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331: How’s the Culture in Your Kingdom? with former Disney VP Dan Cockerell

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If you don’t know my friend Jody Maberry (pronounced MAY-berry), then you should change that right now.

He helps others launch their own podcasts (just like me), and is an amazing podcaster in his own right.

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He’s also been responsible for introducing me to pretty amazing people, some of whom you’ve heard right here on the show; people like former Disney exec, Lee Cockerell, as well as today’s guest, Dan Cockerell.

Dan is the former Vice President of Disney’s Magic Kingdom. He held 19 positions over a 26-year period, from the parking attendant to VP of operations.

He’s got a brand new book out today called, How’s the Culture in Your Kingdom?: Lessons from a Disney Leadership Journey.

Who better to learn from about organizational culture than someone who spent over a quarter of a century at Disney?

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330: Leadership Lessons from Hockey’s Greatest Coaches with Craig Custance

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My guest today is someone you might call a very patient man. Patience, after all, is a virtue, and one he has in spades.

I’m talking about NHL writer Craig Custance who first reached out to me over two years ago, around the time his book was being released.

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Well, I finally got around to inviting him on to Read to Lead to talk about that very book. It’s called Behind the Bench: Inside the Minds of Hockey’s Greatest Coaches.

He spent a number of months interviewing some of the hockey world’s brightest minds about things like leadership, getting outside your comfort zone, conflict, passion, humility, and more.

He learned a ton in the process and so did I and everyone else who’s read his book. Now, it’s your turn.

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329: 3 Steps to Create a Life Full of ENERGY and Live Your Best Every Day

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When CNN affectionately refers to you as the “female Jerry Maguire,” people pay attention. And as well they should.

Her name is Molly Fletcher and she is a trailblazer in every sense of the word – a rare talent of business wisdom, relationship brilliance, and unwavering optimism.

She has also authored five books, with her latest being a book called The Energy Clock: 3 Simple Steps to Create a Life Full of ENERGY and Live Your Best Every Day.

As a popular keynote speaker, she shares the unconventional techniques that helped her thrive as one of the first female sports agents in the high-stakes, big-ego world of professional sports and, now, as a successful entrepreneur.

I learned, among other things, that color-coding my calendar/planner can actually make a huge difference in my already solid system. It was the missing piece, in fact, that I couldn’t quite put my finger on. Thanks, Molly!

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328: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders with Alain Hunkins

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Today’s guest is someone you might say I want to be like when I grow up.

His name is Alain Hunkins and he is a sought-after speaker, consultant, trainer, and coach (see what I mean?).

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He has also authored a new book called Cracking the Leadership Code: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders.

Alain’s book guides you through each of the essential principles of strong leadership as you learn concepts and gain tools that you can apply immediately in your work for tangible results. Pretty awesome, right?

You’ll learn to improve employee engagement, increase productivity, reduce employee turnover, expand your influence, minimize stress, maximize your work and life satisfaction, and much more!

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326: Win Every Day with Chick-fil-a VP Mark Miller

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There is a rare breed of business book authors capable of leveraging the power of story to help illustrate the concepts they’re trying to teach.

Bob Burg, Pat Lencioni, Ken Blanchard, and Andy Andrews all share their business fables quite successfully with wide audiences.

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Ken Blanchard, in fact, has co-written a couple of his books with today’s special guest, who is an author of a series of his own successful business fables.

His name is Mark Miller and he is Chick-fil-a’s Vice President of High-Performance Leadership. Mark’s new book, Win Every Day: Proven Practices for Extraordinary Results is the fifth and final book in that series.

If you’ve heard the show before, you know how I like to pull an audio nugget from the guest, something they said during our conversation, and bring it to the front of the podcast to sort of whet your whistle a bit?

Well, Mark had so many of these little nuggets that, for the first time I can remember, I had trouble choosing just which nugget to use. They were all so good!

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