What You Will Learn

Getting Things Done - by David Allen'The Art of Stress-Free Productivity' This book as highly regarded as the ultimate guide in efficiency. It is all about, as the title suggests, Getting Things Done. The books provides a full-on system that, once fully implemented, will mean nothing ever gets missed: Capture, Clarify, Organise, Reflect, Engage.Join our mailing list for monthly updates by filling out the form at the top of the page at www.whatyouwilllearn.comYou can email us any time at podcast@whatyouwilllearn.comCheck out our new social media accounts: www.twitter.com/wywlpodcast and https://www.linkedin.com/company/what-you-will-learn-podcast/ and 'whatyouwilllearn' on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Switch - by Chip & Dan Heath'How to change things when change is hard' This is a phenomenal book about creating change, any change at any level. They break it down into three elements:1. Direct the Rider (make it crystal clear)2. Motivate the Elephant (strong feelings, a NEED to change)3. Shape the Path (Make it as easy as possible)The rider can control the elephant for a very short period of short, but the elephant is big and strong and can overpower the rider at any point - that's why you need all three things to effectively maintain a change. Check out our new social media accounts: www.twitter.com/wywlpodcast and https://www.linkedin.com/company/what-you-will-learn-podcast/ and 'whatyouwilllearn' on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Influence - by Robert Cialdini'The Psychology of Persuasion' An extremely well-respected book that breaks down some of the ways in which we are easily influenced. Cialdini highlights some of the triggers of our 'primitive automaticity' and shows us some ways in which we are being influenced without even realising it. By reading and understanding these concepts, we can choose to use them for good, for evil, or as defence - we can use these to help people, we can use these to influence people in a way that would help ourselves, or we can notice when they're being used on us and be prepared for them! The six elements are: - Reciprocity - Commitments and Consistency - Social Proof - Liking - Authority - Scarcity Enjoy the ride! Sign up to our monthly recaps at the top of the homepage at www.whatyouwilllearn.com See you next week :) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career'Reid Hoffman, the cofounder of LinkedIn, offers career advice in a way that views your career trajectory as a business or startup that you need to take control of. Concepts like 'ABZ planning', 'Almost Ready, Aim, Fire, Aim, Fire', 'Pivot as you learn', 'Assessing and Managing Risk' and 'Network Intelligence' were tools usually restricted to entrepreneurs and startups, but Reid shows us how we could (and should) apply these to accelerating our career progression. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We spoke to John Perkins, the author of 'The New Confessions of an Economic Hitman'. Just like the book, it was a wild ride. We spoke about what is happening in the world right now and we got pretty deep and pretty real. There's a lot going on around us today and it's probably better to open our eyes a little than go through our day oblivious. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This book takes you on a wild ride into the world of 'Economic Hit Men' and how they riddle developing countries with so much crippling debt that they eventually succumb to the demands of the US and give up they power. We read about political leaders being assassinated or coming into 'unfortunate accidents' if they try to resist...  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We got the opportunity to speak to Frans Johansson, the author of The Medici Effect and The Click Moment.  We spoke about both of these books, and our discussion spanned uncertainty, purposeful bets, click moments, doubling down, innovation, and a whole lot more. Frans is an absolute weapon of a bloke and drops some serious gems of wisdom.   Check him out at www.fransjohansson.com or on twitter at twitter.com/frans_johansson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Click Moment by Frans Johansson'Seizing Opportunity in an Unpredictable World' This is a great business book. The world is random and there are forces out there that make success impossible to predict, so we need to be doing everything we can to harness randomness and use it to our advantage. The famed '10,000 hours rule' works in many cases, but it's essentially irrelevant in the business world. Instead, we need to focus on three things: click moments, placing purposeful bets, and allowing complex forces to work for us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'A look at 20 world views, faiths and religions' We didn't really know anything about religion, so we decided to try and find out. This book gives a bit of an overview of the world's major religions and describes their beliefs. Unfortunately, the book isn't an unbiased account of the world as it's written by a devout Christian and thus is seen through the lens of a particular belief. Nevertheless, it gave some good insight into what people believe and why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Good to Great - by Jim Collins'Why some companies make the leap... and why others don't' 'Good to Great' is highly regarded as one of the greatest business books and recommended by many of the authors we've interviewed. It's very well structured and analyses companies that went through a prolonged period of being just 'good', then went through a transition phase, then became 'great' and outperformed other businesses in their industry for more than 15 years. This book highlights 6 key factors, based around Disciplined People, Disciplined Thought, and Disciplined Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.