by Lawrence Perkins I have a theory about grilled cheese sandwiches. Anyone can make one because there are only three ingredients: butter, cheese, and bread. But, as simple as they are, we’ve all had a
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Master the Art of Listening
Book Review by Taylor Berrett When it comes to true listening, there may be no better expert on the topic than author Ximena Vengoechea. Vengoechea is a user experience research manager at Pinterest in addition
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Ensuring Marketing Success in the Digital Era
In a new age when marketers are struggling with the digital transformation of business and the changing behavior of customers, the celebrated promoter of the Four Ps of Marketing, Philip Kotler, explains with his co-authors
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The Best Ways to Survive Workplace Uncertainty
Congratulations go out to author Phil Buckley! His latest book, Change on the Run, was Soundview most-downloaded book summary during the month of June 2021. Our Top Book Summary in June: Change on the Runby
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The Critical Art of Rethinking
Book Review by Taylor Berrett You would be hard-pressed to find a name in the world of organizational psychology more widely known than Adam Grant. Grant, who teaches and conducts research at the Wharton School,
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A 60-Day Guide to Successful Leadership
New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author Donald Miller knows that business is more than just a good idea made profitable; it’s a system of unspoken rules, rarely taught by MBA schools. If
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Establishing Trust Is the Fastest Way to Fix a Dysfunctional Team
by Nashater Deu Solheim The basis of willing and winning relationships is trust. What would you do for someone you trust as opposed to someone you either didn’t know or actually mistrusted? For example, if
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7 Keys to End Burnout and Achieve Happiness
Book Review by Taylor Berrett Mary Mosham’s new book, Mindful Career: Seven Keys to End Burnout and Unlock Your Greatest Potential, begins with a wake-up call. I’m speaking literally— the first chapter is titled, “The
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Take Employee Engagement to the Next Level
From morning cups of coffee to Wednesday team meetings, our lives are steeped in rituals. Rituals Roadmap combines cutting-edge scientific research with examples from the most human companies, like Adobe, LinkedIn, and KIND, to show
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Book Review: Extreme Ownership
Transporting military leadership lessons to the business world is not new, as demonstrated by the continuing popularity with managers of The Art of War, a 2000-year-old Chinese treatise on warfare. However, it may be difficult
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How to Sell Your Strategic Idea
by Liane Davey You’ve been spending more time reflecting lately. You’ve seen a connection between a few disparate opportunities emerging in your industry and you’ve got a great idea for a move that would really
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How Flexibility Leads to Efficiency and Productivity
Book Review by Taylor Berrett If there’s one thing that the last year has taught everyone from the 9 to 5 employee to the CEO trying to manage a company of thousands, it’s this: the
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A Framework for Achieving Your Goals
Do you remember the last major initiative you watched die in your organization? Did it go down with a loud crash? Or was it slowly and quietly suffocated by other competing priorities? By the time
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