Leadership

Soundview Executive Book Summaries® publishes summaries of the best business books of each year on leadership issues including leadership training, succession planning, leadership styles, influence, credibility, leadership skills, charisma, trust, accountability, transparency and more. These summaries will take your leadership skills to the next level.

Bringing Strategy Back

by Jeffrey Sampler

Item #: 3706

Strategy expert Jeffrey Sampler introduces four "strategic shock absorbers" that enable leaders to build resilient organizations that can withstand even the most unexpected global turbulence. With this framework, leaders will be shown how to be prepared and proactive, rather than reactive, even when the future is uncertain.

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The Best Place to Work

by Ron Friedman

Item #: FBR0315

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Psychologist Ron Friedman uses research on motivation, creativity, behavioral economics, neuroscience, and management to reveal what really makes us successful at work. With counterintuitive insights and actionable recommendations, The Best Place to Work offers employees and executives game-changing advice for working smarter and turning any organization into an extraordinary workplace.

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Becoming Your Best

by Steven Shallenberger

Item #: 3705

Shallenberger reveals the 12 principles you need to follow in order to reach your highest potential and drive the kind of innovation that turns good companies into industry leaders, all while living a well-balanced personal life.

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Good Leaders Ask Great Questions

by John C. Maxwell

Item #: 3704

To be a successful leader, you need to be asking yourself and your team key questions in order to learn, grow, and develop better ideas. Maxwell shares leadership questions he has gathered from others and from his own experience that will inspire both seasoned leaders and new leaders to ask great questions that will improve their leadership skills and careers.

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The Reciprocity Advantage

by Bob Johansen, Karl Ronn

Item #: 3702

Leading forecaster Bob Johansen and business developer Karl Ronn share a model for creating new growth for your business using the underutilized resources you already own that you can share with others. They describe how to partner to do what you can’t do alone and experiment to learn and scale new business at low risk.

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Why Motivating People Doesn't Work ... and What Does

by Susan Fowler

Item #: 3629

Senior consulting partner for the Ken Blanchard Companies, Susan Fowler, reveals that motivating people doesn’t work because they are already motivated. What does work is helping people understand why they are motivated. Her Optimal Motivation process shows leaders how to help people meet their needs for autonomy, connection and competence for long-lasting motivation.

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Start with Why

by Simon Sinek

Item #: 35QTFS

Drawing on a wide range of real-life stories, Sinek weaves together a clear vision of what it truly takes to lead and inspire.

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Boundaries for Leaders

by Henry Cloud

Item #: 35PTFS

Boundaries for Leaders offers practical advice on how to manage teams, coach direct reports, and instill an organization with strong values and culture.

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Character Triangle

by Lorne Rubis

Item #: 35OTFS

The Character Triangle, by Lorne Rubis, examines and defines the three distinct but interdependent values that, if applied in our daily thoughts and actions, are a "playbook" for attaining rewards in any type of work and any situation in life.

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