Business Bookshelf

Hi everyone, After 183 episodes of the Business Bookshelf podcast I have decided to bring it to an end. Like for most people the last two years have been challenging.  The constant source of joy has been this podcast.  It has taken me from my study here in South Africa and allowed me to speak to incredible people around the world. I am very appreciative of everyone who has been involved in the podcast - the authors who were interviewed, the companies that sent me authors to interview, the listeners of the podcast and my family. Wish you everything of the best! Lance Peppler --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support

Episode 182 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Linda Cohen - author of "The Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottom Line" Linda has been a Kindness Catalyst for over 10 years.  She presents to organizations and businesses on the Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottomline.  She lives in Oregon with her husband, their two spirited teenagers and two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. She loves yoga and meditation and will never pass up a good cup of Earl Grey tea. Imagine a company culture where employees feel valued, recognized, and empowered enough to go the extra mile for customers and colleagues; where leadership can be authentic, transparent, and connected to their team. The Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottom Line by Linda provides real life examples of companies that have employed kindness as their secret weapon to build and maintain their organizations. Linda's website can be found here - www.lindacohenconsulting.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support

Episode 181 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Jeff Finney - author of "That's It, I'm Fired" Perhaps you're one of those business owners who forgets to eat lunch. Or, if you do, you pick up a sandwich while checking your email. Maybe you haven't been on a real vacation in years and your family time is limited to an hour or two a day. Sound familiar? Entrepreneur and CEO Jeff Finney can certainly empathize with your struggle. He wrote his upcoming book That's It, I'm Fired in order to aid hands-on business owners in perfecting their business operations so that they can take a step back and finally enjoy their personal lives. Jeff Finney is the owner and CEO of Ultimate Cabinets and The Push Thru, LLC, with over 15 years in the woodworking manufacturing business.  I’ll have links to these and a link to his podcast called “The Push Thru”. Jeff's website can be found here - www.thepushthru.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support

Episode 180 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Dr. Gregory Bott - author of “Faster Safer Wealthier"  Dr. Gregory Bott is an entrepreneur, investor, and university instructor. At the age of 24, he quit his full-time corporate employment in pursuit of both higher education and entrepreneurship. Since then, he has owned and operated numerous businesses across multiple industries, including hospitality, real estate, and agriculture. His businesses have ranged from franchised to independent, from start-ups to acquisitions, from heavily staffed to one-person operations, from leveraged to debt-free, and from sole ownership to numerous shareholders. Gregory is the author of “Faster Safer Wealthier: Skip the Start-up and Buy a Stable Business to Build Intergenerational Wealth”.   High-risk entrepreneurship is a tough route to a rich life and financial freedom. Start-up stress, like relying on a once-in-a-lifetime innovation or setting out on a one-track objective of billionaire status, results in detours and setbacks rather than the financial rewards you desire. Not all businesses are high-risk endeavours though. Substantial, lasting wealth can be built in the space between broke and billionaire—when you reframe your idea of business ownership. Skip the risky start-up and walk straight into an already cash-flowing company to create and retain wealth! Dr. Gregory Bott’s structured framework for small business acquisition will mitigate risk, accelerate wealth accumulation, and elevate your business for profitable growth. With this step-by-step guide for both new and seasoned entrepreneurs, you can start on a steady path of incremental gains as a rightful business owner—for safer financial success that lasts generations. Greg's website can be found here - https://gregbott.com. The book can be purchased here - https://amzn.to/3rRlxxN. Email the host Lance Peppler at lance@businessbookshelfpodcast.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support

Episode 179 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - David Ehrlichman - author of “Impact Networks" David is cofounder and coordinator of Converge a network of systems strategists, designers, facilitators, educators, and evaluators who partner with people, organizations, and networks to navigate complexity and co-create meaningful change. David is the author of “Impact Networks: Creating Connection, Sparking Collaboration, and Catalyzing Systemic Change”.   The social and environmental challenges we face today are not only complex, they are also systemic and structural and have no obvious solutions. They require diverse combinations of people, organizations, and sectors to coordinate actions and work together even when the way forward is unclear. Even so, collaborative efforts often fail because they attempt to navigate complexity with traditional strategic plans, created by hierarchies that ignore the way people naturally connect. By embracing a living-systems approach to organizing, impact networks bring people together to build relationships across boundaries; leverage the existing work, skills, and motivations of the group; and make progress amid unpredictable and ever-changing conditions. As a powerful and flexible organizing system that can span regions, organizations, and silos of all kinds, impact networks underlie some of the most impressive and large-scale efforts to create change across the globe David's company is Converge found here - www.converge.net. The book can be purchased here - https://amzn.to/3GR2XMq. Email the host Lance Peppler at lance@businessbookshelfpodcast.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support

