800-CEO-READ Podcasts

Eileen Shapiro/Howard Stevenson Interview

In this audio interview, I talk with Eileen Shapiro and Howard Stevenson, author of Make Your Own Luck: 12 Practical Steps To Taking Smarter Risks In Business. We talk about making bets, Martha Stewart, Jack Welch and how companies can use the principles in Blink.


mp3, 35:53, 16.4MB

Success Is A Choice Audio Excerpt

We thought this was a great choice as we are right in the middle of the NCAA basketball finals. This is an audio excerpt from Success is A Choice: Ten Steps to Overachieving In Business and Life by Rick Pitino with Bill Reynolds.

This excerpt is Step Three - Always Be Positive. I chose this excerpt because he talks about Kentucky's 1996 NCAA championship and how he needed to change his approach to coaching players in the final stretch.

mp3, 5:02, 5.8MB

You can also find the softcover here

Dan Pink Interview

Here is my interview with Dan Pink, the author of A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age. In 37 minutes, we talk about what it means to be a contributing editor, what magazines you should be reading, and we also talk about the book.

mp3, 37:37, 34.5MB

Interview with Robin Wolaner

In this interview, I talk with Robin Wolaner, author of Naked In The Boardroom: A CEO Bares Her Secrets So That You Can Transform Your Career.

We talk about career planning, Penthouse, and Parenting.

mp3, 37:01, 16.9 MB

Confidence Audiobook Excerpt

Here is an audio excerpt from Confidence:How Winning Streaks & Losing Streaks Begin & End by Rosbeth Moss Kanter.

In this piece, Kanter talks about Gillette CEO Jim Kilts and how he looked to change the complacence culture starting on his first day.

mp3, 7:03, 8.1 MB

Links to hardcover and audiobook.

Interview with John Eliot

This was a really fun interview. John studied performance in world-class athletes and is now applying those same principles of success to the business world. Some of his ideas are very counterintuitive. His book is called Overachievement: The New Model for Exceptional Performance.

We talk about butterflies in your stomach, Brett Favre, Blink, goal-setting, and Dave Matthews.

mp3, 44:53 min, 20.6 MB

Point of Interest: At 8:10, John complements Malcolm Gladwell as a writer, but questions his credentials on the subject of physiology and decision making. In the interview, I refer to this ESPN.com interview with Galdwell. Find the Brett Favre question about halfway down the page.