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342: Close the Gap Between Dreaming and Doing with Kary Oberbrunner

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It is a rare moment when I’m able to present to you a guest who’s been on the show once before.

It’s even rarer when that guest has already been on the show twice before.

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That’s right! Today, I’m excited to welcome Kary Oberbrunner to Read to Lead for the third time. He has a brand new book out, released just this past Saturday.

It’s called Unhackable: The 30-Day Elixir for Creating Flawless Ideas, Leveraging Superhuman Focus, and Achieving Optimal Performance Thorugh Flow, and I consider it to be his best book yet.

The truth is, Kary says, you’re getting hacked every day, and you don’t even know it. First your productivity plummets, morale declines, and your dream gets sidelined and sabotaged – yet again.

Unless…you’re UNHACKABLE!

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341: When More Is Not Better with Author Roger L. Martin

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Someone once said you can never have too much of a good thing. But then again, they weren’t very smart.

My guest today is very smart and he says you can indeed have too much of a good thing, even when it comes to efficiency.

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His name is Roger L. Martin and he’s writting 11 previous books. He is Professor Emeritus at Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and, in 2017, he was named world’s #1 management thinker!

His brand new book, and the one we’ll be diving into today, is called When More Is Not Better: Overcoming America’s Obsession with Economic Efficiency.

For its first two hundred years, Roger says, the American economy exhibited truly impressive performance. The combination of democratically elected governments and a capitalist system worked, with ever-increasing levels of efficiency spurred by the division of labor, international trade, and scientific management of companies.

By the time of our bicentennial celebration in 1976, the American economy was the envy of the world.

But since then, outcomes have changed dramatically. Roger says, the growth in the economic prosperity of the average American family has slowed to a crawl, while the wealth of the richest Americans has skyrocketed. This imbalance threatens the American democratic capitalist system and our way of life.

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340: The Bridge From Your Dreams to Your Destiny with Mark Victor Hansen

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Today, I owe a special thanks to Dov Gordon and Steve Sponseller.

Together, these two gentlemen made it possible for me to connect with the prolific author I have the privilege of bringing to you today

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That author is none other than the co-creator (along with Jack Canfield) of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books, Mark Victor Hansen; a series that has surpassed a half-billion books sold!

Today, I’m talking with Mark about a book he released earlier this year titled Ask: The Bridge From Your Dreams to Your Destiny.

You were born with a destiny, Mark says. Your job is to discover it. Once you begin to practice the art and science of asking to discover your destiny and start to move toward it, you can manifest innumerable blessings for yourself and others.

This isn’t a complicated process; in fact, it’s a simple gift that lies dormant within you. Once you learn to access that gift, everything changes for the better. Ask! will help you access your hidden dreams and reveal them to be recognized and fulfilled in miraculous ways.

You matter. The world needs you to find your destiny and live it. This book is your guide. Start crossing the bridge to your destiny today!

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339: What Mothers Never Tell Their Daughters with Dr. Michelle Deering

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I first met today’s guest at a conference I spoke at two years ago this month.

The crowd was one of the best I’ve ever been in front of, namely because it was filled with people a lot like her.

I’m talking about author, and now friend, Dr. Michelle Deering. She is one of the most thoughtful, compassionate, and generous people I know.

She’s also written a book called What Mothers Never Tell Their Daughters: 5 Keys to Building Trust, Restoring Connection, and Strengthening Relationships.

You’re probably thinking about now something akin to, “Wait?! What?”

When it comes to effectively leading yourself and others, it all begins and ends with relationships. That’s what Dr. Deering and I dive into here, along with issues of race and diversity.

I encourage you to not only pick up a copy of her book for yourself but anyone else you know who could benefit from reading it.

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337: Change (the) Management with Author Al Comeaux

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Today’s guest is a former Travelocity, GE, and American Airlines executive.

He is a decorated corporate pioneer and global authority on change from inside organizations.

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I’m talking about Al Comeaux (pronounced COH-moh). His career championing change as a senior leader at uber-disruptive dot-coms as well as established, world-renowned companies – and his twenty-year journey researching why so many change efforts fail and what’s needed for success – make him one of the world’s most forward thinkers on what leaders must do – and how they must think – to succeed at change.

His new book is called Change (the) Management: Why We as Leaders Must Change for the Change to Last.

Make sure you visit Al’s website to score a free chapter from the new book.

And be sure and check out Scott Maderer over at the Inspired Stewardship Podcast. He was kind enough to introduce me to Al.

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