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Future-Proof Your Career by Mastering Difficult Skills

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Book Review, Personal Development

Book Review by Andy Ghillyer Staying current with, or preferably ahead of, the latest technology, skills, and theories is becoming increasingly difficult. Change is occurring faster than we are able to keep up. If you

Handling Tough Conversations at Work

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Communication, Hiring/Firing

A Soundview Live Webinar attendee submitted a question for recent presenter Anese Cavanaugh, asking: How do I tell a 25-year employee that he is going to be terminated? Here is Anese’s written response, which she

Lead with Intention to Create Positive Results

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 Book Summary, Leadership

Everyone in an organization is a leader––for good or for bad––and leaders have tremendous power to influence those who follow their example. In Contagious You: Unlock Your Power to Influence, Lead, and Create the Impact

Do You Want to Be an Innovation Leader? Do These 3 Things.

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 Innovation

by Dr. Roger Firestien Innovation is a competitive business weapon. The organizations that will survive and thrive over time are NOT the ones with the deepest pockets, but the ones that can unleash and apply

4 Career Skill Books Worth Checking Out

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Book Summary, Career Skills

Each month, Soundview summarizes many books that will help you strengthen your professional skills. To help you carve out a career success path, here are a few of the noteworthy selections from February that we

We Need to Learn Resilience … and Fast

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 Book Review, Personal Development

Book Review by Andy Ghillyer It is possible, in spite of the constant social and traditional media onslaught of negativity, to find much to be grateful for in our modern society. Medicine and technology have

Nothing Happens Until Someone Sells Something

February 7, 2020February 11, 2020 Entrepreneurship

by Tom Galisano Entrepreneurs usually have a passion for what they sell, but often have less of an appetite for actually doing the selling themselves. In my book Built, Not Born: A Self-Made Billionaire’s No-Nonsense

What Happens When Your Boss Doesn’t Lead

February 5, 2020February 18, 2020 Book Summary, Leadership

Every day millions of people with high potential are frustrated and held back by incompetent leaders. New York Times best-selling leadership author John C. Maxwell knows this because the number-one question he gets asked is

Remove Unproductive Conflict and Pointless Arguing Forever

January 30, 2020February 10, 2020 Book Review, Communication, Conflict

Book Review by Andy Ghillyer Conflict, whether it’s freely expressed or left frustratingly unresolved, is becoming an increasingly frequent presence in our lives. The polarization of politics is making family get-togethers more tense than ever,