Episode 178 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Erika Andersen - author of “Change from the Inside Out" Erika Andersen is the founding partner of Proteus, a coaching, consulting and training firm that focuses on leader readiness. Over the past 30 years, Erika has developed a reputation for creating approaches to learning and business-building that are custom tailored to her clients’ challenges, goals, and culture. Erika  is the author of “Change from the Inside Out: Making You, Your Team, and Your Organization Change-Capable”. Change initiatives fail because humans are hardwired to return to what's worked for us in the past. Erica’s book offers a straightforward process for rewiring ourselves and those we lead to be more change-capable. Erica's company is Proteus found here - www.proteus-international.com. The book can be purchased here - https://amzn.to/33sa2nZ. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support

Episode 177 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Joseph Armentano - author of "A Helluva Ride"  Joseph is Chief Executive Officer of Paraco Gas Corporation, a privately held energy and industrial distribution company serving the Northeast region. Paraco is the 13th largest propane marketer in the U.S. with more than 300 employees headquartered in Rye Brook, New York Joe is the author of “A Helluva Ride”.  Joe's memoir is a tribute to his father's out-sized personality, his passion for life, and his remarkable ability to shake off failure and move forward. Joe's company is Paraco found here - https://paracogas.com. The book can be purchased here - https://amzn.to/3y8KzeA. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support

Episode 178 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Emily Bermes - author of "Bomb Proof - A Field Proven Guide for the New-to-Role Executive" Being a new executive is hard.  In fact, more than 50% of new executives fail within 18 months. A lack of contextual knowledge, chronic corporate misalignment, and early costly missteps can doom new leaders before they really have a chance to lead. But it doesn't have to be this way. With the right information, new executives can thrive. Today our guest is Emily Bermes.  Emily is an experienced Human Capital consultant with deep expertise helping executives navigate new role assimilation at the officer level. She utilizes a truly interdisciplinary approach which combines more than 15 years of business experience as a partner-level management consultant and executive coach with applied social science principles to create elegant solutions for tough organizational and human capital challenges. Provides data-driven solutions that are practical, powerful and demonstratively effective. I talk to Emily about her new book “Bomb Proof - A Field Proven Guide for the New-to-Role Executive”. I talk to Emily about: three key factors to navigate to a new executive role? Getting the right people sitting on the right seat on the bus. Advice for a new executives Emily's company is Bermes Associates found here - https://www.bermesassociates.com. Email the host Lance Peppler - Lance@businessbookshelfpodcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support

Episode 176 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Justin Goodbread - author of "Your baby is ugly"  Justin is a nationally recognized financial educator, wealth manager, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. Armed with 25+ years of experience starting, buying, owning, and selling businesses, Justin has dedicated himself to offering business owners strategies that increase the long-term value of their companies. Justin is the author of “Your baby is ugly”.  Are you creating a business that’s attractive to others—or is it a business only a parent could love? If your business isn’t attractive, you’ll struggle to rise up as a marketplace leader and catch the eyes of financial investors when you need it—or sell your business for profit in the future. You might find yourself heavily involved in every detail, but pouring endless time and energy into your business might not improve its value,—or have an effect on your personal net worth. Justin's company is Heritage Investor found here - https://heritageinvestor.com. The book can be purchased here - https://amzn.to/3DFzPFw. Email the host Lance Peppler at lance@businessbookshelfbookshelf.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support

Episode 175 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Raj Sundarason - author of "The DAP Strategy: A New Way of Working to De-Risk & Accelerate Your Digital Transformation"  Raj is the regional vice president and chief evangelist of WalkMe, the world's premier DAP provider, and a pioneer of digital adoption, with over 20 years of experience in digital programs. Fueled by his ideology of the Power of How, he collaborates with international senior digital transformation leaders to match business challenges with digital adoption program solutions that impact revenue, cost, and risk imperatives. Raj is the author of “The DAP Strategy: A New Way of Working to De-Risk & Accelerate Your Digital Transformation”. As teams struggle to out-perform, new software offers opportunities to improve business outcomes. Yet millions of dollars and hours of productivity are wasted each year as companies fail to manage change in a cloud technology-led world. The problem isn't the people or software — it's a lack of confidence and knowledge. Enable new ways of working to de-risk and accelerate the potential value from your digital transformation initiatives with Digital Adoption Platforms. The DAP Strategy shares practical insights to empower leadership teams and employees to master digital tools. Strategic yet nontechnical, this is your guide to accelerating capability and unlocking the potential of digital transformation programs for your organization. Raj's website is the DAP Stratetgist found here - https://www.dapstrategist.com. The book can be purchased here - https://amzn.to/3pD8sHf. Email the host Lance Peppler at lance@businessbookshelfpodcast.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support

