better", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "39-27 Get Better", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Get_Better.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6448, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS: 15 Practices\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nGet Better is a practical guide for anyone looking to create a competitive advan-\ntage for any size and type of organization by building effective relationships from \nthe performance improvement experts at FranklinCovey.\nIn Get Better, FranklinCovey\u2019s Chief People Officer, Todd Davis, explains that \nwhile an organization\u2019s greatest assets are its people, it\u2019s the relationships between \nthose people that truly become the organization\u2019s ultimate competitive advantage.\nIdeal for professional people at all levels of business, government and education \nfr...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "getting_to_it", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "36BTFS Getting to It!", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Getting_to_It_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6058, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nDefining IT\nPage 2\nBelieving IT\nPage 4\nCommunicating IT\nPage 4\nPlanning for IT\nPage 4\nDoing IT\nPage 5\nWorking with Others on IT\nPage 8\nWrapping IT Up\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFrom the authors of Juggling Elephants comes the only guide you need to sort \nthrough the many priorities of your life, know what your IT (Important Thing) \nshould be, and understand how to get IT done. \nHow busy are you? Is your mind constantly racing through lists of all the things \nyou could and should be doing? Does your day often feel as though you\u2019re tread-\ning water in an ocean of rushes and deadlines, ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "give_and_take", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Give and Take", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Give_and_Take.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6012, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nGood Returns\nPage 2\nThe Ripple Effect\nPage 4\nThe Power of Powerless \nCommunication\nPage 5 \nThe Art of Motivation  \nMaintenance\nPage 6\nThe Scrooge Shift\nPage 7\nOut of the Shadows\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor generations we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion,  \nhard work, talent and luck. But in today\u2019s dramatically reconfigured world, success  \nis increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. Give and Take illuminates \nwhat effective networking, collaboration, influence, negotiation and leadership skills \nhave in common.\nAdam Grant examines the surpr...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "glow", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Glow", "author": "", "filename": "Glow.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5886, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Secrets of Glowing\nPage 2\nYour Glow Resources\nPage 3\nThe First Principle: A\nCooperative Mindset\nPage 3\nThe Glow Profile\nPage 4\nThe Second Principle:\nJumping Across Worlds\nPage 5\nThe Third Principle:\nIgniting Latent Energy\nPage 7\nGlowing Every Week\nPage 8\nby Lynda Gratton\nGlow\nHow You Can Radiate Energy, Innovation,\nand Success\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nYou know them at first sight: teammates or colleagues, direct reports or bosses\nwho radiate enthusiasm, positive energy and inspiration. Even in difficult circum-\nstances they glow with an attitude that inspires others, fosters a great w...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page3_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "go_put_your_strengths_to_work", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Go_Put_Your_Strengths_to_Work.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6372, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\n6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance\nGO PUTYOUR\nSTRENGTHS\nTO WORK\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe strengths movement is everywhere: the corporate world, the worlds of\npublic service, of economies, of education, of faith, of charity \u2014 it has affected\nthem all. It has its detractors, but an appeal as universal as this begs the ques-\ntion, \u201cWhy?\u201d Why do so many people from so many different ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "goals", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Goals!", "author": "Brian Tracy", "filename": "Goals_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6297, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow to Get Everything You Want,\nFaster Than You Ever Thought Possible\nGOALS!\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe most important quality you can develop for lifelong success is the\nhabit of taking action on your plans, goals, ideas and insights. In Goals!,\nrenowned business strategist and motivation expert Brian Tracy provides\nyou with the essential steps for setting and achieving goals, and for liv...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "grace_under_pressure", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Grace Under Pressure", "author": "Lisa Wentz", "filename": "Grace_Under_Pressure.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2316, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhat Holds Us Back\nPage 2\nVocal Training\nPage 3\nDelivery\nPage 3\nBringing It All Together \nPage 4\nGrace Under Pressure\nA Masterclass in Public Speaking \nby Lisa Wentz\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHumans are born communicators. As we grow older, however, parenting and \nsocietal influences make us second-guess ourselves and become more inhibited, \nless confident, and more afraid of failure. We think that we just don\u2019t have what \nit takes to be a competent public speaker. This is an emotional reaction not based \nin reality. With training, all of us can develop our public speaking skills.\nGrace Un...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "great_work_great_career", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "3225 Great Work, Great Career .qxd", "author": "Stephen R. Covey, Jennifer Colosimo", "filename": "Great_Work__Great_Career.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6424, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 10 (3 parts), Part 2, October 2010 \u2022 Order #32-25\nCONTENTS\nGreat Work,\nGreat Career\nPage 2\nWhat Will Be Your\nContribution?\nPage 3\nDiscover Your Cause\nPage 4\nBecome a Solution,\nNot a Problem\nPage 5\nContribute Your Best\nPage 6\nHow Will You Make\nYour Contribution?\nPage 7\nBuild Your Own Village\nPage 8\nby Stephen R. Covey and...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "grit", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Grit", "author": "Angela Duckworth", "filename": "Grit.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2472, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nAngela Duckworth is a former math teacher, current professor \nof psychology, co-founder of the nonprofit Character Lab, and \n2013 MacArthur Fellow. This particular award is sometimes \ncalled the \u201cgenius grant.\u201d When Duckworth got the news that \nshe had been selected for the prize she was transported back to \nher childhood to \u201cponder the irony of the situation.\u201d \nYou see, throughout her life, her father had a habit of reminding \nher and her siblings of their intellectual shortcomings. He would \nregularly say, \u201cYou know,...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "habits_for_success", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Habits for Success", "author": "G. Brian Benson", "filename": "Habits_for_Success.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2536, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nStart With Your Foundation\nPage 2\nStep Out of Your Comfort \nZone\nPage 2\nMake Room For Others\nPage 2\nStrive For Balance \nPage 3\nTake Care Of Your \nInstrument\nPage 4\nHabits for Success\nInspired Ideas to Help You Soar\nby G. Brian Benson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany of us have been taught by society and our loved ones (as they were taught as \nwell) that happiness and fulfillment come from fitting into a certain societal mold. \nThe familiar model is to head to college, get a job, get married and have kids. Un\u00ad\nfortunately, that expectation sometimes clashes with information we are receiving \n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "happiness_rules", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Happiness Rules", "author": "Manuel Astruc", "filename": "Happiness_Rules.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2488, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart 1: Why We Need \nNew Rules\nPage 2 \nPart 2: The Health Rules\nPage 2\nPart 3: The Growth Rules\nPage 3\nPart 4: The Purpose Rules\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nHappiness Rules\nBeat Burnout, Embrace Happiness, and Become \na Better Entrepreneur\nby Manuel Astruc\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSuccess is the measure by which most entrepreneurs judge themselves. But success \ndoesn\u2019t guarantee happiness\u2014especially if it leads to burnout. \nDr. Manuel Astruc wrote Happiness Rules: Beat Burnout, Embrace Happiness, \nand Become a Better ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "hero_on_a_mission", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Hero On a Mission", "author": "Donald Miller", "filename": "Hero_On_a_Mission.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2486, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, #202, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2022 Soundview, Inc.  \nAll rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022   \n Order #FBR0522A\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nDonald Miller is the CEO of Business Made Simple, an online \nplatform that teaches business professionals how to grow and \nenhance their personal value on the open market. However, he \nwasn\u2019t always happily successful in business and life. He had to \nput...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "hidden_potential", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Hidden Potential", "author": "Adam Grant", "filename": "Hidden_Potential.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2528, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nIn his book, Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving \nGreater Things, Adam Grant attempts to help people and \ngroups grow and improve. He focuses his book on such topics \nas avoiding perfectionism, overcoming stagnation, and improv\u00ad\ning institutions such as schools and workplaces. He breaks his \nbook up into three different sections, and he includes anecdotes, \nacademic research, and statistics to help his reader understand \nthe importance of each of his concepts.\nSkills of Character\nThe first set of skills Grant di...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "how", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "How.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6134, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nWhy HOW We Do Anything Means Everything ...\nin Business (and in Life)\nHOW\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn the 21st century, it isn\u2019t WHAT you do that matters most. In fact, if you\nline up all the winners in business today, you will notice that few win by what\nthey make or do. If you make something new (or just better, faster and cheaper),\nthe competition quickly comes up with a way to improve upon it and...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "how_to_win_friends_and_influence_people", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "How to Win Friends & Influence People", "author": "Dale Carnegie", "filename": "How_To_Win_Friends_and_Influence_People.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 4891, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nPart One: Fundamental\nTechniques in Handling\nPeople\nPage 2\nPart Two: Six Ways to\nMake People Like You\nPage 2\nPart Three: How to Win\nPeople to Your Way of\nThinking\nPage 4\nPart Four: Be a Leader:\nHow to Change People\nWithout Giving Of-fense\nor Arousing Resentment\nPage 6\nHow to Win Friends \n& Influence People\nby Dale Carnegie\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEven now, the simple truths in Dale Carnegie\u2019s remarkable book are as fresh and \nvital as when they were first released in 1937. His principles for achieving success \nhave withstood the rava...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_will_you_measure_your_life", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "How Will You Measure Your Life", "author": "", "filename": "How_Will_You_Measure_Your_Life.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6328, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nSection One: Finding\nHappiness In \nYour Career\nPage 2\nThe Balance of\nCalculation \nand Serendipity\nPage 3\nSection Two: Finding\nHappiness In \nYour Relationships\nPage 4\nSailing Your Kids on\nTheseus\u2019s Ship\nPage 6\nSection Three: Staying\nOut of Jail\nPage 8\nby Clayton M. Christensen\nJames Allworth \nand Karen Dillon\nHow Will You Measure\nYour Life?\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn 2010, world-renowned innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen gave a\npowerful speech to the Harvard Business School\u2019s graduating class. Drawing upon\nhis business research, he offered a series of guidelines for finding meaning...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "how_the_world_sees_you", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "How the Word Sees You", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "How_the_World_Sees_You.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5948, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhere It Begins: \nUnlearn Boring\nPage 2\nHow to Discover Your \nHighest Distinct Value\nPage 3\nThe Seven Fascination \nAdvantages\nPage 4\nThe Archetypes\nPage 5\nThe Fascination Laboratory\nPage 7\nThe Anthem Method\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nYou already know how you see the world. But do you know how the world sees \nyou? How is your personality most likely to impress and influence the person sitting \non the other side of the desk or boardroom? \nOnce you know what makes you valuable to others, you\u2019re more authentic and \nconfident and more able to make a positive impression. It all begins with...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "how_to_begin", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "How to Begin", "author": "Michael Bungay Stanier", "filename": "How_to_Begin.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2463, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nFind Your Focus\nPage 2\nTest Your Ambition\nPage 2 \nClaim Your Goal\nPage 2\nSee Where You Stand\nPage 3\nWeigh Up the Status Quo\nPage 3\nTake Small Steps\nPage 3\nRemember Your Best Self\nPage 3\nDon\u2019t Travel Alone\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nHow to Begin\nStart Doing Something That Matters\nby Michael Bungay Stanier\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAre you ambitious, but feel you\u2019ve never been given permission to seek out and \ndiscover what\u2019s possible for you, your life, and your career? Have you achieved \nsome level of success but feel that you want to find that next level, and have begun \nthinking about the ...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_to_correct_your_life", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "How to Correct Your Life", "author": "John Bielinski Jr.", "filename": "How_to_Correct_Your_Life.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5271, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nBuilding a Life\nYou Cherish\nPage 2\nGridlock \nPage 3\nFoundations \nPage 4\nCareer\nPage 5\nHealth \nPage 6\nRelationships\nPage 7\nIntegrity\nPage 8\nHappiness \nPage 9\nHow to Correct Your Life\nPractical Tools for Those Who Lead,\nFight, and Build\nby John Bielinski, Jr. MS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany people experience a gap between outward success and internal alignment, often \nwithout a clear way to assess what is off track. How to Correct Your Life presents a \nstructured approach to evaluating and correcting that imbalance through a practical ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_to_get_a_return_on_failure", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "How to Get a Return on Failure", "author": "John C. Maxwell", "filename": "How_to_Get_a_Return_on_Failure.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5393, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nSee Failure as an \nInvestment in Your Future\nPage 2\nTo Get Over Failure,\nGet Over Yourself\nPage 3\nUse Failure to Make \nYourself Better\nPage 4\nEmbrace the Value\nof Hard\nPage 5\nPractice the Cycle of \nImprovement\nPage 6\nLearn the Difference \nBetween Good Misses\nand Bad Misses\nPage 7\nHow to Get a Return\non Failure\nFail Smarter\u2014Return Stronger\nby John C. Maxwell\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHow to Get a Return on Failure argues that failure is not simply an obstacle but a \nresource that can generate long-term growth when approached deliberatel...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_to_improve_your_communication_skills", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "How To Improve Your Communication Skills", "author": "Alan Barker", "filename": "How_to_Improve_Your_Communication_Skills.pdf", "pages": 10, "word_count": 5770, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nWhat is communication?\nPage 2\nSix ways to improve your \nconversations at work\nPage 3\nThe skills of enquiry\nPage 4\nThe skills of persuasion\nPage 5\nStorytelling and the uses\nof narratives\nPage 6\nHolding a meeting\nPage 7\nTough conversations\nPage 8\nHow to Improve Your \nCommunication Skills\nby Alan Barker\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCommunication is at the heart of everything we do. It shapes relationships, fuels collab\u00ad\noration, and determines how effectively ideas become action. We rely on words, tone, and \nbody language every day. Yet even...", "images": ["page10_img1.jpeg", "page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_to_listen", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "How to Listen", "author": "Oscar Trimboli", "filename": "How_to_Listen.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2513, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nGive and Pay Attention\nPage 2 \nHear, See, and Sense\nPage 3\nFocus on What is Unsaid\nPage 3\nListen for Their Meaning\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nHow to Listen\nDiscover the Hidden Key to Better Communication\nby Oscar Trimboli\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf you want to be heard, you need to know how to listen.\nAt a time when we are more technologically linked than ever, our conversations \nhave never been more fractured and disconnected\u2015because most don\u2019t know how \nto truly listen. The result? You constantly fight to be \u201chear...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page4_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_to_say_anything_to_anyone", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "How to Say Anything to Anyone", "author": "", "filename": "How_to_Say_Anything_to_Anyone.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5827, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 6 (3 parts), Part 2, June 2013 \u2022 Order #35-15\nCONTENTS\nThe Case for Candor\nPage 2\nTaking the Mystery Out\nof Working With Others\nPage 3\nHow to Create Candid\nManagerial\nRelationships\nPage 3\nManaging Up With\nCandor\nPage 4\nCan I Trust You?\nPage 5\nThe Feedback Formula\nPage 6\nDealing With Difficult\nSituati...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_to_think_strategically", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "How to Think Strategically ", "author": "Greg Githens", "filename": "How_to_Think_Strategically.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2513, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nCompetence and \nCleverness\nPage 2\nFuture Thinking\nPage 2\nMicroskills\nPage 2\nStrategic Decisions\nPage 3\nHow to Think Strategically \nSharpen Your Mind. Develop Your Competency. \nContribute to Success.\nby Greg Githens\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere are thousands of jobs posted on career search sites that explicitly require \nstrategic thinking. Organizations value individuals who can think strategically \nand want them on the front line of management as well as in the executive suite. \nCompetent strategic thinkers are exceptions. For that reason, they are rare. One \nchallenge of organizational...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "human_centered_communication", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Human-Centered Communication", "author": "Ethan Beute and Stephen Pacinelli", "filename": "Human-Centered_Communication.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2443, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart One: \nDigital Pollution\nPage 2 \nPart Two: \nAllies & Exemplars\nPage 2\nPart Three: \nTakeaways & Tomorrows\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nHuman-Centered \nCommunication\nA Business Case Against Digital Pollution\nby Ethan Beute and Stephen Pacinelli\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere is a problem invading society as a whole \u2013 it is nameless, and consequently \nwe don\u2019t understand it or what it is costing us. Businesses feel it; individuals feel it; \nyet humans, not technology, are to blame for it. In Human-Centered Commu\u00ad\nnica...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "i_see_you", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "I See You", "author": "Amy Kemp", "filename": "I_See_You.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4194, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2 \nChapter 4: You Don\u2019t \nHave to Work More\nPage 3\nChapter 5: Can I Get \na Little Woo-Woo?\nPage 3\nChapter 8: Money \nIs a Mirror\nPage 5\nConclusion: Respect \nthe Mile\nPage 6\nI See You\nA Guide for Women to Make More, Have More, \nand Be More \u2013 Without More Work\nby Amy Kemp\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe greatest myth we all believe in? Professional growth comes from putting in \nmore work. If this mantra truly worked, most women today wouldn\u2019t feel drained \nof time and energy despite putting their all into whatever they do.\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "ignite_a_shift", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Ignite a Shift", "author": "Stephen McGarvey", "filename": "Ignite_a_Shift.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2287, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nAre You On The Right Road?\nPage 2\nThe Experience Of Being \nUnderstood\nPage 2 \nHorse Sense\nPage 3\nMaking, Breaking, And \nReinforcing Connections\nPage 3\nSmarten Up!\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nIgnite a Shift\nEngaging Minds, Guiding Emotions \nand Driving Behavior\nby Stephen McGarvey\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSpark a transformation, professionally and personally! No person is an island. Every \nday, we realize more and more how interconnected we all are, and how much we \nimpact each other, both consciously and unconsciously. And each and every...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page4_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "impact_players", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Impact Players", "author": "Liz Wiseman", "filename": "Impact_Players.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5301, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: The Impact Players\nPage 2\nMake Yourself Useful\nPage 3\nStep Up, Step Back\nPage 4\nFinish Stronger\nPage 4\nAsk and Adjust\nPage 5\nMake Work Light\nPage 6\nPart II: Developing the \nImpact Player Mindset\nPage 7\nBuild a High-Impact Team\nPage 7\nImpact Players\nHow to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, \nand Multiply Your Impact\nby Liz Wiseman\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn every organization there are Impact Players\u2014indispensable colleagues who can be \ncounted on in critical situations and who consistently receive high-profile assignments \nand new opportunities. Managers know who these top players are, ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "impossible_to_ignore", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "38-24 Impossible to Ignore", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Impossible_to_Ignore.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6410, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nMemory Is a Means  \nto an End\nPage 2\nControl What Your \nAudience Remembers\nPage 3\nSweet Anticipation\nPage 4\nWhat Makes a  \nMessage Repeatable?\nPage 5\nBecome Memorable  \nWith Distinction\nPage 6\nHow Does the  \nBrain Decide?\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAudiences forget up to 90 percent of what you communicate. How can your \nemployees and customers decide to act on your message if they only remember a \ntenth of it? How do you know which tenth they\u2019ll remember? How will you stay \non their minds long enough to spark the action you need?\nMany experts have offered techniques on how to improve...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "influencer", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Influencer.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6163, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Power to Change Anything\nINFLUENCER\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf you\u2019re like most people, you face several influence challenges that have\nyou stumped. For instance, at work your best efforts to make quality part of the\neveryday culture have yielded no improvements. Or maybe at the personal level\nyou\u2019re fighting a problem that has gone on for years.\nWhether you\u2019re a CEO, a parent or merely a person...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "initiative", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Initiative", "author": "Joshua Spodek", "filename": "Initiative.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2265, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nYou and a Problem \nYou Care About\nPage 3 \nCreating Community  \nPage 3 \nRefining Your Solution  \nPage 4\nCreating Professional \nRelationships with \nValuable People\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nInitiative \nA Proven Method to Bring Your Passions \nto Life (and Work)\nby Joshua Spodek\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Initiative, author Joshua Spodek explains how entrepreneurship has gone \nwrong, becoming more akin to a dog show. Spodek describes this Dog Show En\u00ad\ntrepreneurship as a high-tech, fast-growth, investor-backed, founders-in-their-20s, \ncompanies emerging from a Silicon Vall...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "inner_excellence", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Inner Excellence", "author": "Jim Murphy", "filename": "Inner_Excellence.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3288, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nIn his book, Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraor\u00ad\ndinary Performance and the Best Possible Life, Jim Murphy \nshares with his readers keys he has learned that have helped \nhim and those he has coached and aided move beyond fear and \nstagnation into lives of true meaning and worth. He believes that \nmindset is crucial in determining how a person both experiences \nand succeeds or fails in life. This mindset involves helping people \nfocus on raising the level of excellence both in their lives and in \nthe lives of...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "intentional_mindset", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Intentional Mindset", "author": "Dave Anderson", "filename": "Intentional_Mindset.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4204, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nKiller Instinct Gets You \nStarted, Mental Toughness \nHelps You Finish\nPage 2\nBuild a Stronger ABLE So \nYou\u2019re Able to Go Stronger\nPage 2\nCharacter: Cultivate \na Rock-Solid Moral Code\nPage 3\nRigor: Design a Relentless \nDaily Regimen\nPage 4\nDiscipline: Become \na No-Nonsense Master \nof \u201cNo\u2019ing\u201d\nPage 5\nEnergy: Fuel \na Fanatical Focus\nPage 6\nIntentional Mindset\nDeveloping Mental Toughness and a Killer Instinct\nby Dave Anderson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen we are not where we believe we should be in our lives, we can feel a sense of \ninspirational dissatisfaction nudging us toward something be...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "jumpstart_your_productivity", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Jumpstart Your productivity", "author": "Shawn Doyle", "filename": "Jumpstart_Your_Productivity.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2435, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nSet Goals and Write Them \nDown\nPage 2\nYour Time Management \nSystem\nPage 2\nThe Key to Massive \nProductivity\nPage 3\nStop Saying Yes to \nEverything\nPage 3\nControl the Interruptions\nPage 3\nTake Breaks, Boost \nProductivity\nPage 4\nJumpstart Your \nProductivity\n10 Jolts to Get and Stay Massively Productive\nby Shawn Doyle\nThe Summary In Brief\nProductivity has many definitions, but one of the best ways to view it is work less \nhard, and fewer hours. Becoming more productive takes being more conscious\u00ad\nly aware of how you spend your time and efforts and analyzing whether you\u2019re \nspending them ef...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "just_listen", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Just_Listen.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6314, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 2 (3 parts), Part 1, February 2010 \u2022 Order #32-04\nCONTENTS\nThe Secret to Reaching\nAnyone\nPage 2\nRewire Yourself to\nListen\nPage 3\nHelp People to Exhale\nEmotionally and\nMentally\nPage 4\nSteer Clear of Toxic\nPeople\nPage 5\nThe Magic Paradox\nPage 6\nFill in the Blanks\nPage 7\nThe Power Thank You\n& Apology\nPage 8\nby Mark Goulston...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "lean_in", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Lean In", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Lean_In.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3077, "image_count": 3, "preview": "LEAN IN\nWomen, Work and the Will To Lead\nby Sheryl Sandberg\n\u00a9 2013 Lean In Foundation, 228 pages\nAccording to Sheryl Sandberg, \u201cleaning in\u201d is an ambitious \nchallenge to women to push forward and chart their own \ncourse to reach significant personal goals. She notes that \neven though women are better off now than ever before in \nhistory, women\u2019s voices are still not heard equally. In fact, \nSandberg believes that women should be dissatisfied with \nthe status quo and push themselves to keep \nreaching for equality. \nLean In affirms that women often hold \nthemselves back in their careers, whereas...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.jpx", "page4_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "let_the_story_do_the_work", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "39-30 Let the Story Do the Work", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Let_the_Story_Do_the_Work.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6406, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction: Why Stories?\nPage 2\nMaster the Key Elements  \nof Storytelling\nPage 2\nLook Who\u2019s Listening\nPage 4\nCombining the Power of \nStory and Simple Visuals\nPage 5\nCollecting Stories  \nfrom Everywhere\nPage 6\nUsing Your Own Story  \nto Build Credibility  \nand Connection\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor millennia, people have used stories to simplify a complex world, make facts \nand events memorable and stir action. Today, storytelling has emerged as a strategic \nskill that every business leader must master.\nYet, few use storytelling to its full capacity. Stories work beyond telling ho...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "leveling_up", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Leveling Up", "author": "Ryan Leak", "filename": "Leveling_Up.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2453, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nRyan Leak, in his book, Leveling Up: 12 Questions to \nElevate Your Personal and Professional Development, \npresents his reader with twelve questions to consider regarding \nhow they conduct both their personal and their professional \nlives. Leak believes that by considering the answers to these \nquestions, people will begin to notice the areas they can im\u00ad\nprove on which will help them go on to live more fulfilling lives \ndefined by their own idea of what success is. Shortly into his \nintroduction Leak explains that many people believe that their \nown l...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "life_matters", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Life Matters", "author": "A. Roger Merrill and Rebecca R. Merrill", "filename": "Life_Matters.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5953, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nCreating a Dynamic Balance of Work, Family, Time\nand Money\nLIFE MATTERS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEverybody is concerned about work/life balance, but few understand\nthat time and money are as important to life balance as work and family.\nEach area matters, and focusing on one without considering the others is\nultimately unfulfilling because they are so closely interrelated. Even the\nterm \u201cbal...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "lifestorming", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "39-25 Lifestorming", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Lifestorming.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5814, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nSetting Our Own \nAspirations\nPage 2\nThe Importance of  \nNew Friends\nPage 3\nBehavioral Metamorphosis\nPage 4\nBelieve It or Not\nPage 5\nThe Importance and \nEvolution of Character\nPage 6\nCritical Abandonment\nPage 7\nSustaining the Journey\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLifestorming is your practical guide to becoming the person you want to be. You \nwill discover what it takes to redesign your life, friends, behaviors and beliefs in \norder to move closer to your goals.\nWhile change is not easy, it is possible. You will discover a new way to think \nabout your goals \u2014 why you chose them, how you ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "linchpin", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Linchpin.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5775, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe New World of Work\nPage 2\nThe New American\nDream\nPage 3\nIs It Possible to Do Hard\nWork in a Cubicle?\nPage 4\nThe Resistance\nPage 5\nMaking the Choice\nPage 6\nThe Seven Abilities of\nthe Linchpin\nPage 7\nWhen It Doesn\u2019t Work\nPage 7\nby Seth Godin\nLinchpin\nAre You Indispensable?\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere used to be two teams in every workplace: management and labor. Now\nthere\u2019s a third team, \u201cthe linchpins.\u201d These people invent, lead (regardless of title),\nconnect others, make things happen and create order out of chaos. They love their\nwork, pour their best selves into it and turn each d...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "listful_living", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Listful Living", "author": "Paula Rizzo", "filename": "Listful_Living.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2489, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPrioritize Your Life\nPage 2\nLook, Listen, And Learn\nPage 2\nDesign Your Ideal Day\nPage 3\nHow Will You Spend Your \nTime?\nPage 4\nProduce Your Self-Care \nCalendar\nPage 4\nListful Living\nA List-Making Journey to a Less-Stressed You\nby Paula Rizzo\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf you\u2019re overbooked, stressed, and feeling hopeless about it, this book is for you. \nLife really is what you make it, and you must make it work for you. The only way \nto do that is to set boundaries. Slowing down is \u201cprioritizing on steroids.\u201d Rest is \nthe new hustle.\nListful Living: A List-Making Journey to a Less-Stressed Yo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "making_conversation", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Making Conversation", "author": "Fred Dust", "filename": "Making_Conversation.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2388, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0521A \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nModern life presumably makes communication easier than ever \nbut the quality of the connections and of those easily obtained \nconversations is dwindling. Fred Dust wants to change that. We \nall have the need to conduct important and sometimes...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "making_yourself_indispensable", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Making Yourself Indispensable", "author": "", "filename": "Making_Yourself_Indispensable.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5776, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nCommitting to Make\nYourself Indispensable\nPage 2\nThe Road Map\nPage 3\nIntention: Take Charge \nof Your Life\nPage 4\nRecognize Your \nCurrent Reality\nPage 5\nGaining Strength\nThrough Forgiveness\nPage 6\nTake Action to \nBe Successful\nPage 7\nThe Missing Step:\nCelebrating Success\nPage 8\nby Mark Samuel\nMaking Yourself\nIndispensable\nThe Power of Personal Accountability\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nImagine waking up with enthusiasm every workday. Imagine being certain\nthat you are highly valued by your boss and co-workers. Imagine feeling secure\nand in control because, even if jobs are being eliminated, y...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page3_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "master_your_motivation", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Master Your Motivation", "author": "Susan Fowler", "filename": "Master_Your_Motivation.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5380, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: The Truth About \nMotivation\nPage 2\nCreate Connection\nPage 3\nPart II: Motivation Is a Skill\nPage 4\nReflect On Your Outlook\nPage 5\nPart III: What\u2019s Stopping \nYou?\nPage 6\nBeware Fatal Distractions\nPage 7\nWork Hazards\nPage 7\nMaster Your Motivation\nThree Scientific Truths for Achieving Your Goals\nby Susan Fowler\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMotivation is at the heart of everything you do and everything you want to do but \ndon\u2019t. Unfortunately, the ways we typically motivate ourselves don\u2019t work. Relying \non sheer determination eventually becomes exhausting\u2013\u2013it\u2019s not sustainable. And \neven ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "master_of_change", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Master of Chang", "author": "Brad Stulberg", "filename": "Master_of_Change.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2527, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nChange is an inevitable part of life. Everybody experiences it \nconstantly, and according to Brad Stulberg, the trick to living \npurposefully and productively with change is to accept it and \nto learn to adapt according to it. At the outset of his book, \nMaster of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is \nChanging \u2013 Including You, Stulberg discusses the different \nattitudes towards change that homeostasis and allostasis present \nus with. With homeostasis, the belief is that when an organism \nis presented with change, it will do all that it can to return...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "mastering_business_negotiation", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Mastering Business Negotiation", "author": "Roy J. Lewicki and Alexander Hiam", "filename": "Mastering_Business_Negotiation.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6248, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nA Working Guide to Making Deals \nand Resolving Conflict\nMASTERING\nBUSINESS\nNEGOTIATION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMastering Business Negotiation is a handy resource for any leader or\nmanager who needs practical strategies and ideas when conducting busi-\nness negotiations. The authors \u2014 one a professor of Management and\nHuman Resources at Ohio State University, the other a principal of a firm\nthat speci...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "mastery", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "29C FBR GoPutYourStrengths.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Mastery.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3281, "image_count": 2, "preview": "December 2007\nI\nn the mid 1980s, Esquire magazine began an annu-\nal series of articles about health, which it pub-\nlished under a special-section umbrella called\n\u201cUltimate Fitness.\u201d Author George Leonard, whose\nwork was featured in the series, wrote at the time that\nfitness had \u201cless to do with running a 2:30\nmarathon than with living a good life.\u201d In\nthe fourth year of the series, the fitness\nsection was dedicated to the concept of\n\u201cmastery,\u201d a process in which something\ndifficult becomes progressively easier\nthrough practice, until it ultimately turns\npleasurable.\nAccording to Leonard, reade...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "maximum_influence", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "38CS03D Maximum Influence", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Maximum_Influence.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5585, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Power of Persuasion\nPage 2\nThe Law of Involvement\nPage 3\nThe Law of Obligation\nPage 4\nThe Law of Association\nPage 5\nThe Law of Balance\nPage 6\nThe Law of \nSocial Validation\nPage 7\nThe Inside Secrets of \nMaximum Influence\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSalespeople, consultants, managers, executives, entrepreneurs \u2014 everyone \ndepends on influence to achieve success and prosperity. And everyone can develop \ntheir skills with Maximum Influence, the most authoritative and effective arsenal of \npersuasion tactics ever assembled.\nUpdated with the latest findings from behavioral science, new ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "mean_people_suck", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Mean People Suck", "author": "Michael Brenner", "filename": "Mean_People_Suck.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2538, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0821B \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nMichael Brenner once took himself through the exercise of list\u00ad\ning out and counting every job he could remember ever having. \nHe knew there had been quite a few but he was pretty surprised \nto see that the total came to 53, all within the sp...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "mind_odyssey", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Mind Odyssey", "author": "Spyros Papapetropoulos", "filename": "Mind_Odyssey.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5653, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nDefining Purpose\nPage 2\nRefining Purpose\nPage 3\nProtecting Purpose\nPage 4\nBalancing Ambition\nPage 5\nBalancing Time\nPage 6\nClear Sailing\nPage 7\nA Lifelong Odyssey\nPage 8\nMind Odyssey\nA Doctor\u2019s Guide to Training Your Brain\nfor Purpose, Balance, and Fulfillment\nby Spyros Papapetropoulos, MD, PhD\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor many professionals, overcoming major career challenges may come with a high \ntoll, professionally and personally, but what if the key to navigating these difficult mo\u00ad\nments was already in our possession? And what if...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "mindset", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Mindset", "author": "Carol S. Dweck", "filename": "Mindset.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5923, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Mindsets\nPage 2\nThe Truth About Ability \nand Accomplishment\nPage 3\nSports: The Mindset \nof a Champion\nPage 4\nBusiness: Mindset \nand Leadership\nPage 5\nParents, Teachers and \nCoaches: Where Do \nMindsets Come From?\nPage 6\nChanging Mindsets: \nA Workshop\nPage 7\nMindset\nThe New Psychology of Success\nby Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEvery so often a truly groundbreaking idea comes along. World-renowned Stanford \nUniversity psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and \nsuccess, has discovered a trul...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "mojo", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Mojo.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6128, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 8 (3 parts), Part 1, August 2010 \u2022 Order #32-19\nCONTENTS\nYou and Your Mojo\nPage 2\nThe Building Blocks\nof Mojo\nPage 3\nMojo Killers\nPage 4\nFour Pointless\nArguments\nPage 5\nIdentity: Making Sense\nof Who You Are\nPage 6\nReputation: Taking\nControl of Your \u2018Story\u2019\nPage 7\nConnecting Inside\nto Outside\nPage 8\nby Marshall Goldsmith\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "motivate_this", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Motivate This", "author": "Steve Rizzo", "filename": "Motivate_This_.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2383, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIt\u2019s All About How You Feel\nPage 2\nThe Wrath of Self-Curse \nTalk\nPage 2\nEnjoyment: A Shift \ninto High Gear\nPage 2\nNourishing Your Soul \nPage 2\nHonor Your Values \nPage 3\nSeven Common-Sense \nSuccess Strategies\nPage 3\nMotivate This!\nHow to Start Each Day With an Unstoppable Attitude\nby Steve Rizzo\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Motivate This!: How to Start Each Day With an Unstoppable Attitude, \ncomedian turned motivational speaker and author, Steve Rizzo asks readers to \nembrace the simple message that attitude is, in fact, everything. If you can do \nthat, you will discover increased productiv...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "no_limits", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "39-23 No Limits", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "No_Limits.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6310, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nAwareness: Remove the \nCaps from Your Capacity\nPage 2\nAbility: Develop the \nCapacities You Already \nPossess\nPage 3\nChoices: Do the Things That \nMaximize Your Capacity\nPage 6\nYour Life with No Limits\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe often treat the word \u201ccapacity\u201d as if it were a natural low of limitation. \nUnfortunately, most of us are much more comfortable defining what we perceive as \noff-limits rather than what\u2019s really possible. Could it be that many of us have failed \nto expand our potential because we have allowed what we perceive as capacity to \ndefine us? What if our limits are ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "no_more_excuses", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "No More Excuses", "author": "Sam Silverstein", "filename": "No_More_Excuses.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2567, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe 1st Accountability:\nDoing the Right Things\nPage 2\nThe 2nd Accountability:\nManaging Your Space\nPage 2\nThe 3rd Accountability:\nManaging the Process\nPage 3\nThe 4th Accountability: \nEstablishing the Right \nExpectations\nPage 3\nThe 5th Accountability:\nContributing to Your \nRelationships\nPage 4\nNo More Excuses\nThe Five Accountabilities for Personal \nand Organizational Growth \nby Sam Silverstein\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNo More Excuses is a way of looking at the world\u2014a standard to which we hold \nourselves and others accountable. It\u2019s a strategy that attracts others to us, because \naccountabi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "non_obvious_thinking", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Non-Obvious Thinking", "author": "Rohit Bhargava, Ben duPont", "filename": "Non-Obvious_Thinking.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3556, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nContents\nCreate Space\nPage 2\nUncover Insights\nPage 3\nFocus Your Ideas\nPage 4\nDefine the Twist\nPage 6\nNon-Obvious Thinking\nHow to See What Others Miss\nby Rohit Bhargava and Ben duPont \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe goal of this book is to teach you how to overcome blind spots and become a \nmore original thinker. The authors call this \u201cnon-obvious thinking.\u201d In Non-Ob\u00ad\nvious Thinking: How To See What Others Miss, the argument is made that \noften the best ideas come from unexpected voices, the non-experts who bring an \noutsider\u2019s perspective. \nAt a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg", "page6_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "not_doing", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Not Doing", "author": "Diana Renner and Steven D\u2019Souza", "filename": "Not_Doing.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2287, "image_count": 6, "preview": "Contents\nThe Dysfunctions of Doing\nPage 2\nLet the Mud Settle\nPage 2\nLet Go of the Shore\nPage 3\nThe River Knows its \nDestination\nPage 3\nNot Doing\nThe Art of Turning Struggle into Ease\nby Diana Renner and Steven D\u2019Souza \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe live in a world of constant busyness and striving that in myriad ways makes us \nfeel compelled to push, control, and work harder. Too often this leads to exhaus\u00ad\ntion, burnout, worsening health, and diminished relationships. \nNot Doing: The Art of Turning Struggle into Ease describes and gives many \nexamples of the philosophy of Not Doing. It suggests tha...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page4_img2.jpeg", "page4_img3.jpeg", "page4_img4.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "off_the_cuff", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Off The Cuff", "author": "Anne Cooper Ready", "filename": "Off_the_Cuff.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6344, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nWhat to Say at a Moment\u2019s Notice\nOFF THE CUFF\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe phrase \u201coff the cuff\u201d is believed to have originated with waiters\nwho were among the first people to use their shirt cuffs as notepads to take\norders or to calculate the tab. Hollywood directors were the next perpetra-\ntors of the practice, carrying notes to actors about the scene on their shirt\nsleeves. Impromptu spe...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "optimal_outcomes", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Optimal Outcomes", "author": "Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler", "filename": "Optimal_Outcomes.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5432, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: Understanding the \nConflict Loop\nPage 2\nPractice 1: Notice Your \nConflict Habits and Patterns\nPage 2\nPart II: Breaking the \nConflict Pattern\nPage 3\nPractice 3: Put Your \nEmotions to Work for You\nPage 4\nPart III: Freeing Yourself \nfrom the Loop\nPage 5\nPractice 6: Design a \nPattern-Breaking Path\nPage 6\nOptimal Outcomes\nFree Yourself from Conflict at Work, \nat Home, and in Life\nby Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler, Ph.D.\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhere can you turn when your attempts to resolve conflict fail? Most ap\u00ad\nproaches emphasize collaboration. You are supposed to sit down, calmly talk ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "outliers", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "", "filename": "Outliers.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3168, "image_count": 2, "preview": "OUTLIERS\nThe Story of Success\nby Malcolm Gladwell\n\u00a9 2008, Little, Brown & Co., 309 pages, $27.99,\nISBN 978-0-316-01792-3\nImagine a gifted storyteller who has the ability to suc-\ncinctly sum up the lessons he has learned as a ground-\nbreaking journalist and turn those lessons\ninto stories that transform his readers into\ndevoted fans. First he hones his craft by\nwriting dozens of newspaper columns,\nthen he expands his range into magazine\nstories. Next, he widens his scope again by\nwriting books that capture all of the\nreporting skills he has gained over a jour-\nnalistic career built while workin...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "persuasion_equation", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Persuasion Equation", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Persuasion_Equation.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5623, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPersuasion Fundamentals\nPage 2\nTargets, Technology \nand Tactics\nPage 3\nBuilding Your \nBusiness Case\nPage 4\nPower Language\nPage 5\nPersuasion 911\nPage 7\nThe Psychology \nof Self-Persuasion\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHow do you get people to see things your way? Whether you\u2019re trying to secure a \npromotion, make a sale or rally support for a new idea, the ability to persuade those \naround you is absolutely essential to success. \nMerging research and real-world application, Persuasion Equation is an insightful guide \nthat reveals what really drives decisions, and introduces readers to the...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "pitch_perfect", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Pitch Perfect", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Pitch_Perfect.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6116, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Language of Success\nPage 2\nThe Headline Principle\nPage 3\nThe Scorsese Principle\nPage 4\nThe Pasta-Sauce Principle\nPage 5\nThe Conviction Principle\nPage 6\nThe Curiosity Principle\nPage 7\nThe Seven Principles  \nat Work\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDuring the pivotal moments of our lives, results are often determined not only by \nour actions but by our words as well. Saying the right thing the right way can make \nthe difference between sealing the deal or losing the account, advancing your career \nor suffering a demotion. During these moments, it\u2019s important to be pitch perfect \n\u2014 to use...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "power", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Power.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5851, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 3 (3 parts), Part 2, March 2011 \u2022 Order 33-07\nby Jeffrey Pfeffer\nPower\nWhy Some People Have It \u2014\nand Others Don\u2019t\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOver decades of consulting with corporations and teaching MBA students the\nnuances of organizational power, Jeffrey Pfeffer has watched numerous people suf-\nfer career r...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "presenting_to_win", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Presenting To Win", "author": "Jerry Weissman", "filename": "Presenting_to_Win.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5959, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Art of Selling Your Story\nPRESENTING\nTO WIN\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThirty million presentations will be given today. Millions will fail.\nMillions more will be received with yawns. A rare few will establish the\nmost profound connection, in which presenter and audience will understand\neach other perfectly, discover common ground, and together, decide to act.\nIf you want your presentation...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "primary_greatness", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "38BS08 Primary Greatness", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Primary_Greatness.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6168, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Secret Life\nPage 2\nCharacter: The Source of \nPrimary Greatness\nPage 3\nHow to Align Yourself  \nto Principles\nPage 4\nThe 12 Levers of Success\nPage 5\nThe Lever of Service\nPage 6\nThe Lever of Diversity\nPage 7\nThe Lever of Renewal\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFrom Stephen R. Covey \u2014 the late, legendary author of The 7 Habits of Highly \nEffective People \u2014 a new set of rules for achieving a happy and fulfilling life of \nprimary greatness. \nMany of us are hurting. We have chronic problems, dissatisfactions and dis-\nappointments. The idea of living a \u201cgreat life\u201d seems a distant dream.Too o...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "qbq_the_question_behind_the_question", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "QBQ! Question Behind the Question", "author": "John G. Miller", "filename": "QBQ__The_Question_Behind_the_Question.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5655, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nA Picture of Personal\nAccountability\nPage 2\nDon\u2019t Ask \u2018Why?\u2019\nPage 3\nDon\u2019t Ask \u2018Who?\u2019\nPage 4\nMaking Accountability\nPersonal: All QBQs\nContain an \u2018I\u2019\nPage 5\nPracticing Personal\nAccountability\nPage 6\nA Great List of Lousy\nQuestions\nPage 7\nThe Spirit of the QBQ\nPage 8\nby John G. Miller\nQBQ! The Question\nBehind the Question\n\u00ae\nWhat to Really Ask Yourself to Eliminate\nBlame, Complaining and Procrastination\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe lack of personal accountability is a problem that has resulted in an epi-\ndemic of blame, complaining and procrastination. No organization \u2014 or individ-\nual \u2014 can ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "range", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Range", "author": "David Epstein", "filename": "Range.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2417, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR1021B \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nFrom our earliest educational and athletic days, we are pushed \nto find an art, sport, or skill in which we show potential and to \nhyper focus in that area until we reach peak performance. We \nare told that the best way to achieve at the high...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "read_the_tape", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Read the Tape", "author": "Mike S. Shapiro", "filename": "Read_The_Tape.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2748, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction: You \nAlready Can\nPage 2 \nEpisode 1: What\u2019s Your \nChutzma?\nPage 2 \nEpisode 3: Read the Tape\nPage 3\nEpisode  5: Don\u2019t Limit \nYourself\nPage 3\nEpisode  6: Know Your Nut\nPage 4\nConclusion: Finding Joy in \nthe Success of Others\nPage 4\nRead the Tape\nUsing Situational Awareness to Predict Personal \nand Business Probabilities\nby Mike S. Shapiro\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFailure is inevitable. But failure is also valuable. Sure, coping with failure isn\u2019t exact\u00ad\nly fun. But what if you find a way to transform your failures into succ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "read_your_mind", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Read Your Mind", "author": "Oz Pearlman", "filename": "Read_Your_Mind.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2774, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nChanneling Your Inner \nMentalist\nIn Read Your Mind, Oz Pearlman explores how the skills \nbehind mentalism\u2014careful observation, attention, and \nawareness\u2014can be applied far beyond performance. While \nhe is not capable of reading minds, Pearlman has learned \nhow to read and understand other people, a skill he argues \ncan be developed just as it is possible to better read and un\u00ad\nderstand ourselves. As social creatures, he suggests, humans \nare already equipped with the foundations of these abilities. \nPearlman began his ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "real_influence", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Real_Influence.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6127, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 4 (3 parts), Part 3, April 2013 \u2022 Order #35-09\nCONTENTS\nThe Problem: Why Are\nYou Struggling to\nInfluence People?\nPage 2\nStep #1 Go for Great\nOutcomes\nPage 3\nStep #2 Listen Past Your\nBlind Spot\nPage 4\nStep #3 Engage Them in\nTheir There\nPage 5\nStep #4 When You\u2019ve\nDone Enough ... Do More\nPage 6\nTaking R...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "recharge", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Recharge", "author": "David Ko", "filename": "Recharge.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3877, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nChapter 1: Our Batteries \nAre Depleted\nPage 2 \nChapter 3: Mental Health \nand the Workplace\nPage 4\nChapter 4: Technology \nand Mental Health\nPage 5\nChapter 5: Our Biggest \nMental Health Challenges\nPage 6\nRecharge\nBoosting Your Mental Battery, \nOne Conversation at a Time\nby David Ko\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe pay more attention to our phone battery than to the inner battery that powers \nour mind and body. And this is one of the biggest causes of the most widespread \ndisease of our century: stress. \nIn his book, Recharge: Boosting Your M...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "reclaim_the_moment", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Reclaim the Moment", "author": "Greg Bennick", "filename": "Reclaim_the_Moment.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3664, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nA World Changer\u2019s \nGuide to Life\nPage 2\nEscape the Trap \nof Pessimism\nPage 2\nResist the Allure \nof Distraction\nPage 3\nBreak Free from the \nDeception of Defeat\nPage 4\nConnect Amidst the \nWeight of the World\nPage 4\nBuild a Better Now\nPage 5\nReclaim the Moment\nSeven Strategies to Build a Better Now\nby Greg Bennick\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThis book is about amplifying your life, regaining your focus, and transforming \nyour world. You versus the entire world, doesn\u2019t offer the best odds. This doesn\u2019t \nmean giving up trying to make improve...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "relationship_equity", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Relationship Equity ", "author": "Richard Walker", "filename": "Relationship_Equity.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2826, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction: We\u2019re All \nJust People\nPage 2 \nChapter 2: The Relationship \nEquity Mindset\nPage 2\nChapter 3: Foundations \nof A Philosophy\nPage 3\nChapter 6: Breaking \nDown the Barriers\nPage 3\nConclusion: A Wealth \nof Possibility\nPage 4\nRelationship Equity\nYour Cornerstone Investment to Great Gains in \nBusiness and Life\nby Richard Walker\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\n\u201cIn our families, our businesses, our communities, our world \u2013 we need one another. \nWe are not islands unto ourselves.\u201d\nThe book Relationship Equity: Your Cornerstone Investment ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "reset", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Reset", "author": "Dan Heath", "filename": "Reset.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3229, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nIn his book, Reset: How to Change What\u2019s Not Working, \nDan Heath quotes Paul Batalden as saying, \u201cEvery system is \nperfectly designed to get the results it gets.\u201d If progress is to \nbe made, then, systems need to be improved. Heath says that \nthe changes needed in any given circumstance are not always \nself-evident because after a while people start to think that how \nsomething is always done is how it should be done. In order to \nreset a system as quickly as possible, then, people need to rec\u00ad\nognize what these stumbl...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "resonate", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Resonate", "author": "Nancy Duarte", "filename": "Resonate.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5862, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 3 (3 parts), Part 1, March 2011 \u2022 Order #33-06\nCONTENTS\nWhy Resonate?\nPage 2\nLessons from Myths and\nMovies\nPage 3\nGet to Know the Hero\nPage 3\nDefine the Journey\nPage 4\nCreate Meaningful\nContent\nPage 5\nStructure Reveals\nInsights\nPage 5\nThere\u2019s Always Room to\nImprove\nPage 6\nChange Your World\nPage 7\nby Nan...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "right_kind_of_wrong", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Right Kind of Wrong", "author": "Amy Edmondson", "filename": "Right_Kind_of_Wrong.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3626, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nPart One: The Failure \nLandscape\nPage 2\nThe Right Kind of Wrong\nPage 3\nPart Two: Practicing \nthe Art of Failing Well\nPage 3\nWe Have Met the Enemy\nPage 3\nContexts and \nConsequences\nPage 4\nAppreciating Systems\nPage 4\nThriving as a Fallible \nHuman Being\nPage 5\nRight Kind of Wrong\nThe Science of Failing Well \nby Amy Edmondson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe used to think of failure as the opposite of success. Now, we\u2019re often torn between \ntwo \u201cfailing cultures\u201d: one that says to avoid failure at all costs, the other that says fail \nfast, fai...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "right_thing_right_now", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Right Thing, Right Now", "author": "Ryan Holiday", "filename": "Right_Thing__Right_Now.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3236, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nRyan Holiday ends his book, Right Thing, Right Now: Good \nValues. Good character. Good Deeds, part of The Stoic Vir\u00ad\ntues Series, with an explanation of the ways in which stoicism \nasks of its adherents to consider other people. He writes, \u201cAny \nphilosophy that hardens you to the plight of other people, any \nphilosophy that punches down\u2026 instead of up\u2026, any philoso\u00ad\nphy that rages instead of loves? These ideas are the plagues of \nour time.\u201d Holiday believes that what truly matters in life is how \na person treats other ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "rookie_smarts", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Rookie_Smarts.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6008, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Rise of the Rookie\nPage 2\nThe Rookie Smart Mindset \nPage 3\nBackpackers:  \nAn Unencumbered Mind\nPage 3\nFirewalkers: Moving  \nCautiously but Quickly\nPage 5\nThe Perpetual Rookie\nPage 6\nThe Rookie Organization\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIs it possible to be at your best even when you are underqualified or doing some-\nthing for the first time? Is it still possible, even after decades of experience, to recapture \nthe enthusiasm, curiosity and fearlessness of youth to take on new challenges? With the \nright mindset you can. \nIn a rapidly changing world, experience can be a curse. Being ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "sparked", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Sparked", "author": "Jonathan Fields", "filename": "Sparked.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5528, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhat Should I Do With \nMy Life?\nPage 2\nThe Maven\nPage 2\nThe Maker\nPage 3\nThe Scientist\nPage 4\nThe Performer\nPage 5\nThe Warrior\nPage 6\nThe Advisor\nPage 7\nSpark Your Work\nPage 8\nSparked\nDiscover Your Unique Imprint for Work \nThat Makes You Come Alive\nby Jonathan Fields\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe\u2019re all born with a certain \u201cimprint\u201d for work that makes us come alive. This is \nyour Sparketype\u00ae, your DNA-level driver of work that lets you know, deep down, \nyou\u2019re doing what you\u2019re here to do. Work that motivates you, fills you with pur\u00ad\npose and, fully expressed in a healthy way, becomes a ma...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "speak_easy", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Speak Easy", "author": "Lou Diamond", "filename": "Speak_Easy.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2334, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nConversations Matter\nPage 2 \nSet The Stage\nPage 3\nFun Street\nPage 3\nLast Call\nPage 4\nOutro (Conclusion)\nPage 4\nSpeak Easy\nConnect with Every Conversation\nby Lou Diamond\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSometimes, that promising lead turns out to be a bust. The sales pitch fails to land \nthe client. But what if you knew the steps to \u201cset up\u201d each conversation to increase \nthe likelihood that you connect, engage and win? Lou Diamond, a storyteller, \npodcaster, and professional speaker, wrote his book, Speak Easy: Connect Wit...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "springboard", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Springboard.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6243, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe First Answer: \nChoose Your Life\nPage 2\nAn Easy Answer: Be Happy\nPage 3\nSociety\u2019s Answer: Seek \nStatus, Fame and Fortune\nPage 4\nAn Inspired Answer: Find \nMeaningful Work\nPage 5\nDiscover What You Can  \nDo Better Than  \nMost: Capabilities\nPage 6\nSet Yourself on \nFire: Motivation\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEveryone knows that you are supposed to \u201cfollow your dream.\u201d But where is the \nroad map to help you discover what that dream is? In Springboard, award-winning \nauthor and teacher G. Richard Shell helps you find your future. His advice: Take an \nhonest look inside and then answer tw...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "standout", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "StandOut_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6119, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 1 (3 parts), Part 2, January 2012 \u2022 Order #34-02\nCONTENTS\nHow to Accelerate\nInnovation\nPage 2\nThe New StandOut\nStrengths Assessment\nPage 3\nConnector\nPage 4\nEqualizer\nPage 5\nPioneer\nPage 6\nTeacher\nPage 7\nThe Three Strengths\nPrinciples\nPage 7\nby Marcus Buckingham\nStandOut\n\u2122\nThe Groundbreaking New Streng...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "stealing_your_life", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Stealing_Your_Life.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6323, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Ultimate Identity Theft Prevention Plan\nSTEALING\nYOUR LIFE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBefore the age of 19, Frank Abagnale had successfully conned millions of\ndollars worth of checks while posing as a Pan Am pilot, doctor and legal prose-\ncutor. It is his early life that has been captured in his best-selling memoir and\n2002 blockbuster film Catch Me If You Can. However, now he has gone from\nfraud t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "stretch", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "38-10 Stretch", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Stretch.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6098, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Stretch Imperative\nPage 2\nLearn on the Fly\nPage 3\nBe Open\nPage 4\nBuild a Diverse Network\nPage 5\nBe Greedy About \nExperiences\nPage 6\nBounce Forward\nPage 7\nStretch Into Your Future\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nYou know you can do more with your career. And the future is going to demand \nmore of you. The problem is you are so busy keeping up with the day-to-day that \nyou can\u2019t prepare for tomorrow. Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow\u2019s \nWorkplace gives you the confidence and knowledge you need to achieve your goals \nin an ever-changing world. Karie Willyerd and Barbara ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "stronger", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Stronger", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Stronger.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6020, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nActive Optimism and the \nSelf-Fulfilling Prophesy\nPage 2\nThe Courage to Be Decisive \nand Take Personal Respon-\nsibility\nPage 3\nThe Moral Compass:  \nHonesty, Integrity, Fidelity \nand Ethical Behavior\nPage 5\nRelentless Tenacity:  \nTry, Try Again\nPage 6\nLessons Learned About \nHuman Resilience\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nProfessional athletes, surgeons, first responders \u2013\u2013 all perform remarkable feats in the \nface of intense stress. Why do they thrive under pressure, while others succumb? What \nseparates the two is attitude. Resilient people meet adversity head-on and bounce back \nfrom se...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "success_built_to_last", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Success Built to Last", "author": "Jerry Porras, Stewart Emery, and Mark Thompson", "filename": "Success_Built_to_Last.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6478, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nCreating a Life That Matters\nSUCCESS BUILT\nTO LAST\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nImagine discovering what successful people have in common, distilling\nit into a set of simple practices and using them to transform your company,\nyour career and your life.\nAuthored by three nationally acclaimed thought leaders in organization-\nal development and self-improvement \u2013\u2013 including Built to Last co-author\nJerry Por...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "success_intelligence", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Success Intelligence", "author": "", "filename": "Success_Intelligence.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5811, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nVision\nPage 2\nPotential\nPage 3\nWisdom\nPage 4\nRelationships\nPage 5\nCourage\nPage 6\nGrace\nPage 7\nRenaissance\nPage 7\nby Robert Holden, Ph.D.\nSuccess Intelligence\nEssential Lessons and Practices \nfrom the World\u2019s Leading Coaching\nProgram on Authentic Success\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere are many so-called successful people who have not learned how to\nenjoy their success. True success should not have to cost you your joy, your health\nor your relationships. On the contrary, true success is about enjoying these things.\nSuccess Intelligence examines how to enjoy real, soulful success while livin...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "success_psyche", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Success Psyche", "author": "Jay Adkins", "filename": "Success_Psyche.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2392, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart One: Unlocking The \nPath To Success\nPage 2 \nPart Two: Take Charge Of \nYour Success\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nSuccess Psyche\nMassive Actions That Will Illuminate \nYour Path to Success\nby Jay Adkins\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEverybody wants to be successful, but a few put in the conscious effort to get \nthere. Success looks glamorous on the outside. But nobody wants to acknowledge \nthe amount of struggle that goes on behind the curtains. Success takes work. It \ntakes thoughtful action. But most importantly, it tak...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "success_with_people", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Success WIth People", "author": "Cavett Robert", "filename": "Success_with_People.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2517, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPrinciple 1: People Love \nTo Buy But They Hate \nTo Be Sold\nPage 2\nPrinciple 2: We First \nMust Sell Ourselves\nPage 2\nPrinciple 3: People Are \nPersuaded Not By What \nWe Say But By What \nThey Understand\nPage 3\nPrinciple 4: How Does \nIt Benefit Me \u2013\u2013 Not You, \nBut Me?\nPage 3\nPrinciple 6: Emotion \nOpens The Door But \nLogic Locks It Tightly\nPage 4\nSuccess With People\nYour Action Plan for Prosperity and Success\nby Cavett Robert\nThe Summary In Brief\nIn Success with People, author Cavett Robert demonstrates that personal \nsuccess as well as financial success in life depends on your ability to ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "sway", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Sway.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6129, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 1 (2 parts), Part 1, October 2008 \u2022 Order #30-24\nCONTENTS\nDealing With Loss\nPage 2\nThe Swamp of\nCommitment\nPage 3\nThe Value of the\nStrativarius on the\nSubway\nPage 4\nThe First-Date Interview\nPage 4\nThe Chameleon Effect\nPage 5\nWhat\u2019s Fair Is Fair\nPage 6\nMotivation Through\nCompensation\nPage 7\nDissenting Justice\nPage 7\nby Or...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "tackle_what_8217_s_next", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Tackle What's Next", "author": "Eric Wood", "filename": "Tackle_What__8217_s_Next.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4186, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nExamine Your Gifts\nPage 2\nCreate a Vision of \nYour Future\nPage 2\nExamine Your \nCore Values\nPage 3\nGet into a Routine\nPage 3\nStarting Your Day \nwith Wins\nPage 4\nFilling Your Mind with \nWhat You Want to Show \nUp in Your Life\nPage 5\nControl What \nYou Can Control\nPage 6\nTackle What\u2019s Next\nOwn Your Story, Stack Wins, and Achieve Your Goals \nin Business and Life \nby Eric Wood\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNow is the perfect time to get prepared for what\u2019s next. If you\u2019re going through a \nrough transition in life right now, this could be the perf...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "take_charge_of_you", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Take Charge of You", "author": "David Novak, Jason Goldsmith", "filename": "Take_Charge_Of_You.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4118, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Self-Coaching \nConversation\nPage 2\nThe Self-Coaching Mindset\nPage 2\nThe Self-Coaching Plan\nPage 3\nThe Self-Coaching Journey\nPage 4\nThe Self-Coaching Habit\nPage 4\nA Word About \nProcrastination\nPage 6\nTake Charge of You\nHow Self-Coaching Can Change Your Life \nand Your Career\nby David Novak and Jason Goldsmith\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEveryone wants to find success in their life and career. The question is how to get \nthere. Many coaches won\u2019t tell you that you can actually coach yourself to success. \nThe importance of good coaching ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "talent_is_overrated", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Talent_Is_Overrated.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5941, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 3 (3 parts), Part 2, March 2009 \u2022 Order #31-06\nCONTENTS\nWhat About Tiger?\nPage 2\nHow Smart Do\nYou Have to Be?\nPage 3\nWhat Deliberate\nPractice Is and Isn\u2019t\nPage 4\nHow Deliberate\nPractice Works\nPage 5\nApplying the Principles\nin Our Lives\nPage 6\nPerforming Great\nat Innovation\nPage 7\nHow Organizations\nBlow It\nPage 8\nby Geoff...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "talent_is_never_enough", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "2915 TalentNeverEnough.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Talent_is_Never_Enough.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6321, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nDiscover the Choices That Will Take You\nBeyond Your Talent\nTALENT IS\nNEVER\nENOUGH\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nTalent is often overrated and frequently misunderstood. When people\nachieve great things, others often explain their accomplishments by simply\nattributing everything to talent. But that is a false and misleading way of\nlooking at success. If talent alone is enough, then why do you know of highly...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "talking_to_strangers", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Book Snaps: Talking to Strangers", "author": "Malcolm Gladwell", "filename": "Talking_to_Strangers.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2358, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2019 Soundview, Inc. All rights reserved. \nReproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Sarah Dayton, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie O\u2019Connor, Graphic Designer  \u2022  Reviewed by Andy Ghillyer   \nNovember 2019  \u2022  Order #FBR1219A \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nBilled as a \u201cclassic Gladwellian intellectual adventure,\u201d Mal\u00ad\ncolm Gladwell\u2019s sixth book begins with a benign reminiscence \nof his father having a delightful conversation with a stranger in \nthe lobby of the Mercer Hotel in New...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "target", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Target", "author": "J\u00e9r\u00f4me Chouchan", "filename": "Target.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2587, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPrinciples for Hitting \nYour Target  \nPage 2\nLessons from Kyudo \nand Japan\nPage 2\nHow to Make Your Work \nMeaningful and Enjoyable\nPage 3\nHow to Live a Fulfilling \nSecond Life \nPage 4\nTarget\nBusiness Wisdom from the Ancient Japanese \nMartial Art of Kyudo\nby J\u00e9r\u00f4me Chouchan\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMention the word target, and several visuals may come to mind. In business, a \ntarget may be number on spreadsheet or a highly desired customer. For others, \nsports goals come to mind\u2014touchdown, hole-in-one. When presented with a \ntarget, people have an irrepressible desire to take aim and hit it...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "tell_me_more_about_that", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Tell Me More About That", "author": "Rob Volpe", "filename": "Tell_Me_More_About_That.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2321, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart One: When Empathy \nEludes Us\nPage 2 \nPart Two: Following \nThe 5 Steps To Empathy\nPage 2\nPart Three: Embracing \nEmpathy In Everyday Life\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nTell Me More \nAbout That\nSolving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation \nat a Time\nby Rob Volpe\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEveryone is born empathetic, but it is the combination of genetics, parenting, and \nlived experiences that help one develop a strong ability for cognitive empathy. This \nstrong gift of cognitive empathy allows Rob Volpe the ability to s...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "tenacious_abundance", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Tenacious Abundance", "author": "Anthony R. Trupiano", "filename": "Tenacious_Abundance.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2493, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nChapter 3: I Am Wealthy\nPage 2 \nChapter 4: I Am Wise\nPage 3\nChapter 6: Tenacious \nThought Leaders\nPage 3\nChapter 7: Music \u2013 The \nHealthy \nWonder Drug\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nTenacious Abundance\nSimple Habits & Hacks for Being Happy, Healthy, \nWealthy & Wise\nby Anthony R. Trupiano\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nYou can have it all. Happiness, health, wealth, and wisdom-you do not have to \ncompromise any one of these for the other. You can build a life of abundance. In \nTenacious Abundance: Simple Habits & Hacks for Being...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page4_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "thanks_for_the_feedback", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Thanks for the Feedback", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Thanks_for_the_Feedback.