What do you do when competitors are knocking off your product? Today's guest, Dave Munson (founder and CEO of Saddleback Leather), decided to create a video to show them how to do it better. In today's episode, Dave shares how to build your business around an ethic, why showing your values is critical, and the importance of seeking wisdom and establishing a vision.
What separates respected leaders from the pack? Why do some people inspire others to follow while others can't seem to gain the trust and respect of their team? Today's guest, Brad Lomenick, shares insights into how great leaders get it done in his new book H3 Leadership, and he's here to help us lead better in life and work.
Time is the currency of productivity and our most finite resource. Today's guest, Laura Vanderkam, will help us reclaim a healthy understanding of time and how we use it to our advantage.
The hardest part of launching something isn't the idea, or even finishing the project or launching the company. The hardest part is often gainin traction once it's launches. Today's guest, Gabriel Weinberg, has not only done it, he's written a playbook for how you can do it to.
How do you perform in all of the high-stakes moments of your life? This week, Michael Port is here to help us learn how to shine in the spotlight with advice from his new book Steal The Show.
Why do some people continue to succeed and thrive over the long-term while others falter? Linda Kaplan Thaler argues that there's one main contributing trait - grit. As the founder of a remarkably successful advertising firm, she has proven over the course of many years that grit bears results, and she explains why in her new book Grit To Great.
On any given night, you'll find DJ Z-Trip entertaining tens of thousands of fans at sold-out shows or at festivals such as Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, or SXSW. In this interview, he shares how he developed such a unique, resonant style, and how each of us can follow his example to develop our own unique voice.
How do you stand apart from the noise, and avoid becoming a "me too!" in the marketplace? You have to build your work upon something that matters to you. In today's episode, author and teacher Dorie Clark shares insights for how to do so from her book Stand Out.
If you follow the news, you know that robots and algorithms will be taking over our jobs within a few years, right? Actually, not so much, argues Geoff Colvin, author of the great new book Humans Are Underrated. There are things humans are uniquely qualified to do, and will always do better than machines.
Ron Friedman, author of The Best Place To Work, shares what the most effective, beloved organizations and leaders do to help their workplaces thrive.
It's so easy to allow negative experiences to define your life and work. Today's guest, Dr. Rick Hanson, offers ideas and practices from his best-selling book Hardwiring Happiness to help you learn to "stay with the good" in your life, and remain open to possibilities and ideas.
Tom Rath is the author of several books, including Strengths Finder 2.0, and Eat Move Sleep. His new book is called Are You Fully Charged?, and addresses the small actions that make a big difference in everyday effectiveness in life and work.
Brian Koppelman, screenwriter (Rounders, Oceans Thirteen), producer (The Illusionist, The Lucky Ones), and director (Solitary Man), talks about his personal practices, compromise versus creative courage, and his new podcast The Moment.
Are you "rejection proof"? Jia Jiang has just released a book by that title, and in this interview he shares his journey of struggling with rejection and how he overcame it.
In this interview, Jon discusses how to make strategic investments now in your life and career that will pay dividends for a long time to come.
Jeff Goins is the author of a brand new book called The Art of Work. In this interview he shares what he learned in writing his book through the stories of others, and some advice for how each of us can step into our calling.
David Allen shares insights from the 2015 revised edition of his bestseller Getting Things Done.
Why is it so difficult to change our behavior, even when we know it's not good for us? Gretchen Rubin's new book is called Better Than Before, and is about how we can form better habits and break bad ones.
How can leaders inspire a culture of meaning? Today's guest, Scott Mautz, runs a $3 Billion business and is the author of the new book Make It Matter. He shares some of the battle-tested strategies he's used to build strong teams and strong results.
A few months ago, I heard Mitch Joel in conversation with Seth Godin on the podcast Six Pixels of Separation, and I knew I had to have him back on to chat about careers, fear, failure, and building a body of work that is substantive. Mitch is president of Mirum, a global digital marketing agency, and author of the book Ctrl Alt Delete. We talk about career paths, embracing the "squiggle", and the line between following your muse and being flighty.