The Book Leads: Impactful Books For Life & Leadership

John M Jaramillo
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On The Book Leads podcast, Leadership Performance Coach John M. Jaramillo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmjaramillo/) speaks to specialists and experts across various industries and from varied backgrounds to learn about the book that made an impact and left an impression on their work, life, and leadership.

  1. 1d ago

    Episode 198: Amy Lynn Durham & Create Magic At Work, Creating Career Magic: A Daily Prompt Journal, The Edgewalker Card Deck

    Episode 198: Amy Lynn Durham & Create Magic At Work, Creating Career Magic: A Daily Prompt Journal, The Edgewalker Card Deck About Amy Amy is the founder of Create Magic At Work and the executive producer of the Magic Thread Media podcast network. A champion of conscious leadership, Amy helps professionals move away from burnout culture by blending spiritual intelligence and quantum leadership into everyday business. She is a sought-after speaker, author of Create Magic At Work and Creating Career Magic, A Daily Prompt Journal and is on a mission to help leaders "Edgewalk instead of sleepwalk" through their lives and careers. CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS Amy explains how Judy Neal’s Edgewalker work helped her name a pattern she already recognized in herself and in her leadership style.We discuss spiritual intelligence as the ability to make wise and compassionate decisions for yourself and others while maintaining inner and outer peace under stress.Amy shares how her spiritual awakening around 2015 changed her path and led her to rethink what kind of leader and person she wanted to be.Amy talks about Magic Thread Media, a growing podcast network built to give more room to conscious voices, creators, and conversations that feel meaningful and human.We cover Judy Neal’s archetypes of change and how understanding whether someone is an edgewalker, guardian, or another archetype can improve communication and reduce friction on teams.Amy explains her move from corporate leadership, including running 90 AT&T retail locations, into coaching, writing, and building tools that translate spiritual practices into workplace exercises.She breaks down the difference between EQ and SQ, describing SQ as a deeper level of awareness rooted in higher self, wisdom, and compassion.We discuss how simple practices like journaling, intention setting, and speaking more openly can transform teams and help people feel seen. The MAIN QUESTION for you that comes out of my conversation with Amy is, How intentional and conscious are you about bringing the consideration and channeling of humanity into the workplace, no longer making it a place of transaction but instead of transformation? Find Amy Website: https://magicthreadmedia.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amylynndurham/Podcast: https://create-magic-at-work-r.captivate.fm/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnEm4h3fUgaq8qgvZpz6dGg/videosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/createmagicatwork LinkedIn - Full Podcast Article: CHAPTERS 00:00 - The Book Leads Podcast - Amy Lynn Durham 00:57 - Introduction & Bio 07:28 - Who are you today? Can you provide more information about your work? 16:46 - What did you path to today look like? 34:20 - How does the work you're doing today reconcile to who you were as a child? 35:47 - What do you consider your superpower? 41:30 - What does leadership mean to you? 43:20 - Can you introduce us to the book we’re discussing? 01:04:26 - What's changed in you in the process of writing this book? 01:07:18 - What book has inspired you? 01:09:13 - What’s next for your writing? This series has become my Masterclass In Humanity. I'd love for you to join me and see what you take away from these conversations. Learn more about The Book Leads and listen to past episodes: Watch on YouTubeListen on SpotifyListen on Apple PodcastsRead About The Book Leads – Blog Post For more great content, check out the catalog for my newsletter Last Week's Leadership Lessons, if you haven't already!

    Episode 198: Amy Lynn Durham & Create Magic At Work, Creating Career Magic: A Daily Prompt Journal, The Edgewalker Card Deck

  2. Oct 20

    Episode 197:⁠ Orly Zeewy⁠ & her book,⁠ Ready, Launch, Brand: The Lean Marketing Guide for Startups⁠ 

