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You need to listen to this episode if you’re looking to make the most of your time on Earth. New York Times bestselling author Oliver Burkeman shares his unique perspective on time management and productivity, challenging traditional approaches and offering a fresh take on how to maximize the limited time we have. He discusses the concept of roles in life and how they can help us prioritize and focus our attention, encouraging us to be aware of the consequences of not being intentional about how we spend our time. Manage Your Time Like a Pro: 7 Tips for Doing What Matters Most–Hard-working professionals should be spending more time on their long-term goals. We can help.

Your self-worth is your ceiling. Learn how to believe you are enough and transform your life with self-made entrepreneur and philanthropist Jamie Kern Lima. Jamie shares her journey from building a billion-dollar cosmetics brand to discovering the importance of authenticity and worthiness. She emphasizes that self-worth is the key to success and fulfillment in all areas of life, including leadership, relationships, and personal goals. She also discusses the power of redefining rejection and failure, and how changing our relationship with these experiences can lead to fearlessness and accelerated growth. To be successful today, leaders need to shift their mindsets and innovate their styles of leadership. Click to download our interactive guide for 6 Shifts to Develop a Leader’s Mindset and share them with leaders in your organization.

In this rare episode of On Leadership, guest host Brandon Stone interviews host Scott Miller about his seventh book, Career on Course: 10 Strategies to Take Your Career from Accidental to Intentional. Scott shares the importance of personal and professional values, the need for self-awareness, and the significance of building strong relationships in your career. He vulnerably shares his own experiences and mistakes, emphasizing the necessity of being intentional and proactive. Do you know how you communicate? Take our Difficult Conversation Assessment to gain insight into which of three conversation styles you use and learn how to navigate conversations with effectiveness and authenticity.

Everyone needs the insights in this episode to better navigate difficult conversations. FranklinCovey senior consultant and subject matter expert, Barbara Cogburn, joins us for a discussion on the importance of balancing courage and consideration, sharing clear intent, and the power of pausing, observing, and asking questions during difficult conversations. She highlights the value of visualization and preparation to respond effectively to emotional reactions and encourages listeners to stop avoiding difficult conversations and start engaging in them with the right tools and mindset. Do you know how you communicate? Take our Difficult Conversation Assessment to gain insight into which of three conversation styles you use and learn how to navigate conversations with effectiveness and authenticity.  

Renowned producer, actor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author Jane Seymour discusses her multifaceted career and the lessons she has learned along the way. She emphasizes the importance of authenticity and staying true to oneself, as well as the power of perseverance and turning challenges into opportunities. She discusses her various ventures, including her art, jewelry, and skincare lines, and highlights the importance of giving back and making a difference in the world. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: A Brief Guide – Download our guide for a summary of principles and practices that can help you cope with change in resilient, creative ways.

Learn what it means to be Passion Struck in this engaging, insightful conversation with personal mastery expert John Miles. John shares how to reinvent yourself, find connection between your inner voice and your true calling, and nurture your passions without getting burned out. He offers examples from his new book, Passion Struck: 12 Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life, including how to live life with more intention and make deliberate choices each day. The 80/20 Activity Analyzer: 80% of your results will come from 20% of your activities—are you focusing on the right ones?

Step fully and wholeheartedly into your voice with the practical tactics shared by speaker, author, and podcast extraordinaire, Lisa Carmen Wang. As the author of The Bad Bitch Business Bible, Lisa shares her personal journey of breaking free from societal expectations and finding her own power. In addition to the importance of cultivating resilience and embracing an “anti-fragile” mindset, she emphasizes the need for self-love and body positivity, sharing an exercise from her book that helps individuals confront negative self-talk.  Thriving Through Tough Times: Download our guide and explore four tactics you can use to navigate the negative mindsets that creep in during times of stress.

Become a more effective communicator by absorbing several practical tips from Matt Abrahams, author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot. Matt is a Lecturer in Organizational Behavior at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, where he researches and shares practical ways to improve how you communicate with others. He explains that talking faster is about recognizing patterns and being able to respond appropriately in the moment by being more deliberate and intentional. He also shares tips for connecting with an audience, including making the content relevant, using engaging tools like stories and questions, and using language that creates a mental image for the audience. Listen Like a Leader: Read our guide to learn how to listen and then pick one or two skills you can start building this week.

Collaboration with those you may not always agree with is more important than ever before. That is one of several key takeaways from Raj Shah, who currently serves as the President of The Rockefeller Foundation and is the author of Big Bets: How Large Scale Change Really Happens. Raj emphasizes the importance of being an optimist, finding fresh and innovative solutions, recruiting committed partners, and fiercely measuring results. Raj also discusses the need for leaders to build authentic relationships, be vulnerable, and make smart decisions. 3 Leadership Actions to Amplify Your Organization's Impact:   Download our guide for three actions your leaders can take today to transform your teams' efforts into high-value results.

Discover how to build a workplace that attracts the next generation of leaders with hospitality leadership expert David Arraya. David talks about the powerful impact of being present and how to navigate managing multiple stakeholders as you pursue what he calls conscious leadership. He emphasizes the importance of hospitality skills in the coming generation and discusses the need for children to learn human connection, negotiation, resilience, and mindfulness. Building Exceptional Leaders in Uncertain Times: During uncertain times, people look to their leaders to reassure and realign them toward their most important goals. These four critical behaviors help leaders motivate and focus their people on what really matters, even amid uncertainty, stress, and burnout.

The connection you make with your audience is a number one priority for any speaker or presenter. Author and co-founder of the Washington Speakers Bureau, Bernie Swain, shares this and other tactical tips to help you take your presentation skills to the next level in today’s episode of On Leadership with Scott Miller. Bernie speaks to the value of humor, and the need to let people see who you truly are as a speaker, in addition to discussing some notable figures from his extensive Rolodex. He also shares the importance of speaking with confidence, belief in your message, and the balance between preparation and spontaneity in delivering a successful speech.  5 Ways to Multiply Your Team's Natural Genius: Download our guide to help your leaders get the most from their team.

Joy is a choice you can, and should, make each day. At least that’s the stance taken by award-winning journalist, renowned speaker, and New York Times bestselling author, Malcolm Gladwell. Malcolm discusses the future of work and the importance of organizational culture in a changing landscape, emphasizing the power of overstories and the impact they have on shaping communities and organizations. He highlights the need for leaders to understand and appreciate the variability in human performance and the importance of making finely grained judgments. In this masterclass, Malcolm shares insights on dealing with criticism, the value of reflection in writing, and the significance of diversity in the workplace. Leadership Approaches for a New World: Download our guide to help leaders in your organization embrace this new world and understand the fundamental principles that will help them move forward.