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How Amazon, Apple, and Google Innovate

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 Book Summary, Innovation, Project Management

What is it about the top tech product companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Netflix, and Tesla that enables their record of consistent innovation? Most people think it’s because these companies are somehow able to

Become a More Confident Decision-Maker

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Book Review, Decision Making

Book Review by Taylor Berrett Making decisions. It’s something that each of us does hundreds or even thousands of times each day, but for all the practice we get we don’t seem to get much

The Vision Code: How to Create and Execute a Compelling Vision for your Business

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 Leadership, Strategic Thinking

by Oleg Konovalov We are living in a time of leadership blindness. All leaders claim to have a vision. At best, the vast majority are only pretending. In truth, about 0.1% of business, social, or

Become an Effective Remote Worker

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 Book Summary, Remote Work

Congratulations go out to authors Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel! Their book, The Long-Distance Teammate, was Soundview’s most-downloaded book summary during the month of March 2021. Our Top Book Summary in March: The Long-Distance Teammateby

Implement Positive, Lasting Change

April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 Book Summary, Leadership, Strategic Thinking

According to Harvard Business Review, “most studies still show a 60–70 percent failure rate for organizational change projects––a statistic that has stayed constant from the 1970s to the present.” When all is said and done,

4 Time Traps to Avoid in 2021

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 Productivity

by Rick Goodman Being more productive will be much easier and less stressful if you know the time traps to avoid in 2021. In 2020 much of the world as we know it shut down

Creating the World-Class Organization of the Future

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 Book Review, Strategic Thinking

Book Review by Taylor Berrett Focus on business culture in the corporate world has exploded over the last decade. As startups transform entire industries and adopt radical and revolutionary business practices along the way, more

Why You Shouldn’t Be Networking

March 23, 2021March 24, 2021 Networking

by Michelle Tillis Lederman 2020 is over! Whoop, whoop! Although we are not yet out of the uncertain impact of the past challenging year, I enter 2021 with hope. I have hope of making new

An Unconventional Plan for Building a Business

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 Book Review, Entrepreneurship

Book Reviewed by Taylor Berrett Entrepreneurship has long been an essential keystone to the American dream, with motivated individuals throughout history deciding to pursue their business dreams and eventually achieving what none thought possible. But