Episode 174 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Scott Miller - author of "Master Mentors: 30 Transformative Insights from Our Greatest Minds"  Scott serves as FranklinCovey’s senior advisor on thought leadership, leading the strategy and development of the firm’s speaker’s bureau, as well as the publication of podcasts, webcasts, and bestselling books. Scott hosts the FranklinCovey-sponsored On Leadership with Scott Miller, the world’s largest and fastest-growing leadership podcast, reaching more than six million people weekly. Miller also authors a leadership column for Inc.com and Utah Business and previously hosted the weekly iHeart Radio show Great Life, Great Career. Scott is the author of “Master Mentors: 30 Transformative Insights from Our Greatest Minds”. For busy professionals and lifelong learners seeking practical strategies for reaching new heights, Master Mentors distills 30 essential learnings from Seth Godin, Susan Cain, Trent Shelton, General Stanley McChrystal, and other top business minds and thought leaders of our time. I only had half an hour with Scott and so couldn’t chat to him about all 30.  I have selected  Leif Babin - an ex-navy seal and author of Extreme Ownership, Daniel Pink who’s latest book is called “The Power of Regret” and Kim Scott who has written the amazing book called “Radical Candour”. If you listen to Scott you will know that he is an excellent interviewer.  I ask him if he has any suggestions for us to produce excellent interviews. Scott's works for  FranklinCovey which can be here - https://www.franklincovey.com and his personal website is www.scottjeffreymiller.com.  The "On Leadership with Scott Miller" podcast can be found here. The book can be purchased here - https://amzn.to/3IsKmYp. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support

Episode 173 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Yael Sivi - author of "Growing Up at Work: How to Transform Personally, Evolve Professionally, and Lead Authentically" Yael C. Sivi is a licensed Gestalt psychotherapist, executive coach and organizational consultant who has helped thousands of employees, managers and leaders in Fortune 1000 companies and nonprofit organizations on topics related to authentic leadership, emotional intelligence, and conscious collaboration. Yael is the co-author of “Growing Up at Work: How to Transform Personally, Evolve Professionally, and Lead Authentically”. The workplace—whether in-person or remote—is a unique laboratory where personal and interpersonal growth are tightly intertwined. What better place is there to explore who you are and who you want to be? I talk to Yael about: Being kind to yourself Tackling the imposter syndrome Addressing conflict at work And acting as a jerk at work Yael's company is called Collaborative Coaching and can be found here - www.collaborative-coaching.com. The book can be purchased here - https://amzn.to/3IcF5nL. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support

Episode 172 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Eisha Armstrong - author of "Productize: The Ultimate Guide to Turning Professional Services into Scalable Products" Eisha is a business leader with expertise in product innovation and product portfolio management.  She currently serves as an advisor to B2B C-Suite executives, guiding them through market research, new product innovation, new product design and launch, and digital transformation journeys. Eisha is the author of “Productize: The Ultimate Guide to Turning Professional Services into Scalable Products”. More and more traditional professional services firms are turning to "productization" as a strategy to grow, improve valuations, and to fend off new digital-first competitors. However, many of them will fail and waste a lot of money in the process. Productize first outlines the "Seven Deadly Productization Mistakes" made when pursuing a product strategy, then provides the blueprint for overcoming each of these missteps. It is designed to be a practical playbook for any leader of a professional services business who wants to successfully accelerate growth. I talk to Eisha about: The 4 level innovation ladder. The role of a MVP when creating a product. The product development cycle Eisha's company is called Vecteris and can be found here - www.vecteris.com. The book can be purchased here - https://amzn.to/30XgYIu. The Business Bookshelf podcast can be found here or on your favourite podcast player. Virtual Book Launch Service Are you an author and would like to launch your business or technology book to a global audience?  The Business Bookshelf Podcast can run a Virtual Book Launch for you. It will include: Planning sessions with you 60 minute live event on Linkedin, Facebook and Youtube Upto 3 guest to appear and endorse your book Social media support and activation Prizes and giveaways The edited event to share with people who couldn’t make it Three social snippers to share on social media A dedicated episode on this podcast. To find out more visit www.businessbookshelfpodcast.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support

