Read to Lead Podcast

Jeff Brown

Interviews with the world's most successful and inspiring leadership and professional growth authors

  • 38 minutes 5 seconds
    How to Go After What You Want and Get It with Jenny Wood – Episode 564 (M04)

    Our streak of highlighting female authors in 2025 continues with this month’s feature of Jenny Wood. She’s a former Googler, turned full-time author and speaker (turns out she’s amazing at both). In her new book, Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get it, she poses the question: What if the traits you need […]

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    22 April 2025, 6:03 am
  • 33 minutes 22 seconds
    A Holistic, Research-Backed Framework to Future-Proof Your Leadership with Paula Davis – Episode 563 (M03)

    Our third featured author of 2025 is stress and resilience expert, Paula Davis. She’s the founder and CEO of the Stress & Resilience Institute, and she’s spent her career helping people at every level—from CEOs to soldiers—to make work better. Her latest book, Lead Well: 5 Mindsets to Engage, Retain, and Inspire Your Team, delivers actionable […]

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    25 March 2025, 6:03 am
  • 40 minutes 49 seconds
    The Science of Predicting and Changing Human Behavior – Episode 562 (M02)

    It’s time to unveil our second (of twelve) books we’re featuring in 2025. That’s right. In case you’re late to the party, Read to Lead has moved from a weekly show to a monthly show. That means only a dozen books will get the spotlight this year. The next book in our line-up is Mindmasters: […]

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    25 February 2025, 6:03 am
  • 46 minutes 55 seconds
    Closing the Courage Gap with Margie Warrell – Episode 561 (M01)

    This episode marks the launch of our new release schedule. Just 12 books are being featured this year, and the first of those 12 comes from an author who has made three previous appearances on the show. Her name is Dr. Margie Warrell. She isn’t just a bestselling author—she’s a globally respected speaker, coach, and […]

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    28 January 2025, 6:03 am
  • 4 minutes 57 seconds
    Special Announcement: Changes to Read to Lead in 2025

    Hey there, and welcome to another episode of Read to Lead! I’m Jeff, your host, and I am so glad you’re here. Today’s episode is going to be a little different—no special guests, just me, talking about some pretty major changes coming to the podcast in 2025. For the last eleven years we’ve had a […]

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    7 January 2025, 6:03 am
  • 17 minutes 3 seconds
    560: Game-Changing Reads: 11 Books Every Leader Needs – Part 2

    In this two part, year-ending series, I unpack the eleven book that should be a part of every leader’s library. If there are any books on this list you haven’t yet made time for, I suggest you carve out time in 2025 for each of them. In last week’s episode, I covered books #11 through […]

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    31 December 2024, 6:03 am
  • 20 minutes 13 seconds
    559: Game-Changing Reads: 11 Books Every Leader Needs – Part 1

    In this two part, year-ending series, I unpack the eleven book that should be a part of every leader’s library. If there are any books on this list you haven’t yet made time for, I suggest you carve out time in 2025 for each of them. In that there are 11 books on the list, […]

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    24 December 2024, 6:03 am
  • 56 minutes 46 seconds
    558: The 8 Step Blueprint To Building A Profitable Personal Brand Business with Mike Kim (E)

    Craig Lemasters shares techniques he has used in a lifetime of helping Fortune 500 companies tackle the challenge of getting unstuck.

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    18 December 2024, 1:20 am
  • 33 minutes 2 seconds
    557: The Quest to Build a Culture That Rocks with Arnie Malham (an Encore Presentation of Episode 367)

    Business is hard, but the challenges that make business hard are more than just obstacles - they provide the foundation for building and strengthening a culture that attracts the best people to do the best work.

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    10 December 2024, 6:03 am
  • 49 minutes 34 seconds
    556: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career with Michael B. Horn and Bob Moesta

    Every single year, an estimated 1 billion people switch jobs worldwide. A lucky few stumble into the role of their dreams, but hundreds of millions are disappointed. What if, when looking for a job, you could make more informed choices to better select the opportunity you seize? What if the power to move along your […]

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    3 December 2024, 6:03 am
  • 43 minutes 55 seconds
    555: Lead with Your Values to Advance Your Career with the Wharton School’s G. Richard Shell (an Encore Presentation of Episode 381)

    The essential guide to standing up for your values at work. Protect your integrity by committing to The Conscience Code.

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    26 November 2024, 6:03 am
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