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5992, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThree Triggers \nPage 2\nSeparate Appreciation, \nCoaching and Evaluation\nPage 3\nIdentify the Relationship \nSystem\nPage 5\nCultivate a Growth Identity\nPage 6\nHow Good Do I Have to Be?\nPage 7\nPull Together: Feedback in \nOrganizations\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe get feedback every day of our lives from friends and family, bosses, colleagues and \ncustomers. We know that feedback is essential for healthy relationships and professional \ndevelopment \u2014 but we dread it and often dismiss it. That\u2019s because receiving feedback \nsits at the junction of two conflicting human desires: we want to lea...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_12_week_year", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The 12 Week Year", "author": "Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington", "filename": "The_12_Week_Year.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2605, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0521B \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nBrian P. Moran and Michael Lennington open their book \nby laying out a core concept that has been the focus of their \nthinking, work, and coaching for more than a decade. The \u201cvast \nmajority\u201d of people never live up to their full potential. M...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_29_solution", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_29__Solution.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5677, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 1 (3 parts), Part 3, January 2009 \u2022 Order #31-03\nCONTENTS\nCreate Your Future\nPage 2\nExpand\nYour Network\nPage 3\nGo the\nExtra Mile\nPage 4\nGet Value for\nYour Time\nPage 5\nBecome\nthe Expert\nPage 6\nCapture Your\nSuccess Stories\nPage 7\nDo What\nOthers Don\u2019t\nPage 7\nby Ivan R. Misner, Ph.D.,\nand Michelle R. Donovan\nThe 29% Solution...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_5_choices", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The 5 Choices", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_5_Choices.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6078, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nAct on the Important\nPage 2\nGo for Extraordinary\nPage 4\nSchedule the Big Rocks\nPage 4\nRule Your Technology\nPage 5\nFuel Your Fire\nPage 7\nWhat Leaders Can Do\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEvery day brings us a crushing wave of demands: a barrage of texts, emails, in-\nterruptions, meetings, phone calls, tweets, blogs\u2013\u2013not to mention the high-pressure \nchallenges of our jobs\u2013\u2013that can be overwhelming and exhausting. The sheer num-\nber of distractions can threaten our ability to think clearly, make good decisions, \nand accomplish what matters most, leaving us worn out and unfulfilled. \nNow, ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_5_types_of_wealth", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The 5 Types of Wealth", "author": "Sahil Bloom", "filename": "The_5_Types_of_Wealth.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3240, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nHistory is replete with characters, real and imaginary, who have \nreached the pinnacles of financial success but have found their \nlives lacking and broken in ways that render that financial wealth \nall but tertiary. Financial wealth can aid in the building of a life \nof security and abundance, but in and of itself, it will not make a \nlife joyful or fulfilling. Financial wealth can be incredibly bene\u00ad\nficial, but it is not sufficient. In the end, Sahil Bloom builds his \nbook, The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Gu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "the_7_habits_of_highly_effective_people", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People", "author": "Stephen R. Covey, Sean Covey", "filename": "The_7_Habits_Of_Highly_Effective_People.pdf", "pages": 10, "word_count": 6680, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nPart I: Paradigms \nand Principles\nPage 2\nPart II: Private Victory\nPage 3\nHabit 3: Put First Things \nFirst\nPage 5\nPart III: Public Victory\nPage 6\nHabit 5: Seek First \nto Understand, Then \nto Be Understood\nPage 7\nHabit 6: Synergize\nPage 8\nPart IV: Renewal\nPage 9\nThe 7 Habits of Highly \nEffective People\n30th Anniversary Edition\nby Stephen R. Covey with fresh insights by Sean Covey\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor three decades, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has transformed the \nlives of presidents, heads of state, CEOs, educators, ...", "images": ["page10_img1.jpeg", "page10_img2.jpeg", "page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_achievement_habit", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "37-26 The Achievement Habit", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Achievement_Habit.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6303, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nNothing Is What You Think \nIt Is\nPage 2\nGetting Unstuck\nPage 3\nFinding Assistance\nPage 4\nDoing Is Everything\nPage 5\nGroup Habits\nPage 6\nSelf-Image By Design\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCo-founder of the Stanford d.school Bernard Roth introduces the power of design \nthinking to help you achieve goals you never thought possible. Achievement can be \nlearned. It\u2019s a muscle, and once you learn how to flex it, you\u2019ll be able to meet life\u2019s \nchallenges and fulfill your goals.\nIn The Achievement Habit, Roth applies the remarkable insights that stem from design \nthinking \u2014 previously used to s...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_adversity_advantage", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "The_Adversity_Advantage.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5875, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nTurning Everyday Struggles Into Everyday Greatness\nTHE ADVERSITY\nADVANTAGE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nYou might be thinking that any sensible person seeks less adversity, not\nmore. Right? Here\u2019s the problem: While you can certainly have an enjoyable life,\nyou cannot reach beyond pleasure to even the most basic level of greatness with-\nout a healthy dose of adversity \u2014 the very thing ...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_adversity_paradox", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Adversity_Paradox.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6082, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 8 (3 parts), Part 2, August 2009 \u2022 Order #31-20\nCONTENTS\nThe Individual Human\nCapital of the Business\nSavvy\nPage 2\nThe Power of \u201cAnd Then\nSome\u201d\nPage 3\nJust Add Introspection\nPage 4\nWhat Does Behavior\nHave to Do with Values?\nPage 5\nSorry, But There\u2019s No\nSubstitute for Hard Work\nPage 6\nPurpose and Passion\nPage 7\nThe Transf...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_age_of_speed", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "The_Age_of_Speed.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6374, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow to Thrive in a More-Faster-Now World\nTHE AGE OF\nSPEED\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe are willing to make dramatic sacrifices to achieve greater speed\nbecause today our society pulses with new priorities and new demands. We\u2019ve\ncreated a 24/7, CrackBerry, more-faster-now culture, and it is changing the way\nwe work, relate, communicate and live. It\u2019s changing what makes an individual\nsuccessful and wha...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_art_of_active_listening", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Art of Active Listening", "author": "Heather R. Younger", "filename": "The_Art_Of_Active_Listening.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4151, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Cycle of Active \nListening\nPage 2\nRecognize the Unsaid\nPage 2\nSeek to Understand\nPage 3\nDecode\nPage 4\nAct\nPage 4\nClose the Loop\nPage 5\nAre You Ready to Become a \nBetter Active Listener\nPage 6\nThe Art of Active      \nListening\nHow People at Work Feel Heard, Valued, and         \nUnderstood\nby Heather R. Younger\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen someone at work takes the time to listen to you, they make you feel import\u00ad\nant and that what you said matters. When someone shares something that is hap\u00ad\npening to them at home, they feel gratit...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_art_of_explanation", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Art_of_Explanation.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5904, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 5 (3 parts), Part 1, May 2013 \u2022 Order #35-11\nCONTENTS\nPart 1: Plan\nPage 2\nWhy Explanations Fail\nPage 3\nPlanning Your\nExplanations\nPage 3\nPart 2: Package\nPage 4\nPreparing for and\nWriting an Explanation\nPage 6\nPart 3: Present\nPage 7\nRight Medium for the\nMessage\nPage 7\nVisuals\nPage 8\nby Lee LeFever\nThe ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_art_of_possibility", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Art of Possibility", "author": "Rosamund Stone Zander, Benjamin Zander", "filename": "The_Art_of_Possibility.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2931, "image_count": 2, "preview": "THE ART OF POSSIBILITY\nby Rosamund Stone Zander and\nBenjamin Zander\n\u00a9 2002, Penguin Books, 210 pages, $15.00,\nISBN 978-0-14-200110-3\nEvery individual\u2019s unique perspective of the world\ninfluences everything he or she sees, says and does.\nWhile that might seem simple enough,\nmuch can be gained by recognizing that\na single perspective might also be a lim-\niting factor. It can shut out the possibili-\nties available if that perspective were to\nbe transformed. Shifting perspectives to\nnew angles is what Rosamund Stone\nZander and Benjamin Zander intended\nwhen they wrote The Art of Possibility in\n2000...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_art_of_war", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Art of War", "author": "Sun Tzu", "filename": "The_Art_of_War.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3662, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nLaying Plans\nPage 2\nWaging War\nPage 2\nEnergy\nPage 3\nManeuvering\nPage 4\nTerrain\nPage 5\nThe Attack by Fire\nPage 6\nby Sun Tzu\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn The Art of War, Sun Tzu describes his experiences and things he has learned in \nwar as a Chinese general. Not only can these tactics be used in war, but also in busi\u00ad\nness and everyday life. The book focuses on many themes, such as adaptability and \nleadership while incorporating the importance of strategy and precise planning. \nFurthermore, Sun Tzu emphasizes the importance of knowing ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_art_of_woo", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Art_of_Woo.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6237, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 2 (2 parts), Part 2, February 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-05\nCONTENTS\nSelling Ideas: How\nWoo Works\nPage 2\nStart With You\nPages 2, 3, 4\nConnect Your Ideas\nto People\nPages 4, 5\nBuild Relationships\nand Credibility\nPages 5, 6\nGive Them Incentives to\nSay Yes\nPage 6\nState Your Case\nPage 7\nMake It Memorable\nPage 7\nClose the Sale\nPage 8\nW...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_authenticity_code", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Authenticity Code\u2122", "author": "Dr. Sharon Lamm-Hartman", "filename": "The_Authenticity_Code.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2469, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nKnow Your Audience \nand Yourself\nPage 2\nKey To a Compelling \nPresentation\nPage 2 \nFinish Strong\nPage 3\nPractice and Preparation\nPage 3\nMinding Your APQs \n(Authentic Presence \nQualities)\nPage 4\nThe Authenticity Code\u2122\nThe Art and Science of Success and Why \nYou Can\u2019t Fake It to Make It\nby Dr. Sharon Lamm-Hartman\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe are always presenting ourselves, whether through formal pitches, informal com\u00ad\nmunications, or interviews for a promotion or an entirely new job. This book ad\u00ad\ndresses some important cutting-edge questions such as: what if instead of thinking \nauthenticit...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_behavior_breakthrough", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Behavior Breakthrough", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Behavior_Breakthrough.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5561, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Quiet Revolution\nPage 2\nDrivers of Sustainable \nHigh Performance\nPage 3\nPutting Behavioral  \nLeadership into Practice \u2014 \nSeven Essential Steps\nPage 4\nGame-Changing  \nPlan Deployment\nPage 4\nCoaching for  \nElite Performance\nPage 5\nWinning on Culture\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nA powerful new competitive advantage is within your reach. To perform well over \nthe long term, to make everyone\u2019s valiant efforts work and \u2018\u2018stick,\u2019\u2019 you need another \ningredient, something basic and seemingly ordinary: behavior. New results require new \nbehavior. It\u2019s that simple \u2014 and that difficult.\nThe Be...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_black_swan", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "29C FBR GoPutYourStrengths.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "The_Black_Swan.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3267, "image_count": 2, "preview": "October 2007\nT\nrying to describe Nassim Nicholas Taleb\u2019s latest\nbook, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly\nImprobable, in a succinct fashion simply will not\ndo the book justice. Yes, the ideas within The Black Swan\ncan be condensed, and its abundance of fascinating ideas\nand observations can be discussed, dissect-\ned and explained. But in order to fully\nunderstand Taleb\u2019s absolute enthusiasm for\nthe subject at hand \u2014 which in this case is\nhow improbable events affect our lives and\nour world \u2014 the reader needs to pick up\nthe book. The Black Swan is a kind of crazy\nkaleidoscope of ideas, eac...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_book_of_real_world_negotiations", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Book of Real-World Negotiations", "author": "Joshua N. Weiss", "filename": "The_Book_of_Real-World_Negotiations.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5509, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction: The Power \nof Stories to Teach About \nNegotiation\nPage 2\nPart I: Domestic Business \nCases\nPage 3\nHow a Bad BATNA, but \na Strong Relationship, \nSidestepped a Lawsuit \nand Created a Mutual \nGain Situation\nPage 4\nPart II: International \nBusiness Cases\nPage 5\nPart III: Government \nand Daily Life Cases\nPage 7\nThe Book of Real-World \nNegotiations\nSuccessful Strategies From Business, \nGovernment, and Daily Life\nby Joshua N. Weiss, Ph.D.\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany of us enter negotiations with skepticism and without understanding how to \ntruly negotiate well. Because we lack know...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_catalyst", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Catalyst", "author": "Jonah Berger", "filename": "The_Catalyst.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5530, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nReactance\nPage 2\nStart with Understanding\nPage 3\nEndowment\nPage 4\nUncertainty\nPage 6\nDrive Discovery\nPage 6\nCorroborating Evidence\nPage 7\nThe Science of When\nPage 8\nThe Catalyst\nHow to Change Anyone\u2019s Mind\nby Jonah Berger\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEveryone has something they want to change. Marketers want to change their cus\u00ad\ntomers\u2019 minds, and leaders want to change organizations. Startups want to change \nindustries, and nonprofits want to change the world. But change is hard. Often, we \npersuade and pressure and push, but nothing moves. Could there be a better way?\nSu...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_changemaker_mindset", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Changemaker Mindset", "author": "Ilja Grzeskowitz", "filename": "The_Changemaker_Mindset.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2502, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nStay Yourself To Change \nYourself\nPage #2\nExternal Change Through \nInternal Transformation\nPage #2\nPut Your Employees First \nPage #3\nThe Motivation Revolution\nPage #3\nChange. Just. Do. It.\nPage #3\nThe Changemaker \nMindset\nHow Innovation and Change Starts \nwith Inner Transformation\nby Ilja Grzeskowitz\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOn a hill above Los Angeles is a building that stands apart. George Wyman, the \ndesigner, was a simple draftsman working for five dollars a week for the original ar\u00ad\nchitect when millionaire Lewis Bradbury asked if he wanted to design the building. \nAfter initial doub...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_connector_8217_s_advantage", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Connector's Advantage", "author": "Michelle Tillis Lederman", "filename": "The_Connector__8217_s_Advantage.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2495, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nConnection or Luck?\nPage 2\nWhy Connections Matter\nPage 2\nBecoming a Connector\nPage 2\nDiversity is Key\nPage 4\nWhat Now?\nPage 4\nThe Connector\u2019s \nAdvantage\n7 Mindsets to Grow Your Influence and Impact\nby Michelle Tillis Lederman\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCreating valuable connections and relationships can be challenging and awkward, \nespecially if you want to use those connections for personal and professional suc\u00ad\ncess. In The Connector\u2019s Advantage, author Michelle Tillis Lederman shows you \nwhat it means to be a Connector and how to become one. By looking at common \nmindsets and techniques ...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_curriculum", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "37OTFS The Curriculum", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Curriculum.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5780, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nCourse 101: Not  \nAppearing Stupid\nPage 2\nCourse 102: Fabricating a \nBusiness Personality\nPage 3\nCourse 104: Managing\nPage 4\n201: Strategic Thinking\nPage 5\n203: Crisis Management\nPage 6\n205: Crazy People\nPage 7\n210: A Short Course  \nin Ethics\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFrom the mind of best-selling author Stanley Bing, the ultimate corporate men-\ntor, comes The Curriculum: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Master of Business \nArts, a no-nonsense, real-world strategy for success. Sharp, practical and amusing \nwhen it needs to be, The Curriculum is certain to occupy a place of pride ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.jpx", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "the_eq_difference", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "37CS10D The EQ Difference", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_EQ_Difference.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5337, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: Emotions:  \nThe Fuel of Life\nPage 2\nThe Five Areas of  \nEmotional Intelligence\nPage 3\nPart II: Training Your  \nSelf-Coach\nPage 4\nPart III: Five Areas of \nEmotional Intelligence  \nat Work\nPage 7\nPersonal Influence at Work\nPage 7\nMastery of Purpose and \nVision at Work\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nQuality of life is essential. Defining it, however, depends on the individual \npursuing it. Some would consider it to be good health. Others may desire ample \nleisure. Still others would define it as possessions and material wealth. \nBy picking up The EQ Difference, readers are probably ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_element", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Element", "author": "", "filename": "The_Element.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6045, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Element\nPage 2\nThink Differently\nPage 3\nIn the Zone\nPage 4\nFinding Your Tribe\nPage 5\nIs It Too Late?\nPage 6\nFor Love or Money\nPage 7\nAiming High\nPage 8\nby Ken Robinson, Ph.D.,\nwith Lou Aronica\nThe Element\nHow Finding Your Passion Changes\nEverything\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nA 2-year-old teaches himself to read by watching Sesame Street and tries to\nteach other kids to count using his number blocks. As an adult, his math lectures\ndraw standing-room-only crowds. A 9-year-old girl is thought to have a learning\ndisability. A psychologist thinks otherwise and opens the door to an extraordin...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_elephant_8217_s_dilemma", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Elephant's Dilemma", "author": "Jon Bostock", "filename": "The_Elephant__8217_s_Dilemma.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2622, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nYou Are Capable of \nCreating Change\nPage 2\nIdentify Your Impact\nPage 3\nImagine Change\nPage 3\nCreate An Inspired Legacy\nPage 4\nThe Elephant\u2019s \nDilemma\nBreak Free and Reimagine Your Future at Work\nby Jon Bostock\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThis book is for those who are stuck in the \u201celephant\u2019s dilemma\u201d in their work. An \nelephant grows up tethered to a tent peg that he can\u2019t break free from as a baby \nelephant. The baby elephant grows up and has many more times the power and \nstrength to break free, but it believes it is still unbreakably tethered to that post as it \nwas a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_empathy_advantage", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Empathy Advantage", "author": "Heather E. McGowan, Chris Shipley", "filename": "The_Empathy_Advantage.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4092, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe New Normal of Work\nPage 2\nMeet Your New Workforce\nPage 2\nUpgrade Your Operating \nModels\nPage 3\nEnable Your Empowered \nWorkforce\nPage 4\nPilot Your Expedition Team\nPage 5\nEmbrace Your Superpowers\nPage 6\nEmerge the Empathetic \nLeader\nPage 6\nThe Empathy \nAdvantage\nLeading the Empowered Workforce\nby Heather E. McGowan and Chris Shipley\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe why, where, and how we work has changed forever. Work isn\u2019t returning to \n\u201cthe way it was\u201d and leaders who resist this will struggle the most. The job of \nstaying on top of p...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_gap_and_the_gain", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Gap and The Gain", "author": "Dan Sullivan", "filename": "The_Gap_and_the_Gain.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2491, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, #2, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2022 Soundview, Inc.  \nAll rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022   \n Order #FBR0822B\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nDan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy want to share a simple yet \nprofound strategy for maintaining happiness, positivity, and mo\u00ad\ntivation so you can achieve your greatest goals. Many ambitious \nentrepreneurs are habitually unable to enjoy their achievement...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_high_5_habit", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Hight 5 Habit", "author": "Mel Robbins", "filename": "The_High_5_Habit.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2501, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, #2, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2022 Soundview, Inc. All \nrights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed \nby Taylor Berrett  \u2022  Order #FBR0222A\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nThere are plenty of books available today\u2014 and by \u2018plenty\u2019 we \nmean \u2018thousands\u2019\u2014 that claim to offer transformative change \nwith a single, simple adjustment to your daily habits. That \u2018one \nsmall trick\u2019 that will make you more p...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_high_achiever_8217_s_guide", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The High Achiever's Guide", "author": "Maki Moussavi", "filename": "The_High_Achiever__8217_s_Guide.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2561, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nYou\u2019ve Been Programmed\nPage #2\nTo Achieve or Not to \nAchieve\nPage #2\nHow Fear Controls You\nPage #3\nWhat Are You Worth?\nPage #3\nShow Up and Use Your \nWords\nPage #4\nThe High \nAchiever\u2019s Guide\nTransform Your Success Mindset and \nBegin the Quest to Fulfillment \nby Maki Moussavi\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany high achievers \u201chave it all\u201d but remain unfulfilled, feeling there must be more \nto life. Despite having success, they struggle with overwhelm, stress, and anxiety; \nare settling for okay when they really want more; or crave the chance to focus on a \nhigher purpose. Are you one of them?\nTh...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_how_of_wow", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The How of Wow", "author": "Tony Carlson", "filename": "The_How_of_Wow.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6578, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nA Guide to Giving a Speech \nThat Will Positively Blow \u2018Em Away\nTHE HOW\nOF WOW\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSomeone once said, \u201cTalk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.\u201d\nEvery day in North America, 10,000 or more people stand in front of a\ncrowd and deliver speeches. Twenty-five minutes later, 9,998 are forgotten\nby everyone except perhaps the speaker and his or her subordinates. Some\nobservers figure...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_icarus_deception", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "39BS12 The Icarus Deception", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Icarus_Deception.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6252, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart Zero: Art, the  \nComfort Zone and the \nChance of a Lifetime\nPage 3\nPart One: The Connection \nEconomy Demands That We \nCreate Art\nPage 3\nPart Two: Myths, \nPropaganda and Kamiwaza\nPage 4\nPart Three: Grit and Art  \nand the Work That\u2019s  \nWorth Doing\nPage 5\nPart Four: Shame, \nVulnerability and  \nBeing Naked\nPage 6\nPart Five: To Make Art, \nThink Like an Artist. To \nConnect, Be Human.\nPage 6\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe old rules: Play it safe. Stay in your comfort zone. Find an institution, a job, a \nset of rules to stick to. Keep your head down. Don\u2019t fly too close to the sun. \nThe new tr...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_influence_book", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Influence Book", "author": "Nicole Soames", "filename": "The_Influence_Book.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2668, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhy Influencing Matters\nPage 2\nSet Yourself Up \nFor Success\nPage 2\nThe Importance Of \nRelationships\nPage 2\nInfluence Through \nStorytelling\nPage 3\nThe Influence Book\nPractical Steps to Becoming a Strong Influencer\nby Nicole Soames\nThe Summary In Brief\nThe power of influence plays an important role in all aspects of our lives. Wheth\u00ad\ner it is pitching a business idea or getting the kids to do their homework, we try to \ninfluence others on a daily basis. By viewing influencing as a life skill that can be \nstrengthened, we can learn how to inspire others to make a change, create deeper \nr...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_introvert_s_edge_to_networking", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Introvert's Edge to Networking", "author": "Matthew Pollard", "filename": "The_Introvert_s_Edge_to_Networking.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5386, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhy Introverts Make Better \nNetworkers\nPage 2\nYou Can\u2019t Please Everyone\nPage 3\nOur Difference Defines Us\nPage 4\nSpeak to the Right People\nPage 5\nWhat to Do in the Room\nPage 5\nThe Step Everyone Forgets\nPage 6\nThe Feedback Factory\nPage 7\nThe Digital Frontier\nPage 8\nThe Introvert\u2019s Edge \nto Networking\nWork the Room. Leverage Social Media. \nDevelop Powerful Connections \nby Matthew Pollard, with Derek Lewis\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIntroverts across the world have been sold a lie: that our ability to network depends \non having the \u201cgift of gab.\u201d This is nonsense. You don\u2019t have to be outgoing ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_laws_of_charisma", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "37CS11B - The Laws of Charisma", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Laws_of_Charisma.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5402, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPresence: What Do  \nYou Radiate?\nPage 2\nCore Qualities: The Inside \nDictates the Outside\nPage 3\nDelivery and \nCommunication: Speak  \nwith Conviction\nPage 4\nEmpowering Others: \nContagious Cooperation\nPage 5\nSubconscious Triggers:  \nIt Just Feels Right \u2014  \nOr Wrong\nPage 6\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIt\u2019s breathtaking to watch someone with charisma enter a room. The sound of their \nvoice and their mere presence seem to have a captivating effect on everyone around \nthem. It\u2019s as if an invisible field of energy surrounds them, mesmerizing others like a \nmagical spell.\nYour career, your relationsh...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_let_them_theory", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Let Them Theory", "author": "Mel Robbins", "filename": "The_Let_Them_Theory.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3254, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\n\u201cThe problem isn\u2019t you. The problem is the power you unknow\u00ad\ningly give to other people.\u201d Mel Robbins writes these words very \nearly on in her book, The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing \nTool That Millions of People Can\u2019t Stop Talking About. \nPrior to discovering her theory, Robbins, like many people, had \nspent years trying to make everybody else happy in an attempt to \nbring herself happiness. She found out, however, that no person \ncan ever do enough to make everybody like them. She has \nsince come to believe that \u201c...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "the_long_distance_teammate", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Long-Distance Teammate", "author": "Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel", "filename": "The_Long-Distance_Teammate.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5093, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: You as a Remote \nTeammate\nPage 2\nGetting Your Mindset Right\nPage 3\nPart II: Skills to Help You \nSucceed\nPage 4\nCreating Ethical Visibility\nPage 5\nPart III: You and Your Future\nPage 6\nManaging Your Learning \nand Growth\nPage 7\nPart IV: If You Lead Others\nPage 8\nThe Long-Distance \nTeammate\nStay Engaged and Connected While Working Anywhere\nby Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEven before the coronavirus hit, remote work was growing at nearly 30 percent per \nyear, and now it\u2019s just a fact of life. There are many millions of people who once \nworked at a central ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_long_game", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Long Game", "author": "Dorie Clark", "filename": "The_Long_Game.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2145, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nToday\u2019s professionals live in a state of constantly being \npushed to their limits. These limits are often exasperated by \nthe urgent need for tasks to be completed, the overwhelming \nfeelings associated with handling things themselves, and con\u00ad\nstantly feeling two steps behind. To combat this stress, they \nkeep their head down, push forward, only focused on the next \ntask at hand \u2013 never taking a moment to breathe for them\u00ad\nselves. This is an endless cycle, one that takes a toll on both \npersonal and professional goals.\nInstead of only looking at the t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_lost_art_of_connecting", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Lost Art of Connectin", "author": "Susan McPherson with Jackie Ashton", "filename": "The_Lost_Art_of_Connecting.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5341, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: Gather\nPage 2\nInvite to Get Invited\nPage 3\nPart II: Ask\nPage 4\nPitch Perfect\nPage 5\nCommunication 101\nPage 6\nPart III: Do\nPage 7\nAlways Take (And \nInnovate On) the Meeting\nPage 8\nThe Lost Art of Connecting\nThe Gather, Ask, Do Method for Building \nMeaningful Business Relationships\nby Susan McPherson with Jackie Ashton\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNetworking is often considered a necessary evil for working professionals. With \nsocial media platforms like LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, reaching \npotential investors or employers is much easier. Yet, these connections often fe...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_lost_art_of_the_great_speech", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Lost Art of the Great Speech", "author": "Richard Dowis", "filename": "The_Lost_Art_of_the_Great_Speech.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6109, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow To Write One, How To Deliver It\nTHE LOST ART OF\nTHE GREAT SPEECH\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nYou don\u2019t have to possess a loud, sonorous voice, a pearly white smile,\nor a wild, charismatic stage presence to give a great speech; all the pleasant\npackaging and abundant confidence in the world will be rendered useless if\nyour speech itself is illogical, boring or poorly written.  \nRichard Dowis, a former journalist and retired senio...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_magic_of_thinking_big", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Magic of Thinking Big", "author": "David J. Schwartz", "filename": "The_Magic_of_Thinking_Big.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2446, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nHealth & Wellness\nIn The Magic of Thinking Big, David J Schwartz, PhD sets \nout to give his readers advice to change both their thinking and \ntheir attitudes in order for them to become more successful \nin business and to live more satisfying lives. First published in \n1959, Schwartz\u2019s book explores twelve different areas for his \nreaders to examine in order to maximize their potential. Of pri\u00ad\nmary concern to Schwartz is the manner in which people think \nand how their thoughts can either help or hinder them. \nThe Power of Belief\nSchwartz ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "the_more_mindset", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The More Mindset", "author": "Diana Pagano", "filename": "The_More_Mindset.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5022, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nYou Are What\nYou Believe\nPage 2\nBreathing During\nthe Storm\nPage 3\nHappiness Is Not\nSomething You\u202fSeek\nPage 4\nA Time to Move,\na Time to Be Still\nPage 5\nVisualization\non Steroids\nPage 6\nCreate a Life\nWorth Living\nPage 7\nThe More Mindset\nBreak Mental Limits and Step into\nExtraordinary Results\nby Diana Pagano \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe More Mindset: Break Mental Limits and Step into Extraordinary Results ex\u00ad\nplores how deeply rooted beliefs, internal dialogue, and habitual thought patterns shape \nconfidence, decision-making, and percep...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_next_conversation", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Next Conversation", "author": "Jefferson Fisher", "filename": "The_Next_Conversation.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3141, "image_count": 2, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nConversations happen in every aspect of life. They can be \nlighthearted, full of laughter and fun, and bring people to\u00ad\ngether. They can share stories, convey information, and help \nfurther a common goal in ways that encourage both parties \nand bring them together. Conversations are a way for people \nto find common ground that helps them move forward to\u00ad\ngether more unitedly. This is the ultimate goal for people, but \ngetting there isn\u2019t always easy.\nConversations can be exceptionally challenging. What may \nhave started...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_one_thing", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_ONE_Thing.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6058, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 8 (3 parts), Part 1, August 2013 \u2022 Order #35-19\nCONTENTS\nPart 1: The Lies: They\nMislead and Derail Us\nPage 2\nPart 2: The Truth: The\nSimple Path to Productivity\nPage 4\nThe Path to Great Answers\nPage 5\nPart 3: Extraordinary\nResults: Unlocking the\nPossibilities Within You\nPage 6\nLive With Purpose and \nb...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_obstacle_is_the_way", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Obstacle is the Way", "author": "Ryan Holiday", "filename": "The_Obstacle_Is_the_Way.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3234, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nIn his book, The Obstacle Is the Way, author Ryan Holiday \nencourages his readers to see obstacles and impediments in a new \nway. Instead of seeing them as roadblocks or insurmountable \nproblems, he wants his reader to draw on the experience that \nhistory provides and realize that it is not despite obstacles that \npeople succeed but rather because of obstacles that they succeed. \nHe looks at historical figures as diverse as General Dwight D \nEisenhower and Laura Ingalls Wilder as well as those from as \nfar back as anci...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "the_outward_mindset", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "38-26 The Outward Mindset", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Outward_Mindset.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6135, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhat Shapes Behavior\nPage 2\nTwo Mindsets\nPage 3\nThe Outward-Mindset \nSolution\nPage 4\nThe Outward-Mindset \nPattern\nPage 5\nDon\u2019t Wait on Others\nPage 6\nMobilize Around a \nCollective Goal\nPage 7\nTurn Systems Outward\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOur mindset is the lens through which we see our work, our relationships \nand our entire world. Unknowingly, too many of us operate from an inward \nmindset \u2014 a narrow-minded focus on self-centered goals and objectives. When \nfaced with personal ineffectiveness or lagging organizational performance, most \nof us instinctively look for quick-fix behavi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_person_you_mean_to_be", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Person You Mean to Be", "author": "Dolly Chugh", "filename": "The_Person_You_Mean_to_Be.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5591, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction: Good-ish \nPeople\nPage 2\nPart I: Builders Activate a \nGrowth Mindset\nPage 3\nOne of the \u201cGood\u201d Guys\nPage 3\nPart II: Builders See and Use \nTheir Ordinary Privilege\nPage 4\nThe Power of Ordinary \nPrivilege\nPage 5\nPart III: Builders Opt for \nWillful Awareness\nPage 6\nPart IV: Builders Engage\nPage 7\nThe Person \nYou Mean to Be\nHow Good People Fight Bias\nby Dolly Chugh\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany of us believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion. But how do we stand up for \nthose values in our turbulent world? The Person You Mean to Be is the smart, \n\u201csemi-bold\u201d person\u2019s guide to ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_plan", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Plan ", "author": "Kendra Adachi", "filename": "The_Plan.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3189, "image_count": 2, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nLife can feel like a lot at times. Some aspects overlap in your \npersonal and professional lives, but at the end of the day, \nyou are probably left feeling overwhelmed and like you are \npouring from an empty cup. So you panic and try to manage \neverything because that is expected of you, but you probably \nflop into bed, berating yourself for everything that didn\u2019t get \ndone and how the rest was completed. \nThat doesn\u2019t feel very good, does it? Particularly for women, who \nare expected to be all things to all people and...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_possible_self", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Possible Self", "author": "Maja Djikic", "filename": "The_Possible_Self.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4106, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Wheel of Self\nPage 2\nMotivation\nPage 2\nBehavior\nPage 3\nEmotion\nPage 3\nMind\nPage 4\nBody\nPage 5\nThe Possible Self\nA Leader\u2019s Guide to Personal Development\nby Maja Djikic\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDevelopment - a natural process that makes living beings grow over time into \npossible future selves - is a hallmark of all life. Yet what seems so simple for flowers \nand infants is far more complicated for adults. Development is possible throughout \nour lifetime, until our very last breath. As adults, though, we find that this same \nforce ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_habit", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Power of Habit", "author": "Charles Duhigg", "filename": "The_Power_Of_Habit.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5863, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nPart 1: The Habits of \nIndividuals\nPage 2\nThe Craving Brain\nPage 3\nThe Golden Rule \nof Habit Change\nPage 5\nPart 2: The Habits of \nSuccessful Organizations\nPage 6\nPart 3: The Habits of \nSocieties\nPage 8\nThe Power of Habit\nWhy We Do What We Do in Life and Business\nby Charles Duhigg\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg, award-winning business reporter for \nThe New York Times, takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that \nexplain why habits exist and how they can be changed. \nAlong the way, we le...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_power_presenter", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Power_Presenter.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5794, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 7 (3 parts), Part 3, July 2009 \u2022 Order #31-18\nCONTENTS\nYour Actions Speak\nLouder Than Your Words\nPage 2\nThe Butterflies in Your\nStomach\nPage 3\nHow to Prepare Your\nContent\nPage 4\nThe Mental Method of\nPresenting\nPage 4\nLearn to Speak With\nYour Body Language\nPage 5\nMasters of the Game\nPage 7\nGraphics\nSynchronization\nPage 8\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_conscious_connection", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Conscious", "author": "Bob Rosen and Emma-Kate Swann", "filename": "The_Power_of_Conscious_Connection.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5801, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nConscious Is the \nNew Smart\nPage 2\nGo Deep to Discover Your \nInner Self\nPage 3\nThink Big to See a World \nof Possibilities\nPage 4\nGet Real With Your \nAccelerators and Hijackers\nPage 6\nStep Up to Your Highest \nPotential\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOur world is changing faster than our ability to adapt. Ambushed by speed, \ncomplexity and uncertainty, many of us are unprepared for this acceleration. We act \non autopilot as new challenges confront us. We are too reactive to problems and \nmiss out on opportunities. We get hijacked by conflicting values and polarizing \nrelationships. We face...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_full_engagement", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "", "filename": "The_Power_of_Full_Engagement.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2833, "image_count": 2, "preview": "THE POWER OF FULL ENGAGEMENT\nby Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz\n\u00a9 2003, Free Press, $15.95, 245 pages,\nISBN 978-0-7432-2675-2\nMany types of ideas cross through the busy intersec-\ntion where self-help books and business books collide.\nSometimes the titles are overly dramatic; other times\nthey are short on timely facts and exam-\nples. Sometimes they are delivered with\nplatitudes galore that evaporate quickly\nbecause they are missing the real sub-\nstance needed to help business leaders do\ntheir jobs.\nThe thoughtful concepts found in The\nPower of Full Engagement are none of\nthese. On the contrary, the...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_identity", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Power of Identity", "author": "Bill Wiersma", "filename": "The_Power_of_Identity.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5220, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIdentity: A First-Order \nMover of Behavior\nPage 2\nIdentity: What It Is, \nWhat It Isn\u2019t\nPage 2\nKeystone Identities: \nThe Key to Transformation\nPage 3\nWho Am I\u2014Really?\nPage 4\nImplications for Organizations \nand Families\nPage 5\nBreaking the Scourge \nof Shame\nPage 6\nBecoming a Better Person\nPage 7\nThe Power of Identity\nThe Key to Personal and Professional Change\nby Bill Wiersma\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nStruggling inner-city kids. Dismayed girls in Sub-Saharan Africa. Disillusioned \nbusiness veterans. What do these seemingly unrelated groups of people have in \ncommon? Each has had their life d...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_moments", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Power of Moments", "author": "Chip Heath, Dan Heath", "filename": "The_Power_of_Moments.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2443, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nChip and Dan Heath believe that certain individual mo\u00ad\nments in a person\u2019s life have immense impact. They call these \ndefining moments and they are \u201cmeaningful experiences that \nstand out in our memory.\u201d Some of these moments happen \nby chance, but others are created. In their book, The Power \nof Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraor\u00ad\ndinary Impact, the Heaths explore the necessary elements \nneeded for a meaningful moment to exist, and they also \nexplore how different individuals and organizations have been \nable to apply these principles in or...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_potential", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Power of Potential", "author": "David Wray", "filename": "The_Power_of_Potential.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2123, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIdentifying Which Skill to \nModel\nPage 2\nDeveloping a First Draft \nModel\nPage 3 \nA Moment to Dream\nPage 3\nReaching Your Destination\nPage 4\nDon\u2019t Stop Now\nPage 4\nThe Power of Potential\nA Straightforward Method for Mastering Skills \nfrom Personal to Professional\nby David Wray\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe\u2019ve all seen a talented individual in action and secretly wished we could achieve \nas easily and effortlessly as they seem to do. Well, you can! You can replicate any \nskill, as long as you understand both the visible and invisible workings that an ex\u00ad\npert utilizes when \u2018doing their thing.\u2019\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_presence", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "38CS01A The Power of Presence", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Power_of_Presence.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5899, "image_count": 4, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: Intentional: \nUnderstanding and \nManaging Your Presence \nof Mind\nPage 2\nYour Actions Are Speaking \nSo Loudly I Can Hardly Hear \nWhat You\u2019re Saying\nPage 3\nPart II: Individual: Forging \nStrong Relationships\nPage 4\nPart III: Inspirational: \nCommunicating to Build \nand Motivate Followership\nPage 5\nBringing It All Together: \nPresence in a Pinch\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHands-down, executive presence is the corporate \u201cit\u201d factor. It\u2019s directly linked to \nyour ability to get noticed, forge trusting relationships and get others on board with \nyour vision.\nBut few people realize the...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_professionalism", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "3315 Power of Professionalism.qxd", "author": "Bill Wiserma", "filename": "The_Power_of_Professionalism.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5425, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 6 (3 parts), Part 2, June 2011 \u2022 Order #33-15\nCONTENTS\nPart I: Why\nProfessionalism Matters\nPage 2\nIt\u2019s a Bigger Tent Than\nYou Realize\nPage 3\nThe Psychology of Being\na Professional\nPage 4\nTrust: The One Thing You\nHave to Get Right\nPage 4\nThe Big Picture\nPage 5\nPart II: The Seven\nMind-Sets of Trusted\nProf...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_regret", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Power of Regret", "author": "Daniel Pink", "filename": "The_Power_of_Regret.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2395, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nWe live in a world where many people extol the benefits of \nliving regret-free. The theory behind this ethos is that to live \nwithout regrets means we accept that every action we have \ntaken has led us to where we are and who we are today. The \nconcept is so prevalent that many people burn the phrase, \u201cno \nregrets\u201d onto their bodies as a tattoo. Author Daniel Pink, in his \nnewest book, The Power of Regret: How Looking Back\u00ad\nward Moves Us Forward, confronts this idea, and comes to \nthe conclusion that regrets, properly conceptualized and uti\u00ad\nlized, are...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_the_only", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Power of the Only", "author": "Angela Chee", "filename": "The_Power_of_the_Only.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5299, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Power\nof the Only\nPage 2\nOwn Your\nOpportunity\nPage 2\nOwn Your Power\nPage 3\nOwn Your Voice\nPage 4\nOwn Your\nCommunication\nPage 6\nOwn Your Future\nPage 6\nConclusion\nPage 8\nThe Power of the Only\nOwn Your Voice, Thrive in Any Environment\nby Angela Chee\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf you\u2019ve ever felt the strain of being \u201cthe Only\u201d in the room\u2014the only woman, person \nof color, unconventional thinker, or outsider by background or experience, you surely \nknow that sense of difference can create self-doubt, silence strong ideas, and limit vis\u00ad\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_practice", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Practice", "author": "Seth Godin", "filename": "The_Practice.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2536, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0621B \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nSeth Godin knows a thing or two about putting his work out \nthere. As the best selling author of 19 books and the voice \nbehind one of the most widely read blogs on the entire planet, \nGodin understands that creation requires consistency abov...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_practice_of_groundedness", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Practice of Groundedness", "author": "Brad Stulberg", "filename": "The_Practice_of_Groundedness.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2518, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Suite 202, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, \nInc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  \nReviewed by Kristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR1221B\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nBrad Stulberg coaches business executives, successful entrepre\u00ad\nneurs, leaders in medicine, and athletes of elite status. In 2019 \nhe started to notice a disturbing trend among his clients. While \nhe used to focus sessions ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_price_of_nice", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Price of Nice", "author": "Amira Barger", "filename": "The_Price_of_Nice.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5674, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Velvet Glove\nComes Off\nPage 2\nUnderstanding\nMental Models\nPage 3\nNice by Design\nPage 4\nFlow or Crash\nPage 5\nStart a Burn Book\nPage 6\nStatus Update:\nIt\u2019s Complicated\nPage 7\nSweat the Small Stuff \nPage 8\nThe Price of Nice\nWhy Comfort Keeps Us Stuck\u2014\nand 4 Actions for Real Change\nby Amira Barger\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe live in a culture that prizes niceness above nearly everything else: rewarding \npoliteness, comfort, and agreeability while discouraging dissent, honesty, and disrup\u00ad\ntion. This obsession shapes how we show up in o...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_purpose_code", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Purpose Code", "author": "Jordan Grumet", "filename": "The_Purpose_Code.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4068, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction: The Triumph \nof the Little Beckonings\nPage 2 \nPart 2: Meaning + Purpose = \nHappiness\nPage 4\nPart 3: Small but Mighty\u2014\nHow Little P Purpose \nChanges the World\nPage 5\nConclusion: Be Like Roman, \nNot Like Mickey\nPage 6\nThe Purpose Code\nHow to Unlock Meaning, Maximize Happiness, and \nLeave a Lasting Legacy\nby Jordan Grumet\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAre you worried that you will go through life without ever finding your true pur\u00ad\npose? You are not the only one. Having a clear sense of purpose has been scientifi\u00ad\ncally proven t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_purpose_economy", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Purpose Economy", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Purpose_Economy.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6033, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Purpose Economy\nPage 2\nThe Ten Drivers of the  \nNew Economy\nPage 3\nPurpose Myth-Busting\nPage 4\nThe Practice of Purpose\nPage 5\nThe Purpose Economy \nOrganization\nPage 6\nLeading with Purpose\nPage 7\nMarket Movers\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nA series of shifts are happening in our economy: Millennials are trading in con-\nventional career paths to launch tech startups, start small businesses that are rooted \nin local communities, or freelance their expertise. We are sharing everything, from \nbikes and cars, to extra rooms in our homes. We now create, buy and sell handcraft-\ned products ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_resiliency_advantage", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Resiliency Advantage", "author": "", "filename": "The_Resiliency_Advantage.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5703, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThriving in \nToday\u2019s World\nPage 2\nOptimize Your Health: A\nPractical Action Plan\nPage 3\nSkillfully Problem Solve\nPage 4\nStrengthen Your Three\nInner Selfs\nPage 4\nThe Power of \nPositive Expectations\nPage 5\nStrengthening Your\nTalent for Serendipity\nPage 8\nOur Transformational\nBreakthrough\nPage 8\nby Al Siebert, Ph.D.\nThe Resiliency\nAdvantage\nMaster Change, Thrive Under Pressure,\nand Bounce Back from Setbacks\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nResiliency \u2014 the ability to adapt to life\u2019s changes and crises \u2014 is key to a\nhealthy, productive life. Based on his deep knowledge of the new science of\nresiliency...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_responsibility_ethic", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Responsibility Ethic", "author": "Adam Kreek", "filename": "The_Responsibility_Ethic.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2458, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhy Responsibility?\nPage 2\nTake Responsibility for \nYour Goals\nPage 2\nTake Responsibility for \nYour Stress\nPage 3\nTake Responsibility for\nYour Professionalism\nPage 3\nTake Responsibility for\nYour Resilience\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Responsibility Ethic\n12 Strategies Exceptional People Use to Do the \nWork and Make Success Happen\nby Adam Kreek\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn The Responsibility Ethic, Adam Kreek explores the 12 key ways that a person \ncan take responsibility in their life, in business, and in leadership. These 12 respon\u00ad\nsibility ethics span a range of areas, from taking resp...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_secret_to_peak_productivity", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Secret to Peak Productivity", "author": "Tamara Myles", "filename": "The_Secret_to_Peak_Productivity.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5381, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nSteps to Productivity\nPage 2\nLevel 1: Physical \nOrganization\nPage 3\nLevel 2: Electronic \nOrganization\nPage 3\nLevel 3: Time Management\nPage 5\nLevel 4: Activity-Goal \nAlignment\nPage 7\nLevel 5: Possibility\nPage 8\nThe Secret to Peak \nProductivity\nA Simple Guide to Reaching Your Personal Best\nby Tamara Myles\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHas your email inbox overwhelmed you? Are you losing the battle against clutter? \nAre important items on your to-do list not getting done? Do you ever envision \nachieving your business and life goals \u201cas soon as you get control of your life\u201d?\nYou\u2019re not alone, but ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_sirens_call", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Siren's Call", "author": "Chris Hayes", "filename": "The_Sirens__Call.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3199, "image_count": 2, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nCulture\nChris Hayes opens his book, The Sirens\u2019 Call: How Attention \nBecame the World\u2019s Most Endangered Resource, with a \ndiscussion of the Sirens in Homer\u2019s epic, The Odyssey. Knowing \nthe power of the Siren\u2019s call, the men aboard Odysseus\u2019s ship put \nwax in their ears so they would not hear the call. Odysseus did \nnot because everybody knew he would want to hear the call. In\u00ad\nstead, he had himself tied to his ship so that he could not go after \nthe Siren\u2019s call once he heard it. Hayes states, \u201cThe Sirens of lore \nand the sirens of the urb...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_spark_and_the_grind", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "39-20 The Spark and the Grind", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Spark_and_the_Grind.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6267, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nCreativity Is a  \nComplicated Friend\nPage 2\nTrust the Process\nPage 3\nAttach Yourself to the Work\nPage 4\nKeep Your Day Job\nPage 5\nEmbrace a Routine\nPage 6\nDefamiliarize the Ordinary\nPage 6\nStay Foolish\nPage 7\nFall in Love\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe\u2019ve been conditioned to think about creative genius as a dichotomy: dreamers \nversus doers, the spark of inspiration versus the grind of hard work. But what if \nwe\u2019re wrong? What if it\u2019s the spark and the grind?\nErik Wahl, a visual artist, speaker and entrepreneur, helps us unite the yin and the \nyang of creativity \u2014 the dynamic new ideas...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_story_factor", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Story Factor", "author": "Annette Simmons", "filename": "The_Story_Factor.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6326, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nInspiration, Influence and Persuasion Through \nThe Art of Storytelling\nTHE STORY\nFACTOR\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat\u2019s your story? Who are you? Where do you come from? What do\nyou want?\nWhen you seek to influence others, you face questions like these.\nWhether you are proposing a risky new venture, trying to close a deal, or\nleading a charge against injustice, you have a story to tell. Te...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_subtle_art_of_not_giving_a_f_ck", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck", "author": "Mark Manson", "filename": "The_Subtle_Art_of_Not_Giving_a_F_ck.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2480, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2020 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Sarah Dayton, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie O\u2019Connor, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR1120B \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nOur society holds to the notion that if we never give up and we \npersist in striving to achieve our dreams, we will eventually suc\u00ad\nceed. Part and parcel to that value system is a borderline obses\u00ad\nsion with maintaining \u201cunrealistic positive ex...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_success_model", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Success Model", "author": "Sam Silverstein", "filename": "The_Success_Model.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2547, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nDesire Is the Beginning \nof Success\nPage 2\nChange Is Required\nPage 2\nPlan for Success\nPage 3\nImplementation Is the \nTrue Test\nPage 3\nSuccess Is the Reward\nPage 4\nThe Success Model\nFive Steps to Revolutionize Your Life\nby Sam Silverstein\nThe Summary In Brief\nEveryone seeks success\u2014in family, in work, even in recreation and play. The major \nobjective of The Success Model is to teach the techniques and thought processes \nand help you apply the proven methodology necessary to be successful in all the \nendeavors of your life.\nThe Success Model will enable you to determine exactly what it i...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_success_paradox", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Success Paradox", "author": "Gary C. Cooper", "filename": "The_Success_Paradox.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2635, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart 1\nPage 2\nPart 2\nPage 3\nPart 3\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Success Paradox\nHow to Surrender and Win in Business and Life\nby Gary C. Cooper\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSuccess can be a complex term to define. We all want to experience success in differ\u00ad\nent ways. For some, it might be linked with money. For others, it might be about living \na great life. Regardless of the kind of success we\u2019re looking for, have we paved the \nright path toward it?\nThe book The Success Paradox: How to Surrender and Win in Business a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_time_trap", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "38CS03E The Time Trap", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Time_Trap.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5488, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: Time Management \nfor the Twenty-First Century\nPage 2\nHow to Set Priorities and \nHold Them\nPage 3\nHow to Tame the Time Log\nPage 4\nPart II: The New Time Traps \nand Escapes\nPage 5\nConfused Responsibility \nand Authority\nPage 7\nPart III: Parting Advice\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSuffering from information overload? Being asked to do too much? Can\u2019t say no? \nIf you\u2019re finding your days clogged with endless activities and responsibilities and \nyour work life spinning out of control, it\u2019s time to employ some practical, realistic \nsolutions to the age-old problem of \u201ctoo much to do an...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_tools", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Tools", "author": "Phil Stutz, Barry Michels", "filename": "The_Tools.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2515, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nBarry Michels starts the book he co-authored with Phil Stutz, \nThe Tools: 5 Tools to Help You Find Courage, Creativity, \nand Willpower - and Inspire You to Live Life in Forward \nMotion, by discussing a patient he once had named Rober\u00ad\nta. Roberta came into his psychotherapy practice and wanted \nsomething she could do right away to feel better. Michels was at a \nloss because his training did not prepare him to provide Roberta \nwith any such tools. Psychotherapy took time, he was taught. His \nmentors all urged him to go back to Roberta and tell her that ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_trusted_advisor", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Trusted Advisor", "author": "David H. Maister, Charles H. Green, and Robert M. Galford", "filename": "The_Trusted_Advisor.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6149, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow to Create Trust-Based Relationships\nwith Your Clients\nTHE TRUSTED\nADVISOR\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDo you ever find yourself asking one or more of the following questions:\nG How can I get access to my clients more often?\nG How can I cross-sell?\nG How can I avoid being typecast, labeled as a specialist only in my\nmain discipline?\nG How do I get clients less focused on price?\nG How do I...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_upside_of_irrationality", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "3230 The Upside of Irrationality.qxd", "author": "Dan Ariely", "filename": "The_Upside_of_Irrationality.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6132, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 2 (3 parts), Part 2, February 2011 \u2022 Order #33-05\nCONTENTS\nPaying More for Less:\nWhy Big Bonuses Don\u2019t\nAlways Work\nPage 2\nThe Meaning of Labor:\nWhat Legos Can Teach\nUs About the Joy of\nWork\nPage 3\nThe IKEA Effect: Why We\nOvervalue What We\nMake\nPage 4\nOn Adaptation: Why We\nGet Used to Things\nPage 6\nWhen ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_wealth_money_can_t_buy", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "The Wealth Money Can't Buy", "author": "Robin Sharma", "filename": "The_Wealth_Money_Can_t_Buy.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3183, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nWhat is wealth? Most would argue that it is the collection of a lot \nof material goods, titles, and things that will make our lives easier \nor better. Wealth, when defined this way, results from a job with \na large, healthy salary that allows us to live this luxurious life. We \nhave been told since we were young that this should be our chief \naim. We should focus on gathering money and other things so \nthat we can be wealthy. But what if there was a different defini\u00ad\ntion of wealth? One that encourages us to rethink wh...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "the_wisdom_of_oz", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "39-", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Wisdom_of_Oz.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6206, "image_count": 4, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIf I Only Had A...\nPage 2\nYou Can\u2019t Go the Way \nYou Came\nPage 3\nThe Cowardly Lion: \nMustering the Courage  \nto See It\nPage 4\nThe Tin Man: Finding the \nHeart to Own It\nPage 5\nThe Scarecrow: Obtaining \nthe Wisdom to Solve It\nPage 5\nDorothy: Exercising the \nMeans to Do It\nPage 6\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat are your dreams? What do you want? This book will help you get \nwhatever you consider worthwhile in life. Simply put, when you unleash the \npower of personal accountability, it will energize you in life-altering ways, giving \nyou a concrete boost that enhances your ability to think, to w...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx", "page3_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "think_again", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Think Again", "author": "Adam Grant", "filename": "Think_Again.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2939, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nWe all have preconceived notions about the way the world \nspins. We have opinions and ideas and are hard-pressed to \ngive them up because the conviction of correctness is so \nstrong. But what would happen if we took the time to sec\u00ad\nond-guess those convictions? What if we changed our way \nof thinking to be more like a scientist, where we tested our \ntheories, and instead of digging our heels in our raging, we \nexplored those ideas? Maybe even accepted them?\nIn Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don\u2019t \nKnow, Ada...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "thinking_fast_and_slow", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Thinking Fast and Slow", "author": "Daniel Kahneman", "filename": "Thinking__Fast_and_Slow.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2344, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nFor the better part of the 20th century, behavioral psychologists \nattribute most human actions to the simple fact we, as human \nbeings, are essentially ignorant of ourselves. While these radical, \nrevolutionary aspects of Freud and others have been molded \nin a different direction, the ramifications of their work linger to \nthis day. What if the reason we act irrationally in some situa\u00ad\ntions and more cogent in others isn\u2019t rooted in some repressed \nemotion, but rather due to a more dualistic nature of thought?\nThis i...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "time_management_ninja", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Time Management Ninja", "author": "Craig Jarrow", "filename": "Time_Management_Ninja.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2516, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nFour Productivity Weapons \nYou Need\nPage #2\nYour To-Do List Should Be \nYour Best Friend\nPage #2\nPlanning is Good, \nPreparing is Better\nPage #3\nDo Tasks Until Done\nPage #3\nPassion Makes You More \nProductive\nPage #4\nTime Management Ninja\n21 Tips for More Time and Less Stress in Your Life\nby Craig Jarrow\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn modern life, the world is filled with countless distractions and drains on our time \nand energy. Whether these come from external factors or our own bad habits, these \ndistractions can leave us constantly feeling like there aren\u2019t enough hours in a day. \nBut the t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "triggers", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Triggers.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6170, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Immutable Truths of \nBehavioral Change\nPage 2\nIdentifying Our Triggers\nPage 3\nThe Power of  \nActive Questions\nPage 4\nPlanner, Doer and Coach\nPage 5\nWe Do Not Get Better  \nWithout Structure\nPage 6\nThe Circle of Engagement\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDo you ever find that you are not the patient, compassionate problem solver you be-\nlieve yourself to be? Are you surprised at how irritated or flustered the normally unflap-\npable you becomes in the presence of a specific colleague at work? Have you ever felt \nyour temper accelerate from zero to sixty when another driver cuts you off i...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "unapologetically_ambitious", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Unapologetically Ambitious", "author": "Shellye Archambeau", "filename": "Unapologetically_Ambitious.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2573, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0621A \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nShellye Archambeau is the product of a family that had \u201clim\u00ad\nited means and high ambitions.\u201d As a student at Wharton she \nset the lofty goal of becoming a CEO. After catapulting herself \nthrough the ranks at IBM, she became one of the first f...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "undeniable", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Undeniable", "author": "Cameron Hanes", "filename": "Undeniable.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3231, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nCameron Hanes is a bowhunter who prides himself on facing \nthe toughest challenges he can find. Every day he is committed \nto shooting, running, and lifting in order to become the best he \ncan. He started running and lifting to help him with his hunting \nas hunting the toughest terrains and predators on the planet \ntakes significant stamina and strength. He has come to realize \nthat becoming the best and doing what most others think is im\u00ad\npossible is not as much about innate ability as it is about being \nable to withs...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "underdog_nation", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Underdog Nation", "author": "Quang X. Pham", "filename": "Underdog_Nation.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3894, "image_count": 7, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries \n\u00ae \n|  summary.com\nContents\nChapter 1: Start with \nSuccess \nPage 2 \nChapter 4: Individual \nAccountability\nPage 3\nChapter 8: From Loser \nto Winner\nPage 4\nChapter 9: Overcoming \nthe Darkest Days\nPage 5\nChapter 11: Navigating \nYour Identity\nPage 6\nUnderdog Nation\nZero In on Effort and Results for Success\nby Quang X. Pham\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHow do you reach success? Do you have to work hard? Or do you have to get lucky?\nNone of these. What you need is the underdog approach.\nIn his book Underdog Nation: Zero In on Effort and Results for Success, \nQuang X. Pham...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.png", "page1_img4.png", "page1_img7.png", "page1_img8.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "undoing_urgency", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Undoing Urgency", "author": "Ryan Matt Reynolds", "filename": "Undoing_Urgency.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3619, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nDon\u2019t Prioritize, Deprioritize\nPage 2\nYour Calendar is Not the \nProblem; You Are\nPage 2\nIdentifying Your Core \nValues\nPage 3\nGoals Maketh the Game \nPlan\nPage 4\nActions Focus the Game \nPlan\nPage 5\nExecution: Game Plans in \nAction\nPage 3\nUndoing Urgency\nReclaim Your Time for the Things that Matter Most\nby Ryan Matt Reynolds\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHemingway wrote using a technique that has come to be known as the iceberg \nprinciple, in which characters\u2019 words and actions\u2014everything observable to the \nreader, above the surface\u2014allude to...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "unfinished_business", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "FBR0316-Unfinished Business", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Unfinished_Business.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3415, "image_count": 3, "preview": "March 2016\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nWomen, Men, Work, Family\nby Anne-Marie Slaughter\n\u00a9 2015 Random House, 352 pages\nFor many years, women were expected to make a choice: \ncareer or family. It was impossible, they were told, to have \nboth. A woman could not devote the kind of time and com-\nmitment needed to climb the ladder of success while at the \nsame time giving birth and taking care of chil-\ndren. Eventually, feminists began to fight back, \nrejecting the forced choice. It was possible, they \ndeclared, to build a successful career while still \nnurturing a family. It was possible, they eventu-\nall...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.jpx", "page4_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "unhinged_habits", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Unhinged Habits", "author": "Jonathan Goodman", "filename": "Unhinged_Habits.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5455, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nBirds Never Sing\nin Caves\nPage 2\nDefine Your Season\nPage 3\nMake More Mistakes\nPage 4\nChoose Your Hard\nPage 5\nThe Paradox of\nAbundance\nPage 6\nThe Joy of\nFewer Friends\nPage 7\nThe Profound Power\nof Ruthlessly Editing\nYour Life\nPage 8\nUnhinged Habits\nA Counterintuitive Guide for Humans\nto Have More by Doing Less \nby Jonathan Goodman\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany high-performing people feel quietly stuck. Calendars are full, purchases add up, \nand progress appears steady, yet something essential feels absent. The modern habit \nloop rewards...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "unremarkable_to_extraordinary", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Unremarkable to Extraordinary", "author": "Jeremy Ryan Slate", "filename": "Unremarkable_to_Extraordinary.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2684, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nLearning from Failure\nPage 2 \nDone Is Better Than Perfect\nPage 3\nPast, Present, and Future \nVision\nPage 3\nBe the One to Tell Your \nStory\nPage 4\nConclusion: Finding Your \nExtraordinary\nPage 4\nUnremarkable \nTo Extraordinary\nIgnite Your Passion To Go From Passive \nObserver to Creator Of Your Own Life\nby Jeremy Ryan Slate\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat does it mean to be extraordinary? Why are successful people often the most \nextraordinary of the lot? How can you harness your own extraordinary power?\nBy taking us throu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "unsafe_thinking", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Unsafe Thinking", "author": "Jonah Sachs", "filename": "Unsafe_Thinking.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5988, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nCourage\nPage 2\nMotivation\nPage 3\nLearning\nPage 4\nFlexibility\nPage 5\nMorality\nPage 7\nLeadership\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHow can you challenge and change yourself when you need it most? We\u2019re \ncreatures of habit, programmed by evolution to favor the safe and familiar, espe\u00ad\ncially when the stakes are high. This bias no longer serves us in a world of constant \nchange. In fact, today, safe thinking has become extremely dangerous.\nThrough stories of trailblazers in business, health, education and activism, and lever\u00ad\naging decades of research on creativity and performance, Jonah Sachs ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "unstoppable", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Unstoppable", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Unstoppable.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6287, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhy Develop an  \nUnstoppable Attitude\nPage 2\nYour Crystal Clear Vision\nPage 3\nYour Three Core Objectives\nPage 4\nYour Five Goals\nPage 5\nThe Four Key Skills \nYou Need\nPage 6\nSeven Steps to Take\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBe determined. Be driven. Be Unstoppable. Don\u2019t just coast through life \u2014 power \nthrough. Stop making plans that don\u2019t come to fruition. Everyone\u2019s busy, but nobody\u2019s \ngetting much done. It\u2019s time to start achieving our life goals and not letting life itself get \nin the way.\nGet organized. Lead. Build relationships. Deliver results. With training from accom-\nplished bu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "voice_power", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Voice Power", "author": "Renee Grant-Williams", "filename": "Voice_Power.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6061, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nUsing Your Voice to Captivate, Persuade, and\nCommand Attention\nVOICE POWER\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhile everyone has a voice, not every voice is one that gets attention \u2014\na personal weakness often overlooked. The concept of \u201cdressing for suc-\ncess\u201d \u2014 creating the right appearance \u2014 is second nature by now.\nHowever, most people are unaware that their voices account for one-third\nof the t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "well_said", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Well Said!", "author": "", "filename": "Well_Said_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5461, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com.\nVol. 35, No. 1 (3 parts), Part 3, January 2013 \u2022 Order #35-03\nCONTENTS\nHow to Persuade a\nDecision Maker\nPage 2\nCrafting Your\nPresentation\nPage 3\nUsing Effective Body\nLanguage to \nShow Confidence\nPage 5\nSpeaking with the \nVoice of Authority\nPage 6\nPlanning and\nConducting Powerful\nConversations\nPage 7\nDelivering \n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "whatever_it_takes", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Whatever It Takes", "author": "Brandon Bornancin", "filename": "Whatever_It_Takes.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2535, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Suite 202, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, \nInc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  \nReviewed by Kristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR1121B \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nIn the world of sales, success requires a special combination of \nattitude and implementation. When a go-getter says they will \ndo whatever it takes to earn business and achieve the life they \ndream about, they actually ha...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "who_moved_my_cheese", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Who Moved My Cheese?", "author": "Spencer Johnson, M.D.", "filename": "Who_Moved_My_Cheese_.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2381, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2020 Soundview, Inc. All rights reserved. \nReproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Sarah Dayton, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Megan Kozak, Dir. of Content \u2022 Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \nReviewed by Kristen Sears Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0520B \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nThe Legacy\nWho Moved My Cheese? was written over two decades ago and still \nsells steadily around the globe. The book\u2019s riotous success was an \nutter surprise to the publishing world, particularly after its slow \n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "wild_courage", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Wild Courage", "author": "Jenny Wood", "filename": "Wild_Courage.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3220, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nFear can be difficult to move past. When faced with pursuing one\u2019s \ndesires, it often whispers reminders of failures, what-ifs, and more, \nand those can be crippling. This can lead to missed opportunities, \nresulting in promotions and projects being passed on to others. Un\u00ad\nacknowledged fear puts life on hold, but it\u2019s not too late to change \nthat. Fear doesn\u2019t have to have the last negative word. \nBut what if fear says that what is being chased after is too valu\u00ad\nable to let go? What if that fear can be harnessed to p...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "win", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "33-21 Win.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Win.