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Execution by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan Bossidy, the legendary CEO of Honeywell International, Inc., joins forces with consultant and prolific author Charan to explain how getting things done — not strategy, innovation or anything else — is the most important function of a leader. The authors examine in detail the three key processes of execution — people, strategy and operations — and show how all three are linked. Click to get this summary free!	Winning by Jack Welch with Suzy Welch Winning goes beyond Welch’s memoir Jack, Straight From the Gut. In his latest book, Welch addresses his own management techniques honed during his tenure as CEO of General Electric. He includes an overview of cultural values, delves into hiring to explore what winners are made of, shares advice on crisis management, and looks at the external factors that can influence a company's success. Welch also takes a more personal turn, with an eye to individual career issues. Click to get this summary free!
Good to Great by Jim Collins What do good companies need to do to become great? To answer this question, Jim Collins (the author of the bestseller Built to Last) and a team of researchers used strict benchmarks to identify a group of 11 elite companies that made the leap from good to great and sustained that greatness for at least 15 years. The companies that made the list, and those that did not, provide a vast supply of strategies and ideas that leaders can use within their own organizations to propel them to greatness. Click to get this summary free!	The 360-Degree Leader by John C. Maxwell According to leadership expert John C. Maxwell, you can learn to develop your influence from wherever you are in the organization by becoming a 360-degree leader. You can learn to lead up, lead across and lead down. He writes that only 360-degree leaders influence people at every level of the organization, and by helping others, they help themselves. In The 360 Degree Leader, Maxwell explains that becoming a 360-degree leader is within the reach of anyone who possesses average or better leadership skills and is willing to work at it. Click to get this summary free!
Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars by Patrick Lencioni In Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars, bestselling author and acclaimed management expert Patrick Lencioni presents a dynamic leadership fable that reveals how organizations can overcome the “silos” that divide work units and paralyze performance. Lencioni also offers solutions to a key leadership issue — the impact of turf wars and political infighting on organizational effectiveness. Written in the form of a realistic but fictional story, Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars tackles a tough business issue in both an entertaining and instructive way. Click to get this summary free!	Click here to learn more about Soundview Executive Book Summaries and get these 5 summaries free with your subscription!

Soundview Executive Book Summaries - June 2008 This Month's Featured "Best Business Books" Concordville, PA Soundview Executive Book Summaries has chosen Leadership Gold by John C. Maxwell and Corporate Reputation by Leslie Gaines-Ross the "Best Business Books" for the month of June 2008. Soundview Editors have just released their summaries of these books which are only available from the publishers  Leadership Gold by John C. Maxwell Good leadership always makes a difference. It can turn organizations around and positively impact the lives of thousands. Learning more about leadership will make a difference in you, and you will make a difference in the lives of others. John Maxwell shares a lifetime of leadership truths, which can guide anyone who currently leads or aspires to lead. Corporate Reputation by Leslie Gaines-Ross Dr. Leslie Gaines-Ross explains why reputation matters to a company's valuation and well-being and identifies the roles corporate leaders must play in reputation recovery and sustainability. What triggers reputation loss? What are the signals? Why are so many companies struggling with tarnished reputations? What can be done? The most important phases in recovering reputation are outlined in a 12-step process. Featured Book Review The Game-Changer by A.G. Lafley and Ram Charan A.G. Lafley, chairman and CEO of P&G, and well-known author Ram Charan team up to show why innovation must be made central to the goals, strategy, structure, systems, culture, leadership, and motivating purpose and values of your business to create sustained and ever-improving organic revenue growth and profits. Based on experience and research, the authors offer a new management process for making innovation central to every driver of your business. As always, we also review a number of exciting new books in our companion publication, Speed Reviews. This month's selection includes reviews of The Eccentric Billionaire, Family Wars and The 7 Triggers to Yes. Subsscribe to Soundview Executive Summaries and Receive 5 Free Summaries.  Stay on top of the latest trends and strategies in just minutes. New summaries are released and delivered to you each month in a variety of formats, including audio versions in MP3 format  -- listen anytime!   This Month's Featured Summary Collection Start Closing More Sales! As any great salesperson knows, closing the complex deals you're faced with today takes more than good knowledge of your product. You need superior presentation skills, excellent organizational skills, as well as the ability to prove your products' value in a competitive market. The 2008 Art of Selling Collection provides all the resources you need to build your skills. This collection of 15 titles covers a wide range of essential topics and includes titles like Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi, Exceptional Selling by Jeff Thull, Bag the Elephant! by Steven Kaplan and a dozen more! And you can choose print or online format.