320: Maximize Profits by Investing in Your People with Sherry Deutschmann

Author of Lunch with Lucy

Sometimes those in my network will suggest authors for the show they know personally.

When this happens, I’ve been known to be skeptical.

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Though we have the best of intentions, it can be difficult not to recommend someone we personally like, even if their work is just ‘okay.’

As soon as I cracked open this week’s featured book, I knew I didn’t need to be concerned that the recommendation came from a friend of the author.

Not only is this friend a former co-worker of mine, but she’s also got excellent taste in people and their works. Thank you Leah for bringing Sherry Deutschmann to my attention.

Sherry’s new book (and her first) is called Lunch with Lucy: Maximize Profits by Investing in Your People.

I literally cried at least twice as a read it. The stories of Sherry’s journey – and the way she runs her businesses – is that compelling.

She’s an unconventional leader, and a much-needed breath of fresh air to leadership in my view.

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

With author Stephen M. R. Covey

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

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

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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316: Could You Survive Shark Tank?

One of my favorite things about creating content on a regular basis is the people I’m able to meet along the way.

Often times, those people I meet and I become friends. Occasionally, I get to invite those friends onto the show.

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Such is the case with today’s guest, Pierce Marrs.

Pierce has been hosting his own podcast longer than I have and, in it, covers the ins and outs of a popular TV show called Shark Tank.

His new book, written from his experiences covering the show for so long and interviewing many of the show’s guest business owners as well as the Sharks, is called Could You Survive Shark Tank?: The Sharks’ Top 7 Questions Every Entrepreneur Must Answer.

Get the answers to these seven questions down, and your business is all but guaranteed to succeed.

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