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6040, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 9 (3 parts), Part 1, September 2011 \u2022 Order #33-21\nCONTENTS\nWhat Is a Winner? The\n15 Attributes of Winners\nPage 2\nPeople-Centeredness:\nHumanizing Your\nApproach\nPage 3\nParadigm-Breaking: The\nValues of Being First\nPage 4\nPerfection: Why Great Is\nNot Good Enough\nPage 5\nPassion: The Power of\nIntensity\nPag...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "win_every_argument", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Win Every Argument", "author": "Mehdi Hasan", "filename": "Win_Every_Argument.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2452, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nMehdi Hasan\u2019s goal in Win Every Argument: The Art of \nDebating, Persuading, and Public Speaking, is to help \nhis reader do just that. Hasan has made a career of arguing, \nand he does not believe arguments should be shied away \nfrom. He considers them \u201cto be the lifeblood of democracy\u201d \nas they help with problem solving, opening people up to new \nideas, and discovering new ideas. He believes it is important \nto know one\u2019s own argument as well as the argument of the \nopposition. He quotes John Stuar Mill\u2019s On Liberty as Mill says \nthe same. Hasan\u2019s goal,...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "winning_the_brain_game", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "38-25 Winning the Brain Game", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Winning_the_Brain_Game.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6136, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nLeaping\nPage 2\nFixation\nPage 3\nOverthinking\nPage 4\nSatisficing\nPage 5\nDowngrading\nPage 6\nNot Invented Here (NIH)\nPage 7\nSelf-Censoring\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEach day, a game of mind versus matter plays out on a field defined by the prob-\nlems we must solve. Most are routine and don\u2019t demand a more mindful approach. \nIt\u2019s when we\u2019re faced with more difficult challenges that our thinking becomes \nvulnerable to brain patterns that can lead us astray. We leap to solutions that simply \ndon\u2019t work. We fixate on old mindsets that keep us stuck in neutral. We overthink \nproblems and mak...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "winning_with_people", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Winning with People", "author": "John C. Maxwell", "filename": "Winning_with_People.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6704, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nDiscover the People Principles \nThat Work for You Every Time\nWINNING \nWITH PEOPLE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat does it take to win with people? Good relationships are the foun-\ndation for achievement. Relationships are more than just the icing on the\ncake in life: They are the cake \u2014 the very substance we need to live suc-\ncessful and fulfilling lives.\nMany people fall into the trap of taking relati...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "words_that_work", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Words That Work", "author": "Dr. Frank Luntz", "filename": "Words_that_Work.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6129, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nIt\u2019s Not What You Say, It\u2019s What People Hear\nWORDS THAT\nWORK\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhy are some people better than others at talking their way into a job or\nout of trouble? What makes some advertising jingles cut through the clutter of\nour crowded memories? What\u2019s behind winning campaign slogans and\ncareer-ending political blunders? Why do some speeches resonate and endure\nwhile others are forgott...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "work_with_me", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Work_With_Me.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5912, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 511 School House Rd., Suite 300, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2014 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 36, No. 1 (3 parts), Part 1, January 2014 \u2022 Order #36-01\nCONTENTS\nAre We Really \nthe Same?\nPage 2\nDo Women Want Men \nto Change?\nPage 3\nAre Women \nBeing Excluded?\nPage 4\nDo Men Listen?\nPage 5\nAre Women \nToo Emotional?\nPage 6\nBuilding Trust with\nWomen, Increasing\nCredibility with Men\nPage 7\nAchieving Work-\nP...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "working_with_emotional_intelligence", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Working with Emotional Intelligence", "author": "Daniel Goleman", "filename": "Working_With_Emotional_Intelligence.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5230, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe New Yardstick\nPage 2\nThe Hard Case\nor Soft Skills\nPage 3\nWhat Moves Us\nPage 4\nThe Arts of Influence\nPage 5\nA New Model\nof Learning\nPage 6\nThe Emotionally \nIntelligent Organization\nPage 7\nThe Heart of Performance\nPage 8\nWorking with \nEmotional Intelligence\nby Daniel Goleman\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe secret of success is not what they taught you in school. What matters most is not \nacademic excellence, not a business school degree, not even technical know-how or \nyears of experience. What distinguishes star performers from the me...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "writing_without_bullshit", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "39-04 Writing Without Bullshit", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Writing_Without_Bullshit.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6113, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nTranscend Bullshit\nPage 2\nMove Beyond Fear\nPage 3\nReplace Jargon\nPage 4\nReveal Structure\nPage 5\nCollaborate Without Tears\nPage 6\nEmbrace Edits\nPage 7\nPromote Intelligently\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWriting Without Bullshit is the first comprehensive guide to writing for today\u2019s \nworld: a noisy environment where everyone reads what you write on a screen. The \naverage news story now gets only 36 seconds of attention. Unless you change how \nyou write, your emails, reports and web copy don\u2019t stand a chance.\nIn this practical and witty book, you\u2019ll learn to front-load your writing with \n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "you_already_know_how_to_be_great", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "3309 You Already Know HTBG.qxd", "author": "Alan Fine with Rebecca R. Merrill", "filename": "You_Already_Know_How_to_Be_Great.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6342, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 4 (3 parts), Part 1, April 2011 \u2022 Order #33-09\nCONTENTS\nPart 1: Paradigm and\nPrinciple\nPage 2\nThe Nature of\nPerformance\nPage 3\nPart 2: Process\nPage 4\nCoaching for\nBreakthrough\nPage 5\nCoaching for\nEngagement\nPage 6\nPart 3: Practice\nPage 7\nThe Faith Behind the\nFocus and the Fire\nPage 7\nby Alan Fine with\nR...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "you_can_be_the_best", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "You Can Be the Best", "author": "John Ply", "filename": "You_Can_Be_the_Best.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2587, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nChapter 3: Use All Your \nTools\nPage 2\nChapter 4: Never Give Up, \nNo Matter What\nPage 3\nChapter 7: Be Kind\nPage 3\nChapter 8: Be Grateful\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nYou Can Be the Best\nLife Lessons From the Butcher and the Businessman\nby John Ply\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe all have different ideas of success. We even take different paths toward suc\u00ad\ncess. But those who are truly successful have one thing in common: they know \nhow to be the best.\nThe book You Can Be the Best: Life Lessons From the Butcher and the \nBusi...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "you_can_8217_t_lie_to_me", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "You_Can__8217_t_Lie_to_Me.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6242, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 5 (3 parts), Part 3, May 2013 \u2022 Order #35-13\nCONTENTS\nPart 1: Powering Up\nYour BS Barometer\nPage 2\nPart 2: Mastering the BS\nBarometer Process\nPage 4\nStep 1: Gathering Intel\nPage 4\nStep 2: The Wiretap\nPage 5\nStep 3: The Stakeout\nPage 6\nStep 4: The Full Body\nSurveillance\nPage 7\nStep 5: The Interrogatio...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "you_owe_you", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "You Owe You", "author": "Eric Thomas", "filename": "You_Owe_You.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2459, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nEric Thomas worked his way from being a high school drop \nout with no clear path for what he wanted to do with his life \nto being a renowned, sought-after motivational speaker. He \nhas spent his life preaching in his church and speaking to peo\u00ad\nple all over the country. He first gained far-reaching notoriety \nwhen he had a Youtube video go viral. In this video he tells \nthe story about a man who goes to visit a guru. The man asks \nthe guru what the secret to success is. The guru tells the man \nto go to the beach the next morning. The man does just that...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "you_8217_re_invited", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "You're Invited", "author": "Jon Levy", "filename": "You__8217_re_Invited.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2459, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Suite 202, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, \nInc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  \nReviewed by Kristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR1021A \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nOn the surface, founder of Weight Watchers Jean Nidetch and \nabolitionist Frederick Douglass wouldn\u2019t seem to have much in \ncommon in terms of their struggles, achievements, and legacy. \nDespite the incredible differences ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "you_vs_you", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "You vs You", "author": "Todd Cahill", "filename": "You_vs_You.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2529, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nYou vs Your Success\nPage 2\nYou vs Your Freedom\nPage 2\nYou vs Your Health\nPage 3\nYou vs Your Relationships\nPage 3\nYou vs Your Future\nPage 4\nYou vs You\n12 Ways to Kick Your Own Ass and Win\nby Todd Cahill\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAs you strive for improvement in life\u2014more income, a better relationship, a bigger \nbusiness, or a better body\u2014the most important battles you will face are the battles \nagainst yourself.\nAuthor Todd Cahill highlights important battles that keep us from success. From his \nexperience as a life and leadership coach, Todd explains how to isolate the specific \nbattles we...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "your_best_year_ever", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "40-11 Your Best Year Ever", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Your_Best_Year_Ever.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6254, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nYour Best Is Yet to Come\nPage 2\nStep 1: Believe  \nthe Possibility\nPage 2\nStep 2: Complete the Past\nPage 4\nStep 3: Design Your Future\nPage 5\nStep 4: Find Your Why\nPage 6\nStep 5: Make It Happen\nPage 7\nYou Can Trigger Success\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe all want to live a life that matters. We all want to reach our full potential. But \ntoo often we find ourselves overwhelmed by the day-to-day. Our big goals get \npushed to the back burner \u2013\u2013 and then, more often than not, they get forgotten. \nNew York Times best-selling author Michael Hyatt wants readers to know that it \ndoesn\u2019t have t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "your_goal_guide", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Your Goal Guide", "author": "Debra Eckerling", "filename": "Your_Goal_Guide.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2348, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nDetermine Where \nYou Want To Go\nPage #2\nExplore Different \nDestinations\nPage #3\nBrainstorm \nYour Route\nPage #3\n5 Of 7 Rule\nPage #4\nYour Goal Guide\nA Roadmap for Setting, Planning \nand Achieving Your Goals\nby Debra Eckerling\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat stops you from achieving your goals? Not enough time? Not enough \nmotivation? Not a clue as to what you want to do? You\u2019re not alone. It\u2019s difficult \nto focus on your goals when you have to invest time and energy you don\u2019t really \nhave into something that may reward you down the line. However, if you make \nyour goals a priority and work on...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "your_grass_is_greener", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Your Grass Is Greener", "author": "Jason Silver", "filename": "Your_Grass_Is_Greener.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5622, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nHow to Eliminate \nMiscommunication\nPage 2\nHow to Speed Up\nSlow Decision-Making\nPage 3\nHow to Take Back\nControl of Your Time\nPage 4\nHow to Promote\nthe Imposter in You\nPage 5\nHow to Unlock\nMore Joy at Your Job\nPage 6\nHow to Get\nMore Feedback\nPage 7\nYour Grass Is Greener\nUse What You Have. Get What You Want.\nAt Work and in Life.\nby Jason Silver\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe old saying that the grass is always greener on the other side captures a familiar frustra\u00ad\ntion at work: the belief that fulfillment, balance, or success lies somewher...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "your_next_big_thing", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "Your Next Big Thing", "author": "Matthew Mockridge", "filename": "Your_Next_Big_Thing.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2399, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nAttributes Of A \u201cNext Big \nThing\u201d\nPage 2\nThoughts On Creativity\nPage 2\nIdea-Finding Tools \nPage 2\nSuccess Thoughts\nPage 3\nA Leader T-O-D-A-Y\nPage 4\nYour Next Big Thing\nCreating Successful Business Ideas from Scratch\nby Matthew Mockridge\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nYou may think that you lack creativity, are unable to learn, or are incapable of get\u00ad\nting good ideas. Many people think that way about themselves, so don\u2019t worry. It is \npossible to work through the complexities of successful creativity. Doing so will help \nyou find your ideas and develop presently undiscovered abilities along the...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "now", "category": "Personal_Development", "title": "38-27 #Now", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "_Now.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6291, "image_count": 4, "preview": "CONTENTS\nYour Need for Speed\nPage 2\nKeep Your #Now Moving\nPage 3\nBecause Effortless Is  \nNot Lazy\nPage 4\nThere\u2019s Only One Way to \nFind Out\nPage 5\nFinding Joy in Your Now\nPage 6\nThree Streams of #Now\nPage 7\nThe #Nowist Toolkit\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDo you ever feel stressed? Of course you do. One way we cope is to lower \nexpectations, but we miss what may make us stronger. Dr. Max McKeown offers \nvaluable insights into an alternative.\nYou can choose to nurture a Nowist mindset, and by seeking joy in the flow of \nlife, you will discover your natural power to take action and keep moving for...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx", "page2_img2.jpx"]}, {"slug": "absolute_value", "category": "Marketing", "title": "36-15 Absolute Value", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Absolute_Value.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5902, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nFrom Relative to Absolute\nPage 2\nNew Patterns in Consumer \nDecision Making\nPage 3\nWhen Brands Mean Less\nPage 4\nSatisfaction, Loyalty  \nand the Future of Past  \nExperience\nPage 5\nPointless Positioning  \nand Persuasion\nPage 6\nMarket Research: From \nPredicting to Tracking\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nGoing against conventional wisdom, Absolute Value reveals what really influences \ncustomers today and offers a new framework \u2014 the Influence Mix \u2014 for think-\ning about consumer decision making, which should help managers develop more \neffective marketing strategies.\nHow people buy things has ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "be_different_or_be_dead", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Be_Different_or_Be_Dead.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5865, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nBE DIFFERENT Strategic\nImperative\nPage 2\nBE DIFFERENT Business\nStrategy\nPage 4\nBE DIFFERENT\nMarketing \u2013\u2013\nCustomerize\nPage 5\nBE DIFFERENT Serving\nCustomers\nPage 6\nBE DIFFERENT Sales\nPage 7\nConclusion: What\u2019s\nNext?\nPage 8\nby Roy Osing\nBE DIFFERENT\nor be dead\nYour Business Survival Guide\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNever has it been more important to be distinctive \u2014 to be different \u2014 in\nthe marketplace than it is today. Consumers are spending fewer discretionary dol-\nlars. Competition is intense as businesses jockey for the winning formula to attract\ncustomers. Those that don\u2019t face this reali...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "be_the_go_to", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Be the Go-To", "author": "Theresa M. L\u012bna", "filename": "Be_the_Go-To.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2519, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nCommoditization \nis Enemy #1\nPage 2\nWhat a Go-To \nBrand Does Differently\nPage 2\nThe Apollo Method for \nMarket Dominance\nPage 3\nYour Flight Plan\nPage 4\nBe the Go-To\nHow to Own Your Competitive Market, Charge \nMore, and Have Customers Love You For It\nby Theresa M. L\u012bna\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat can the Apollo lunar mission teach companies about market dominance? \nConsultant and author, Theresa M. L\u012bna is here to reveal the secrets to becoming \nthe first name in customers\u2019 call lists with Be the Go-To.\nThe weakness with most marketing plans is that there is terrific a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "becoming_a_category_of_one", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Becoming a Category of One", "author": "Joe Calloway", "filename": "Becoming_a_Category_of_One.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6606, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Extraordinary Companies Transcend\nCommodity and Defy Comparison\nBECOMING\nA CATEGORY\nOF ONE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat if you could completely eliminate your competition from your cus-\ntomers\u2019 consideration \u2014 would you do it? Of course, you would. These\ndays, so many companies strive to fit into a niche that they must elbow their\nway past a mass of competitors to do so. Why strive to ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "brand_asset_management", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Brand Asses Management", "author": "Scott M. Davis", "filename": "Brand_Asset_Management.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5824, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nDriving Profitable Growth Through Your Brands\nBRAND ASSET\nMANAGEMENT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBrands are among a company\u2019s most valuable assets, and smart compa-\nnies today realize that capitalizing on their brands is important. Doing so\ncan help them achieve growth objectives more quickly and more profitably.\nIn this summary you will use author Scott Davis\u2019 11-step process to lever-\nage ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "brand_currency", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Brand Currency ", "author": "Steve Susi", "filename": "Brand_Currency.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2563, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nMoney \u2013 The First \nCurrency\nPage 2\nInformation \u2013 The Second \nCurrency\nPage 2\nLoyalty \u2013 The Third \nCurrency \nPage 3\nTime \u2013 The Fourth \nCurrency \nPage 4\nConclusion \nPage 4\nBrand Currency\nA Former Amazon Exec on Money, Information, \nLoyalty, and Time\nby Steve Susi\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOur brave new tech world is causing many people to feel confused and afraid of \nfalling behind. The pace of the new techonomy is accelerating faster every year. \nBrand Currency describes how Amazon has come to dominate the new techon\u00ad\nomy and what lessons can be learned for other companies.\nAuthor Steve Sus...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "brand_hijack", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Brand Hijack", "author": "Alex Wipperf\u00fcrth", "filename": "Brand_Hijack.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6291, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nMarketing Without Marketing\nBRAND HIJACK\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWelcome to the world of marketing without marketing: the emergence of\nthe hijacked brand. Don\u2019t let this seemingly contradictory idea fool you.\nFar from representing the absence of marketing, this summary describes the\nmost complex sort of marketing possible, as well as the least understood.\nIn Brand Hijack, marketing consultant Alex W...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "brand_new_name", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Brand New Name", "author": "Jeremy Miller", "filename": "Brand_New_Name.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2556, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nMaking Your Brand \nUnforgettable\nPage 2\nThe Anatomy of a Name\nPage 2\nThe Persuasive Power of \nWords\nPage 3\nUnlock Your Creative Genius\nPage 3\nLet\u2019s Get Naming\nPage 3\nBrand New Name\nA Proven, Step-by-Step Process to Create \nan Unforgettable Brand Name\nby Jeremy Miller\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany companies spend so much time developing the identity of their brand, but \nthey neglect or undervalue the single most important and central aspect of that \nidentity\u2014their brand name. Too many entrepreneurs and businesses believe that \ntheir name is just an afterthought, something that will become ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "brand_primacy", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Brand Primacy", "author": "Cory Schmidt", "filename": "Brand_Primacy.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2498, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nSERPS And The Real \nEstate Of Search\nPage 2 \nImplementing \nThe Principles \nOf Brand Primacy\nPage 3\nUnderstanding, \nThen Outranking \nThe Competition\nPage 3\nTo Heed Or Not \u2013 Common \nSEO Advice\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nBrand Primacy\nHow Google Made Companies the Kings of Content\nby Cory Schmidt\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe term SEO is used when trying to earn distinguished rankings on Google. SEO \n(search engine optimization) can be an extremely difficult concept to wrap your head \naround if you don\u2019t have the basic k...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page4_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "building_brandwidth", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Building Brandwidth", "author": "Sergio Zyman and Scott Miller", "filename": "Building_Brandwidth.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6167, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nClosing the Sale Online\nBUILDING\nBRANDWIDTH\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe fallout from last spring\u2019s NASDAQ plunge is still being felt today\nin the dot-com business community, as investors flee Internet shares in\ndroves, looking for that quality so many dot-coms find elusive \u2014 profit.\nThe reasons these companies have found it so difficult to make money are\nmany (no business plan, no real B...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "building_a_storybrand", "category": "Marketing", "title": "40-04 Building a StoryBrand", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Building_a_StoryBrand.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5914, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: Why Most Marketing \nIs a Money Pit\nPage 2\nThe Secret Weapon That \nWill Grow Your Business\nPage 2\nThe Simple StoryBrand \n(SB7) Framework\nPage 3\nPart II: Building  \nYour StoryBrand\nPage 3\nPart III: Implementing Your \nStoryBrand BrandScript\nPage 7\nBuilding a Better Website\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nToo often, marketing efforts yield little or no results. In Building a StoryBrand, \nbest-selling author Donald Miller offers a solution that works, by teaching com-\npanies how to dramatically improve how they connect with customers and grow \ntheir businesses.\nMiller\u2019s StoryBrand proc...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "buyology", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Buyology.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5874, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 5 (3 parts), Part 2, May 2009 \u2022 Order #31-12\nCONTENTS\nThe Need for\nNeuromarketing\nPage 2\n\u2018American Idol\u2019:\n$26 Million Gamble\nPage 3\nWhy You May Be\nAddicted to Shopping\nPage 4\nBig Tobacco\nSubliminally Benefits\nPage 5\nFaith, Religion\nand Brands\nPage 6\nSeeing and Hearing\nAre Believing\nPage 7\nVoyeuristic\nConsumerism\nPage 8\nb...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "can_8217_t_buy_me_like", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Can't Buy Me Like", "author": "", "filename": "Can__8217_t_Buy_Me_Like.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6157, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 7 (3 parts), Part 3, July 2013 \u2022 Order #35-18\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThe Relationship Era\nPage 3\nTrust Me\nPage 4\nOn Purpose\nPage 5\nThat Thing Called Like\nPage 6\nThe Shift\nPage 7\nDo\u2019s, Don\u2019ts and ... No,\nReally, Don\u2019ts\nPage 8\nby Bob Garfield \nand Doug Levy\nCan\u2019t Buy Me Like\nHow Authentic Custome...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "citizen_marketers", "category": "Marketing", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Citizen_Marketers.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5904, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nWhen People Are the Message\nCITIZEN\nMARKETERS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAll it takes is a broadband connection, a laptop and maybe a cell phone to\ncreate the \u201cnext big thing\u201d that spreads like wildfire, because today\u2019s Web-\nbased publishing platform of social media has become a dominant force in\nshaping culture and ideas.\nSocial media describes the participative, \u201cdemocratized\u201d nature of the\nInternet,...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "competing_on_thought_leadership", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Competing on Thought Leadership", "author": "Robert S. Buday", "filename": "Competing_on_Thought_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5581, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nA More Encompassing \nDefinition of Thought \nLeadership\nPage 2\nWhy Are Companies \nHungry for Thought \nLeadership?\nPage 3\nWhy Content Must Be\nKing \nPage 4\nConducting Primary \nResearch to Produce \nBlockbuster Concepts\nPage 5\nMaking Big Ripples in the \nGlobal Digital Pond \nPage 6\nCompeting on Thought Leadership\nHow Great B2B Companies Turn Expertise into \nRevenue\nby Robert S. Buday\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBreaking through crowded B2B markets has become increasingly difficult as \u201cthought \nleadership\u201d turns into a buzzword rather than a tr...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "conquering_consumerspace", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Conquering Consumerspace", "author": "Michael R. Solomon", "filename": "Conquering_Consumerspace.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5981, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nMarketing Strategies for a Branded World\nCONQUERING\nCONSUMER-\nSPACE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor those in marketing, it\u2019s never been a more exciting \u2014 and confusing\n\u2014 time to be in business. Products aren\u2019t just functional: They define who a\nperson is and what he or she wants to be. Companies don\u2019t market to people;\nthey market with them. Today\u2019s customer base is so diverse and in flux that\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "contagious", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Contagious", "author": "", "filename": "Contagious.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6005, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction: Why Things\nCatch On\nPage 2\nPrinciple 1: Social\nCurrency\nPage 3\nPrinciple 2: Triggers\nPage 4\nPrinciple 3: Emotion\nPage 5\nPrinciple 4: Public\nPage 6\nPrinciple 5: Practical\nValue\nPage 6\nBehavioral Residue and\nShopping Bags\nPage 6\nPrinciple 6: Stories\nPage 8\nby Jonah Berger\nContagious\nWhy Things Catch On\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat makes things popular? If you said advertising, think again. People don\u2019t\nlisten to advertisements; they listen to their peers. But why do people talk about\ncertain products and ideas more than others? Why are some stories and rumors\nmore infectious?...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "content_marketing_engineered", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Content Marketing, Engineered", "author": "Wendy Covey", "filename": "Content_Marketing__Engineered.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2314, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nDevelop a Brand and \nContent Strategy\nPage 2\nCreate Sticky Content\nPage 2\nPublish and Promote Your \nContent\nPage 3\nSales Enablement\nPage 4\nMeasurement and Return \nOn Investment\nPage 4\nContent Marketing, \nEngineered\nBuild Trust and Convert Buyers with \nTechnical Content\nby Wendy Covey\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEngineers don\u2019t behave the same way as your typical B2B buyer. Marketing to them \nmust be greatly differentiated. Nowadays, sales can\u2019t hold information hostage \nbecause engineers can find the content they need online. Companies who share \nexpertise through quality content on a consis...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "convergence_marketing", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Convergence Marketing", "author": "Yoram (Jerry) Wind and Vijay Mahajan", "filename": "Convergence_Marketing.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5843, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nStrategies for Reaching the New Hybrid Consumer\nCONVERGENCE\nMARKETING\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDuring the advent of the Internet, marketers thought of consumers in\nterms of those who shopped in the non-virtual marketplace (traditional con-\nsumers) and those who shopped online (cyberconsumers). In reality, neither\nextreme truly reflected the habits of tech-savvy consumers. This new audi-\nence...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "create_distinction", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Creative Distinction", "author": "", "filename": "Create_Distinction.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5601, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nHow We Got Into This\nMess: The Three\nDestroyers of\nDifferentiation\nPage 2\nThe First Cornerstone:\nClarity\nPage 5\nThe Second\nCornerstone: Creativity\nPage 6\nThe Third Cornerstone:\nCommunication\nPage 7\nThe Fourth Cornerstone:\nCustomer-Experience\nFocus\nPage 7\nDistinctive Is Superior\nPage 8\nby Scott McKain\nCreate Distinction\nWhat to Do When \u2018Great\u2019 Isn\u2019t Good\nEnough to Grow Your Business\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Create Distinction, Scott McKain offers a potent cure for similarity and uni-\nformity \u2014 the primary killers of businesses and careers. Have you taken your busi-\nness from good to gre...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "customer_centricity", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Customer Centricity", "author": "", "filename": "Customer_Centricity.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5953, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nProduct Centricity:\nCracks in the Foundation\nPage 2\nCustomer Centricity: The\nNew Model for Success\nPage 3\nCustomer Equity: New\nViews on Value\nPage 5\nCustomer Lifetime Value:\nThe Real Worth of \nYour Customers\nPage 6\nCustomer Equity vs.\nBrand Equity\nPage 6\nCustomer Relationship\nManagement: The \nFirst Step Toward \nCustomer Centricity\nPage 8\nby Peter Fader\nCustomer Centricity\nFocus on the Right Customers for \nStrategic Advantage\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNot all customers are created equal. Despite what the tired old adage says, the\ncustomer is not always right. Not all customers deserve your ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "customer_winback", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Customer Winback", "author": "Jill Griffin and Michael W. Lowenstein", "filename": "Customer_Winback.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5639, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow to Recapture Lost Customers \u2014 \nAnd Keep Them Loyal\nCUSTOMER\nWINBACK\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCustomer defection is one of the most overlooked and least understood\nproblems facing businesses today. With customer churn increasing and cus-\ntomer loyalty becoming commoditized, winning back and keeping lost cus-\ntomers has never been more important. Lost customers mean lost revenues\nand ne...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "differentiate_or_die", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Differentiate or Die", "author": "Jact Trout", "filename": "Differentiate_or_Die.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6109, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nSurvival in Our Era of Killer Competition\nDIFFERENTIATE\nOR DIE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nWhat factors allow a company or product to stand out in an increasingly\ncompetitive (and global) marketplace? That\u2019s a question Jack Trout has\nbeen answering for 30 years as a consultant to Fortune 500 companies. It is\na question that he (with co-author Steve Rivkin) uses in Differentiate or Die\nto help readers create solid strategies to get ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "don_8217_t_think_pink", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Don't Think Pink", "author": "Lisa Johnson and Andrea Learned", "filename": "Don__8217_t_Think_Pink.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5843, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nWhat Really Makes Women Buy \u2014 And How to\nIncrease Your Share of This Critical Market\nDON\u2019T THINK\nPINK\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWomen are making more money and more purchases than ever before\nand, as a result, they are an economic force that marketers need to harness.\nHowever, you can no longer \u201cthink pink\u201d by assuming that all women are\nthe same and all they want are pastel colored products ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "engaged", "category": "Marketing", "title": "ENGAGED!", "author": "", "filename": "ENGAGED_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5434, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 11 (3 parts), Part 2, November 2013 \u2022 Order #35-27\nCONTENTS\nPrinciple 1: Get Every\nEmployee on \nStage, Delivering \nthe Experience \nfor Customers \nPage 2\nPrinciple 3: Don\u2019t Just\nAnnounce Your Culture,\nMake It Visible\nPage 4\nPrinciple 4: Spring from\nCulture Talk to \nCulture Change\nPage 4\nPrinciple 5: Q...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page3_img1.png", "page5_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "earn_it", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Earn It", "author": "Steve Pratt", "filename": "Earn_It.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3992, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nChapter 1: Earn Attention. \nDo the Work and Reap \nthe Rewards\nPage 2\nChapter 2: Do the \nOpposite. The Mindset \nof Earning Attention\nPage 3\nChapter 3: Opposite \nStrategy. Balance The \nJob and The Gift\nPage 4\nChapter 4: Opposite \nCreation. Blow Their Minds\nPage 5\nChapter 5: Opposite \nMarketing. Build Audiences \nfor Your Content\nPage 6\nEarn It\nUnconventional Strategies for Brave Marketers\nby Steve Pratt\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHow can marketers and brands genuinely capture consumer attention in a world \nwhere audiences are constantly bo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "enchantment", "category": "Marketing", "title": "3319 Enchantemnt.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Enchantment.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5763, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries,\u00ae 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 8 (3 parts), Part 1, August 2011 \u2022 Order #33-19\nCONTENTS\nWhy Enchantment?\nPage 2\nHow to Achieve\nLikability\nPage 3\nHow to Prepare\nPage 4\nHow to Launch\nPage 5\nHow to Make\nEnchantment Endure\nPage 6\nHow to Enchant Your\nBoss\nPage 7\nHow to Resist\nEnchantment\nPage 8\nby Guy Kawasaki\nEnchantment\nThe Art of Cha...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "entrepreneurial_marketing", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Entrepreneurial Marketing", "author": "Philip Kotler", "filename": "Entrepreneurial_Marketing.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4114, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Omnihouse Model\nPage 2\nThe Entrepreneurship \nModel  for Marketing\nPage 2\nRethinking Competition\nPage 3\nNavigating Customers\nPage 3\nIntegrating Functions\nPage 4\nConverging Leadership \nand Management\nPage 6\nBuilding Omni Capabilities\nPage 6\nVisioning the Next Curve\nPage 7\nEntrepreneurial\nMarketing\nBeyond Professionalism to Creativity, Leadership, \nand Sustainability\nby Philip Kotler\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSo much has changed in the last years, from technological advances that revolutionize \nthe way we communicate to globe-shaking ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "exponential", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Exponential", "author": "Jeff Rosenblum", "filename": "Exponential.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2261, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\n\u201cThe rate of change is exponential, and so are the opportuni\u00ad\nties.\u201d With those words, Jeff Rosenblum ends his book, Expo\u00ad\nnential: Transform Your Brand by Empowering Instead \nof Interrupting. Rosenblum\u2019s main thesis, delineated in the \nparagraph above, is that the world of advertising has changed. \nGone are the days when companies could craft brand identi\u00ad\nties through words that are independent of their culture and \nbehavior. Gone, too, are the days when a company could rely \non interruptive advertising alone to create needed growth. The \ncompanies o...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "founder_brand", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Founder Brand", "author": "Dave Gerhardt", "filename": "Founder_Brand.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2476, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nLevel 1\nPage 2 \nLevel 2\nPage 3\nLevel 3\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nFounder Brand\nTurn Your Story Into Your Competitive Advantage\nby Dave Gerhardt\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere are several different avenues in which businesses can market their products, \nservices, and talent. From social media to blogging, the options are endless on \nhow businesses can reach clients \u2013 past, present, and future. In his book, Founder \nBrand: Turn Your Story Into Your Competitive Advantage, Dave Gerhardt \ndiscusses the impact that founders have on their businesses and their marketing. \nThrou...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "free", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Free.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6313, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 1 (3 parts), Part 2, January 2010 \u2022 Order #32-02\nCONTENTS\nThe Birth of Free\nPage 2\nWhat is Free?\nPage 2\nDigital Free\nPage 4\nDe-Monetization\nPage 5\nThe New Media Models\nPage 6\nFreeconomics and the\nFree World\nPage 7\nNonmonetary Economies\nPage 7\nWaste Is (Sometimes)\nGood\nPage 8\nby Chris Anderson\nFREE\nThe Future of a Radical...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "free_prize_inside", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Free Prize Inside!", "author": "Seth Godin", "filename": "Free_Prize_Inside_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6384, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Next BIG Marketing Idea\nFREE PRIZE\nINSIDE!\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nA free prize is not a gimmick. It is a game-changing soft innovation; a cool\ntwist that doesn\u2019t cost a fortune but transforms the way people think about your\nproduct or service. In an era when the real marketing happens inside a product,\nnot in the ad pages of a magazine, marketing guru Seth Godin encourages read-\ners t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "from_individual_to_empire", "category": "Marketing", "title": "From Individual to Empire", "author": "Laura Bull", "filename": "From_Individual_to_Empire.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2239, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Influencer (You)\nPage 2\nThe Psychology \nOf Influence\nPage 2\nThe Brand Matrix \nPage 3\nBoosting The Brand\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nFrom Individual \nto Empire\nA Guide to Building an Authentic and Powerful Brand\nby Laura Bull\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHow do you launch a new enterprise or a successful career? Is it about the product, \nyour message, or your marketing campaign? What works and what brings long-term \nsuccess? These are the questions that entrepreneurs ask in today\u2019s marketplace. \nFrom Individual to Empire understands that the most powerful celebrity influ\u00ad\nencers today view th...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "fusion", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Fusion", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Fusion.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5502, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: The Foundations of \nBrand-Culture Fusion\nPage 2\nAssess Your Brand-Culture \nFusion\nPage 3\nLead the Change\nPage 4\nPart II: Five Strategies to \nAchieve Brand-Culture \nFusion\nPage 5\nSweat the Small Stuff\nPage 6\nIgnite Your Transformation\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIndependently, brand and culture are powerful, unsung business drivers. But when \nyou fuse the two together to create an interdependent and mutually-reinforcing \nrelationship between them, you create organizational power that isn\u2019t possible by \nsimply cultivating one or the other alone. \nIn Fusion, author Denise Lee Yoh...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "get_different", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Get Different", "author": "Mike Michalowicz", "filename": "Get_Different.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2526, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, #2, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2022 Soundview, Inc. All \nrights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed \nby Kristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0122B\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nIf you ask the author of Fix This Next and Profit First, Mike \nMichalowicz, the number one problem for small business \nowners is a lack of marketing. Sure, all business owners know \nthey need to market their products or services b...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "get_to_aha", "category": "Marketing", "title": "40-01 Get to Aha!", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Get_to_Aha_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5816, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nGreat Marketing Starts \nWith Great Positioning\nPage 2\nGenetic Testing\nPage 4\nPositioning and  \nMessage Architecture\nPage 5\nActivation\nPage 6\nTile: Delivering Peace  \nof Mind\nPage 7\nRetrotope: The Next  \nBig Thing\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nGet to Aha! shows how to establish the kind of foundation world-class brands \nare built on. Too many business leaders fail to ask the most basic questions about \ntheir company \u2013\u2013 Who are we? And why do we matter? \u2013\u2013 before they leap right \ninto branding. Big mistake. A company must first know itself before it can express \nits identity.\nThere are th...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "getting_to_aha", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Getting to Aha!", "author": "Darshan Mehta", "filename": "Getting_to_Aha_.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2487, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction \nPage 2\nBranding and Human \nNature \nPage 2 \nInsights \nPage 2\nDigital vs. Biz \nPage 2\nThe Era of Blending \nPage 3\nThe Era of Not Thinking \nPage 3\nAha! Moments \nPage 3\nThe Digital Promise \nPage 4\nConclusion \nPage 4\nGetting to Aha!\nWhy Today\u2019s Insights Are Tomorrow\u2019s Facts\nby Darshan Mehta\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHow do you acquire insights into your customers\u2019 needs, fears, desires, and prob\u00ad\nlems and what they are willing to pay to fix them? The companies that chase these \ninsights, and properly put them to use, will not only survive but thrive in a constant\u00ad\nly evolving mark...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "grown_up_digital", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Grown Up Digital", "author": "", "filename": "Grown_Up_Digital.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5707, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Net Generation\nComes of Age\nPage 2\nA Generation Bathed \nin Bits\nPage 3\nThe Net Generation\nBrain\nPage 4\nThe Net Generation in\nthe Workforce\nPage 5\nTypes of N-Fluence\nNetworks\nPage 6\nMaking the World a\nBetter Place\nPage 7\nIn Defense of the Future\nPage 8\nby Don Tapscott\nGrown Up Digital\nHow the Net Generation \nIs Changing Your World\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nChances are you know a someone between the ages of 11 and 30. You\u2019ve\nseen them doing five things at once: texting friends, downloading music, upload-\ning videos, watching a movie on a two-inch screen and doing who knows what\non Facebo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_customers_think", "category": "Marketing", "title": "How Customers Think", "author": "Gerald Zaltman", "filename": "How_Customers_Think.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5696, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nEssential Insights Into the Mind of the Market\nHOW CUSTOMERS\nTHINK\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEvery marketing manager wants to understand what consumers are\nthinking. But between the mind of the consumer and the predispositions and\nbiases in the mind of the manager, advertising campaigns frequently don\u2019t\nachieve their intended goal. In this summary, Gerald Zaltman explains how\nthe brains, mind...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "how_we_decide", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "", "filename": "How_We_Decide.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3254, "image_count": 2, "preview": "HOW WE DECIDE\nby Jonah Lehrer\nHMH \u00a92009\n302 pages, $25.00 (ISBN 978-0-618-62011-1)\nBefore the reader proceeds any further with this\nreview, he or she should take a second look (lasting only\none second) at the cover of Jonah Lehrer\u2019s\nbook How We Decide. Upon doing so,\nanswer the following question: Which fla-\nvor do you prefer? The reader\u2019s answer,\nwhether chocolate, strawberry or vanilla, is\nan important launching point for delving\ninto one of the most intriguing books to\ncome along this year.\nLehrer, a dynamic champion for the\nfield of neuroscience, is already the author\nof two concurrently r...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "improving_customer_satisfaction_loyalty_and_profit", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Improving Customer Satisfaction, Loyalty, and Profit", "author": "Michael D. Johnson and Anders Gustafsson", "filename": "Improving_Customer_Satisfaction__Loyalty__and_Profit.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5561, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nAn Integrated Measurement and Management System\nIMPROVING CUSTOMER\nSATISFACTION,\nLOYALTY, AND PROFIT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMost companies understand that customer satisfaction and loyalty are\nessential to their success. But few companies know exactly how to link their\ncustomers\u2019 needs with the company\u2019s processes to create the best customer\nexperience possible. In this summary you will...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "in_search_of_the_obvious", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "In_Search_of_the_Obvious.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5964, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 1 (3 parts), Part 2, January 2009 \u2022 Order #31-02\nCONTENTS\nIn Search of\nthe Obvious\nPage 2\nWhat Gets in the\nWay of the Obvious\nPage 3\nThe Internet Can Be an\nObvious Problem\nPage 4\nAn Obvious Look at the\nMarketing Process\nPage 5\nSome Help in That\nSearch for the Obvious\nPage 6\nSome Obvious\nGround Rules\nPage 7\nThe Future Is\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "influence", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Influence", "author": "Robert B. Cialdini", "filename": "Influence.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2517, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0221B \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nRobert Cialdini is a self-described \u201cpatsy\u201d who has always been \nan \u201ceasy mark\u201d for anyone selling anything. His entire life he has \nfound himself as the not-so-proud owner of unwanted tickets, sub\u00ad\nscriptions, and more. As a regretful \u201csucke...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "irrational_loyalty", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Irrational Loyalty", "author": "Deb Gabor", "filename": "Irrational_Loyalty.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2407, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nBrands Are Like People\nPage 2\nThree \u201cBrand Questions\u201d\nPage 2\nBrand-New World\nPage 2\nCrisis Of Leadership Or \nCulture\nPage 3\nSurviving Brand Disasters\nPage 3\nBuild A Brand That Thrives\nPage 4\nIrrational Loyalty\nBuilding a Brand That Thrives in Turbulent Times\nby Deb Gabor\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Irrational Loyalty: Building a Brand That Thrives in Turbulent Times, \nauthor Deb Gabor shows CEOs, VPs, and marketing and branding professionals \nhow to build a brand with customers that are so dedicated that their loyalty is irra\u00ad\ntional.  \nIrrational loyalty exists when customers are so dedi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "lateral_marketing", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Lateral Marketing", "author": "Philip Kotler and Fernando Trias de Bes", "filename": "Lateral_Marketing.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6034, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nNew Techniques for Finding Breakthrough Ideas\nLATERAL\nMARKETING\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn a consumer economy saturated with homogenous products and\ninhabited by customers who are more and more immune to advertising mes-\nsages, traditional vertical marketing \u2014 with its emphasis on market seg-\nmentation and brand proliferation \u2014 is failing us. But there is a better way\nto reach consumers, to...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "lies_damned_lies_and_marketing", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Lies, Damned Lied, and Marketing", "author": "Atun V. Minocha", "filename": "Lies__Damned_Lies__and_Marketing.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2413, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction \nPage 2\nPart One: What is \nMarketing?\nPage 2 \nPart Two: Big-M Marketing\nPage 2\nPart Three: Small-m \nMarketing\nPage 3\nPart Four: Big-M + Small m \nMarketing\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nLies, Damned Lies, \nand Marketing\nSeparate Fact from Fiction and Drive Growth\nby Atul V. Minocha\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn this summary of Lies, Damned Lies, and Marketing, with illustrative ex\u00ad\namples and reasoning, you will find the insight you need to spot the \u201cleaky holes\u201d \ndraining your marketing dollars. You\u2019ll understand what marketing is, what it can \ndo for you and, just as important, wha...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "likeable_social_media", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Likable Social Media", "author": "", "filename": "Likeable_Social_Media.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5723, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nListen First and Never\nStop Listening\nPage 2\nThink \u2014 and Act \u2014 Like\nYour Customer\nPage 3\nEngage: Create True\nDialogue with and\nBetween Your\nCustomers\nPage 4\nRespond Quickly to All\nBad Comments\nPage 5\nProvide Value (Yes, for\nFree!)\nPage 6\nAdmit When You Screw\nUp, Then Leverage Your\nMistakes\nPage 7\nby Dave Kerpen\nLikeable Social Media\nHow to Delight Your Customers, \nCreate an Irresistible Brand, \nand Be Generally Amazing on Facebook\n(and Other Social Networks)\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe secret to successful word-of-mouth marketing on the social Web is easy:\nBe likeable.\nA friend\u2019s recomme...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "loyalty_myths", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Loyalty Myths", "author": "Timothy L. Keiningham, Terry G. Vavra, Lerzan Aksoy and Henri Wallard", "filename": "Loyalty_Myths.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6171, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHyped Strategies That Will Put You Out of Business\n\u2014 And Proven Tactics That Really Work\nLOYALTY\nMYTHS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany CEOs worldwide cite customer loyalty as their most important\nstrategic objective, spending billions of dollars to hold onto their current\ncustomers. Thousands of books and even more articles have been written\nabout customer loyalty and everyone agrees it is vital. But a...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "make_your_brand_matter", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Make Your Brand Matter", "author": "Steven G. Soechtig", "filename": "Make_Your_Brand_Matter.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4135, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nEmerging from the Digital \nTransformation Era\nPage 2\nBelieving in Your Brand and \nRedefining Your Strategy\nPage 2\nSelling Experiences, \nNot Products\nPage 3\nTime is the New Currency\nPage 4\nHumanizing the Experience\nPage 5\nConnecting Your Customer \nwith Your Cause\nPage 6\nConclusion\nPage 6\nMake Your Brand Matter\nExperience-Driven Solutions to Capture \nCustomers and Keep Them Loyal \nby Steven G. Soechtig\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAs we all know, the world changed with the Internet. Branding was no longer \ndefined by the tag line. Capturing the attention of the consumer, and the business \nbuyer...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "market_of_one", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Market of One", "author": "Robin Bonn", "filename": "Market_of_One.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5449, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nBeyond the Oversupply \nMyth\nPage 2\nThe Big Grind\nPage 3\nSix Reframes for Modern \nLeaders\nPage 4\nYour Recipe for\nCompetitive Advantage\nPage 5\nDefine Your Dream\nPage 6\nWalk the Walk\nPage 7\nAddress the Hurdles\nPage 8\nMarket of One\nHow your agency can rewrite the rules and create \na lasting competitive advantage\nby Robin Bonn\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor too many leaders, running an agency has become an unforgiving grind. In recent \ndecades, the agency market has grown crowded with lookalikes, where even agencies \nthat are objectively bet...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "marketing_in_the_ai_era", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Marketing in the AI Era", "author": "Yaniv Navot", "filename": "Marketing_in_the_AI_Era.pdf", "pages": 10, "word_count": 5883, "image_count": 5, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Basics \nPage 2\nThe Business \nPage 3\nThe Build Out\nPage 4\nPersonalized Discovery\nand Engagement\nPage 5\nLoyalty, Retention,\nand Recovery\nPage 6\nContinuous Engagement \nand Optimization \nPage 8\nThe Future of \nPersonalization\nPage 9\nMarketing in the AI Era\nWhy Personalization Wins the Customer Experience\nby Yaniv Navot, Liz Steelman, and Shana Pilewski\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMarketing in the AI Era explores what modern marketing truly looks like today, offering \nhands-on takeaways to help you understand exactly what\u2019s needed for your...", "images": ["page10_img1.jpeg", "page10_img2.jpeg", "page10_img3.jpeg", "page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "mass_affluence", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Mass Affluence", "author": "Paul Nunes and Brian Johnson", "filename": "Mass_Affluence.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6167, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nSeven New Rules of Marketing to Today\u2019s Consumer\nMASS\nAFFLUENCE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Mass Affluence, customer management and marketing strategy\nexperts Paul Nunes and Brian Johnson explain that we are witnessing a\npendulum swing in marketing from \u201cone-to-one\u201d customer strategies back\nto mass marketing. But this is mass marketing with a twist: The targeted\ncustomers are not the middle...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "mavericks_at_work", "category": "Marketing", "title": "29A FBR Number.qxd", "author": "Neptune", "filename": "Mavericks_at_Work.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2681, "image_count": 4, "preview": "April 2007\nE\nvery time the business world turns around,\nsome radical, free-thinking biz-kid is upsetting\na Fortune 500 company by operating on any-\nthing but conventional B-school wisdom. Even more\nunsettling, the new or sometimes reinvented entities\nspawned by these unconventional CEOs appear\nseemingly out of nowhere, disrupting industries\nacross the board.\nFortunately, Mavericks at Work: Why\nthe Most Original Minds in Business Win\nmakes sense of this new corporate chaos\ntheory \u2013\u2013 but buckle your seat belt\nbecause you\u2019re in for a ride. Within the\nfirst chapter, Fast Company magazine co-\nfound...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page2_img1.jpeg", "page3_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "meatball_sundae", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Meatball_Sundae.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5712, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 4 (2 parts), Part 1,April 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-09\nCONTENTS\nA Meatball Sundae\nPage 2\nBefore, During\nand After\nPages 2, 3\nOld Versus New\nPage 3\nTrends of\nthe Long Tail\nPage 4\nThe 14 Trends\nof Marketing\nPage 3, 4, 5, 6, 7\nCase Studies\nPage 8\nConclusion: It\u2019s Not\nan Organization,\nIt\u2019s a Movement\nPage 8\nby Seth Godin\nMeatball Su...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "naked_conversations", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Naked Conversations", "author": "Robert Scoble and Shel Israel", "filename": "Naked_Conversations.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6546, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Blogs Are Changing the Way \nBusinesses Talk With Customers\nNAKED \nCONVERSATIONS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nToday\u2019s consumer craves human contact. We\u2019re sick to death of voice-\nmail. Menus of options that never offer the option we need. A deluge of\ncarefully spun \u201cinformation\u201d designed not to answer our concerns, but to\ninfluence our decisions. Mechanical voices telling us our call is important\nto t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "now_or_never", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Now or Never", "author": "Mary Modahl", "filename": "Now_or_Never.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5943, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Companies Must Change Today To Win The\nBattle For Internet Consumers\nNOW OR NEVER\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nThe coming five years will be decisive in the battle for Internet con-\nsumers. Bricks and mortar companies who don\u2019t make the transition to the\nInternet will find themselves unable to keep up with the dotcoms.\nIn this summary you will learn how to estimate when and how your\ncustomer base will make the transition to the ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "outmarket_the_competition", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Outmarket the Competition", "author": "Nick Doyle", "filename": "Outmarket_the_Competition.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3584, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Optimal Balance of \nPerformance and Brand \nMarketing\nPage 2\nLifetime Value Framework\nPage 3\nConnecting the Metrics\nPage 4\nAI Use Cases: LVF Enabled \nby AI\nPage 5\nApplying the Five-Tactic \nMarketing Framework\nPage 5\nOutmarket the Competition\nAdvanced Marketing Techniques to Drive Growth  \nand Profitability\nby Nick Doyle\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe sales plateau problem already has a solution. The strategies and tools exist, in \nour textbooks and the marketplace. These solutions may be advanced, they may \nbe complex, but they are a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "overpromise_and_overdeliver", "category": "Marketing", "title": "32BS10 Overpromise and Overdeliver", "author": "Rick Barrera", "filename": "Overpromise_and_Overdeliver.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5752, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nOverachievers\nOverpromise\nPage 2\nWhat\u2019s a Brand\nOverpromise?\nPage 3\nHow Do You Build Your\nOvercompromise?\nPage 4\nHow Do You Optimize\nYour Product\nTouchPoints?\nPage 5\nHow Do You Optimize\nYour System\nTouchPoints?\nPage 6\nHow Do You Optimize\nYour Human\nTouchPoints?\nPage 6\nby Rick Barrera\nOverpromise and\nOverdeliver\nHow to Design and Deliver Extraordinary\nCustomer Experiences (Revised Edition)\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHow did extraordinary companies such as Apple, Pottery Barn, American Girl\nand Zipcar come out of nowhere to virtually take over their respective markets\nfrom bigger and wealthie...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "personality_not_included", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Personality_Not_Included.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6061, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 8 (2 parts), Part 2,August 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-20\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nSign Here to Read This\nPage 2\nThe Accidental\nSpokesperson\nPages 2, 3\nA Signature Is\nNot Enough\nPages 3, 4, 5, 6\nLessons From the\nStorytellers\nPages 6, 7\nConquering the\nFear Factor\nPage 7\nAdd Personality and Stir\nPages 7, 8\nThe Fifth Phase:\nIndif...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "primal_storytelling", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Primal Storytelling", "author": "Anthony Butler", "filename": "Primal_Storytelling.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2490, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPrimal Emotions\nPage 2 \nThe Storytellers\nPage 3\nThe Art of Marketing\nPage 3\nPrimal Storytelling in Action\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nPrimal Storytelling\nMarketing for Humans\nby Anthony Butler\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\n\u201cI woke up to my mother\u2019s screams.\u201d These are the first words of Anthony Butler\u2019s \nbook From a fire in Montana to the streets of Fallujah, Iraq, to the war for attention \namong 1.5 billion websites globally, Butler proves time and again that stories are \nthe most effective way to capture human attention....", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page4_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "purple_cow", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Purple Cow", "author": "Seth Godin", "filename": "Purple_Cow.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5974, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nTransform Your Business by Being Remarkable\nPURPLE COW\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFollowing the traditional rules of marketing just isn\u2019t enough anymore.\nIn today\u2019s competitive economy, companies that want to create a successful\nnew product must create a remarkable new product. \nAccording to bestselling author and marketing guru Seth Godin, such a\nproduct is a Purple Cow, a product or service ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "quantum_marketing", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Quantum Marketing", "author": "Raja Rajamannar", "filename": "Quantum_Marketing.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5303, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nMarketing\u2019s Journey\nPage 2\nThe Fifth Paradigm\nPage 3\nReset the Mission of \nMarketing\nPage 3\nThe Data Dilemma\nPage 4\nTechnology\u2019s Big Bang\nPage 5\nWe Are Not Consumers; \nWe Are People\nPage 6\nMarketing Through Crisis\nPage 7\nThe Quantum CEO\nPage 8\nQuantum Marketing\nMastering the New Marketing Mindset for \nTomorrow\u2019s Customers\nby Raja Rajamannar\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAs technology has evolved in the last several decades, marketing has had to change \nwith it, evolving through four significant stages that build on the strategies and tools \nof the previous era. What happens next in the fifth s...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "real_time_marketing_038_pr", "category": "Marketing", "title": "3310 Real Time Mktg.qxd", "author": "David Meerman Scott", "filename": "Real-Time_Marketing___038__PR.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5733, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 4 (3 parts), Part 2, April 2011 \u2022 Order #33-10\nCONTENTS\nGrow Your Business\nNow\nPage 2\nLaying Down Some\nReal-Time Law\nPage 3\nEngage the Media at\nTheir Convenience\nPage 4\nWhat Are People Saying\nAbout You This Instant?\nPage 5\nReal-Time Customer\nConnection\nPage 6\nLet Them Communicate\n... Now\nPage 7\nBusiness...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "repositioning", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Repositioning.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5830, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 5 (3 parts), Part 2, May 2010 \u2022 Order #32-12\nCONTENTS\nThe Rise of the\nCompetition\nPage 2\nChange Happens;\nEvolution Is Reality\nPage 3\nWhen Not to Evolve\nPage 4\nValue Is the Name of\nthe Game\nPage 5\nRepositioning Takes\nTime\nPage 6\nRepositioning Begins\nand Ends With the CEO\nPage 7\nRepositioning Is Obvious\nPage 8\nby Jack Trou...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "satisfaction", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Satisfaction", "author": "Chris Denove and James D. Power IV of J.D. Power and Associates", "filename": "Satisfaction.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6324, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Every Great Company Listens to the Voice of\nthe Customer\nSATISFACTION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDespite their rhetoric, most organizations have not made a significant\nand sustained commitment to customer satisfaction. This lack of attention\nto customer satisfaction costs companies money because there is an\nintractable connection between high levels of customer satisfaction and\nincreased shareholde...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "scoring_points", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Scoring Points", "author": "Clive Humby and Terry Hunt with Tim Phillips", "filename": "Scoring_Points.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6283, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Tesco Is Winning Customer Loyalty\nSCORING\nPOINTS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLaunched in 1995, Tesco Clubcard is the world\u2019s most successful retail loy-\nalty program. Since then, Tesco has transformed its relationship with its cus-\ntomers. Today, Tesco is the United Kingdom\u2019s most successful retailer and the\nworld\u2019s most successful Internet supermarket. It is also a leader in the financial\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "selling_blue_elephants", "category": "Marketing", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Selling_Blue_Elephants.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5970, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow to Make Great Products That People Want\nBefore They Even Know They Want Them\nSELLING BLUE\nELEPHANTS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nReally great products and really huge successes don\u2019t come from focus\ngroups. And if you simply rely on trial and error, or guesswork, you\u2019ll lose far\nmore often than you\u2019ll win. Now, there\u2019s a solution: Rule Developing\nExperimentation (RDE), the first systemized, disciplin...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "shopper_marketing", "category": "Marketing", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Shopper_Marketing.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5601, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 6 (3 parts), Part 1, June 2010 \u2022 Order #32-14\nCONTENTS\nScience of Shopping\nPage 2\nSeven Barriers to\nDevelopment of Shopper\nMarketing\nPage 3\nBringing Shopper Into\nCategory Management\nPage 4\nTailing Your Shoppers:\nRetailing for the Future\nPage 5\nThe Conversion Model\nfor Shopper Research\nPage 6\nWinning Shoppers With\nCause M...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "simply_put", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Simply Put", "author": "Ben Guttmann", "filename": "Simply_Put.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4106, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nWhy Simple Wins\nPage 2\nThe Case for Simplicity\nPage 2\nThe Crime of Complicated\nPage 2\nPrinciple 1: Beneficial\nPage 3\nPrinciple 2: Focused\nPage 4\nPrinciple 3: Salient\nPage 4\nPrinciple 4: Empathy\nPage 5\nPrinciple 5: Minimal\nPage 5\nSimply Put\nWhy Clear Messages Win\u2013and How to Design Them\nby Ben Guttmann\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThink about the most powerful message you\u2019ve ever heard. Picture the most \nlife-changing piece of advice from a mentor, the most stirring call to action in a \nstump speech, or the stickiest slogan splashed across ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "six_pixels_of_separation", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Six Pixels of Separation", "author": "Mitch Joel", "filename": "Six_Pixels_of_Separation.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5892, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nI Google You ... Just Like\nYou Google Me\nPage 2\nThe Trust Economy\nPage 3\nEntrepreneurship 2.0\nPage 4\nFrom Mass Media to\nMass Content\nPage 5\nFrom Mass Media to\n\u2018Me\u2019 Media\nPage 6\nBurn the Ships\nPage 7\nParticipation 2.0\nPage 8\nby Mitch Joel\nSix Pixels of Separation\nEveryone Is Connected. \nConnect Your Business to Everyone.\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIs it important to be connected? Well, consider this: If Facebook were a \ncountry, it would have the third-largest population in the world.\nThe truth is, we no longer live in a world of six degrees of separation. In fact,\nwe\u2019re now down to only six...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "snake_oil", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Snake Oil", "author": "Dan Russell", "filename": "Snake_Oil.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2866, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart 1 \u2013 Clark Stanley, Fat \nSacks, and Chinese Icy Hot\nPage 2 \nPart 2 \u2013 The Age of the \nMarketing Scientist\nPage 2\nConclusion\nPage 5\nSnake Oil\nGenuine Marketing in an Age of Cure-Alls\nby Dan Russell\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHas the evolution of digital marketing placed businesses at the mercy of software \ncompanies? Or is there a path forward for businesses that want to regain their inde\u00ad\npendence and create great marketing again? \nDigital marketing has been around for over twenty years, yet businesses today are \n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "stand_for_something", "category": "Marketing", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "Stand_for_Something.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2531, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Most Valuable Real \nEstate on Earth\nPage #2\nNot What or How, But Why\nPage #2\nThe Cognitive Psychology \nof Core Beliefs\nPage #2\nGetting to the Root of Belief\nPage #3\nCongruence and the Core \nBelief Filter\nPage #4\nStand for Something\nThe Power of Building a Brand People \nAuthentically Love\nby Brian Burkhart\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Stand for Something, Brian Burkhart breaks down not only the importance \nof organizations and business leaders finding their core beliefs\u2014 but how to act on \nthose beliefs in a powerful and meaningful way. \nInspired by decades of work helping companies fin...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "straight_talk_about_public_relations", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Straight Talk About Public Relations", "author": "Robert Wynne", "filename": "Straight_Talk_About_Public_Relations.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2397, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhat is Public Relations?\nPage 2\nUsing Social Media\nPage 2\nContent Marketing\nPage 3\nMeasurement\nPage 4\nStraight Talk About \nPublic Relations\nNew Strategies on Social Media and Content Marketing\nby Robert Wynne\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhether you\u2019re trying to write a compelling press release, pitch yourself or \nyour product for media coverage or create a social media campaign that works, \nStraight Talk about Public Relations (Revised and Updated) tells you every\u00ad\nthing you need to know. \nAuthor Robert Wynne, the president of a public relations company, explains what \npublic relations is a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "tactical_transparency", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Tactical_Transparency.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5679, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 3 (3 parts), Part 2, March 2009 \u2022 Order #31-07\nCONTENTS\nWhat Is Transparency?\nPage 2\nSomeone May\nBe Looking\nPage 3\nFollow the Money\nPage 4\nWhen Things Go Bad\nPage 5\nEn-Gauge the\nConversation\nPage 6\nAddressing Loss of\nControl\nPage 7\nYour Road Map to\nTransparency\nPage 8\nby Shel Holtz and\nJohn C. Havens\nTactical Transparenc...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_1_page_marketing_plan", "category": "Marketing", "title": "The 1-Page Marketing Plan", "author": "Allan Dib", "filename": "The_1-Page_Marketing_Plan.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2538, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe \u201cBEFORE\u201d Phase\nPage 2\nThe \u201cDURING\u201d Phase\nPage 2\nThe \u201cAFTER\u201d Phase\nPage 3\nThe 1-Page \nMarketing Plan\nGet New Customers, Make More Money, \nand Stand Out from the Crowd\nby Allan Dib\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAllan Dib, in The 1-Page Marketing Plan, contends that a business owner must be\u00ad\ncome good at the business of what they do\u2014not just their technical skill. Professionals \ndon\u2019t just wing it. They ensure the stuff they spend time on makes the biggest impact. \nBy far the biggest leverage point in is marketing.\nDib presents this clear definition of marketing: If the circus is coming to to...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_anatomy_of_buzz", "category": "Marketing", "title": "The Anatomy of Buzz", "author": "Emanuel Rosen", "filename": "The_Anatomy_of_Buzz.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6248, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow To Create Word of Mouth Marketing\nTHE ANATOMY\nOF BUZZ\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nToday\u2019s consumers are skeptical, and they suffer from information over-\nload. The result: They\u2019ll probably ignore the expensive television and print\nads your marketing team creates. So how do people decide which car to\nbuy, or which fashions fit the image they\u2019re looking for, or what new tech-\nno-appliance ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_brand_bubble", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Brand_Bubble.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5845, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 12 (2 parts), Part 2, December 2008 \u2022 Order #30-30\nCONTENTS\nOvervalued Brands\nPage 2\nCan You Say\n\u2018Irresistible\u2019?\nPage 3\nWall Street,\nMeet Main Street\nPage 3\nWelcome to\nConsumerLand\nPage 4\nEnergized\nDifferentiation\nPage 5\nThe Obstacle\nto Beat Back\nPage 6\nA New Imperative\nPage 7\nby John Gerzema\nand Ed Lebar\nThe Brand Bubbl...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_brave_new_service_strategy", "category": "Marketing", "title": "The Brave New Service Strategy", "author": "Barbara A. Gutek and Theresa Welsh", "filename": "The_Brave_New_Service_Strategy.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5526, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nAligning Customer Relationships,\nMarket Strategies and Business Structures\nTHE BRAVE NEW\nSERVICE STRATEGY\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nAt one time, all service transactions were conducted between customers\nwho purchased goods from people they knew \u2014 vendors and craftspeople\nwho offered unique, personalized products and services, and who received\nrepeat business as a result of their quality and individualized approach.\nOver time, indu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_covert_code", "category": "Marketing", "title": "The Covert Code", "author": "Anna Covert", "filename": "The_Covert_Code.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4293, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nContents\nChapter 1: The Rules \nfor Digital Media\nPage 2 \nChapter 2: From Aware \nto Action: Your Customer \nand Your Website\nPage 3\nChapter 5: How Your \nDigital Ads Actually Work\nPage 4\nChapter 7: Search \nMarketing Decoded\nPage 5\nChapter 8: Gentle Nudge \n(Remarketing Explained)\nPage 6\nThe Covert Code\nMastering the Art of Digital Marketing\nby Anna Covert\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEffective business marketing is dependent on reaching the right people at the right \ntime with the right message. All three of these goals can be accomplished whenever \nhi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_customer_century", "category": "Marketing", "title": "The Customer Century", "author": "Anders Gronstedt", "filename": "The_Customer_Century.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5421, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nLessons from World Class Companies in\nIntegrated Marketing and Communications\nTHE CUSTOMER\nCENTURY\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nIn the last century, organizations could succeed as production companies,\nfocused exclusively on producing and selling goods. Today, we are moving\nfrom the Production Century into the Customer Century, writes Anders\nGronstedt, in which the ultimate key to success of an organization is how well\nit satisfies i...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_customer_revolution", "category": "Marketing", "title": "The Customer Revolution", "author": "Patricia B. Seybold", "filename": "The_Customer_Revolution.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5843, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow to Thrive When Customers Are in Control\nTHE CUSTOMER\nREVOLUTION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFasten your seatbelts! We\u2019re in the middle of a profound revolution,\nbigger than anything we have seen yet. It\u2019s the customer revolution.\nCustomers have taken control of our companies\u2019 destinies. They\u2019ve taken\ncontrol of our industries and are reshaping them from the outside in. While\nsome charact...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_death_of_demographics", "category": "Marketing", "title": "The Death of Demographics", "author": "David Allison", "filename": "The_Death_of_Demographics.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2457, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart One:  This Is What \nWe\u2019ve Been Doing Wrong\nPage 2 \nPart Two:  Fundamentals \nof Valuegraphics\nPage 2\nPart Three:  This Is What \nWe Care About All Around \nThe World\nPage 3\nPart Four:  The DIY \nValuegraphics Toolkit\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Death of \nDemographics\nValuegraphic Marketing for a Values-Driven World\nby David Allison\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMarketers have long believed that demographics are the key to influencing consum\u00ad\ner behavior. If we have enough information about age, gender, favorite brands...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_future_ready_brand", "category": "Marketing", "title": "The Future-Ready Brand", "author": "Mitch Duckler", "filename": "The_Future-Ready_Brand.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 4264, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nSection 1: Societal \nFuturewaves\nPage 4\nSection 2: Technological \nFuturewaves\nPage 4\nSection 3: Commercial \nFuturewaves\nPage 6\nConclusion\nPage 8\nThe Future-Ready Brand\nHow the World\u2019s Most Influential CMOs are Navigating \nSocietal Forces and Emerging Technologies\nby Mitch Duckler\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe world\u2019s leading brands are facing serious challenges stemming from socio-eco\u00ad\nnomic and technological shifts. Brand establishment and differentiation efforts that \nused to yield stellar results in the past years are no longer deli...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_future_of_purpose_driven_branding", "category": "Marketing", "title": "The Future of Purpose-Driven Branding", "author": "David Aaker", "filename": "The_Future_of_Purpose-Driven_Branding.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2695, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart 1: Purpose-Driven \nBranding \u2013 The Context\nPage 2 \nPart 2: Signature Social \nPrograms that Inspire, \nImpact, & Thrive\nPage 3\nPart 3: Integrating the \nSignature Social Program \ninto the Business\nPage 3\nPart 4: Putting Signature \nSocial Brands on Steroids \u2013 \nFive Branding \u201cmust dos\u201d\nPage 4\nConclusion: Evaluation \nof Your Signature Social \nProgram & Brand\nPage 5\nThe Future of Purpose-\nDriven Branding\nSignature Programs that Impact & Inspire \nBoth Business and Society\nby David Aaker\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe wor...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_great_digital_transformation", "category": "Marketing", "title": "The Great Digital Transformation", "author": "Gerard Szatvanyi", "filename": "The_Great_Digital_Transformation.