    Episode 197: Orly Zeewy, MBA & her book, Ready, Launch, Brand: The Lean Marketing Guide for Startups  "When you're a creative person, you're just a creative person. I mean, that's just that's who you are. It's not what you do, it's who you are at your core." About Orly Orly Zeewy is an author, speaker, educator, and a facilitator of lightbulb moments. She helps early-stage business owners turn fuzzy, disjointed content into clear, compelling brands that cut through the noise and close the gap between “I know what we do” and “I don’t know how to say it so people lean in.” Orly has been featured in the Female Entrepreneurs Magazine and her articles have been published in national publications such as The Marketing Journal and Lioness Magazine. Her book Ready, Launch, Brand: The Lean Marketing Guide for Startups was endorsed by Seth Godin. Her new book: Why NOT Me? The Female Guide for Entrepreneurship will be published in 2027. I met Orly through Jill Salzman, whom I had on the series earlier this year in Episode 181, in which she shared her book, The Big But Book: A Graphic Novel About the Detours That Shape Us. CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS Why clarity matters more than ever in a noisy world where attention spans are shrinking and people have almost no patience for long explanations.Orly shares her core message: “I make fuzzy clear,” which she uses to help founders turn disjointed ideas into a brand message that resonates.Her belief that no one should try to talk to everybody, because broad messaging usually connects with no one.Orly explains her idea of a core value as the one thing you would still do even if it were illegal, and how that idea shapes a brand’s identity.She shares how her creative life began early, including winning an art contest at age eight, and how that path led from fine art to graphic design, then to strategy, writing, and teaching.Why she moved from designing logos to helping businesses define the meaning behind them, their mission, and their market.Orly breaks down the biggest startup mistakes she sees.The discussion covers brand repair and accountability, including why CEOs need to own mistakes directly instead of blaming teams or hiding behind PR.Orly also shares insight from her upcoming book Why Not Me, the Female Guide for Entrepreneurship, focused on women founders, self-worth, pricing, and access to investment. The MAIN QUESTION for you that comes out of my conversation with Orly, What is the creative power and expression you share with others and that the world needs? Find Orly Website: https://zeewybrands.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/orlyzeewy/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orlyzeewyEmail (personal preference): orly@zeewybrands.com LinkedIn - Full Podcast Article: CHAPTERS 00:00 - The Book Leads Podcast - Orly Zeewy 00:40- Introduction & Bio 02:09 - Who are you today? Can you provide more information about your work? 11:54 - What did you path to today look like? 26:53 - How does the work you're doing today reconcile to who you were as a child? 28:22 - What do you consider your superpower? 31:05 - What does leadership mean to you? 36:40 - Can you introduce us to the book we’re discussing? 38:37 - Can you provide a general overview of the book? 01:00:21 - What's changed in you in the process of writing this book? 01:04:00 - What’s next for your writing? 01:09:40 - What book has inspired you? 01:12:03 - What are you up to these days? (A way for guests to share and market their projects and work.) This series has become my Masterclass In Humanity. I'd love for you to join me and see what you take away from these conversations. Learn more about The Book Leads and listen to past episodes: Watch on YouTubeListen on SpotifyListen on Apple PodcastsRead About The Book Leads – Blog PostFor more great content, check out the catalog for my newsletter Last Week's Leadership Lessons, if you haven't already!

    Episode 197:⁠ Orly Zeewy⁠ & her book,⁠ Ready, Launch, Brand: The Lean Marketing Guide for Startups⁠ 

  3. Oct 14

    Episode 196: Anthony Faucette, MBA, CSPO & his book, The Success Variable: How One Factor Can Shift Your Path to Exponential Success

