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348: Lessons for Today’s Leaders from Bold Decisions that Changed History

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My guest today is passionate about leadership, is a dedicated student of history, and is one of the world’s leading thinkers on strategy.

His name is Jan-Benedict Steenkamp, and he is also the C. Knox Massey Distinguished Professor of Marketing at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.

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Jan-Benedict Steenkamp’s latest book is called Time to Lead: Lessons from Today’s Leaders from Bold Decisions that Changed History.

In it, he seamlessly connects historical leaders with present-day leadership dilemmas and practical situations derived from his extensive experience and network.

It’s a book about great men and women, their actions in leadership that have stood the test of time, and what we can learn from them and apply to our lives today.

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347: Lessons In Leadership from the Greatest Leaders of All Time

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My guest today, and I, have something in common. We are both broadcasters.

Me a former broadcaster, and he a current one.

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His name is Brian Sanders and he is here to remind us that, among other things, we are often our own worst enemy when it comes to what holds us back.

Brian is one of those rare guests who isn’t afraid to share his struggles (both of the personal and the leadership variety). He does so, in part, because he realizes you’ll likely see yourself in some of what he shares.

Maybe this will help bring you closer to examining your own struggles. If nothing else, you’ll be encouraged to know you’re not alone, as leaders often can be if we’re not careful.

Brian’s book is called Leadership Endurance: Strategic Steps from the Greatest Leaders of All Time.

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346: Raising Your Kids in a Tech-Driven World with Arlene Pellicane

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I, for one, am glad that much of today’s technology and, especially, social media, didn’t exist when I was growing up.

Admittedly, I’m not sure my parents nor I would have handled it well.

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We all know how hard it is raising kids today in light of these new challenges. That’s why I’m so glad for people like today’s guest, Arlene Pellicane.

She is perfectly positioned to help us make sense of it all – the screens, the apps, the social media, all of it – AND their potential impact on our children’s brains. With Arlene’s book and today’s interview, you can rest a whole lot easier.

That new book, written with Dr. Gary Chapman, is called Screen Kids: 5 Relational Skills Every Child Needs in a Tech-Driven World.

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345: Solve Any Problem Faster, with Less Risk, and Lower Cost with Stephen Shapiro

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Once in a while, when I sit down to devour a new book, it isn’t long before I realize it’s the kind of book I need to refer to my friends and colleagues because I can’t stop thinking about how much they could be helped by it.

The book I’m featuring in today’s episode is just such a book!

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The author of this book is Stephen Shapiro. He’s written six previous books, including Best Practices Are Stupid.

He’s also a regular columnist for Inc., and is in the Speaker Hall of Fame.

Stephen’s latest book is called Invisible Solutions: 25 Lenses that Reframe and Help Solve Difficult Business Problems, and it’s a book I think every leader should read. And, it’s a book you should be encouraging your team to read as well.

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344: The Practice and Shipping Creative Work with Seth Godin

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If I had to make the difficult choice of selecting just 20 books to access for the remainder of my life, I could do a lot worse than the 20 written so far by today’s special guest.

Seth Godin is special to me for a lot of reasons; not the least of which is he is almost singlehandedly responsible for helping rekindle my love of reading.

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In fact, you could go so far as to say that, without Seth Godin, there’s a real good chance the last seven-plus years of my life would have been spent doing something else.

But thanks to his book Purple Cow, I’m here instead. And the beauty of that is, so are you.

Seth’s latest book, released last week, is called The Practice: Shipping Creative Work, and I am thrilled to dive into it in this episode with Seth and with you.

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