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2893, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nChapter 1:  The Difference \nBetween Digitalization and \nDigital Transformation\nPage 2\nChapter 5: Mobile at the \nCenter Of Everything\nPage 3\nChapter 8: Virtual Space \nand Commerce: A How-To-\nGuide\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 5\nThe Great Digital \nTransformation\nReimagining the Future of Customer Interactions\nby Gerard Szatvanyi\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe digital landscape of today is constantly evolving. What worked a decade ago \nrarely works today and what works today will most likely not work in the future. \nThis cons...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_hidden_psychology_of_social_networks", "category": "Marketing", "title": "The Hidden Psychology of Social Networks", "author": "Joe Federer", "filename": "The_Hidden_Psychology_of_Social_Networks.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5279, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart I: Memeology\nPage 2\nEvolving Meme Machines: \nFive Principles to Maximize \nEngagement\nPage 3\nPart II: Social Media \nand Its Discontents\nPage 4\nPart III: Social Media\u2019s \nRight and Left Brains\nPage 6\nFive Lessons for Building \nand Honing a Social \nStrategy\nPage 7\nThe Hidden Psychology \nof Social Networks\nHow Brands Create Authentic Engagement \nBy Understanding What Motivates Us\nby Joe Federer\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhy do people act differently in various online spaces, and what do they seek from \nparticipating in each one? In The Hidden Psychology of Social Networ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_human_brand", "category": "Marketing", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Human_Brand.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6197, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWarmth and Competence\nPage 2\nThe Loyalty Test\nPage 3\nThe Principle of \nWorthy Intentions\nPage 4\nThe Price of Progress\nPage 5\nTake Us to Your Leader\nPage 6\nShow Your True Colors\nPage 7\nThe Relationship \nRenaissance\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nPeople everywhere describe their relationships with brands of all kinds in deeply \npersonal ways \u2013\u2013 we hate our banks, love our smartphones, and think the cable com\u00ad\npany is out to get us. \nThrough their original research, customer loyalty expert Chris Malone and social \npsychologist Susan Fiske show that we relate to companies, brands and even in...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_influentials", "category": "Marketing", "title": "The Influentials", "author": "Ed Keller and Jon Berry", "filename": "The_Influentials.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6222, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nOne American in Ten Tells the Other Nine\nHow to Vote, Where to Eat, and What to Buy\nTHE\nINFLUENTIALS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWho are they? They are the most influential Americans \u2014 the ones who\ntell their neighbors what to buy, which politician to support and where to\nvacation. They aren\u2019t necessarily who you expect. They aren\u2019t the richest 10\npercent or the best educated 10 percent. They a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_momentum_effect", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Momentum_Effect.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5902, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 9 (3 parts), Part 3, September 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-23\nCONTENTS\nThe Power of Momentum\nPage 2\nThe Source of Momentum\nPages 2, 3\nThe Road to Momentum\nPage 3\nCompelling Insights\nPages 3, 4\nCompelling Value\nPage 4\nCompelling Equity\nPages 4, 5\nPower Offer Design\nPage 5\nPower Offer Execution\nPages 5, 6\nVibrant Satisfaction\nPage 6...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_new_experts", "category": "Marketing", "title": "3230 The New Experts .qxd", "author": "Robert Bloom", "filename": "The_New_Experts.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5753, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 12 (3 parts), Part 2, December 2010 \u2022 Order #32-30\nCONTENTS\nThe Revolution\nin Buyer Behavior\nPage 2\nYour 4 Decisive\nCustomer Moments\nPage 3\nPreference Gives\nYou Advantage\nPage 4\nNow-or-Never \u2013\u2013\nYour First Brief Contact\nPage 5\nMake-or-Break \u2013\u2013\nThe Lengthy Transaction\nProcess\nPage 6\nKeep-or-Lose \u2013\u2013\nThe Cu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_obvious_choice", "category": "Marketing", "title": "The Obvious Choice", "author": "Jonathan Goodman", "filename": "The_Obvious_Choice.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3679, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nTrust in You > Your \nCredentials\nPage 2\nFix What\u2019s Inside \nYour Fence First\nPage 3\nDiscover the Easy \nAnswer\nPage 5\nBecome Famous \nto the Family\nPage 5\nFind Your \u201cSo That\u201d\nPage 6\nSocial Media \nIs Not Enough\nPage 6\nTimeless Lessons on Success, Profit, \nand Finding Your Way\nby Jonathan Goodman\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nInstead of going for the biggest possible audience, those who understand the \u201cOb\u00ad\nvious Choice\u201d know precisely who they\u2019re for (and not for), and they don\u2019t fall into \nthe trap of trying to win the internet. The Obvious Ch...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_science_of_brand_associations", "category": "Marketing", "title": "The Science of Brand Associations", "author": "Ulli Appelbaum", "filename": "The_Science_of_Brand_Associations.pdf", "pages": 10, "word_count": 6093, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nWhat Is a Brand?\nPage 2\nThe Many Different \nMeanings of Brands\nPage 3\n10 Reasons Strong\nBrand Association \nNetworks Matter\nPage 4\nBrand Assets\u2014Brand \nAssociations with \nSuperpowers\nPage 5\n9 Strategies to\nCreate Strong Brand \nAssociation Networks\nPage 6\n14 Proven Principles\nof Brand Growth\nPage 7\nThe Science of\nBrand Associations\nWin Minds, Win Markets\nby Ulli Appelbaum\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nConsumers are constantly surrounded by brands\u2014at home, at work, and in everyday life. \nOver time, these brands accumulate associations that sha...", "images": ["page10_img1.jpeg", "page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_shift", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Shift.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5678, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 10 (2 parts), Part 1, October 2009 \u2022 Order #31-24\nCONTENTS\nThe First Shift: From\nCreating Marketing\nStrategies to Driving\nBusiness Impact\nPage 3\nThe Second Shift: From\nControlling the Message\nto Galvanizing Your\nNetwork\nPage 4\nThe Third Shift: From\nIncremental\nImprovements to\nPervasive Innovation\nPage 5\nThe Fourth Shift:...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_short_list", "category": "Marketing", "title": "The Short List", "author": "David Ackert", "filename": "The_Short_List.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 4157, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nPart 1: Creating and \nOptimizing a Short List \nPage 2\nPart 2: Attracting People to \nYour Short List\nPage 4\nPart 3: Growing and \nNurturing Your Short List\nPage 5\nPart 4: Elevating Your \nShort List and Sustaining \nMomentum\nPage 6\nThe Short List\nHow to Drive Business Development by Focusing on \nthe People Who Matter Most \nby David Ackert\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen it comes to business development, professionals often struggle \u2013 not from \na lack of opportunities but from not knowing where to focus their attention. In a \nworld of sprawl...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_thank_you_economy", "category": "Marketing", "title": "The Thank You Economy", "author": "", "filename": "The_Thank_You_Economy.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5920, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: Welcome to the\nThank You Economy\nPage 2\nPart II: How to Win\nPage 3\nThe Perfect Date:\nTraditional Media Meets\nSocial\nPage 4\nShock and Awe\nPage 5\nPart III: The Thank You\nEconomy in Action\nPage 6\nConclusion\nPage 7\nHow to Win in the Thank\nYou Economy, the Quick\nVersion\nPage 8\nby Gary Vaynerchuk\nThe Thank You Economy\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe Thank You Economy is about something big, something greater than any\nsingle revolutionary platform. It isn\u2019t some abstract concept or wacky business\nstrategy \u2014 it\u2019s real, and every one of us is doing business in it every day, whether\nwe choose ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_third_screen", "category": "Marketing", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "The_Third_Screen.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5897, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 11 (3 parts), Part 2, November 2011 \u2022 Order #33-27\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction: Mobile Is\nGame Changing\nPage 2\nThe Rise of the\nUntethered Consumer\nPage 3\nReal Time Moves to All\nthe Time\nPage 4\nThere\u2019s an App for That:\nThe New Broadcasting\nPage 5\nThe Finding: Search on\nSteroids\nPage 6\nThe Push-Pull of Mobile...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_tipping_point", "category": "Marketing", "title": "The Tipping Point", "author": "Malcolm Gladwell", "filename": "The_Tipping_Point.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2511, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2020 Soundview, Inc.  \nAll rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Sarah Dayton, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Meghan Kozak, Director of Content   \nKylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by Kristen Sears Cudd FBR#0820B\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nThe Tipping Point was Malcolm Gladwell\u2019s breakout de\u00ad\nbut. First published in 2000, the book explains how trends in \nbehavior, marketing, or business have a \u201cmagic moment\u201d when \nthey rapidly spread, like a viral epi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "think_do_say", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Think. Do. Say.", "author": "Ron Tite", "filename": "Think__Do__Say_.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2546, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Opt for Change Part\nPage 2\nThe Chaos Part\nPage 2\nThe Think Part\nPage 3\nThe Do Part\nPage 3\nThe Say Part\nPage 4\nThink. Do. Say.\nHow to seize attention and build trust \nin a busy, busy world\nby Ron Tite\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen every person in every department aligns on what they think, do, and say, and \nwith what the organization thinks, does, and says, you\u2019ll achieve total organizational \nalignment. This cohesion between purpose, actions, and dialogue is what creates \norganizational momentum and growth. Growth occurs when your people execute \nconsistent delivery at every possible ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "this_is_strategy", "category": "Marketing", "title": "This is Strategy", "author": "Seth Godin", "filename": "This_Is_Strategy.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3013, "image_count": 2, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nMarketing\nWe all want to find a way to get ahead in life, both personally and \nprofessionally. Often, we hustle our way to the next thing only to \nfind ourselves repeatedly doing the same thing. Ultimately, this \ndoesn\u2019t get us where we want to be and will likely lead to burnout. \nWhy does this happen? When there is an end goal in mind and a \nstrategy in place, we should see the results we\u2019re looking for in rel\u00ad\natively short order, and when we don\u2019t, we experience frustration. \nSo what can be done? Working with the same strategy is an \nopt...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "trade_off", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Trade Off", "author": "Kevin Maney", "filename": "Trade-Off.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6063, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 9 (3 parts), Part 2, September 2010 \u2022 Order #32-22\nCONTENTS\nThe Fidelity Swap\nPage 2\nFidelity Versus\nConvenience\nPage 3\nWinners and Losers\nPage 4\nThe Worst Place to Be\nPage 5\nThe Trade-Off in\nPractice\nPage 6\nOpportunity\nPage 7\nPersonal Strategy\nPage 8\nby Kevin Maney\nTrade-Off\nWhy Some Things Catch On,\nand Others Don\u2019t\nTH...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "treasure_hunt", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Treasure Hunt", "author": "Michael J. Silverstein with John Butman", "filename": "Treasure_Hunt.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6106, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nInside the Mind of the New Consumer\nTREASURE\nHUNT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn his previous book, Trading Up: Why Consumers Want New Luxury\nGoods \u2013\u2013 and the Companies that Create Them, Michael J. Silverstein\ndefined an emerging \u201cnew luxury\u201d category of goods and services. That\nsegment\u2019s growth subsequently exploded from $400 billion in 2003 to $605\nbillion in 2005. Now, in Treasure Hunt: Inside the Mi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "trust_agents", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Trust_Agents.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6149, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 3 (3 parts), Part 3, March 2010 \u2022 Order #32-08\nCONTENTS\nTrust, Social Capital and\nMedia\nPage 2\nMake Your Own Game\nPage 3\nOne of Us\nPage 4\nAgent Zero\nPage 5\nHuman Artist\nPage 6\nBuild an Army\nPage 7\nSix Games You Could\nHave Made and Still Can\nPage 8\nby Chris Brogan and\nJulien Smith\nTrust Agents\nUsing the Web to Build Influ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "tuned_in", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Tuned In", "author": "", "filename": "Tuned_In.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5851, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nTuned Out ... \nand Just Guessing\nPage 2\nGet Tuned In\nPage 3\nFind Unresolved\nProblems\nPage 4\nUnderstand \nBuyer Personas\nPage 5\nCreate Breakthrough\nExperiences\nPage 6\nEstablish Authentic\nConnections \nPage 6\nCultivate a \nTuned In Culture\nPage 7\nTuned In\nUncover the Extraordinary Opportunities\nThat Lead to Business Breakthroughs\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHit products and services like the iPod, Starbucks and FedEx were seemingly\nembraced by the market overnight. But it wasn\u2019t luck, creativity or marketing that\nled to their success. Any organization can create hits that resonate if they stop\ngu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "upstream_marketing", "category": "Marketing", "title": "Upstream Marketing", "author": "Tim Koelzer and Kristin Kurth", "filename": "Upstream_Marketing.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2264, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPrinciple 1: Insight\nPage 2 \nPrinciple 2: Identity\nPage 3\nPrinciple 3: Innovation\nPage 3\nUpstream Marketing \n7-Step Approach\nPage 4\nUpstream Marketing\nUnlock Growth Using the Combined Principles \nof Insight, Identity, and Innovation\nby Tim Koelzer and Kristin Kurth\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nUpstream Marketing is a book centered on the best practices, research, case stud\u00ad\nies, and analysis informed by more than twenty years of experience from its authors \nin helping transform client brands and businesses through their work at EquiBrand \nConsulting, a top management consu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "what_customers_hate", "category": "Marketing", "title": "What Customers Hate", "author": "Nicholas J. Webb", "filename": "What_Customers_Hate.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4162, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nYour Customers Hate You\nPage 2\nThe Net Experience Formula\nPage 2\nTouchpoint #1\nPage 2\nTouchpoint #2\nPage 3\nTouchpoint #3\nPage 4\nTouchpoint #4\nPage 5\nTouchpoint #5\nPage 6\nWhat Customers Hate\nDrive Fast and Scalable Growth by Eliminating the \nThings that Drive Away Business\nby Nicholas J. Webb\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIt\u2019s undeniably true that you must give your customers what they crave. That will \nnever change. If you fail to do that, your business will die. But finding out what \ncustomers love is only half the battle. In today\u2019s hype...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "woo_wow_and_win", "category": "Marketing", "title": "39-09 Woo, Wow, and Win", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Woo__Wow__and_Win.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6009, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Road to \u201cAhhh!\u201d\nPage 2\nThe Service  \nDesign Revolution\nPage 3\nThe Principles of  \nService Design\nPage 4\nService Design in Action\nPage 6\nCorporate Culture and \nService Design\nPage 7\nThe Service/Product \nConnection\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nPleasing customers isn\u2019t enough. To delight your customers\u2014to woo, wow, and \nwin them\u2014you must design your service to create memorable, empathetic experi-\nences that meet their expectations and advance your strategy. In Woo, Wow, and Win, \nbestselling authors and business experts Thomas A. Stewart and Patricia O\u2019Connell \nshow how to use service...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "another_way", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Another Way", "author": "Dave Whorton and Bo Burlingham", "filename": "Another_Way.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3312, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nStrategy\nAfter spending the early part of his career working in Silicon \nValley, Dave Whorton started to think that there was a better \nway to do business. Surrounded by people who were interested \nin fast profits and no long term commitment to the success of \nthe businesses they worked on, Whorton was shocked when \nhe learned of an alternative way of doing business that was \ngoing on around the country, far from the world of venture \ncapital and private equity. He discovered companies that had \nbeen around for decades and even centuries t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "anticipate_failure", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Anticipate Failure", "author": "", "filename": "Anticipate_Failure.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5407, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nFailure Is Common\nPage 2\nCustomer Failure\nPage 2\nTechnology Failure\nPage 3\nProduct Failure\nPage 4\nTeam Failure\nPage 5\nTiming Failure\nPage 5\nBusiness Model Failure\nPage 6\nExecution Failure\nPage 7\nAnticipate Failure\nThe Entrepreneur\u2019s Guide to Navigating Uncertainty, \nAvoiding Disaster, and Building a Successful Business\nby Lak Ananth\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBuilding a business based on innovation is a perilous endeavor, and failures big and \nsmall are always around the corner. In Anticipate Failure, Lak Ananth\u2014CEO of \nglobal venture capital firm Next47\u2014describes the most common patterns o...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "at_the_corner_of_destiny_and_ingenuity", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "At the Corner of Destiny and Ingenuity", "author": "Paul Owhadi", "filename": "At_the_Corner_of_Destiny_and_Ingenuity.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3791, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nChapter 1: \nThe Perception of Home\nPage 2 \nChapter 3: \nEducation\u2014in the \nSchool of Life\nPage 3\nChapter 6: \nOpportunity Knocks\nPage 4\nChapter 9: \nThe Concentration \nof Success\nPage 5\nChapter 11: \nThe Wisdom of Reflection\nPage 6\nAt the Corner of \nDestiny and Ingenuity\nLessons from an Entrepreneur\u2019s Improbable Life\nby Paul Owhadi\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEach life is a journey and a lesson. Some journeys are smooth, and the lessons are \nsimple and easy to share and learn. But others are extremely difficult \u2013 long, wind\u00ad\ning roads, with o...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "be_the_elephant", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Be_The_Elephant.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5730, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nBuild a Bigger, Better Business\nBE THE\nELEPHANT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn business, there\u2019s no standing still. The trick is to become an elephant \u2014\nbig enough to make a difference, healthy enough to withstand financial cur-\nrents, strong enough to influence your market and smart enough to avoid the\npitfalls of growth. This means growing your company to a size that\u2019s as big as\nyou want. Elephants co...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "believe_in_better", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Believe in Better", "author": "Damon Stafford", "filename": "Believe_in_Better.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4015, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nChapter 1: Authenticity \nMakes You Better\nPage 2 \nChapter 3: Selling Makes \nYou Better\nPage 3\nChapter 5: Teamwork \nMakes You Better\nPage 4\nChapter 7: Transparency \nMakes You Better\nPage 5\nChapter 10: Change Makes \nYou Better\nPage 6\nBelieve in Better\nThe Evolution of Core Principles That Pioneered \nan Industry\nby Damon Stafford\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nGiven that continuous improvement is the key to enduring success in business and \nlife, isn\u2019t it only fair to make every effort to strive for better every day?\nThe book Believe in Better...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "big_enough", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Big Enough", "author": "Lee Lefever", "filename": "Big_Enough.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2459, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nReturn on Luck\nPage 2 \nThe Business \nof Permission\nPage 2 \nA Platform \nof One\u2019s Own\nPage 3\nSuccess through \nFailure\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nBig Enough\nBuilding a Business that Scales with Your Lifestyle\nby Lee Lefever\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nRead almost any business book or guide to entrepreneurship, and almost every bit \nof advice and guidance will be dedicated to how to grow and expand your busi\u00ad\nness. They all assume that every person has a desire for infinite growth. But what \nabout people for whom an infinitely growing business would actually decrease their \nqua...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "breakout_blueprint", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Breakout Blueprint", "author": "Doug Foley", "filename": "Breakout_Blueprint.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2469, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nExpertise\nPage 3 \nNeed\nPage 3 \nValue\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nBreakout Blueprint\nHow to Find Your Passion, Take Action, \nand Build a Lifestyle Business\nby Doug Foley\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf you are interested in this book, it\u2019s likely you want out of the typical 9-to-5, you \nare fed up with trying to balance home life with doing your job, or you want some \nadditional income to enjoy more of what life offers. In any case, you want to take \ncontrol of your life.\nAuthor and entrepreneur, Doug Foley, interviewed over 120 entrepreneurs and is \nconvinced there is more op...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "broken_to_better", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Broken to Better", "author": "Michael Kurland", "filename": "Broken_to_Better.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2551, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\n1. Be Connected\nPage 2 \n5. Be Future-Driven\nPage 3\n13. Be Better\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nBroken to Better\n13 Ways Not to Fail at Life and Leadership\nby Michael Kurland\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBeing a business owner is not for the faint of heart. It takes a firm resolve, the \nability to persevere and pivot during challenging times, the humility to admit \nmistakes, and empathy for the people around you. Understanding who you are is \ncritical to that journey.\nIn Broken to Better: 13 Ways Not to Fail at Life and Lead...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "built_not_born", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Built, Not Born", "author": "Tom Golisano", "filename": "Built__Not_Born.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5505, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nEntrepreneurship: \nA Risk Worth Taking\nPage 2\nMoney Matters\nPage 3\nWould You Buy \nWhat You Sell?\nPage 4\nHire for Attitude, Train for \nSkill, Fire When Necessary\nPage 5\nLead, Follow, or Get Out \nof the Way\nPage 6\nA Good Deal for Everyone\nPage 6\nBuilding a Positive Public \nImage\nPage 7\nBuilt, Not Born\nA Self-Made Billionaire\u2019s No-Nonsense \nGuide for Entrepreneurs\nby Tom Golisano, with Mike Wicks\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nStarting a business can often feel like performing a high-wire act for the first time, \nwithout a safety net. Every decision seems to have the power to send your entrepre\u00ad\nn...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "buy_back_your_time", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Buy Back Your Time", "author": "Dan Martell", "filename": "Buy_Back_Your_Time.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2523, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nIn Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Free\u00ad\ndom, and Build Your Empire, author and entrepreneur Dan \nMartell believes that the most powerful asset an entrepreneur \nhas is his time. In this book, he tries to teach his readers how to \nget more time by offloading draining tasks onto other people \nwho may be more suited to them and using that time to reinvest \nback into the company or other business endeavors. \nMartell\u2019s early life was not a steady one. He spent time in jail, \nand it was there that he had a fateful encounter with a guard \nwho sa...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "coach_builder", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Coach Builder", "author": "Donald Miller", "filename": "Coach_Builder.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3643, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nStep One: Menu of \nProducts \nPage 2\nStep Two: The Client List\nPage 3\nStep Three: Get Your \nWebsite Right\nPage 4\nStep Four: Great Emails\nPage 5\nStep Five: Map Your Client \nJourney\nPage 5\nStep Six: Establish Goals\nPage 5\nStep Seven: Join a \nCoaching Community\nPage 6\nStep Eight: The Soft Skills \nof Coaching\nPage 6\nCoach Builder\nHow to Turn Your Expertise Into a Profitable \nCoaching Career\nby Donald Miller\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThis book is written as a playbook for how to turn your expertise into a profitable \ncoaching career. Every s...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "content_inc", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "38-03 - Content Inc.", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Content_Inc_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6015, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Sweet Spot\nPage 3\nThe Content Tilt\nPage 4\nBuilding the Base\nPage 5\nHarvesting Audience\nPage 6\nDiversification\nPage 7\nMonetization\nPage 7\nBuilding the Revenue Model\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat\u2019s the surest way to startup failure? Follow old, outdated rules. In Content \nInc., one of today\u2019s most sought-after content-marketing strategists reveals a new \nmodel for entrepreneurial success. Author Joe Pulizzi flips the traditional entrepre-\nneurial approach of first creating a product and then trying to find customers. It\u2019s a \nbrilliant reverse-engineering of a model that rarely su...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "crushing_it", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "40-", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Crushing_It_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6041, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Path Is All Yours\nPage 2\nWhat (Still) Matters\nPage 3\nWhat\u2019s Stopping You?\nPage 4\nGet Discovered\nPage 5\nSnapchat\nPage 6\nInstagram\nPage 7\nVoice-First\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn his 2009 international best-seller Crush It!, Gary Vaynerchuk insisted that \na vibrant personal brand was crucial to entrepreneurial success. In Crushing It!, \nVaynerchuk explains why that\u2019s even more true today, offering his unique per\u00ad\nspective on what has changed and what principles remain timeless. He also shares \nstories from other entrepreneurs who have grown wealthier \u2014 and not just finan\u00ad\ncially \u2014...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "custom_fit", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Custom-Fit", "author": "Kate Morgan", "filename": "Custom-Fit.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3892, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Peopleing Paradox: \nDealing with the Feels \nWhen Building Your\nDream Team\nPage 2\nTailoring Your Culture \nThrough Core Values\nPage 3\nHiPOs: Unconventional \nStrategies for Finding \nCustom-Fit, High-Potential \nEmployees\nPage 4\nHiring Your Game Changer: \nOperations\nPage 5\nReference Strategies:\nThe Final Fitting\nPage 6\nCustom-Fit\nA Straight-Talking Guide to Hiring Top Talent for \nEntrepreneurs & Small Business Owners \nby Kate Morgan\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nA single bad hire can drain a small business of time, money, and momentum; \nsom...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "disciplined_entrepreneurship", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Disciplined_Entrepreneurship.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6076, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWho Is Your Customer? \nPage 2\nWhat Can You Do For \nYour Customer?  \nPage 5\nHow Does Your Customer \nAcquire Your Product? \nPage 6\nHow Do You Make Money \nOff Your Product?  \nPage 7\nHow Do You Design  \n& Build Your Product?  \nPage 8\nHow Do You Scale Your \nBusiness? \nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nInterest in entrepreneurship is exploding globally, yet many people believe that \nentrepreneurship cannot be taught \u2014 that those who become successful were born \nwith something others lack. But the greatest entrepreneurs \u2014 Richard Branson, \nSteve Jobs, Bill Gates and all the others \u2014 really had jus...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "don_8217_t_look_down", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Don\u2019t Look Down!", "author": "Bob Campana with Niles Howard", "filename": "Don__8217_t_Look_Down_.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5579, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nSan Francisco, The \nEntrepreneurial Mind\nPage 2\nPan Am, Farewell\nComfort Zone\nPage 3\nPools, Balancing Your \nBusiness and Yourself \nPage 4\nThe Roaring \u201980s,\nManaging Staff and \nExpectations\nPage 5\nInterlude, Evaluating \nOptions\nPage 6\nRediscovery, Making\nTrue Connections\nPage 7\nDon\u2019t Look Down!\nThe Improbable Adventures and Battle-Tested \nLessons of a Serial Entrepreneur\nby Bob Campana with Niles Howard\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen you\u2019re building a business, the hardest part is often staying the course, especially \nwhen uncertainty, ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg", "page9_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "eat_people", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "3318 Eat People.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Eat_People.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5959, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 7 (3 parts), Part 3, July 2011 \u2022 Order #33-18\nCONTENTS\nSomething from Nothing\nPage 2\nRule #1: If It Doesn\u2019t\nScale, It Will Get Stale\nPage 3\nRule #3: When in Doubt,\nGet Horizontal\nPage 4\nRule #7: Be Soylent \u2014\nEat People\nPage 5\nRule #8: Markets Make\nBetter Decisions Than\nManagers\nPage 6\nRule #12: Create Y...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "elon_musk", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Elon Musk ", "author": "Walter Isaacson", "filename": "Elon_Musk.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2524, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nEntrepreneurship\nDuring his Saturday Night Live monologue in May of 2021, \nElon Musk poked fun at himself by saying, \u201cTo anyone I\u2019ve \noffended, I just want to say, I reinvented electric cars and I\u2019m \nsending people to Mars in a rocket ship. Did you think I was \nalso going to be a chill, normal dude?\u201d Walter Isaacson\u2019s Elon \nMusk proves the profundity of that statement. In this biog\u00ad\nraphy, Isaacson walks his reader through Musk\u2019s life from his \nearliest days under the control of his abusive father through his \nmyriad successes and setbacks...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "entrepreneurial_leadership", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Entrepreneurial Leadership", "author": "Joel Peterson", "filename": "Entrepreneurial_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5035, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe World Needs More \nEntrepreneurial Leaders\nPage 2\nBuild Trust\nPage 2\nCreate a Mission\nPage 4\nSecure a Team\nPage 5\nDeliver Results\nPage 6\nMap 1: How to Make \nDecisions\nPage 7\nMap 10: How \nto Drive Change\nPage 7\nEntrepreneurial \nLeadership\nThe Art of Launching New Ventures, Inspiring \nOthers, and Running Stuff\nby Joel Peterson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany leaders see their roles as presiders/managers, with a primary focus on keep\u00ad\ning results consistent with past performance and on budget. These kinds of leaders \nmake important contributions but rarely leave a mark on the businesses the...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "fail_fast_or_win_big", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Fail Fast or Win Big", "author": "Bernhard Schroeder", "filename": "Fail_Fast_or_Win_Big.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5529, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe End of Business Plans\nPage 2\nThe New Way: The \nLeanModel Framework\nPage 2\nLean Resources; Less Is \nMore\nPage 4\nThe Whole Customer Truth\nPage 5\nOpportunity Is Here and \nEverywhere\nPage 6\nIf You Want to Be an \nEntrepreneur, Be One\nPage 7\nFail Fast or Win Big\nThe Start-Up Plan for Starting Now\nby Bernhard Schroeder\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAs an entrepreneur, you are not in the business of writing business plans. You need \nto move faster. Market conditions evolve so rapidly today that by the time you could \nperfect a business plan, it would likely be obsolete and your competitors would h...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "fix_this_next", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Fix This Next", "author": "Mike Michalowicz", "filename": "Fix_This_Next.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5754, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Business Owner\u2019s \nCompass\nPage 2\nFind It and FIx It\nPage 3\nEstablish Predictable Sales\nPage 3\nCreate Permanent Profit\nPage 4\nAchieve Organizational \nOrder\nPage 5\nEvolve from Transaction to \nTransformation with Impact\nPage 6\nSpark Your Company\u2019s \nForever Legacy\nPage 7\nFix This Next\nMake the Vital Change That Will Level \nUp Your Business\nby Mike Michalowicz\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe biggest problem entrepreneurs have is that they don\u2019t know what their biggest \nproblem is. If you find yourself trapped between stagnating sales, staff turnover, \nand unhappy customers, what do you fix fi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "from_tailspin_to_tailwind", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "From Tailspin to Tailwind", "author": "Buddy Teaster", "filename": "From_Tailspin_to_Tailwind.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4133, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nGetting Up to Speed\nPage 2\nSurviving Self-Inflicted \nWounds and Unforeseen \nLoss\nPage 3\nClarifying the Mission and \nSetting a Vision\nPage 4\nBuilding a Strong Team\nPage 5\nPowering Change and \nGrowth\nPage 6\nFrom Tailspin to \nTailwind\nLeadership Lessons for Turning Crisis into Clarity \nby Buddy Teaster \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOrganizations \u2013 whether for-profit or nonprofit \u2013 often face moments of deep tur\u00ad\nbulence: reputational damage, leadership voids, and operational breakdowns. What \nmatters is finding the strength and resources to ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "game_time_decision_making", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Game-Time Decision Making", "author": "David Meltzer", "filename": "Game-Time_Decision_Making.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5633, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPutting Together Your \nRoster by Building Yourself\nPage 2\nOffensive/Defensive \nMindset\nPage 3\nCoaching Trees and Growth\nPage 3\nBeing in the Game\nPage 5\nThe Offense and Defense \nof Branding\nPage 6\nThe Offense and Defense \nof Marketing\nPage 7\nThe Offense and Defense \nof Communication\nPage 7\nGame-Time \nDecision Making\nHigh-Scoring Business Strategies from \nthe Biggest Names in Sports\nby David Meltzer\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen the pressure is on, great coaches remain laser-focused, confident, and fully in \ncharge of their roster. They\u2019re the same way when it comes to developing strategies...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "gigworker", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Gigworker", "author": "Brett Helling", "filename": "Gigworker.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2473, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nEvolution of the Gig\nPage 2 \nMyths and Realities of the \nGig Economy\nPage 3\nCan You Handle the Gig?\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4 \nGigworker\nIndependent Work and the State of the Gig Economy\nby Brett Helling\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBrett Helling is the founder of Gigworker.com, a website that serves as a catch-all \nresource for freelancers and gig workers looking to thrive in the new economy.\nIn Gigworker: Independent Work and the State of the Gig Economy, readers \ndiscover his secrets to entering, thriving in, and surviving the gig economy.\nGig work has transformed into i...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "give_first", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Give First", "author": "Brad Feld", "filename": "Give_First.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3389, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nGive First \nPage 2\nNavigating Give First \nPage 5\nEntreprenurial Tzedakath\nPage 6\nGive First\nThe Power of Mentorship \u00a0\nby Brad Feld\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat if the real key to building a lasting startup community isn\u2019t capital or connec\u00ad\ntions, but mentorship without strings attached? While this book primarily focuses \non mentorship, the concept of Give First encompasses a philosophy of behavior.\nIn Give First: The Power of Mentorship, Brad Feld shares his Give First philos\u00ad\nophy, coming from his years of experience in perfecting ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "hoover_8217_s_vision", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Hoover's Vision", "author": "Gary Hoover", "filename": "Hoover__8217_s_Vision.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6033, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nOriginal Thinking for Business Success\nHOOVER\u2019S\nVISION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nGreat businesses succeed because of their leaders\u2019 ability to see things\nthat others do not see.  These leaders ask questions that others do not ask,\nthen chart their own course, combining insights and strategies into the\nblueprint for a uniquely focused enterprise. We\u2019ve seen this leadership in\nentrepreneurs ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "how_to_grow_your_small_business", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "How to Grow Your Small Business", "author": "Donald Miller", "filename": "How_to_Grow_Your_Small_Business.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4133, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Airplane is Our \nStandard\nPage 2\nStep One: Leadership\nPage 2\nStep Two: Marketing\nPage 3\nStep Three: Sales\nPage 4\nStep Four: Products\nPage 5\nStep Five: Overhead and \nOperations\nPage 5\nStep Six: Cash Flow\nPage 6\nHow to Grow Your \nSmall Business\nA 6-Step Plan to Help Your Business Take Off \nby Donald Miller\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn a small business, if you don\u2019t know how to make money, your business will die. \nUnlike large corporations, small-business owners don\u2019t have massive budgets that \nallow for mistakes or inefficiencies. Th...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "human_design_for_business", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Human Design for Business", "author": "Jamie L. Palmer", "filename": "Human_Design_for_Business.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 4680, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2 \nPart 1: Human Design\nPage 2\nPart 2: Human Design \nfor Business\nPage 7\nConclusion\nPage 7\nHuman Design \nfor Business\nDiscover Your Unique Blueprint to Build \na Business and Life You Love\nby Jamie L. Palmer\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe all want to unlock the hidden potential lying dormant in the depths of ourselves. \nBut traditional business books or self-help literature do little to put us on that journey. \nFinding your unique gifts starts with taking a journey into your own self.\nThe book Human Design for Business: ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "let_me_save_you_25_years", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Let Me Save You 25 Years", "author": "Shawn D. Nelson", "filename": "Let_Me_Save_You_25_Years.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4092, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nJust Do Something\nPage 2\nBe Willing to Sweep Floors\nPage 2\nPlay Along the Way\nPage 3\nMake Your Own Luck\nPage 4\nQuit or Keep Going\nPage 4\nTalk Big, Work Small\nPage 5\nHire Better Than You\nPage 6\nWe Can All Win, Together \nPage 6\nLet Me Save \nYou 25 Years\nMistakes, Miracles, and Lessons from the Lovesac Story\nby Shawn D. Nelson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLet Me Save You 25 Years: Mistakes, Miracles, and Lessons from the Love\u00ad\nsac Story compresses the twenty-five-year history to date of Lovesac, a company \nset in motion when author and Loves...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "levers", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Levers", "author": "Amos Schwartzfarb and Trevor Boehm", "filename": "Levers.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2534, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThe True Meaning of Work\nPage 2 \nDon\u2019t Just Trust Your Gut\nPage 2\nSeeing the Big Picture\nPage 3\nKnow What\u2019s Working and \nWhy\nPage 4 \nWake Up and Start Living\nPage 4\nLevers\nThe Framework for Building Repeatability \ninto Your Business \nby Amos Schwartzfarb and Trevor Boehm\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAlthough many new companies are popping up by the day, not all work. And by \n\u201cwork,\u201d we don\u2019t just mean a unicorn-status kind of work. Instead, not all compa\u00ad\nnies work in a fundamental way that they can solve real problems for their custom\u00ad\ners and see repeatable, sustainable ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "life_profitability", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Life Profitability", "author": "Adii Pienaar", "filename": "Life_Profitability.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2438, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nWhen Business \nConsumes Us\nPage 2 \nLightening Your Load: \nLife Profitability Explained\nPage 3\nLife Profitable Values: \nThe Priority of Others\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nLife Profitability\nThe New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success\nby Adii Pienaar\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLife Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success, author Adii \nPienaar encourages us to think about what success means to us. If you\u2019re an entre\u00ad\npreneur, this question is one you probably think about all the time, since you want \nyour business to do well.\nHowever, the book goes even deeper...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "lost_in_startuplandia", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Lost in Startuplandia", "author": "E. Keller Fitzsimmons", "filename": "Lost_in_Startuplandia.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2485, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nSelf-Awareness\nPage 2\nSighting Your Summit\nPage 2\nDecision-Making\nPage 3\nFocus\nPage 3\nLost in Startuplandia\nWayfinding for the Weary Entrepreneur\nby E. Keller Fitzsimmons\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf we believe every success story out of Silicon Valley, Startuplandia is a magical \nplace where entrepreneurs\u2019 dreams come true. The roads are paved with gold \nwith venture capitalists writing enormous checks based on napkin sketches. The \ncompanies in Startuplandia will make the world a better place. What we don\u2019t \nhear about are the failures.\nIn Lost in Startuplandia, Fitzsimmons shares her ha...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "million_dollar_weekend", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Million Dollar Weekend", "author": "Noah Kagan", "filename": "Million_Dollar_Weekend.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3216, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nNoah Kagan believes he has a plan for helping people create \nhugely successful businesses in a short amount of time. He \nbelieves these businesses are best started right away, without \ndelay. Otherwise people can waste time overthinking plans which \ndecrease the likelihood that a would-be entrepreneur will ever \nactually launch their business. His aim in his book, Million Dol\u00ad\nlar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a \n7-Figure Business in 48 Hours, is to help overcome these hur\u00ad\ndles and launch people on th...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "never_bet_the_farm", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Never Bet The Farm", "author": "Anthony L. Iaquinto and Stephen Spinelli Jr.", "filename": "Never_Bet_the_Farm.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5839, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Entrepreneurs Take Risks, Make Decisions \u2013 and\nHow You Can, Too\nNEVER BET \nTHE FARM\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNever Bet the Farm is designed to help you prepare for setbacks by pro-\nviding you with a framework that can help you reduce risks and simplify\ndecision-making. This easily understandable book begins with an acknowl-\nedgement that the vast majority of new businesses will not meet their\nfou...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "off_the_ground", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Off the Ground", "author": "Case Lawrence", "filename": "Off_the_Ground.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5391, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nWiped Out\nPage 2\nFrom the Ground Up\nPage 3\nStumbling Into Growth\nPage 4\nElevating the Experience\nPage 4\nThe Power of Partnership \nPage 5\nBeyond Borders\nPage 6\nCrisis Mode\nPage 6\nFull Circle and\nInto the Future\nPage 6\nOff the Ground\nFrom the Brink of Bankruptcy to\na Billion-Dollar Trampoline Empire\nby Case Lawrence\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOff the Ground: From the Brink of Bankruptcy to a Billion-Dollar Trampoline Em\u00ad\npire outlines how to scale a concept that lacks precedent by using the creation of Sky \nZone as a case study in applied...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "one_venture_ten_mbas", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "One Venture, Ten MBAs", "author": "Ksenia Yudina", "filename": "One_Venture__Ten_MBAs.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5713, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nMy $200,000\nInspiration\nPage 2\nMBA in Launching\nan App\nPage 4\nMBA in Incumbents\nPage 5\nMBA in Pivoting\nPage 6\nMBA in Mergers and \nAcquisitions (M&A)\nPage 7\nMBA in Hostile\nTakeovers\nPage 8\nOne Venture, Ten MBAs\nA Warrior Guide to Building Startups\nby Ksenia Yudina\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFirst-time entrepreneurs often underestimate how difficult it is to turn a startup idea \ninto a durable business. Beyond product development, founders must navigate fund\u00ad\ning risk, shifting markets, complex stakeholder dynamics, and constant uncertain...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "one_to_ten", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "One to Ten", "author": "Rags Gupta", "filename": "One_to_Ten.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2468, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart 1: Product Readiness\nPage 2\nPart 2: Build A Repeatable \nSales Machine\nPage 2 \nPart 3: Scale Your Human \nCapital\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 3\nOne to Ten\nFinding Your Way from Startup to Scaleup\nby Rags Gupta\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMost startup tech founders create something out of nothing, raise their first insti\u00ad\ntutional rounds, convince some early adopters to pay for their product. They grow \nthe kernel of what could become a real business. Then they hit a wall. They strug\u00ad\ngle to progress past customer pilots. To transcend founder-led sales. To go from a \nscrappy group pitching in t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "overcoming_impossible", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Overcoming Impossible", "author": "Robert Irvine", "filename": "Overcoming_Impossible.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2458, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nRobert Irvine has countless hours of experience helping reinvigo\u00ad\nrate struggling restaurants and bringing them back to their prime. \nIn addition, he has launched numerous successful enterprises on \nhis own. Through all of this, he has developed techniques and \nhas gained insight that can help other business owners thrive in \nareas where they are faltering. He shares that wisdom in his book, \nOvercoming Impossible: Learn to Lead, Build a Team, \nand Catapult Your Business to Success which combines solid \nteaching with numerous case studies of failing re...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "pattern_breakers", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Pattern Breakers", "author": "Mike Maples, Peter Ziebelman", "filename": "Pattern_Breakers.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3274, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nEntrepreneurship\nIn their book, Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups \nChange the Future, authors Mike Maples Jr and Peter Zie\u00ad\nbelman set out to explain to readers what it is that makes some \nstart-ups truly revolutionary. They do not focus their attention on \nstart-ups that seek out weaknesses in certain markets and create \nproducts that can fill those unmet needs even though these types \nof start-ups can prove to be successful. These types of start-ups \ncan also be risky as current giants in the markets can capitalize \non the successes o...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "reality_check", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Reality_Check.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5573, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 2 (2 parts), Part 1, February 2009 \u2022 Order #31-04\nCONTENTS\nThe Reality of Starting\nPage 2\nThe Reality of\nRaising Money\nPage 2\nThe Reality of Planning\nand Executing\nPage 3\nThe Reality of Innovating\nPage 4\nThe Reality of Selling\nand Evangelizing\nPage 5\nThe Art of Creating\na Community\nPage 6\nThe Reality of Competing\nPage 7\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "seeing_around_corners", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Seeing Around Corners", "author": "R. Christopher Whalen", "filename": "Seeing_Around_Corners.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4148, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nContents\nChapter 1: The Graduate\nPage 2 \nChapter 3: Lessons \nfrom the Disco Deli\nPage 3\nChapter 4: Fear \nand Consistency\nPage 4\nChapter 7: Jobs \nand Inflation\nPage 5\nChapter 9: Financial \nCrisis to COVID-19\nPage 5\nSeeing Around Corners\nAchieving Success in Business and Life\nby R. Christopher Whalen\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nRags to riches stories are always inspiring \u2013 we can identify with the protagonist \nand all of us wish we were in their place. Relatable and very motivational, such \nbooks can inspire just about everyone to seek proactive cha...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "shoe_dog", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Shoe Dog", "author": "Phil Knight", "filename": "Shoe_Dog.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2452, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2020 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie O\u2019Connor, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR1220B \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nAt twenty-four years old, founder of Nike, Phil Knight was cer\u00ad\ntainly an adult but he didn\u2019t have a clear idea of where he was \ngoing or what he wanted. He had recently graduated college \nwith a master\u2019s degree in business and had moved back i...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "simple_scaling", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Simple Scaling", "author": "Rendan McGurgan, Claire Colvin", "filename": "Simple_Scaling.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2378, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nTheme 1: Inspire\nPage 2 \nTheme 2: Orientate\nPage 3\nTheme 3: Accelerate\nPage 3\nRe-Inspire\nPage 4\nSimple Scaling\nTen Proven Principles to 10x Your Business\nby Brendan McGurgan and Claire Colvin\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSimple Scaling is designed to create a framework to help the 98% of SMEs \n(Small and Medium Enterprises) that never achieve scale. \nFirst, you\u2019ll develop the mindset to successfully scale a business, create an inspirational \nvision of the future, and look at those who will need to get you where you need to go. \nNext, you\u2019ll plot a course toward your vision...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page4_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "small_business_turnaround", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Small Business Turnaround", "author": "Marc Kramer", "filename": "Small_Business_Turnaround.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5761, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nRevitalize Your Struggling or Stagnant Enterprise\nSMALL BUSINESS\nTURNAROUND\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nIf you manage or own a struggling small- or mid-size business, you\nknow how hard it is to stay afloat and turn things around when the going\ngets tough. You are not alone. The risk for failing seems to be greater with\nevery passing year. According to the Small Business Administration, busi-\nness failures rose an incredible 16.6 per...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "small_giants", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Small Giants", "author": "Bo Burlingham", "filename": "Small_Giants.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6953, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nCompanies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big\nSMALL GIANTS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIt\u2019s a widely accepted axiom of business that great companies grow their\nrevenues and profits year after year. Yet quietly, under the radar, some entre-\npreneurs have rejected the pressure of endless growth to focus on more satis-\nfying business goals. These goals include being great at what they do, creat-\ning a g...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "start_scale_exit_repeat", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat", "author": "Colin C. Campbell", "filename": "Start__Scale__Exit__Repeat_.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4117, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nStart\nPage 2\nPaying for Your Idea\nPage 2\nScale \nPage 3\nScale Quickly, Kill Quickly \nPage 3\nExit\nPage 4\nThe Case for Selling\nPage 4\nRepeat\nPage 5\nTrack Your A Players\nPage 6\nStart. Scale. \nExit. Repeat.\nSerial Entrepreneurs\u2019 Secrets Revealed! \nby Colin C. Campbell \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat makes a startup successful? Is it dumb luck, hard work, or is there a winning \nformula? These are questions that author Colin C. Campbell has been working to \nanswer for over thirty years as a serial entrepreneur. In analyzing the answer, he \nca...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "strategic_partnerships", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Strategic Partnerships", "author": "Robert L. Wallace", "filename": "Strategic_Partnerships.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6149, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nAn Entrepreneur\u2019s Guide \nTo Joint Ventures and Alliances\nSTRATEGIC\nPARTNERSHIPS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOne of the strategies that experts consistently find to be among the most\npowerful for putting an entrepreneurial company on the path toward eco-\nnomic well-being is the use of joint ventures and strategic partnerships.\nWhen done well, these alliances provide both participating businesse...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img2.png", "page4_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "survive_and_thrive", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Survive and Thrive", "author": "John Meese", "filename": "Survive_and_Thrive.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2596, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nTeach, Coach, Mentor, \nand Inspire\nPage 2 \nFour Core Competencies of \na Future-Ready Workforce\nPage 3\nEffective Communication\nPage 3\nThe Whole Self\nPage 4 \nConclusion\nPage 4\nSurvive and Thrive\nHow to Build a Profitable Business in Any Economy \n(Including This One)\nby John Meese\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe world we live in is built by entrepreneurs. The revolutionary technology you \nand I both use every day, and the seemingly endless supply of resources we have \naccess to, is thanks to hard-working entrepreneurs like you. To succeed as an en\u00ad\ntrepreneur, you need to be...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "take_a_chance", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Take a Chance", "author": "Larry Gaynor", "filename": "Take_a_Chance_.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3535, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Early Days\nPage 2\nNow that You\u2019ve \nGraduated, What\u2019s Next\nPage 2\nThe Explosive Years\nPage 3\nThe Peak Years\nPage 4\nThe Good, The Bad, \nand The Ugly\nPage 4\nThe Big Pivot that Made \nAll the Difference\nPage 5\nFinal Thoughts\nPage 6\nTake a Chance!\n101 Entrepreneurial Lessons for Making it Big  \nby Larry Gaynor \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAuthor Larry Gaynor wrote Take a Chance!:101 Entrepreneurial Lessons \nfor Making it Big for two reasons. One, he wanted to offer new entrepreneurs \na real understanding of what it is like to start their o...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "tech_confidential", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Tech Confidential", "author": "Denise Koessler Gosnell", "filename": "Tech_Confidential.pdf", "pages": 10, "word_count": 5743, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nDragon-Slaying 101\nPage 2\nNobody Knows \nPage 3\nOverclocked Misfits \nPage 4\nUnsung Heroes\nPage 5\nBuild Products That\nPeople Want\nPage 6\nData Isn\u2019t People\nPage 7\nPiercing the Dark Veil\nof Acquisitions\nPage 8\nTech Confidential\nThe Insider\u2019s Playbook for\nDaring Entrepreneurs\nby Denise Koessler Gosnell and Kathryn Erickson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSilicon Valley is often portrayed as a meritocratic hub of innovation, yet the lived \nexperience for many entrepreneurs reveals a far more volatile environment shaped by \npressure, ego, and opaqu...", "images": ["page10_img1.jpeg", "page10_img2.jpeg", "page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_art_of_the_start", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "The Art of the Start", "author": "Guy Kawasaki", "filename": "The_Art_of_the_Start.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6027, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide\nFor Anyone Starting Anything\nTHE ART\nOF THE START\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\n\u201cEntrepreneur\u201d is not a job title: It\u2019s the state of mind of people who\nwant to alter the future. Doing, not learning to do, is the essence of entre-\npreneurship. Guy Kawasaki writes that his goal is to help you use your\nknowledge, love and determination to create something grea...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_breakthrough_company", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "", "filename": "The_Breakthrough_Company.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3039, "image_count": 2, "preview": "THE BREAKTHROUGH COMPANY\nby Keith R. McFarland\nCrown Business, $27.50\nFor nearly a decade, Keith McFarland was frustrated by\nthe fact that he could never find a book that adequately\ndescribed the steps a company could take to solve the\nproblems involved when moving beyond\nthe entrepreneurial stages of business toward\nsomething bigger. In the mid-1990s he had\njust become chairman of a Los Angeles-\nbased company that had twice been named\nto Inc. magazine\u2019s Inc. 500 list of the fastest-\ngrowing privately held companies in the\nUnited States. He felt his company was at a\nturning point that would so...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_diary_of_a_ceo", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "The Diary of a CEO", "author": "Steven Bartlett", "filename": "The_Diary_of_a_CEO.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2565, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nIn The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and \nLife, Steven Bartlett sets out to do exactly what his title sug\u00ad\ngests: promote and expand upon 33 laws he has discerned and \nobserved that can make anyone more successful in all areas of \ntheir life, be it personal or professional. As Bartlett explains, \nhe has \u201cbeen the CEO, founder, co-founder or board mem\u00ad\nber of four industry-leading companies that collectively \u2013 at \ntheir peaks \u2013 reached a cumulative valuation of more than $1 \nbillion.\u201d He uses this experience to help improve the lives of \nhis r...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_hard_thing_about_hard_things", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "The Hard Thing About Hard Things", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Hard_Thing_About_Hard_Things.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6295, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhen Things Fall Apart\nPage 2\nCEOs Should Tell It Like It Is\nPage 3\nHiring Executives\nPage 5\nWhen Smart People Are \nBad Employees\nPage 6\nProgramming Your Culture\nPage 7\nDon\u2019t Punk Out and \nDon\u2019t Quit\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhile many people talk about how great it is to start a business, very few are honest \nabout how difficult it is to run one. In The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ben Horow-\nitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley\u2019s most respected and \nexperienced entrepreneurs, offers essential advice on building and running a startup \u2013\u2013 \npractical wisdo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_lean_startup", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "The Lean Startup ", "author": "Eric Ries", "filename": "The_Lean_Startup.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2482, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2020 Soundview, Inc.  \nAll rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Sarah Dayton, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \nReviewed by Kristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0720B\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nAuthor Eric Ries is on a mission to help startups succeed in \nlaunching innovative products. He wrote The Lean Startup to \nhelp entrepreneurs avoid failure due to falling prey to outdated \nmodes of operation. As he explains, startups fail, badly, all...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_minimalist_entrepreneur", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "The Minimalist Entrepreneur", "author": "Sahl Lavingia", "filename": "The_Minimalist_Entrepreneur.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2331, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, #2, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2022 Soundview, Inc. All \nrights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed \nby Taylor Berrett  \u2022  Order #FBR0222B\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nMinimalism has swept the world. In a culture that\u2019s all about \nmore, more, more, thought leaders and authors who preach the \ndisciplined pursuit of less are finding massive audiences\u2014 and \nfor good reason. Science and research s...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_nuclear_effect", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "The Nuclear Effect", "author": "Scott Oldford", "filename": "The_Nuclear_Effect.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2362, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nStarting in a Weird Place\nPage 2\nThe Six Pillars of a \nMultimillion-Dollar Business\nPage 2\nThe Six Pillars Explained\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Nuclear Effect\nThe 6 Pillars of Building a 7+ Figure Online Business\nby Scott Oldford\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nScott Oldford knows what it\u2019s like to need a business to do well. By 21 he was \nover $1,000,000 in debt, and didn\u2019t have the luxury of being able to slowly wind \ntowards a successful path. That\u2019s when he discovered the six pillars he outlines in \nThe Nuclear Effect, and entrepreneurs everywhere can now reap the benef...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_pumpkin_plan", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "The Pumpkin Plan", "author": "", "filename": "The_Pumpkin_Plan.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6331, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 3 (3 parts), Part 1, March 2013 \u2022 Order #35-06\nCONTENTS\nA Half-Ton Pumpkin Is\nAbout to Save Your Life\nPage 2\nThe Seed\nPage 3\nAssess the Vine\nPage 4\nThe Tourniquet\nTechnique\nPage 5\nThe Wish List\nPage 6\nKill the Curve\nPage 7\nNext Season\nPage 8\nHow to Pumpkin Plan\nYour Business \u2013\u2013\nYour Story \nPage 8\nby ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_responsible_entrepreneur", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "The Responsible Entrepreneur", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Responsible_Entrepreneur.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5914, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nModern Archetypes Are \nAltering the Future\nPage 2\nFour Game-Changing \nEntrepreneurial Roles\nPage 3\nDisrupting Industries\nPage 4\nUpending Social Systems\nPage 5\nShifting Paradigms \nand Beliefs\nPage 6\nRevitalizing Founding \nAgreements\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nResponsible entrepreneurs are a special breed, seeking to transform industries \nand even society itself. They challenge and refine cultural assumptions, laws, regula\u00ad\ntions and even the processes of governance. This requires them to do and think far \nbeyond what is usually required of business leaders. \nThe Responsible Entreprene...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "thirteeners", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Thirteeners", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Thirteeners.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5734, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nHow to Invent  \nthe Impossible\nPage 2\nThe Connection Points\nPage 3\nIsolate the Execution  \nVirus and Apply the  \nVaccine of Truth\nPage 4\nThe Breakthrough  \nSolutions Framework  \nfor Your Business\nPage 5\nThe Connected Leader \nMeets the Connected  \nCompany\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn today\u2019s corporate world, 87 percent of companies fail to successfully execute the \nstrategy they set for a given year. CEO mentor and coach Dan Prosser shows you how \nto make your company one of the other 13 percent \u2014 a Thirteener. In the process, he \nexplains that the true challenge of building a great ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "unlock", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Unlock", "author": "Matt Hulett", "filename": "Unlock.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2351, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nAlignment To Market \nGrowth Trends\nPage 2 \nTiming\nPage 2\nYour Track Record\nPage 2\nPlanning\nPage 3\nMomentum And Your \nKey Insight\nPage 4\nUnlock\n5 Questions to Release Your \nCompany\u2019s Hidden Power\nby Matt Hulett\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAuthor Matt Hulett\u2019s specialty is moving into business situations where something is \nbroken and needs to be fixed. Maybe the company is in the wrong business overall, \nor the strategy is bad\u2014or really, maybe everything is just bad. Not enough capital, \nor the CEO and founder is the wrong fit. Whatever i...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "vision_to_reality", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Vision to Reality", "author": "Curtis L. Jenkins", "filename": "Vision_to_Reality.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2369, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nPart 1: What Leads \nSmart Entrepreneurs \nAnd CEOs Astray?\nPage 2\nPart 2: The Remedies\nPage 3 \nPart 3: How To Prevent \nBacksliding\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nVision to Reality\nStop Working, Start Living\nby Curtis L. Jenkins\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany entrepreneurs believe that to grow their businesses, they must work harder \nand harder. They overlook the importance of the team, the financials, and a solid \nplan that must be executed and adjusted on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. They \ndon\u2019t understand the concept of working \u201con t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page4_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "who_not_how", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Who Not How", "author": "Dan Sullivan", "filename": "Who_Not_How.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2509, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0421B \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nAmerican culture highly values independence. We are condi\u00ad\ntioned from our earliest educational experiences that the end \nall, be all goal is to do things all by ourselves. So prevalent is \nthis idea that we end up shouldering an unsustainabl...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "without_a_doubt", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Without a Doubt", "author": "Surbhi Sarna", "filename": "Without_a_Doubt.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4116, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nFinding a Problem \nYou Want to Work On\nPage 2\nNetworking Without \na Network\nPage 3\nTelling a Story and \nDeveloping Thick Skin\nPage 3\nKeep Going Through \nLife\u2019s Ups and Downs\nPage 5\nThe Most Important \nProduct is You\nPage 6\nWithout a Doubt\nHow to Go from Underrated to Unbeatable\nby Surbhi Sarna\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAuthor Surbhi Sarna knows what it\u2019s like to feel underrated\u2026to have the weight \nof doubt pulling at you while trying to reach your goals. The route she took cul\u00ad\nminated in selling her medical device company for $275 mil...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "you_are_the_brand", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "You Are the Brand", "author": "Mike Kim", "filename": "You_Are_The_Brand.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2508, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nWho Do You Have to \nBecome?\nPage 2 \nHow-to-preneur vs. \nIdeapreneur: Which One \nAre You?\nPage 2\nPositioning: Always Know \nWho Your Competitors Are\nPage 3\nPitch: The Most Effective \nMarketing Strategy Is to \nSimply Tell the Truth\nPage 4 \nYou Are the Brand\nThe 8-Step Blueprint to Showcase Your Unique \nExpertise and Build a Highly Profitable, Personally \nFulfilling Business\nby Mike Kim\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAuthor Mike Kim has had a front-row seat to see how the mistakes people make, \nsome unknowingly, can end up costing them their careers or, equally sad, can cause \nt...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "you_are_a_mogul", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "You are a Mogul", "author": "Tiffany Pham", "filename": "You_Are_a_Mogul.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6632, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPinpoint Your Passions\nPage 2\nValue Your Voice\nPage 3\nCrush It In Corporate Life\nPage 4\nCollaborate to Find Your \nSide Hustles\nPage 5\nBecome a Mogul From Your \nBedroom\nPage 6\nRide the Rocket Ship\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nTraditionally, the word \u201cmogul\u201d has been attributed to men. But Tiffany Pham \nhas redefined it \u2014 now, when you Google the word, the top search result is the \ncompany she founded: Mogul. The platform enables millions of women to connect, \nshare information and access knowledge.\nHow did a young woman \u2014 who arrived in the United States without speaking \na word of Engl...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "zero_to_one", "category": "Entrepreneurship", "title": "Zero to One", "author": "Peter Thiel", "filename": "Zero_to_One.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2474, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0121B \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nIt\u2019s an understatement to say that author Peter Thiel is an ex\u00ad\npert in the fields of investment, entrepreneurship, and startups. \nHe is the founder and former CEO of PayPal and was the very \nfirst outside investor in Facebook. He provided ea...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "6ps_of_essential_innovation", "category": "Innovation", "title": "6Ps of Essential Innovation", "author": "Michael McCathren", "filename": "6Ps_of_Essential_Innovation.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4079, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nPerception \nPage 2\nPeople \nPage 2\nPhilosophy \nPage 3\nProcess \nPage 5\nPlace \nPage 6\nPermanence \nPage 6\n6Ps of Essential Innovation\nCreate the Culture and Capabilities of a Resilient \nInnovation Organization\nby Michael McCathren\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe do not know what tomorrow has in store for our businesses and organizations. The \nworld is changing too rapidly for traditional \u201cfuture-proofing\u201d to be effective. The key to \ntrue resilience lies in preparedness, and the most prepared organizations are those built \naround innovation. ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "adaptability", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Adaptability", "author": "", "filename": "Adaptability.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5853, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 11 (3 parts), Part 1, November 2012 \u2022 Order #34-27\nCONTENTS\nRule 1: Play Your \nOwn Game\nPage 2\nRule 2: All Failure Is\nFailure to Adapt\nPage 3\nRule 5: Stability Is a\nDangerous Illusion\nPage 4\nRule 8: Plan B \nMatters Most\nPage 6\nRule 11: Get a \nKick-Ass Partner\nPage 7\nRule 16: Get Your\nAmbition On\nPage...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "best_practices_are_stupid", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Best Practices are Stupid", "author": "", "filename": "Best_Practices_Are_Stupid.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5606, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nInnovate the Way \nYou Innovate\nPage 2\nChallenge \nDriven Innovation\nPage 3\nInnovation Strategy \nand Customers\nPage 4\nInnovation Measures\nand Motivation\nPage 5\nOrganization, Leadership\nand Culture\nPage 7\nTechniques for\nStimulating \nCreative Thinking\nPage 7\nby Stephen M. Shapiro\nBest Practices \nAre Stupid\n40 Ways to Out-Innovate the Competition\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat if almost everything you know about creating a culture of innovation is\nwrong? What if the way you are measuring innovation is choking it? What if your\nmarket research is asking all the wrong questions? It\u2019s time to innov...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "blockbusters", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Blockbusters", "author": "Gary S. Lynn, Ph.D. and Richard R. Reilly, Ph.D.", "filename": "Blockbusters.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5968, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Five Keys to Developing Great New Products\nBLOCKBUSTERS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAll companies, no matter what size or in what industry, need to gener-\nate innovative new products and services if they are to succeed. Increased\ncompetition, both domestic and global, the rapid pace of new technology,\nand changing customer demands have created a marketplace that is more\ncompetitive than eve...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "born_to_create", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Born to Create", "author": "Anne Jacoby", "filename": "Born_to_Create.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4261, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2 \nAct 1: The Spark: Igniting \nYour Creative Confidence\nPage 2\nAct 2: The Blaze: Cultivating \nCreativity in Others to \nInnovate\nPage 3\nAct 3: The Bonfire: \nFostering Creativity Culture \nAcross Your Organization\nPage 5\nConclusion: Director\u2019s \nNotes: After the Final \nCurtain Call\nPage 7\nBorn to Create\nHow Creativity Sparks Connection, Innovation, \nand Belonging in Our New World of Work\nby Anne Jacoby\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nGiven that over one-third of our lives is spent on work, isn\u2019t it only fair to make \nevery day ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "change_by_design", "category": "Innovation", "title": "32W-TFS Change By Design.qxd", "author": "Tim Brown", "filename": "Change_by_Design.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6094, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhat Is Design\nThinking?\nPage 2\nConverting Need\nInto Demand\nPage 3\nBuilding to Think\nPage 4\nReturning to the Surface\nPage 5\nWhere Do We Go\nFrom Here?\nPage 6\nDesign Activism\nPage 7\nDesigning Tomorrow \u2013\u2013\nToday\nPage 8\nby Tim Brown\nChange by Design\nHow Design Thinking Transforms\nOrganizations and Inspires Innovation\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe myth of innovation is that brilliant ideas leap fully formed from the minds\nof geniuses. In reality, most innovations are born from rigor and discipline.\nBreakthrough ideas \u2014 whether for a new bicycle, an advertising campaign, a\ntreatment plan for diab...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "change_the_box", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Change the Box", "author": "John Spencer-Taylor", "filename": "Change_the_Box.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 4165, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Innovator\u2019s Dilemma\nPage 2 \nCreating Focus \nwith Constraints\nPage 3\nOnly the Best Proceed \nto the Next Round\nPage 4\nDream \u2013 Incubate \u2013 Scale\nPage 4\nLeading a Culture \nof Smart Risks\nPage 5\nChange the Box\nA Guide to Dream, Incubate, and Scale Your \nInnovations\nby John Spencer-Taylor\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nInnovation is a thrilling yet complex endeavor. While great ideas can spark change, \nexecuting them successfully requires discipline, focus, and strategic decision-mak\u00ad\ning. Many organizations struggle to balance creativity with...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "competing_against_luck", "category": "Innovation", "title": "39-01 Competing Against Luck", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Competing_Against_Luck.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6350, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhy You Should Hire \nThis Book\nPage 2\nProgress, Not Products\nPage 3\nJobs in the Wild\nPage 4\nHow to Hear What Your \nCustomers Don\u2019t Say\nPage 5\nIntegrating Around a Job\nPage 7\nThe Jobs-Focused \nOrganization\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCan innovation be more than a game of hit and miss? Harvard Business School \nprofessor Clayton Christensen has the answer. After years of research, Christensen \nand his co-authors (Taddy Hall, Karen Dillon and David S. Duncan) of Competing \nAgainst Luck, have come to one critical conclusion: Our long-held maxim \u2013\u2013 that \nunderstanding the customer is the cr...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "costovation", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Costovation", "author": "Stephen Wunker and Jennifer Luo Law", "filename": "Costovation.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5789, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: Introduction to \nCostovation\nPage 2\nPart II: Three Traits of \nCostovation\nPage 3\nRelentless Focus: Zoom In!\nPage 4\nPart III: Costovation \nStrategy Playbook\nPage 6\nPart IV: The Greater Context\nPage 7\nHow Costovation Fits \nIn With the Rest of Your \nStrategy\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCut costs \u2013\u2013 it\u2019s a common corporate refrain. But if you constantly slash expen\u00ad\nditures, what happens to innovation? How can you stay competitive and satisfy \ncustomers? \nCostovation solves the dilemma of how to spend less and innovate more. The \nbook\u2019s revolutionary approach broadens the definiti...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "create_the_future", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Create the Future", "author": "Jeremy Gutsche", "filename": "Create_the_Future.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2315, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThe Ability to Change\nPage 2\nCulture of Innovation\nPage 3\nOpportunity Hunting\nPage 3\nAdaptive Innovation\nPage 3\nInfectious Messaging\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nCreate the Future\nTactics for Disruptive Thinking\nby Jeremy Gutsche\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nJeremy Gutsche is a bestselling author, award-winning innovation expert, and one \nof the most sought-after keynote speakers on the planet. \nIn his book, Create the Future, Gutsche shares with readers the secrets to unlock\u00ad\ning true innovation in a powerful and actionable way. He highlights the fact that \nwould-be innovator...