Career & Self Development

Soundview Executive Book Summaries® publishes summaries of the best business books of each year on career and self-development subjects including business communication, time management, public speaking, motivation, goals, negotiation, work-life balance, emotional intelligence, presentation skills, decision-making and more. Browse our list of summary titles to find those that will move your career and life forward.

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Measure Up

Mastering Your Career Search Like a Boss

by Josh McAfee

Struggling to find the right job and get hired to do work about which you’re truly passionate? Within Measure Up is a series of exceptional strategies, insider perspectives, tactics to use, and easy communication templates that are attuned to the current social and technological realities.

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Range

Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

by David Epstein

In Range, two-time New York Times bestselling author David Epstein challenges readers to reconsider everything they think they know about how to become great.

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The Introvert’s Edge to Networking

Work the Room. Leverage Social Media. Develop Powerful Connections

by Matthew Pollard

In this paradigm-shifting book, you’ll discover how to overcome your discomfort through a clear networking system, use your strengths, connect with the right people, and much more.

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Plan, Act, Impact

A Playbook to Elevate Your Perspective and Unstick Your Career

by Colt McAnlis

In Plan, Act, Impact: A Playbook to Elevate Your Perspective and Unstick Your Career, author Colt McAnlis, covers effective ways to achieve the goals that matter to you in your career.

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Balancing Act

Teach, Coach, Mentor, Inspire

by Andrew Temte

If you’ve ever felt like your life is out of balance, you’re not alone. Fortunately, Andrew Temte has created an insightful guide that’s loaded with practical advice about how to bring balance back to your life...

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The Lost Art of Connecting

The Gather, Ask, Do Method for Building Meaningful Business Relationships

by Susan McPherson

In The Lost Art of Connecting, “serial connector” and communications expert Susan McPherson offers a simple, three-step methodology to help people go back to basics, tap into our humanity, and learn to be more intentional and authentic.

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Change on the Run

44 Ways to Survive Workplace Uncertainty

by Phil Buckley

Change on the Run will help you line them up and knock them down. It’s a laser-focused guide to navigating your way through disruption, without any time-consuming fluff or theory.

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Grit

The Power of Passion and Perseverance

by Angela Duckworth

Angela Duckworth operates under the assumption that “in the long run, grit may matter more than talent” and has the scientific evidence to back it up.

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Rituals Roadmap

The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines into Workplace Magic

by Erica Keswin

Rituals Roadmap combines cutting-edge scientific research with examples from the most human companies, like Adobe, LinkedIn, and KIND, to show how they establish rituals during meetings, employee onboarding procedures, and daily interactions among co-workers.

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