    Episode 196: Anthony Faucette, MBA, CSPO & his book, The Success Variable: How One Factor Can Shift Your Path to Exponential Success ABOUT ANTHONY Anthony Faucette is a TEDx speaker, author of The Success Variable, and Founder & CEO of ARF Solutions LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned firm. He is a U.S. Army combat veteran who served in Ramadi and Baghdad, where leadership was measured in people rather than metrics. He carried those lessons into more than twenty years of leadership across the U.S. Army, GE, and Chick-fil-A Corporate. Somewhere in that climb he noticed a pattern in himself and in the high performers around him — every goal met, every box checked, and still something hollow underneath. That observation became the question behind The Success Variable: what is the missing factor between achievement and a life that actually holds together? His answer is a framework built on faith, alignment, and purpose rather than output alone. He speaks nationally on success, purpose-driven leadership, and the move from achievement to alignment, including his TEDx talk, "Peace Beyond the Grind." Through ARF Solutions he also coaches executives and consults with organizations on leadership development. He is based in Atlanta and travels nationwide for keynotes, workshops, and panels. CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS • Why Anthony believes success must include both impact and fulfillment, not just output or status • How the idea of work-life balance shifted into a more honest conversation about purpose, alignment, and spiritual grounding • The origin of his life purpose, to help and inspire people, and how that clarified his career and writing • His trademarked success equation, S = F to a P times X plus G, and how he uses it to frame personal success • How gardening, walking, family time, and stacking tasks help him avoid burnout and stay creative • The story of leaving a higher-paying path for a role that better fit his life, health, and family priorities • Why his military experiences in Iraq became defining moments of discernment and spiritual awareness • How writing the book helped him process divorce, bankruptcy, health issues, and rebuilding his life • Why he sees his book, podcasting, speaking, workbook, and courses as outward expressions of the person he is, not separate products The MAIN QUESTION for you that comes out of my conversation with Anthony is, Are you striking enough of a balance between the internal and external drivers for success to feel truly fulfilled? FIND ANTHONY • Website: www.anthonyfaucette.com • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyfaucette/ • Instagram: www.instagram.com/anthony_faucette/ • TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@anthonyfaucette • Email: contact@anthonyfaucette.com LinkedIn - Full Podcast Article: CHAPTERS 00:00 - The Book Leads Podcast - Anthony Faucette 00:51- Introduction & Bio 02:08 - Who are you today? Can you provide more information about your work? 27:52 - What did you path to today look like? 36:47 - How does the work you're doing today reconcile to who you were as a child? 39:39 - What do you consider your superpower? 43:18 - What does leadership mean to you? 45:16 - Can you introduce us to the book we’re discussing? 55:06 - Can you provide a general overview of the book? 01:07:46 - What's changed in you in the process of writing this book? 01:11:54 - What’s next for your writing? 01:22:01 - What book has inspired you? 01:24:32 - What are you up to these days? (A way for guests to share and market their projects and work.) This series has become my Masterclass In Humanity. I'd love for you to join me and see what you take away from these conversations. Learn more about The Book Leads and listen to past episodes: · Watch on YouTube · Listen on Spotify · Listen on Apple Podcasts · Read About The Book Leads – Blog Post For more great content, check out the catalog for my newsletter Last Week's Leadership Lessons, if you haven't already!

    Episode 196: Anthony Faucette, MBA, CSPO & his book, The Success Variable: How One Factor Can Shift Your Path to Exponential Success

  4. Oct 7

    Episode 195:⁠ Martha Acosta, Ed.D⁠ & her book,⁠ Safety Capacity: Leadership Practices for Failing Safely⁠ 

    Episode 195: Martha Acosta, Ed.D and her book, Safety Capacity: Leadership Practices for Failing Safely  About Martha Martha is the CEO of Martica Safety Strategy, which helps global energy, defense, and manufacturing companies transform their leadership cultures and drive operational safety and performance. As the international bestselling author of Safety Capacity: Leadership Practices for Failing Safely, she’s a leading voice for Human and Organizational Performance—she’s even been called the “Godmother of HOP.” As a leadership development expert, Dr. Acosta is a valued long-time contributor to Harvard Business Publishing. CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS Martha explains her work with large global organizations through Harvard and her own consultancy, focusing on leadership development and safety strategy.She shares why major incidents like Deepwater Horizon are organizational failures, not just individual mistakes.Her early work at Los Alamos helped shape what is now called human and organizational performance.She describes the three-part model in her book: organizational capacity, operational capacity, and psychological capacity.Martha discusses how compliance alone can create blind spots if organizations stop learning in real time.She shares how trauma, frequent school changes, and a strong family ethic of service shaped her adaptability and leadership style.The conversation explores psychological safety, self-reflection, mindfulness, and gratitude as leadership practices.She explains why leaders need to create space for critical thinking, especially when expertise is distributed across a team.Martha breaks down why storytelling is becoming her preferred next format for teaching safety concepts.All work involves risk, and good leadership is about failing safely, learning early, and protecting people from avoidable consequences. The MAIN QUESTION for you that comes out of my conversation with Martha is, Despite all of the experience and knowledge you may have in any given area — whether it's in leadership, life, or work — how adaptable are you in order to avoid both stagnation and failure?  Find Martha LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martha-acosta-ed-d-7293ba4/Website: martica.comWebsite: marthaacosta.comWebsite: safetycapacity.comWebsite: safetystorytime.comLinkedIn - Full Podcast Article:CHAPTERS 00:00 - The Book Leads Podcast - Dr. Martha Acosta 00:51- Introduction & Bio 01:45 - Who are you today? Can you provide more information about your work? 06:00 - What did you path to today look like? 17:19 - How does the work you're doing today reconcile to who you were as a child? 48:16 - What do you consider your superpower? 52:56 - What does leadership mean to you? 54:17 - Can you introduce us to the book we’re discussing? 01:06:11 - A breakdown of the chapters in the book. 01:10:12 - What's changed in you in the process of writing this book? 01:15:30 - What’s next for your writing? 01:22:50 - What book has inspired you? 01:27:37 - Martha's thoughts on AI 01:35:01 - What are you up to these days? (A way for guests to share and market their projects and work.) This series has become my Masterclass In Humanity. I'd love for you to join me and see what you take away from these conversations. Learn more about The Book Leads and listen to past episodes: Watch on YouTubeListen on SpotifyListen on Apple PodcastsRead About The Book Leads – Blog Post For more great content, check out the catalog for my newsletter Last Week's Leadership Lessons, if you haven't already!