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "creative_intelligence", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Creative Intelligence", "author": "", "filename": "Creative_Intelligence.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6204, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: Reclaiming \nOur Creativity\nPage 2\nThe Search for the\nSecrets of Creativity\nPage 2\nPart II: The Five\nCompetencies of\nCreative Intelligence\nPage 4\nPart III: The Economic\nValue of Creativity\nPage 7\nIndie Capitalism\nPage 7\nWhat\u2019s Your CQ?\nPage 8\nEpilogue: Rethinking\nCreativity\nPage 8\nby Bruce Nussbaum\nCreative Intelligence\nHarnessing the Power to Create, Connect\nand Inspire\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe world is quickly changing in ways we find hard to comprehend.\nConventional methods of dealing with problems have become outmoded. To be\nsuccessful, one can\u2019t just be good; one must also...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "creative_together", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Creative Together", "author": "Steven Kowalski", "filename": "Creative_Together.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2438, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nAdventure One: Claiming \nYour Gift\nPage 2 \nAdventure Two: Getting \nCreative Together\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nCreative Together\nSparking Innovation in the New World of Work\nby Steven Kowalski\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe world changes quickly, often right before our eyes. In the vast landscape, our \ncreativity is what sets us apart from all the rest. Venturing into the unknown is often \na foreign concept for most of us, especially in life and business \u2013 we aren\u2019t too keen \non moving out of our comfort zones. In Cre...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "decoding_greatness", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Decoding Greatness", "author": "Ron Friedman", "filename": "Decoding_Greatness.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5385, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: The Art of Unlocking \nHidden Patterns\nPage 2\nAlgorithmic Thinking\nPage 3\nThe Curse of Creativity\nPage 4\nPart II: The Vision-Ability \nGap\nPage 4\nThe Scoreboard Principle\nPage 5\nPracticing in Three \nDimensions\nPage 6\nHow to Talk to Experts\nPage 7\nDecoding Greatness\nHow the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success\nby Ron Friedman\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor generations, we\u2019ve been taught there are two ways to succeed\u2014either from \ntalent or practice. In Decoding Greatness, award-winning social psychologist Ron \nFriedman illuminates a powerful third path\u2014one that has quietly launche...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "deep_future", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Deep Future", "author": "Pablos Holman", "filename": "Deep_Future.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5785, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nSuper Models\nPage 2\nInventors\nPage 3\nWhere the Sun Don\u2019t\nShine\nPage 4\nFaster is Cheaper\nis Better\nPage 5\nClassic Rock\nPage 6\nComputational\nMaximalism\nPage 7\nRole Models for Robots\nPage 8\nDeep Future\nCreating Technology That Matters \nby Pablos Holman\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCore systems that every human depends on, from energy and water to food, waste, \nmanufacturing, construction and more, have made only incremental and uneven \nprogress over the last century, with many parts of the world struggling to access \nresources that are widel...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "deliberate_creative_teams", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Deliberate Creative Teams", "author": "", "filename": "Deliberate_Creative_Teams.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5668, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nYou\u2019re Not Creative\n(or So You Were Told)\nPage 2\nThe Source of Innovation\nin Organizations\nPage 3\nThe Clarifying Force of \nTeam Purpose\nPage 4\nThe Key Ingredients in \nTeam Dynamics\nPage 5\nThe Transformative Power \nof Team Creative Process \nPage 6\nFrom Creative Inspiration\nto Innovative Integration \nPage 7\nHow to Clear the Path\nfor Creativity\nPage 8\nDeliberate Creative Teams\nHow to Lead for Innovative Results\nby Amy Climer, PhD\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAre you finding it difficult to spark fresh ideas within your team? Do you wish \nyou...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "disrupt_you", "category": "Innovation", "title": "38-04 Disrupt You!", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Disrupt_You_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6102, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIn Defense of Disruption\nPage 2\nThe Disruptor\u2019s Map\nPage 3\nIn Search of the Zombie Idea\nPage 4\nDesign: Disruption  \nThrough Aesthetics\nPage 5\nProduction: Reuse, \nRepurpose, Re-create\nPage 6\nCapital Revisited: Other \nPeople\u2019s Money\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn today\u2019s volatile business landscape, adaptability and creativity are more crucial \nthan ever. It is no longer possible \u2013\u2013 or even desirable \u2013\u2013 to learn one set of job \nskills and to work your way up the ladder. At the same time, entrepreneurs with \ngreat ideas for new products or technologies that could change the world often \n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "exploiting_chaos", "category": "Innovation", "title": "33BS02 Exploiting Chaos.qxd", "author": "Jeremy Gutsche", "filename": "Exploiting_Chaos.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5673, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart 1: A Bit of History\nPage 2\nPart 2: Culture of\nRevolution\nPage 3\nIntentional Destruction\nPage 4\nPart 3: Trend Hunting\nPage 5\nPart 4: Adaptive\nInnovation\nPage 6\nPart 5: Infectious\nMessaging\nPage 7\nChaos Permits You to\nThink Differently\nPage 8\nby Jeremy Gutsche\nExploiting Chaos\n150 Ways to Spark Innovation\nDuring Times of Change\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nChaos is the uncertainty sparked by uncharted territory, economic recession\nand bubbles of opportunity. Chaos causes organizations to retreat, but not always.\nDid you know that Hewlett-Packard, Disney, Hyatt, MTV, CNN, Microsoft,\nBurger ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "f_i_r_e", "category": "Innovation", "title": "F.I.R.E", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "F_I_R_E_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6081, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe FIRE Method\nPage 2\nThe FIRE Principles\nPage 4\nFinding FIRE Solutions\nPage 6\nFIRE Mechanisms\nPage 6\nFIRE Successes\nPage 7\nFIRE Failures\nPage 8\nFinal Thoughts\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhy do some projects deliver under budget and ahead of schedule, while others \ncost more and take longer than expected? More important, which products work \nbetter: the quick and thrifty or the slow and expensive?\nIn a story-filled blend of quirky pop culture and practical engineering insight, \nDan Ward\u2019s F.I.R.E. answers those questions and more. Ward\u2019s extensive research \nand firsthand experience ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "first_in_thirst", "category": "Innovation", "title": "First In Thirst", "author": "Darren Rovell", "filename": "First_in_Thirst.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6840, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Gatorade Turned the Science of Sweat \nInto a Cultural Phenomenon\nFIRST IN\nTHIRST\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen was the last time you watched or took part in a sporting event\nwhere there were no sports drinks? And although there are other sports\ndrinks out there, how often do you see a brand other than Gatorade?\nGatorade invented the sports drink 40 years ago, and it has been first in\nthe marketpl...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "from_concept_to_consumer", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "From_Concept_To_Consumer.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5931, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 3 (3 parts), Part 3, March 2009 \u2022 Order #31-08\nCONTENTS\nNew World, New Rules\nPage 2\nThe Basics of\nDevelopment\nPage 3\nIndustrial Design\nMatters\nPage 4\nSelecting and Working\nWith an Asian Partner\nPage 5\nThe Marketing\nComponent\nPage 6\nDistribution: Getting\nYour Product to the\nConsumer\nPage 7\nLegal Advice: Knowing\nWhen to Ig...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_i_built_this", "category": "Innovation", "title": "How I Built This", "author": "Guy Raz", "filename": "How_I_Built_This.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2494, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0421A \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nPopular podcast personality Guy Raz is the host and creator \nof the podcasts \u201cHow I Built This,\u201d \u201cTED Radio Hour,\u201d and \nthe first-ever NPR podcast created especially for kids, \u201cWow in \nthe World.\u201d His audience spans the globe with more than 1...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "ideaflow", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Ideaflow", "author": "Jeremy Utley, Perry Klebahn", "filename": "Ideaflow.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2467, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nIn their book Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric that \nMatters, authors Jeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn make the \nclaim that there are two types of problems: one a person does \nnot know how to solve and one they do know how to solve. \nThey claim that true problems are always idea problems, and \nthey only respond to ideas. These problems occur in all dif\u00ad\nferent realms, but the tactics the authors give to help generate \nideas to solve these problems can be generalized and used by \nprofessionals in all areas. The authors encourage their read\u00ad\ners to think...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "ideas_are_free", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Ideas Are Free", "author": "Alan G. Robinson and Dean M. Schroeder", "filename": "Ideas_Are_Free.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6785, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow the Idea Revolution Is Liberating People and\nTransforming Organizations\nIDEAS ARE\nFREE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nA worker in one of Europe\u2019s largest wireless communication companies\nstumbled across an error in his company\u2019s billing software that was costing\nsome $26 million per year in lost revenues. He pointed out a simple way to fix it.\nSimple ideas can save time, effort and money. The...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "innovating_innovation", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Innovating Innovation", "author": "David Morey", "filename": "Innovating_Innovation.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2451, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nMarketing And Innovation\nPage 2\nBuild Workshops, Not \nLaboratories\nPage 2\nCreate A Culture Of \nUrgency\nPage 3\nInnovate Benefits, Own the \nFuture\nPage 3\nEmpower, Don\u2019t Manage\nPage 4\nInnovating Innovation\nLeadership Tools to Make Revolutionary Change \nHappen for You and Your Business\nby David Morey\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn business, creativity is the bridge to innovation. It allows businesses to innovate \nand market and redefine their own success. But too many companies and leaders \nput themselves in a position where they\u2019re focusing exclusively on invention, which \ncan stagnate them, or...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "innovation_x", "category": "Innovation", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Innovation_X.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5631, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Problem Is the\nProblem\nPage 2\nManaging Massive\nOpportunities\nPage 3\nThe Innovation X\nFramework\nPage 4\nImmersion\nPage 5\nTouchpoints and\nEcosystems\nPage 6\nFeedback Loops\nPage 7\nTruths\nPage 8\nby Adam Richardson\nInnovation X\nWhy a Company\u2019s Toughest Problems Are\nIts Greatest Advantage\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe word innovation is one of the most widely used \u2014 and misunderstood \u2014\nterms in business. What used to be a means to create a successful enterprise,\nimprove the lives of customers and make the world a better place has been distort-\ned to become an end in itself \u2014 usually nebulous i...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "innovation_by_design", "category": "Innovation", "title": "40-07 Innovation by Design", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Innovation_by_Design.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5352, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nBetter Innovation\nPage 2\nDesign Thinking at Scale\nPage 3\nThe Right Problems\nPage 4\nCulture Awareness\nPage 5\nCo-Creation\nPage 6\nAligned Leadership\nPage 7\nPurpose\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNow more than ever, companies and institutions of all types and sizes are \ndetermined to create more innovative organizations. In study after study, leaders say \nthat fostering innovation and the need for transformational change are among their \ntop priorities. But they also report struggling with how to engage their cultures to \nimplement the changes necessary to maximize their innovative targets.\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "invisible_solutions", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Invisible Solutions", "author": "Stephen Shapiro", "filename": "Invisible_Solutions.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2497, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nBetter Questions Lead to \nBetter Answers\nPage 2\nLenses for Reframing \nSolutions\nPage 2\nChallenge-Centered \nInnovation\nPage 4\nInvisible Solutions\n25 Lenses that Reframe and Help Solve \nDifficult Business Problems\nby Stephen Shapiro\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe word innovation is used everywhere. We have innovative $7,000 toilets with \nbuilt-in Alexa voice controls, innovative cat litter boxes that send the owner a text \nmessage any time their feline poops, and a published list of innovative lawyers. The \nterm is often used to describe anything unusual or novel, even if ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "jobs_to_be_done", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Jobs to Be Done", "author": "Stephen Wunker, Jessica Wattman, David Farber", "filename": "Jobs_to_Be_Done.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2394, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nIn their book, Jobs to Be Done: A Roadmap for Custom\u00ad\ner-Centered Innovation, Stephen Wunker, Jessica Wattman, \nand David Farber attempt to give readers a roadmap that \nwill help them \u201cconsistently uncover new opportunities and \ngenerate new ideas\u201d for their companies. They have experience \nhelping companies do just that by using their Jobs to be Done \napproach whereby companies focus on the jobs that consumers \nneed performed and how the company can provide a means by \nwhich to accomplish these jobs. The authors believe that too \nlittle company time i...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "little_bets", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Little Bets", "author": "", "filename": "Little_Bets.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6171, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nBig Bets Versus \nLittle Bets\nPage 3\nThe Growth Mindset\nPage 4\nFailing Quickly to \nLearn Fast\nPage 5\nProblems are the \nNew Solutions\nPage 6\nLearning a Little from \na Lot\nPage 7\nSmall Wins\nPage 7\nConclusion\nPage 8\nby Peter Sims\nLittle Bets\nHow Breakthrough Ideas Emerge \nfrom Small Discoveries\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat do Apple CEO Steve Jobs, comedian Chris Rock, prize-winning archi-\ntect Frank Gehry and the story developers at Pixar films all have in common?\nBest-selling author Peter Sims found that all of them have achieved remarkable\nresults using a surprisingly s...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "magic_words", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Magic Words", "author": "Jonah Berger", "filename": "Magic_Words.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4094, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nActivate Identity \nand Agency\nPage 2\nConvey Confidence\nPage 2\nAsk the Right Questions\nPage 3\nLeverage Concreteness\nPage 4\nEmploy Emotion\nPage 4\nHarness Similarity \n(and Difference)\nPage 6\nMagic Words\nWhat to Say to Get Your Way\nby Jonah Berger\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAlmost everything we do involves words. But while we spend a lot of time using \nlanguage, we rarely think about the specific language we use. While getting our \npoint across is obviously important, the particular words used to do so often seem \ninconsequential.  Natural ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "making_innovation_work", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Making Innovation Work", "author": "", "filename": "Making_Innovation_Work.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5295, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited. \nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 July 2008 \u2022 Order # TFS-30E\nCONTENTS\nDriving Success: How\nYou Innovate Determines\nWhat You Innovate\nPages 2, 3\nMapping Innovation:\nWhat Is Innovation and\nHow Do You Leverage It?\nPages 3, 4\nOrganizing for\nInnovation: How to\nStructure a Company \nfor Innovation\nPages 4, 5\nManagement Systems:\nDesigning the Process \nof Innovation\nPages...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "outside_innovation", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Outside Innovation", "author": "Patricia B. Seybold", "filename": "Outside_Innovation.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5864, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Your Customers Will Co-Design Your\nCompany\u2019s Future\nOUTSIDE\nINNOVATION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe Customer Revolution is in full swing. Customers have taken con-\ntrol. Their rampant comparison shopping is eroding your margins. Their\nrenegade behavior is challenging your business models and endangering\nyour intellectual property. Their demanding expectations for customized\nproducts, wonderful ex...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "overfished_ocean_strategy", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Overfished Ocean Strategy", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Overfished_Ocean_Strategy.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6291, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhere Are the Fish? The \nNew Competitive Reality\nPage 2\nFive Principles That Make \nIt Work\nPage 3\nLine to Circle\nPage 4\nVertical to Horizontal\nPage 5\nPlan to Model\nPage 6\nWhat Should Business Do?\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe all know the proverb about teaching someone to fish, but if there are no fish left, \nknowing how to catch them won\u2019t do you any good. And that\u2019s the position businesses \nare in today. Resources are being depleted at an alarming rate, and the cost of raw ma\u00ad\nterials is rising dramatically. As a result, scholar and entrepreneur Nadya Zhexembayeva \nsays, businesses...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "pivotal", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Pivotal", "author": "Stephen Shapiro", "filename": "Pivotal.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3686, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nContents\nSection One: Know \nWhere to Go Deep.\nPage 2 \nSection Two: Innovate \nWhere You Differentiate\nPage 2\nSection Three: The 5Ds \nof Differentiation\nPage 3\nSection Four: Beyond \nthe Organization\nPage 5\nPivotal\nCreating Stability in an Unstable World\nby Stephen Shapiro\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe all long for stability. This is so when change arises, we know how to react and \nknow we have what is needed to make the best choice. This doesn\u2019t just apply to our \npersonal lives but also to our work lives. In the world of business today, the questi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "play_the_system", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Play the System", "author": "Nora Ganescu", "filename": "Play_the_System.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2449, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Life-Changing \n\u201cSystem\u201d\nPage 2\nThe Jedi Art of \nSummoning \u201cThe Force\u201d\nPage 3\nWisdom Cirle: Sponsorship, \nMentorship, and Resources\nPage 3\nTell Your Story; Change \nthe Culture\nPage 4\nPlay the System\nA Corporate Rebel\u2019s Guide to Make Your \nOrganization Listen and Change\nby Nora Ganescu\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nPlenty of people dream of becoming entrepreneurs, but what about the aspiring \nintrapreneurs\u2014 the people who want to be creative, innovative, and game-chang\u00ad\ning in the context of their existing organizations and careers?\nPlay the System was written for these potential innovators,...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "re_think_innovation", "category": "Innovation", "title": "RE: Think Innocation", "author": "Carla Johnson", "filename": "RE_Think_Innovation.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2444, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhat Is Innovation?\nPage 2\nWhy Don\u2019t We Innovate?\nPage 2 \nHow to Innovate: The \nPerpetual Innovation \nProcess\nPage 3\nSetting Objectives\nPage 4\nRE:Think Innovation and \nBecome a Perpetual \nInnovator\nPage 4 \nRE:Think Innovation\nHow the World\u2019s Most Prolific Innovators Come Up \nwith Great Ideas that Deliver Extraordinary Outcomes\nby Carla Johnson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nRE:Think Innovation encourages us to come up with our own great ideas. Many \npeople mistakenly believe that \u201cinnovation isn\u2019t sustainable\u201d, although there are \nways to see the outcomes you want. The entire process of innovat...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "renovate_before_you_innovate", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Renovate Before You Innovate", "author": "Sergio Zyman with Armin A. Brott", "filename": "Renovate_Before_You_Innovate.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6132, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nWhy Doing the New Thing \nMight Not Be the Right Thing\nRENOVATE\nBEFORE YOU\nINNOVATE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nObsession with innovation is a current business fad. Many companies rely\ntoo heavily on innovation to solve their problems, and they attempt to start over\nwith something fresh to revive old and tired businesses. Innovation sounds great.\nBut it is often the lazy approach to marketing, ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "running_lean", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Running Lean", "author": "Ash Maurya", "filename": "Running_Lean.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2453, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0321B \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nMore products are being conceived and created than at any time \nin history but most of them see little to no success. Attempts at \ninnovation often fail because of wasted time, funds, and effort \nthat are put into developing \u201cthe wrong produc...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "serial_innovators", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Serial Innovators", "author": "", "filename": "Serial_Innovators.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5621, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 6 (3 parts), Part 2, June 2012 \u2022 Order #34-15\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nCorporate Life Cycle\nPage 2\nTo Err Is Human\nPage 3\nThe Greatest of All Time\nPage 3\nRewiring Brains\nPage 4\nLong Live Bureaucracy!\nPage 4\nIn Brain We Trust\nPage 5\nWhat We Value\nPage 5\nWhat Not to Pay For\nPage 6\nFast Learners\nPag...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "smartcuts", "category": "Innovation", "title": "38BS10 Smartcuts", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Smartcuts.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5983, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nHacking the Ladder\nPage 2\nTraining With Masters\nPage 3\nPlatforms\nPage 4\nSuperconnectors\nPage 6\nMomentum\nPage 7\n10X Thinking\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHow do some startups go from zero to billions in mere months? How did \nAlexander the Great, YouTube tycoon Michelle Phan and Tonight Show host \nJimmy Fallon climb to the top in less time than it takes most of us to get a \npromotion? What do high-growth businesses, world-class heart surgeons and \nunderdog marketers do in common to beat the norm?\nIn Smartcuts, entrepreneur and journalist Shane Snow reveals that, one way or \nanother, they...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "taking_charge_of_change", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Taking Charge of Change", "author": "Paul Shoemaker", "filename": "Taking_Charge_of_Change.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4064, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhat are Rebuilders?\nPage 2\nWhy Rebuilders Matter \nfor the 2020s\nPage 2\nWhere We\u2019ve Come From\nPage 3\nWhere We Are\nPage 3\nWhere We Are Going\nPage 4\nThe Five Vital Traits\nPage 5\nTaking Charge \nof Change\nHow Rebuilders Solve Hard Problems\nby Paul Shoemaker\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBridges across the United States in 2020 are deteriorating. The state of our struc\u00ad\nturally deficient bridges in 2020 is an evocative metaphor for the nation we are \nliving in right now. The social, economic, and health structures underlying Ameri\u00ad\ncan civil society are in a more critical condition than they have b...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_accidental_creative", "category": "Innovation", "title": "The Accidental Creative", "author": "", "filename": "The_Accidental_Creative.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6048, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Dynamics of\nCreative Work\nPage 2\nThe Dynamics of \nTeam Work\nPage 3\nFocus\nPage 4\nRelationships\nPage 4\nEnergy\nPage 5\nStimuli\nPage 6\nHours\nPage 7\nPutting It All Together\nPage 7\nCover Bands Don\u2019t\nChange the World\nPage 8\nby Todd Henry\nThe Accidental Creative\nHow to Be Brilliant at a Moment\u2019s Notice\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nYou go to work each day tasked with (1) inventing brilliant solutions that (2)\nmeet specific objectives by (3) defined deadlines. If you do this successfully you\nget to keep your job. If you don\u2019t, you get to work on your r\u00e9sum\u00e9. The moment\nyou exchange your creative eff...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_acorn_method", "category": "Innovation", "title": "The Acorn Method", "author": "Henrik Werdelin", "filename": "The_Acorn_Method.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2426, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart One: The Structure\nPage 2 \nPart Two: The Process\nPage 2 \nPart Three: The Strategy\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Acorn Method\nHow Companies Get Growing Again\nby Henrik Werdelin\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn The Acorn Method, successful entrepreneur and founder of multiple compa\u00ad\nnies Henrik Werdelin reveals his revolutionary way to turn mature companies into \ninnovation- and revenue-generating factories. He outlines the necessary structure, \nprocess, and strategies to create powerful offshoots from existing \u2018trees\u2019 in a way \nthat anyone from established founders to th...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_creativity_leap", "category": "Innovation", "title": "The Creativity Leap", "author": "Natalie Nixon", "filename": "The_Creativity_Leap.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5331, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nCreate Like Your Life \nDepends on It\nPage 2\nFlow Between \nWonder and Rigor\nPage 3\nImprovise: Leverage \nOrganized Chaos\nPage 4\nIntuit: Put Bravery \nBefore Mastery\nPage 5\nCommune: Come \nTogether to Create\nPage 6\nGet Out of the Building: \nFinal Thoughts on \nIncreasing Your CQ\nPage 8\nThe Creativity Leap\nUnleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work\nby Natalie Nixon\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nToo many people associate creativity solely with the arts, but being an incredible \nentrepreneur, scientist, or engineer requires immense creativity. And it\u2019s the key to \ndeveloping breakthrough p...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_four_lenses_of_innovation", "category": "Innovation", "title": "37-27 The Four Lenses of Innovation", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Four_Lenses_of_Innovation.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5955, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nChallenging Orthodoxies\nPage 2\nLeveraging Resources\nPage 3\nPatterns and Innovation\nPage 4\nSeeing the Future in  \nthe Present\nPage 5\nWhat Exactly Is an Insight?\nPage 7\nWorking With the  \nFour Lenses\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEver wonder where big, breakthrough ideas come from? How do innovators manage \nto spot the opportunities for industry revolution that everyone else seems to miss?\nContrary to popular belief, innovation is not some mystical art that\u2019s forbidden to \nmere mortals. The Four Lenses of Innovation thoroughly debunks this pervasive myth by \ndelivering what we\u2019ve long bee...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_game_changer", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "", "filename": "The_Game-Changer.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2982, "image_count": 2, "preview": "THE GAME-CHANGER\nBy A.G. Lafley and Ram Charan\nCrown Business, $27.50\nOn June 6, 2000,A.G. Lafley received the most impor-\ntant phone call of his career. For the previous 11 months,\nLafley had been working in an executive position in the\nbeauty division of Procter & Gamble.As\nhe was about to enter a business meeting\non that June day, he answered a phone call\nfrom former Procter & Gamble CEO John\nPepper, who wanted to know if Lafley was\nprepared to accept the CEO position at\nP&G. Lafley was stunned. Just the day\nbefore he had had a discussion with P&G\u2019s\ncurrent CEO regarding the company\u2019s\nplans...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_heart_of_innovation", "category": "Innovation", "title": "The Heart of Innoavation", "author": "Matt Chanoff, Merrick Furst, Mark Wegman, Daniel Sabbah", "filename": "The_Heart_of_Innovation.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4102, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nGetting Unstuck with \nAuthentic Demand\nPage 2\nThree Types of Innovation\nPage 2\nBeginning to Innovate \nDeliberately \nPage 3\nFour Issues that Get in the \nWay of Innovation\nPage 4\nDiagramming Situations to \nUncover Authentic Demand\nPage 5\nUnconditional Positive \nRegard\nPage 6\nThe Heart of \nInnovation\nA Field Guide for Navigating to Authentic Demand \nby Matt Chanoff, Merrick Furst, Mark Wegman, \nand Daniel Sabbah \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBlockbusters dominate our perception of innovation. The Xerox machine. The \nIBM PC. Apple\u2019s iPhone. T...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_human_element", "category": "Innovation", "title": "The Human Element", "author": "Loran Nordgren & David Schonthal", "filename": "The_Human_Element.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4126, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThe Law of Attraction\nPage 2\nThinking in Fuel\nPage 2\nInertia\nPage 3\nEffort\nPage 4\nEmotion\nPage 5\nReactance\nPage 6\nConclusion\nPage 7\nThe Human Element\n Overcoming the Resistance That Awaits New Ideas\nby Loran Nordgren & David Schonthal\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHave you ever tried to introduce a new idea, innovation, or product to your cus\u00ad\ntomers or to the world, only to find that you hit roadblock after roadblock in getting \npeople to adopt it? What causes this lack of momentum? After all, you\u2019ve poured \nall the fuel you can on your genuinely innovative idea.The proble...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_illusion_of_innovation", "category": "Innovation", "title": "The Illusion of Innovation", "author": "Elliott Parker", "filename": "The_Illusion_of_Innovation.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3617, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nPart One: The Illusion \nof Innovation\nPage 2\nThe Three Types \nof Innovation\nPage 2\nPart Two: Recapturing \nProgress\nPage 4\nThree Lessons from \nResilient Ecosystems\nPage 5\nPart Three: Winning \nthe Future\nPage 6\nThe Illusion \nof Innovation\nEscape \u201cEfficiency\u201d and Unleash Radical Progress\nby Elliott Parker\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe are living in a time of innovation crisis. Corporations are better managed than \never, but they\u2019re less capable of delivering the breakthroughs that change our world \nfor the better. They\u2019re optimized for saf...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_innovation_edge", "category": "Innovation", "title": "The Innovation Edge", "author": "Merle Symes", "filename": "The_Innovation_Edge.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3973, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nContents\nChapter 1: The World Is \nChanging\u2026 Dramatically\nPage 2 \nChapter 5: Forming the \nCore \u2013 Building a New \nManagement Mindset\nPage 3\nChapter 6: Developing the \nCapacity for Innovation \n\u2013 Creating an Innovation \nCulture\nPage 5\nChapter 8: Enabling the \nCapabilities for Innovation \u2013 \nDeveloping the Knowledge, \nSkills and Competencies\nPage 7\nThe Innovation Edge\nHow Large Companies Lose It and How to Get It Back\nby Merle Symes\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nInnovation is at the core of successful companies. Ironically, the more successful \nthey get, ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_innovation_premium", "category": "Innovation", "title": "The Innovation Premium", "author": "Ronald S. Jonash and Tom Sommerlatte", "filename": "The_Innovation_Premium.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5568, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nAchieving Peak Performance and Profitability\nTHE INNOVATION\nPREMIUM\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nBusinesses that deliver earnings growth thanks to innovation have consistently\nbeen valued higher on Wall Street than those companies that maintain stodgy, out-\ndated ideas and routines. Investors reward and pay a premium for innovation.\nAuthors Jonash and Sommerlatte call this the Innovation Premium.\nBased on studies of companies that ha...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_innovator_8217_s_dilemma", "category": "Innovation", "title": "The Innovator's Dilemma", "author": "Clayton M. Christensen", "filename": "The_Innovator__8217_s_Dilemma.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2522, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2020 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Sarah Dayton, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Meghan Kozak, Dir. of Content  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, \nGraphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by Kristen Sears Cudd FBR#0920B \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nFor years, two questions were keeping author and business \nstrategist Clayton Christensen up at night. The first was, \u201cWhy \nis success so difficult to sustain?\u201d The second was, \u201cIs success\u00ad\nful innovation really as u...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_innovator_8217_s_solution", "category": "Innovation", "title": "The Innovator's Solution", "author": "Clayton M. Christensen and Michael E. Raynor", "filename": "The_Innovator__8217_s_Solution.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5670, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nCreating and Sustaining Successful Growth\nTHE INNOVATOR\u2019S\nSOLUTION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nRoughly one company in every ten is able to sustain the kind of growth\nthat translates into an above-average increase in shareholder returns over\nmore than a few years. Once a company\u2019s core business has matured, the\npursuit of new platforms for growth entails daunting risk \u2014 to put it simply,\nmost co...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_innovator_8217_s_spirit", "category": "Innovation", "title": "The Innovator's Spirit", "author": "Chuck Swoboda", "filename": "The_Innovator__8217_s_Spirit.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2387, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nEveryone Has an Innovative \nSpirit\u2026 But Not Everyone \nUses It\nPage 2\nFinding Problems \nto Solve is Key\nPage 2\nFailure is a Tool. Use It!\nPage 3\nManagers Need to Lead \nRather than Manage\nPage 3\nThe \u201cBest Practice\u201d \nis Not Good Enough\nPage 4\nThe Innovator\u2019s Spirit\nDiscover the Mindset to Pursue the Impossible\nby Chuck Swoboda\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn The Innovator\u2019s Spirit, author Chuck Swoboda relates his own experiences with \ninnovation and describes what he calls \u201cthe innovator\u2019s spirit\u201d: a kind of attitude and \npersonal energy that each of us has deep down. He discusses the innovator...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_new_age_of_innovation", "category": "Innovation", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "The_New_Age_of_Innovation.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5741, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 8 (2 parts), Part 1,August 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-19\nCONTENTS\nThe Transformation\nof Business\nPages 2, 3\nBusiness Processes\nPages 3, 4\nAnalytics\nPage 4\nIT Matters\nPages 4, 5, 6\nOrganizational Legacies\nPage 6\nEfficiency and Flexibility\nPages 6, 7\nDynamic\nReconfiguration of Talent\nPages 7, 8\nAn Agenda for\nManagers: Focus on the\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_new_art_of_ideas", "category": "Innovation", "title": "The New Art of Ideas", "author": "Robin Landa", "filename": "The_New_Art_of_Ideas.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4136, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Three Gs Method\nPage 2\nGoal\nPage 2\nGap\nPage 3\nGain\nPage 4\nDEI: Amplifying the Three \nGs\nPage 5\nEmotional Obstacles\nPage 6\nThe New Art of Ideas\nUnlock Your Creative Potential\nby Robin Landa \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nUnlike conventional books about generating as many ideas as possible no matter \nhow good they are, The New Art of Ideas: Unlock Your Creative Potential by \nRobin Landa focuses on generating good ideas that have value, ideas that can make \na difference to individual\u2019s lives, to society, and our planet. The value presente...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_road_to_reinvention", "category": "Innovation", "title": "The Road to Reinvention", "author": "Josh Linkner", "filename": "The_Road_to_Reinvention.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5646, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nDisrupt or Be Disrupted \nPage 2\nEmbrace the \nReinvention Ethos \nPage 2\nRetool Your Operations \nPage 4\nTell a Memorable Story \nPage 5\nOverhaul Your Culture \nPage 4\nReimagine Your Customer \nPage 7\nForge Your Legacy \nPage 8\nThe Road to Reinvention\nHow to Drive Disruption and Accelerate \nTransformation\nby Josh Linkner\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCompanies, communities and individuals fail for many reasons, but one of the \nmost common \u2014 and easily avoidable \u2014 is the failure to reinvent. When people \nand organizations rest on prior successes rather than driving purposeful transfor\u00ad\nmation, they di...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_ten_faces_of_innovation", "category": "Innovation", "title": "2824 TenFaces.qxd", "author": "Galaxy", "filename": "The_Ten_Faces_of_Innovation.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5685, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nStrategies for Beating the Devil\u2019s Advocate and\nDriving Creativity Throughout Your Organization\nTHE TEN FACES\nOF INNOVATION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe role of the devil\u2019s advocate is nearly universal in business today. It\nallows individuals to step outside of themselves and raise questions and\nconcerns that effectively kill new projects and ideas, while claiming no per-\nsonal responsibility. Nothin...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_voltage_effect", "category": "Innovation", "title": "The Voltage Effect", "author": "John A. List", "filename": "The_Voltage_Effect.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2311, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Suite 202, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2022 Soundview, \nInc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022   \nOrder #FBR0722B\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nA big question business owners, entrepreneurs, and dreamers all \ncome to face at some point in their lives is, would my business/\nidea/program do well at scale? Will it have a high voltage or \nlose its spark?\nBehavioral Economics professor and co-auth...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_wide_lens", "category": "Innovation", "title": "The Wide Lens", "author": "", "filename": "The_Wide_Lens.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5867, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com.\nVol. 34, No. 9 (3 parts), Part 3, September 2012 \u2022 Order #34-23\nCONTENTS\nWhy Things Go \nWrong When You \nDo Everything Right\nPage 2\nCo-Innovation Risk\nPage 3\nAdoption Chain Risk\nPage 4\nMapping the Ecosystem\nPage 4\nRoles and Relationships\nPage 5\nThe Right Place and \nthe Right Time\nPage 6\nChanging the Game\nPage 6\nS...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "where_good_ideas_come_from", "category": "Innovation", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "", "filename": "Where_Good_Ideas_Come_From.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2867, "image_count": 2, "preview": "WHERE GOOD IDEAS COME FROM:\nTHE NATURAL HISTORY OF\nINNOVATION\nby Steven Johnson\nCopyright \u00a9 2010, Riverhead Books, 326 pages, $26.95,\nISBN 978-1-59448-771-2\nGood ideas generate the shape of the\nfuture. They are infinitely powerful forces\nin the universe. Everything around us is\nshaped by good ideas from both nature\nand people.\nThe list of good ideas is endless. From the\nsketches of Leonardo Da Vinci to Thomas\nEdison\u2019s lightbulb and Louis Pasteur\u2019s work\nin germ theory, each of these giant leaps\nforward was powered by human thought.\nYet even these substantial innovations took\ntime to be adopted....", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "a_mind_for_sales", "category": "Sales", "title": "A Mind for Sales", "author": "Mark Hunter", "filename": "A_Mind_for_Sales.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5500, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nSection I: Your Mind Drives \nYour Success\nPage 2\nSection II: Your Greatest \nAssets\nPage 3\nSection III: Minefields and \nMind Traps\nPage 5\nSection IV: Don\u2019t Let Your \nCustomers Control Your \nMind\nPage 6\nSection V: The Future of \nSales\nPage 7\nA Mind for Sales\nDaily Habits and Practical Strategies \nfor Sales Success\nby Mark Hunter\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEverybody knows the world of sales can be tough, and it\u2019s easy to get discouraged \nwhen the rejections start piling up and your customers stop picking up the phone. \nThe wrong thought patterns can start to set in, and pretty soon you aren\u2019t ...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "a_seat_at_the_table", "category": "Sales", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "A_Seat_at_the_Table.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5509, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 1 (3 parts), Part 3, Janauary 2010 \u2022 Order #32-03\nCONTENTS\nGame Change\nPage 2\nVelcro Value\nPage 3\nThe Great Game of\nStrategy\nPage 4\nConnection Mastery\nPage 5\nConversations That\nConnect\nPage 6\nFOCAS on Building a\nCase for Change\nPage 7\nOn the Same Side of the\nTable\nPage 8\nby Marc Miller\nA Seat at the Table\nHow Top Salespe...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "b2b_street_fighting", "category": "Sales", "title": "B2B Street Fighting", "author": "", "filename": "B2B_Street_Fighting.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5993, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nNegotiation Tactics Are\n97 Percent Predictable\nPage 2\nProblem #1:\nCommoditization\nPressure\nPage 3\nProblem #2: Price\nPressure\nPage 4\nThe How and Why of\nProfessional Buying\n(And Why It\u2019s So\nDangerous)\nPage 5\nProblem #3: Selling\nValue Then Negotiating\nProducts and Services\nPage 6\nYou Can Be Trained to\nExpect the Unexpected\nPage 7\nby Brian J. Dietmeyer\nB2B Street Fighting\nThree Counterpunches to Change the\nNegotiation Conversation \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBased on six years of research and 14 years of practical application and consult-\ning on more than 20,000 business to business negotiation...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "bag_the_elephant", "category": "Sales", "title": "Bag The Elephant!", "author": "Steve Kaplan", "filename": "Bag_the_Elephant_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6543, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow to Win and Keep Big Customers\nBAG THE\nELEPHANT!\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nHave you ever dreamed of landing that huge account \u2014 the monster\ncontract that dwarfs any deals you\u2019ve made previously, dramatically\nincreasing the size of your profits? \u201cBagging the Elephant\u201d brings you new,\ndeeper streams of revenue, and keeping that Elephant happy ensures profits\nfor years to come.\nIf you are the owner of...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "cold_calling_sucks_and_that_8217_s_why_it_works", "category": "Sales", "title": "Cold Calling Sucks", "author": "Armand Farrokh, Nick Cegelski", "filename": "Cold_Calling_Sucks__And_That__8217_s_Why_It_Works_.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3240, "image_count": 2, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nSales\nFarrokh and Cegelski open their book with a story about a VP \nFarrokh worked under named Stef. Stef was the VP of Sales \nand was having difficulty figuring  out why some of his sales \nrepresentatives were successful and others were less so. For a \nwhile there was high demand and few sales representatives, \nmaking quotas easy to hit for everybody. The company, howev\u00ad\ner, decided to keep quotes the same while hiring on more sales \nstaff, making the sales process more difficult for all involved. \nFarrokh was performing far above the othe...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "cold_email_manifesto", "category": "Sales", "title": "Cold Email Manifesto", "author": "Alex Berman, Robert Indries", "filename": "Cold_Email_Manifesto.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3262, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction: Starting from \nScratch\nPage 2 \nChapter 2: Making Cold \nEmail Work\nPage 2\nChapter 3: The Pre-Work\nPage 3\nChapter 5: The Perfect Cold \nEmail\nPage 4\nChapter 7: Building A Team \nof Rockstars\nPage 5\nCold Email Manifesto\nHow to Contact Anyone, Make More Sales, and Take \nYour Company to the Next Level\nby Alex Berman and Robert Indries\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMost businesses struggle to scale. One of the most common reasons behind this \nproblem? Either their conversion rates are too low, or they never have enough leads. \nThe bo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg", "page6_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "crushing_quota", "category": "Sales", "title": "Crushing Quota", "author": "Michelle Vazzana, Ph.D.", "filename": "Crushing_Quota.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5415, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWelcome to the Jungle: \nThe Scary Reality of Sales \nManagement\nPage 2\nDeciding What to Coach\nPage 3\nStructuring Coaching \nConversations\nPage 4\nTerritory and Account \nCoaching\nPage 5\nOpportunity Coaching\nPage 6\nCall Coaching\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSales coaching works. Those who do it right prove this, time and time again. If \nyou\u2019re one of the many managers yet to reap the benefits of sales coaching, the \nsolution is in your hands. \nBased on the most extensive research ever conducted into sales coaching prac\u00ad\ntices, Crushing Quota breaks the process down into manageable component...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "customercentric_selling", "category": "Sales", "title": "Customer-Centric Selling", "author": "Michael T. Bosworth and John R. Holland", "filename": "CustomerCentric_Selling.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6166, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nIntegrate Sales and Marketing, Develop Sales-Ready\nMessaging, and \u2018Clone\u2019Your Top Salespeople\nCUSTOMER-\nCENTRIC\nSELLING\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEven if you are the best salesperson in your company, you could be\neven better. Forget everything you think you know about selling products to\nbuyers \u2014 the rules are changing, and it\u2019s about time.\nIn CustomerCentric Selling, sales experts Michael T....", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "emotional_intelligence_for_sales_success", "category": "Sales", "title": "37CS10C Emotional Intelligence for Sales Success", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Emotional_Intelligence_for_Sales_Success.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5242, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: The What, Why  \nand How of Emotional \nIntelligence and  \nSales Results\nPage 2\nPart II: Emotional  \nIntelligence and the  \nSales Process\nPage 3\nProspecting: The Real \nReason for Empty  \nSales Pipelines\nPage 3\nExpectations: You Get  \nWhat You Expect\nPage 5\nTake the Lead:  \nSales Leadership and \nEmotional Intelligence\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf you find yourself getting flustered with clients, caving to discount pressure,  \njumping the gun with your sales presentation or wasting time with low-level  \nprospects, adding another sales tactic to your tool kit won\u2019t fix the proble...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "exceptional_selling", "category": "Sales", "title": "2908 ExceptionalSelling.qxd", "author": "Galaxy", "filename": "Exceptional_Selling.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5781, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow the Best Connect and Win in High Stakes Sales\nEXCEPTIONAL\nSELLING\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nExceptional Selling is a practical guide to sales success that shows\nsales professionals how to avoid the many traps of self-sabotage brought\nabout by pressure and traditional sales approaches. It shows sales profes-\nsionals how to create a different kind of relationship with the customer and\nuse powerful d...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "flawless_consulting", "category": "Sales", "title": "29B TFS FlawlessConsult.qxd", "author": "Galaxy", "filename": "Flawless_Consulting.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6056, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nA Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used\nFLAWLESS\nCONSULTING\n(SECOND EDITION)\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor 15 years, internal and external consultants have relied on Peter\nBlock\u2019s landmark best seller, Flawless Consulting, to learn how to deal\neffectively with clients, peers and others. Using illustrative examples, case\nstudies and exercises, Block \u2014 one of the most important experts in his field\n\u2014 off...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "game_of_sales", "category": "Sales", "title": "Game of Sales", "author": "David Perry", "filename": "Game_of_Sales.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2480, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nInspiration and Perspective\nPage 2\nAutomatic Pipeline\nPage 2 \nUnshakable Resilience\nPage 3\nPeak Performance\nPage 3\nCapturing Hidden Value\nPage 4\nGame of Sales\nLessons Learned Working at Adobe, \nAmazon, Google, and IBM\nby David Perry\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nA career in enterprise sales is one of the most exciting, interesting, and potentially \nlucrative ways to make a living. While the road to success isn\u2019t always lined with \nchampagne and rose petals, the rewards of mastering the craft can be glorious. \nThat\u2019s what this book is all about.\nAuthor David Perry draws on years of sales experi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "generating_business_referrals_without_asking", "category": "Sales", "title": "Generating Business Referrals Without Asking", "author": "Stacey Brown Randall", "filename": "Generating_Business_Referrals_Without_Asking.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2554, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Power of Referrals\nPage 2\nStep 1: Identify Your \nReferral Sources\nPage 2\nStep 2: Master Your \nImmediate Follow-Up \nProcess\nPage 2\nStep 3: Build for the \nLong Term, Execute in the \nShort Term\nPage 3\nStep 4: Plant the Right \nReferral Seeds\nPage 4\nStep 5: Automate the Plan \nand Measure Results\nPage 4\nGenerating Business \nReferrals Without Asking\nA Simple 5 Step Plan to a Referral Explosion\nby Stacey Brown Randall\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhether you have been in business ten years or are still in your first year, you have \nundoubtedly experienced the power of a business referral. This is...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "go_givers_sell_more", "category": "Sales", "title": "35XTFS Go-Givers Sell More", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Go-Givers_Sell_More.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6215, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction: The Truth \nAbout Selling\nPage 1\nI. The Law of Value\nPage 2\nII. The Law of  \nCompensation\nPage 3\nIII. The Law of Influence\nPage 5\nIV. The Law of Authenticity \nPage 7\nV. The Law of Receptivity\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWith their national bestseller The Go-Giver, Bob Burg and John David Mann \ntook the business world by storm, showing that giving is the most fulfilling and \neffective path to success. That simple, profound story has inspired hundreds of  \nthousands of readers around the world \u2013\u2013 but some have wondered how its lessons \nstand up to the tough challenges of ev...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "inked", "category": "Sales", "title": "Inked ", "author": "Jeb Blount", "filename": "Inked.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5048, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: Introduction \nto Sales Negotiation\nPage 2\nPart II: On Winning\nPage 2\nPart III: Sales Negotiation \nStrategy: Motivation, \nLeverage, and Power\nPage 4\nPart IV: Emotional Discipline\nPage 5\nPart V: Sales Negotiation \nPlanning\nPage 6\nPart VI: Sales Negotiation \nCommunication\nPage 7\nPart VII: The Sales-Deal \nConversation Framework\nPage 7\nInked\nThe Ultimate Guide to Powerful Closing and Sales \nNegotiation Tactics that Unlock YES and Seal the Deal\nby Jeb Blount\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEach year, sales professionals leave billions of dollars on the table because they are \noutgunned, outman...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "inspire", "category": "Sales", "title": "Inspire", "author": "Yazm\u00edn Torres Padilla", "filename": "Inspire.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2383, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIdentify Your Path\nPage #2\nPropose Value\nPage #2\nServe With Love\nPage #3\nEngage Their Passion\nPage #3\nRefine Their Skills\nPage #4\nInspire\nMotivate and Train Your Sales Team \nto Grow Your Business\nby Yazm\u00edn Torres Padilla\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Yazm\u00edn Torres Padilla\u2019s book, Inspire, she teaches the profound ways that \nshe has inspired sales teams and helped other business leaders inspire their teams \naround the world. This method will help companies transform their workforce and \nsales teams to grow on the path to greater success. \nInspire contains timely and timeless guidance about h...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "karmic_selling", "category": "Sales", "title": "Karmic Selling", "author": "Stan Gwizdak", "filename": "Karmic_Selling.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4030, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2 \nChapter 3: The Connection\nPage 3\nChapter 5: How to Kick Off \nthe First Meeting (M1)\nPage 4\nChapter 7: The \nConversation\nPage 5\nChapter 8: Noted\nPage 6\nConclusion\nPage 7\nKarmic Selling\nEarning Business by Earning Trust\nby Stan Gwizdak\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn reality, sales are far from a dirty game that\u2019s all about closing the deal. Ask a \nsuccessful sales professional or business about their strategy for growth and they \nalways stand by one word: honesty.  \nThe book Karmic Selling: Earning Business by Earning ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "listen_to_sell", "category": "Sales", "title": "Listen to Sell", "author": "Mike Esterday, Derek Roberts", "filename": "Listen_to_Sell.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3807, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart One: Mindset- \nConversations With \nYourself\nPage 2 \nPart Two: Skillset - \nConversations With \nCustomers\nPage 4\nPart Three: Coaching \nConversations For Skill \nAnd Will\nPage 6\nConclusion\nPage 7\nListen to Sell\nHow Your Mindset, Skillset, and Human Connections \nUnlock Sales Performance\nby Mike Esterday and Derek Roberts\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nTraditional selling methods don\u2019t work anymore. Over the decades, sales profes\u00ad\nsionals have been indoctrinated with manipulative, aggressive techniques. Now, \nthey are stru...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "making_the_number", "category": "Sales", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Making_the_Number.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5104, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 2 (2 parts), Part 2, February 2009 \u2022 Order #31-05\nCONTENTS\nSources of Competitive\nAdvantage\nPage 2\nThe Power of Sales\nBenchmarking\nPage 3\nDiving Deeper Into Sales\nBenchmarking\nPage 4\nFive Steps to Effective\nSales Benchmarking\nPage 5\nCall to Action\nPage 7\nOvercoming\nImplementation\nObstacles\nPage 7\nCase Studies\nPage 8\nGreg...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "mastering_the_complex_sale", "category": "Sales", "title": "Mastering the Complex Sale", "author": "Jeff Thull", "filename": "Mastering_the_Complex_Sale.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5634, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow to Compete and Win When the Stakes are High!\nMASTERING\nTHE COMPLEX\nSALE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nTo compete successfully and win more business in today\u2019s turbulent\nworld of business-to-business sales, sales professionals need a new business\nparadigm that is specifically designed for the complex sales arena, one that\noffers a system and the skills and the mental discipline needed to execu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "more_sales_less_time", "category": "Sales", "title": "39-08 More Sales, Less Time", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "More_Sales__Less_Time.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6247, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nAccept the Challenge\nPage 2\nRecover Lost Time\nPage 3\nGet More Done\nPage 4\nMake It Easier\nPage 5\nAdd the Secret Sauce\nPage 6\nAccelerate Sales\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nYour clients expect more, with faster turnarounds. Your quota keeps going up. You \nneed to leverage social media, keep up to date on your industry, figure out how to \nsell new products and services, and learn all the latest technologies. The demands \nare never-ending. You could work nonstop around the clock and still not get it all \ndone. It\u2019s a huge problem faced by experienced sales pros, busy entrepreneurs and \nsale...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "negotiation_made_simple", "category": "Sales", "title": "Negotiation Made Simple", "author": "John Lowry", "filename": "Negotiation_Made_Simple.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4110, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nStrategy Wins\nPage 2\nThe Lover Versus the \nFighter\nPage 2\nThe Characteristics of \nCompetitive Negotiation\nPage 3\nConcede with Purpose\nPage 4\nCreativity in Cooperative \nNegotiation\nPage 4\nThe Power of Empathy\nPage 5\nDeliver the Deal\nPage 5\nNegotiation \nMade Simple\nA Practical Guide for Solving Problems, \nBuilding Relationships, and Delivering the Deal \nby John Lowry\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nGreat negotiators are willing to be bold. They see opportunities others don\u2019t see. \nThey are irrationally confident that a deal can happen or a pro...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "never_split_the_difference", "category": "Sales", "title": "Never Split the Difference", "author": "Chris Voss", "filename": "Never_Split_the_Difference.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2349, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nSales\nAs a former international FBI hostage negotiator, Chris Voss \nhas created a system of negotiating techniques that work for all \nsituations. Whether in a high-stakes negotiation (such as a hos\u00ad\ntage or kidnapping) or negotiating with your child at bedtime, \nhis system prepares the reader for assessing their counterpart, \nasking the right questions, and using intuition to guide the situ\u00ad\nation to the most ideal solution. Two decades of FBI experience \nand fifteen years of negotiating hostage situations has led Voss \nto educating others...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "p3_selling", "category": "Sales", "title": "P3 Selling ", "author": "Greg Nutter", "filename": "P3_Selling.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2325, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nDefine \u201cSelling\u201d\nPage 2 \nP1: Problems\nPage 2\nP2: People\nPage 2\nP3: Processes\nPage 3\nP3 Selling Playbook\nPage 3\nThe Journey Beyond\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nP3 Selling\nThe Essentials of B2B Sales Success\nby Greg Nutter\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nP3 Selling is an easy-to-follow framework that explains what you need to do and \nwhy you need to do it to achieve consistent B2B sales success. Over 30 years of ex\u00ad\nperience as a salesperson, sales trainer, sales leader, consultant, and coach has given \nGreg Nutter the knowledg...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "persuasive_business_proposals", "category": "Sales", "title": "37CS12C Persuasive Business Proposals", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Persuasive_Business_Proposals.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5175, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nSection One: Seven  \nDeadly Sins\nPage 2\nSection Two: A Primer  \non Persuasion\nPage 3\nFluff, Guff, Geek and \nWeasel: The Art of Saying \nWhat You Mean\nPage 4\nSection Three: The Art of \nthe Part: Where to Put  \nYour Effort\nPage 5\nSection Four: How to \nManage the Process \nWithout Losing Your Sanity\nPage 6\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nPersuasive Business Proposals provides you with powerful methods for crafting \ncompelling messages and winning proposals that speak to your prospects\u2019 needs \nand establish your firm\u2019s strategic value. With clear instructions as well as before-\nand-after samples, this...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "powerful_proposals", "category": "Sales", "title": "Powerful Proposals", "author": "David G. Puh and Terry R. Bacon", "filename": "Powerful_Proposals.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5122, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Power of the A+ \nProposal\nPage 2\nA Simple Notion: A Proposal \nMust Sell, Not Just Tell\nPage 2\nSelling the Benefits: \nCustomer-Oriented \nProposals\nPage 4\nWhat It Takes to Win: \nCredibility, Acceptability \nand Preference\nPage 4\nTiming Is Everything: \nPositioning to Win\nPage 6\nPowerful Proposals\nHow to Give Your Business the Winning Edge\nby David G. Pugh and Terry R. Bacon\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nYou may know that your company offers top-quality products and services, great \nvalue and a superior client experience. But if your business proposals don\u2019t reflect \nthose strengths, you\u2019re los...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "radical_integrity", "category": "Sales", "title": "Radical Integrity", "author": "James Jacobi", "filename": "Radical_Integrity.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2498, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nSet Your Goals Higher\nPage #2\nUtilize And Practice Daily \nGratitude\nPage #2\nChange Your Circles \nOf Influence\nPage #2\nCatch Fire With Your \nSales Growth\nPage #3\nElevate Your Personal Brand\nPage #3\nServe Your People With \nRadical Integrity\nPage #4\nServe Your Family First, \nLast, And Foremost\nPage #4\nRadical Integrity\n7 Breakthrough Strategies for Transforming Your \nBusiness, Sales, and Life\nby James Jacobi\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMillions of people in business are sales leaders who are struggling, not hitting their \nsales, and not seeing enough short-term wins and long-term gains. They ar...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "rainmaking_conversations", "category": "Sales", "title": "33-24 Rainmaking Conversation", "author": "Mike Schultz and John E. Doerr", "filename": "Rainmaking_Conversations.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5574, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 10 (3 parts), Part 1, October 2011 \u2022 Order #33-24\nCONTENTS\nPart One: Getting Ready\nto Make Rain\nPage 2\nUnderstanding and\nCommunicating Your\nValue Proposition\nPage 3\nPart Two: Rain Selling\nKey Concepts\nPage 3\nTips for Leading\nRainmaking\nConversations\nPage 5\nPart Three: Maximizing\nYour Rain Selling\nSucc...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "right_on_the_money", "category": "Sales", "title": "Right On the Money", "author": "Colleen Francis", "filename": "Right_on_the_Money.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2307, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart One: Four Core \nRealities Reshaping Today\u2019s \nSales Landscape\nPage 2 \nPart Two: Balancing \nCustomer Centricity And \nSales Velocity\nPage 3\nDoing Well And Doing Good \nNeed Not And Should Not \nBe Mutually Exclusive\nPage 3\nPart Three: Summing Up\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nRight On \nthe Money\nNew Principles for Bold Growth\nby Colleen Francis\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn today\u2019s highly globalized world, the power of technology has seeped into every \narena of business, and sales in no exception. Businesses that had the c...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "snap_selling", "category": "Sales", "title": "3227 SNAP Selling.QXP", "author": "Jill Kornath", "filename": "SNAP_Selling.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5613, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 11 (3 parts), Part 2, November 2010 \u2022 Order #32-27\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nSNAP Decisions\nPage 2\nThe First Decision\nPage 4\nThe Second Decision\nPage 5\nThe Third Decision\nPage 7\nWrapping It Up\nPage 8\nby Jill Konrath\nSNAP Selling\nSpeed Up Sales and Win More Business\nwith Today\u2019s Frazzled Customers\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "sales_management", "category": "Sales", "title": "Sales Management", "author": "Robert J. Calvin", "filename": "Sales_Management.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5458, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nCreating and Managing Today\u2019s Sales Force\nSALES\nMANAGEMENT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSales managers in today\u2019s global marketplace must face and conquer a\nvariety of challenges. Technology has shortened the life cycles of products\nand services, while lengthening the cycle time in which it takes to sell those\nproducts and services. Customers are more demanding and competitors more\naggressive...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "same_side_selling", "category": "Sales", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "Same_Side_Selling.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5603, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Contents\nStop Playing Games\nPage 2\nBe Unique\nPage 2\nNarrow Your Market\nPage 3\nGet to the Truth as Soon as \nPossible\nPage 4\nBe an Educator\nPage 5\nDon\u2019t Force the Fit\nPage 6\nSell Value, Not Price\nPage 7\nDeliver Impact\nPage 7\nSame Side Selling\nHow Integrity and Collaboration Drive Extraordinary \nResults for Sellers and Buyers\nby Ian Altman and Jack Quarles\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe most widely used metaphors in sales are those related to sports, battle, or \ngames. But this mindset requires that one person wins and the other loses. Instead \nof falling victim to a win-lose approach, what if you shar...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg", "page8_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "secrets_of_power_negotiating_for_salespeople", "category": "Sales", "title": "Secrets of Power Negotiating for Salespeople", "author": "Roger Dawson", "filename": "Secrets_of_Power_Negotiating_for_Salespeople.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6430, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Inside Secrets from a Master Negotiator\nSECRETS OF POWER\nNEGOTIATING FOR\nSALESPEOPLE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nImagine that you had the tools to win every negotiation you are called upon\nto enter with buyers, while simultaneously making the person on the other side\nof the table feel like he or she won as well. What tools would be in your toolkit?\nWhat, in other words, would you need to know?\nYou likely would need to know a bit of psychology to determine, identify and\nengage in the dynamics of the negotiation. You would also need to analyze the per-\nsonality of your buyer to understand how he or sh...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "secrets_of_question_based_selling", "category": "Sales", "title": "Secrets of Question Based Selling", "author": "Thomas A. Freese", "filename": "Secrets_of_Question_Based_Selling_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5806, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nUse Questions to Double Your Sales Results\nSECRETS OF\nQUESTION BASED\nSELLING\u2122\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDespite the claims of many sales trainers and consultants hawking their\nmethodologies, there is no single, \u201cright\u201d way to sell. Every sales call is a\nunique, creative process. People you call on have different needs, biases and\nexperiences. They also will respond differently in different...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "sell_without_selling_out", "category": "Sales", "title": "Selling Without Selling Out", "author": "Andy Paul", "filename": "Sell_Without_Selling_Out.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2515, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nStand Out or Sell Out\nPage 2 \nDeath to Salesy\nPage 2\nInfluence Rules, Persuasion \nDrools\nPage 3\nThe Sell In Pillars: Selling \nWithout Persuasion\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nSelling Without \nSelling Out\nA Guide to Success on Your Own Terms\nby Andy Paul\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSelling is all about persuasion, right? Or is it possible that \u2018persuasion\u2019 is no more \nthan a blunt instrument that sellers use when they haven\u2019t yet learned to harness \nthe power of influence in their interactions with their potential customers?\nIf you feel as though you\u2019re in danger of becoming a ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "sell_yourself_first", "category": "Sales", "title": "Sell Yourself First", "author": "", "filename": "Sell_Yourself_First.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5920, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction: The Game\nHas Changed\nPage 2\nYour Next Job Interview\nPage 3\nCustomers Won\u2019t Trust\nJust Anyone\nPage 4\nEstablishing the\nCustomer\u2019s Buying\nCriteria\nPage 5\nMaking Prospects More\nReceptive to Your\nMessage\nPage 6\nPaint Pictures with Your\nWords\nPage 7\nWrapping Up the Sale\nPage 8\nby Thomas A. Freese\nSell Yourself First\nThe Most Critical Element \nin Every Sales Effort \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe familiar adage that \u201cIt\u2019s a jungle out there\u201d applies to sellers and sales\norganizations now more than ever. Competitors are hungry for business, decision\nmakers are wary of change, and the ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "selling_the_price_increase", "category": "Sales", "title": "Selling the Price Increase", "author": "Jeb Blount", "filename": "Selling_The_Price_Increase.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4191, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nDisrupt the Mindset of Fear\nPage 2\nThe Five Fears\nPage 2\nProtect Customer\nRelationships\nPage 3\nTriggering Resentment \nand Contempt\nPage 4\nFive Step Price Increase\nSales Process\nPage 5\nClosing a Price Increase\nPage 6\nSelling the \nPrice Increase\nThe Ultimate B2B Field Guide for Raising \nPrices Without Losing Customers\nby Jeb Blount\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nInflation, demand surges, supply shortages, increased costs, shareholder demands, \ngrowth initiatives, mergers, and capital-intensive investments can all lead to the \nneed to approach...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "selling_from_the_heart", "category": "Sales", "title": "Selling from the Heart", "author": "Larry Levine", "filename": "Selling_from_the_Heart.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3992, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2 \nPart 1: Finding Your \nAuthentic You\nPage 2\nPart 2: The Sales Skills \nof An Authentic Sales \nProfessional\nPage4\nConclusion\nPage 6\nSelling from the Heart\nHow Your Authentic Self Sells You!\nby Larry Levine\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe world of sales has progressed beyond manipulative, self-serving, and pushy \nmantras for \u201cclosing the deal.\u201d \nThe book Selling from the Heart: How Your Authentic Self Sells You! helps \nreaders build a fail-proof recipe for success by using the power of authenticity. \nThe pages within tal...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "slow_down_sell_faster", "category": "Sales", "title": "38CS03A Slow Down, Sell Faster!", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Slow_Down__Sell_Faster_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5296, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: Understanding \nBuying Is Where Selling \nShould Start\nPage 2\nWinning the Complex Sale\nPage 3\nPart II: The Eight Roles of \nBuying-Focused Selling\nPage 4\nThe Architect: Design \nCustomer-Focused \nSolutions\nPage 5\nThe Therapist: Understand \nand Resolve a Buyer\u2019s Fears\nPage 6\nPart III: Coaching the Eight \nSales Roles\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAn understanding of buying is where selling should start. \nSlow Down, Sell Faster! focuses on sales situations where customers go through \na deliberate decision-making process before making a purchase, and often there is \nmore than one person...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "smart_sales_manager", "category": "Sales", "title": "38CS03B Smart Sales Manager", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Smart_Sales_Manager.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5540, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: The New Normal: \nManaging the Sales  \n2.0 Ecosystem\nPage 2\nTool Power 2.0: Sales 2.0  \nat Work\nPage 3\nPart II: The Compassionate \nManager 2.0\nPage 4\nTraining the Talent: Making \nTraining Stick and Giving  \nIt Legs\nPage 5\nPart III: Motivate Fast! \nSmart Sales Manager 2.0\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nManaging an inside sales team in the dynamic new Sales 2.0 ecosystem can be \nmore than a little overwhelming. You\u2019ve got new tools, metrics and prospecting \nrules that seem to proliferate faster than you can keep track of them; social selling, \ndigital communications and innovative v...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_ai_edge", "category": "Sales", "title": "The AI Edge", "author": "Jeb Blount, Anthony Iannarino", "filename": "The_AI_Edge.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3640, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nPlugging into AI\nPage 2\nRobot Rules\nPage 2\nMore Time to Sell More\nPage 3\nWriting, Grammar, and \nCommunication\nPage 4\nProspecting\nPage 4\nQualifying, Pre-Call \nPlanning, Discovery\nPage 6\nClose the Deal\nPage 6\nThe AI Edge\nSales Strategies for Unleashing the Power of AI to \nSave Time, Sell More, and Crush the Competition\nby Jeb Blount and Anthony Iannarino\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThis is a guide focused on helping sales professionals identify how to begin to integrate \nartificial intelligence into sales processes and approaches. The AI E...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_art_of_selling_your_business", "category": "Sales", "title": "The Art of Selling Your Business", "author": "John Warrillow", "filename": "The_Art_of_Selling_Your_Business.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2364, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThe Secret to a Happy \nExit: The Most Important \nQuestion Most Founders \nNever Answer \nPage 2 \nBuilding Your Negotiating \nLeverage \nPage 2\nPunching Above Your \nWeight In a Negotiation\nPage 3\nThe Freedom Paradox: How \nto Get Comfortable with \nYour Decision to Sell \nPage 4\nThe Art of Selling \nYour Business\nWinning Strategies & Secret Hacks for Exiting on Top\nby John Warrillow\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere is an art to selling a business well. It comes down to how you package it, the \nstory an owner tells about it, and the feeling it gives potential buyers. The Art of \nS...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_challenger_sale", "category": "Sales", "title": "The Challenger Sale", "author": "", "filename": "The_Challenger_Sale.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6079, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction: A\nSurprising Look Into the\nFuture\nPage 2\nThe Challenger: A New\nModel for High\nPerformance\nPage 3\nTeaching for\nDifferentiation: Why\nInsight Matters\nPage 4\nTailoring for Resonance\nPage 5\nTaking Control of the\nSale\nPage 6\nThe Manager and the\nChallenger Selling\nModel\nPage 7\nby Matthew Dixon \nand Brent Adamson\nThe Challenger Sale\nTaking Control of the \nCustomer Conversation\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat\u2019s the secret to sales success? If you\u2019re like most business leaders, you\u2019d\nsay it\u2019s fundamentally about relationships \u2014 and you\u2019d be wrong. The best sales-\npeople don\u2019t just build...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_conversion_code", "category": "Sales", "title": "The Conversation Code", "author": "Chris Smith", "filename": "The_Conversion_Code.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4197, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nWhat Happens When You \nCrack the Conversion Code\nPage 2\nSix Things to Factor into \nYour Website Design\nPage 2\nEssential Elements \nof Facebook and \nGoogle Ads\nPage 4\nHow to Follow \nUp with Leads\nPage 5\nThe Billion Dollar \nSales Script\nPage 6\nHow to Close\nPage 7\nThe Conversion Code\nStop Chasing Leads and Start Attracting Clients\nby Chris Smith\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe Conversion Code is a step-by-step guide to marketing and sales that will \ngrow your business faster. The outcome for those who follow it is the highest con\u00ad\nversion ra...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_dollarization_discipline", "category": "Sales", "title": "The Dollarization Discipline", "author": "Jeffrey J. Fox and Richard C. Gregory", "filename": "The_Dollarization_Discipline.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6312, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Smart Companies Create Customer Value ...\nAnd Profit From It\nTHE\nDOLLARIZATION\nDISCIPLINE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAt the heart of The Dollarization Discipline lies the concept of understand-\ning the financial impacts a product or service has on its buyer. Although this\ninvolves the idea of \u201ctotal cost of ownership,\u201d it focuses on more than just cost\nreduction and cost avoidance. In The...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_giants_of_sales", "category": "Sales", "title": "Giants of Sales", "author": "Tom Sant", "filename": "The_Giants_of_Sales.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6634, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nWhat Dale Carnegie, John Patterson,\nElmer Wheeler and Joe Girard Can Teach \nYou About Real Sales Success\nTHE GIANTS\nOF SALES\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nJohn Henry Patterson faced financial ruin from his investment in the\nfirst cash register, but he turned National Cash Register into one of the most\nimportant companies of its day. He also introduced a highly organized sales\nprocess that focuses on under...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_human_sales_factor", "category": "Sales", "title": "The Human Sales Factor", "author": "Lance Tyson", "filename": "The_Human_Sales_Factor.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2296, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart 1: Unleash The \nSalesperson In You With A \nProven Formula\nPage 2 \nPart 2: How To Become A \nMaster Of Influence And \nPersuasion\nPage 3\nPart 3: Preparation And \nPresentation Of Persuasive \nCommunication\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Human \nSales Factor\nThe Human-to-Human Equation for Connecting, \nPersuading, and Closing the Deal\nby Lance Tyson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEvery interaction we have with others and how skillful we are at utilizing our rela\u00ad\ntionships determines the overall quality of our lives. Whether...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_innovative_sale", "category": "Sales", "title": "The Innovative Sale", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Innovative_Sale.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5790, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Sales  \nInnovation Dilemma\nPage 2\nThe Innovative  \nSale Principles\nPage 3\nWhat\u2019s Your Problem?\nPage 5\nBreaking Down Barriers\nPage 6\nThe Attraction of Rejection\nPage 7\nDelivering a Better  \nValue Proposition\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhy do sales teams tend to repeat the same approaches and offer customer solutions \nthat lack new ideas? Why do sales leaders gravitate to \u201cthe way we\u2019ve always done it,\u201d \nleaving the organization vulnerable to competition? Regardless of whether you think \nof yourself as a \u201ccreative person,\u201d your job as a sales professional demands creativity and \nin...