by Alex Edmans What does it mean to be a responsible business in a time of crisis? We’ve seen some incredible responses to COVID-19. Unilever is donating €100 million of food and sanitizer, and providing
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Unlock the 7 Secrets to Leading Others
What is great leadership? What separates the merely competent leaders from those rare individuals who leave a lasting impression on everyone around them? One of the world’s most in-demand CEO coaches and top leadership gurus,
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Why Generosity Is the Essential Attribute of Leadership
by John Eades The business world lost Jack Welch on March 1st, 2020. He was a great businessman and professional who drastically evolved as a leader during his 84 years. Luckily he left behind some great leadership
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The Power of Tiny Changes to Build Remarkable Results
How often have you started a new year with a plan to dramatically change yourself or your situation? There’s a reason the purchase of gym memberships, exercise apparel, and planners spike at the beginning of
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No-Nonsense Advice for Building a Business
Book Review by Andy Ghillyer For those looking to start or grow a business, or to bring an entrepreneurial mindset to their corporate role, information is never in short supply. You can take the academic
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Find the Time to Focus (or Not!)
by Maki Moussavi When I was trying to find my way out of my high-achieving success box in my corporate job, I knew a key to making that happen was to find the time to
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The Cold, Hard Truth About Sales Negotiation Tactics
Each year, sales professionals leave billions of dollars on the table because they are outgunned, outmaneuvered, and outplayed by savvy buyers. Because today’s buyers have more power than ever before―more information, more at stake, and
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Inside Deutsche Bank and Its Epic Path of Financial Destruction
Book Review by Andy Ghillyer The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 are the latest in a long line of attempts at federal regulation to
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May Spotlight: 4 New Summaries
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 that we’re featuring this
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7 Surprising Things that Ultra-Successful People Don’t Do
by Josh Linkner There’s been plenty written about the habits of highly successful people. They set goals and they follow through. They learn and listen. We get it. But what do the most successful people
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Reinvent Your Business by Utilizing Artificial Intelligence
Book Review by Andy Ghillyer The complete reinvention of your business has now become standard operating practice. If you’re developing a five-year strategic plan that doesn’t include some element of reinvention of your core business
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Measure Your Strategic Progress
by Margaret Reynolds How do you monitor and measure the progress of your strategic initiatives and projects? Remember that confidence in decision making comes from having reliable data, and that includes data that keeps you
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Predict the Trends that Will Change Your Business
What if you could predict the trends that will change your business? For the past 10 years, Rohit Bhargava’s signature annual Non-Obvious Trend Report has helped over a million readers discover more than 100 trends
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