Read to Lead Podcast
Jeff Brown
300 episodes
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Twelve Steps to Unscrewing Your Screwed-Up Life with Ian Morgan Cron – Episode 565 (M05)
When it came out in 2016, I loved Ian Morgan Cron’s book The Road Back to You. Some call it “the book that started a million enneagram journeys.” I’ve always wanted to chat with Ian and, today, you and I both get to do…
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How to Go After What You Want and Get It with Jenny Wood – Episode 564 (M04)
Our streak of highlighting female authors in 2025 continues with this month’s feature of Jenny Wood. She’s a former Googler, turned full-time author and speaker (turns out she’s amazing at both). In her new book, Wild…
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A Holistic, Research-Backed Framework to Future-Proof Your Leadership with Paula Davis – Episode 563 (M03)
Our third featured author of 2025 is stress and resilience expert, Paula Davis. She’s the founder and CEO of the Stress & Resilience Institute, and she’s spent her career helping people at every level—from CEOs to…
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The Science of Predicting and Changing Human Behavior – Episode 562 (M02)
It’s time to unveil our second (of twelve) books we’re featuring in 2025. That’s right. In case you’re late to the party, Read to Lead has moved from a weekly show to a monthly show. That means only a dozen books will…
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Closing the Courage Gap with Margie Warrell – Episode 561 (M01)
This episode marks the launch of our new release schedule. Just 12 books are being featured this year, and the first of those 12 comes from an author who has made three previous appearances on the show. Her name is Dr.…
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Special Announcement: Changes to Read to Lead in 2025
Hey there, and welcome to another episode of Read to Lead! I’m Jeff, your host, and I am so glad you’re here. Today’s episode is going to be a little different—no special guests, just me, talking about some pretty…
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560: Game-Changing Reads: 11 Books Every Leader Needs – Part 2
In this two part, year-ending series, I unpack the eleven book that should be a part of every leader’s library. If there are any books on this list you haven’t yet made time for, I suggest you carve out time in 2025…
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559: Game-Changing Reads: 11 Books Every Leader Needs – Part 1
In this two part, year-ending series, I unpack the eleven book that should be a part of every leader’s library. If there are any books on this list you haven’t yet made time for, I suggest you carve out time in 2025…
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558: The 8 Step Blueprint To Building A Profitable Personal Brand Business with Mike Kim (E)
Craig Lemasters shares techniques he has used in a lifetime of helping Fortune 500 companies tackle the challenge of getting unstuck. The post 558: The 8 Step Blueprint To Building A Profitable Personal Brand Business…
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557: The Quest to Build a Culture That Rocks with Arnie Malham (an Encore Presentation of Episode 367)
Business is hard, but the challenges that make business hard are more than just obstacles - they provide the foundation for building and strengthening a culture that attracts the best people to do the best work. The…
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556: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career with Michael B. Horn and Bob Moesta
Every single year, an estimated 1 billion people switch jobs worldwide. A lucky few stumble into the role of their dreams, but hundreds of millions are disappointed. What if, when looking for a job, you could make more…
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555: Lead with Your Values to Advance Your Career with the Wharton School’s G. Richard Shell (an Encore Presentation of Episode 381)
The essential guide to standing up for your values at work. Protect your integrity by committing to The Conscience Code. The post 555: Lead with Your Values to Advance Your Career with the Wharton School’s G. Richard…
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554: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short Term World with Dorie Clark (an Encore Presentation of Episode 389)
How can we break out of the endless cycle of feeling rushed, overwhelmed, and perennially behind to create the kind of meaningful lives we all seek? We need to start playing The Long Game. The post 554: How to Be a…
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553: The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper with Roland Allen
I’ve been waiting for over a year to bring you today’s conversation and episode. That’s right. It was in the fall of last year that I got word on X about a new book coming out, all about the history of The Notebook. It…
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552: Escape the 9-5, Create a Life You Love, and Still Pay the Bills with Marianne Cantwell (an Encore Presentation of Episode 286)
You know when you go outside on a pleasant day and there’s that perfect breeze in combination with just the right amount of warmth from the sun on your face? That’s pretty much the same feeling you’ll get from hanging…
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551: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life with Nir Eyal (an Encore Presentation of Episode 284)
Every so often, someone reaches out to me and says, “You’ve gotta talk to so-and-so.” Sometimes I’m skeptical, but when it’s a good friend that is doing the talking, my ears perk up. That was the case when it was…
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550: This Is Strategy with Seth Godin
