504: Speak Up or Stay Stuck with Pam Marmon
In Speak Up or Stay Stuck, forward-thinking change management expert Pam Marlon unpacks a practical framework for implementing organizational change while ensuring your voice is heard.
Dec 05, 2023•27 min
Read to Lead Podcast
If you believe as I do, that intentional and consistent reading is key to success in business and in life, then this is your podcast. My goal each week is to bring you key thoughts and insights from my conversations with those I consider to be among today's brightest minds: our generation's non-fiction authors. We discuss their latest book, as well as their unique perspectives on Leadership, Business, Personal Development, Marketing, Career, and Entrepreneurship. If you love reading, or desire to do more of it, then consider this podcast your audio Cliff's Notes. The Read to Lead Podcast is a four-time Best Business Podcast nominee.
Episodes
503: Leadership Lessons Drawn From the Wisdom of Mom with Valerie Cockerell
In Manage like a Mother, Valerie Cockerell shares common-sense principles for anyone seeking to be an effective leader. She explains how raising children, nurturing their development, multitasking as only a mother does, managing conflicts, dealing with teenagers and being a great role model are some of the essential skills that leaders can easily apply to their professional working environments—with proven success.
Nov 28, 2023•37 min
502: Learning to Get Past Your Past with Jason VanRuler
The life you dream of isn't that far away. But you can't stay where you are. It's time to embark on your journey toward healing. Let Get Past Your Past be your guide along the way.
Nov 21, 2023•32 min
501: Discover Who You Already Are, Who You Want to Be, and How to Ensure Others See You That Way with Aliza Licht
How you show up in person, over email, and on social media, Aliza says, communicates your personal brand. That brand deserves thoughtful cultivation and crafting as you shape your narrative, build your network, grow your confidence, and plot your future.
Nov 14, 2023•32 min
500: Listen to This or Die with Ray Edwards
For anyone who wants to turn their life around but doesn't know how, the PASTOR method teaches how to harness marketing wisdom to get honest about what we really want from life and craft better beliefs and plans to help us start living life on our own terms.
Nov 07, 2023•35 min
499: Decision Making, Project Management, and Workplace Engagement with Gerald Leonard
In A Symphony of Choices, workplace culture and strategy expert Gerald Leonard provides you with the practical tools and real-world examples that will help you build the knowledge and skills you need to thrive in a project-driven world.
Oct 31, 2023•35 min
498: How to Win with Clarity-Fueled Communications with Steve Woodruff
From email to sales pitches, from workshops to resumes, Steven Woodruff’s Clarity Fuel Formula is the universal recipe for communications success.
Oct 24, 2023•35 min
497: How to Create Self-Leading Teams That Win with Kyle Buckett and Chris Mefford
In this revolutionary guide, Mefford and Buckett share crucial leadership strategies to help organizations revamp their work culture, throw out stifling hierarchical leadership models, and embrace a dynamic, results-oriented, and successful self-led team-oriented model instead.
Oct 17, 2023•49 min
496: Build a Team, Stay Focused, Make Better Decisions with David Dodson
David Dodson explains how to get better at running virtually any kind of organization by breaking down each critical skill into digestible, bite-sized sub-skills, that you can learn quickly and easily.
Oct 10, 2023•37 min
495: Turning the Power of Mindset Into Action with Eduardo Briceño
With this innovative and refreshing framework of balancing learning and performing, individuals and companies can reach their boldest aspirations.
Oct 03, 2023•46 min
494: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put On the Spot with Matt Abrahams
Develop the life-changing ability to excel in spontaneous communication situations—from public speaking to interviewing to networking—with essential strategies from a Stanford lecturer, coach, and host of the popular Think Fast, Talk Smart The Podcast.
Sep 26, 2023•40 min
493: The Inner Journey of Leadership with Dan Rockwell
In this timeless, eye-opening tale of redemption, Bob’s tailspin journey through loss and catastrophic failure invites readers to examine the nature of genuine leadership and embark upon their own story of self-discovery.
Sep 19, 2023•30 min
492: Walmart, Amazon, and the Battle for Our Wallets with Jason Del Rey
For years, Walmart and Amazon operated in separate spheres—one a massive brick-and-mortar retailer, the other an online giant. But in 2016, Walmart aggressively moved into the world of e-commerce, while Amazon made big bets in physical retail. What can we learn from them? Turns out, a lot.