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_machine", "category": "Sales", "title": "38-02 The Machine", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Machine.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5833, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nFour Key Principles\nPage 2\nReimagining the Sales \nFunction\nPage 3\nThe Machine Within the \nMachine\nPage 5\nFormulating a Plan\nPage 6\nManaging the Sales  \nFunction\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn The Machine, Justin Roff-Marsh shows readers how to follow the intrepid \nexecutives who have implemented his ideas over the last 15 years, building ridicu-\nlously efficient sales functions \u2013\u2013 and market-dominating enterprises \u2013\u2013 as a conse-\nquence.Roff-Marsh calls these executives his silent revolutionaries.\nFor the last 20 years, organizations\u2019 ability to produce has overtaken their ability \nto ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_new_model_of_selling", "category": "Sales", "title": "The New Model of Selling", "author": "Jerry Acuff, Jeremy Miner", "filename": "The_New_Model_of_Selling.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2505, "image_count": 5, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nChapter 1: The Biggest \nProblem in Sales\nPage 2 \nChapter 3: Unlocking \nthe Gatekeeper\nPage 3\nChapter 7: Sequence \nof Questions\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe New Model \nof Selling\nSelling to an Unsellable Generation\nby Jerry Acuff and Jeremy Miner\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe world continues to change at an unimaginable pace. The sales landscape today \nis filled with buyers who are armed with excessive amounts of information. So, \nwhat happens when you enter the sales battlefield armed with ancient methods of \nsellin...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg", "page5_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_perfect_salesforce", "category": "Sales", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Perfect_Salesforce.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5972, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 3 (3 parts), Part 2, March 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-07\nCONTENTS\nThe Perfect Sales Force\nPages 2, 3\nBest Practice No. 1:\nThe 10 Selling Talents\nPages 3, 4\nBest Practice No. 2:\nSorting Sales Stages\nfor Talent\nPages 4, 5\nBest Practice No. 3:\nThe Talent-Based\nHiring Process\nPage 5\nBest Practice No. 4:\nThe Pay Plan and Quotas\nPages ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_prime_solution", "category": "Sales", "title": "The Prime Solution", "author": "Jeff Thull", "filename": "The_Prime_Solution.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6398, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nClose the Value Gap, Increase Margins, and \nWin the Complex Sale\nTHE PRIME\nSOLUTION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn his previous book, Mastering the Complex Sale, sales strategist and\nadviser Jeff Thull wrote, \u201cSpectacular success is always preceded by unspectac-\nular preparation.\u201d Achieving and sustaining profitable growth in a highly com-\npetitive global market requires this kind of extensive, yet unsp...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_revenue_acceleration_playbook", "category": "Sales", "title": "The Revenue Acceleration Playbook", "author": "Brent Keltner", "filename": "The_Revenue_Acceleration_Playbook.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2540, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart 1: A Value Playbook \nand an Authentic Buyer \nand Customer Journey\nPage 2 \nPart 2: An Authentic Buyer \nJourney and Revenue \nOutcomes\nPage 3\nPart 3: Organizational \nSupports for an Authentic \nBuyer Journey\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Revenue \nAcceleration Playbook\nCreating an Authentic Buyer Journey Across Sales, \nMarketing, and Customer Success\nby Brent Keltner\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWant to accelerate your sales? Stop selling and start connecting. Today\u2019s buyers are \ninundated with sales pitches coming at t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_transparent_sales_leader", "category": "Sales", "title": "The Transparent Sales Leader", "author": "Todd Caponi", "filename": "The_Transparent_Sales_Leader.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4319, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nTransparency Defined\nPage 2\nThe Five F\u2019s Framework\nPage 2\nThe Fundamental Elements \nof Consistent Performance\nPage 2\nFive Buyer-Centric \nPerspectives\nPage 4\nSix Categories of \nIntrinsic Inspiration\nPage 4\nThe Transparent \nSales Leader\nHow The Power of Sincerity, Science & Structure \nCan Transform Your Sales Team\u2019s Results\nby Todd Caponi\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSales leadership does not have to be hard. To maximize sales team and organization\u00ad\nal performance, we need to optimize five core areas required to build, maximize, and \nmainta...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_ultimate_sales_machine", "category": "Sales", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "The_Ultimate_Sales_Machine.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6029, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nTurbocharge Your Business with Relentless Focus\non 12 Key Strategies\nTHE ULTIMATE\nSALES MACHINE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere are two keys that set the stage for getting\npowerful results. The first key is to have what I call\n\u201cpigheaded discipline.\u201d This may sound like an insult,\nbut it\u2019s one of the best compliments I can pay. This\nconcept is so important, I originally titled the book\nThe Pigheaded E...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_ultimate_sales_manager_playbook", "category": "Sales", "title": "The Ultimate Sales Manager Playbook", "author": "Bill Zipp", "filename": "The_Ultimate_Sales_Manager_Playbook.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2510, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nMotivation\nPage 2\nMobilization\nPage 3\nMultiplication\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Ultimate Sales \nManager Playbook\nBecoming a Successful Sales Leader\nby Bill Zipp\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf you\u2019re responsible for the direct management of salespeople in your company, \nyour ability to do well is the difference between the success and failure of those \nsalespeople, and ultimately, the company.\nFrom motivation\u2014connecting with your salespeople in a way that lights a fire \nin their souls\u2014to mobilization, you can coach your salespeople to execute at the \nhighest levels of ex...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "time_traps", "category": "Sales", "title": "Time Traps", "author": "Todd Duncan", "filename": "Time_Traps.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6526, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nProven Strategies for Swamped Salespeople\nTIME TRAPS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nTime traps can rob you of your success. As much as 75 percent of the\ntime you spend at work or in your sales career is probably a waste of time.\nThere is a difference between being busy and being productive. At the heart\nof the many challenges you face \u2014 in your sales career, your health, your\nspirituality and you...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "what_the_customer_wants_you_to_know", "category": "Sales", "title": "What the Customer Wants", "author": "", "filename": "What_the_Customer_Wants_You_to_Know.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6046, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Problem with Sales\nPage 2\nFixing the Broken Sales\nProcess\nPage 3\nThe Value Account Plan\nPage 4\nDeveloping the Value\nCreation Sales Force\nPage 5\nThe Building Blocks of\nTraining\nPage 6\nMaking the Sale\nPage 7\nSustaining the Process\nPage 8\nby Ram Charan\nWhat the Customer\nWants You to Know\nHow Everybody Needs to Think Differently\nAbout Sales\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMore than ever these days, the sales process tends to be a war about price \u2013\u2013 a\nfrustrating, unpleasant war that takes all the fun out of selling. But there\u2019s a better\nway to think about sales, says best-selling author Ram Char...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "12_habits_of_valuable_employees", "category": "Career", "title": "12 Habits of Valuable Employees", "author": "Verne harnish, Kevin Daum", "filename": "12_Habits_of_Valuable_Employees.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4142, "image_count": 5, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nPart I: Will: Habits of Desire\nPage 2 \nPart II: Values: Habits of \nCharacter\nPage 3\nPart III: Results: Habits of \nPerformance\nPage 5\nPart IV: Skills: Habits of \nInfluence\nPage 6\n12 Habits Of \nValuable Employees\nYour Roadmap to an Amazing Career\nby Verne Harnish, Kevin Daum, & Anne Mary Ciminelli\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat does it take to become the most valuable employee an organization has ever \nhad, securing stability and growth opportunities? Is it that difficult to get noticed \nand recognized for all the contributions you\u2019ve ma...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg", "page7_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "a_whole_new_mind", "category": "Career", "title": "A Whole New Mind", "author": "Daniel H. Pink", "filename": "A_Whole_New_Mind.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6709, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nMoving From the Information Age to the\nConceptual Age\nA WHOLE\nNEW MIND\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLawyers. Accountants. Radiologists. Software engineers. That\u2019s what\nour parents encouraged us to become when we grew up. But Mom and Dad\nwere wrong. The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a\nvery different kind of mind. The era of \u201cleft brain\u201d dominance, and the\nInformation Age that it e...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "anomaly", "category": "Career", "title": "Anomaly", "author": "Zack Miller", "filename": "Anomaly.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2324, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Fundamentals  \nPage 2\nThe Sales Funnel\nPage 2\nBecoming the Anomaly\nPage 3\nAnomalies in the Wild \nPage 4\nAnomaly \nHow to Finally Stand Out from the Crowd\nby Zack Miller\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAn anomaly is defined as something that deviates from what\u2019s standard, normal, \nor expected. When you are new to the business world, as author Zack Miller once \nwas, you have to be different. He did not go to business school or get an MBA. \nHe credits his effort, hustle, and willingness to learn as the keys to his success. \nThe methods and techniques you\u2019ll learn to grow your brand have been tes...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "authentic_confidence", "category": "Career", "title": "Authentic Confidence", "author": "Ben Fauske", "filename": "Authentic_Confidence.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2375, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhy Some Love\nand Others Hate Work\nPage 2\nIncrease Your \nSelf-Awareness\nPage 3\nDiscover the Pattern of \nWorld-Class Influencers\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nAuthentic Confidence\nThe Secret to Loving Your Work and Leading \nan Unstoppable Career\nby Ben Fauske\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe world of work is replete with people who are feeling anxious and stressed. \nWho feel like imposters. Who are struggling to get along with their bosses or co\u00ad\nworkers. Who believe they lack the education or experience they need for success. \nWho want to increase their influence. Who feel like they are falling be...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "before_the_mic", "category": "Career", "title": "Before the Mic", "author": "Glenn Gibson", "filename": "Before_the_Mic.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2199, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThe aMMMazing \nPresentation Theory\nPage 2 \nSecrets of Structure\nPage 2\nThe JAM Session Writing \nProcess\nPage 3\naMMMazing JAM Session \nWriting \nProcess Checklist\nPage 3\nBefore the Mic \nHow to Compose Meaningful, Memorable, \nand Motivational Presentations\nby Glenn Gibson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOver the years, Glenn Gibson has built a career of writing presentations, compos\u00ad\ning thousands of them and seeing them delivered to audiences numbering into the \nthousands.\nHe\u2019s honed a repeatable methodology used to write all of his presentations, along \nwith a range of tools, ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "bounce", "category": "Career", "title": "Bounce", "author": "", "filename": "Bounce.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6127, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: The Talent Myth\nPage 2\nThe Path to Excellence\nPage 3\nMysterious Sparks and\nLife-Changing Mind-Sets\nPage 4\nPart II: Paradoxes of \nthe Mind\nPage 5\nThe Curse of Choking\nand How to Avoid It\nPage 7\nBaseball Rituals,\nPigeons and Why Great\nSportsmen Feel\nMiserable After Winning\nPage 7\nPart III: Deep Reflections\nPage 8\nby Matthew Syed\nBounce\nMozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham and\nthe Science of Success\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe love to win and hate to lose, whether it\u2019s on the playing field, in the\noffice or in the classroom. In this bold new look at human behavior, award-win-\nning journ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "break_your_own_rules", "category": "Career", "title": "Break Your Own Rules", "author": "", "filename": "Break_Your_Own_Rules.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6144, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nOur Vision\nPage 2\nBreak Your Own Rules\nPage 3\nTake Center Stage\nPage 4\nProceed Until\nApprehended\nPage 4\nProject Personal Power\nPage 5\nBe Politically Savvy\nPage 5\nPlay to Win\nPage 6\nIt\u2019s Both-And\nPage 7\nStand Together and\nClose Ranks\nPage 7\nby Jill Flynn, Kathryn Heath\nand Mary Davis Holt\nBreak Your Own Rules\nHow to Change the Patterns of Thinking\nThat Block Women\u2019s Paths to Power\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\n\u201cWe have a dream. It is a big vision ... it is a leap ... and it is audacious: We\nwant to see women make up at least 30 percent of the top leadership positions in\ncorporate America within...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "breakthrough_business_negotiation", "category": "Career", "title": "Breakthrough Business Negotiation", "author": "Michael Watkins", "filename": "Breakthrough_Business_Negotiation.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5796, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nA Toolbox for Managers\nBREAKTHROUGH\nBUSINESS\nNEGOTIATION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNegotiating is much more complicated than making an offer and fielding a\ncounter-offer. It\u2019s a complex process that can affect the future of individuals and\norganizations. A \u201cbreakthrough negotiator\u201d must analyze, plan, sell, organize\nand motivate. The best negotiators are also leaders. They bring together a te...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "business_made_simple", "category": "Career", "title": "Business Made Simple", "author": "Donald Miller", "filename": "Business_Made_Simple.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5311, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe 10 Characteristics of a \nValue-Driven Professional\nPage 2\nProductivity Made Simple\nPage 3\nBusiness Strategy Made \nSimple: How a Business \nReally Works and How to \nKeep It From Crashing\nPage 4\nCommunication Made \nSimple: How to Become an \nExceptional Communicator\nPage 5\nNegotiation Made Simple\nPage 6\nExecution Made Simple\nPage 7\nBusiness Made Simple\n60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, \nMarketing, Execution, Management, \nPersonal Productivity and More\nby Donald Miller\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNew York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author Donald Miller knows that \nbusiness ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "confessions_of_the_accidental_career_coach", "category": "Career", "title": "Confessions of the Accidental Career Coach", "author": "Cara Heilmann", "filename": "Confessions_of_the_Accidental_Career_Coach.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2498, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nThe Coaching Business\nPage 2\nHelping Your Clients \nAchieve Their Dreams\nPage 2\nHanging Your Shingle\nPage 3\nClient Onboarding\nPage 3\nManaging Fear\nPage 4\nConfessions of the \nAccidental Career Coach\nSurprising Secrets to Create a Life-Changing Job \nHelping Others Become Who They Are Meant to Be\nby Cara Heilmann\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDo you have what it takes to be a career coach? Do you have a burning desire to \nhelp others find their dream jobs? Does helping others become who they\u2019re meant \nto be sound like your dream job? \nIn Confessions Of The Accidental Career Coach, successful coach...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "drive_your_career", "category": "Career", "title": "Drive Your Career", "author": "Ed Evarts", "filename": "Drive_Your_Career.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2466, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nNo One Knows You Better \nThan You Do\nPage 2\nBe the Most Curious Person \nin the Room\nPage 2\nColleagues Are Your Best \nResource\nPage 3\nIt\u2019s All About Feedback\nPage 4\nActually, It\u2019s All About \nEmpathy\nPage 4\nDrive Your Career\n9 High-Impact Ways to Take Responsibility \nfor Your Own Success\nby Ed Evarts\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nToo many people enter a career and let that career drive them. They stay in jobs \nlonger than they should, or fail to make an impact in the opportunities they do \nhave. Whatever the reason, more and more people from entry-level positions up to \nmanag...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "evolve", "category": "Career", "title": "Evolve", "author": "Ydalmis Carrasco", "filename": "Evolve.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2308, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nAre You A Pro Yet?\nPage #2\nConnect And Expand\nPage #2\nWhat Makes You Stronger\nPage #3\nLeaders Are Learners\nPage #3\nWho Are You Now?\nPage #4\nEvolve\nThe Lifetime Power of Actions on Your Career Path\nby Ydalmis Carrasco\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nYdalmis Carrasco is a forward-thinking commercial operation and marketing \nexecutive with experience in generating revenue and improving operational perfor\u00ad\nmance. As she traveled around the world, working in corporate and coaching wom\u00ad\nen from different countries, she discovered her mission\u2014to find as many people as \npossible, help them, and wake the...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "failing_fast", "category": "Career", "title": "Failing Fast", "author": "Luv Tulsidas", "filename": "Failing_Fast_.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3989, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nContents\nPart I: \nThe Succeed-Faster \nMindset\nPage 2 \nPart II: \nThe Succeed-Faster \nMethod\nPage 5\nPart III: \nThe Succeed-Faster \nExecution\nPage 6\nFailing Fast?\nThe 10 Secrets to Succeed Faster\nby Luv Tulsidas\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWith the world demanding more innovation from business leaders, the only way for \ncompanies to succeed is to find a way to generate bigger profits and deliver more \nvalue. And the only way this can be achieved is by succeeding faster and more cost-ef\u00ad\nfectively at innovation. Offering a fresh perspective on \u201cInnova...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "get_clear_on_your_career", "category": "Career", "title": "Get CLEAR On Your Career", "author": "Valentina Savelyeva", "filename": "Get_CLEAR_on_Your_Career.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2555, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nC\u2014Cultivate A State In \nWhich Clarity Is Possible\nPage 2\nL\u2014Learn How To Dream \nEffectively\nPage 2\nE\u2014Enlist A Vision That Is \nA Sacred Yes!\nPage 2\nA\u2014Access Your Personal \nSuccess Formula\nPage 2\nR\u2014Receive Maximum \nReturn On Your Energy \nInvestments\nPage 2\nGet CLEAR \nOn Your Career\nTransformational Lessons to Help You Find Success \nand Purpose, and Create a Life That You Love\nby Valentina Savelyeva\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany people feel stuck and confused in their professional lives. Often, they are sur\u00ad\nprised by this because they showed great potential and received recognition early \non...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "get_it_together", "category": "Career", "title": "Get It Together", "author": "Puja Bhola Rios", "filename": "Get_It_Together.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2824, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction \nPage 2\nChapter 2: Get Set: The Plan\nPage 2\nChapter 3: Go: Relentless \nExecution\nPage 3\nChapter 5: Critical Thinking \nIs Underrated: Taking Time \nto Think\nPage 3\nChapter 6: The Winning \nFormula\nPage 4\nConclusion: Now That \nYou\u2019ve Got It Together, \nGet Ready for Big Results\nPage 4\nGet It Together\nA Winning Formula for Success from \nthe Boss You Need \nby Puja Bhola Rios\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEveryone loves the taste of success, but only a few truly embark on the difficult \njourney to get there. The truth is, it is more t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "give_to_grow", "category": "Career", "title": "Give to Grow", "author": "Mo Bunnell", "filename": "Give_to_Grow.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3597, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nContents\nSection One: The Truth\nPage 2\nSection Two: The Lies\nPage 2\nSection Three: The Gifts\nPage 3\nSection Gour: The Impact\nPage 4\nGive to Grow\nInvest in Relationships to Build Your Business \nand Your Career\nby Mo Bunnell\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEvery profession has systems for learning how to Do the Work with excellence: \ndegrees, designations, training classes, mentoring, and heck, just doing the work \nmakes you better at Doing the Work. But it\u2019s rare to teach Winning the Work. And \nwhen something does exist, it\u2019s usually too little or does...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "growing_up_at_work", "category": "Career", "title": "Growing Up at Work", "author": "Yael Sivi and Yosh Beier", "filename": "Growing_Up_at_Work.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2417, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nI Feel Like an Imposter\nPage 2 \nI Know I Should Address \nThis Conflict, But I Don\u2019t\nPage 3\nPeople Think I\u2019m a Jerk\nPage 3\nI\u2019m Successful, But I Have \nNo Life\nPage 4\nI\u2019m Scared of My Boss\nPage 4\nGrowing Up at Work\nHow to Transform Personally, Evolve Professionally, \nand Lead Authentically\nby Yael Sivi and Yosh Beier\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe workplace can be the source of tremendous growth and satisfaction, as well as \nthe source of tremendous anxiety, frustration, and fear. But through this frustration \nand fear, we can find our greatest potential if we\u2019re willing a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page4_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "hack_the_corporate_learning_curve", "category": "Career", "title": "Hack the Corporate Learning Curve", "author": "Jissan Cherian", "filename": "Hack_the_Corporate_Learning_Curve.pdf", "pages": 10, "word_count": 5752, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nNew Brand with No\nMarket Awareness\nPage 2\nNew Brand with High \nMarket Awareness\nPage 3\nEstablished Brand\nLooking to Become\na Market Leader\nPage 5\nEstablished Market\nLeader Being\nChallenged\nPage 6\nMarket Leader\nBecomes a Founder\nPage 8\nHack the Corporate Learning Curve\nStrategic Personal Branding That Gets You \nNoticed\u2014And Promoted\nby Jissan Cherian\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nA growing number of professionals work harder each year, yet feel increasingly invisible. \nPromotions slow, recognition feels uneven, and career paths become less p...", "images": ["page10_img1.jpeg", "page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "i_hate_job_interviews", "category": "Career", "title": "I Hate Job Interviews", "author": "Sam Owens", "filename": "I_Hate_Job_Interviews.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3722, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nCommit to Ten Hours\nPage 2\nGet Inside Information\nPage 3\nPractice with Humans\nPage 3\nTell Compelling Stories\nPage 4\nAvoid Land Mines\nPage 5\nNegotiating Your \nBest Offer\nPage 6\nLearn, Build, and \nContribute in Your \nNew Job\nPage 6\nI Hate Job Interviews\nStop Stressing. Start Performing. Get the Job You Want. \nby Sam Owens\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nInterviewing is not easy. Getting competitive jobs requires going beyond surface-lev\u00ad\nel interview tricks and diving deep into the mechanics of answering questions. In \nI Hate Job Interviews: S...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "jump", "category": "Career", "title": "Jump", "author": "Kim Perell", "filename": "Jump.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4180, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nTake the Leap\nPage 2\nLook Before You Leap\nPage 2\nMaster Your Mindset\nPage 3\nVisualize Your Success\nPage 3\nThe Power of Decision \nMaking\nPage 4\nDefining Success on Your \nOwn Terms\nPage 4\nCreate Your One-Year \nSuccess Plan\nPage 5\nJump\nDare to Do What Scares You in Business and in Life\nby Kim Perell\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere comes a moment in our lives when we know we need to make a move. \nWhether we are unsatisfied or feel hungry to pursue a radically different profes\u00ad\nsional path, we know that this isn\u2019t going to be a mere step into something else. It\u2019s \ngoing to be a jump! A big leap...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "measure_up", "category": "Career", "title": "Measure Up", "author": "Josh McAfee", "filename": "Measure_Up.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2500, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nChange Your Mind\nPage 2\nFailures Are Perfectly Fine\nPage 2 \nWho Are You, Anyway?\nPage 2\nCommunicating More \nEffectively\nPage 3\nExpanding Your Network: \nPositive Influencers\nPage 3\nApplying Yourself\nPage 3\nInside the Interview\nPage 4\nMeasure Up\nMastering Your Career Search Like a Boss\nby Josh McAfee\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nStruggling to find the right job and get hired to do work about which you\u2019re truly \npassionate? Within Measure Up is a series of exceptional strategies, insider per\u00ad\nspectives, tactics to use, and easy communication templates that are attuned to the \ncurrent social and ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "navigating_your_next", "category": "Career", "title": "Navigating Your Next", "author": "Julian Lighton", "filename": "Navigating_Your_Next.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5527, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nInitiate: You\u2019re About to \nEmbark on a Journey\nPage 2\nInsight: Know Yourself\nPage 3\nImagine: Know Your\nOptions\nPage 4\nInvestigate: Why You?\nPage 5\nImplement: Activate\nthe Plan\nPage 6\nIncrease: Know Your \nSuccess\nPage 7\nInspire: Move from I to We\nPage 8\nNavigating Your Next\nDiscover the Career You Want and the\nPath to Get There\nby Julian Lighton\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNavigating Your Next presents a structured approach to career decision-making and \nprofessional development, starting from the core premise that career progress begins ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "nobodies_to_somebodies", "category": "Career", "title": "NobodiesTo Somebodies", "author": "Peter Han", "filename": "Nobodies_to_Somebodies.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6569, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow 100 Great Careers Got Their Start\nNOBODIES TO\nSOMEBODIES\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNovelist Tom Clancy was an insurance agent well into his 40s. He sold\nhis first novel for a pittance to a little-known publisher. Today he\u2019s one of\nthe world\u2019s most popular authors.\nClancy and many other successful people were once just ordinary\nNobodies with talent but little or no experience. They had career inter...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "ordinary_to_extra_ordinary", "category": "Career", "title": "Ordinary to Extra-Ordinary", "author": "Pattie Dale Tye", "filename": "Ordinary_to_Extra-Ordinary.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3715, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nContents\nChapter 1: Shout-Out \nto the 98 Percent\nPage 2 \nChapter 3: The Discomfort \nof the New\nPage 3\nChapter 4: The Money \nWill Come\nPage 4\nChapter 6: Up by the \nBootstraps\nPage 5\nChapter 8: Be Ready \nfor the Breaks\nPage 6\nOrdinary to \nExtra-Ordinary\nAchieving Remarkable Career Success Through \nPassion, Purpose, and Preparation\nby Pattie Dale Tye\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDo you feel stuck in the middle of the career ladder? Are you wondering why none \nof your efforts help make a difference? Have you tried various strategies and followed \nso-ca...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "plan_act_impact", "category": "Career", "title": "Plan, Act, Impact", "author": "Colt McAnlis", "filename": "Plan__Act__Impact.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2491, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nTeach, Coach, Mentor, \nand Inspire\nPage 2 \nFour Core Competencies of \na Future-Ready Workforce\nPage 3\nEffective Communication\nPage 3\nThe Whole Self\nPage 4 \nConclusion\nPage 4\nPlan, Act, Impact\nA Playbook to Elevate Your Perspective \nand Unstick Your Career\nby Colt McAnlis\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Plan, Act, Impact: A Playbook to Elevate Your Perspective and Unstick \nYour Career, author Colt McAnlis, covers effective ways to achieve the goals that \nmatter to you in your career.  You will learn to let go of your cynicism and negativ\u00ad\nity towards your work. Once you can...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "red_cape_rescue", "category": "Career", "title": "Red Cape Rescue", "author": "Darcy Eikenberg", "filename": "Red_Cape_Rescue.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2484, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nReset How You Think\nPage 2\nRevise What You Say\nPage 2 \nReinvent What You Do\nPage 3\nRed Cape Rescue\nSave Your Career Without Leaving Your Job\nby Darcy Eikenberg\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nRemember when you were a kid and you\u2019d grab a towel and fling it around your \nneck? You tossed your shoulders back and stuck your chin out. You felt confident \nand courageous. You felt in control there in your imagined red cape\u2014even if you \nonly controlled the backyard. Fast-forward to your world of work, where life may \nfeel anything but in control. What if you could don your red cape, layering new \nstreng...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "remote_for_life", "category": "Career", "title": "Remote for Life", "author": "Jordan Carroll", "filename": "Remote_for_Life.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2771, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nRewind: Use Your Past Skills \nand Experience to Your \nAdvantage\nPage 3\nChange the Channel: \nOptionality Through \nFreelance Work\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 5\nRemote for Life\nHow to Find a Flexible Job and Fast Forward\nto Freedom\nby Jordan Carroll\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe all have a vague idea of the ideal life of freedom we want to create for our\u00ad\nselves. At the same time, most of us are also tied to a job that restricts us from eve\u00ad\nning thinking about it. But what if you could free yourself from the geographic and ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "secrets_of_the_career_game", "category": "Career", "title": "Secrets of the Career Game", "author": "Kendall Berg", "filename": "Secrets_of_the_Career_Game.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3612, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nWhat is the Game?\nPage 2\nPromotable and Non-\nPromotable Tasks\nPage 2\nBrand Building\nPage 3\nThe Network\nPage 4\nManaging Vs Leading\nPage 5\nDo You Even Want a Corner \nOffice?\nPage 6\nSecrets of the \nCareer Game\n36 Simple Strategies to Win in the Workplace   \nby Kendall Berg\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat if I told you to sit down and play a game\u2014 say it looks a bit like chess, but the \nboard and pieces are subtly different. You\u2019re sure you\u2019ve never played this game, but \nyou can tell it\u2019s competitive, so when I refuse to tell you the rules...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "shtick_to_business", "category": "Career", "title": "Shtick to Business", "author": "Peter McGraw", "filename": "Shtick_to_Business.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2495, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nReverse It\nPage 2 \nStep Out of the Stream\nPage 2 \nCooperate to Innovate\nPage 3\nWrite It or Regret It\nPage 3\nTake a Bigger Stage\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nShtick to Business\nWhat the Masters of Comedy Can Teach \nYou about Breaking Rules, Being Fearless, \nand Building a Serious Career\nby Peter McGraw\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCan the world of comedy teach us something about becoming successful in busi\u00ad\nness? If you ask behavioral scientist and comedy decoder Dr. Peter McGraw, the \nanswer is a resounding \u2018yes.\u2019 \nMcGraw is a business school professor, professional speaker, a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "sink_or_swim", "category": "Career", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Sink_or_Swim.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6318, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nNew Job. New Boss. 12 Weeks to Get It Right.\nSINK OR SWIM\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nToday, the concept of lifetime employment in the same job or even with a\nsingle employer is unimaginable and probably undesirable. The fact is that over\ntime, most people get bored and benefit from a change. Even worse, if you are\nreporting to a boss who does not treat you particularly well, years of employ-\nment in th...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "slow_productivity", "category": "Career", "title": "Slow Productivity", "author": "Cal Newport", "filename": "Slow_Productivity.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3217, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nThe large majority of productivity books are focused on helping \nreaders get more work done in less time. They are focused on \nincreasing output while decreasing input, making productiv\u00ad\nity king. This is not Cal Newport\u2019s purpose in writing Slow \nProductivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without \nBurnout. Newport\u2019s book is primarily directed at knowledge \nworkers, and he believes that factory models of production do \nnot work for knowledge work. While he realizes that knowledge \nwork encompasses many different type...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "supercommunicators", "category": "Career", "title": "Supercommunicators", "author": "Charles Duhigg", "filename": "Supercommunicators.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3241, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nWhat types of people are helpful in jury deliberations? What \ncommunication tactics work best for doctors who want to get \ntheir patients on board with medical treatments? Why are some \npeople able to connect with other people easily while others \nstruggle to make meaningful connections? These are a few of the \nquestions Charles Duhigg answers in his book, Supercommuni\u00ad\ncators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection. \nDuhigg quotes George Bernard Shaw as saying, \u201cThe biggest \nproblem with communication is the ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "switchers", "category": "Career", "title": "40-", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Switchers.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5975, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nChoose Your Switch\nPage 2\nClarify Your Plan A\nPage 3\nCraft Your Brand Value \nProposition\nPage 5\nCreate Ambassadors\nPage 7\nKeep the Ball in Your Court\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAre you stuck in an unsatisfying job? In the wrong profession? An industry that \njust isn\u2019t a fit? Get unstuck! Land a new career \u2014 one you\u2019re genuinely passionate \nabout. Switchers helps you realize that dream. \nWritten by celebrated career coach and psychologist Dr. Dawn Graham, Switchers \nprovides proven strategies that will get you where you want to go. The first step is \nto recognize t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_4_hour_workweek", "category": "Career", "title": "The 4-Hour Workweek", "author": "Timothy Ferriss", "filename": "The_4-Hour_Workweek.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2435, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2020 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Sarah Dayton, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0720A \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nThe 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New \nRich by Timothy Ferriss first hit the New York Times bestseller list \nin 2007 and remained there for two years. It has been published \nin 35 languages and sparked a worldwide movem...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_job_seeker_8217_s_script", "category": "Career", "title": "The Job Seeker's Script", "author": "Judith Humphrey", "filename": "The_Job_Seeker__8217_s_Script.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4169, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nYou Are the Scriptwriter: \nTelling Your Story\nPage 2\nYour Message\nPage 2\nThe Four-Part HIRE \nTemplate\nPage 3\nConversational Scripts\nPage 4\nWritten Scripts\nPage 4\nA Winning Resume\nPage 4\nInterview Scripts\nPage 6\nThe Job \nSeeker\u2019s Script\nTell Your Story and Land Your Dream Position\nby Judith Humphrey\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAs a successful communication coach, author Judith Humphrey began teaching \nthe same scripting techniques that she\u2019d been teaching her executive clients to \nyoung people and senior level job candidates in preparation for their interviews. \nTheir success rate was 100% an...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_mid_career_tune_up", "category": "Career", "title": "The Mid-Career Tune-Up", "author": "William A. Salmon and Rosemary T. Salmon", "filename": "The_Mid-Career_Tune-Up.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5660, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nTen Work Habits for Keeping Your Edge\nTHE MID-CAREER\nTUNE-UP\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nConstant change.\nContinuously expanding expectations and pressures.\nAn increasing need for flexibility.\nThese are the unrelenting demands faced by today\u2019s employees and man-\nagers. The source is well documented: As described in countless books, global\ncompetition, downsized organizations and empowerment and other shifts in\nmanagement philosophie...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_orange_line", "category": "Career", "title": "37PTFS - The Orange Line", "author": "Jodi Ecker Detjen", "filename": "The_Orange_Line.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6154, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: The Orange  \nLine Philosophy\nPage 2\nPart II: How to Live The \nOrange Line in Your  \nLife Stage\nPage 3\nApproaching Burnout\nPage 4\nFamily Matters\nPage 5\nThe Sabbatical\nPage 6\nPart III: Continuing to Live \nan Orange Line Life\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhy do women find work-life balance so hard? Why is having it all such an \nillusive quest? Why haven\u2019t women achieved equality yet in the leadership ranks? \nAuthors Jodi Ecker Detjen, Michelle A. Waters and Kelly Watson probe these \nquestions and more in this highly anticipated new book: The Orange Line: A \nWoman\u2019s Guide to Integr...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.jpx", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "the_point", "category": "Career", "title": "The Point", "author": "Steve Woodruff", "filename": "The_Point.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4229, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2 \nPart 1: Our Formidable \nCommunications \nChallenges\nPage 2\nPart 2: The Clarity \nFuel Formula Rules\nPage 2\nPart 3: The Clarity \nFuel Formal Tools\nPage 4\nPart 4: Applying \nClarity Best Practices\nPage 5\nConclusion\nPage 6\nThe Point\nHow to Win with Clarity-Fueled Communications \nby Steve Woodruff\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn a world where noise and confusion reign supreme, communicating your message \nis far from easy. The only weapon you\u2019ll ever need to rise through this cacophony is \nabsolute clarity. \nThe book The Poin...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_reputation", "category": "Career", "title": "The Power of Reputation", "author": "Chris Komisarjevsky", "filename": "The_Power_of_Reputation.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5439, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: Character\nPage 2\nDefine Your Values\nPage 3\nPart II: Communication\nPage 4\nEngaging Others\nPage 5\nPart III: Trust\nPage 6\nWhen You Make a Mistake\nPage 7\nAn Enduring Reputation\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nTo accomplish your goals \u2013\u2013 whatever they are \u2013\u2013 people must believe in you. In \nany business or field, success is built on a foundation of character, communication \nand trust \u2013\u2013 the building blocks of reputation. A positive reputation can often mean \nthe difference between failure and great success. The Power of Reputation gives you \nan action plan for creating the kind of reput...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_reality_based_rules_of_the_workplace", "category": "Career", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Reality-Based_Rules_of_the_Workplace.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5976, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 9 (3 parts), Part 1, September 2013 \u2022 Order #35-21\nCONTENTS\nPart 1: The New \nValue Equation\nPage 2\nYour Current\nPerformance\nPage 2\nYour Future Potential\nPage 3\nYour Emotional\nExpensiveness\nPage 4\nPart 2: The Five Reality-\nBased Rules of \nthe Workplace\nPage 5\nRule #3: Buy-In Is \nNot Optional \nPage 6\nR...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_recognition_book", "category": "Career", "title": "The Recognition Book", "author": "Paul F. Warriner", "filename": "The_Recognition_Book.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2701, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nKnow Who You Are, \nHow You Are  \nPage 2\nHow You Treat Others\nPage 2\nWhat You Do\nPage 3\nHow You Behave \nPage 4\nThe Recognition Book \n50 Ways to Step Up, Stand Out and Get Recognized\nby Paul F. Warriner\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nRealizing your fullest potential and getting the professional recognition you de\u00ad\nserve requires more than just being good at your job. No matter what industry or \nwhere you are in your career path, The Recognition Book will help you define \nyour career goals and identify the character traits, behaviors, and skills to develop \nin order to reach them. \nCoach and train...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_self_employed_life", "category": "Career", "title": "The Self-Employed Life", "author": "Jeffrey Shaw", "filename": "The_Self-Employed_Life.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2676, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nStand Out or Sell Out\nPage 2 \nDeath to Salesy\nPage 2\nInfluence Rules, Persuasion \nDrools\nPage 3\nThe Sell In Pillars: Selling \nWithout Persuasion\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Self-Employed Life\nBusiness and Personal Development Strategies \nThat Create Sustainable Success \nby Jeffrey Shaw\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\n\u201cSelf-employment\u201d is a term that seems simple on its surface. In fact, many people \nchoose to  be self-employed because of the simplicity it offers\u2014 it\u2019s just you, after all. \nBut self-employment in practice is often much more complicated. It involves putting \ny...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "trust_your_increments", "category": "Career", "title": "Trust Your Increments", "author": "Laura Casselman", "filename": "Trust_Your_Increments.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2541, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nChapter 1: I Like Myself\nPage 2 \nChapter 5: Giving an F\nPage 3\nChapter 11: The Power \nof No\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nTrust Your Increments\nHow Small, Consistent Steps Can Lead \nto Massive Success \nby Laura Casselman\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLeading is far from easy, especially when you\u2019re a woman in business. But once \nyou\u2019re armed with your confidence, the world is your oyster. \nTrust Your Increments: How Small, Consistent Steps Can Lead to Mas\u00ad\nsive Success overflows with growth systems and wisdom that has the po...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "what_got_you_here_won_t_get_you_there", "category": "Career", "title": "2914 WhatGotYouHere.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "What_Got_You_Here_Won_t_Get_You_There.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6481, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Successful People Become Even More Successful\nWHAT GOTYOU\nHERE WON\u2019T\nGETYOU THERE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn this book, Marshall Goldsmith begins by examining the trouble with\nsuccess, explaining how previous accomplishments often prevent leaders\nfrom gaining more success. He analyzes why high achievers are so resistant\nto change due to their delusion of success, pointing out that they can\u2019t see...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "what_lights_you_up", "category": "Career", "title": "What Lights You Up?", "author": "Mary Olson-Menzel", "filename": "What_Lights_You_Up_.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3604, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIdentify Your Light\nPage 2\nFollow Your Dream\nPage 2\nDevelop Your Three P\u2019s\nPage 3\nCreate Forward Momentum\nPage 4\nGive Yourself Grace\nPage 5\nPractice Gratitude\nPage 5\nLights on for Life\nPage 6\nWhat Lights You Up?\nIlluminate Your Path and Take the Next Big Step in \nYour Career\nby Mary Olson-Menzel\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat if you could change your life for the better, simply by tapping into your own \nnatural resources and being intentional about the direction you want to go now? \nThrough the pages of What Lights You Up: Illuminate Y...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "work_how_you_are_wired", "category": "Career", "title": "Work How You Are Wired", "author": "William Vanderbloemen", "filename": "Work_How_You_Are_Wired.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 3898, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\n(Almost) Everyone Hates \nTheir Job\nPage 2\nSwift Success: Finding \nHappiness as the Fast\nPage 3\nDeftly Finding Happiness\nas an Agile Person\nPage 4\nAnticipating Great Things: \nHappiness as an\nAnticipator\nPage 5\nTuning In to Happiness \nWhen You\u2019re Self-Aware\nPage 6\nConnecting with Happiness\nPage 7\nTaking Care of Business: \nProductive Happiness\nPage 8\nWork How You Are Wired\n12 Data-Driven Steps to Finding a Job You Love\nby William Vanderbloemen\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn How You Are Wired: 12 Data-Driven Steps to Finding a Job You Love, ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "work_life_harmony", "category": "Career", "title": "Work-Life Harmony", "author": "Grant Botma", "filename": "Work_Life_Harmony.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2511, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction \nPage 2\nPurpose\nPage 2 \nInvite Your Family \nand Your Work Into \nYour Life Purpose\nPage 2\nYour Ideal Year\nPage 3\nQuarterly, Weekly, \nand Daily Rhythms\nPage 3\nRest\nPage 3\nEvaluation\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nWork-Life Harmony\nEnjoy Your Life and Family More Because \nof (Not in Spite Of) Your Work\nby Grant Botma\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCountless people have tried and failed to obtain the ideal \u2018work-life balance.\u2019 But \nwhat if that\u2019s because we\u2019ve been seeking the wrong goal? When we\u2019re trying to allo\u00ad\ncate a finite amount of energy between two apparently opposing areas, we\u2019re b...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "work_without_stress", "category": "Career", "title": "39-07 Work Without Stress", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Work_Without_Stress.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6330, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nA New Way to Think About \nStress and Resilience\nPage 2\nWaking Up\nPage 3\nControlling Attention\nPage 4\nBecoming Detached  \nand Letting Go\nPage 5\nDeveloping a  \nResilient Personality\nPage 6\nConclusion: Pulling  \nIt All Together\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf you\u2019re like most people, you probably think that stress is an inevitable part of \nlife. The truth is it\u2019s not. In a groundbreaking 30-year study, Dr. Derek Roger has \ndiscovered that everything we think we know about stress and how we should \n\u201cmanage\u201d it is just plain wrong.\nStress is not a natural response to the pressures of work. ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "working_relationships", "category": "Career", "title": "Working Relationships", "author": "Bob Wall", "filename": "Working_Relationships.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6027, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Simple Truth About Getting Along with\nFriends and Foes at Work\nWORKING\nRELATIONSHIPS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nNo matter how good you are at what you do, no matter how talented,\nskilled and knowledgeable you are, the most important and the most frus-\ntrating factor in determining your success and satisfaction in the workplace\nis your ability to forge effective relationships with others. Work is where\nyou spend many of your wak...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "chasing_stars", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Chasing Stars", "author": "", "filename": "Chasing_Stars.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5821, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart One: Talent \nand Portability\nPage 3\nPart Two: Facets \nof Portability\nPage 4\nLiftouts (Taking Some of\nIt with You)\nPage 5\nPart Three: Implications\nfor Talent Management:\nDeveloping, Retaining\nand Rewarding Stars\nPage 6\nA Special Case \nof Turnover\nPage 7\nLessons from Wall\nStreet and Elsewhere\nPage 8\nby Boris Groysberg\nChasing Stars\nThe Myth of Talent and the Portability \nof Performance\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIt is taken for granted in the knowledge economy that companies must\nemploy the most talented performers to compete and succeed. Many firms try to\nbuy stars b...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "deciding_who_leads", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Deciding_Who_Leads.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5907, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 5 (3 parts), Part 2, May 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-12\nCONTENTS\nThe Global War for\nExecutive Talent\nPage 2\nReengineering Executive\nSearch and Management\nSuccession\nPages 2, 3\nDisney\u2019s Executive\nDecision\nPages 3, 4\nThe New Leadership\nMandate\nPage 5\nThe True Cost of a Bad\nExecutive Hire\nPage 6\nThe Intersection of\nExecutive Search a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "developing_employees_who_love_to_learn", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Developing Employees Who Love to Learn", "author": "Linda Honold", "filename": "Developing_Employees_Who_Love_To_Learn.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5643, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow to Promote Learning at Work\nDEVELOPING \nEMPLOYEES WHO \nLOVE TO LEARN\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nImagine a canoe floating down a gently flowing river. Aboard is a man-\nager who\u2019s responsible for guiding the canoe and providing direction to the\npaddlers. The paddlers are the employees, simply doing what they are told. \nThis image reflects the old economic system. However, navigating\ntoday...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "finding_the_next_steve_jobs", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Finding the Next Steve Jobs", "author": "", "filename": "Finding_the_Next_Steve_Jobs.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6256, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 8 (3 parts), Part 2, August 2013 \u2022 Order #35-20\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nFinding and Hiring the\nNext Steve Jobs\nPage 2\nBeware of Poseurs\nPage 4\nKeeping and Nurturing\nthe Next Steve Jobs\nPage 4\nChampion Bad Ideas and\nCelebrate Failure\nPage 5\nCreate a Creative Chain\nPage 6\nConclusion \nPage 8\nby Nol...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "fire_your_hiring_habits", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Fire Your Hiring Habits", "author": "Dr. John W. Mitchell", "filename": "Fire_Your_Hiring_Habits.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2627, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nChapter 3: Modern \nRecruiting \u2013 Fire Your Old \nRecruiting Methods\nPage 2 \nChapter 4: Welcome \nAboard\nPage 3\nChapter 6: Diversity and \nInclusion\nPage 3\nChapter 7: What\u2019s Your \nCompany Culture?\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nFire Your \nHiring Habits\nBuilding An Environment that Attracts \nTop Talent in Today\u2019s Workforce\nby Dr. John W. Mitchell\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe famous Dylan song goes, \u201cThe Times They Are a Changin\u2019.\u201d But what most \ncompanies haven\u2019t realized, however, is that the times are changing faster than ev...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "foolproof_hiring", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Foolproof Hiring", "author": "Brad Smart, Chirs Mursau", "filename": "Foolproof_Hiring.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2545, "image_count": 5, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nChapter 1: Your Hiring \nExperience Is Disappointing\nPage 2 \nChapter 4: Hiring Problem \n#1\u2013Not Enough Applicants\nPage 3\nChapter 7: Hiring Problem \n#4\u2013Worthless Reference \nCalls\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nFoolproof Hiring\nPowerful, Proven Keys to Hiring High Performers\nby Brad Smart and Chris Mursau\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nGreat talent is the life force of every company. The equation here is simple: the right \nemployees will help your company march towards success and the wrong ones will \ninevitably stunt its growth. ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg", "page5_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "generations_at_work", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Generations At Work", "author": "Ron Zemke, Claire Raines, and Bob Filipczak", "filename": "Generations_at_Work.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5718, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nManaging the Clash of Veterans, Boomers, Xers\nand Nexters in Your Workplace\nGENERATIONS\nAT WORK\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nToday\u2019s American work force is in a unique state. Never before has there\nbeen a workplace so diverse in so many ways, particularly in the range of ages\nthat coexist on the job. The result: a generational diversity that can frustrate\nand challenge the work force as much as it enriches it. A gulf of misunder-\nsta...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "gig_mindset", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Gig Mindset", "author": "Paul Estes", "filename": "Gig_Mindset.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2542, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nResetting to the \nGig Mindset\nPage 2\nThe T.I.D.E. Model\nPage 2\nTaskify\nPage 2\nIdentify\nPage 3\nDelegate\nPage 3\nEvolve\nPage 4\nGig Mindset\nReclaim Your Time, Reinvent Your Career, \nand Ride the Next Wave of Disruption\nby Paul Estes\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe\u2019re all standing in quicksand and we feel stuck. We don\u2019t feel secure at work. \nTechnology advances too fast for us to keep up with the constant disruption. We \nworry about staying relevant, staying necessary, and making the space to actually \nhave a life, too. We think there must be a better way forward. Nowadays, we\u2019re not \njust buying...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "growing_your_company_8217_s_leaders", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Growing Your Company's Leaders", "author": "Robert M. Fulmer and Jay A. Conger", "filename": "Growing_Your_Company__8217_s_Leaders.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5556, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Great Organizations Use Succession\nManagement to Sustain Competitive Advantage\nGROWING YOUR\nCOMPANY\u2019S\nLEADERS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor decades, succession management identified replacements for senior\nexecutives who, it was assumed, would eventually depart the organization\nthrough death or retirement. In many companies, the planning for succession\nwas simply one of several \u201cannual ev...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "hr_from_the_outside_in", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "HR From the Outside In", "author": "", "filename": "HR_From_the_Outside_In.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5531, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 12 (3 parts), Part 1, December 2012 \u2022 Order #34-29\nCONTENTS\nNext Generation HR\nPage 2\nStrategic Positioner\nPage 3\nCapability Builder\nPage 4\nChange Champion\nPage 5\nHR Innovator \nand Integrator\nPage 6\nTechnology Proponent\nPage 6\nDeveloping Yourself as\nan HR Professional\nPage 7\nThe Effective \nHR Departm...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "hr_transformation", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "HR Transformation", "author": "", "filename": "HR_Transformation.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5398, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPhase 1: \nBusiness Context\nPage 2\nPhase 2: Outcomes\nPage 3\nHow To Do\nTransformation\nPage 4\nPhase 4: HR\nAccountability\nPage 5\nPfizer: A Journey to\nSmaller, Better, Faster\nPage 6\nIntel: Swinging the\nPendulum From Tactical\nto Strategic\nPage 7\nCreating Capability in a\nFast-Track Subsidiary\nPage 8\nby Dave Ulrich, Justin Allen,\nWayne Brockbank, \nJon Younger and \nMark Nyman\nHR Transformation\nBuilding Human Resources \nfrom the Outside In\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe biggest challenge for human resources (HR) professionals today is to help\ntheir respective organizations succeed.\nHR professionals o...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "healing_the_wounds", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Healing the Wounds", "author": "", "filename": "Healing_the_Wounds.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5777, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited. \nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 September 2008 \u2022 Order # 30I-TFS\nCONTENTS\nForgotten Survivors\nPage 2\nChanging Organizations\nand the End of Job\nSecurity\nPage 2\nThe Survivor Syndrome\nAcross Time\nPage 3\nThe Effects of Long-Term\nSurvivor Sickness\nPage 4\nA Four-Level Process \nfor Handling Layoffs \nPage 5\nLeading the New\nOrganization\nPage 8\nLife After Downsizing:\nRevi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "hidden_value", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Hidden Value", "author": "Charles A. O'Reilly III and Jeffrey Pfeffer", "filename": "Hidden_Value.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5737, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Great Companies Achieve Extraordinary\nResults with Ordinary People\nHIDDEN VALUE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn its famous study, \u201cThe War for Talent,\u201d consulting giant McKinsey &\nCompany asked 200 executives from a number of companies why they joined,\nstayed with or left an organization. McKinsey found that 58 percent of its\nrespondents cited values and culture as being absolutely essent...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "in_good_company", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "In Good Company", "author": "Don Cohen and Laurence Prusak", "filename": "In_Good_Company.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5894, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Social Capital Makes Organizations Work\nIN GOOD\nCOMPANY\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nKnowledge has always resided in organizations, but it wasn\u2019t until the\nInformation Age put a premium on ideas that intellectual capital was recog-\nnized as a critical resource. Now, forces like technology, globalization and\nthe rise of free agency and the virtual work place are bringing another form\nof \u201ch...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "keeping_the_people_who_keep_you_in_business", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Keeping the People Who Keep You in Business", "author": "Leigh Branham", "filename": "Keeping_the_People_Who_Keep_You_in_Business.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5841, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\n4 Keys to Hang On to Your Most Valuable Talent\nKEEPING THE\nPEOPLE WHO KEEP\nYOU IN BUSINESS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Keeping the People Who Keep You in Business, Leigh Branham helps\nyou focus on doing what you need to do to retain the employees you most\nwant to keep. Specifically, he introduces a series of solid practices to imple-\nment in your company or department that will have a pos...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "learning_to_succeed", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Learning_to_Succeed.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5663, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe New Normal\nPage 2\nAn Integration Formula\nPage 3\nA Programming Framework\nPage 4\nUnderstanding Barriers \nto Change\nPage 5\nROL: Return on Learning\nPage 6\nThe Competitive Edge\nPage 7\nIntegration in Practice: \nComcast and Sears\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nYour company may be profitable today, with a solid product, plenty of buyers and \nhealthy pricing. If so, congratulations \u2013\u2013 it\u2019s an enviable position. \nNow throw out everything you\u2019re planning to do to stay competitive. Your future \nsurvival means keeping pace with a world in flux, as expanding global markets, \nshorter and unpredicta...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "marching_toward_coverage", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Marching Toward Coverage", "author": "Rosemarie Day", "filename": "Marching_Toward_Coverage.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2170, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nTaylor Berrett  \u2022  Order #FBR0121D\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nHealthcare is a topic that\u2019s been heavy on the minds of many \nAmericans and people worldwide as of late. It\u2019s not hard to see \nwhy. Between the COVID-19 pandemic and challenges to the \nUniversal Care Act, the relationship between individuals...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "play_to_your_strengths", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Play To Your Strengths", "author": "Haig R. Nalbantian, Richard A. Guzzo, Dave Kieffer, and Jay Doherty", "filename": "Play_to_Your_Strengths.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5618, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nManaging Your Internal Labor Markets for Lasting\nCompetitive Advantage\nPLAY TO YOUR\nSTRENGTHS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOne of the largest assets of any company is its human capital combined\nwith the system that manages it, but so many managers insist on treating\nemployees as costs to be minimized rather than as investments that add\nvalue to the organization. The reason is that people and the...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img2.png", "page6_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "talent", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Talent", "author": "Tyler Cowen, Daniel Gross", "filename": "Talent.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2464, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nReferences to sixteenth century pirates is not something one \nnecessarily expects to see in a book about searching out and \nlanding talent; nevertheless that is precisely what can be found \nin Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross\u2019s book about the talent search \nentitled, Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and \nWinners Around the World.  Just like pirates of centuries past \nneeded to be brazen and ooze charisma, so does a modern day \ncorporate creative or the potential inventor of the next great \nproduct that will revolutionize the world we live in....", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "talent_economics", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Talent Economics", "author": "", "filename": "Talent_Economics.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5644, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 511 School House Rd., Suite 300, Kennett Square, PA 19348\nUSA \u00a92013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 12 (3 parts), Part 1, December 2013 \u2022 Order #35-29\nCONTENTS\nComplexity, Economics\nand 21st-Century\nGlobalization\nPage 2\nPurposeful Leaders \nand Innovation\nPage 3\nMacro Talent\nEconomics: the Study of\nAggregate Talent\nPage 4\nMicro Talent Economics:\nManaging the 21st-\nCentury Employee\nPage 6\n21st-Centu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "talent_tectonics", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Talent Tectonics", "author": "Steven T. Hunt", "filename": "Talent_Tectonics.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4207, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nForces Reshaping Work \nand Workforces\nPage 2\nThe Employee Experience \nand Workforce Adaptability\nPage 2\nWork Technology and \nOrganizational Agility \nPage 3\nDesigning Organizations \nto Provide Positive \nEmployee Experiences\nPage 4\nDeveloping Capabilities \nand the Employee \nExperience of Learning\nPage 5\nWhere Do We Go from \nHere?\nPage 7\nTalent Tectonics\nNavigating Global Workforce Shifts, Building Resilient \nOrganizations and Reimagining the Employee Experience\nby Steven T. Hunt\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nPrior to the 21st century, where ...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_2020_workplace", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "3226 2020 Workplace.qxd", "author": "Jeanne C. Meister and Karie Willyerd", "filename": "The_2020_Workplace.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5683, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 11 (3 parts), Part 1, November 2010 \u2022 Order #32-26\nCONTENTS\nTen Forces Shaping the\nFuture Workplace Now\nPage 2\nMultiple Generations @\nWork\nPage 3\nPrinciples of 2020\nEngagement\nPage 4\nSocial Recruiting\nEmerges\nPage 5\nThe Social Learning\nEcosystem\nPage 6\nTwenty Predictions for\nthe 2020 Workplace\nPage 7\nGet Ready for the Fu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_7_hidden_reasons_employees_leave", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave", "author": "Leigh Branham", "filename": "The_7_Hidden_Reasons_Employees_Leave.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6058, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow to Recognize the Subtle Signs and\nAct Before It\u2019s Too Late\nTHE 7 HIDDEN\nREASONS\nEMPLOYEES\nLEAVE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave, employee-retention expert\nLeigh Branham knocks down the wall that separates employee from employer\n\u2014 and even management from senior leadership \u2014 in an effort to forge an\nopen discussion on employee disengagement and what organ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_canary_code", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "The Canary Code", "author": "Ludmila N. Praslova", "filename": "The_Canary_Code.pdf", "pages": 10, "word_count": 5791, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nNeurodiversity Primer\nPage 2\nHolistic Inclusion\nPage 3\nThe Hiring Process\nPage 4\nStarting Off Right\nPage 5\nWork Environment \nPage 6\nPsychological Work \nEnvironment\nPage 7\nLeading for Inclusion:\nThe Why\nPage 8\nLeadership Practices \nPage 9\nThe Canary Code\nA Guide to Neurodiversity, Dignity,\nand Intersectional Belonging at Work \nby Ludmila N. Praslova\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany workplaces still rely on rigid processes that marginalize people who think, com\u00ad\nmunicate, or work differently, while ignoring early warning signs of bullying,...", "images": ["page10_img1.jpeg", "page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_coming_jobs_war", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "The Coming Jobs War", "author": "", "filename": "The_Coming_Jobs_War.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6182, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nWhat 7 Billion \nPeople Want\nPage 3\nChina\u2019s Surge\nPage 3\nClassical Economics vs.\nBehavioral Economics\nPage 4\nCities\nPage 5\nEntrepreneurship vs.\nInnovation\nPage 6\nHigh-Energy\nWorkplaces\nPage 6\nCustomer Science\nPage 7\nK-12 Schools \u2014 Where\nEntrepreneurs \nAre Created\nPage 7\nGlobal Wellbeing\nPage 6\nby Jim Clifton\nThe Coming Jobs War\nWhat Every Leader Must Know \nAbout the Future of Job Creation\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat everyone in the world wants is a good job.\nIn a provocative book for business and government leaders, Gallup Chairman\nJim Clifton describes how this unden...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_decoded_company", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "38BS06 The Decoded Company", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Decoded_Company.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5428, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Decoded Company\nPage 2\nTechnology as a Coach\nPage 3\nTechnology as a Trainer\nPage 4\nData as a Sixth Sense\nPage 5\nEngineered Ecosystems\nPage 6\nGetting Started\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAmazon delights customers with recommendations that are spot on. Google \namazes us by generating answers before we\u2019ve even finished asking a question. \nThese companies know who we are and what we want. The key to their magic is \nBig Data. Personalizing the consumer experience with the collection and analysis \nof consumer data is widely recognized as one of the biggest business opportunities \nof the ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_employee_experience_revolution", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "The Employee Experience Revolution", "author": "John DiJulius, Dave Murray", "filename": "The_Employee_Experience_Revolution.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 4426, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nContents\nChapter 1: We Are in a \nRecession\u2026A Customer \nExperience Recession\nPage 2 \nChapter 3: The Power of \nPurpose\nPage 3\nChapter 4: Creating a \nRecruitment Experience.\nPage 4\nChapter 5: Creating an \nEmployee Onboarding \nExperience\nPage 4\nChapter 9: Leaving a \nLeadership Legacy\nPage 7\nThe Employee \nExperience Revolution\nIncrease Morale, Retain your Workforce, and Drive \nBusiness Growth \nby John DiJulius and Dave Murray\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat is the best indicator of a company\u2019s long-term health? Is it profitability? Is it \nstability an...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg", "page8_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_enduring_impact", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "The Enduring Impact", "author": "Kris Erickson", "filename": "The_Enduring_Impact.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5340, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Art and Science of \nExceptional Experiences\nPage 2\nTrust\nPage 3\nMission \nPage 4\nCommunication \nPage 5\nAppreciation \nPage 6\nSupport \nPage 7\nThe Enduring Impact\nPage 8\nThe Enduring Impact\nThe Art and Science of Crafting an\nExceptional Employee Experience\nby Kris Erickson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany organizations struggle to attract, engage, and retain talent in a workplace where \nemployees expect more than compensation and benefits. Leaders often invest in programs \nand perks, yet still face disengagement, turnover, and cultures t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_enthusiastic_employee", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "The Enthusiastic Employee", "author": "David Sirota, Louis A. Mischkind and Michael Irwin Meltzer", "filename": "The_Enthusiastic_Employee.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6254, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Companies Profit by Giving \nWorkers What They Want\nTHE\nENTHUSIASTIC\nEMPLOYEE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEnthusiastic employees outproduce and outperform employees who are\nnot motivated to perform. They step up to do the impossible. They rally each\nother in tough times. Most people are enthusiastic when they\u2019re hired:\nhopeful, ready to work hard and eager to contribute. What happens to\ndampen their ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_expertise_economy", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "The Expertise Economy", "author": "Kelly Palmer and David Blake", "filename": "The_Expertise_Economy.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5855, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nHow We Really Learn\nPage 2\nMake Learning a \nCompetitive Advantage\nPage 3\nEmbrace Personalized \nLearning\nPage 4\nCombat Content Overload\nPage 5\nSucceed With the Right \nTechnology\nPage 6\nMake Expertise Count\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe workplace is going through a large-scale transition involving digitization, \nautomation and acceleration. Critical skills and expertise are imperative for compa\u00ad\nnies and their employees to succeed in the future, and the most forward-thinking \ncompanies are being proactive in adapting to this shift in the workforce. \nThe Expertise Economy describes how...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_first_time_manager", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "The First-Time Manager", "author": "Jim McCormick", "filename": "The_First-Time_Manager.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4074, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nSo You\u2019re Going to \nManage People \nPage 2\nTackling Your New Duties\nPage 3\nWorking with People, \nBuilding Relationships, \nand Managing Risks \nPage 4\nJob Descriptions, \nPerformance Appraisals, \nand Salary Administration\nPage 5\nThe Complete Person\nPage 6\nThe First-Time \nManager \nby Loren B. Belker, Jim McCormick, and Gary S. Topchik\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nStepping into management for the first time and facing new responsibilities can \nbe overwhelming. Novice managers can\u2019t afford to learn by trial and error. The \nFirst-Time Manager by ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_future_workplace_experience", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "39-05 The Future Workplace Experience", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Future_Workplace_Experience.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5467, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart I: What Workers \nExpect from Work\nPage 2\nUse Space to Promote \nCulture\nPage 3\nPart II: How Technology \nTransforms the Workplace\nPage 4\nPart III: The Changing \nComposition of the \nWorkforce\nPage 6\nBuild Gender Equality\nPage 7\nBe a Workplace Activist\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDisruptive technologies. The gig economy. Breadwinner moms. Data-driven \nrecruiting. Personalized learning. \nThe Future Workplace Experience presents an actionable framework for meeting \ntoday\u2019s toughest business disruptions head-on. It guides you step by step through \nthe process of recruiting top employees...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_good_ones", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "The Good Ones", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Good_Ones.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5678, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nCharacter: The Missing \nLink to Excellence\nPage 2\nHonesty\nPage 2\nAccountability\nPage 3\nCourage\nPage 4\nGratitude\nPage 6\nLoyalty\nPage 7\nPresence\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEmployers look for two things when hiring or promoting people: knowledge and \nskill. They rarely, if ever, consider character. Yet character is the key to extraordinary busi-\nness success. The Good Ones presents 10 crucial qualities of high-character employees, \nqualities that enhance employee satisfaction, client relationships and the bottom line.\nUsing stories from managers and employees across the U.S. and beyond,...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_hr_scorecard", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "The HR Scorecard", "author": "Brian E. Becker, Mark A. Huselid, and Dave Ulrich", "filename": "The_HR_Scorecard.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5545, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nLinking People, Strategy and Performance\nTHE HR\nSCORECARD\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMost CEOs and senior line managers are skeptical of the role of human\nresources in their companies\u2019 success. While many executives say they\nbelieve that \u201cpeople are our most valuable asset,\u201d they don\u2019t understand\nhow HR functions make that vision a reality. The root of the problem is\nsimple: It\u2019s hard to me...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_headcount_solution", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "The Headcount Solution", "author": "N. Fredric Crandall and Marc J. Wallace Jr.", "filename": "The_Headcount_Solution.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5649, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow to Cut Compensation Costs and\nKeep Your Best People\nTHE HEADCOUNT\nSOLUTION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAlmost every company will someday face a crisis that requires cost reduc-\ntions that cannot be remedied by simply cutting back on office supplies. Real\ncost reductions often require drastic measures, and to many leaders, \u201cdrastic\nmeasures\u201d equal \u201clayoffs.\u201d In truth, layoffs should be the l...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_inclusion_breakthrough", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "The Inclusion Breakthrough", "author": "", "filename": "The_Inclusion_Breakthrough.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5681, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nPart 1: The Need for an\nInclusion Breakthrough\nPage 2\nPositioning for Radical\nChange\nPage 3\nPart 2: The Elements \nof An Inclusion\nBreakthrough\nPage 4\nLeveraging a Diverse\nWork Force\nPage 5\nPart 3: Creating An\nInclusion Breakthrough\nPage 6\nBuilding the Platform \nfor Change\nPage 7\nby Frederick A. Miller \nand Judith H. Katz\nThe Inclusion\nBreakthrough\nUnleashing the Real Power of Diversity \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAll groups possess the inherent potential of diversity, but to truly leverage it\nyou need inclusion.\nMany attempts at making diversity work inside organizations have failed.\nHuman ...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_inclusion_dividend", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Inclusion_Dividend.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5976, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2013 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 35, No. 9 (3 parts), Part 2, September 2013 \u2022 Order #35-22\nCONTENTS\nDiversity? Inclusion?\nWhat Do We Mean?\nPage 2\nThe Business Case \nfor Inclusion\nPage 3\nFraming a Sustainable\nInclusion Initiative\nPage 4\nUnconscious and\nUnintentional Bias\nPage 5\nInsider-Outsider\nDynamics\nPage 6\nDimensions of\nDifference\nPage ...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_new_american_workplace", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "The New American Workplace", "author": "James O'Tool and Edward E. Lawler III", "filename": "The_New_American_Workplace.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5999, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nRiding the Wave of the Global Economy\nTHE NEW\nAMERICAN\nWORKPLACE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe U.S. government\u2019s Work in America report received national\nacclaim and front-page coverage in media across the United States when it\nwas published 30 years ago. Since then, the American workplace has\nundergone tremendous changes, from the growth of globalization to the dra-\nmatic decline in job security for ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_rare_find", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "The Rare Find", "author": "", "filename": "The_Rare_Find.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6355, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2012 Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122 for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 34, No. 5 (3 parts), Part 1, May 2012 \u2022 Order #34-11\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nSand, Sweat \u2014 \nand Character\nPage 2\nThe Talent Problem\nPage 3\nDecoding the \nJagged R\u00e9sum\u00e9\nPage 3\nWhere Insights Are Born\nPage 4\nAuditions That Work\nPage 5\nTalent That Whispers\nPage 5\nWhat Can Go Right\nPage 6\nTalent That Shouts\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_retention_revolution", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "The Retention Revolution", "author": "Erica Keswin", "filename": "The_Retention_Revolution.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4179, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nOnboarding\nPage 2\nFlex for All\nPage 2\nThe Case for Human \nProfessionalism\nPage 3\nThe Three P\u2019s of Meetings\nPage 4\nLearning and Development\nPage 5\nInvesting in Your Most \nValuable Employees\nPage 5\nOffboarding\nPage 6\nThe Retention Revolution\n7 Surprising (and Very Human!) Ways to Keep \nEmployees Connected to Your Company \nby Erica Keswin\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDuring the pandemic, people quit their jobs in droves, inspiring panic and de\u00ad\nspair in leaders across industries. Most companies thought they could solve the \nproblem of retent...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_talent_powered_organization", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Talent_Powered_Organization.