399: Applying Relationship Rules in Business for Ultimate Success

Since beginning the Read to Lead Podcast over eight years ago, I’ve had the chance to meet more than my fair share of people whose talents include helping others write and publish books (in addition to a few of their own).

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One of those people is Karen Anderson, a strategic book advisor and coach, associate publisher at Morgan James Publishing, and co-author of the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon featured right here on the podcast.

Karen recently formally introduced me to today’s guest, Honoree Corder, a name I’ve known for quite some time. I mean, when you’ve written over 50 books, it’s hard not to be on my radar.

One of those books – and the one getting our focus today – is Business Dating: Applying Relationship Rules in Business for Ultimate Success.

Honoree’s book is designed to show you exactly how the rules of personal dating apply to your professional relationships. When you take the time to foster balanced connections, Honoree says, you’ll build meaningful, long-lasting contacts that yield incredible gains. With the power of true networking on your side, you’ll attract better clients and relationships faster than you ever thought possible.

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398: Learning and Development Programs That Stick with Meredith Bell

Today’s guest has been helping train leaders and their teams for several decades. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone else with her level of training experience.

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Her name is Meredith Bell.  She is president and co-founder of Performance Support Systems, a global software company. Since 1994 she has helped develop brain-based, online assessment and development tools that make long-term improvements in leader and team performance.

She’s also the author of several books over the years. The one I’ve decided to dive into today is called Strong For Performance: Create Learning and Development Programs That Stick.

In Strong for PerformanceMeredith provides a clear, simple explanation for creating lasting improvements in the performance of leaders and teams.

Marshall Goldsmith even says to “Use this book as a roadmap for strengthening the people in your organization and building a positive coaching culture.”

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397: Thursday is the New Friday with Author Joe Sanok

I feel like my guest today is a bit of a kindred spirit of sorts. Numerous times during our conversation, I thought of many examples from my own life of several of the topics we discussed.

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We see eye-to-eye on a lot of things, not the least of which is many of us are caught in a 100-year-old way of doing things.

We work eight to ten hours a day, five or more days every week. But why is this the way we do things? This question and more is what Joe Sanok gets at in his new book.

It was released last month as is called Thursday is the New Friday: How to Work Fewer Hours, Make More Money, and Spend Time Doing What You Want.

In it, Joe offers the exercises, tools, and training that have helped thousands of professionals—from authors and scholars to business leaders and innovators—create the schedule they want, resulting in less work, greater income, and more time for what they most desire.

Most importantly, Thursday is the New Friday empowers you with a practical, evidence-based methodology to create your own work schedule and dedicate more of your precious personal time to pursuing your hobbies and spending time with your family and friends.

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393: You CAN Change Other People with Peter Bregman and Howie Jacobson

It’s not often that I get the chance to sit at the feet of two incredibly smart as part of an interview. Today, however, is just such a day.

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My guests are Peter Bregman and Howie Jacobson PhD. They’re the authors of the new book You CAN Change Other People: The Four Steps to Help Your Colleagues, Employees – Even Family – Up Their Game.

They rely on over 50 years of collective professional experience to show you exactly what to say to influence those around you for the better.

No one wants to be changed, but change and personal growth are critical to success, and more importantly, to a fulfilled life. 

Their new book is a must-read for anyone who wants to improve their impact with coworkers, family members, and everyone in between.

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391: Take Back Your Time the Guilt-Free Way with Christy Wright

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing a number of the personalities and authors who are a part of Ramsey Solutions, the organization founded and run by personal finance guru Dave Ramsey.

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One person who I have never before connected, though, is author and speaker Christy Wright. Thankfully for you and me, that changes today!

Christy’s new book follows her 200,000-selling debut, Business Boutique: A Woman’s Guide for Making Money Doing What She Loves. It’s called Take Back Your Time: The Guilt-Free Guide to Life Balance.

Over the years, Christy has discovered that life balance doesn’t come from getting more done. It’s about doing the right thing at the right time – and it leads to peace, not exhaustion.

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