Books Applied Podcast

Enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with Julie Fogh on what this young adult novel has to tell us about leadership, authenticity, and the world. Learn more about Julie's powerful work at: https://www.vitalvoicetraining.com/

This book will deepen your understanding of your emotions and how to change their trajectory. This conversation with Zoie Newman highlights the most useful skills from the book that you can put to use right now.

Even if you don't have life-or-death negotiations regularly, the thoughtful strategies in this book will show you how to become an excellent empathetic communicator who gets more done with others. Terra King and I discuss using this book's very practical skills, including excellent listening and calibrated questions, to bridge divides and find agreements that work for everyone involved.

Loretta J. Ross' excellent book Calling In gives both a theoretical framework for when to call someone in (vs a call out) and detailed steps and considerations for how to do it well. Along the way, she shares wisdom from her decades spent building and sustaining movements.

Moving people to do something is a tricky proposition. If you try too hard, you come off as the worst incarnation of a sleezy salesperson, and that doesn't work. To learn specifically what to do instead, check out this podcast and the book To Sell is Human by Daniel H. Pink.

When Radical Candor exploded onto the business world in 2017, the story was that this book justified and celebrated the effectiveness of being an a-hole to your people. "Candor" was the code for "being mean," and it was all ok because it worked. Reading Radical Candor by Kim Scott, you get a much more nuanced (and useful) take on how to be an effective leader by challenging dir...

Caring for other people who are experiencing trauma can cause a trauma exposure response in us. In Trauma Stewardship, Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and Connie Burk dive into the warning signs for trauma exposure and how to respond to those signs in a way that sustains and fuels us. This is a great read for anyone who works or spends time with people experiencing trauma. I hope this podcast motivates y...

Jo Linden and I discuss the mentor mindset, what it is, and how to do it well, based on the book 10 to 25 by David Yeager. It turns out that the problem with young people today is that older people didn't do their homework and learn the best way to support them based on young people's developmental priorities. David Yeager does the homework for us in his research that goes into this directly appli...

Effy and I talk about Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara and its lessons for how to be deeply of service to others. Also, Effy defends working in retail, and Iggy enjoys discovering the more nuanced and effective alternative to "assume positive intent."

There are many reasons why I was late to pick-up Untamed by Glennon Doyle (I mention them specifically in the episode). I'm glad I did (eventually) so I could have this animated conversation with the always sharp Daava Mills. Maybe you can't relate to this book, and that's ok. It still might surprise you.

Learn how to convey more warmth, competence, and charisma as Jenn T. Grace and I discuss the book Cues by Vanessa Van Edwards. This book describes the exact things you can say and do to have your desired impact on the people around you. Jenn and I talk through the details of how it is done.

This engaging book by Georgia Cloepfil gives an insider look into professional women's sports at the not-quite-ultra-elite level. In conversation with Skippy Steve, we explore the challenges and rewards of Georga's experience in women's sports and how this story has been missing from the lore of semi-pro athletics in the public eye.

Remember the it-only-takes-10,000-hours-to-be-an-expert craze? This book is by the guy (Anders Ericsson)who did the research on how to become an expert that was misinterpreted and started all the hullabaloo. The book clarifies what you actually need to do to become an expert and how to do it. (It may take less than 10,000 hours!)

Dan Heath created a ton of additional resources and info for this book. You can find these treasures at  danheath.com/reset,  and for resources for each chapter in the book, go to  danheath.com/reset-links . Happy learning!

This book could have devolved into a bucket-list-frenzy for how to maximize the 4000 weeks we each have to live. Instead it looks at how to live well in the time we do have. Erika Cooley and I talk about how this book has influenced (or not) our lives and decisions.

Erica and I discuss the eminently readable Finding the Mother Tree. This book by Suzanne Simard describes her journey as a forest researcher and her surprising (to everyone more than herself) findings. Along the way, we talk about Suzanne's struggles with the status quo and what it takes to be a revolutionary in a deeply traditional field. Learn more about Erica and her work at catchlinecommunicat...

This book can radically reduce stress and conflict in your interpersonal relationships.   The Five Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life by Bill Eddy is a book that will help you make sense of those difficult people and challenging relationships in your life. Therapist Tracey Biebel and I get into the details in this deep conversation.   We particularly hope you enjoy the part when we wax poetic...

There are more than winners and losers in every conflict - there is a third side. Enjoy this quick survey of a book with ideas I use very, very frequently when creating new and improved conflict response processes with leaders and their organizations. (This episode also references The Dawn of Everything and Sapiens .)

Is there a note-taking strategy that will change your thinking and make it easy to write multiple books a year? How to Take Smart Notes makes this claim (and more!). This conversation with Kathleen Gabriel gets to the bottom of these claims by examining the philosophical and practical applications of the book and the method it describes.

Holding Change is a book about how to thoughtfully facilitate and mediate so one can create profound change. In this episode, my sensational friend Jayne Nucete and I explore the nuances of this book and how it impacts how we facilitate (and mediate) groups in many different settings. This book is part guide, part manifesto, and part deep wisdom around how we show up with groups and co-create mean...

Blink is not a new book but its insights have seeped into everyday life. The barrier between how we respond "without thinking" and our conscious "rational" thought is the topic of this fascinating book. Wendy Kleinfeldt and I discuss the benefits and disadvantages of these non-conscious reactions and how they affect our lives and organizations.

To many of us steeped in grind culture, just the idea of rest is heretical. In this excellent manifesto, Tricia Hersey shares the deeply revolutionary practice of rest as something we all deserve because we are humans. It is not something we must steal or hide or something granted to us so we can be more productive. Join Lisa Alexander and me as we discuss what it means to engage in rest as an act...

I read this book and immediately got so excited that I recorded a podcast episode. It is so good. Learning about the different kinds of feedback might just revolutionize how you give feedback. Learning to receive feedback better is a skill that we can all improve - this book tells you why that is so important and how to do it without losing your mind.

Check out these links and extra resources Lauren mentioned during the show: https://emilyladau.com/ Emily Ladau’s podcast https://www.theaccessiblestall.com/ ASSUME THAT I CAN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92ivgabfdPQ "Our negative assumptions about people with Down syndrome can lead us to treat them in such a way that these assumptions become reality. In sociology, this is called a 'se...

In the book Think Again, Adam Grant teaches about the power of being able to change your mind. He makes a strong case for why this mental flexibility is crucial for a happy and healthy life. You're not a sell-out when you learn and grow!