As I say in today’s podcast, I buy this author’s books before I even know what they’re about. There are only a few of these kinds of authors on my list, but Michael Hyatt is one of them. His latest effort is a book called The Vision Driven Leader: 10 Question to Focus Your Efforts, Energize Your […]
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517: The Vision-Driven Leader with Michael Hyatt (an Encore Presentation of Episode 312)

One of my favorite people to watch over the years has been Scott Miller. He interviews tons of wonderful authors for his podcasts and other projects. I learn something new every time I watch him work. I’m thrilled to be able to welcome him back for the second time to Read to Lead. The first […]
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516: Take Your Career From Accidental to Intentional with Scott Jeffrey Miller

Inside my online community, ReadtoLead+ members get access to a wide range of personal and professional development resources, including articles I publish not available anywhere else. One of those articles I published just yesterday and I’ve decided to share it here in audio form to help give you a sense of the kind of content […]
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515: The Top 5 Traits of a Servant Leader

For the second week in a row, I’m delighted to welcome a guest whose book made my list of the 9 books I’m most looking forward to this year. That guest is the University of Georgia’s Malissa Clark. She’s written a new book, released just last week, called Never Not Working: Why the Always-On Culture […]
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514: How to Fix the Always-On Culture of Business with Malissa Clark

I’ve been a fan of today’s guest for several years and have probably watched over 100 of his YouTube videos. So, when the good folks over at Readwise reached out about making an introduction, I was elated. I’m talking about the world’s most-followed productivity expert, otherwise known as the one and only Ali Abdaal. Ali […]
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513: How to Do More of What Matters to You with Ali Abdaal

When your name is Huggy, surely people can’t help but like you. And after meeting today’s “Huggy,” all I can say is, “What’s not to like?” Huggy Rao, along with Robert Sutton, have written a new book, out today, called The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things […]
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512: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder with Huggy Rao

Never has a guest appeared on the Read to Lead Podcast five times. In that the show is nearing its eleventh anniversary, though, the odds of that one day happening are increasing. In fact, that day is today, as Todd Henry indeed makes his fifth appearance on the podcast. His new book is called The […]
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511: The Brave Habit is Your Guide to Courageous Leadership with Todd Henry

There’s no one I can think of who’s been as consistent in his encouragement toward what I do than Dan Miller. And, he never stops learning. A habit I’m quite fond of. 🙂 Dan is the kind of person I want to be in the lives of others. That’s why the first question I ask […]
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510: Answer These 5 Questions to Build Your Legacy

It still hasn’t quite sunk in for me. My friend, and a friend to so many around the world, Dan Miller, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given less than six months to live. Dan was my first-ever Read to Lead Podcast guest. He appeared again in episode #067, and two more times after […]
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509: The Impact of Dan Miller On Our Lives Continues

Like any other year before, there are literally tens of thousands of books set to be released this year. Needless to say, it can be hard whittling down what to pay attention to and what to ignore. I’ve attempted to take some of the guesswork out of it for you by selecting nine books I’m […]
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508: The 9 Books I’m Most Looking Forward To In 2024

These days, like you perhaps, I read just about everything I can get my hands on pertaining to artificial intelligence. Books on this topic a still few, but that’s beginning to change one year removed from the buzz that was the launch of ChatGPT. That’s why I was excited to learn about Autonomous Transformation, the […]
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507: Creating a More Human Future in the Era of AI with Brian Evergreen

Easily the highlight of my career was the 13+ years I spent with WAY-FM Media Group from 2000 to 2013. My time there included having Dusty Rhodes as a colleague. Dusty recently reached out and introduced me to author Bob Tiede. Bob is the man behind the blog Leading With Questions, inspired by the book […]
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506: Leading With Questions with Bob Tiede

Years ago, I remember coming across a podcast and blog called My Wife Quit Her Job. I had no idea then that, one day, the creator of this content would one day appear on my podcast. But then, he wrote a book. And our mutual friend, Jeff Goins, suggested an introduction. I’m glad he did. […]
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505: The Family First Entrepreneur with Steve Chou

Today’s guest is making her second appearance on the podcast. Her first was back in 2020 at the start of the pandemic. That book, called No One’s Listening and It’s Your Fault was geared to leaders. Her new book is intended for managers and employees. It’s all about navigating the inevitable periods of change within […]
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504: Speak Up or Stay Stuck with Pam Marmon

Over 500 episodes in, and it’s still possible for there to be firsts. This episode brings with it a special milestone; one that includes having featured—for the first time—three members of the same family. In previous episodes I’ve enjoyed having on Lee Cockerell and Dan Cockerell (father and son, respectively) to talk about their books. […]
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503: Leadership Lessons Drawn From the Wisdom of Mom with Valerie Cockerell

Today’s guest and I seem to have a lot in common, and I’m so glad I was given the chance to meet him and interview him about his book. I think it’s one you definitely need to read for yourself. His name is Jason VanRuler, and his book is called Get Past Your Past: How […]
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502: Learning to Get Past Your Past with Jason VanRuler

Today’s guest, a former fashion executive, successfully turned her communications expertise into a multimedia brand and consultancy. And today, you and I have the privilege of learning from her years of experience. Her name is Aliza Licht, and her latest book is called On Brand: Shape Your Narrative, Share Your Vision, Shift Their Perception. How […]
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501: Discover Who You Already Are, Who You Want to Be, and How to Ensure Others See You That Way with Aliza Licht

Today’s guest is special to me in so many ways. I’ve admired him for over a decade. The way he carries himself, the kindness he shows to other people, and his ability to appreciate that anyone who crosses his path might have something to teach him, are just some of his more admirable qualities. Today’s […]
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500: Listen to This or Die with Ray Edwards

The topic of project management has been the focus of only two other episodes of Read to Lead that I can think of: Episode 101 with Cesar Abeid, and Episode 277 with Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez. Frankly, it’s a topic that doesn’t get covered nearly often enough. Today, I work to change that a bit. Our featured […]
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499: Decision-Making, Project Management, and Workplace Engagement with Gerald Leonard

I’ve yet to meet my guest today in person, but we live less than 30 minutes from one another. I think I need to work harder at changing that soon. His name is Steve Woodruff, and this will make his second appearance on the podcast; his first being about five years ago in Episode #243. […]
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