Read to Lead Podcast

Everybody is addicted to something to numb the discomfort of living in a messed-up world, says Ian Cron, but the good news is that if you committedly "work the steps," you will eventually have a vital spiritual awakening that will give you an entirely new and radically beautiful orientation toward the life God has for you.

Wild Courage coaches you to smash through your fear of discomfort, failure, and the judgement of others, to embrace your boldest self in pursuit of what you want. To be successful, you need to have courage. Wild amounts of it.

Whether you're a seasoned leader or an emerging manager, Lead Well provides a holistic, research-backed framework to future-proof your leadership and unlock the full potential of your team.

Mindmasters is a riveting look at what our digital footprints reveal about us, how they're being used—for good and for ill—and how we can gain power over the data that defines us.

At a time when courage seems in short supply, in a culture continually stoking insecurity and anxiety, this book will transform your deepest fears into a catalyst for your highest growth and the greatest good.

The Read to Lead release schedule, formerly weekly, is changing.

The is the second part in my two-part series featuring eleven must-read non-fiction books that deserve a place on everyone's bookshelf. These aren't just any books – they're the kind of works that can fundamentally change how you think, lead, and live.

Today, I'm kicking off my special year-end series featuring eleven must-read non-fiction books that deserve a place on everyone's bookshelf. These aren't just any books – they're the kind of works that can fundamentally change how you think, lead, and live.

It's no secret that more people than ever before are building thriving businesses around their personal brands. But why do some create six- or even seven-figure businesses while so many others struggle to make a consistent income? Find out in this conversation with my good friend Mike Kim.

In Worth Doing Wrong, Malham provides strategies for creating a culture that will help you smash business goals, achieve win-win relationships with your clients, generate buzz in your community, and cultivate a workplace that you and your employees will love.

Full of useful activities and tools, Job Moves offers the timeless framework of our generation to help anyone create a career that will be happier and more fulfilling.

Driven by dramatic, real-world examples from his classroom, today's headlines, and classic cases of corporate wrong-doing, The Conscience Code shows how to create value-based workplaces where everyone can thrive.

In The Long Game, Dorie Clark shares unique principles and frameworks you can apply to your specific situation, as well as vivid stories from her own career and other professionals' experiences.

In and age of AI and digital overload, the simple act of moving a pen across a blank page can boost our creativity and mood—and continues to transform our lives.

Free Range Humans is about much more than quitting your job and becoming your own boss. It's about life on your own terms, working when, where, and how you want - so you don't have to fit yourself into someone else's box to make a great income.

What would be possible if you followed through on your best intentions? What could you accomplish if you could stay focused? What if you had the power to become "indistractable?"

From Seth Godin, one of the world's most influential business thinkers and bestselling author of This is Marketing, comes a groundbreaking guide to creating meaningful change in a complex world.

Challenging common myths about creativity being an innate gift reserved for a select few, this episode empowers listeners with scientific insights and practical strategies to unlock their creative potential.

Whether you're an individual looking to future-proof your career, a parent aiming to raise future-proof children, or a business leader eager to steer your organization through technological disruption, IRREPLACEABLE offers a universal and comprehensive framework.

Learn proven techniques and daily exercises to help you develop a commanding voice and presence and improve vocal quality, mental acuity, body language, and self-esteem to dramatically increase your influence.

I uncover the 8 most common fears that prevent us from reaching our full potential, how each one shows up in real life, what kind of impact it has, and, most importantly, how to tackle them head-on with practical action steps.

The new edition of this internationally acclaimed guide to remote and hybrid leadership comes with an updated and enriched framework for the modern workplace. It introduces new principles and retains proven strategies for effective leadership across distances.

Life's Great Question will show you how to make your work and life more meaningful, and greatly boost your wellbeing.

With practical tips, relatable stories, and vibrant examples, Mastering the Moment employs Tim Pollard's engaging style, making the guidance as absorbing to read as it is to adopt.

Future Proofing You is perfect for anyone who is tired of jobs with no security (amen!), hopes to truly realize their professional and personal potential (where do I sign up?), and is looking for a way to build a better life for them and their family (yes, please!).

