Read to Lead Podcast

Adrian and Chester introduce eight simple ways managers can show employees they are valued. They supplement their insights and advice with stories of how many of today’s most successful leaders effectively incorporated gratitude into their leadership styles.

Today’s guest wins the prize – if there indeed were a prize – for fastest repeat appearance on the show. That’s right, we first heard from Celeste Headlee when we chatted about her last book. Her new book, out today, is called Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving. Wow, is […]

Burnout is now classified as a legitimate medical diagnosis. Do Nothing offers an understanding of how we've arrived at this point and how to break the cycle.

When I was first presented with the idea behind today’s featured book, I’ll admit I was skeptical. It seemed hard to believe that an actual formula could be applied to – and help solve – truly complex business problems. My guest today, David Benjamin, along with his co-author David Komlos, have turned me into a […]

Filled with stories and advice distilled from years of experience applying the Complexity Formula across a broad range of sectors, David Benjamin and David Komlos have delivered the defining handbook for current and future leaders.

It’s easy to fall into the mistaken belief that the way we work today is the way it has sort of always been. In reality, what we know as work today has only been practiced for the last 200 years or so; a mere drop in the ol’ history bucket, if you will. My guest […]

Bruce Daisley draws on both his experience at companies like Twitter, Google, and YouTube and his relationships with experts in psychology, economics, and behavioral science to help bring back joy to our burned out, unproductive work culture.

My guest today has been a friend of mine for a few years now. I’ve learned a ton from him just watching him and picking up on how he does what he does. What makes him special? In my opinion, he’s one of the best there is at his craft: the fine art of public […]

In this conversation, you will learn the five-step roadmap to starting and scaling a speaking business from the ground up.

At first, I wasn’t convinced I could learn a lot about business from a book written by a physician. Well, let’s just say that fortunately – without yet realizing it at the time – I followed one of the key tenets of this doctor’s new book. I opened my mind to the possibility he may […]