Soundview Executive Book Summaries - December 2007

*** For Immediate Release *** Soundview Executive Book Summaries - December 2007 This Month's Featured "Best Business Books" Summarized for You Concordville, PA Soundview Executive Book Summaries has chosen Get There Early by Bob Johanson and Corporate Agility by Charles E. Grantham, James P. Ware and Cory Williamson the "Best Business Books" for the month of December 2007. Soundview Editors have just released their summaries of these books which are only available direct from the publisher. style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: #009530"> Get There Early style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-STYLE: italic">by Bob Johanson Very few leaders consult a crystal ball or a psychic when it comes to looking into the future with regards to their business; nonetheless, they are still responsible for understanding how the decisions they made yesterday will affect their organization five years from now. Johansen and the Institute for the Future provide their insights into the next decade, and show readers how they too can begin to navigate the road to the future. style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: #009530"> Corporate Agility style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-STYLE: italic"> by Charles E. Grantham, James P. Ware and Cory Williamson In order to compete in the flat world –– where the rules are constantly changing –– businesses must be willing to embrace a new strategic model. This model needs to allow for the understanding of the evolving work force, the inception of new technologies, and the re-examination of work place structure. Corporate Agility provides the blueprint for this revolutionary move forward. This Month's Featured Book Review & 'Speed Reviews' style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: #009530"> Microtrends style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-STYLE: italic"> by Mark J. Penn with E. Kinney Zalesne Join Penn for a fast-paced ride through more than 70 "microtrends" found in politics, family life, religion and leisure and how each one is impacting our lifestyles as well as our business world. style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: #009530"> December Speed Reviews As always, we also review a number of exciting new books in our companion publication, Speed Reviews. December's selection includes reviews of Know Can Do!, Get Ahead By Going Abroad and No Man's Land. This Month's Featured Product Soundview Holiday Gift Subscriptions (Half Off!) This year, skip the food, executive gadgets, and ho-hum holiday gifts, and give the people on your list a gift of value they'll appreciate all year long - a subscription to Soundview Executive Book Summaries. Each gift recipient will also receive a free multi-functional Hawk Card Book Light. Click to get more details about Soundview's Half Off Holiday Gift Special.