The solution to overthinking isn't to stop thinking but to change the soundtrack to something better - more positive, more encouraging, and ultimately, more productive. Once we learn how to choose our soundtracks, thoughts become our best friend, propelling us toward our goals.

These four AI tools are ones I use all the time. In my business, I couldn't function without them. In this episode, I share what I use them for, as well as how I use them. Plus, I share a special surprise at the end.

In this episode I talk about the practice of interleaving books, the benefits to you when you intentionally reading more than one book at a time.

This time around, I'm joined by someone I've known for over 40 years. We discuss his experience in the technology sector and, specifically, how he's using AI to get ahead and stay ahead in the workplace despite certain disabilities.

Explore proven strategies and mindsets from experts like Richard Feynman, Scott H. Young, and Carol Dweck to help you master any skill and unlock your full potential.

In honor of our 11th anniversary, I thought it would be fitting to look back at 11 of the most influential books I've read since starting this journey. Each of these books has left a lasting impact on me and, I hope, on you too.

From CEOs communicating with board members to managers negotiating salary increases and entrepreneurs looking to raise capital, it's impossible to overstate the role of persuasion in making your personal and professional goals a reality. The ability to convince others―respectfully and effectively―is one of the most important skills you can master, whatever your profession.

The renowned global though leader and Google's first Chief Innovation Evangelist introduces a forward-thinking mindstate that will help you navigate ambiguity and uncertainty with intention, transform problems and challenges into profound opportunities, and create exactly the future you want to see.

Whether you're a student studying for an exam, an employee facing a new skill at work, or just want to get better at something you're interested in, Scott's insights will help you do it better.

Every business person who is even remotely interested in prioritization should read Managing Priorities. Whatever you need to prioritize—tasks, goals, OKRs, projects—this book is for you.

48 Days to the Work You Love is packed with modern insight and timeless wisdom and provides a step-by-step process for creating a Life Plan and translating it into meaningful, satisfying daily work.

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.

The book The Expertise Economy dares you to let go of outdated and traditional ways of closing the skills gap, and challenges CEOs and business leaders to embrace the urgency of re-skilling and upskilling the workforce.

We all want great ideas, but few actually understand how great ideas are born. Innovation is not an event, a workshop, a sprint, or a hackathon. It's a result of mastering idea flow, a practice that elevates everything else you do.

We don't need just another approach to changing our habits. What we need is an operating system that takes into account the full scope of our lives. Bestselling author Jordan Raynor presents this system, using seven powerful time-management principles drawn from the example of how Jesus lived.

Today's AI systems are miracles of modern engineering, but no, humans do not have to fear robots seizing control or taking over all our jobs. In this exploration of the fascinating and ever-changing landscape of artificial intelligence, Dr. Shwartz explains how AI works in simple terms.

By using the right tools and a bit of discipline, you can cultivate a "personal knowledge garden" where your thinking will blossom.

Marcus shows you how to break free from this conformity—how to decode your own loves, turn them into their most powerful expression, and do the same for those you lead and those you love.

MicroSkills is built on one core, easy-to-learn principle: every big goal, complicated task, healthy habit, and, yes, even what we think of as character traits, can be broken down into small, learnable, skills that can be practiced, and incorporated real-time.

In Impact Players, New York Times bestselling author and researcher Liz Wiseman reveals the secrets of these stellar professionals who play the game at a higher level.

This proven, step-by-step guide will help you design habits and make them stick through positive emotion and celebrating small successes. Whether you want to lose weight, de-stress, sleep better, or be more productive each day, Tiny Habits makes it easy to achieve—by starting small.

A can't-miss conversation with the son of the legendary author of the book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - 30th Anniversary Edition.

With this book as your guide, you'll learn to dance with your fear. To take the risks worth taking. And to embrace the empathy required to make work that contributes with authenticity and joy.

A paradigm-shifting book looking at the negative impact of silence and how we can begin to dismantle it in order to use our voices at home and at work.

Today, we revisit a conversation I had with Michael Hyatt at the start of the pandemic about vision-driven leadership.