Today, we’re tackling a topic that’s often shrouded in mystery and perceived as exclusive to the corporate elite or military strategists: strategy. But as my guest argues, strategy is for everyone who desires to create…
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549: Unlocking Creativity: The Science of Brainstorming and Generating New Ideas
In this episode of Read to Lead, I dive deep into the fascinating world of creativity and innovation. Challenging common myths about creativity being an innate gift reserved for a select few, this episode empowers…
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548: Standing Out in the Age of AI with Pascal Bornet
I find that I’m reading more and more books on the topic of AI these days. Why? Well, if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that if you don’t want to be left behind, you need embrace the world of AI and embrace it…
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547: 7 Minutes a Day to Communication Mastery with Arthur Joseph (an Encore Presentation of Episode 253)
This, for me personally, is one of the most fun conversations I’ve had with a guest. I so identify with the power of one’s voice to influence and impact. Arthur Samuel Joseph has an incredible background training…
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546: Overcoming the 8 Fears Holding You Back From Success
This month, inside the Read to Lead Community online, our theme is FEAR. How to act despite fear, to be even more specific. The fears we dive into today include failure, rejection, success (yes, that’s a fear too),…
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545: The Long-Distance Leader Second Edition with Wayne Turmel
I am delighted to welcome Wayne Turmel to the show. A second edition of the book The Long-Distance Leader, co-written with Kevin Eikenberry, has been released, updated for a post-pandemic world. This new version also…
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544: Discover How You Contribute to the World with Tom Rath (an Encore Presentation of Episode 304)
It was more than a dozen years ago when a colleague of mine at the time, Teresa White, first introduced me to the work of today’s guest. I’m almost embarrassed to admit I hadn’t already been studying his work. You…
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543: Exceptional Presentation Delivery with Tim Pollard (an Encore Presentation of Episode 294)
Today’s guest, you might say, takes what he does very seriously. Another way to say it might be that he’s a little extreme. However, no one can deny that he is very good at what he does. That’s why I love talking to…
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542: Future-Proofing You with Jay Samit (an Encore Presentation of Episode 369)
With the right mindset and insight, anyone can become a millionaire. The post 542: Future-Proofing You with Jay Samit (an Encore Presentation of Episode 369) first appeared on Read to Lead Podcast.
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541: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking with Jon Acuff (an Encore Presentation of Episode 365)
Soundtracks, the new book from Jon Acuff, offers a proven plan to change overthinking from a super problem into a superpower. The post 541: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking with Jon Acuff (an Encore…
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540: The 4 AI Tools I Use Everyday
Welcome back to the podcast! Today, we’re diving into a topic that’s changing the way we live and work—artificial intelligence. Whether you’re in tech, education, or the creative arts, AI tools have transformed how we…
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539: Why You Need to Read Multiple Books at the Same Time
Have you ever found yourself stuck with a book that just doesn’t seem to be going anywhere? You pick it up, hoping to power through, but instead, it feels like you’re wading through molasses. We’ve all been there, and…
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538: Efficiency Unleashed: Harnessing AI in the Workplace with Jeff Frownfelter
Today marks a first ever and a second ever. Let’s take the second, first. Today’s episode marks only the second time in the history of Read to Lead where the guest is not promoting a book but is, rather, here simply…
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537: The Mastery Blueprint: 3 Steps to Becoming the Best You
Mastery is considered by some to be an illusive concept. I hope to dispel that rumor once and for all with this short, concise, and easy-to-follow episode, all about mastery and self-improvement (our theme this month…
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536: Celebrating 11 Years: The Most Influential Books of the Read to Lead Podcast
Welcome, welcome, welcome! You’re listening to the Read to Lead Podcast, and I’m your host, Jeff Brown. Today is an incredibly special day because we’re celebrating 11 years of this podcast! 🎉 Over the years, we’ve had…
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535: Negotiating Tips From a Former FBI Negotiator and a TOP DC Publicist
Adele Gambardella, a celebrated PR strategist and crisis management consultant, has worked with major clients like Facebook and President Joe Biden, and has been honored as a “Woman Who Means Business” by the…
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534: How to Live Future Ready with Dr. Frederik G. Pferdt
Wouldn’t you love to sit down and have a chat with the person who was Google’s first Chief Innovation Evangelist? I know I would. Wait?! That just happens to describe my guest today. His name is Dr. Frederik G. Pferdt.…
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533: How to Get Better at Anything with Scott H. Young
I’m a sucker for a well-researched book, especially when that book is on the topic of learning effectively. My guest today wrote a book you may have heard of. It’s the Wall Street Journal bestseller called…
