There may no longer be an exam waiting at the other end, but the tug of “required reading” somehow didn’t stop with college… Now the rows of books on business beckon your professional self differently… with the vague but real possibility that within them might lie the secrets to serious success (if you could just actually READ them).
Guess what: there IS a perfectly legitimate way to cheat: Executive Book Summaries
Equate them to a personal shopper for your wardrobe– Executive Book Summaries aim to be your “personal reader” by screening the myriad business books published each year, picking the best of the bunch, and them distilling them down to 8-page summaries that read like magazine articles.
Need a little more guilt-assuaging on this? A scientific study shows people will retain the ideas contained in a summary of this nature more easily than those contained in a book… what’s more, according to Inc. magazine, this is “how some of the best business minds get their information.”
Executive Book Summaries come in print, electronic and/or audio forms; subscribers receive 2-3 per month
Use them to stay on top of new ideas, inspire yourself or colleagues, and screen for the books you really want to read in their entirety. Subjects include time management (our fave), marketing and advertising, productivity, trends and forecasts, negotiation, entrepreneurship and leadership.
Subscriptions start at $109. (14 months for the cost of 12). And hey, with every 400-page book you might have had culled to a mere 8… just imagine what you can do with all that extra shelf-space…
IN ANTICIPATION, HOWEVER, OF OUR UPCOMING MARCH 9th EVENT, THERE IS ONE BOOK YOU HAVE TO READ!
If you’ve ever been in a book club (which I am, though lately I admit I’m occasionally delinquent and could use one of these summaries!), there is nothing like a good read to spark great conversation among friends. That realization has inspired our next event. We’d love for every Executive Mom to get a hold of “The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood and Marriage.”
Provocative title, we KNOW! But as it suggests, this is a book filled with essays that are extremely fresh, honest, and often really relatable. And it’s going to be the basis for some great discussion that we look forward to having on-line and in person with all of you! Event Invitation to follow, but in the meantime…
Get a headstart now and order your copy of “The Bitch in the House!”
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Sincerely,
Executive Moms
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