Episode 171 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Adam Kahane - author of "Facilitating Breakthrough: How to Remove Obstacles, Bridge Differences, and Move Forward Together" Adam is a leading organizer, designer and facilitator of processes through which business, government, and civil society leaders can work together to address such challenges. He has worked in more than fifty countries, in every part of the world, with executives and politicians, generals and guerrillas, civil servants and trade unionists, community activists and United Nations officials, clergy and artists.  Adam is the author of “Facilitating Breakthrough: How to Remove Obstacles, Bridge Differences, and Move Forward Together”. Making progress on complex, problematic situations requires a new approach to working together: transformative facilitation, a structured and creative process for removing the obstacles to fluid forward movement.  It is becoming less straightforward for people to move forward together. They face increasing complexity and decreasing control. They need to work with more people from across more divides. In such situations, the most common ways of advancing—some people telling others what to do, or everyone just doing what they think they need to—aren't adequate.  This book describes a new approach: transformative facilitation. It doesn't choose either the bossy vertical or the collegial horizontal approach: it cycles back and forth between them. Rather than forcing or cajoling, the facilitator removes the obstacles that stand in the way of people contributing and connecting equitably. It enables people to bring their whole selves to the process.  I talk to Adam about:  Transformative facilitation.  Vertical and Horizontal facilitation.  What you need to be a master facilitator.  Adam's company is called Reos Partners and can be found here - www.reospartners.com. The book can be purchased here - https://amzn.to/3nvztwB.  The Business Bookshelf podcast can be found here or on your favourite podcast player.  Virtual Book Launch Service Are you an author and would like to launch your business or technology book to a global audience? The Business Bookshelf Podcast can run a Virtual Book Launch for you. It will include: Planning sessions with you 60 minute live event on Linkedin, Facebook and Youtube Upto 3 guest to appear and endorse your book Social media support and activation Prizes and giveaways The edited event to share with people who couldn’t make it Three social snippers to share on social media A dedicated episode on this podcast.  To find out more visit www.businessbookshelfpodcast.com. Email the host at lance@businessbookshelfpodcast.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support

Episode 170 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Todd Nils Nyholm - Author of "Ah, Brain, Why Do You Trouble Me So Much?" Todd  is a Somatic Therapist who, through personal experience, has discovered the undeniable relationship between mind and body. Tod is the author of “Ah, Brain, Why Do You Trouble Me So Much?”.  Happiness and balance can often feel just out of reach. While we strive to build the perfect home and enjoy our work and a thriving family, often the first sacrifice is our own heart and body. When you neglect your inner self, you’ll settle for less reward and fulfillment in every aspect of your life. A helping hand is here to filter out the distractions and disorder causing your mind and health to suffer. I talk to Tod about: How life is experienced inside you. The healthy life ladder. And how Genuine, life-affirming service to self and others builds health. Tod's company is called Nytality and can be found here - www.nytality.com. The book can be purchased here - https://amzn.to/3olMojZ. Virtual Book Launch Service Are you an author and would like to launch your business or technology book to a global audience?  The Business Bookshelf Podcast can run a Virtual Book Launch for you. It will include: Planning sessions with you 60 minute live event on Linkedin, Facebook and Youtube Upto 3 guest to appear and endorse your book Social media support and activation Prizes and giveaways The edited event to share with people who couldn’t make it Three social snippers to share on social media A dedicated episode on this podcast.  To find out more visit www.businessbookshelfpodcast.com or email lance@businessbookshelfpodcast.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support

Episode 169 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Michael Haynes - co-author of “Listen, Innovate, Grow: A Guidebook for Startups and Small Businesses Looking to Acquire and Grow Business Customers". Michael Haynes is a B2B Customer Strategy Specialist.  Michael has over 20 years' experience working with companies in Australia, Brazil and Canada ranging from sole traders (1 person operations) to large SMBs/SMEs with over 250 staff. He has worked with startups and SMEs across a range of industries including Professional Services, IT and Transportation. Michael is the co-author of “Listen, Innovate, Grow: A Guidebook for Startups and Small Businesses Looking to Acquire and Grow Business Customers”.  It is a book that will provide the owners and senior management of Startups and SMEs with leading edge, action oriented approaches to enable them to grow their businesses by successfully acquiring, retaining and growing their business customers. Michael's company is called Listen Innovate Grow and can be found here - www.listeninnovategrow.com. The book can be purchased here - https://amzn.to/3k24pSY. Virtual Book Launch Service Are you an author and would like to launch your business or technology book to a global audience?  The Business Bookshelf Podcast can run a Virtual Book Launch for you.  It will include planning sessions with you, the 60 minute live event on Linkedin, Facebook and Youtube, upto 3 guest to appear and endorse your book, social media support and activation, prizes and giveaways, the edited event to share with people who couldn’t make it, three social snippers to share on social media and a dedicated episode on this podcast.  To find out more visit www.businessbookshelfpodcast.com. Email the host of the podcast - Lance Peppler - by emailing lance@businessbookshelfpodcast.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support

