As part of my research on the power of gratitude, I stumbled upon Shawn Achor’s book, The Happiness Advantage, which inspired this TED talk on the secret to working better.
Read MoreI’m working on a handbook for effective leadership, and this podcast with Marshall Goldsmith and Shane Parrish was perfect for my research.
Read MoreDoug Conant is full of leadership advice and lessons. In this podcast episode with Shane Parrish, Doug talks about the importance of leading with integrity, which starts with creating an authentic foundation.
Read MoreIn this podcast episode with Shane Parrish, Robert Cialdini shares his seven principles of persuasion. I was originally introduced to Dr. Cialdini’s work by Charlie Munger in his speech, The Psychology of Human Misjudgment, and I’ve wanted to dive deeper ever since.
Read MoreIn this episode from the Mixergy podcast, Andrew Warner receives live coaching from Cameron Herold on how to hire a second-in-command. I took notes on some of the interesting takeaways so I don't forget them.
Read MoreLeading a company during both peacetime and wartime requires a unique combination of skills. Jeff Immelt was the CEO of General Electric for 16 years and led the company through three major crises. He shares some of his leadership tips in this podcast from the Knowledge Project.
Read MoreI've followed David Perell on Twitter for some time, and I've wanted to learn more about his work and ideas. This Indie Hackers podcast conversation with Courtland Allen was a perfect entry point into David's headspace.
Read MoreI’m a semi-regular listener of the NFX podcast. I listened to this episode a while ago, and I liked what the guest Nir Eyal had to say about focus. Nir shares the differences between a habit and a routine and walks through the frameworks from his best-selling books.
Read MoreIn this podcast episode, the hosts of My First Million and the founder of Deep Sentinel discuss “human in the loop” services. The basic idea is that you can turn a regular service into a “super service” by using technology to supercharge a human. This concept is relevant to what I’m trying to do at LegUp Health, so I wanted to make sure I captured some notes on this topic. Shout out to Tyler King for recommending this segment to me.
Read MoreI have a general interest in community building. One of my previous companies, GroupCurrent, played in this space. You typically don’t see communities get acquired. They’re tricky investments. One weird thing about communities is that they often get worse as they grow. And they’re typically built by a single individual instead of a scalable system. This podcast episode provides an inside look at a unique community (Unreal Collective) that gets better as it grows and was recently acquired.
Read MoreThis podcast episode on parenting with Dr. Laura Markham by the Knowledge Project had some great information. Even if you don’t have children, the information about self-regulation and emotion coaching can be useful in most relationships. Here are my notes.
Read MoreSince studying Charlie Munger’s 25 psychological tendencies, I’ve wanted to explore additional mental models. A mental model is an analogy or framework that helps you explain things. It's like a recipe for decision-making. I’ve enjoyed George MacGill’s recent Twitter threads, so I thought I’d give one of his podcast episodes a listen. Here are my notes.
Read MoreI’m a big fan of both John Maxwell and Shane Parrish. When two of my favorite leaders discuss leadership, I’m required to take note...s. If you're an aspiring leader, you might find these notes helpful too.
Read MoreI stumbled across this podcast when I was researching empathy for this article: Clarifying empathy as skill so we can use it. Fred Rogers was a master of feelings and empathy. I don’t remember watching Mister Rogers Neighborhood much as a child. But I do remember a few vivid moments in 1st and 2nd grade when I was exposed to the show at elementary school. As an adult, the way he approached complex emotional topics with simple language amazes me.
Read MoreI’m a regular listener of The Knowledge Project. This episode was special. The host (Shane) and the guest (Neil) know each other well. This led to some interesting conversation across many ideas, including: why work-life balance is not a thing, parenting, retirement, happiness, and resilience.
Read MoreWhy I listed to it: I was doing some research for an article on trust and stumbled across Frances Frei’s brief TED talk on how to build (and rebuild trust). It left me wanting more. I reached out to Frances and asked her to point me to additional work she’d done on trust. She sent me this podcast which provides a framework for leadership built on a foundation of trust, love, and belonging.
Read MoreMy wife and I recently celebrated our 1-year anniversary. We’re starting to talk about the future of our family. So I’ve been researching relationship best practices this month. I stumbled across this episode in my podcast app.
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