Lolly Daskal is the go-to executive leadership coach for Fortune 500 companies. She has been named by Inc. Magazine as a Top-50 Leadership and Management Expert. The Huffington Post honored Lolly with the title of "The Most Inspiring Woman in the World". She regularly writes for the Harvard Business Review, Inc, Fast Company, Huffington Post, and Psycholgoy Today. Her newest book is called The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness. It has appeared on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-seller charts. Lolly is the founder of Lead from Within, a successful leadership firm that offers custom made programs in leadership and organizational development. Lolly also has more than 1 million followers on twitter.

In today's episode, we discuss:

• How Lolly is able to read a book every day
• Why leadership is important for everybody
• What to do when you have a gap in your life and leadership
• How to measure success when working with Fortune 500 companies

Website: www.lollydaskal.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/lolly.daskal

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/lollydaskal

Twitter: @LollyDaskal

Inc.com Articles: www.inc.com/author/lolly-daskal

Books by Lolly Daskal...

• The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness by Lolly Daskal
• The Heart of Leadership: 500 Timeless Quotes That Define Leadership by Lolly Daskal
• Thoughts Spoken From The Heart: Over 500 thoughts that bring meaning to your life by Lolly Daskal

Lolly Recommends The Following Books ...

• Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
• Man and His Symbols by Carl Gustav Jung
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
• Washington's Farewell: The Founding Father's Warning to Future Generations by John Avlon

CNBC Article: Billionaire Coach Who Reads a Book a Day Shares the One She's Read More than 30 Times

Forbes Article: The Seven Archetypes of the Most Successful Leaders

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