Episode 168 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Rob White - author of "The Maestro Monologue: Discover Your Genius. Defeat Your Intruder. Design Your Destiny". Rob is an international best-selling author and intriguing philosopher. He is a remarkably discerning detective when it comes to solving the mystery of being a human being. From humble beginnings to his current status as a real estate developer, restauranteur, world traveler, international best-selling author, he has revolutionized his vast life experiences into sound, practical advice. Rob is the author of “The Maestro Monologue: Discover Your Genius. Defeat Your Intruder. Design Your Destiny”.  You were born a virtuoso—the Maestro—able to orchestrate your dreams into successful expression. Then, something happened. You heard the word “No,” and the next thing you knew, an unwanted mental houseguest vied for a first-place position in your consciousness, hijacked your potential, and distracted you from living your true destiny. The most harmful act of self-betrayal is believing this phony pretender is helpful! Get ready to discover the mystery of unveiling those miss-understandings that give life to the intruder. With The Maestro Monologue, you’ll experience a transformation of self-consciousness that will enable you to uncover valuable facts about your unstoppable nature. Never again will you doubt your capacity to achieve great heights. Rob's personal website can be found here - www.robwhitemedia.com. The book can be purchased here - https://amzn.to/3bdNrw4. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support

Episode 167 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Robert J. Kohlhepp - author of "Build a Better Organization: How Effective Leadership and Strong Culture Can Create a High-Performance Organization". Robert joined Cintas Corporation in July 1967 as controller. Over a span of 50 years with Cintas, he was promoted to positions of general manager, vice president and treasurer, executive vice president, president, and CEO, then served as Vice Chair and Board Chair until retiring in 2016. Additionally, Bob has served on several association, corporation, nonprofit and university boards. Robert is the author of “Build a Better Organization: How Effective Leadership and Strong Culture Can Create a High-Performance Organization”.  In looking for help and understanding on how to build an organization and to select and manage your people, a good place to start would be to look for an organization that did that exceptionally well. Cintas is a great American success story, and Bob was an important part of that success building Cintas from $1.6 million in sales in 1967 to over $7 billion today. Drawing on his experience and wisdom you will learn: The importance of defining and communicating your culture. How to select the right people for your organization. How to stretch your people without breaking them. The characteristics of great leaders. Robert's personal website can be found here - www.robertkohlhepp.com . The book can be purchased here - https://amzn.to/3G8n7S7. Email the host of the podcast at lance@businessbookshelfpodcast.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support

Episode 166 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Dr Timothy Franz - author of "Meaningful Partnership at Work: How the Workplace Covenant Ensures Mutual Accountability and Success between Leaders and Teams". Dr Timothy Franz is an Organizational Psychologist, Professor of Psychology, and Chair at St. John Fisher College. In addition to his academic role, he also works as an organizational consultant through his firm, Franz Consulting. He is the co-author of “Meaningful Partnership at Work: How the Workplace Covenant Ensures Mutual Accountability and Success between Leaders and Teams”. Why are some work partnerships exceptional while most are not? How can we establish and sustain an enhanced level of cohesion, connection, and collaboration in the most important work relationship, the one between a manager and team? What could remedy the high levels of isolation and anxiety so many feel at work these days? He explores the concept of ‘meaningful partnership’ in the workplace. They present meaningful partnership as a mindset where both leaders and their teams are fully committed to ensuring the support and success of the other. The book can be purchased here - https://amzn.to/2YP9o1n. Email the host of the podcast Lance Peppler at lance@ideastorm.co.za --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support

Episode 165 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Richard Vague - author of "An Illustrated Business History of the United States".  Richard is Secretary of Banking and Securities for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He is the author of A Brief History of Doom, a chronicle of major world financial crises, The Next Economic Disaster, a book with a new approach for predicting and preventing financial crises, and the Illustrated Business History of the United States - which is the subject of our interview. From Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris, and Cornelius Vanderbilt to Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, and Bill Gates, with Madam C.J. Walker, Martha Stewart, Jay-Z, and many more in-between, An Illustrated Business History of the United States is a sweeping, lively, and highly approachable history of American business from the nation's founding to the twenty-first century. The book can be purchased here - https://amzn.to/3ljkhSb. Contact the host Lance Peppler by emailing lance@ideastorm.co.za. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/businessbookshelf/support