    Episode 195:⁠ Martha Acosta, Ed.D⁠ & her book,⁠ Safety Capacity: Leadership Practices for Failing Safely⁠ 

  5. Sep 30

    Episode 194:⁠ Brian J. Waddell, CFP®, RICP®, CEPA®, AIF®⁠ and the books of⁠ Dan Sullivan⁠ and Dr. Benjamin Hardy 

    Episode 194: Brian J. Waddell, CFP®, RICP®, CEPA®, AIF® and the books of Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy About Brian Brian is a private wealth advisor dedicated to helping individuals and families build, protect, and transfer their wealth. He works closely with clients to develop personalized strategies focused on long-term financial security and goals. Brian is committed to delivering thoughtful guidance and building lasting relationships through every stage of life. CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS Brian’s weekly rhythm starts with intentional planning, quiet time, journaling, and deciding what to focus on and what to let go of The importance of measuring backwards, not against an always-moving ideal, but against your real starting point Why attention and energy should go toward what can actually be controlled Brian’s bicultural upbringing, including growing up between Colombian and American identities How time in Colombia gave him perspective, confidence, and a deeper understanding of opportunity The role of teaching English overseas in expanding his sense of purpose and helping others imagine a bigger future Why his career in wealth advising made sense after experiences with family stress, divorce, and estate issues The lesson that financial planning is not just about money, but about keeping families together How his daughter and becoming a father sharpened his sense of mission and leadership Why building the right inner circle matters more than trying to do everything alone The MAIN QUESTION for you that comes out of my conversation with Brian is, How intentional and consistent are you in evolving and improving who you are as a person, a business person, and/or a leader?  Find Brian LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/egD6mZN3Website: brianwaddell@financialguide.comTestimonials: https://lnkd.in/efKVe4MwDads In Biz: www.dadsinbiz.com LinkedIn - Full Podcast Article:  CHAPTERS 00:00 - The Book Leads Podcast - Brian Waddell 00:48 - Introduction & Bio 02:54 - Who are you today? Can you provide more information about your work? 12:28 - What did you path to today look like? 40:05 - How does the work you're doing today reconcile to who you were as a child? 45:19 - What is your superpower? 49:00 - What does leadership mean to you? 52:59 - Can you introduce us to the books we’re discussing? 01:08:20 - What's changed in you in the process of reading this books? What practices and habits did you pick up? 01:09:25 - What are you up to these days? (A way for guests to share and market their projects and work.) This series has become my Masterclass In Humanity. I'd love for you to join me and see what you take away from these conversations. Learn more about The Book Leads and listen to past episodes: Watch on YouTubeListen on SpotifyListen on Apple PodcastsRead About The Book Leads – Blog Post For more great content, check out the catalog for my newsletter Last Week's Leadership Lessons, if you haven't already!

