Business Execs Round Out Their Year by Naming "The 360 Degree Leader" Best Biz Book of 2006.Soundview Executive Book Summaries' Subscribers Select John C. Maxwell's Leadership Book as Their Top Pick of the Year, Earning the Bestselling Author the Fourth Annual Harold Longman Award CONCORDVILLE, Pa. -- The nation's foremost expert on leadership now has another title under his belt. Today Soundview Executive Book Summaries, the global leader in business book summaries, announced that its subscribers have chosen John C. Maxwell's bestseller "The 360 Degree Leader" to receive the fourth annual Harold Longman Award for Best Business Book of 2006. The readers' choice award honors the memory of Harold Longman, Soundview's inaugural editor-in-chief, who loved and excelled in the world of books and words. "For four years, our readers have chosen the one book that best represents the current business mindset mind·set or mind-set n. 1. A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations. 2. An inclination or a habit. , and this year they did not disappoint dis·ap·point v. dis·ap·point·ed, dis·ap·point·ing, dis·ap·points v.tr. 1. To fail to satisfy the hope, desire, or expectation of. 2. ," says Rebecca Clement Clement, in the Bible Clement, in Philippians, one of Paul's coworkers. He is traditionally identified with St. Clement of Rome, the likely author of a letter written from there to the Corinthian church in c.A.D. 96. , Publisher of Soundview Executive Book Summaries. "Our subscribers always gravitate grav·i·tate intr.v. grav·i·tat·ed, grav·i·tat·ing, grav·i·tates 1. To move in response to the force of gravity. 2. To move downward. 3. toward leadership books, so it was no surprise when they chose 'The 360 Degree Leader' as their overwhelming favorite. John Maxwell's unique take in leadership has inspired so many top executives over the years, and we're thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to honor him with this prestigious award." "The 360 Degree Leader" discusses how employees can lead from any position within their organization. Maxwell believes that any employee can be successful by leading up, leading across, and leading down. "The 360 Degree Leader" was chosen from a list of eight books nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. by Soundview's editorial staff. The nominated titles were selected from the 30 best business books summarized by Soundview's editors in 2006. The Harold Longman Award was established in 2003. Longman shaped many of Soundview's current practices, and created the company's unique structure for summarizing the year's 30 best business books. Longman retired in the mid 1980s, after several stints in advertising and marketing. He returned to book writing, and was not quite finished a manuscript on remarkable old people when he succumbed to lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. in 1989 at age 75. About Soundview Executive Book Summaries Founded in 1978, Soundview pioneered the concept of distilling the key points and ideas of full-length business books into easy-to-read print, audio, and digital summaries, helping readers maximize their time and business intelligence. Soundview's subscribers worldwide include CEOs, government leaders, entrepreneurs, business consultants, academics, and students. The global leader in business content summarization sum·ma·rize intr. & tr.v. sum·ma·rized, sum·ma·riz·ing, sum·ma·riz·es To make a summary or make a summary of. sum , Soundview is a part of the Concentrated Knowledge Corp., a subsidiary of Concordville, Pa.-based Clement Publishing Group. Visit www.SoundviewSummary.com for more information about Soundview Executive Book Summaries. |
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