FranklinCovey On Leadership with Scott Miller

Bestselling author David Dodson shares practical insights on effective management and leadership, emphasizing the importance of clarity, preparation, and empathy. Topics include running great meetings, onboarding new hires, and showing compassion when letting someone go. He provides a roadmap for maximizing team success and offers strategies for mobilizing organizations to deliver breakthrough results.

There’s a surprising amount of business and leadership lessons that can be learned from the music business. Donald Passman, an attorney and bestselling author of the book All You Need to Know About the Music Business, shares his journey of becoming an expert in negotiating music rights and offers insights into the music industry. Donald discusses the shift from physical sales to digital streaming and the challenges faced by record labels, emphasizing the importance of artists understanding their business and making informed decisions when signing contracts. He also highlights the determination and passion that successful artists possess. How Effective Leaders Get Results: 7 Ways to Be More Proactive—Learn how taking initiative in small, specific ways can help you reach your goals—for your team, your career, and your life.

Leadership expert Hortense le Gentil discusses developing a leader's mindset, recognizing and changing mind traps, the role of trauma in shaping leadership styles, and the power of storytelling to define identities. She also explores 6 shifts for leaders to innovate their styles in today's changing world.

You don’t have to be born into a legacy of wealth to leave one behind. That is one of several powerful takeaways from this interview with the successful venture capitalist, author, and founder of Backstage Capital, Arlan Hamilton. She shares the importance of having radical self-belief, owning the wealth you create, and the power of sharing success with others.  How to Build Trust and Unleash the Potential of Your Direct Reports: Everyone has greatness inside of them. Are your leaders doing enough to unlock it? An exceptional leader's job is to unleash the potential in each of their direct reports.

Learn how to build a culture of retention that your employees enjoy being part of in this charismatic conversation with bestselling author and keynote speaker Joey Coleman. Joey shares his expertise on how leaders can create remarkable employee experiences, emphasizing the importance of the first 100 days in an employee's journey and provides practical tips and strategies for making the onboarding process dynamic and engaging. With his energetic and passionate approach, Joey inspires leaders to prioritize employee retention and create a workplace where people choose to stay and thrive. 3 Steps to Build a Culture Where Teams Thrive: To provide lasting support to their people, organizations need to build a winning culture with inclusive, high-trust values that help their people succeed both at work and outside of it. Download and share this guide and help your organization align its culture and values with what’s best for its people.  

Depression and anxiety aren’t typically discussed in the same conversation as taxidermy and Brazilian blowouts – until now. Renowned multiple New York Times bestselling author and blogger Jenny Lawson is known for her candid and hilarious approach to discussing mental health issues, and her books have not only brought laughter and levity to the topic of mental illness but have also helped to normalize the conversation and provide comfort to her readers. Jenny delves into her unique writing style and her personal experiences with anxiety and depression, offering a safe space to reflect on some tough-to-discuss topics. 6 Shifts to Develop a Leader's Mindset: Organizations have felt the effects of rapid changes like structure, schedules, and the broad adoption of remote or hybrid environments. This disruption has pushed organizations to adopt new mindsets and policies to set their people up for success. Leaders are no exception when it comes to these changes. To be successful today, leaders need to shift their mindsets and innovate their styles of leadership.  

Aron Ralston, known for his harrowing experience of being trapped by a boulder while hiking alone in Utah, shares his journey of perseverance and the life-changing decision he made to save himself. As he recounts the moments leading up to his escape, Aron's words paint a vivid picture of the physical and emotional challenges he faced, inspiring us to confront our own obstacles and find the strength within ourselves to overcome them. The Agility Advantage: 4 Steps to Respond to Change and Achieve Consistent Business Results: When your industry changes, your strategy needs to change too. The question is, how do leaders make the right adjustments without losing momentum or focus? The answer is agility.

Renowned novelist Mitch Albom discusses the importance of consistency in writing and shares insight into his latest novel. The podcast also explores building a positive culture in organizations to support team success. Themes of truth, forgiveness, and consequences in storytelling are highlighted, along with the challenges of adapting books into movies.

Olympic gymnast Mary Sanders shares her journey of reinvention and the lessons she has learned from the different phases of her life. Drawing from the stories in her new book, 9 Lives by 35: An Olympic Gymnast’s Inspiring Story of Reinvention, Mary discusses the importance of not getting stuck in one identity, imploring people to be in constant pursuit of personal growth. She opens up about the challenges she faced, including the loss of her father when she was eight, and how these experiences shaped her into who she is today.  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: A Brief Guide—Download our guide for a summary of principles and practices that can help you cope with change in resilient, creative ways.

Rick Warren discusses the pivotal roles of principles, character, and perspective in leadership. Emphasizes having a purpose greater than oneself and the importance of forgiveness, humility, and integrity. Shares insights on dealing with loss, staying positive, and maintaining peace and balance.