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277: How to Succeed in a Project Driven World

With Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

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Today’s show and guest is the result of an introduction by another, much-loved guest.

This former guest is Dorie Clark. Dorie has appeared on Read to Lead twice before.

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Recently, though, she introduced me to the man who sits in the guest chair today. His name is Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez.

Antonio is the world’s champion in project management, recognized by Thinkers50 with the prestigious award “Ideas into Practice”.

He is also the creator of concepts such as the Hierarchy of Purpose, featured by Harvard Business Review, arguing that projects are the lingua franca of the business and personal worlds from the C-suite to managing your career or relationships.

For more on how to succeed in a project-driven world, check out today’s interview by hitting “play” below.

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276: 50 1/2 Ideas to Become a Digital Leader

With former Amazon Executive John Rossman

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If you run a business, at one point or another you’ve probably said to yourself when facing some obstacle ahead of you, “What would Amazon do if they were in this situation?”

Or maybe, “What would Jeff Bezos do?”

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One person who is uniquely qualified to answer that question is my guest on the show today, John Rossman.

He is a former executive at Amazon and was responsible for launching and scaling Amazon Marketplace, which now accounts for more than half of all sales at Amazon.com.

He previously wrote The Amazon Way, and this year published a brand new book. It’s called Think Like Amazon: 50 1/2 Ideas to Become a Digital Leader.

To gain incredible insights on how one of the world’s largest and most successful companies thinks and operates, check out today’s interview.

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Encore Episode: 5 Killer Books on Public Speaking and Effective Communication

Featuring Alan Alda, Michael Port, and more!

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As I take some time off to visit with family, I decided to create this special encore episode just for you.

If you’re new or relatively new to the podcast, chances are good you’ve not experienced Episode #200 before. And if you’ve missed Episode #200, you’re even less likely to have heard the five interviews featured in it.

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These five interviews just happen to be among my all-time favorites, and not just because they include discussions on one of my favorite topics.

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274: An Audio Summary of Free to Focus by Michael Hyatt

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Every month for the past two-plus years, I’ve been meeting with members of my online book club to talk through the most recent book we’ve gone through together.

Last month, that book was one whose focus is on productivity. But not just any kind of productivity system. No.

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This productivity book gets right what so many in my view get wrong: how to actually achieve more by doing less.

The book in question is called Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less, and the author is Michael Hyatt.

This is by far one of the most practical books I’ve read in a long time. It’s one you’ll find super easy to take action on. After all, that’s the point, right?

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273: Applied Empathy with Michael Ventura

The New Language of Leadership

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When a publicist recently reached out to me about the book I’m featuring today, I almost passed on it.

I was in a hurry (and I get a lot of requests). But then I reread the email and realized who the author and his company have worked with.

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Folks like GE, Nike, Warby Parker, and many others. That prompted me to take a second look. And I’m glad I did.

The book in question is called Applied Empathy: The New Language of Leadership, and the author is Michael Ventura.

Michael is an incredibly smart and wonderfully insightful guy. I truly enjoyed his book.

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