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5722, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 4 (2 parts), Part 2,April 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-10\nCONTENTS\nIntroduction\nPages 2, 3\nTalent Imperatives for a\nNew Economic World\nPage 3, 4\nA Strategic Approach\nto Talent\nPages 4, 5\nThe Discovery of Talent\nPage 5\nFrom Talent\nDevelopment to\nDeployment\nPages 5, 6\nEngagement\nPage 6\nEmbedding and\nSustaining Talent Power\nPages 6, 7...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_talent_war", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "The Talent War", "author": "Mike Sarraille and George Randle", "filename": "The_Talent_War.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2345, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nA Talent Mindset\nPage 2 \nThe Nine Foundational \nCharacter Attributes \nof Talent\nPage 2 \nThe Hiring Process: \nA Decisive Battlefield\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Talent War\nHow Special Operations and Great \nOrganizations Win on Talent\nby Mike Sarraille and George Randle\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSpecial Operations Forces and top-performing organizations around the world all \nhave one thing in common\u2014they know how to find the right talent and develop \nthat talent. So why do so many other organizations struggle in this area?\nOne of the reasons is that they simply don\u2019t kno...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg", "page4_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_war_for_talent", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "The War for Talent", "author": "Ed Michaels, Helen Handfield-Jones, and Beth Axelrod", "filename": "The_War_For_Talent.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6089, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nAttracting, Developing and Retaining\nHighly Talented Managers\nTHE WAR\nFOR TALENT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe depth and quality of a company\u2019s talent pool can determine\nwhether that organization will lead its market and industry, or merely fol-\nlow those competitors who attract better, brighter, more talented people.\nWhat distinguishes high performing companies from merely average per-\nfo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "victory_through_organization", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "39-21 Victory Through Organization", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Victory_Through_Organization.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5466, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhy HR and Why Now?\nPage 2\nWhy Organization Matters\nPage 3\nCredible Activist\nPage 4\nStrategic Positioner\nPage 4\nBecoming a Paradox \nNavigator\nPage 5\nStrategic Enablers\nPage 5\nFoundation Enablers\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor the past two decades, business leaders and human resources professionals have \nbeen consumed with the war for talent, investing vast sums of money to bring in \nand manage people. The groundbreaking research in Victory Through Organization \nreveals that winning the war for talent requires more than managing people; it \nrequires an organization that turns individu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "who", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Who.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5891, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 1 (3 parts), Part 1, January 2009 \u2022 Order #31-01\nCONTENTS\nWho, Not What\nPage 2\nScorecard: A Blueprint\nfor Success\nPage 3\nGenerating a Flow\nof Candidates\nPage 4\nThe Four Interviews\nfor Spotting A Players\nPage 5\nConducting an Effective\nTopgrading Interview\nPage 6\nMarshall Goldsmith\u2019s\nBehavioral\nWarning Signs\nPage 7\nYour Gr...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "who_is_the_new_how", "category": "Human_Resources", "title": "Who Is the New How", "author": "Justin Palmer and Jessica Schertz", "filename": "Who_Is_the_New_How.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5784, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nMatter of Intention\nPage 2\nDiverse Intangibles\nPage 3\nState of the Union\nPage 4\nThe Future of Work\nPage 5\nThe Culture Crutch\nPage 6\nA Human-Centric\nWorkforce \nPage 7\nWho Is the New How\nStrategies to Find, Recruit, and Create\nthe Best Teams\nby Justin Palmer and Jessica Schertz\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Who Is the New How: Strategies to Find, Recruit, and Create the Best Teams, authors Justin \nPalmer and Jessica Schertz challenge one of the most persistent myths in modern business: \nsuccess is built on perfect strategies rather than t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg", "page9_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "a_cure_for_the_common_company", "category": "Culture", "title": "A Cure for the Common Company", "author": "Richard Safeer", "filename": "A_Cure_for_the_Common_Company.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4171, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Case for Building a \nWorkplace Well-Being \nCulture\nPage 2\nShared Values\nPage 2\nSocial Climate\nPage 3\nNorms\nPage 3\nCulture Connection Points\nPage 4\nPeer Support\nPage 5\nLeadership Engagement\nPage 6\nA Cure for the        \nCommon Company\nA Well-Being Prescription for a Happier, Healthier, \nand More Resilient Workforce\nby Richard Safeer\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEvery day, leaders in organizations small, large, private, and public are struggling \nto reconcile their own well-being with their work and figuring out how to support \nthe heal...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "a_day_for_leadership", "category": "Culture", "title": "A Day for Leadersip", "author": "Patrick A. Ungashick", "filename": "A_Day_for_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3564, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nReadying the Big Red One\nPage 2\nThe Battle for the \nBombers\nPage 3\nThe Tanks That Sank Off \nOmaha\nPage 4\nThose Damned \nHedgerows\nPage 5\nPaying the Price of \nVictory\nPage 6\nA Day for Leadership\nBusiness Insights for Today\u2019s Executives and Teams \nFrom the D-Day Battle \nby Patrick A. Ungashick\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBusiness executives often seek powerful, real-world examples to sharpen their lead\u00ad\nership skills and steer their organizations and teams to sustained growth and success. \nIn A Day for Leadership: Business Insights for Toda...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "adaptive", "category": "Culture", "title": "Adaptive", "author": "Christopher Creel", "filename": "Adaptive.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2441, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nUnearthing An Adaptive \nWorkplace \nPage 2\nThe Birth Of Hierarchy\nPage 2\nFixing What\u2019s Broken \nPage 3\nCoaching \nPage 4\nCommon Hurdles \nPage 4\nAdaptive\nScaling Empathy and Trust to Create \nWorkplace Nirvana\nby Christopher Creel\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany people fear that the increasing presence of bots and automation in business \nis removing the human element of the work experience. \nNothing could be further from the truth. Christopher Creel\u2019s Adaptive shows \ndefinitively that by introducing bots effectively into our collaboration and orga\u00ad\nnizational structure, then adapting that struct...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "beyond_diversity", "category": "Culture", "title": "Beyond Diversity ", "author": "Rohit Bhargava and Jennifer Brown", "filename": "Beyond_Diversity.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5328, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Contents\nBeyond Diversity \nin Storytelling\nPage 2\nBeyond Diversity in Identity\nPage 3\nBeyond Diversity in Culture\nPage 4\nBeyond Diversity in Retail\nPage 5\nBeyond Diversity in the \nWorkplace\nPage 6\nBeyond Diversity \nin Entrepreneurship\nPage 7\nBeyond Diversity \nin Leadership\nPage 8\nBeyond Diversity\n12 Non-Obvious Ways to Build a More Inclusive World\nby Rohit Bhargava and Jennifer Brown\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat if we could go beyond the conversation about diversity and take real action? \nIn early 2021, more than 200 widely respected experts gathered virtually for the \nworld\u2019s most ambitious conv...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg", "page8_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "birds_of_all_feathers", "category": "Culture", "title": "Birds of All Feathers", "author": "Michael Bach", "filename": "Birds_of_All_Feathers.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2462, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThe Business Case\nPage 2 \nThe Right Way to Do \nDiversity\nPage 2\nMeasurement for Success\nPage 3\nThe Key Ingredients\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nBirds of All Feathers\nDoing Diversity and Inclusion Right\nby Michael Bach \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nA book isn\u2019t going to end racism or inequity. But it can be a start.\nThis book is a timely call to action for employers, HR professionals, managers, and \nemployees to address diversity and inclusion\u2014because it\u2019s not just the right thing to \ndo, but the smart thing to do.\nIn Birds...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "bravespace_workplace", "category": "Culture", "title": "Bravespace Workplace", "author": "Moe Carrick", "filename": "Bravespace_Workplace.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2248, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPeople Make \nCompanies Great\nPage 2\nEscaping a Toxic \nWorkplace\nPage 2\nCreating a Healthier \nWorkplace \nPage 2\nAct Now!\nPage 4\nBravespace Workplace\nMaking Your Company Fit for Human Life\nby Moe Carrick\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe relentless pressure on publicly-held companies to increase profits, quarter \nafter quarter, creates untenable choices for leaders and often results in toxic work \nenvironments. Employees are demoralized, unengaged, stressed, anxious, scared, \nand dissatisfied. They work to get by, and they most certainly are not thriving. \nBravespace Workplace: Making Your Compa...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "bridging_the_culture_gap", "category": "Culture", "title": "Bridging the Culture Gap", "author": "Penny Carte and Chris Fox", "filename": "Bridging_the_Culture_Gap.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6628, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nA Practical Guide to International \nBusiness Communication\nBRIDGING THE\nCULTURE GAP\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere are those who will tell you that globalization is creating an envi-\nronment in which companies can operate virtually anywhere in the world\nunder identical conditions to those back home. This is a dangerous belief. It\nleads people to assume that there is one norm, one way of doing things,...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "connectable", "category": "Culture", "title": "Connectable", "author": "Ryan Jenkins and Steven Van Cohen", "filename": "Connectable.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2215, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, #202, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2022 Soundview, Inc.  \nAll rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022   \n Order #FBR0622B\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nCo authors Ryan Jenkins and Steven van Cohen are global \nleadership speakers and consultants who have helped several \nlarge companies prepare for the future of their work. Working \nalongside organizations like The Home Depot, Liberty Mutu\u00ad\nal Insurance, ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "contagious_culture", "category": "Culture", "title": "38-11 Contagious Culture", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Contagious_Culture.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6225, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Fundamentals of \nShowing Up\nPage 2\nCrafting Intention and \nCreating Impact\nPage 3\nShowing Up for You\nPage 4\nSetting Yourself Up  \nfor Success\nPage 5\nShowing Up for Others\nPage 6\nGrowing Leaders\nPage 7\nShowing Up for Culture\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe key to any company\u2019s success lies in its culture. This game-changing guide \nshows you how to shape and revitalize your culture \u2013\u2013 by setting the tone, engag-\ning the team and creating a dynamic working environment that encourages growth, \nproductivity and innovation. It all starts with you.\nUsing award-winning organizational advi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "courageous_cultures", "category": "Culture", "title": "Courageous Cultures", "author": "Karin Hurt and David Dye", "filename": "Courageous_Cultures.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5298, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhat Is a Courageous \nCulture?\nPage 2\nOvercoming Courage \nCrushers, Common \nMistakes, and Other Barriers \nto Courageous Culture\nPage 3\nNavigate the Narrative\nPage 4\nCultivate Curiosity\nPage 5\nRespond With Regard\nPage 6\nPractice the Principle\nPage 6\nGalvanize the Genius\nPage 7\nCourageous Cultures\nHow to Build Teams of Microinnovators, Problem \nSolvers, & Customer Advocates\nby Karin Hurt & David Dye\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEmployees have ideas and want to be heard. Leadership wants to hear them. Too \noften, however, employees and leaders both feel that no one cares about making \nthings bet...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "culture_is_the_way", "category": "Culture", "title": "Culture Is the Way", "author": "Matt Mayberry", "filename": "Culture_Is_the_Way.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4127, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIs Culture Powerful?\nPage 2\nFive Elements of a Positive \nCulture\nPage 2\nHow to Avoid the Culture \nDilemma Trap\nPage 3\nThe Five Roadblocks to \nCultural Excellence\nPage 3\nThe FIve Steps to Building a \nWorld-Class Culture\nPage 5\nCultural Implementation \nPlaybook\nPage 6\nBe Fanatical About \nSustained Impact\nPage 6\nCulture Is the Way\nHow Leaders at Every Level Build an Organization \nfor Speed, Impact, and Excellence \nby Matt Mayberry\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany of you may not have given much thought to improving the world through \nbetter ...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "culture_com", "category": "Culture", "title": "Culture.com", "author": "Peg Neuhauser, Ray Bender, and Kirk Stromberg", "filename": "Culture_com.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5754, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nBuilding Corporate Culture in the\nConnected Workplace\nCULTURE.COM\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEveryone seems to be racing to transform themselves into e-business\nenterprises. Corporations are doing it. So are nonprofit organizations. Even\ngovernment agencies are trying it. The biggest stumbling block most com-\npanies face is that their corporate cultures don\u2019t match up with how people\nare re...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "digital_body_language", "category": "Culture", "title": "Digital Body Language", "author": "Erica Dhawan", "filename": "Digital_Body_Language.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2259, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Suite 202, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2022 Soundview, \nInc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022   \nOrder #FBR0722A\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nAfter co-authoring her first book, Get Big Things Done: The Power \nof Connectional Intelligence, Erica Dhawan went on a mission to \nhelp CEOs and organizations solve the challenges of managing \nacross global, multigenerational, matrixed, and virtual t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "embracing_excellence", "category": "Culture", "title": "Embracing Excellence", "author": "Franklin C. Ashby, Ph.D. and Arthur R. Pell, Ph.D.", "filename": "Embracing_Excellence.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5600, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nBecome an Employer of Choice to Attract and\nKeep the Best Talent\nEMBRACING\nEXCELLENCE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhether the economy is growing or slowing down, the demand for \u201cA\u201d\nplayers never ceases. Not only do other companies compete to hire them,\nthey try to lure them away from you.\nWhy would a top-level performer choose one company over another\neven when the competition offers a \u201cbett...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "female_firebrands", "category": "Culture", "title": "Female Firebrands", "author": "Mikaela Kiner", "filename": "Female_Firebrands.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2322, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPrivilege in the Workplace\nPage 2\n#MeToo\nPage 3\nSend the Elevator Back \nDown!\nPage 3\n#MomToo\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nFemale Firebrands\nStories and Techniques to Ignite Change, Take \nControl, and Succeed in the Workplace\nby Mikaela Kiner\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nToday, with Time\u2019s Up, Black Lives Matter, #MeToo, and LGBTQIA+ empow\u00ad\nerment, there\u2019s pressure to change the way we relate at work and to build healthy, \ninclusive cultures that are better for everyone. There\u2019s much that women, as man\u00ad\nagers and leaders, are still trying to decipher. How do we create modern wo...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "fixing_work", "category": "Culture", "title": "Fixing Work", "author": "David Henkin, Thomas Bertels", "filename": "Fixing_Work.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2995, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2 \nThe Hard Way\nPage 2\nShow Me the Numbers\nPage 3\nBreaking the Mold\nPage 3\nWind in the Sail\nPage 4\nShow Me the Money\nPage 5\nFixing Work\nA Tale About Designing Jobs Employees Love\nby David G. Henkin and Thomas Bertels\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nLow levels of employee engagement, high turnover, low productivity, and unclear \naccountabilities are symptoms that tell us this: in many organizations, work is fun\u00ad\ndamentally broken. At the heart of this is a failure to design work for humans. \nWritten in the style of a novel, ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "getting_along", "category": "Culture", "title": "Getting Along", "author": "Amy Gallo", "filename": "Getting_Along.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2499, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nMost people who have been working for even a small number \nof years have had the experience of working with people they \nwould prefer not to. Sometimes this is simply because of a dif\u00ad\nference of personality or style while other times it is because a \nco-worker exhibits toxic behaviors. In her book, Getting Along: \nHow to Work with Anyone (Even with Difficult People), \nauthor Amy Gallo seeks to help the reader associate difficult \ncoworkers with eight archetypes. She then gives readers an \nunderstanding of each archetype, considerations to mull over \na...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_to_be_an_antiracist", "category": "Culture", "title": "How to Be an Antiracist", "author": "Ibram X. Kendi", "filename": "How_to_Be_an_Antiracist.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2582, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2020 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Sarah Dayton, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristin Cudd \u2022  Order #FBR1020A \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nOn January 17, 2000, standing on a stage before a largely Black \naudience, a high schooler delivered a powerful speech in the \nfinal round of the Prince William County Martin Luther King, \nJr. Day oratorical contest. Today, as a New York Times be...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "humanocracy", "category": "Culture", "title": "Humanocracy", "author": "Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini", "filename": "Humanocracy.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2377, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0821A \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nOrganizations are stymied by sluggishness, timidity, and bureau\u00ad\ncracy in a time when change is constant and the ability to be \nnimble is crucial. The people working inside organizations are \nunable to tap into their innovative side, remain p...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "i_hope_this_email_finds_you_never", "category": "Culture", "title": "I Hope This Email Finds You Never", "author": "Ken Kupchik", "filename": "I_Hope_This_Email_Finds_You_Never.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4156, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nEmployee Orientation\nPage 2\nGeneral Workplace \nEtiquette\nPage 2\nCoworkers\nPage 2\nWorking Remotely \n(Wink, Wink)\nPage 3\nMeetings\nPage 4\nSurviving the Day-to-Day \n(Lord Give Me Strength)\nPage 5\nTermination of Employment \n(Let\u2019s Pretend Like We \nLiked Each Other)\nPage 7\nI Hope This Email \nFinds You Never\nThe Official Guide to Blissfully Surviving \nthe Modern Workplace \nby Ken Kupchik\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCongratulations! You\u2019ve been hired at your dream a job. Given how competitive \nit is in today\u2019s world, that\u2019s quite an accomplishme...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "it_pays_to_play", "category": "Culture", "title": "It Pays to PLAY", "author": "Kristi Herold", "filename": "It_Pays_to_PLAY.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2566, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nChapter 1. PLAY Improves \nRetention\nPage 2 \nChapter 3. PLAY Improves \nHealth\nPage 3\nChapter 5. PLAY Increases \nCreativity\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nIt Pays to PLAY\nHow Play Improves Business Culture\nby Kristi Herold\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\n\u201cAll work and no play\u201d makes for a dull workplace\u2026and a costly one.\nOrganizations that provide opportunities for employees to playfully connect, bond, \nand build friendships see improvements in retention, engagement, and innovation. \nIntentional play at work creates a culture tha...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leadership_is_personal", "category": "Culture", "title": "Leadership Is Personal", "author": "Brad Mahon", "filename": "Leadership_Is_Personal.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3925, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction: \nWhy Community \nEngagement Matters\nPage 2 \nPart 1: Discovering \nthe Leader Within You\nPage 2\nPart 2: Fostering \nCommunity Connections\nPage 4\nPart 3: Cultivating \nInternal Culture\nPage 5\nConclusion: \nThe Engagement \nAdvantage\nPage 7\nLeadership Is Personal\nHow Community and Culture Lead to Business Success\nby Brad Mahon\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat makes a great leader? Achieving success in every business venture? Keeping \nshareholders happy? Climbing the corporate ladder as fast as you can?\nLeadership Is Personal: How Co...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "leading_inclusion", "category": "Culture", "title": "Leading Inclusion", "author": "Gena Cox", "filename": "Leading_Inclusion.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4040, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2 \nPart 1: Skin in the Game\nPage 2\nPart 2: Mindset: Rethink \nWhat You Believe\nPage 3\nPart 3: Boldness: Make \nInclusion Scalable\nPage 4\nPart 4: Action: It Won\u2019t Be \nEasy, But It Can Be Done\nPage 6\nConclusion: Making \nCorporate America Better\nPage 7\nLeading Inclusion\nDrive Change Your Employees Can See and Feel\nby Gena Cox\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCreating an organization that truly values inclusion starts from the top down. \nLeading inclusion should go beyond a moral responsibility. It should become a \nvital leadershi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "love_as_a_business_strategy", "category": "Culture", "title": "Love as a Business Strategy ", "author": "Mohammad F. Anwar, Frank E. Danna, Jeffrey F. Ma, Christopher J. Pitre", "filename": "Love_as_a_Business_Strategy.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2602, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nWhy Love is Good for \nBusiness\nPage 2 \nUnderstanding the Culture \nof Love\nPage 2\nPut Love to Work\nPage 3\nHR (Humanity Required)\nPage 4 \nLove as a \nBusiness Strategy\nResilience, Belonging & Success\nby Mohammad F. Anwar, Frank E. Danna, \nJeffrey F. Ma, Christopher J. Pitre\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCan love be the leading factor for business success? In Love as a Business Strat\u00ad\negy, the authors stress that not only can it be, it must be. After experiencing all of \nthe pitfalls of a business that didn\u2019t put love first, the leaders of Softway discov\u00ad\nered that by leading w...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "meaningful_work", "category": "Culture", "title": "Meaningful Work", "author": "Wes Adams and Tamara Myles", "filename": "Meaningful_Work.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3616, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Power of Meaningful \nWork\nPage 2\nCultivate Connection\nPage 3\nEmbrace Authenticity \nPage 4\nBeginnings Matter\nPage 5\nThe Power of Positive \nFeedback \nPage 5\nBalanced Autonomy \nPage 6\nThe Zone of Possibility\nPage 6\nMeaningful Work\nHow to Ignite Passion and Performance in Every \nEmployee\u00a0\nby Wes Adams and Tamara Myles\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nGreat leaders cultivate the conditions their people need to thrive. They know that \nnone of us dream of mediocrity. What we really want, what we hope for, and what \nwe all deserve is the opportun...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "on_the_edge", "category": "Culture", "title": "On the Edge", "author": "Nate Silver", "filename": "On_the_Edge.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3182, "image_count": 2, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nCulture\nIn his book, On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything, \nNate Silver takes his considerable experience with predicting \nodds and gambling to help readers understand industries that \nrely on gambling. He then goes further to discuss how probabil\u00ad\nity, risk-taking, and quantitative analysis affect people the world \nover when these are applied to practical issues like artificial \nintelligence and nuclear arms. \nPossibly the most obvious industry Silver examines is that of \ncasino gambling where he discusses probability and poker and \n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "pick_up_the_gum_wrapper", "category": "Culture", "title": "Pick Up the Gum Wrapper", "author": "Joe Bertotto", "filename": "Pick_Up_the_Gum_Wrapper.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2516, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nWhy Make the Effort?\nPage 2\nOverarching Principles for \nCreating Culture\nPage 2\nWhat Similarities Drive Your \nOrganization?\nPage 3\nWorking for the Greater \nGood\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nPick Up the \nGum Wrapper\nHow to Create a Workplace That Increases \nPerformance While Improving Lives\nby Joe Bertotto\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSo many employees in organizations today get anxious every Sunday night about \nhaving to report to unfulfilling jobs on Monday morning. But imagine working \nin a place where you\u2019re doing more of the work you\u2019re good at and enjoy, and a \nplace wher...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "remote_not_distant", "category": "Culture", "title": "Remote Not Distant", "author": "Gustavo Razzetti", "filename": "Remote_Not_Distant.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4180, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nWhat is Culture and Why \nDoes it Matter Anyway?\nPage 2\nReset Your Culture\nPage 2\nReimagine a Shared Future\nPage 4\nReignite Belonging\nPage 4\nRethink Collaboration\nPage 5\nRelease Agility\nPage 6\nRemote Not Distant\nDesign a Company Culture That Will Help You Thrive \nin a Hybrid Workplace\nby Gustavo Razzetti\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWelcome to the beginning of the end of the workplace as we know it. Normal is \ngone. The culture that got you here won\u2019t get you there. The problem is that most \norganizations were forced to switch to a work-fr...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "revenge_of_the_tipping_point", "category": "Culture", "title": "Revenge of the Tipping Point", "author": "Malcolm Gladwell", "filename": "Revenge_of_the_Tipping_Point.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3218, "image_count": 2, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nCulture\nMalcolm Gladwell opens up his book, Revenge of the Tip\u00ad\nping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise \nof Social Engineering, with a discussion of the opioid crisis \nin America although the reader does not know that this is \nthe crisis he is writing about until much later in the book. He \ndetails court trials where corporate executives attempt to evade \nresponsibility for the role they and their company played in the \nepidemic, in part by using the passive voice. In order to evade \ntaking responsibility, even while they are ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "right_brain_justified", "category": "Culture", "title": "Right-Brain Justified", "author": "Mike Novakoski & Rob Dwortz", "filename": "Right-Brain_Justified.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4147, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIdentifying the Problem\nPage 2\nThe Answer\nPage 3\nWe Have a Theory\nPage 4\nIt\u2019s All About\nthe Employees\nPage 5\nThe Toggle Toolkit\nPage 6\nRight-Brain Justified\nScaling Cultures Through Unmistakable Leaders\nby Mike Novakoski and Rob Dwortz\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat makes some companies truly unmistakable? How can organizations tap into \ntheir people\u2019s full potential, creating spaces of trust, connection, and belonging, \nrather than relying solely on data, metrics, and output? \nThe answer, according to Right-Brain Justified: Scaling Cu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "scaling_culture", "category": "Culture", "title": "Scaling Culture", "author": "Ron Lovett", "filename": "Scaling_Culture.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2488, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nWhat Is Corporate Culture \nAnd Why Is It Important?\nPage 2\nCreate Core Values\nPage 2 \nBuilding And Strengthening \nRelationships\nPage 3\nOrganizational Alignment\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nScaling Culture\nHow to Build and Sustain a Resilient, \nHigh-Performing Organization\nby Ron Lovett\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCulture is present in every company \u2013 even if you didn\u2019t intend for one to be. This \nculture is at the very core of your organization; you can\u2019t leave it up to chance \u2013 \nyou must scale it and create a plan with actionable steps that create alignment and \ngenerate a r...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "seeds_of_culture", "category": "Culture", "title": "Seeds of Culture", "author": "Dan Bredeson", "filename": "Seeds_of_Culture.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4005, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2 \nPart 1: Lay of the Land\nPage 2\nPart 2: Traits of Successful \nCulture Farmers\nPage 3\nPart 3: Seeds of Culture\nPage 4\nPart 4: Life Cycle of \nPerformance\nPage 6\nConclusion\nPage 6\nSeeds of Culture\nImprove Organizational Performance by Growing \na Culture of Commitment\nby Dan Bredeson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCulture can make or break an organization. Whereas a positive culture bears the \nfruits of meaningful work, commitment, and a shared goal, a toxic culture leads to \na poor climate, lack of commitment, and slower or...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "smarter_collaboration", "category": "Culture", "title": "Smarter Collaboration", "author": "Heidi K. Gardner", "filename": "Smarter_Collaboration.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2174, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nIn today\u2019s fast-paced, increasingly remote business climate, the \nstakes for effective collaboration are higher than ever. For-profit \ncompanies are looking for ways to serve their customers bet\u00ad\nter, engage in more profitable work on a more consistent basis, \nand get ahead of the many challenges facing businesses today. \nNon-profit organizations are simultaneously looking for more ef\u00ad\nfective ways to carry out their missions. Through this culmination \nof challenges for non-profits and for-profits alike, collaboration \nhas understandably become a topic...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "spark_brilliance", "category": "Culture", "title": "Spark Brilliance", "author": "Jackie Insinger", "filename": "Spark_Brilliance.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2389, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nConnect\nPage 2 \nBrilliance\nPage 3\nGrow\nPage 3\nWin\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nSpark Brilliance\nHow the Science of Positive Psychology Will Ignite, \nEngage, and Transform Your Team\nby Jackie Insinger\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat is brilliance? It\u2019s many things\u2014 performance, alignment, understanding, \nconnection. It\u2019s what any organization is capable of when great leaders amplify the \nabilities of great people.\nIn Spark Brilliance, Jackie Insinger teaches from her over two decades of expe\u00ad\nrience to introduce an approa...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "taming_the_culture_tiger", "category": "Culture", "title": "Taming the Culture Tiger", "author": "Kate Price", "filename": "Taming_the_Culture_Tiger.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2711, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart One: Culture and \nthe Challenges of \nTransformation\nPage 2\nPart Two: Expectations and \nthe Elements of Successful \nInnovation Cultures\nPage 3\nPart Three: Preparing for \nCultural Change\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nTaming the Culture Tiger \nThe Art and Science of Transforming Organizations \nand Accelerating Innovation \nby Kate Price\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nChange can be scary for both the organization and its people. When not brought \nabout accurately, change can trigger a vast sea of resistance and the organizati...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "team_players", "category": "Culture", "title": "Team Players", "author": "Mark Murphy", "filename": "Team_Players.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 4603, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Five Team Roles\nPage 2\nThe Trailblazer\nPage 3\nThe Harmonizer\nPage 4\nLearning To Think Like All \nFive Roles\nPage 5\nHierarchy Is Not a Bad \nWord\nPage 6\nSelecting New People To \nJoin Your Team\nPage 7\nTeam Players\nThe Five Critical Roles You Need to Build a\nWinning Team\nby Mark Murphy\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nConventional wisdom about teamwork tends to repeat the same themes: focus on trust, \ncreate psychological safety, avoid hierarchy, and aim for consensus. While these princi\u00ad\nples sound valuable, they leave out an essential truth....", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_5_disciplines_of_inclusive_organizations", "category": "Culture", "title": "The 5 Disciplines of Inclusive Organizations", "author": "Andres Tapia, Fayruz Kirtzman", "filename": "The_5_Disciplines_of_Inclusive_Organizations.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4088, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nDiscipline 1: \nManage the Risk\nPage 2\nDiscipline 2: \nExplode the Awareness\nPage 3\nDiscipline 3: \nMaximize the Talent \nSystems\nPage 4\nDiscipline 4: \nMaster the Logistics\nPage 5\nDiscipline 5: \nSee the Marketplace\nPage 6\nThe 5 Disciplines of \nInclusive Organizations\nHow Diverse and Equitable Enterprises Will \nTransform the World\nby Andr\u00e9s Tapia and Fayruz Kirtzman\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOrganizational diversity, equity, inclusion are not simply an end in themselves, they \nare a means to achieving comprehensive sustainability for custom...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_culture_quotient", "category": "Culture", "title": "The Culture Quotient", "author": "Greg Besner", "filename": "The_Culture_Quotient.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5075, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nMission and Value \nAlignment\nPage 2\nResponsibility\nPage 3\nWork Environment\nPage 4\nInnovation\nPage 5\nPerformance Orientation\nPage 6\nCollaboration\nPage 7\nSupport\nPage 7\nThe Culture Quotient\nTen Dimensions of a High-Performance Culture\nby Greg Besner\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nRecent Deloitte research compiled from over 3,000 leaders across 106 countries \nfound that company culture and employee engagement are the most important \nhuman capital challenges confronting organizations around the world. Leaders \nwant to achieve a high-performing culture at their companies, but man...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_drama_free_workplace", "category": "Culture", "title": "The Drama-Free Workplace", "author": "Patti Perez", "filename": "The_Drama-Free_Workplace.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5162, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPart I: What You Can Do to \nIdentify, Prevent, and Fix \nWorkplace Drama\nPage 2\nWhy Is Sexual Harassment \nStill a Thing and What We \nMust Do to Fix It\nPage 3\nPart II: Hiking to the Top \nof the Healthy Workplace \nCulture Pyramid\nPage 5\nPart III: A DIY Roadmap for \nCreating and Maintaining a \nDrama-Free Culture\nPage 6\nYour Step-by-Step Guide to \nDesigning and Delivering \nEffective Workplace \nTraining\nPage 7\nThe Drama-Free \nWorkplace\nHow You Can Prevent Unconscious Bias, Sexual Harassment, \nEthics Lapses, and Inspire a Healthy Culture\nby Patti Perez\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCompanies spend mi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_insider_s_guide_to_culture_change", "category": "Culture", "title": "The Insider's Guide to Culture Change", "author": "Siobhan McHale", "filename": "The_Insider_s_Guide_to_Culture_Change.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5276, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nLearn the Insider\u2019s Secret: \nThe Culture Disruptor\nPage 2\nPrepare for Change: \nDiagnosing Your Current \nBusiness Environment\nPage 3\nReframe the Roles: \nTurning Everyone in the \nOrganization into a Change \nLeader \nPage 4\nGather Change Momentum: \nEnabling the Change to \nSpread Rapidly\nPage 6\nConsolidate Gains: \nEmbedding the Emerging \nCulture\nPage 7\nThe Insider\u2019s Guide \nto Culture Change\nCreating a Workplace That Delivers, Grows, and Adapts\nby Siobhan McHale\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFrom disengaged employees to underserved customers, business failures invariably \nstem from a culture problem...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_levity_effect", "category": "Culture", "title": "The Levity Effect", "author": "", "filename": "The_Levity_Effect.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5953, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nLevity Is a Funny Thing\nPage 2\nCommunication: If\nThey\u2019re Laughing,\nThey\u2019re Listening\nPage 3\nRespect: In You They\nTrust\nPage 4\nWealth: Laughing All the\nWay to the Bank\nPage 5\n12 Ways to Have Fun at\nWork\nPage 6\nConsistent Levity\nPage 7\nYour Levity IQ\nPage 8\nby Adrian Gostick \nand Scott Christopher\nThe Levity Effect\nWhy It Pays to Lighten Up\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf you think work is no laughing matter, the joke\u2019s on you. The Levity Effect\nuses serious science to reveal the remarkable power of fun and humor in building\na productive, engaged and loyal work force \u2026 and a more successful you...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_no_limits_enterprise", "category": "Culture", "title": "The No-Limits Enterprise", "author": "Doug Kirkpatrick", "filename": "The_No-Limits_Enterprise.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4171, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nLife is a Concert \n(Or It Should Be) \nPage 2\nThe Power of \nSelf-Management\nPage 4\nDetermining Where \nYour Organization Fits \nin the Self-Management \nContinuum\nPage 5\nMaking the Case for \nSelf-Management\nPage 6\nConclusion\nPage 7\nThe No-Limits Enterprise\nOrganizational Self-Management In \nThe New World Of Work\nby Doug Kirkpatrick\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMost modern workplaces are built on outdated systems: rigid hierarchies, dis\u00ad\nengaged employees, and management-heavy structures that stifle creativity and \ninnovation. In an era that d...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_thin_book_of_trust", "category": "Culture", "title": "The Thin Book of Trust", "author": "Charles Feltman", "filename": "The_Thin_Book_of_Trust.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2132, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nThere has been so much written about trust, in the workplace \nand otherwise, that it\u2019s easy to forget just how vital it is for in\u00ad\ndividuals, families, companies, communities, countries, and the \nworld as a whole. \nIn Charles Feltman\u2019s The Thin Book of Trust, the essential \nnature of trust in the workplace is deconstructed, defined, and \nrebuilt in a truly compelling and innovative way. Feltman\u2019s brief \nbook promises to help readers \u201clearn how to build and main\u00ad\ntain strong trusting relationships with others, and repair trust \nwhen it is broken, by bei...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "under_the_hood", "category": "Culture", "title": "Under The Hood", "author": "Stan Slap", "filename": "Under_the_Hood.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3220, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nCulture\nStan Slap helps organizational leaders understand and work \nwithin and upon their employee culture in his book, Under \nthe Hood: Fire Up and Fine-Tune Your Employee Cul\u00ad\nture. For Slap, employee culture can help a company flourish \nor lead to significant struggles. While management is primar\u00ad\nily concerned with the success of the company and moving \nthings forward, culture is actually most concerned with \nprotecting itself. This can put employee culture at odds with \nmanagement and leadership teams. Because Slap understands \nthis d...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "unspoken", "category": "Culture", "title": "Unspoken", "author": "Ella Washington", "filename": "Unspoken.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3674, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae |  summary.com\nContents\nChapter 1: Own Your Story\nPage 2\nBe Ready, Be Right, \nBe Excellent\nPage 3\nMaster the ABCs \nof Negotiations\nPage 4\nDefining and Expressing \nYour Niche\nPage 5\nCreate Your \nOwn Playbook\nPage 6\nUnspoken\nA Guide to Cracking the Hidden Corporate Code\nby Ella F. Washington, PhD\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSo many of us go through life automatically assuming that work will always be hard \nand stressful, and will always suck. But most work environments can deliver a better \nexperience for all of us if we change the dynamics of the workplace and ma...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "women_minorities_and_other_extraordinary_people", "category": "Culture", "title": "Women, Minorities, and Extraordinary People", "author": "Barbara Adams", "filename": "Women__Minorities__and_Other_Extraordinary_People.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2490, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nAcknowleding the \nProblem, Embracing \nthe Opportunity\nPage 2\nReframing Your Thinking\nPage 2\nMaking a Plan \nLike No Other\nPage 3\nLeaving to Navigate \nthe Difference\nPage 4\nWomen, Minorities, and \nExtraordinary People\nThe New Path for Workforce Diversity\nby Barbara Adams\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWorkforce diversity is good business. Studies show that companies with higher \npercentages of women in management roles have higher financial returns; ethni\u00ad\ncally diverse companies are more likely to outperform companies that struggle with \ndiversity; companies with greater ethnic and gender divers...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "you_me_we", "category": "Culture", "title": "You, Me, We", "author": "Morag Barrett, Eric Spencer, Ruby Vesely", "filename": "You__Me__We.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2733, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction \u2013 Relationships: \nThe True Currency for \nSuccess\nPage 2 \nAbundance and Generosity: \nBe the Flame That Lights \nAnother\u2019s Candle\nPage 2\nConnection and \nCompassion: Empathy \nRules!\nPage 3\nConclusion: Always \nDo Your Best\nPage 4\nYou, Me, We\nWhy We All Need a Friend at Work \n(and How to Show Up As One!)\nby Morag Barrett, Eric Spencer, Ruby Vesely\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn today\u2019s age of Zoom calls and hybrid workplaces, how can leaders foster relation\u00ad\nships that allow everyone to succeed? A trio of best friends and leadersh...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "balance", "category": "Finance", "title": "Balance", "author": "Andrew Hallam", "filename": "Balance.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2621, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nBuilding Social \nRelationships To Live \nBetter And Longer\nPage 2 \nDaily Routines that \nHelp You Make Money\nPage 3\nHappy Planet, \nHappy People\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nBalance\nHow to Invest and Spend for Happiness, \nHealth, and Wealth\nby Andrew Hallam\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSometimes it takes more than one question to get to the root of our motivations in \nlife. In fact, Andrew Hallam starts his book Balance: How to Invest and Spend \nfor Happiness, Health, and Wealth by describing a conversation between him\u00ad\nself and his students whose educational aspirations have the...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "beyond_budgeting", "category": "Finance", "title": "Beyond Budgeting", "author": "Jeremy Hope and Robin Fraser", "filename": "Beyond_Budgeting.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5804, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Managers Can Break Free From\nThe Annual Performance Trap\nBEYOND\nBUDGETING\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIt\u2019s no secret that annual budgeting processes are time-consuming, add\nlittle value and prevent managers from responding quickly to changes in\ntoday\u2019s business environment. Traditional budgeting\u2019s focus on fixed targets\nand performance incentives often leads to dysfunctional, even unethical...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "black_gold", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Black_Gold.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6056, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 Order # CUS-29K0204\nCONTENTS\nThe End of an Era?\nPages 2, 3\nConsequences\nof an Oil Peak\nPages 3, 4\nTypes of\nRenewable Fuels\nPage 4\nAlternative Fuels\nPages 5\nIs the Saudi Oil\nSupply Adequate?\nPage 5\nWhy and How\nOil Prices Soared\nPages 5, 6\nBumper Harvest\nfor Oil Majors\nPages 6, 7\nThe New Frontier\nin Oil Investments\nPages 7, 8\nby Geor...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "boomer_or_bust", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Boomer_or_Bust.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5618, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nOrder # CUS-29K0206\nCONTENTS\nIRAs and 401(k)s\nPage 2\nRetirement Investing\nPages 2, 3\nIncome Taxes\nfor Seniors\nPages 3, 4\nReverse Mortgages\nPages 4, 5\nLong-Term Care\nPages 5, 6\nLong-Term Care\nInsurance\nPages 6, 7\nSocial Security\nPage 7\nMedicare\nPages 7, 8\nMedicaid\nPage 8\nby SteveWeisman\nYour Financial Guide to Retirement, Health\nCare,...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "building_public_trust", "category": "Finance", "title": "Building Public Trust", "author": "Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr. and Robert G. Eccles", "filename": "Building_Public_Trust.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5248, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Future of Corporate Reporting\nBUILDING\nPUBLIC TRUST\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe trust of the general public in the capital markets \u2014 which is recog-\nnized as the foundation of value creation all over the world \u2014 has been\nshaken. The straw that broke the camel\u2019s back was the Enron scandal \u2014 the\nlargest market cap company to declare bankruptcy. But the signs of serious\nflaws in the capita...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "commodities_rising", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Commodities_Rising.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5646, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nOrder # CUS-29K0202\nCONTENTS\nThe Commodities\nRush Is On\nPages 2, 3\nThe Myths of the\nCommodities Supercycle\nPages 3, 4\nCommodities and the\nGlobal Economy\nPages 4, 5\nCommodities as an\nAsset Class\nPages 5, 6\nCommodity Investment\nVehicles\nPages 6, 7\nPrecious Metals\nPages 7, 8\nGrains and Oilseeds\nPage 8\nThe Fundamentals\nStill Apply\nPage 8...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "financial_bliss", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Financial_Bliss.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5500, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nOrder # CUS-29K0207\nCONTENTS\nLove ... and Dead\nEnds ... are Blind\nPages 2, 3\nThe Financial State\nof the Union Meeting\nPage 3\nYours, Mine, and Ours\nPage 4\nSetting Up House\nPages 4, 5, 6\nBeing Prepared\nfor Emergencies\nPage 6\nRetirement\nPages 6, 7\nEstate Planning\nPages 7, 8\nWhat to Invest\nin Now\nPage 8\nby Bambi Holzer\nFinancial Bliss\nA ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "finding_the_next_starbucks", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Finding_the_Next_Starbucks.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5488, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nOrder # CUS-29K0203\nCONTENTS\nFinding the Supernovas\nPage 2\nThe Power of Growth\n\u2014 The Magic of\nCompound Interest\nPage 2\nFormula for Identifying\nand Evaluating the\nStars of Tomorrow\nPages 3, 4\nMegatrends\nPages 4, 5\nThe Four Ps\nPages 5, 6, 7\nValuation Methodology\nPage 7\nSources and Resources\n\u2014 Finding Ideas\nPage 7\nThink Tomorrow,\nToday ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "getting_rich_your_own_way", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Getting_Rich_Your_Own_Way.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5394, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nOrder # CUS-28K0117\nCONTENTS\nLearn How to\nBecome Rich\nPage 2\nBecome a Money\nMagnet\nPage 2\nInvest for Success\nPage 3\nStart With Nothing\nPage 3\nBuild Your Own\nBusiness\nPages 3, 4\nGet the Money You Need\nPage 5\nThink and Grow Rich\nPages 5, 6\nLead the Field\nPages 7, 8\nBy BrianTracy\nAchieve All Your Financial Goals Faster\nThan You Ever Tho...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "give_to_get_to_give", "category": "Finance", "title": "Give to Get to Give", "author": "Randy Dorcey", "filename": "Give_to_Get_to_Give.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2725, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction: Some \nAdvice About Ice\nPage 2 \nChapter 3: Eggs, Big Macs, \nand Whoppers\nPage 2\nChapter 4: The Monetary \nValue of Trust and Trusting \nThere is Always Enough\nPage 3\nChapter 6: Growing \nYour Crop\nPage 3\nChapter 7: More Growing \nwith Some Knowing\nPage 4\nConclusion: The Universal \nPrinciples of Giving\nPage 4\nGive to Get to Give\nUsing Universal Principles to Create Your Investment \nPlan for Reliable Income\nby Randy Dorcey\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\n\u201cAdvice is cheap and easily given. Counsel comes from a position of experience an...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "hedgehogging", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Hedgehogging.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5994, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nOrder # CUS-28K0124\nCONTENTS\nThe New Hedgehogs ...\nPages 2, 3\nThe Odyssey of Starting\na Hedge Fund\nPages 3, 4\nHedgehogs Come in all\nSizes and Shapes\nPages 4, 5\nThe Violence of Secular\nMarket Cycles\nPage 5\nThe Battle for\nInvestment Survival\nPages 5, 6\nNature\u2019s Mysticism\nand Groupthink Stinks\nPages 6, 7\nOnce You Have a Fortune\nPage 7\nT...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "hot_trading_secrets", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Hot_Trading_Secrets.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5955, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 Order # CUS-28K0118\nCONTENTS\nDynamic Market Theory\nPages 2, 3\nCast a Wide Net for\nMaximum Profits\nPages 2, 3\nCrisis and Opportunity\nin the Global Markets\n2006-2009\nPages 3, 4\nProfit from Cyclicality\nPages 4, 5\nActionpoint Trading\nPage 6\nProfit from\nthe Red Zones\nPages 6, 7\nProfiting with the\nWaveStrength Options\nTrading System\nPage...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "in_the_company_of_owners", "category": "Finance", "title": "In the Company of Owners", "author": "Joseph Blasi, Douglas Kruse, and Aaron Bernstein", "filename": "In_the_Company_of_Owners.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6099, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Truth About Stock Options \n(And Why Every Employee Should Have Them)\nIN THE\nCOMPANY \nOF OWNERS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nRecently, stock options have gotten a bad reputation as the runup in the\nstock market during the 1990s allowed some corporate executives to pursue\nunethical strategies to pump up their stock and cash in on their options,\nwhile employees saw huge potential fortunes disap...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "intelligent_m_038_a", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Intelligent_M__038_A.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5938, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 30, No. 3 (3 parts), Part 3, March 2008 \u2022 Order # 30-08\nCONTENTS\nThe Need for\nIntelligence in Mergers\nand Acquisitions\nPage 2\nBusiness Intelligence\nPages 2, 3\nDesigning the\nAcquisition Process\nPages 3, 4\nControlling the Advisors\nPage 4\nIdentifying the Best\nTargets\nPages 4, 5\nDue Diligence\nPages 5, 6\nPost-Merger Integration\nPages...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "investing_with_exchange_traded_funds_made_easy", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Investing_With_Exchange-Traded_Funds_Made_Easy.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5743, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 Order # CUS-29K0211\nCONTENTS\nInvest Like the Big\nPlayers\nPages 2, 3, 4\nA Guide to Different\nInvestment Styles\nPages 4, 5\nInvestment Risk: A Visit\nto the Dark Side\nPage 5\nReduce Risk, Not Profits,\nwith Diversification\nPage 6\nThe One-Decision\nPortfolio\nPages 6, 7\nInternational Investing\nPage 8\nThe Ultimate ETF\nInvestment Program\nPage...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "investment_megatrends", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Investment_MegaTrends.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5908, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nOrder # CUS-28K0108\nCONTENTS\nUnderstanding\nthe Power of\nDemographic Trends\nPages 2, 3, 4\nThe Ponce De Leon\nEffect \u2014 The American\nBaby Boomers\nPages 4, 5\nThe Walls Keep\nTumbling Down \u2014\nEastern European\nWorkers\nPages 5, 6\nThe Rising Sun Is Setting\n\u2014 The Aging Japanese\nPopulation\nPages 6, 7\nHow To Develop\nAn Investment\nMegatrends Portfo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "just_one_thing", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Just_One_Thing.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5792, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 Order # CUS-28K0119\nCONTENTS\nSignposts in the Fog\nPage 2\nThe Triumph of Hope Over\nLong-Run Experience\nPages 2, 3, 4\nThe Long Bond\nPage 4\nRisk is not a Knob\nPages 4, 5\nPsychology Matters\nPages 5, 6\nThe Means are the Ends\nPage 6\nThe 2 Percent Solution\nPages 6, 7\nThe Outsider Trading\nScandal\nPage 7\nThe Investor\u2019s Challenge\nPage 7\nRich...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "live_it_up_without_outliving_your_money", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Live_It_Up_Without_Outliving_Your_Money_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5522, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 Order # CUS-28K0108\nCONTENTS\nWhy Investors Fail\nPage 2\nLessons from\nSmart People\nPage 4\nYour Perfect Portfolio\nPage 4\nWhy Size Really\nDoes Matter\nPage 5\nControlling Risks\nPages 6, 7\nMeet Your Enemies:\nExpenses and Taxes\nPage 7\nWithdrawals:\nWhen Your Portfolio\nStarts Paying You\nPages 7, 8\nHiring an\nInvestment Advisor\nPage 8\nby Paul ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "money_unmasked", "category": "Finance", "title": "Money Unmasked", "author": "Garrett Gunderson", "filename": "Money_Unmasked.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4136, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2 \nChapter 2: Win, Then Play\nPage 2\nChapter 3: The Losing \nGames\nPage 3\nChapter 5: Unlock Hidden \nCapital\nPage 4\nChapter 7: Reclaim Time\nPage 5\nConclusion: An \nExtraordinary Life\nPage 6\nMoney Unmasked\nUnlearn, Unlock, and Take Back Control of Your \nFinances and Life\nby Garrett Gunderson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe century-old concepts of managing money rarely hold weight in today\u2019s world. \nMost of us scrimp and save, hustle and grind, only to find out it was never enough.\nBy busting the flawed philosophy of money, s...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "opportunity_investing", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Opportunity_Investing.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5510, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 Order # CUS-28K0126\nCONTENTS\nThe Myth of Buy and Hold\nPage 2\nPutting Together\na Winning Portfolio\nPage 2\nSelecting Mutual Funds\nPages 2, 3\nIncome Investing\nPages 3, 4\nSecuring Junk Bond Yields\nat Treasury Bond Risks\nPages 4, 5\nA Three-Pronged Approach\nto Timing the Markets\nPages 5, 6\nTime Cycles\nPages 6, 7\nInvesting in REITS\nPage 7...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "options_trading_for_the_conservative_investor", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Options_Trading_for_the_Conservative_Investor.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5800, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nOrder # CUS-28K0120\nCONTENTS\nThe Ground Rules\nPage 2\nOption Basics\nPages 2, 3, 4\nManaging Profits\nand Losses\nPages 4, 5\nOptions as Cash\nGenerators\nPages 5, 6\nAlternatives to Stock\nPurchase\nPages 6, 7, 8\nOption Strategies\nin Down Markets\nPage 8\nCombination\nConservative Techniques\nPage 8\nby Michael C.Thomsett\nIncreasing Profits Without...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "profit_first", "category": "Finance", "title": "39-18 Profit First", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Profit_First.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5755, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nYour Business Is an Out-of-\nControl Cash-Eating Monster\nPage 2\nSetting Up Profit First for \nYour Business\nPage 3\nAllocation Percentages\nPage 4\nPutting Profit First  \nInto Motion\nPage 5\nDestroy Your Debt\nPage 6\nFind Money Within  \nYour Business\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat if, rather than you serving your business, your business served you? What \nif you could turn a profit from your very next deposit? And what if you had the \npower to guarantee that profitability?\nIt\u2019s possible, and the solution is simpler than you think. Mike Michalowicz, the \nauthor of perennial bestsellers The P...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "retire_secure_pay_taxes_later", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Retire_Secure__Pay_Taxes_Later.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5631, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 Order # CUS-29K0201\nCONTENTS\nFund Retirement Plans\nto the Maximum\nPage 2\nComparing the Traditional\nIRA and Roth IRA\nPages 2, 3\nWhich Assets\nShould I Spend First?\nPage 3\nMinimum Required\nDistribution Rules\nPages 3, 4\nCritical Decisions\nYou Face at Retirement\nPages 4, 5\nReducing Your Federal\nEstate Tax Burden\nPages 6, 7\nUsing the Min...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "rich_dad_poor_dad", "category": "Finance", "title": "Rich Dad Poor Dad", "author": "Robert T. Kiyosaki", "filename": "Rich_Dad_Poor_Dad.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2530, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nFinance\nRich Dad Poor Dad was originally self-published because it \nwas rejected time and again by publishing houses. When it was \neventually picked up, it was far from an instant success. In fact, it \nwas highly criticized for the same reasons it was widely rejected \nby publishers as a manuscript. Publishers, readers, and critics \ndismissed the author, saying Kiyosaki \u201cdidn\u2019t know what he was \ntalking about.\u201d They disagreed with the foundational lessons \nbeing presented, which have proven to be \u201cprophetic\u201d in hindsight. \nMore than 20 year...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "same_as_ever", "category": "Finance", "title": "Same As Ever", "author": "Morgan Housel", "filename": "Same_As_Ever.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2491, "image_count": 2, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nFinance\nSame As Ever author, Morgan Housel, understands that many \nthings change in the world. He recognizes the surprises and \nthe unanticipated situations that change history, but he focuses \nhis attention on that which never changes. He explains that by \nlooking back towards the past, he becomes more confident in the \nfuture because he can recognize the unchanging in our seem\u00ad\ningly ever-changing world. He explores twenty-three of these \nunchanging facets of life and human nature in his book, Same As \nEver: A Guide to What Never Changes...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "straight_to_the_bottom_line", "category": "Finance", "title": "Straight to the Bottom Line", "author": "", "filename": "Straight_to_the_Bottom_Line.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5468, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Straight to the \nBottom Line\u00ae\nAn Executive\u2019s Roadmap to \nWorld Class Supply Management\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFirst, purchasing and procurement moved from a simple negotiation practice \nto a strategic interface with external resources. Next, procurement moved from \nsimple procurement (dealing with discounts) to supply management (dealing with\nthe optimization of supplier relationships). Straight to the Bottom Line highlights\nthese new, valuable perspectives and enables senior corporate executives to turn\nthe enormous top-line and bottom-line potential of supply chain and procurement\ninto reality...", "images": ["page1_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "the_10_essentials_of_forex_trading", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_10_Essentials_of_Forex_Trading.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6031, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nOrder # CUS-29K0219\nCONTENTS\nSo You Want\nto Trade Forex?\nPages 2, 3\nSelf-Empowerment\nvia Trading\nPages 3, 4\nTrading Japanese\nCandlesticks\nPage 4\nThe Financial Game of\nSupport and Resistance\nPages 4, 5\nTrends and Trend Lines\nPages 5, 6\nBuy and Sell Zones\nPage 6\nThe Final Analysis\nPage 8\nby Jared F. Martinez\nThe Rules for Turning Patte...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_art_of_profitability", "category": "Finance", "title": "28E TFS ArtProfitability.qxd", "author": "Galaxy", "filename": "The_Art_of_Profitability.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2649, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Concentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 December 2006 \u2022 Order # 28E-TFS\nH\now can you write about profitability and\nmake the information that must be conveyed\ncompelling and engaging instead of dry\ntextbook-like prose? Zen is the answer.\nIn this uniquely structured book, Adrian Slywotzky\nborrows a technique that is as old as storytelling itself\n\u2014 that of the master teacher interacting with his stu-\ndent. A number of business books over the years\nhave used parables, fables and teacher-\nstudent relationships as their basis.\nThe technique works over and over\nagain \u2014 witne...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page2_img1.jpeg", "page3_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_dilemmas_of_family_wealth", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Dilemmas_of_Family_Wealth.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5804, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 Order # CUS-28K0122\nCONTENTS\nSuccession and Letting\nGo of a Business\nPages 2, 3\nKeeping Future\nGenerations Connected\nPages 3, 4\nFuture Wealth\nGenerators\nPages 4, 5\nKeeping\nthe Family Together\nPages 5, 6\nIntegrating\nNew Family Members\nPages 6, 7\nPreparing Children\nand Grandchildren\nPages 7, 8\nFairness in\nEstate Planning\nPage 8\nby Ju...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_eva_challenge", "category": "Finance", "title": "The EVA Challenge", "author": "Joel M. Stern and John S. Shiely", "filename": "The_EVA_Challenge.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5591, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nImplementing Value-Added Change\nIn an Organization\nTHE EVA\nCHALLENGE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhat is a company worth? Another way to pose the question: What is\nthe expected return on capital invested in one company as opposed to the\nreturn on capital invested elsewhere (at the same level of risk)? The calcu-\nlation is not a simple one. The reason is two major developments in\nAmerican cap...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_holy_grail_of_investing", "category": "Finance", "title": "The Holy Grail of Investing", "author": "Tony Robbins", "filename": "The_Holy_Grail_of_Investing.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3636, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nImmutable Laws \nof Investing\nPage 2\nGP Stakes\nPage 3\nPro Sports Ownership\nPage 3\nEnergy\nPage 4\nVenture Capital\nPage 4\nReal Estate\nPage 4\nSecondaries\nPage 5\nMasters of the \nFinancial Universe\nPage 5\nThe Holy Grail \nof Investing\nThe World\u2019s Greatest Investors Reveal Their \nUltimate Strategies for Financial Freedom\nby Tony Robbins with Christopher Zook \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe key to wealth-building is investing in alternative investments, which are typical\u00ad\nly restricted to high-net-worth individuals. These investments include stak...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_little_book_of_common_sense_investing", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Little_Book_of_Common_Sense_Investing.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6023, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nOrder # CUS-29K0215\nCONTENTS\nDon\u2019t Allow a Winner\u2019s\nGame to Become\na Loser\u2019s Game\nPage 2\nA Parable:\nThe Gotrocks Family\nPages 2, 3\nRational Exuberance\nPage 3\nCast Your Lot\nwith Business\nPage 4\nSelecting Past Winners\nPage 6\nBond Funds and Money\nMarket Funds\nPages 6, 7\nWhat Should I Do Now?\nPages 7, 8\nby John C. Bogle\nThe Only Way to G...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_little_book_that_beats_the_market", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Little_Book_that_Beats_the_Market.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6428, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 Order # CUS-28K0107\nCONTENTS\nPart One: Saving Money\nPages 2, 3\nPart Two:\nInvesting in a Company\nPages 3, 4\nPart Three:\nThe Stock Market\nPage 4\nPart Four:\nThe Magic Formula\nPage 4, 5, 6, 7\nMeasuring the Results\nPages 5\nRaising the Bar\nPage 5\nIdentifying the Right Stuff\nPage 6\nRisk\nPage 7\nPart Five:\nInvesting Fundamentals\nPages 7, 8\n...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_new_paradigm_for_financial_markets", "category": "Finance", "title": "The New Paradigm", "author": "", "filename": "The_New_Paradigm_for_Financial_Markets.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5838, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nBubbles and \nSuper-Bubbles\nPage 2\nThe Core Idea\nPage 3\nThe Theory \nof Reflexivity\nPage 4\nThe Super-Bubble\nHypothesis \nPage 5\nGlobalization \nAsymmetry\nPage 6\nAbuses \nand Excesses\nPage 7\nSome Policy\nRecommendations\nPage 8\nby George Soros\nThe New Paradigm \nfor Financial Markets\nThe Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\n\u201cThis is the worst crisis since the Great Depression,\u201d writes George Soros of\nthe scale of financial distress spreading across financial centers around the world.\nIn the midst of the most serious financial upheaval in decades, legendary\nfinancier Geo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_number", "category": "Finance", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Number.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2610, "image_count": 4, "preview": "February 2007\nM\nillions of people in the United States are\ngoing to fall short of their retirement\nneeds \u2026 and not just in terms of money.\nIt\u2019s not a topic many of these people are interested\nin discussing, as it may cause various levels of dis-\ntress, even anxiety. However, aversion to address-\ning retirement planning now sets up certain \u2014 and\ngreater \u2014 worries later in life.\nAs Lee Eisenberg points out in his\nbook The Number, it doesn\u2019t have to be\nthat way. All that\u2019s needed is some\nattentive and honest thought about\nwhat one wants in life. In that light,\nThe Number is less about financial o...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page2_img1.jpeg", "page3_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_profit_zone", "category": "Finance", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "The_Profit_Zone.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5854, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Strategic Business Design Will Lead You to\nTomorrow\u2019s Profits\nTHE PROFIT ZONE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe No. 1 problem in business today is profitability. Where is the profit\nzone today? Where will it be tomorrow? The profit zone is the area of your\neconomic neighborhood where you are allowed to earn a profit. To reach and\noperate in the profit zone is the goal of every company.\nThe quest for p...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_rise_of_women_and_wealth", "category": "Finance", "title": "The Rise of Women and Wealth", "author": "Cindy Couyoumjian", "filename": "The_Rise_of_Women_and_Wealth.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2411, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart I:  Women\u2019s \nVulnerabilities and \nStrengths\nPage 2 \nPart II:  Moving Beyond \nPatriarchy\nPage 3\nPart III:  Financial Literacy \nfor Women \u2013 A Primer \nand More\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nThe Rise of Women \nand Wealth\nOur Fight for Freedom, Equality, and Control \nof Our Financial Future\nby Cindy Couyoumjian\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe founder of Cinergy Financial, Cindy Couymijian, wants to empower women to \nenter the financial arena in an active way. Her goal is to teach women to assert their \nright to financial s...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_silk_road_to_riches", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Silk_Road_to_Riches.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5700, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nOrder # CUS-28K0121\nCONTENTS\nA New Middle Class\nPage 2\nTime is on Their Side\n\u2014The Demographics\nof Asia\nPage 3\nAsia\u2019s Path to Prosperity\nPages 3, 4\nThe Great Comparison\n\u2014The Elephant\nand the Dragon\nPages 4, 5, 6\nPower Games\nPages 6, 7\nAsia\u2019s Evolving\nEconomics\nPages 7, 8\nDown the Silk Road\nPage 8\nByYiannis G. Mostrous,\nElliott H. Gue,...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_total_money_makeover", "category": "Finance", "title": "The Total Money Makeover", "author": "Dave Ramsey", "filename": "The_Total_Money_Makeover.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2574, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2020 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie O\u2019Connor, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nKristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR1220A \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nMany years ago, Dave Ramsey answered a calling that has \nsince helped millions of people \u201cset themselves free financially.\u201d \nRamsey believes that most of us understand the common sense \nof what we are supposed to do with money but we don\u2019t actu...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_trillion_dollar_meltdown", "category": "Finance", "title": "The Trillion Dollar Meltdown", "author": "", "filename": "The_Trillion_Dollar_Meltdown.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6048, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited. \nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 September 2008 \u2022 Order # TFS-30H\nCONTENTS\nThe Death of Liberalism\nPages 2, 3\nWall Street \nFinds Religion\nPages 3, 4\nBubble Land: \nPractice Runs\nPage 4\nA Wall of Money\nPages 4, 5\nA Tsunami of Dollars\nPages 5, 6\nThe Great Unwinding\nPages 6, 7\nWinners and Losers\nPages 7, 8\nRecovering Balance\nPage 8\nThe Trillion \nDollar Meltdown\nEasy ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_truth_about_crypto", "category": "Finance", "title": "The Truth About Crypto", "author": "Ric Edelman", "filename": "The_Truth_About_Crypto.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2298, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nJohn Oliver, in 2018, described cryptocurrency as \u201ceverything \nyou don\u2019t understand about money combined with everything \nyou don\u2019t understand about computers.\u201d While many believe that \ncryptocurrency will revolutionize commerce, many are unsure \nof what it is. According to Ric Edelman in The Truth About \nCrypto, the more someone understands about finance, the likeli\u00ad\ner it is that they will have difficulty understanding cryptocurrency. \nNevertheless, more than 90% of the world\u2019s banks are developing \ncryptocurrency and jobs in the field are growing ex...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "two_and_twenty", "category": "Finance", "title": "Two and Twenty ", "author": "Sachin Khajuria", "filename": "Two_and_Twenty.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3210, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nHealth & Wellness\nIn Two and Twenty: How the Masters of Private Equi\u00ad\nty Always Win, author Sachin Khajuria attempts to open \nthe door  to this industry that holds the possibility of creating \nmassive wealth for select individuals while helping struggling \ncompanies succeed. This is an industry that despite its impact \non economic systems is largely misunderstood or not under\u00ad\nstood by the general public, and with his book, Khajuria hopes \nto rectify this ignorance and misunderstanding. The private \nequity business has the potential to pro...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "wealth", "category": "Finance", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Wealth.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5195, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nOrder # CUS-28K0125\nCONTENTS\nHow the Wealth\nIndustry Works\nPages 2, 3\nEight Principles of\nStrategic Wealth\nManagement\nPages 3, 4\nDefining Your\nFinancial Objectives\nPages 4, 5\nThe Three Worlds\nPage 5\nPicking Your\nInvestment Strategy\nPages 5, 6\nTaxes Can Be Your Ally\nPage 7\nMultigenerational\nPlanning and\nWealth Transfer\nPage 8\nby Stuar...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "your_money_narrative", "category": "Finance", "title": "Your Money Narrative", "author": "Amy R. Cook", "filename": "Your_Money_Narrative.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4055, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction: We All Have \na Money Narrative\nPage 2 \nChapter 4: The Enlightened \nEntrepreneur\nPage 3 \nChapter 6: The Broke \nMillionaire\nPage 4\nChapter 10: The \nUnexpected Widow\nPage 5\nConclusion: Your Money \nNarrative\nPage 6\nYour Money Narrative\nUnderstanding Your Story to Build \na Stronger Financial Future\nby Amy R. Cook\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe story our finances tell us is no different than the plot-lines of our personal \nlives. The way we manage our money today decides the type of future that\u2019s \nwaiting for us tomorrow. \nThe b...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "ai_2041", "category": "Technology", "title": "AI 2041", "author": "Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan", "filename": "AI_2041.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2484, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Suite 202, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, \nInc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  \nReviewed by Kristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR1221A \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nAI is a shorthand of which we\u2019ve all become familiar. It used to \nconjure up images of robots coming to power over the planet \nand human beings becoming obsolete at best and enslaved \nto technology at worst. The truth is t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "a_world_without_email", "category": "Technology", "title": "A World Without Email", "author": "Cal Newport", "filename": "A_World_Without_Email.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2290, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Suite 202, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA.  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, \nInc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  \nReviewed by Kristen Cudd  \u2022  Order #FBR0921A \nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nWhen we think of digital communication tools, like instant \nmessaging, email and texts, we automatically assume that they \nimprove our productivity and make work easier. After all, being \neasily accessible and in near-cons...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "all_in_on_ai", "category": "Technology", "title": "All In On AI", "author": "Thomas H. Davenport, Nitin Mittal", "filename": "All_In_On_AI.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2500, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nIn their book, All In On AI: How Smart Companies Win \nBig with Artificial Intelligence, authors Thomas H. Dav\u00ad\nenport and Nitin Mittal attempt to show their readers how to \ntake their business to the next level by investing in AI tech\u00ad\nnologies. Their goal is to convince their readers to become AI \nfueled. This requires investment of time and money, and it also \nrequires companies to look beyond the mere basics that AI can \noffer. Some companies engrossed in AI are natives to the tech\u00ad\nnology, but many existed before this technology did, and the \ntask ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "automate_your_busywork", "category": "Technology", "title": "Automate Your Busywork", "author": "Aytekin Tank", "filename": "Automate_Your_Busywork.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5043, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nAutomation\nFundamentals\nPage 2\nDivide and Conquer\nPage 3\nDesign and Implement\nPage 5\nRefine and Iterate\nPage 6\nDesign a\u202fLife Without \nBusywork\nPage 8\nAutomate Your Busywork\nDo Less, Achieve More, and Save Your Brain\nfor the Big Stuff\nby Aytekin Tank\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFor many professionals, the workday disappears under a pile of repetitive tasks, manual \nprocesses, and administrative demands that make it feel as though there are never enough \nhours to focus on meaningful work.  \nAutomate Your Busywork: Do Less, Achieve More, an...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "blown_to_bits", "category": "Technology", "title": "Blown To Bits", "author": "Philip Evans and Thomas S. Wurster", "filename": "Blown_to_Bits.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5960, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow the New Economics of Information\nTransforms Strategy\nBLOWN TO BITS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nOrganizations have historically approached the dissemination of infor-\nmation with a single, dichotomous assumption. One could focus either on\nrichness (developing information on customized products or services, tai-\nlored for and sold to a small, devoted audience) or reach (watered down\ninformation and products that sacrificed richne...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "clicks_and_mortar", "category": "Technology", "title": "Clicks and Mortar", "author": "David S. Pottruck and Terry Pearce", "filename": "Clicks_and_Mortar.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5992, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nPassion-Driven Growth in an Internet-Driven World\nCLICKS AND\nMORTAR\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nThe rise of the Internet may seem to have transformed everything about\nthe way business is done. But the future still belongs to passionate compa-\nnies made up of passionate people who aren\u2019t driven mainly by the promise\nof an IPO payoff. Successful companies in the new century will be those\nwho marry technology with the best qualities o...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "data_ism", "category": "Technology", "title": "Data-ism", "author": "", "filename": "Data-ism.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3168, "image_count": 3, "preview": "June 2015\nDATA-ISM \nThe Revolution Transforming Decision \nMaking, Consumer Behavior and  \nAlmost Everything Else\nby Steve Lohr\nHarperCollins \u00a9 2015, 239 pages\n   In a January 2015 New York Times Review of Books \nessay, critic and magazine editor Leon Wieseltier warned \nagainst a post-humanist \u2014 after the human \u2014 culture \nin which technological devices and data replace human \nbeings and thought. \u201cQuantification is the \nmost overwhelming influence upon the \ncontemporary American understanding of, \nwell, everything,\u201d he writes. \u201cIt is enabled \nby the idolatry of data, which has itself been \nenabl...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "digital_scale", "category": "Technology", "title": "39-28 Digital@Scale", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Digital_Scale.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5661, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nDigital Is Changing  \nOur World, Quickly  \nand Irreversibly\nPage 2\nDigitization Requires \nFundamental Renewal: \nDigital@Scale\nPage 3\nThe Clock Is Ticking\nPage 4\nDeveloping Business \nArchitecture\nPage 5\nStrengthening  \nthe Foundation\nPage 6\nRamping Up the  \nDigital Company\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEverybody talks about digital. But few talk about scaling a full-blown transfor-\nmation and what it takes. This is no longer about how to quickly grab the attention \nof the customer or clean up the back office. Organizations need to unlock the full \nvalue of digital to reap its true benefi...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "does_it_matter", "category": "Technology", "title": "Does IT Matter", "author": "Nicholas G. Carr", "filename": "Does_IT_Matter_.