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Christine Comaford talks about why leaders need to be great storytellers

Episode 1153: Why Leaders Need To Be Great Storytellers by Christine Comaford on Getting Your Message Across as a Leader

Christine Comaford is a Leadership and Culture Coach who specializes in applied neuroscience, which helps her clients achieve tremendous results in record time. She is a human behavior expert, a leadership columnist for Forbes.com, and the New York Times bestselling author of Power Your Tribe, SmartTribes and Rules for Renegades.

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Karl Staib of Dig to Fly talks about why you should take longer vacations

Episode 1152: Why You Should Take Longer Vacations by Karl Staib of Dig to Fly on How to Not Think About Work on Vacation

Karl Staib is an author that seeks out growth at every turn. It's why he writes. He wants to process his thoughts and emotions, learn from them and share them with the world. He grew up in a little town in Pennsylvania called Pipersiville. He moved to Austin, TX in this mid twenties and now he is living in San Antonio with his wife and two boys. If you enjoy his writing, he encourages you to reach out to him at DigToFly.com. He wants to hear about how you've learned to grow from your own struggles. When his father passed it was focusing on gratitude that helped him get through one of the most difficult times in his life. It taught him the importance of bringing gratitude to every single situation. Whether it's a difficult situation like his father's death or amazing one like drinking ice cold tea by the river with his son. That's why he wants to bring more gratitude into the workplace. His work inside a fortune 500 company that regularly ranks in top 10 for best place to work has shown him the importance of gratitude and how it increases productivity and communication. If you want to learn more just go to DigToFly.com. He is also a big fan of traveling, meditation, Yoga, hikes in lush terrain and his family.

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Leo Babauta of Zen Habits talks about how to stop being a workaholic

Episode 1151: How to Stop Being a Workaholic by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits on Being Present and Taking Breaks

Leo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, find happiness.

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Aubrey Daniels reminds us that relationships do matter in business

Episode 1150: Who Cares? Relationships Do Matter in Business by Aubrey Daniels on Supporting Employees and Coworkers

Aubrey is a thought leader and expert on management, leadership, safety and workplace issues. For the past 40 years, he has been dedicated to helping people and organizations apply the laws of human behavior to optimize performance. 

His company, Aubrey Daniels International, provides leadership development expertise and behavioral technology to improve your business and its culture. 

Regardless of your organization’s industry, improving your business performance requires your employees to do some things more often, some less often, and some differently. ADI's mission is to support you in accomplishing that quickly and efficiently. They help you optimize your company’s business metrics, work culture, and safety performance through positive, practical approaches grounded in the science of behavior and engineered to ensure long-term sustainability. 

Their evidence-based approach—proven in great companies worldwide—improves performance at all levels of your organization by identifying and motivating the behaviors that power your business. They meet you where you are, accelerate your path to success, and transfer our behavioral expertise to ensure lasting change. 

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Josh Brown with Neil Patel talks about 5 ways to turn your unhappy customer into a valuable resource. This is part 2 of 2.

Episode 1149: [Part 2] 5 Ways to Turn Your Unhappy Customer into a Valuable Resource by Josh Brown with Neil Patel

Neil Patel is a New York Times Bestselling author. The Wall Street Journal calls him a top influencer on the web, Forbes says he is one of the top 10 marketers, and Entrepreneur Magazine says he created one of the 100 most brilliant companies. He was recognized as a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 30 by President Obama and a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 35 by the United Nations.

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Josh Brown with Neil Patel talks about 5 ways to turn your unhappy customer into a valuable resource. This is part 1 of 2.

Episode 1148: [Part 1] 5 Ways to Turn Your Unhappy Customer into a Valuable Resource by Josh Brown with Neil Patel

Neil Patel is a New York Times Bestselling author. The Wall Street Journal calls him a top influencer on the web, Forbes says he is one of the top 10 marketers, and Entrepreneur Magazine says he created one of the 100 most brilliant companies. He was recognized as a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 30 by President Obama and a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 35 by the United Nations.

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Cal Newport discourages you from quitting your job if you're nervous about it

Episode 1147: If You’re Nervous About Quitting Your Boring Job, Don’t Do It by Cal Newport on Considering Career Changes

Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, who specializes in the theory of distributed algorithms. He previously earned his Ph.D. from MIT in 2009 and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2004.

In addition to studying the theoretical foundations of our digital age as a professor, Newport also writes about the impact of these technologies on the world of work.

His most recent book, Deep Work, argues that focus is the new I.Q. in the knowledge economy, and that individuals who cultivate their ability to concentrate without distraction will thrive.

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Cal Newport discourages you from quitting your job if you're nervous about it

Episode 1147: If You're Nervous About Quitting Your Boring Job, Don't Do It by Cal Newport on Considering Career Changes

Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, who specializes in the theory of distributed algorithms. He previously earned his Ph.D. from MIT in 2009 and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2004.

In addition to studying the theoretical foundations of our digital age as a professor, Newport also writes about the impact of these technologies on the world of work.

His most recent book, Deep Work, argues that focus is the new I.Q. in the knowledge economy, and that individuals who cultivate their ability to concentrate without distraction will thrive.

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Erica Layne with No Sidebar talks about 7 ways that productivity is failing you

Episode 1146: 7 Ways Productivity Is Failing You by Erica Layne with NoSidebar on The Drawbacks of Staying Busy

No Sidebar was created by Brian Gardner and is all about designing a simpler life. He and the contributing authors want to help you figure out what's getting in your way, at home and at work. They want to help you let go of distractions, online and off–to turn down the noise that disrupts the quiet of your heart and soul.

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Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist talks about why keeping a journal can help you reach your goals

Episode 1145: 8 Reasons Keeping a Journal Can Help You Reach Your Goals by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist

Joshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to live, centered on more important pursuits.

Their story has been seen on the CBS Evening News, NPR, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal and countless media interviews around the world. Their books have sold in the tens of thousands.

BecomingMinimalist.com is about their journey towards a rational approach to minimalism. It is about the joys and the struggles. It is about the lessons they have learned. It has inspired millions around the world. It is written to inspire you to intentionally live with less, and find more life because of it.

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