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532: How to Create Better Plans and Make Smarter Decisions with Harry Max
There’s productivity. There’s time management. And then there’s managing priorities. We often lump managing priorities in with these other areas but, in reality, effectively managing priorities is a discipline all to…
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531: 48 Days to the Work (and Life) You Love with Dan Miller (an Encore Presentation of Episode 338)
In this 20th anniversary edition of 48 Days to the Work (and Life) You Love, you will find everything you need to move you toward finding - or creating - work you love in just 48 days. The post 531: 48 Days to the…
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530: Understanding What Truly Matters, Making Strategic Decisions, and Effectively Allocating Your Time and Resources
Managing priorities is more than just making a to-do list. It’s about understanding what truly matters, making strategic decisions, and effectively allocating your time and resources. So, let’s dive right in! 1:…
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529: How the Smartest Companies Use Learning to Engage, Compete and Succeed with Kelly Palmer (an Encore Presentation of Episode 234)
Keeping our skills in sync with fast-changing markets is the biggest challenge of our time So says my guest today, Kelly Palmer, and her co-author David Blake. Kelly and David have written a brand new book called The…
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528: The Only Business Metric That Matters is Ideaflow with Jeremy Utley (an Encore Presentation of Episode 446)
My guest today asserts that we all want great ideas, but few of us actually understand how great ideas are born. Innovation, he says, is not an event, a workshop, a sprint, or a hackathon. It’s a result of mastering…
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527: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive with Jordan Raynor (an Encore Presentation of Episode 422)
I love books on the topic of productivity. It’s a topic about which plenty of books have written. Some might argue we don’t need any more books on productivity. That is not the case for the latest productivity book I…
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526: The Truth About AI and the Future of Humanity with Steve Shwartz (an Encore Presentation of Episode 384)
Much of the conversation around AI is overblown with regard to its capabilities. What's the truth about AI? Steve Shwartz has the answer. The post 526: The Truth About AI and the Future of Humanity with Steve Shwartz…
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525: Extending Your Mind Through Connected Notes with Jorge Arango
If there is a topic that has captured my attention more in the last three to four years, I don’t know what it is. I’m talking about the art of note-taking or, as I like to call it, note-making. It’s a phrase that makes…
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524: How to Find What You Love, Love What You Do, and Do It for the Rest of Your Life with Marcus Buckingham (an Encore Presentation of Episode 417)
What an awesome and incredibly important discussion I have for you today! It’s my long-awaited sit-down with none other than Marcus Buckingham. I first got the chance to hear Marcus speak fifteen, or maybe, twenty…
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523: Small Actions, Big Impact with Drs. Adaira Landry and Resa Lewiss
Today, I’m featuring one of the 9 books I’m most looking forward to in 2024. This marks the fourth author (or authors, in this case) of the nine I’ve manage to showcase so far. Who knows, maybe I’ll eventually…
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522: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact with Liz Wiseman (an Encore Presentation of Episode 400)
Today’s episode is a milestone episode in so many ways. It’s episode 400, of course, but several other “yours, mine, and ours” type milestones are also at play. To hear about each one of them, click the play button…
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521: The Future of Behavior Design with Dr. BJ Fogg (an Encore Presentation of Episode 324)
While technically today’s featured book was released in 2019 (December 31 to be exact), I’ve dubbed it my favorite book of 2020! Upon reading it, I immediately wanted to share it and attempt to teach its concepts to…
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520: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – 30th Anniversary Edition (an Encore Presentation of Episode 319)
What an honor it is to be asked to participate in the launch of the 30th Anniversary Edition of the #1 business book of the 20th century! And what a treat it is to talk to the son and namesake of the author himself,…
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519: The Practice and Shipping Creative Work with Seth Godin (an Encore Presentation of Episode 344)
A conversation with Seth Godin about his new book (his 20th) called The Practice and what goes into shipping creative work. (23 minutes) The post 519: The Practice and Shipping Creative Work with Seth Godin (an Encore…
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518: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully with Elaine Lin Hering
If there’s a topic not talked about all that much, it’s the topic of silence. The kind that says why speak up if you know that it won’t be received well and often makes things worse? Today’s guest, Elaine Lin Hering,…
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517: The Vision-Driven Leader with Michael Hyatt (an Encore Presentation of Episode 312)
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…
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