How Michael Brody-Waite went from a drug addict on the street to CEO and what you can learn about leadership from his journey. read more
Category: Lead with a Story

Learning from Leaders
Humor Engineer, Drew Tarvin, starts new podcast with former Procter & Gamble executives called Learning from Leaders, open to public.

The 10-hour Plan to Publish a Bestseller
“Hey Paul, I’m thinking about writing a book. Can we talk? I’d love to get some advice.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten that email since my first book came out eight years ago. I usually end up spending an hour explaining everything I’ve learned about the subject. And I’m always happy…

From Frustration to Founder: Building a Business That Should Have Been There Already
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/leadwithastory/LWAS_117.mp3Podcast (lead-with-a-story-podcast-series): Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS Jason Hartman has been earned a small fortune in real estate across 11 states and 17 cities. His office boasts pictures of him with Richard Branson, Jerry Seinfeld, Steve Forbes, Tony Robbins, and Brittany Spears, among others. But he didn’t start his most profitable…

Monkeying around with corporate policy 2
IMAGINE CONDUCTING this experiment. Put five monkeys in a cage with a bunch of bananas hanging from the ceiling. Underneath the bananas, place a ladder just tall enough to reach them. read more

How COVID-19 is Changing the Way We Work and How You Can Adapt
I normally don’t pull a bait-and-switch on my podcast guests. But this week I did. I was scheduled to interview Jacob Morgan about his new book The Future Leader: 9 Skills and Mindsets to Succeed in the Next Decade.

9 Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Future
http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/LWAS_115.mp3 Podcast (lead-with-a-story-podcast-series): Play in new window | Download | Embed Subscribe: RSS Confession: I was a little disappointed when I started reading this book and realized it was fiction. I thought I was reading a serious, non-fiction business book. But then I couldn’t put it down. And by the time I was done, it…

A Leader's Greatest Gift: Struggle
It wasn’t until Bobby Herrera was eighteen, in the Army and three weeks into boot camp, polishing his boots by flashlight at 11:30 p.m., that he began to re-evaluate the value of struggle in making him the leader he is today as the CEO of the Populus Group, one of the fastest-growing HR service companies…

What I Learned From Being Steve Jobs' Executive Coach
John Mattone is one of the world’s top executive coaches, along side other legendary names like Tony Robbins, or Marshall Goldsmith, or John Maxwell. He’s coached some of the most admired CEOs in the world including Steve Jobs and former Pepsi CEO Roger Enrico. He’s the author of nine books

Humor at Work: What Works, What Doesn't, and What Will Get You Fired
“People get more done when they enjoy their work. So, humor in the workplace isn’t about making work funny, or being the funniest person in the office. It’s about making work fun, and getting better results.”