Will Bachman hosts the podcast, "Unleashed - How to Thrive as an Independent Professional." He also co-founded the tremendous online community of top-tier management consultants, Umbrex. Will and I have known each other online for a decade as Columbia Business School alumni active in leadership. We recorded this conversation in-person at my apartment. Listen for an intimate, unfiltered inside view of my life as we walk around my place and Will asks me to describe various things---my garbage, my blackboard and what's written on it, and inside things like that. If you read my stuff and want an inside view,…

George Samuels hosts the It Will Come podcast. Its subtitle, "A philosophy of success through patience, persistence and momentum" is right up the alley of someone like me with my years of daily burpees, blog posts, cold showers, and other sidchas. He posted our conversation, "How To Become The Leader Other People Will Follow." I'd write how much I enjoyed the conversation and how I recommend it, but his comprehensive show notes, below, tell you enough already. I like his thoroughness. I also liked his disarming friendliness. Listen to the conversation. The episode notes 👤 About Joshua Spodek Joshua Spodek is…

Steve Caldwell hosts the Manager Mojo podcast. On Independence Day he posted our conversation, "Leadership Requires Getting in the Trenches and Doing, Not Just Learning – a conversation with Joshua Spodek, bestselling author of “Leadership Step by Step” and an Adjunct Professor for Columbia Business School." Listen to the conversation. Listen to the conversation. Here are the show notes: Leadership Requires Getting in the Trenches and Doing, Not Just Learning Great leaders have developed their ability to connect with others by learning about and understanding what motivates each individual. They recognize that we each bring a different view of the…

Erin O'Brien hosts the Less Talk More Action podcast. She just released her interview of me. I recommend listening! As Erin describes it, "Less Talk. More Action" is a podcast with a twist. Instead of a talkfest, it's an action-orientated podcast ... you walk away with something tangible and implementable to improve your business (rather than just feel-good inspiration). That's accurate. It's the only podcast I've been on that takes time for you, the listener, to practice what the podcast talks about it. You don't just listen. You act---the most effective way to learn. In other words, you can improve…

Jim Rembach hosts the Fast Leader podcast. Today he posted his interview of me. Jim is friendly, thoughtful, and clearly understood my book and background enough to start with a simple, comprehensive summary of my background. He asked questions that got me to reveal about the book. how I teach, and what you can learn. You'll get to learn how Jim's subtitle for the interview, "I had to force my friends to read it," was a turning point for me as a teacher and writer. This is an interview worth listening to, as is Jim's podcast in general. About Jim…

No matter how successful you are, there's probably at least one area where roadblocks are keeping you from fully achieving your goals. The Smashing the Plateau podcast focuses on overcoming these challenges. The host, David Shriner-Cahn of TEND Strategic Partners, interviews experts one thing in common---they all know how to fix problems that keep people and businesses stuck. I was honored to be interviewed by David. We talked about getting through the difficult times, the emotional nature of those times, how to develop the relevant emotional skills, examples, role models, mental models, and so on. Listen to the conversation! David's…