Leadership Learning
Will Jones
President/CEO @ THOMPSON Child & Family Focus | Strategic + Thought Leadership
What Book I’m Reading
The Go-Giver?tells the story of an ambitious young man named Joe who yearns for success. Joe is a true go-getter, though sometimes he feels as if the harder and faster he works, the further away his goals seem to be. Desperate to land a key sale at the end of a bad quarter, he seeks advice from the enigmatic Pindar, a legendary consultant referred to by his many devotees simply as the Chairman.
Performance coach Alan Stein Jr. shares the secret principles used by world-class performers that will help you improve your productivity and achieve higher levels of success. High achievers are at the top of their game because of the discipline they have during the unseen hours. They have made a commitment to establish, tweak, and repeat positive habits in everything they do.?Raise Your Game?examines the top leaders in sports and business and proves that success is a result of the little things we do?all the time.
What Article I’m Reading
Psychologist Bob Sutton encourages leaders and teams to identify the different forms of friction — and reclaim time that would be lost to organizational drag.
Learning to think differently is a leader's secret weapon to fostering more growth and innovation, writes Naphtali Hoff.
What I’m Listening To
Head Coach of the Boston Celtics and reigning NBA champ Joe Mazzulla sits down with Rog on a very special pod special. Joe and Rog breakdown how Joe became close friends with the one and only Pep Guardiola and how their friendship has strengthened him as a coach. Then, Joe reveals why playing youth soccer in Rhode Island made him a better basketball player, as well as what footballing tactics he's brought to the NBA.
After his senior thesis film at USC flopped, Tom Bilyeu abandoned his dream of becoming a filmmaker. As he worked low-paying jobs and relied on his fiancée for financial support, he found himself spiraling into depression and struggling with a lack of purpose. But then, he immersed himself in personal development and brain plasticity research, discovering that effort and learning were the keys to unlocking his potential. As a result, he adopted a growth mindset, leaned into deliberate practice, and overcame self-doubt to become a highly successful entrepreneur. In this episode, Tom shares his journey from building a billion-dollar business to pivoting into the world of media and personal empowerment. He also shares insights into how AI could transform the creator economy.
On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss backstory of Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts and the lessons his story offers for building resilience and embracing struggle. Then, Robert and Mick dig into the notable trends from the Super Bowl commercials and what they say about the future of business.
What I’m Watching
AI is a radically transformative technology that makes it even more urgent for us to address Socrates’ question anew - 'how should we live?'. But at the same time the advent of AI creates new threats to our ability to answer that very question.
What I’m Pondering
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1 周Thanks for the recommendations. We have had the honor to have both Bob Burg co-author of the Go-Giver and Alan Sten Jr. on our podcast Limitless Leadership Lounge. They were both wonderful guests. Keep sharing! Thank you.
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