What’s your story? It’s a question human beings have been asking each other since we first gathered around a campfire. Millennia later, this human need for storytelling hasn’t changed. We communicate most effectively through our
Continue ReadingCommunication
Book Review: Absolute Value
It used to be that if you were selling consumer goods your field of play was limited to the shelf space immediately to the right and left of your item. People could compare packaging, price
Continue ReadingBook Review: Finding Allies, Building Alliances
The stakeholders in a given industry today could represent a wide variety of nations, backgrounds and business interests. What’s needed to move from mere functionality to progress and, ultimately, success is the ability to bridge
Continue ReadingWould You Have Hired the Young Steve Jobs?
We’ve had an incredible reaction to the Soundview Executive Book Summary of Finding the Next Steve Jobs by Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s founder Nolan Bushnell and co-author Gene Stone. The book would be considered
Continue ReadingBook Review: How to Say Anything to Anyone
Sometimes getting what you want is simply a matter of knowing the right way to ask for it. However, if your organization suffers from a chronic case of broken lines of communication, it’s unlikely that
Continue ReadingBook Review: You Can’t Lie to Me
Whether executives want to admit it or not, during the course of the average week someone, be it a client, vendor, employee or peer, is attempting to lie to them. People faced with this situation
Continue ReadingNew Summaries on Deception, Innovation and Explanation
Some of the most difficult parts of an executive’s job can result from ordinary situations. A simple conversation with an employee can reveal a problem that will affect the entire organization. A mishandled pitch in
Continue ReadingBook Review: Real Influence
Influence in the world of business has often been wielded like a club. It is a tool that is roughly crafted and swiftly swung. The end result is achieving one’s goal in a manner that
Continue ReadingMaking Work Worth It
THE COMMITMENT ENGINE MAKE YOUR COMPANY A COMMUNITY A business cannot succeed if its leaders and employees are not fully committed to that success. John Jantsch, the author of Duct Tape Marketing and The Referral
Continue ReadingProfanity in the Workplace
In the name of full disclosure, I must start today’s blog by saying that I am not a fan of profanity in the workplace. In fact, I think it doesn’t belong there at all. As
Continue ReadingBusiness Learning in Bloom with Three New Summaries
If you check your calendar today, you’ll notice that the first quarter of 2012 is rapidly coming to a close. How are you progressing on your personal and professional goals for the year? What about
Continue ReadingHow Businesses Are Using Video
I recently ran across a great article written by Jimm Fox of One Market Media on the many business uses of video. I’ve listed his main categories below, and you can check out the full
Continue ReadingWhat You’ve Been Missing …
Have you heard recent editions of Soundview’s Author Insight Series? If not, you missed some great conversations with today’s best business authors. Each month, Soundview features downloadable interviews with an array of best-selling business authors.
Continue Reading