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319: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 30th Anniversary Edition

With author Stephen M. R. Covey

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What an honor it is to be asked to participate in the launch of the 30th Anniversary Edition of the #1 business book of the 20th century!

And what a treat it is to talk to the son and namesake of the author himself, Mr. Stephen M. R. Covey.

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I can honestly say, if the Read to Lead Podcast were to come to an end after today, I would be at complete peace with that.

Why? Because today I am privileged to conduct what is arguably the single most important interview of my 30+ year career.

Not only is Stephen M. R. Covey an accomplished author in his own right (with a New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling book under his belt), but he’s agreed to field a handful of questions from a handful of those impacted by his father’s book over the years.

By “those impacted” I’m talking about you! That’s right. Every question I’m posing to Stephen was submitted by a listener to the podcast.

Of course, the book I’m referring to is called The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: 30th Anniversary Edition.

This is a ‘can’t miss’ conversation!

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318: 5 Steps to Kill Busyness with Garland Vance

Author of Gettin' (un)Busy

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A couple of years ago, I had the tremendous opportunity to speak at a conference attended by about 500 authors from around the world.

One member of that audience was a man named Garland Vance.

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According to Garland, he decided right then and there that, once his book was finished, he would make it his goal to appear on the Read to Lead Podcast.

Well, here we are. It is my pleasure to welcome Garland to Read to Lead and it’s an absolute treat to tell you with 100% sincerity that Garland’s book is one of the best I’ve ever read on purpose and productivity.

It’s that good.

It’s called Gettin’ (un)Busy: The 5 Steps to Kill Busyness and Live with Purpose, Productivity, and Peace.

It is possible for you to be highly productive AND un-busy at the same time. Garland shows you how.

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317: No One’s Listening and It’s Your Fault with Pam Marmon

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When I first chatted with today’s guest for this week’s episode, a very specific phrase kept coming to my mind. She is a ‘breath of fresh air.’

Hopefully, it won’t be the last time she and I talk.

Pam Marmon

Her name is Pam Marmon, and if there’s anyone who should know what it takes to successfully navigate change and transform an organization in the process, it’s her.

After all, at age 12, she and her family moved to the U.S. from Bulgaria.

Can you imagine moving to a new country where you know no one, don’t know the language, you’ve left behind all your friends…and you’re 12?!

Resilient doesn’t even begin to describe her.

Her new book, by the way, is called No One’s Listening and It’s Your Fault: Get Your Message Heard During Organization Transformations.

To put it simply, Pam’s book is about one thing: with the proper process, change is not hard.

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314: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments with Stefan H. Thomke

Author of Experimentation Works

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When I think back to my time in college, I can’t help but think about how much of that time I wasted.

So much so that I ended up dropping out of college after about two years in (Sorry Butler, it’s not you…it’s me).

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I would eventually return, studying a different discipline and, interestingly, did far better the second time around.

There were many reasons my next attempt at school would turn out far better, not the least of which was now I was paying the bill.

All that wasted time from long ago makes me truly appreciate the conversations I’m able to have on a weekly basis, especially when those conversations include the likes of Harvard professors. Like now.

Today, we’re joined by Stefan H. Thomke whose latest is a book called Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments.

You should also check out his first book.

With Experimentation Works, Stefan guides you through best practices in business experimentation, illustrates how these practices work at leading companies, and answers some fundamental questions.

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313: Building a Compelling Subscription With Robbie Kellman Baxter

Author of the new book, The Forever Transaction

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It’s true. While working out the details in booking today’s guest for the show, I found another email exchange we’d shared nearly five years ago.

In this brief exchange, we talked about her coming on to the show. That visit NEVER materialized!

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Why? Because I completely lost or forgot about the email.

Well, it’s time to right that wrong. Thankfully, she had no recollection of that first email and agreed again to come on. 🙂

Her latest effort is a book called The Forever Transaction: How to Build a Subscription Model So Compelling, Your Customers Will Never Want to Leave.

It is an excellent follow up to her first book, you know, the one I missed out on telling you about all those years ago.

With The Forever Transaction, you have everything you need to build durable, long-term relationships with every customer, and leverage them for ultimate business success – today, tomorrow, and forever.

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