Sep 12, 2023•41 min
491: Your Future Self with Hal Hershfield
Your Future Self describes the mental mistakes we make in thinking about the future and gives us practical advice for imagining our best future so we can make that vision a reality.
Sep 05, 2023•32 min
490: The Learn-It-All Leader with Damon Lembi
In The Learn-It-All Leader, Learnit CEO Damon Lembi shares the leadership mindset you need to make better decisions, take bolder risks, and build stronger teams.
Aug 29, 2023•42 min
489: How to Work with (Almost) Anyone with Michael Bungay Stanier
This book shows you how to build the best possible relationship. One conversation. Five questions. Detailed guidance on how to prepare and set the relationship up for success. Key insights on how to maintain the relationship so that it will continue to thrive.
Aug 22, 2023•43 min
488: Always Make Your Future Bigger Than Your Past with Dan Miller
A culmination of weekly inspiration shared with Dan Miller’s inner circle over the past 20 years!
Aug 15, 2023•41 min
487: Closing the Confidence Gap with Kelli Thompson
Closing the Confidence Gap will show you how to advance with confidence. You’ll hear deeply personal stories and walk away with practical tools to show you how to claim your role as a confident leader.
Aug 08, 2023•47 min
486: Hidden Genius with Polina Marinova Pompliano
After learning from the world's most successful people, you will have a mental toolkit to help you tackle thorny problems, navigate relationships, and use creativity and resilience in times of uncertainty.
Aug 01, 2023•53 min
485: An Unbound and Unbridled Path to Unstuck Growth with Bryan Orr
Unconformed is a toolkit for preventing and overcoming that "stuck" feeling and exploring the many paths to success, no matter your age or life stage. With many stories about successful people from diverse backgrounds, this book offers a fresh look at learning and working.
Jul 25, 2023•52 min
484: The Surprising Science of High-Performing Teams with David Burkus
Discover how to develop a clear, concise understanding of how your team’s culture affects its performance. Follow this simple, practical blueprint to cultivate a Best Team Ever environment and set your team on a path to success.
Jul 18, 2023•41 min
483: The Illusion of Choice with Richard Shotton
The Illusion of Choice identifies the 16 1/2 most important psychological quirks that everyone in business needs to bear aware of today—and shows how any business can take advantage of these quicks to win customers, retains customers and sell more.
Jul 11, 2023•46 min
482: How Leaders Can Move Teams From Isolated to All In with Steven Van Cohen
In Connectable, you’ll learn how tackling the issue of worker loneliness head on can transform an isolated workforce into one that’s happier, more engaged, and more productive.
Jul 04, 2023•49 min
481: How to See What Others Don't with Constance Dierickx
Whether you are at the start of your leadership journey or have held a senior leadership role for years, Meta-Leadership will arm you with knowledge and insights to achieve the highest results from yourself and your team.
Jun 27, 2023•37 min
480: The Case for Good Jobs with Zeynep Ton
The Case for Good Jobs provides leaders with the blueprint they need to choose excellence by providing good jobs that offer a living wage, dignity, and opportunities for growth both for their employees and their organization.
Jun 20, 2023•33 min
479: Finding Clarity, Confidence, and Courage with Heather Penny
Are you tired of chasing a dream you aren’t even sure you want anymore? Or have you accomplished your dream only to discover it’s not as fulfilling as you thought it would be? It’s time to get excited about your life again.
Jun 13, 2023•43 min
478: Protecting Your Brain in the Digital Age with Dr. Carl Marci
Rewired provides scientifically supported solutions for everyone who wants to restore their tech-life balance.
Jun 06, 2023•37 min
477: Why Work is No Longer Working and What To Do About it with Seth Godin
In The Song of Significance, Seth Godin provides a roadmap for the business leaders who are willing to create a meaningful future while bravely rejecting the outmoded management models that are no longer serving us. As Godin writes, “Choosing significance is to dance with fear, and choosing fear requires belief that what we’re doing matters.”
May 30, 2023•40 min
476: Choosing Greatness and Achieving Exceptional Outcomes with Christina Curtis
If you're a leader, entrepreneur, executive, or anyone who wants to squeeze more time, money, and joy from every day, Choosing Greatness is a must-have book that's brimming with tools and strategies!
May 23, 2023•38 min
475: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most with Adam Alter
A groundbreaking guide to breaking free from the thoughts, habits, jobs, relationships, and even business models that prevent us from achieving our full potential.
May 16, 2023•43 min