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406: A Cure for Anxiety From Former Anxiety-Ridden Workaholic Charlie Hoehn

Today, I am excited to introduce to your an author I’ve just recently met, but who has written at least five books so far. I’m especially thankful to former guest Honoree Corder who put him on my radar. Thank you, Honoree! His name is Charlie Hoehn and he describes himself (among other things) as a […]

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405: How the Power of Pace Can Help Your Organization Achieve All-New Levels with Elizabeth Knox

Work well and live well. That is a great tagline. It just happens to be the tagline for a consulting firm called MatchPace, founded by Elizabeth Knox. Elizabeth, thanks to an introduction by my friend Lisa Lewis, is my guest on the podcast today. Elizabeth’s mission is to give organizational leaders and their teams strategies […]

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404: A Proven Plan for Leading Successful Meetings, Dynamic Workshops, and Effective Training Events with Paul Maltby

Over the years, I’ve definitely read my share of books on the topic of public speaking. It’s a skill I believe I will never stop improving upon. As leaders, I think that goes for all of us. Being able to effectively communicate one’s ideas – one-on-one or to a group – is critical to our […]

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403: How History’s Awesome Twentysomethings Got It Together with Robert L. Dilenschneider

Sometimes I come across someone who has managed to write a number of books that have somehow NOT been on my radar. Today, I get the chance to “fix” that by featuring an author of nearly 15 books to date. His name is Robert L. Dilenschneider. He’s written books like Decisions, Power and Influence, and […]

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402: Reclaim Control and Make Every Situation a Win-Win with Gail Rudolph

I’ve had the chance, recently, to welcome more and more guests on the show that have been introduced to me by previous guests. It’s a nice problem to have. Let me take this moment to give a shoutout to Honoree Corder, our guest from just last month in Episode #399. Thanks to Honoree, I get […]

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401: How Great Leaders Prepare, Perform, and Prevail with Jim Afremow and Phil White

It’s not often that I get to interview two authors in a single episode. Today’s show, though, is one of those kinds of shows. And we’re incredibly fortunate to have them both. I’m talking about Jim Afremow and Phil White. Together, they’ve co-authored a new book called The Leader’s Mind: How Great Leaders Prepare, Perform, […]

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400: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact with Liz Wiseman

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 below. Today’s guest, Liz Wiseman, has been one of my favorite leadership authors for the better […]

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399: Applying Relationship Rules in Business for Ultimate Success

Since beginning the Read to Lead Podcast over eight years ago, I’ve had the chance to meet more than my fair share of people whose talents include helping others write and publish books (in addition to a few of their own). One of those people is Karen Anderson, a strategic book advisor and coach, associate […]

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398: Learning and Development Programs That Stick with Meredith Bell

Today’s guest has been helping train leaders and their teams for several decades. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone else with her level of training experience. Her name is Meredith Bell.  She is president and co-founder of Performance Support Systems, a global software company. Since 1994 she has helped develop brain-based, online assessment […]

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397: Thursday is the New Friday with Author Joe Sanok

I feel like my guest today is a bit of a kindred spirit of sorts. Numerous times during our conversation, I thought of many examples from my own life of several of the topics we discussed. We see eye-to-eye on a lot of things, not the least of which is many of us are caught […]

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