Read to Lead Podcast

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 ideaflow, a practice that elevates everything else you do. His name is Jeremy Utley, and […]

When our guest is someone who’s been working in his Zone of Genius for as long as he has, you can rest assured you’re going to learn a lot! His name is Jeff Blackman, and he is the author of several books, including Peak Your Profit: The Explosive Business-Growth System. Jeff reveals years of testing, […]

Slack is a tool I use virtually every day. And it’s a tool I’ve been using for more years than I can remember. I never thought I’d one day be interviewing a member of their excellent team but, then again, I’m drawn to smart people who write smart books. My guest today, Helen Kupp, is […]

I’ve been Facebook friends with today’s guest for several years. I’ve watched him from afar and have always admired his work, his values, and his writing. It’s probably a bit overdue, but I’m proud to say I’ve finally gotten around to inviting him on to the show. His name is Kent Sanders. He’s written several […]

Stephen M. R. Covey has been one of my most favorite authors to interview. I’ve had that opportunity now three times! So when he suggested I talk to his sister about the book she was finishing up, a book co-written with their late father, I didn’t hesitate to say “yes.” That new book, out today, […]

When it comes to effective note-taking—or what I like to call note-making—most of us have never been properly trained. In today’s episode, I walk through the four key components you need to understand in order to turn your useless notes of the past into your smart notes of the future. Simply put… If you want […]

Today’s guest first visited the show back in Episode #223. I also invited to speak at my online conference back in 2019 called the Boss-Free Virtual Summit. His name is Vincent Pugliese and, over the years, he’s gone from professional sports photographer to staring his own business and, now, to sharing what he’s learned in […]

My guest today says that, at this moment, rogue waves are forming under your business. Emerging technologies, changing demographics, the data economy, automation, and other trends―the undercurrents of radical, systemic change―are crashing into each other. When they converge, they’ll produce sea changes that sink companies and wash away entire industries overnight. If your competitor can’t […]

Some might say it’s a publisher’s dream. Others might suggest it’s a technique that is overused. When it comes to an author’s use of acronyms to help illustrate their methods, I am an absolute fan. In the book featured on the podcast today, there are no fewer than four (maybe even five) acronyms used to […]

When it comes to effective note-taking, the kind that leads to breakthroughs, to new ideas, being able to remember where you stored a specific thought, connecting new ideas to existing ideas and more, understanding your note-taking archetype, or style, is a key first step. I first learned about note-taking archetypes from Anne-Laure Le Cunff over […]