THE LEARNING LEADER
Welcome to The Learning Leader Show. My mission is to have deep conversations with the world’s most thoughtful leaders and share their useful life stories and leadership wisdom. I speak with CEOs, Special Forces Operators, Entrepreneurs, Best-Selling Authors, Professional Athletes, and more. Our conversations are open dialogs where my guests share their most valuable experiences and learnings for the benefit of The Learning Leader Show audience. You will find links to each episode and the corresponding show notes at the bottom of this page.
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Episode List & Show Notes
All episodes are listed below, newest first. Each episode link has show notes with major topics discussed and links to books & other resources mentioned in the episode.
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Episode #447: John McWhorter – Building A Diverse Team, Supporting The Black Community, & What Is Woke Racism?
John McWhorter teaches linguistics, philosophy, and music history at Columbia University, and writes for various publications on language issues and race issues such as Time, the Wall Street Journal, the Daily Beast, CNN, and the Atlantic. He’s also the author of many books including his most recent New York Times bestseller, Woke [...]
Episode #446: Fred Reichheld – Asking The Right Questions, Loving Your Customers, & Living A Meaningful Life
Fred Reichheld is the creator of the Net Promoter Score system of management. Also known as “NPS.” NPS is used in two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies. Fred has worked at Bain and Company since 1977. He is also the best-selling author of five books, including his most recent, Winning On Purpose. Fred graduated [...]
Episode #445: Gino Wickman – Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur?
Gino Wickman is the founder of EOS Worldwide, an organization that helps thousands of businesses implement EOS with the aid of an international team of over 400 professional and certified EOS Implementers and online support. There are over 130,000 companies using the EOS tools worldwide. He has personally delivered more than 1,900 [...]
Episode #444: Kirk Herbstreit – Honoring The Life Of Centerville Football Coach Bob Gregg
Former Centerville High School Football Coach, Bob Gregg, died on Sunday, October 24, 2021. He was 88 years old. Coach Gregg had as big of an impact on me as any person in the world outside of my immediate family. Coach Gregg won 301 games and will go down in history as [...]
Episode #443: Rebecca Minkoff – The New Rules For Unlocking Creativity & Courage
I start this episode sharing a personal message about my high school football coach, Bob Gregg. He died last Sunday (October 24, 2021). He was 88 years old. Coach Gregg had as big of an impact on me as any person in the world outside of my immediate family. I am so [...]
Episode #442: Randall Stutman – How To Become An Admired Leader
Dr. Randall Stutman is a leadership scientist dedicated to exploring the behaviors and routines of extraordinary leaders. Labeled by Goldman Sachs as the most experienced advisor and executive coach on Wall Street, he has served as a Principal Advisor to more than 2,000 Senior Executives, including 400 CEOs. His work as an [...]
Episode #441: Liz Wiseman – How To Build Credibility, Solve Problems, & Multiply Your Impact
Liz Wiseman is the New York Times bestseller author of Multipliers, Rookie Smarts, and most recently Impact Players. She is the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm. Some of her recent clients include Apple, Disney, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Tesla, and Twitter. Liz has been listed on [...]
Episode #440: Robert Greene – The Laws Of Power, Mastery, & Human Nature
Robert Greene has written 7 international best-selling books focused on strategy, power, and seduction, including The 48 Laws of Power, Mastery, The Laws of Human Nature, and most recently, The Daily Laws. WATCH this conversation on YouTube. And SUBSCRIBE! FORBES recently called WELCOME TO MANAGEMENT, “the best leadership book of 2020.” Be [...]
Episode #439: General Stanley McChrystal – A New Way To Understand Risk & Master The Unknown
General Stanley McChrystal retired in July 2010 as a four-star general in the U.S. Army. His last assignment was as the commander of the International Security Assistance Force and as the commander of the U.S. forces in Afghanistan. He had previously served as the director of the Joint Staff and as the [...]
Episode #438: Jay Williams – How To Reinvent Yourself (Life Is Not An Accident)
Jay Williams is known as one of the greatest college basketball players of all time. At Duke, Jay won the Naismith College Player of the Year award, won the 2001 National Championship, and had his #22 retired. He was the second overall pick by the Chicago Bulls in the 2002 NBA draft. [...]
Episode #437: Ryan Holiday – Fortune Favors The Brave (Courage Is Calling)
Ryan Holiday is the best-selling author of more than 10 books including The Obstacle Is The Way, Ego Is The Enemy, and most recently, Courage Is Calling. He’s sold millions of copies and his work impacts leaders all over the world. WATCH this conversation on YouTube. And SUBSCRIBE! FORBES recently called WELCOME [...]
Episode #436: John Bacon – Changing The Culture, Building Trust, & Letting Them Lead
John U. Bacon has written twelve books on sports, business, health, and history, the last seven all National Bestsellers. His latest book is “LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America’s Worst High School Hockey Team.” His radio essays earned him NPR’s PRNDI Award for best commentary in 2014. He appears [...]
