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555: Lead with Your Values to Advance Your Career with the Wharton School’s G. Richard Shell (an Encore Presentation of Episode 381)

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I am extremely fond of today’s special guest for a lot of reasons, not the least of which he has the distinction of being one of my first ten guests ever.

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G. Richard Shell first visited the show in episode #008 way back in August of 2013, almost 8 years ago.

We talked about his, then, new book Springboard. Today, we’re diving into his latest book called The Conscience Code: Lead with Your Values, Advance Your Career.

It’s driven by dramatic, real-world examples from Richard’s classroom, today’s headlines, and classic cases of corporate wrong-doing. The book shows you how to create values-based workplaces where everyone can thrive.

Richard wrote the book, he says, to point to a better path; one that recognizes that conflicts are coming, learns to spot them, then follows a research-based, step-by-step approach for resolving them skillfully.

By committing to the Code, you can replace regret with long-term career success as a leader of conscience.

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554: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short Term World with Dorie Clark (an Encore Presentation of Episode 389)

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My guest today is making her third appearance on the podcast. That’s, in part, because I think she’s one of the best writers around. As I say in today’s episode: when I first hear she’s got something new coming out, I always look forward to it (and I’ve never been disappointed).

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I’m talking, of course, about Dorie Clark. She’s a consultant and keynote speaker who teaches executive education at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business.

In her new book titled The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short Term World, Dorie says much of the pressure in our culture pushes us toward doing what is easy, what’s guaranteed, or what looks glamorous in the moment.

Dorie argues for doing small things over time to achieve our goals – and being willing to keep at them, even when they seem pointless, boring, or hard.

I’ve loved every one of her books, including this one, and I think you will too.

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553: The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper with Roland Allen

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I’ve been waiting for over a year to bring you today’s conversation and episode. That’s right. It was in the fall of last year that I got word on X about a new book coming out, all about the history of The Notebook.

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It indeed came out last fall…but only in the UK. It wasn’t slated to come out in the US until today, November 12th.

Turns out, it actually ended up releasing in the US a couple of months ago, an update that I missed. But no matter. I’m still “on schedule” as far as I’m concerned. 😉

And I’m thrilled and geeking out about an historical look at the journey the notebook has taken these last 800 years.

The author of The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper, Roland Allen, reveals the notebook’s surprising and profound influence. Our powerful connection with our notebooks matters, he says. In an age of AI and digital overload, the simple act of moving a pen across a blank pae can boost our creativity and mood—and continues to transform our ideas.

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552: Escape the 9-5, Create a Life You Love, and Still Pay the Bills with Marianne Cantwell (an Encore Presentation of Episode 286)

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You know when you go outside on a pleasant day and there’s that perfect breeze in combination with just the right amount of warmth from the sun on your face?

That’s pretty much the same feeling you’ll get from hanging out with my guest today.

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Delightful, effervescent, fun, and cool (yes, cool) are all words I would use to describe her.

Her name is Marianne Cantwell and her book is called Be a Free Range Human: Escape the 9-5, Create a Life You Love, and Still Pay the Bills.

Marianne’s book is about much more than quitting your job and becoming your own boss. It’s about life on your own terms, working when, where; and how you want – so you don’t have to fit yourself into someone else’s box to make a great income.

Be a Free Range Human won’t just inspire you, it will give you unconventional and practical steps you need to discover what you really want to do with your life.

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551: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life with Nir Eyal (an Encore Presentation of Episode 284)

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Every so often, someone reaches out to me and says, “You’ve gotta talk to so-and-so.”

Sometimes I’m skeptical, but when it’s a good friend that is doing the talking, my ears perk up. That was the case when it was suggested I chat with today’s guest.

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His name is Nir Eyal and he did not disappoint.

His new book is called Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.

In it, he lays bare the secret of finally doing what you say you will do with a four-step, research-backed model.

Indistractable reveals the key to getting the best out of technology, without letting it get the best of us.

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