The Wealthy Momentum Podcast with Jimmy Nicholas and Dr. Dustin Burleson

In this episode, Dustin talks with Roger Martin about his book, A New Way to Think: Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness. You'll discover how many of the dominant models of management fail leaders time and again. Roger and I discuss why it is so hard to toss out the old ways of thinking. Roger shares why the dominant model of thinking about competition is flawed and a new, better way to...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Jon Gordon about his book, The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy. You'll discover how to reclaim the driver’s seat of your life and inspire others to support your journey. Jon Gordon explains why we must support our employees by listening to them, showing empathy, and commending their work. He shares the E + P = O formula...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Ethan Kross about his book, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It. You'll discover how introspection can be both good and bad, why living in the present runs counter to our biology, and how our inner voice can lead to chatter precisely when we need it most. Dr. Kross explains how working memory is connected to the inner voice and h...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Michael Bungay Stanier about his book, The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever.  You'll discover how coaching others lets you work less hard and have more impact. Dustin and Michael discuss why it is so important to limit advice and ask questions instead. Michael shares the kickstart question and how it can make all the difference...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Seth Godin about his book, This is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See You'll discover how digital marketing has spiraled out of control and why the attention economy is so important to personal and relevant messages. Seth shares the critical marketing consequence of unlimited online choices for consumers. We'll talk about how to work with the fir...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Dan Heath about his book, Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen. You'll discover why we get stuck in the cycle of response, putting out fires, dealing with emergencies, handling one problem after another, and how to make our way upstream to fix the systems that cause the problems. In other words, you'll learn how to shift from reaction to preve...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Leidy Klotz about his book, Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less. You'll discover why it's easy to mistake less for loss, why our first instinct is to add instead of subtract, and how to make the space to go from information overload to wisdom. Leidy invites listeners to consider the difference between less and subtraction. He shares how to access our multitude...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Hubert Joly about his book, The Heart of Business: Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism. You'll discover how to find your noble purpose, put people at the center and unleash human magic. Hubert and I discuss the power of identifying self-inflicted problems and how to fix them. You'll learn about the bicycle theory, the principle of vulnerability a...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Roger Martin about his book, When More Is Not Better: Overcoming America's Obsession with Economic Efficiency . You'll discover how our obsession with economic efficiency has forced too much pressure in a pursuit of perfectionism. Roger and I discuss how this has resulted in a dangerously unbalanced economy that lacks resilience. Roger gives practical tips on wha...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Ashley Whillans about her book, Ashley Whillans on Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life. You'll discover why four out of five adults report feeling they have too much to do and not enough time to do it, how these time-poor people experience less joy each day, laugh less, are less healthy, less productive and more likely to divorce. Ashley'...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Julia Galef about her book, The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't. You'll learn about motivated reasoning, what Julia calls "soldier mindset" and how to hold your identity lightly, so that you can create a more accurate map of your world and embrace the worthy pursuit of intellectual honesty. Julia and I discuss Darwin's "golden r...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Jan-Benedict Steenkamp about his book, Time to Lead, and how historical leadership examples might help us improve our skills better than the latest management fads. You'll discover how to use your emotions to think, not think with your emotions, so that you can make your followers part of something larger than themselves. Professor Steenkamp shares 16 well-resear...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Scott Anthony about his book, Eat, Sleep, Innovate, and how to use the power of habit to build a culture of innovation. You'll discover why most leaders fail to create truly innovative cultures. Scott shares best practices for unleashing the natural innovator inside everyone and how to engage all of the talent inside your business. Scott says, "Great innovators r...

In this episode, Dustin talks with Dr. Jacinta Jiménez about her book, The Burnout Fix, and core resilience practices to help you operate from the "inside out" versus "the outside in." You'll discover how to identify and prevent exhaustion, cynicism and inefficacy in the workplace, so that burnout doesn't occur for you and your employees. Dr. Jiménez shares 15 scientifically-backed recommendations...

Ryan Holiday opens his book, Ego is the Enemy, with a quote from Richard Feynman, who said, "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool." Ego is such an important thing to master, especially as you attempt challenging work. Running a small business or private practice is not easy. At every step of the way, your ego can place you in a haze of delus...

In this episode, we look at Paul Carroll's research for Billion Dollar Lessons, key takeaways from the 750 most profound business failures of all times and how Paul learned as an award-winning journalist at The Wall Street Journal that not every tree grows to the sky. You'll discover why there are no new business mistakes, just new people to make them. Paul shares the seven strategies that are mos...