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6111, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nInformation Technology \nAnd the Corrosion of Competitive Advantage\nDOES IT\nMATTER?\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn a May 2003 article in the Harvard Business Review entitled \u201cIT\nDoesn\u2019t Matter,\u201d Nicholas G. Carr introduced the idea that information tech-\nnology (IT) does not provide a competitive advantage to companies in a strate-\ngic manner. In Does IT Matter?, Carr argues that IT has become a...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "empathy_in_action", "category": "Technology", "title": "Empathy in Action", "author": "Tony Bates, Dr. Natalie Petouhoff", "filename": "Empathy_In_Action.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4241, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Contents\nTechnology: Evolution, \nExperiences, and Empathy\nPage 2\nThree Principles to \nExponential Technology \nDesign and Implementation\nPage 2\nHistory Foreshadows CX \nProblems\nPage 3\nThe Business Case \nfor CX/EX\nPage 4\nExperiences Drive \nGood and Bad Profits\nPage 5\nExperiences as a Service: \nThe Great Differentiator\nPage 6\nEmpathy in Action\nHow to Deliver Great Customer Experiences at Scale\nby Tony Bates and Dr. Natalie Petouhoff\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEmpathy is a conscious act. It\u2019s a commitment you make to understand a person \nin the context of their own life and experiences and then to treat...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "enterprise_2_0", "category": "Technology", "title": "32X-TFS Enterprise 2.0.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Enterprise_2_0.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2878, "image_count": 2, "preview": "ENTERPRISE 2.0\nby Andrew McAfee\n\u00a9 2009, Harvard Business Press, 231 pages, $29.95,\nISBN 978-1-4221-2587-8\nRemember the dire predictions about the impending\n\u201cY2K crisis\u201d and the ho-hum reality that arrived during\nthe first moments of the new millennium\nwhen nothing really happened? Many\npeople saw this disconnect between mes-\nsage and reality as a sign that the hype\npouring out of the technology sector was\nlargely overblown. MIT researcher\nAndrew McAffee was one of those\ndoubters. That same skepticism continued\nto linger in his mind when tech experts\nacross the globe began to declare that a\nnew...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "everybody_wins", "category": "Technology", "title": "Everybody Wins", "author": "Matt Domo", "filename": "Everybody_Wins.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5676, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Burning Platform\nPage 2\nBreaking Down Silos\nPage 3\nEquipping Your People\nfor the Digital Age\nPage 4\nBuilding a Culture of \nInnovation\nPage 5\nData-Driven\nDecision-Making\nPage 6\nIdentifying New\nBusiness Models\nPage 7\nChampioning Change\nFrom the Top\nPage 8\nEverybody Wins\nThe Business Leader\u2019s Mission Possible Guide\nto AI Success\nby Matt Domo\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEverybody Wins: The Business Leader\u2019s Mission Possible Guide to AI Success pre-\nsents a practical framework for leading digital and AI transformation within organiza\u00ad\ntio...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "generation_ai", "category": "Technology", "title": "Generation AI", "author": "Matt Britton", "filename": "Generation_AI.pdf", "pages": 9, "word_count": 5414, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nGeneration Alpha\nUnveiled: The\u202fFuture\nBegins Now\nPage 2\nAI and the New Face\nof Media\nPage 3\nThe Class of 2030: \nGeneration AI in the \nClassroom\nPage 4\nAI Gone Bad \nPage 6\nThe Futures and\nFortunes of\nGeneration Alpha\nPage 7\nGeneration AI\nWhy Generation Alpha and the\nAge of AI Will Change Everything\nby Matt Britton\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nArtificial intelligence and the emergence of Generation Alpha are converging to re\u00ad\nshape how organizations operate, compete, and define work. In Generation AI, Matt \nBritton examines the central prob...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page9_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_big_tech_barons_smash_innovation", "category": "Technology", "title": "How Big-Tech Barons Smash Innovation", "author": "Ariel Ezrachi, Maurice E. Stucke", "filename": "How_Big-Tech_Barons_Smash_Innovation.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4192, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Rise of the \nBig Tech Barons\nPage 2\nThe Tech Pirates\nPage 2\nDisrupting Disruptive \nInnovation\nPage 2\nDistorting the Demand \nfor Innovation\nPage 3\nToxic Innovation Galore\nPage 4\nRipple Effects\nPage 4\nThe Way Forward: Three \nFundamental Principles\nPage 6\nHow Big-Tech Barons \nSmash Innovation\nAnd How to Strike Back\nby Ariel Ezrachi and Maurice E. Stucke\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSurveys reveal that lots of us are concerned about corporate power in many \nmarkets, including in the digital economy. But, seemingly, people still believe th...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "knowledge_wharton", "category": "Technology", "title": "Knowledge@Wharton: On Building Corporate Value", "author": "Mukul Pandya, Harbir Singh, Robert E. Mittelstaedt, and Eric Clemons", "filename": "Knowledge_Wharton.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5937, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nModern Strategies for Building Corporate Value the\nOld-Fashioned Way\nKNOWLEDGE@WHARTON\nON BUILDING\nCORPORATE VALUE\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nFrom the beginning of the so-called \u201cdot-com bubble,\u201d there were those\nwho thought the Internet would be a revolutionary force for immediate\nchange in the world, and those who thought the whole thing was simply\nspeculative mania intended to con the gulli...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "nanocosm", "category": "Technology", "title": "Nanocosm", "author": "William Illsey Atkinson", "filename": "Nanocosm.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6207, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nNanotechnology and the Big Changes Coming from\nthe Inconceivably Small\nNANOCOSM\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSince the beginning of the industrial age, many machines have grown\nsteadily smaller even as they have grown more powerful and complex. Now\nnanotechnology, based on a new science of the infinitesimally small, takes\ntechnology beyond most popular definitions of reality, to a realm of molec...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "own_the_a_i_revolution", "category": "Technology", "title": "Own the A.I. Revolution", "author": "Neil Sahota and Michael Ashley", "filename": "Own_the_A_I__Revolution.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5246, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Contents\n\u2018Who Could Have \nImagined?\u2019\nPage 2\nHow Did We Get Here?\nPage 2\nThe Machine Learns\nPage 3\nSpecial Sauce: Decisions, \nDecisions\nPage 4\nMetathesiophobia\nPage 5\nA.I. Threatens to Change \nOur Relationship to Work\nPage 6\nHow Can I Use Artificial \nIntelligence Now?\nPage 7\nOwn the A.I. Revolution\nUnlock Your Artificial Intelligence Strategy \nto Disrupt Your Competition\nby Neil Sahota and Michael Ashley\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nArtificial Intelligence (A.I.) is on the verge of disrupting every domain of human \nexistence. What does that mean for your business? Everything. Building on the power \nof ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page8_img1.jpeg", "page8_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "product_creation", "category": "Technology", "title": "Product Creation", "author": "Philip H. Francis", "filename": "Product_Creation.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5475, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Heart of the Enterprise from Engineering\nTo E-Commerce\nPRODUCT\nCREATION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nProduct creation is the fuel that feeds growth. The basis for enterprise\nsuccess is the continuous stream of new products in the marketplace. All the\nlaudable reasons for being in business \u2014 profits and earnings, shareholder\nreturns, service to customers, opportunity and fair treatment of ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "prompting_originality", "category": "Technology", "title": "Prompting Originality", "author": "Norty Cohen", "filename": "Prompting_Originality.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3506, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nAI Confidence Journey\nPage 2\nAI Experience Journey\nPage 2\n20 Prompt \nEngineering Tips\nPage 3\nAn Inspiration Journey\nPage 5\nPrompting Originality\nThe A.I. Handbook for Humans\nby Norty Cohen with Delaney Ehrhardt\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAI can do a lot for you. So much so that your professional job won\u2019t look the same \nin a few years. Every day, AI developers are training bots to do just about every task \nthat used to require using that big brain of yours. If you let it, your originality will be \nhomogenized. Your experiences, point of...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "re_thinking_the_network_economy", "category": "Technology", "title": "Re-Thinking the Network Economy", "author": "Stan Liebowitz", "filename": "Re-Thinking_the_Network_Economy.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5939, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe True Forces that Drive the Digital Marketplace\nRE-THINKING\nTHE NETWORK\nECONOMY\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe Internet changes everything! Or so claimed the legions of over-\nexcited Internet boosters who saw in the new technology the overthrow of\nall the old rules of economics and business.\nIn Re-Thinking the Network Economy, Stan Liebowitz explains why the\ndot.com bust was inevitable. The...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "revolutionizing_it", "category": "Technology", "title": "Revolutionizing IT", "author": "David H. Andrews and Kenneth R. Johnson", "filename": "Revolutionizing_IT.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6023, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Art of Using Information Technology Effectively\nREVOLUTIONIZING\nIT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhy is it so hard to gain concrete business benefits from Information\nTechnology (IT)? Why do so many IT projects overrun budgets, miss sched-\nules and fail to meet expectations? How can your organization ensure the\nsuccess of its next IT undertaking? Revolutionizing IT provides a simple yet\nprofo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "rewired", "category": "Technology", "title": "Rewired", "author": "Eric Lamarre, Kate Smaje, Rodney Zemel", "filename": "Rewired.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2277, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nIn Rewired: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in \nthe Age of Digital and AI, authors Eric Lamarre, Kate Sma\u00ad\nje, and Rodney Zemmel define digital and AI transformation \nas \u201cthe process of developing organizational and technolo\u00ad\ngy-based capabilities that allow a company to continuously \nimprove its customer experience and lower its unit costs and \nover time sustain a competitive advantage\u201d (xiv). This is what \nthe authors set out to help their readers accomplish in their \nown organizations. The book is broken down into key sections \neach highlighting ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_ceo_s_digital_survival_guide", "category": "Technology", "title": "The CEO's Digital Survival Guide", "author": "Nathan Whittacre", "filename": "The_CEO_s_Digital_Survival_Guide.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2930, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction: Keeping \nYour Place in the Future\nPage 2\nChapter 1: A Digital \nSelf-Assessment\nPage 2\nChapter 4: External \nCybersecurity\nPage 3\nChapter 6: Social \nEngineering\nPage 3\nChapter 7: Physical \nSecurity\nPage 4\nChapter 10: Business \nAccounting Systems\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 5\nThe CEO\u2019s Digital \nSurvival Guide\nA Practical Handbook to Navigating the Future\nby Nathan Whittacre\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNo business is immune to cyber threats and technical dangers. But keeping a \nbusiness afloat despite these threats starts with senio...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_change_function", "category": "Technology", "title": "Change Function", "author": "Pip Coburn", "filename": "The_Change_Function.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5866, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nWhy Some Technologies Take Off and\nOthers Crash and Burn\nTHE CHANGE\nFUNCTION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe commercial failure rate of nominally great new technologies is trou-\nblingly high. The failure rate is consistent with the hatred and distrust most\nnormal human beings have of high technology. The goal of this summary is to\nlook at what has failed in the past, to understand how the industry came ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_cluetrain_manifesto", "category": "Technology", "title": "The Cluetrain Manifesto", "author": "Rick Levine, Christopher Locke, Doc Searls, and David Weinberger", "filename": "The_Cluetrain_Manifesto.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6044, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe End of Business as Usual\nTHE CLUETRAIN\nMANIFESTO\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nWhat if the real attraction of the Internet is not its cutting-edge bells\nand whistles, its graphic interface or any of the advanced technology that\nunderlies its pipes and wires? What if, instead, the Web marketplace is not\nreally based on click-throughs, cookies and credit cards, but on conversa-\ntions between human beings, millions of them, all linke...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_e_commerce_arsenal", "category": "Technology", "title": "The E-Commerce Arsenal", "author": "Alexis D. Gutzman", "filename": "The_E-Commerce_Arsenal.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5658, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\n12 Technologies You Need to Prevail in the Digital Arena\nTHE\nE-COMMERCE\nARSENAL\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe e-commerce industry shakeout has helped identify the truly innova-\ntive and solid e-businesses\u2014those that make best use of the best Internet\ntechnologies available. These top-performing companies aren\u2019t only techno-\nlogically savvy; they also remember that retail, whether online or...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_new_automation_mindset", "category": "Technology", "title": "The New Automation Mindset", "author": "Vijay Tella", "filename": "The_New_Automation_Mindset.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4157, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe New Automation \nMindset\nPage 2\nArchitectural Underpinnings\nPage 2\nPlasticity and \nDemocratization\nPage 3\nA Practitioners Guide to \nWorld Class Automation\nPage 4\nThe Customer Experience\nPage 4\nThe Enterprise AI Platform\nPage 5\nThe Future of the Enterprise\nPage 6\nThe New Automation \nMindset\nThe Leadership Blueprint for the Era of AI-For-All \nby Vijay Tella, Scott Brinker, and Massimo Pezzini \nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWe find ourselves at a critical juncture in technology and the future of work. The \nbarriers between ideators and aut...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_new_it", "category": "Technology", "title": "35-30 What Keeps Leaders Up At Night", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_New_IT.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5752, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWhat\u2019s Wrong With IT?\nPage 2\nThe IT Leader\u2019s \nIdentity Crisis\nPage 3\nStrategy on a Page\nPage 4\nInnovation, Going Digital \nand Other Uphill Battles\nPage 6\nFighting the Talent Wars\nPage 7\nGetting and Keeping a Seat \nat the Table\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWith the onslaught of cloud solutions, consumerization of technology and \nincreasingly tech-savvy businesspeople, it\u2019s time for a manifesto for leaders who rec-\nognize \u2013\u2013 and are nervous about \u2013\u2013 the demands of the digital age. Whether you\u2019re \nan executive, department head or IT manager, The New IT provides an action-ready \nblueprint ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_search", "category": "Technology", "title": "The Search", "author": "John Battelle", "filename": "The_Search.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6700, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Google and Its Rivals\nRewrote the Rules of Business\nAnd Transformed Our Culture\nTHE SEARCH\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nJumping into the game long after Yahoo!, AltaVista, Excite, Lycos and other\npioneers, Google offered a radical new approach to search, redefined the idea\nof viral marketing, survived the dot-com crash, and pulled off the largest and\nmost talked-about initial public offering in the h...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_tech_that_comes_next", "category": "Technology", "title": "The Tech That Comes Next", "author": "Amy Sample Ward, Afua Bruce", "filename": "The_Tech_That_Comes_Next.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4260, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Contents\nTechnology to Support \nSocial Change\nPage 2\nTechnology That is \nAccountable to Community\nPage 2\nChanging Technology \nCulture\nPage 3\nDeveloping Technology for \nSocial Impact Organizations\nPage 4\nChanging Technology and \nSocial Impact Funding\nPage 5\nChanging Laws and Policies\nPage 6\nChanging Conditions for \nCommunities Page 6\nThe Tech That \nComes Next\nHow Changemakers, Philanthropists, and \nTechnologists Can Build an Equitable World\nby Amy Sample Ward and Afua Bruce\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThere\u2019s no easy way to change the systems and practices that have created the imper\u00ad\nfect technologie...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "time_is_now", "category": "Technology", "title": "Time is Now", "author": "Raj Verma", "filename": "Time_Is_Now.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 4022, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2 \nPart 1: How We Got There\nPage 2\nPart 2: Where We Are\nPage 3\nPart 3: Where We \nAre Going\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 6\nTime is Now\nA Journey Into Demystifying AI\nby Raj Verma\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn a world where technology impacts the very fabric of our existence, it has become \nvital for leaders to navigate its impact on business and society. \nThe book Time is Now: A Journey Into Demystifying AI is an educational \njourney toward keeping up with rapidly evolving technology, harnessing the power \nof artificial intel...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "trust", "category": "Technology", "title": "Trust. ", "author": "Dominique Shelton Leipzig", "filename": "Trust_.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4079, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2 \nChapter 3: Geopolitical \nIssues Surrounding Data\nPage 3 \nChapter 5: Why Data \nLeadership Is Important \nNow\nPage 4\nChapter 9: Artificial \nIntelligence: The Future is \nNow\nPage 6\nConclusion\nPage 7\nTrust.\nResponsible AI, Innovation, Privacy \nand Data Leadership\nby Dominique Shelton Leipzig\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nDigital transformation is already here and the time for the CEO and their Board \nof Directors to adapt to this new reality is yesterday. From leveraging the power \nof data to avoiding ethical lapses that er...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "viral_loop", "category": "Technology", "title": "2916 Citizen Marketers.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Viral_Loop.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5821, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nTupperware and Ponzi\nSchemes\nPage 2\nThe First Online Viral\nExpansion Loop\nPage 3\nViral Video as Marketing\nStrategy\nPage 4\neBay and the Viral\nGrowth Conundrum\nPage 5\nFlickr, YouTube,\nMySpace\nPage 6\nTweaking the Viral\nCoefficient\nPage 7\nThe Search for a New\nAd Unit\nPage 8\nby Adam L. Penenberg\nViral Loop\nFrom Facebook to Twitter, How Today\u2019s\nSmartest Businesses Grow Themselves\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nMany of the most successful Web 2.0 companies, including MySpace,\nYouTube, eBay, Twitter and Flickr, are prime examples of what journalist Adam\nL. Penenberg calls a \u201cviral loop\u201d \u2014 to use it, yo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "well_aware", "category": "Technology", "title": "Well Aware", "author": "George Finney", "filename": "Well_Aware.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2472, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nLiteracy\nPage 2 \nVigilance\nPage 2 \nCulture\nPage 3\nCommunity\nPage 3\nConclusion\nPage 4\nWell Aware\nMaster the Nine Cybersecurity Habits \nto Protect Your Future\nby George Finney\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nClose your eyes and think of the word cybersecurity. Nine out of ten people think of \nsomething like a dark room with a number of computers with blinking screens, \nsomeone in a hoodie or a mask, trying to scramble through some code as if steal\u00ad\ning something. But cybersecurity is about so much more than this. It requires nine \npowerful pillars that won\u2019t just make your orga...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "e_profit", "category": "Technology", "title": "e-Profit", "author": "Peter S. Cohan", "filename": "e-Profit.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5591, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n*All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHigh Payoff Strategies for Capturing the\nE-Commerce Edge\ne-PROFIT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF \nThe numbers don\u2019t lie. There was $74 billion worth of electronic com-\nmerce conducted in 1998, a figure that many experts expect to balloon to\n$1.2 trillion by 2002. Despite such extraordinary forecasts (or, perhaps,\nbecause of them), many managers tend to maintain a high degree of skepti-\ncism about the role of e-commerce in our economy, ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "a_billion_bootstraps", "category": "Economics", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "A_Billion_Bootstraps.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5829, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nOrder # CUS-29K0214\nCONTENTS\nThe Power of What\nWorks\nPages 2, 3\nBeyond the $900 Billion\nBlack Hole\nPages 3, 4\nGiving Credit Where\nCredit is Due\nPages 4, 5\nBarefoot Banking\nPages 5, 6\nMicrocredit Plus\nPages 6, 7\nA Thousand Battles,\nA Thousand Victories\nPages 7, 8\nThe Best Due Diligence\nPage 8\nTough Love Leads to\nHappy Endings\nPage 8\nb...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "a_thousand_barrels_a_second", "category": "Economics", "title": "29D TFS ThousandBarrels.qxd", "author": "Galaxy", "filename": "A_Thousand_Barrels_a_Second.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6431, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges\nFacing an Energy Dependent World\nA THOUSAND\nBARRELS\nA SECOND\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn A Thousand Barrels a Second, Chief Energy Economist of ARC\nFinancial Peter Tertzakian delivers a provocative look at the future of oil and\noffers fresh insight into what it will take to rebalance our energy needs, while\nseizing new opportunities in a post-crude-oil wo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "beloved_economies", "category": "Economics", "title": "Beloved Economies", "author": "Jess Remington, Joanna Levitt Cea", "filename": "Beloved_Economies.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2548, "image_count": 5, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nShare Decision-Making \nPower\nPage 2 \nPrioritize Relationships\nPage 3\nTrust There is Time\nPage 3\nPrototype Early and Often\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nBeloved Economies\nTransforming How We Work\nby Jess Rimington and Joanna Levitt Cea\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn Beloved Economies: Transforming How We Work, authors Jess Riming\u00ad\nton and Joanna Levitt Cea explore possibilities for how we work, learning with \nmore than sixty people from a wide array of enterprises. What these groups have \nin common is that they are generati...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg", "page5_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "ecological_intelligence", "category": "Economics", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Ecological_Intelligence.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5944, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2010 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 32, No. 2 (3 parts), Part 2 \u2022 Order #32-05\nCONTENTS\nThe Hidden Price of\nWhat We Buy\nPage 2\nWhat We Don\u2019t Know\nPage 3\nThe Information Gap\nPage 4\nThe Virtuous Cycle\nPage 5\nThe Inflammatory\nSyndrome\nPage 6\nTough Questions\nPage 7\nDoing Well by\nDoing Good\nPage 8\nby Daniel Goleman\nSOUNDVIEWExecutive\nBook Summaries\n\u00ae\nwww.summary.com\nEc...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "elevated_economics", "category": "Economics", "title": "Elevated Economics", "author": "Richard Steel", "filename": "Elevated_Economics.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2455, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThe Future of Business\nPage 2 \nThe Fourfold Foundation \nPage 3\nWhom Do You Serve?\nPage 4\nElevated Economics\nHow Conscious Consumers Will Fuel \nthe Future of Business\nby Richard Steel\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIf you are a business leader or someone with any influence over the decisions your \ncompany makes, then the information and analysis presented in Elevated \nEconomics will serve as your guide into a brave new world, a world where con\u00ad\nsumers have begun to do the one thing that the capitalists of the last 150 years \nfeared: care. Not just about product, price, place,...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "fossil_future", "category": "Economics", "title": "Fossil Future", "author": "Alex Epstein", "filename": "Fossil_Future.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2448, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nA significant portion of those who engage in public discourse \nregarding fossil fuels promote the idea that fossil fuels and green\u00ad\nhouse gases are producing a climate that will become ever more \ninconducive to human flourishing. According to Alex Epstein in \nhis book, Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing \nRequires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas - Not Less, this \nis because those who society has deemed as experts are operating \non an anti-impact framework when it comes to the environment \nrather than on a human flourishing framework. In his boo...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "freakonomics", "category": "Economics", "title": "0406 Freakonomics.qxd", "author": "Galaxy", "filename": "Freakonomics.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2751, "image_count": 4, "preview": "April 2006\nE\nxploring the interconnected nature of reality\nthrough hard data might offer many surpris-\nes, but real stories about real people give us\nsolid points to ponder about ourselves. Combining\nthese two methods of observation \u2014 data and sto-\nries \u2014 into a single view of our lives answers\nnumerous questions while providing us with a better\nperspective on our world and helping\nus understand what we see when we\nopen our eyes a little wider.\nFreakonomics helps us unearth the sub-\ntle facts that converge to create larger\nconcepts, events and phenomena in our\nlives, as well as the personal st...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page2_img1.jpeg", "page3_img1.png"]}, {"slug": "free_agent_nation", "category": "Economics", "title": "Free Agent Nation", "author": "Daniel H. Pink", "filename": "Free_Agent_Nation.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6114, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92002 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow America\u2019s New Independent Workers\nAre Transforming the Way We Live\nFREE AGENT\nNATION\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOver the past decade, in nearly every industry and region, work has\nbeen undergoing its most significant transformation since Americans left\nthe farm for the factory a century ago. Legions of Americans are abandon-\ning one of the Industrial Revolution\u2019s most enduring legacies ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "future_energy", "category": "Economics", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Future_Energy.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5782, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nOrder # CUS-29K0218\nCONTENTS\nThe New Oil Industry\nPages 2, 3\nTerrorists, Nationalists,\nand Shock Absorbers\nPages 3, 4\nSubstitute Liquid Fuels:\nBiofuel\nPages 4, 5\nSubstitute Liquid Fuels:\nUnconventional Fossil\nFuels\nPages 5, 6\nThe Power of Efficiency\nPage 6\nEvery Drop of Oil We Can\nGet Is Important\nPages 6, 7\nThe New Oil Economy?\nPage...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "hot_flat_and_crowded", "category": "Economics", "title": "Featured Book Review", "author": "", "filename": "Hot__Flat__and_Crowded.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3018, "image_count": 2, "preview": "HOT, FLAT, AND CROWDED:\nWhy We Need a Green Revolution\n\u2014 and How It Can Renew America\nby Thomas L. Friedman\nFarrar, Straus and Giroux, \u00a9 2008, 438 pages, $27.95,\nISBN 978-0-374-16685-4.\nRenowned author and journalist\nThomas L. Friedman has a habit of open-\ning up all the world\u2019s largest cans of\nworms so we can collectively see what\nwe\u2019re dealing with before things get really\nmessy. With a deeply humane concern for\nthe welfare of the United States and the\nrest of the world, he writes books that\nexpertly describe our collective troubles as\nwell as many of the ideas that can help us\nwrangle these...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "how_to_avoid_a_climate_disaster", "category": "Economics", "title": "How to Avoid a Climate Disastet", "author": "Bill Gates", "filename": "How_to_Avoid_a_Climate_Disaster.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2444, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nThe world typically adds approximately 52 billion tons of \ngreenhouse gases into the world each year. Following the \nreports and suggestions of experts in the field, Bill Gates, in his \nbook, How to Avoid Climate Disaster: The Solutions We \nHave and the Breakthroughs We Need, lays out what the \nworld needs to do in order to reduce that number to zero by the \nyear 2050. In his book, he takes into account both the current \nenergy needs of the world, the projected needs in the future, \nboth current and hopefully forthcoming technological advances, \nand th...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "macrowikinomics", "category": "Economics", "title": "3303 Makrowikinomics", "author": "Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams", "filename": "Macrowikinomics.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5794, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 500 Old Forge Lane, Suite 501, Kennett Square, PA 19348 USA\n\u00a9 2011 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 33, No. 1 (3 parts), Part 3, January 2011 \u2022 Order #33-03\nCONTENTS\nFrom Wikinomics to\nMacrowikinomics\nPage 2\nRethinking the\nFundamentals\nPage 3\nReindustrializing the\nPlanet\nPage 4\nLearning, Discovery and\nWell-Being\nPage 5\nTurning the Media\nInside Out\nPage 5\nRebooting the Public\nSquare\nPage 6\nConclusion\nPage 7\nby...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "microtrends", "category": "Economics", "title": "29C FBR GoPutYourStrengths.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "Microtrends.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3157, "image_count": 2, "preview": "December 2007\nI\nn the opening pages of Microtrends: The Small\nForces Behind Tomorrow\u2019s Big Changes, author\nMark J. Penn declares to the reader that he is a\ntrend-spotter, a member of a lineage that includes the\nlikes of Alvin Toffler and John Naisbitt, who respective-\nly wrote two of the best-known books of\nprognostication of the late-twentieth centu-\nry: The Third Wave (1980) and Megatrends\n(1982). Penn credits those writers as being\namong the earliest thinkers to consider the\nsocietal changes taking place as the United\nStates and the world transitioned from an\nindustry-based economy to one t...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "peers_inc", "category": "Economics", "title": "Peers Inc", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Peers_Inc.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5898, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nExcess Capacity\nPage 3\nPlatforms for Participation\nPage 3\nBringing It Together\nPage 4\nFor the People\nPage 6\nEmbracing the Change\nPage 7\nWho Has the Gold?\nPage 7\nWhat Happens Next?\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen Robin Chase cofounded Zipcar, she not only started a business but established \nthe foundation for one of the most important economic and social ideas of our time: \nthe collaborative economy. With this important book, she broadens our thinking about \nthe ways in which the economy is being transformed and shows how the Peers Inc \nmodel is changing the very nature of capitalism....", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "predictably_irrational", "category": "Economics", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "Predictably_Irrational.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6404, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Truth About\nRelativity\nPage 2\nThe Fallacy of Supply\nand Demand\nPage 3\nThe Cost of Social\nNorms\nPage 4\nThe High Price of\nOwnership\nPage 5\nThe Power of Price\nPage 6\nThe Context of Our\nCharacter\nPage 7\nBeer and Free Lunches\nPage 8\nby Dan Ariely\nPredictably Irrational\nThe Hidden Forces That Shape Our\nDecisions\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhen it comes to making decisions in our lives, we think we\u2019re in control.\nWe think we\u2019re making smart, rational choices. But are we?\nIn a series of illuminating, often-surprising experiments, Duke psychologist\nand behavioral economist Dan Ariely refutes the...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "sold_out", "category": "Economics", "title": "Sold Out ", "author": "James Rickards", "filename": "Sold_Out.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2440, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nJames Rickards, in his book, Sold Out: How Broken Sup\u00ad\nply Chains, Surging Inflation, and Political Instability \nWill Sink the Global Economy, tells his reader that supply \nchains are nothing new. He discusses a sunken ship that is \ndated back to 1300 B.C. The ship contained much cargo \nincluding food, tin, art, lavender, and weapons, among other \nobjects. This ship followed a well known trade route of the \ntime and the items originated from and were destined for nu\u00ad\nmerous different locations including Egypt, Syria, and Greece. \nOf this trade, Rickard...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_coming_china_wars", "category": "Economics", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Coming_China_Wars.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5493, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 Order # CUS-29K0205\nCONTENTS\nThe \u2018China Price\u2019\nPages 2, 3\nChina\u2019s Counterfeit\nEconomy\nPages 3, 4\nKilling Us (and Them)\nwith Their Coal\nPages 4, 5\n\u2018Blood for Oil\u2019 Wars\nPage 5\n\u2018New Imperialist\u2019 Wars\nPages 5, 6\n21st Century Opium\nWars\nPage 6\nDamnable Dam Wars\nPage 6\nBread and Water Wars\nPage 7\nChina\u2019s Wars Within\nPage 7\nTicking Time B...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_elephant_and_the_dragon", "category": "Economics", "title": "The Elephant and the Dragon", "author": "", "filename": "The_Elephant_and_the_Dragon.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5963, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited. \nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 July 2008 \u2022 Order # TFS-30F\nCONTENTS\nTectonic Economics\nPage 2\nWhere Mao Meets \nthe Middle Class\nPages 2, 3\nMade by America \nin China\nPages 3, 4\nThe Internet\u2019s \nSpice Route\nPages 4, 5\nIndia\u2019s Cultural\nRevolution\nPages 5, 6\nGeopolitics Mixed \nWith Oil and Water\nPage 7\nA Catalyst for\nCompetitiveness\nPage 8\nby Robyn Meredith\nThe Elep...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_extreme_future", "category": "Economics", "title": "The Extreme Future", "author": "", "filename": "The_Extreme_Future.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6018, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nWelcome to the \nExtreme Future\nPage 2\nFinding Prosperity:\nThe Innovation Economy\nPage 3\nHelp Wanted: The Future\nof the Workforce\nPage 4\nOutliving the Future:\nLongevity Medicine\nPage 5\nCultures in Collision:\nThe Future of\nGlobalization\nPage 5\nSecuring the Future\nPage 6\nThe Future of America\nand Democracy\nPage 8\nby James Canton, Ph.D.\nThe Extreme Future\nThe Top Trends That Will Reshape \nthe World for the Next 5, 10, and 20 Years\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAre you interested in the future of your industry? Where your future cus-\ntomers may come from? What about your current career \u2014 or your ne...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_growth_map", "category": "Economics", "title": "The Growth Map", "author": "", "filename": "The_Growth_Map.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6069, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nThe Birth of the BRICs\nPage 2\nFrom Emerging \nto Emerged\nPage 3\nBRIC by BRIC\nPage 3\nThe New \nGrowth Markets\nPage 5\nAre There \nEnough Resources?\nPage 5\nNew Allies Ahead\nPage 6\nA New World Order\nPage 7\nInvest and Prosper\nPage 8\nby Jim O\u2019Neill\nThe Growth Map\nEconomic Opportunity in the BRICs \nand Beyond\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn 2001, Jim O\u2019Neill predicted the fastest growing economies of the past\ndecade. Now he\u2019s back to explore the new growth markets we should all be\nwatching closely today.\nIt\u2019s been 10 years since O\u2019Neill conceived of the BRIC acronym. He and his\nteam made a startling pr...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_industries_of_the_future", "category": "Economics", "title": "38-22 The Industries of the Future", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "The_Industries_of_the_Future.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6211, "image_count": 3, "preview": "CONTENTS\nHere Come the Robots\nPage 2\nThe Future of the  \nHuman Machine\nPage 3\nThe Code-ification of \nMoney, Markets and Trust\nPage 4\nThe Weaponization of Code\nPage 5\nData: The Raw Material of \nthe Information Age\nPage 6\nThe Geography of  \nFuture Markets\nPage 7\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWhile Alec Ross was working as Senior Advisor for Innovation to the Secretary \nof State, he traveled to 41 countries, exploring the latest advances coming out of \nevery continent. From startup hubs in Kenya to R&D labs in South Korea, Ross \nhas seen what the future holds.\nIn The Industries of the Future, Ross shows u...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpx", "page1_img2.png", "page2_img1.jpx"]}, {"slug": "the_new_mainstream", "category": "Economics", "title": "The New Mainstream", "author": "Guy Garcia", "filename": "The_New_Mainstream.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6051, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow the Multicultural Consumer \nIs Transforming American Business\nTHE NEW\nMAINSTREAM\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nA new America is emerging. Its population and culture are more diverse\nthan ever before and it is more connected to the outside world than ever\nbefore. As the multiculturalism of Hispanics, African Americans, Asians and\nnew immigrants comes together, they forge a New Mainstream-base...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_services_shift", "category": "Economics", "title": "3113 The Services Shift.qxd", "author": "", "filename": "The_Services_Shift.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5554, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2009 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com\nVol. 31, No. 5 (3 parts), Part 3, May 2009 \u2022 Order #31-13\nCONTENTS\nFundamental\nReorganization\nPage 2\nThe Economics and\nDrivers of Offshoring\nPage 3\nThe Value Chain\nPage 4\nMaking It Real\nPage 5\nShifting Skill Sets\nPage 6\nThe Services Shift:\nPolicy Implications\nPage 7\nA Game You\nMay Have to Play\nPage 8\nby Robert E. Kennedy\nwith Ajay Sh...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_undercover_economist", "category": "Economics", "title": "Summary", "author": "", "filename": "The_Undercover_Economist.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5837, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2008 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nConcentrated Knowledge\u2122for the Busy Executive \u2022 www.summary.com \u2022 Order # CUS-28K0123\nCONTENTS\nWho Pays for Your Coffee?\nPages 2, 3\nWhat Supermarkets Don\u2019t\nWant You to Know\nPage 4\nPerfect Markets and the\n\u2018World of Truth\u2019\nPages 4, 5\nCrosstown Traffic\nPage 5\nThe Inside Story\nPages 5, 6\nRational Insanity\nPage 6\nThe Men Who Knew\nthe Value of Nothing\nPages 6, 7\nWhy Poor Countries\nare Poor\nPage 7\nGloba...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_weightless_society", "category": "Economics", "title": "The Weightless Society", "author": "Charles Leadbeater", "filename": "The_Weightless_Society.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5816, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, 10 LaCrue Avenue, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a92001 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nLiving in the New Economy Bubble\nTHE WEIGHTLESS\nSOCIETY\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIt\u2019s hard to keep a sense of balance these days. The turbulent economy\nin which we all make our living constantly throws things out of kilter. At\ntimes we seem blessed. The generation, application and exploitation of\nknowledge is driving modern economic growth. Most developed economies\nmake money out of thin ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png", "page1_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_well_timed_strategy", "category": "Economics", "title": "The Well-Timed Strategy", "author": "Peter Navarro", "filename": "The_Well-Timed_Strategy.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6045, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nManaging the Business Cycle \nFor Competitive Advantage\nTHE\nWELL-TIMED\nSTRATEGY\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe business cycle has a profound impact on the fortunes and fate of\nmany businesses large and small \u2014 and the employees and investors who\ndepend on them. This summary offers a comprehensive guide to strategical-\nly and tactically managing the business cycle.\nThis summary shows you how to manage no...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_wisdom_of_crowds", "category": "Economics", "title": "The Wisdom of Crowds", "author": "James Surowiecki", "filename": "The_Wisdom_of_Crowds.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6396, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, Pennsylvania 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nWhy the Many are Smarter Than the Few and\nHow Collective Wisdom Shapes Business,\nEconomies, Societies and Nations\nTHE WISDOM\nOF CROWDS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWestern society is focused on the power of the individual mind, but\nunder the right circumstances, groups can actually make better decisions\nthan even the smartest person within them. When individuals in a crowd are\nappropriately div...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "the_world_is_flat", "category": "Economics", "title": "FR2803 WorldIsFlat.qxd", "author": "Galaxy", "filename": "The_World_Is_Flat.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2822, "image_count": 4, "preview": "October 2006\nI\nf you traverse the Internet quite a bit, then it can\nsafely be observed that The New York Times\ncolumnist Thomas L. Friedman finds himself the\ntarget of much abuse, perhaps earned, but abuse\nnonetheless. For example, go to Google and type in\n\u201cDavid Sirota and Thomas Friedman\u201d to see what I\nmean. Yet as someone who has just completed his\n600-page opus The World Is Flat, let it\nbe said that he has written a comprehen-\nsive book that goes beyond the state of\ninternational business, providing a snap-\nshot of the state of the multinational\nworld in 2006. It\u2019s subtitled \u201cA Brief\nHisto...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page2_img1.jpeg", "page3_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "twilight_in_the_desert", "category": "Economics", "title": "28B TFS TwilightDesert.qxd", "author": "Galaxy", "filename": "Twilight_in_the_Desert.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6114, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2006 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nThe Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy\nTWILIGHT IN\nTHE DESERT\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSaudi Arabia is the most important oil-producing nation in history. The\nsecretive Saudi government repeatedly assures the world that its oilfields\nare healthy beyond reproach and that they can maintain and even increase\noutput at will to meet skyrocketing global demand.\nBut what if they can\u2019t?\nThis summar...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "when_markets_collide", "category": "Economics", "title": "When Markets Collide", "author": "", "filename": "When_Markets_Collide.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5809, "image_count": 1, "preview": "CONTENTS\nFinding Signals Within\nthe Noise\nPage 2\nAberrations,\nConundrums and Puzzles\nPage 3\nHow Traditional\nResources Failed Us\nPage 4\nUnderstanding the New\nDestination\nPage 5\nProspects for the\nJourney\nPage 6\nImproved Risk\nManagement\nPage 7\nConclusion\nPage 8\nby Mohamed A. El-Erian\nWhen Markets Collide\nInvestment Strategies for the \nAge of Global Economic Change\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThis summary provides a timely alert to the fundamental changes taking place\nin today\u2019s global economic and financial systems \u2014 and a call to action for\ninvestors who may fall victim to misinterpreting important sig...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "wikinomics", "category": "Economics", "title": "Wikinomics", "author": "Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams", "filename": "Wikinomics.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 5795, "image_count": 2, "preview": "Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries, P.O. Box 1053, Concordville, PA 19331 USA\n\u00a9 2007 Soundview Executive Book Summaries \u2022 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited.\nHow Mass Collaboration Changes Everything\nWIKINOMICS\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nBased on a $9 million research project led by best-selling author Don\nTapscott, Wikinomics shows how masses of people can take part in the\neconomy like never before. Billions of connected individuals can now\nactively participate in innovation, wealth creation and social development\nin ways we once only dreamed.\nFor companie...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "world_of_opportunity", "category": "Economics", "title": "World of Opportunity", "author": "Yusuf Amdani", "filename": "World_of_Opportunity.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4207, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nUnderstand Real Impact\nPage 2\nInvestigate Regions \nfor Potential\nPage 2\nEnvision the \nTransformation\nPage 3\nPrioritize Education\nPage 4\nShow Empathy in \nHealthcare\nPage 4\nLean Into Tech \nAdvances\nPage 5\nMake a Multiplying Effect\nPage 6\nWorld of Opportunity\nBringing Sustainable Business to Fragile Economies\nby Yusuf Amdani\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nAuthor Yusuf Amdani pondered how to make our flawed world a better place, for \npeople and the environment. He founded a multinational corporation headquar\u00ad\ntered in the developing country of ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "becoming_the_educator_they_need", "category": "Education", "title": "Becoming the Educator They Need", "author": "Robert Jackson", "filename": "Becoming_the_Educator_They_Need.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4148, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Based on Becoming the Educator They Need: Strategies, Mindsets, and Beliefs for Supporting Male Black and Latino Students by Robert Jackson. Published \nby Soundview, Inc. \u00ae (ISSN 0747-2196), \u2022 Copyright \u00a9 2019 by ASCD. All rights reserved. \u2117 2022 by ASCD. All rights reserved. Repro-\nduction in whole or in part is prohibited. \u2022 To subscribe, visit www.ascd.org  or contact ASCD, 1703 N Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA \n22311.\nBecoming the Educator \nThey Need\nStrategies, Mindsets, and Beliefs for Supporting Male \nBlack and Latino Students\nby Robert Jackson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn America, Black ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "coherent_school_leadership", "category": "Education", "title": "Coherent School Leadership", "author": "Michael Fullan, Lyle Kirtman", "filename": "Coherent_School_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3416, "image_count": 5, "preview": "Based on Coherent School Leadership: Forging Clarity from Complexity by Michael Fullan and Lyle Kirtman. Published by Soundview Executive \nBook Summaries\u00ae (ISSN 0747-2196), 225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Suite 202, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA. \u2022 Copyright \u00a9 2019 by \nASCD. All rights reserved. \u2117 2022 by ASCD. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. \u2022 To subscribe, visit www.\nascd.org  or contact ASCD, 1703 N Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311.\nCoherent School \nLeadership\nForging Clarity from Complexity\nby Michael Fullan and Lyle Kirtman\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nWh...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page6_img1.jpeg", "page6_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "design_thinking_for_school_leaders", "category": "Education", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "Design_Thinking_for_School_Leaders.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3963, "image_count": 5, "preview": "Based on Design Thinking for School Leaders by Alyssa Gallagher and Kami Thordarson. Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae \n(ISSN 0747-2196), 2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA. \u2022 Copyright \u00a9 2021 by ASCD. All rights reserved. \u2117 2021 \nby ASCD. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. \u2022 To subscribe, visit www.ascd.org  or contact ASCD, 1703 N \nBeauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311.\nContents\nDesign-Inspired Leadership\nPage 2\nEmpathy Is King\nPage 2\nOpportunity Seeker\nPage 3\nExperience Architect\nPage 3\nRule Breaker\nPage 4\nProducer\nPage 4...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page6_img1.jpeg", "page6_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "five_practices_for_equity_focused_school_leadership", "category": "Education", "title": "Five Practices for Equity-Focused School Leadership", "author": "Sharon I. Radd, Gretchen Givens Generett, Mark Anthony Gooden, George Theoharis", "filename": "Five_Practices_for_Equity-Focused_School_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3899, "image_count": 7, "preview": "Based on Five Practices for Equity-Focused School Leadership by Sharon I. Radd, Gretchen Givens Generett, Mark Anthony Gooden, George \nTheoharis. Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae (ISSN 0747-2196), 225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Suite 202, \nChadds Ford, PA 19317 USA. \u2022 Copyright \u00a9 2022 by ASCD. All rights reserved. \u2117 2022 by ASCD. All rights reserved. Reproduction in \nwhole or in part is prohibited. \u2022 To subscribe, visit www.ascd.org  or contact ASCD, 1703 N Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311.\nFive Practices for Equity-\nFocused School Leadership\nby Sharon I. Radd, Gretch...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg", "page7_img3.jpeg", "page7_img4.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "fostering_resilient_learners", "category": "Education", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "Fostering_Resilient_Learners.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 4024, "image_count": 5, "preview": "Based on Fostering Resilient Learners by Kristin Souers with Pete Hall. Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae (ISSN 0747-\n2196), 2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA. \u2022 Copyright \u00a9 2021 by ASCD. All rights reserved. \u2117 2021 by ASCD. All \nrights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. \u2022 To subscribe, visit www.ascd.org  or contact ASCD, 1703 N Beauregard \nStreet, Alexandria, VA 22311.\nContents\nPart I: Trauma\nPage 2\nPart II: Self-Awareness \nPage 3\nPart III: Relationships \nPage 4\nPart IV: Belief\nPage 5\nPart V: Live, Laugh, Love\nPage 6\nFostering \nResili...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page6_img1.jpeg", "page6_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "is_my_school_a_better_school_because_i_lead_it", "category": "Education", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "Is_My_School_a_Better_School_Because_I_Lead_It_.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2528, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Based on Is My School a Better School Because I Lead It? by Baruti K. Kafele. Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae (ISSN 0747-\n2196), 2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA. \u2022 Copyright \u00a9 2021 by ASCD All rights reserved. \u2117 2021 by ASCD. All \nrights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. \u2022 To subscribe, visit www.ascd.org or contact ASCD, 1703 N Beauregard Street, \nAlexandria, VA 22311.\nContents\nMy Leadership Identity\nPage 2\nMy Leadership Presence \nPage 3\nMy Leadership Impact\nPage 4\nMy Leadership Mission\nPage 5\nMy Leadership Purpose\nPage 6\n\nMy Lead...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "learning_transformed", "category": "Education", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "Learning_Transformed.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4173, "image_count": 5, "preview": "Based on Learning Transformed by Eric C. Sheninger and Thomas C. Murray. Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae (ISSN \n0747-2196), 2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA. \u2022 Copyright \u00a9 2021 by ASCD. All rights reserved. \u2117 2021 by ASCD. \nAll rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. \u2022 To subscribe, visit www.ascd.org  or contact ASCD, 1703 N Beauregard \nStreet, Alexandria, VA 22311.\nContents\nIntroduction: A Sense of Urgency\nPage 2\nCreating a Culture of Innovation\nPage 2\nRedesigning the Learning \nExperience\nPage 3\nEnsuring a Return on Instruction\nP...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "qualities_of_effective_principals", "category": "Education", "title": "Qualities of Effective Principals", "author": "James H. Stronge and Xianxuan Xu", "filename": "Qualities_of_Effective_Principals.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3876, "image_count": 5, "preview": "Based on Qualities of Effective Principals, 2nd edition by James H. Stronge and Xianxuan Xu. Published by Soundview Executive Book Summa-\nries\u00ae (ISSN 0747-2196), 225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Suite 202, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA. \u2022 Copyright \u00a9 2022 by ASCD. All \nrights reserved. \u2117 2022 by ASCD. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. \u2022 To subscribe, visit www.ascd.org  or \ncontact ASCD, 1703 N Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311.\nContents\nIntroduction  \nPage 2\nWhat It Means to Be an \nEffective Principal  \nPage 2\nInstructional Leadership\nPage 2\nSchool Climat...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page6_img1.jpeg", "page6_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "school_leader_s_guide_to_tackling_attendance_challenges", "category": "Education", "title": "School Leader\u2019s Guide to Tackling Attendance Challenges", "author": "Jessica Sprick, Randy Sprick", "filename": "School_Leader_s_Guide_to_Tackling_Attendance_Challenges.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4647, "image_count": 5, "preview": "Based on School Leader\u2019s Guide to Tackling Attendance Challenges by Jessica Sprick, Randy Sprick. Published by Soundview, Inc. \u00ae (ISSN 0747-\n2196), \u2022 Copyright \u00a9 2018 by ASCD. All rights reserved. \u2117 2022 by ASCD. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohib-\nited. \u2022 To subscribe, visit www.ascd.org  or contact ASCD, 1703 N Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311.\nSchool Leader\u2019s Guide \nto Tackling Attendance \nChallenges\nby Jessica Sprick, Randy Sprick\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSchool Leader\u2019s Guide to Tackling Attendance Challenges advocates a shift in \nboth mindset and strategie...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "so_each_may_soar", "category": "Education", "title": "So Each May Soar", "author": "Carol Ann Tomlinson", "filename": "So_Each_May_Soar.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3828, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Based on So Each May Soar: The Principles and Practices of Learner-Centered Classrooms by Carol Ann Tomlinson. Published by Soundview, Inc. \u00ae \n(ISSN 0747-2196), \u2022 Copyright \u00a9 2021 by ASCD. All rights reserved. \u2117 2022 by ASCD. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in \npart is prohibited. \u2022 To subscribe, visit www.ascd.org  or contact ASCD, 1703 N Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311.\nSo Each May Soar\nThe Principles and Practices of Learner-Centered \nClassrooms\nby Carol Ann Tomlinson\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSo Each May Soar illuminates the next step in the education revolution\u2014 cre\u00ad\natin...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "stop_leading_start_building", "category": "Education", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "Stop_Leading__Start_Building.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 4044, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Based on Stop Leading, Start Building by Robyn R. Jackson. Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae (ISSN 0747-2196), 2 \nChristy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA. \u2022 Copyright \u00a9 2021 by ASCD. All rights reserved. \u2117 2021 by ASCD. All rights \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. \u2022 To subscribe, visit www.ascd.org  or contact ASCD, 1703 N Beauregard Street, \nAlexandria, VA 22311.\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPurpose\nPage 2\nPeople\nPage 4\nPathway\nPage 5\nPlan\nPage 6\n\nStop Leading, \nStart Building\nTurn Your School into a Success Story with the \nPeople and Resour...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "taking_social_emotional_learning_schoolwide", "category": "Education", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "Taking_Social_Emotional_Learning_Schoolwide.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3991, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Based on Taking Social Emotional Learning Schoolwide by Thomas R. Hoerr. Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae (ISSN 0747-\n2196), 2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA. \u2022 Copyright \u00a9 2021 by ASCD. All rights reserved. \u2117 2021 by ASCD. All \nrights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. \u2022 To subscribe, visit www.ascd.org  or contact ASCD, 1703 N Beauregard \nStreet, Alexandria, VA 22311.\nContents\nSEL: It\u2019s About Time!\nPage 2\nThe Formative Five Success \nSkills\nPage 2\nWhat Is Culture?\nPage 3\nVision, Mission, Values\nPage 3\nPractices\nPage 4\nPeople\nPage 5\nN...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_coach_approach_to_school_leadership", "category": "Education", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "The_Coach_Approach_to_School_Leadership.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 3397, "image_count": 6, "preview": "Based on The Coach Approach to School Leadership by Jessica Johnson, Shira Leibowitz and Kathy Perret. Published by Soundview Executive Book \nSummaries\u00ae (ISSN 0747-2196), 2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA. \u2022 Copyright \u00a9 2021 by ASCD. All rights reserved. \u2117 \n2021 by ASCD. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. \u2022 To subscribe, visit www.ascd.org  or contact ASCD, 1703 N \nBeauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311. \nContents\nHero Maker: Reframing \nthe Principal\u2019s Role\nPage 2\nPutting on Your \nCoach\u2019s Hat\nPage 2\nBuilding Successful \nCoaching Relationsh...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg", "page5_img3.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_learning_leader", "category": "Education", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "The_Learning_Leader.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3852, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Based on The Learning Leader, 2nd Edition, by Douglas B. Reeves. Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae (ISSN 0747-2196), \n2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA. \u2022 Copyright \u00a9 2021 by ASCD. All rights reserved. \u2117 2021 by ASCD. All rights \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. \u2022 To subscribe, visit www.ascd.org  or contact ASCD, 1703 N Beauregard Street, \nAlexandria, VA 22311.\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nThe Results Paradox\nPage 2\nChallenging Leadership \nMyths\nPage 3\nArchitectural Leadership\nPage 3\nWhat Matters Most\nPage 3\nTransforming Research int...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_power_of_voice_in_schools", "category": "Education", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "The_Power_of_Voice_in_Schools.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3898, "image_count": 7, "preview": "Based on The Power of Voice in Schools: Listening, Learning, and Leading Together  by Russ Quaglia, Kristine Fox, Lisa Lande, Deborah Young. \nPublished by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae (ISSN 0747-2196), 2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA. \u2022 \nCopyright \u00a9 2021 by ASCD. All rights reserved. \u2117 2021 by ASCD. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. \u2022 To \nsubscribe, visit www.ascd.org  or contact ASCD, 1703 N Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311.\nContents\nSchool Voice Today\nPage 2\nSelf-Worth: Middle and High \nSchool Student Voice\nPage 3\nEngagem...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page6_img1.png", "page6_img2.png", "page6_img3.png", "page6_img4.png"]}, {"slug": "the_principal_reboot", "category": "Education", "title": "The Principal Reboot", "author": "Jen Schwanke", "filename": "The_Principal_Reboot.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4454, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Based on The Principal Reboot by Jen Schwanke. Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae (ISSN 0747-2196), 225 Wilmington \nWest Chester Pike, Suite 202, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA. \u2022 Copyright \u00a9 2022 by ASCD. All rights reserved. \u2117 2022 by ASCD. All rights \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. \u2022 To subscribe, visit www.ascd.org  or contact ASCD, 1703 N Beauregard Street, \nAlexandria, VA 22311.\nThe Principal Reboot\n8 Ways to Revitalize Your School Leadership\nby Jen Schwanke\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn today\u2019s constantly changing landscape, even the most dedicated, talente...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "turning_high_poverty_schools_into_high_performing_schools", "category": "Education", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "Turning_High-Poverty_Schools_into_High-Performing_Schools.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3776, "image_count": 6, "preview": "Based on Turning High-Poverty Schools into High-Performing Schools 2nd edition by William H. Parrett and Kathleen M. Budge. Published by \nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae (ISSN 0747-2196), 2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA. \u2022 Copyright \u00a9 2021 \nby ASCD. All rights reserved. \u2117 2021 by ASCD. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. \u2022 To subscribe, visit \nwww.ascd.org  or contact ASCD, 1703 N Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311.\nContents\n\nIntroduction: We Can Do This   \nPage 2\nTurning Any High-Poverty \nSchool into a High-Performing \nSchool  Pa...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page3_img1.png", "page6_img1.jpeg", "page6_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "well_being_in_schools", "category": "Education", "title": "Well-Being in Schools", "author": "Andy Hargreaves, Dennis Shirley", "filename": "Well-Being_in_Schools.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3775, "image_count": 5, "preview": "Based onWell-Being in Schools: Three Forces That Will Uplift Your Students in a Volatile World by Andy Hargreaves and Dennis Shirley.. Published by \nSoundview, Inc. \u00ae (ISSN 0747-2196), \u2022 Copyright \u00a9 2021 by ASCD. All rights reserved. \u2117 2022 by ASCD. All rights reserved. Repro-\nduction in whole or in part is prohibited. \u2022 To subscribe, visit www.ascd.org  or contact ASCD, 1703 N Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA \n22311.\nWell-Being in Schools\nThree Forces That Will Uplift Your Students \nin a Volatile World\nby Andy Hargreaves and Dennis Shirley\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEven before the global pandemic...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "what_if_i_m_wrong", "category": "Education", "title": "What If I'm Wrong?", "author": "Simon Rodberg", "filename": "What_If_I_m_Wrong_.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4557, "image_count": 4, "preview": "Based on What If I\u2019m Wrong? by Simon Rodberg. Published by Soundview Executive Book Summaries\u00ae (ISSN 0747-2196), 225 Wilmington \nWest Chester Pike, Suite 202, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA. \u2022 Copyright \u00a9 2022 by ASCD. All rights reserved. \u2117 2022 by ASCD. All rights \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. \u2022 To subscribe, visit www.ascd.org  or contact ASCD, 1703 N Beauregard Street, \nAlexandria, VA 22311.\nWhat If I\u2019m Wrong?\nand Other Key Questions for Decisive School Leadership\nby Simon Rodberg\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nPrincipals and administrators, by definition, are in the business...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "your_students_my_students_our_students", "category": "Education", "title": "Your Students, My Students, Our Students", "author": "Lee Ann Jung, Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, Julie Kroener", "filename": "Your_Students__My_Students__Our_Students.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4013, "image_count": 7, "preview": "Based on Your Students, My Students, Our Students by by Lee Ann Jung, Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, & Julie Kroener. Published by Soundview \nExecutive Book Summaries\u00ae (ISSN 0747-2196), 225 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Suite 202, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 USA. \u2022 Copyright \n\u00a9 2018 by ASCD. All rights reserved. \u2117 2022 by ASCD. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. \u2022 To subscribe, \nvisit www.ascd.org  or contact ASCD, 1703 N Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311.\nYour Students, My Students, \nOur Students\nRethinking Equitable and Inclusive Classrooms\nby Lee Ann Jung, Nan...", "images": ["page1_img1.png", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page7_img1.jpeg", "page7_img2.jpeg", "page7_img3.jpeg", "page7_img4.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "designing_your_life", "category": "Health___Wellness", "title": "Designing Your Life", "author": "Bill Burnett, Dave Evans", "filename": "Designing_Your_Life.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2445, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nIn Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful \nLife, authors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans attempt to convince \ntheir reader that they should develop a design mindset if they \nwant to create the life of their dreams. In the book, they explain \nconcepts of design and how they apply to planning out a life. \nBurnett and Evans engage with dysfunctional beliefs and help \ntheir readers replace these dysfunctional and limiting beliefs \nwith other beliefs that are more productive and inspiring. This \nis an important task as Burnett and Evans believe ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "everything_connects", "category": "Health___Wellness", "title": "Everything Connects", "author": "Faisal Hoque", "filename": "Everything_Connects.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2492, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nPart One:  When, Who, \nand How Are You?\nPage 2\nPart Two:  Personal \nExperiences, Shared \nCultures, and Other \nRhythms\nPage 2 \nPart Three:  Flowing Ideas, \nGrounded Decisions, and \nLong-Burning Value\nPage 3\nPart Four:  Change, \nMore on Mindfulness, \nand Building Resiliency\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nEverything Connects\nCultivating Mindfulness, Creativity, and Innovation \nfor Long-Term Value\nby Faisal Hoque\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe rise of technology has caused more global interconnection than ever before. In \nEverything Connects:  Ho...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "good_energy", "category": "Health___Wellness", "title": "Good Energy", "author": "Casey Means", "filename": "Good_Energy.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 3256, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nPersonal Development\nIn her book, Good Energy: The Surprising Connection \nBetween Metabolism and Limitless Health, Casey Means, \nMD explains the importance of good energy and metabolic \nhealth on the proper functioning of the human body. Means \nexplains how she became invested in good energy after the \ndeath of her mother. Her mother was diagnosed with pancreat\u00ad\nic cancer less than two weeks before she died. Her mother had \nbeen trying for years to get her health under control but still fell \nprey to this disease. Means believes that much ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png"]}, {"slug": "knowledge_mindfulness", "category": "Health___Wellness", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "Knowledge_Mindfulness.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2618, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction: A World in \nTransition\nPage 2\nChapter 1: The Need for \nKnowledge Mindfulness\nPage 2\nChapter 3: Understanding \nSelf\nPage 2\nChapter 5: The Path to \nKnowledge Maturity\nPage 3\nChapter 6: Create (yet Keep \nRenewing)\nPage 4\nConclusion: Make Your Life \nWorth Living\nPage 4\nKnowledge \nMindfulness\nThe Interconnections that Help Leaders \nTransform Their Business and Life\nby Laila Marouf, PhD\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe world of business is rapidly transforming. Now more than ever, leaders must \nunderstand the true potential of kno...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page1_img3.png", "page5_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "mental_wealth", "category": "Health___Wellness", "title": "", "author": "", "filename": "Mental_Wealth.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2595, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nPillar 1: We Not You\nPage 2\nPillar 2: Organizational \nPlasticity\nPage 2\nPillar 3: Nothing About \nMe Without Me\nPage 3\nPillar 4: Total Integration\nPage 3\nPillar 5: Mutual \nResponsibility\nPage 3\nPillar 6: Understanding \nComplexity\nPage 4\nPillar 7: Wrap-around \nStrategies\nPage 4\nMental Wealth\nAn Essential Guide to Workplace Mental \nHealth and Wellbeing\nby Emi Golding and Peter Diaz\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nEach year, one in four people suffer from a mental disorder. Suicide rates are \non the rise. Average psychological injury claims in Western countries average \n$250,000 and are climbing. It...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "mind_your_mindset", "category": "Health___Wellness", "title": "Mind Your Mindset", "author": "Michael Hyatt, Megan Hyatt Miller", "filename": "Mind_Your_Mindset.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2546, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nIn Mind Your Mindset: The Science that Shows Success \nStarts with Your Thinking, authors Michael Hyatt and Me\u00ad\ngan Hyatt Miller discuss the ways in which the stories people \ntell themselves affect their daily lives as well as the outcomes \nthey experience in their lives. They break their book up into \nthree sections: the first helps the reader identify their narrator; \nthe second helps the reader learn to challenge that narrator, \nand the third shows the reader how to train their narrator.\nCreating Stories\nHyatt and Miller begin the book by discussing ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "outlive", "category": "Health___Wellness", "title": "Outlive", "author": "Peter Attia MD", "filename": "Outlive.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2474, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Zooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\n1\nPeter Attia, MD, in his book, Outlive: The Science and Art \nof Longevity, has as his goal, to improve both the lifespan and \nthe healthspan of his readers. This is the same goal that he has \nwith his patients in his practice. Lifespan refers to how long a \nperson lives, whereas healthspan refers to how many years that \nperson can spend disease-free. Attia sees too many people who \nspend their last years miserable and in pain and in poor phys\u00ad\nical health. He wants to use his expertise and the data people \ncan obtain about their health to improve both l...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "overworked_and_overwhelmed", "category": "Health___Wellness", "title": "Overworked and Overwhelmed", "author": "Soundview Executive Book Summaries", "filename": "Overworked_and_Overwhelmed.pdf", "pages": 8, "word_count": 6249, "image_count": 2, "preview": "CONTENTS\nReality Bites (Or Does It?)\nPage 2\nWhere Do You Want to Go?\nPage 4\nIt Starts With the Body\nPage 5\nA Beautiful Mind\nPage 6\nIn Right Relationship\nPage 7\nWhat Are You in It For?\nPage 8\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nNew research shows that the smartphone-equipped professional is connected to \nwork 72 hours a week. Forty-eight percent of Americans report that their stress \nlevel is up and that the number one source of stress is the job pressure of a 24/7 \nworld. What\u2019s the alternative?\nIn Overworked and Overwhelmed, top leadership coach and educator Scott Eblin \noffers practical insights for the ex...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.png"]}, {"slug": "patients_matter_most", "category": "Health___Wellness", "title": "Patients Matter Most", "author": "Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg", "filename": "Patients_Matter_Most.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2593, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nChapter 1: Healthcare \nReborn: A Predictable, \nUnstoppable Disruption\nPage 2\nChapter 5: Decentralization \nIs Driving Changing \nCircumstances\nPage 3\nChapter 9: Moving Toward \nSustainability\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 5\nPatients Matter Most\nHow Healthcare Is Becoming Personal Again\nby Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nToday, personalized medicine has cascaded into every aspect of our healthcare \nsystem. But what exactly is personalized medicine? What impact does it have on \nour professional activities? Is i...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "pause_breathe_choose", "category": "Health___Wellness", "title": "Pause. Breath. Choose. ", "author": "Naz Beheshti", "filename": "Pause__Breathe__Choose_.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2589, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nMaster Mindfulness\nPage 2\nApply Better Choices \nto Manage Stress and \nBuild Resilience: \nThe Seven A\u2019s\nPage 2 \nPromote Yourself to the \nCEO of Your Well-Being: \nThe Three P\u2019s\nPage 3\nPause. Breathe. \nChoose.\nBecome the CEO of Your Well-Being\nby Naz Beheshti\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nThe key to thriving in today\u2019s high-pressure business world and culture of life is \nto find a balance between deep self-awareness and strong emotional intelligence. \nTogether, these skills will help to facilitate mindful choices that will transform \nyour life for the better as one conscious move in the right dir...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "powered_by_me", "category": "Health___Wellness", "title": "Powered by Me", "author": "Neha Sangwan", "filename": "Powered_by_Me.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 3625, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Basics of Burnout\nPage 2\nYour Navigation System\nPage 2\nPart I: Physical Energy\nPage 3\nPart II: Mental Energy\nPage 4\nPart III: Emotional Energy\nPage 4\nPart IV: Social Energy\nPage 5\nPart V: Spiritual Energy\nPage 6\nPowered by Me\nFrom Burned Out to Fully Charged at Work and in Life\nby Neha Sangwan\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn your life, as new challenges arise, your energy will fluctuate and you may need to \nassess where you are on the spectrum from burned out to fully charged. To do this, \nyou must be able to recognize and decipher im...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "profit_with_presence", "category": "Health___Wellness", "title": "Profit With Presence", "author": "Eric J. Holsapple", "filename": "Profit_with_Presence.pdf", "pages": 5, "word_count": 2565, "image_count": 4, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2\nPart 1: Conceptual \nFramework\nPage 2 \nPart 2: The Twelve Pillars \nof Mindful Leadership\nPage 2\nPart 3: Practicing \nMindfulness In Your \nBusiness\nPage 4\nConclusion\nPage 4\nProfit With Presence\nThe Twelve Pillars of Mindfulness\nby Eric J. Holsapple\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nIn the world of mindfulness, money and profit can seem like the two pieces that \nsimply won\u2019t fit into the puzzle. The truth, however, cannot be any different. By un\u00ad\nlocking the deepest spiritual crevices of our inner selves, we stand to pave the p...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page5_img1.jpeg", "page5_img2.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_art_of_stress_free_living", "category": "Health___Wellness", "title": "The Art of Stress-Free Living", "author": "Brian P. Ramos", "filename": "The_Art_of_Stress-Free_Living.pdf", "pages": 4, "word_count": 2380, "image_count": 3, "preview": "Contents\nWhat is Stress?\nPage 2\nHealing Your Temple\nPage 2\nMaintaining Awareness\nPage 3\nDoing Your Duties Mindfully\nPage 3\nTaking It to the Next Level\nPage 4\nThe Art of \nStress-Free Living \nReprogram Your Life From the Inside Out \nby Brian P. Ramos Ph.D.\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nOur fast-paced lives often leave us feeling stressed, frazzled and out of control. \nChronic exposure to stress alters our bodies and brains, ingraining unhealthy respons\u00ad\nes as primitive parts of our brains grow stronger. Luckily these effects can be reversed, \nand we can learn to reduce our response to stress. In his book...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page4_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_ideal_life", "category": "Health___Wellness", "title": "The Ideal Life", "author": "Mark R. Congdon", "filename": "The_Ideal_Life.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3946, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nIntroduction\nPage 2 \nChapter 3: Step 2: Visualize \n(but Don\u2019t Fantasize)\nPage 3\nChapter 4: Step 3: Outline \nthe Story of Your Life\nPage 4\nChapter 7: Step 6: Make \nHappiness a Habit\nPage 5\nConclusion\nPage 6\nThe Ideal Life\n7 Steps to Harness Your Stress, Discover Your \nPurpose, and Achieve Your Goals\nby Mark R. Congdon\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nCan we truly be happy once we get what we want? Unfortunately, no. The fact is, \nonce we achieve something, our inner reward system shuts down \u2013 unless there are \nmore goals queued up. Instead of ...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "the_right_call", "category": "Health___Wellness", "title": "The Right Call", "author": "Sally Jenkins", "filename": "The_Right_Call.pdf", "pages": 6, "word_count": 3581, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nThe Elements\nPage 2\nConditioning\nPage 2\nDiscipline\nPage 3\nCandor\nPage 3\nCulture\nPage 4\nFailure\nPage 4\nIntention\nPage 5\nEpilogue\nPage 6\nThe Right Call\nWhat Sports Teach Us About Work and Life\nby Sally Jenkins\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\n\u201cWho can describe the athletic heart?\u201d In The Right Call: What Sports Teach \nUs About Work and Life, author and sportswriter Sally Jenkins makes an effort \nto answer that challenge - to try to catalog the inner qualities that allow ordinary \npeople to overcome pressures, elevate their performances, and fin...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page6_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "wonderhell", "category": "Health___Wellness", "title": "4520 - Wonderhell", "author": "Laura Gassner Otting", "filename": "Wonderhell.pdf", "pages": 7, "word_count": 4108, "image_count": 3, "preview": "1\nSoundview Executive Book Summaries\n\u00ae  |  summary.com\nContents\nImpostertown: Embrace \nYour Ambition\nPage 2\nFiguring Out Who You Are \nand Imposter Syndrome\nPage 2\nDoubstsville: Renegotiating \nYour Response\nPage 3\nManaging Uncertainty\nPage 3\nFinding Your Own Way\nPage 4\nBurnout City: Do it All Over\nPage 5\nSaying No to Hustleporn\nPage 5\nWonderhell\nWhy Success Doesn\u2019t Feel Like It Should\u2026\nand What to Do About It\nby Laura Gassner Otting\nTHE SUMMARY IN BRIEF\nSuccess! It\u2019s wonderful, isn\u2019t it? The thing you created, built, or launched is work\u00ad\ning! The work you did opened more doors than you ever tho...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg", "page1_img2.jpeg", "page7_img1.jpeg"]}, {"slug": "waking_up_white", "category": "Uncategorized", "title": "Waking Up White", "author": "Debby Irving", "filename": "Waking_Up_White.pdf", "pages": 3, "word_count": 2324, "image_count": 1, "preview": "Book Snaps\u2122 is a publication of Soundview Inc. \u2022  2 Christy Drive, Suite 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317  \u2022  \u00a9 2021 Soundview, Inc. All rights  \nreserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited  \u2022  Meghan P. Kozak, Editor-in-Chief  \u2022  Kylie Waytuck, Graphic Designer \u2022  Reviewed by  \nTaylor Berrett  \u2022  Order #FBR0121C\nZooming In On Your Next Read\nBOOK SNAPS\nDebby Irving has struggled with questions of race for her entire \nlife. She found herself stuck in the middle of an endless de\u00ad\nbate\u2014both the one raging in the world around her and the one \nwithin her. She struggled in silence, trying to und...", "images": ["page1_img1.jpeg"]}]