    Episode 194:⁠ Brian J. Waddell, CFP®, RICP®, CEPA®, AIF®⁠ and the books of⁠ Dan Sullivan⁠ and Dr. Benjamin Hardy 

  6. Sep 23

    Episode 193: ⁠Chuck Marvin⁠ & his book, ⁠America 5.0: Ending Division⁠, and ⁠The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey⁠ 

    Episode 193: Chuck Marvin & his book, America 5.0: Ending Division, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey  About Chuck Chuck Marvin is an entrepreneur, construction consultant, and award-winning technical author with more than 30 years of experience solving complex problems through evidence-based analysis and principled decision-making. He co-founded RSI (Roof Solutions Incorporated), established in 1994 and now specializing in the entire building envelope, including roofs, walls, and subgrade systems. Through RSI, Chuck has built a career around unbiased analysis, practical solutions, and identifying the true source of complex problems before attempting to solve them. A former member of the 82nd Airborne Division and co-founder of The Principled Capitalist, Chuck now applies the same technical rigor and principle-driven thinking to business, leadership, and societal challenges through his writing and public work. His book America 5.0: Ending Division, explore how principles, personal responsibility, structural systems, and disciplined problem-solving shape both individual outcomes and society. Through The Principled Capitalist, Chuck focuses on evidence-based analysis and mathematically viable approaches to reducing division and expanding equality of opportunity. CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS Chuck’s current work after selling his company, including expert witness testimony, NGO work in Guatemala, research, reading, and writing a second bookHow growing up with a single mother, a liquor-store-running nana, and early family loss built empathy and resilienceHis time in the 82nd Airborne Division, where service alongside people from many backgrounds shaped his view of race and identityLiving in South Korea, teaching English, and learning from his father-in-law, who became a lasting model of discipline and resilienceThe move into construction and building-envelope consulting, including robotics, material handling, and later founding RSI Roof SolutionsWhy reading Covey made Chuck and his wife decide they could not stay in an unethical work environmentWhy Chuck argues that many social problems are structural, not systemic, and traces them to the tax codeThe framework behind America 5.0 Ending Division, including universal health care, an income primer, and a one-page tax modelChuck’s four-part test for whether something is a principle or a value: identity independence, invariance, indifference, and non-exception stateabilityWhy he believes AI will make a transition support system like basic income and universal health care more necessary, not lessHow Covey’s ideas about paradigms, principles, and sharpening the saw still shape company policy and leadership thinking The MAIN QUESTION for you that comes out of my conversation with Chuck is, How are your values and principles interacting in order to both understand and work with others, and impact the world around you?  Find Chuck Company: https://www.rsiresults.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuck-marvin/Book: America 5.0: Ending DivisionAmerica 5.0 Explainer Video: https://youtu.be/l7Onu7xBfqkLinkedIn - Full Podcast Article: CHAPTERS 00:00 - The Book Leads Podcast - Chuck Marvin 00:47 - Introduction & Bio 02:12 - Who are you today? Can you provide more information about your work? 05:27 - What did you path to today look like? 20:11 - How does the work you're doing today reconcile to who you were as a child? 30:27 - What is your superpower? 45:31 - What does leadership mean to you? 49:01 - Chuck speaks on his own book, America 5.0 01:19:47 - Can you introduce us to the book we’re discussing? 01:34:22 - What are you up to these days? (A way for guests to share and market their projects and work.) This series has become my Masterclass In Humanity. I'd love for you to join me and see what you take away from these conversations. For more great content, check out the catalog for my newsletter Last Week's Leadership Lessons, if you haven't already!

    Episode 193: ⁠Chuck Marvin⁠ & his book, ⁠America 5.0: Ending Division⁠, and ⁠The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey⁠ 

  7. Sep 16

    Episode 192: Stuart J. Green & his book, The Regenerate Leap: How Leaders Transform Crisis into Enduring Growth

    Episode 192: Stuart J. Green & his book, The Regenerate Leap: How Leaders Transform Crisis into Enduring Growth ABOUT STUART Stuart J. Green is the founder of Blue-Green Advisors and the author of The Regenerate Leap (2026). He works with boards and chief executives of conservation and environmental organisations facing operating conditions that have moved beyond the reach of their current models. His advisory work focuses on operating model redesign: the structured process of retiring what no longer fits, rebuilding the substrate, and designing the governance architecture for what comes next. Stuart has held institutional roles at the UK Blue Planet Fund and the Asian Development Bank, and has sat on a range of charity, government, and industry advisory boards. His book draws on ecological systems theory -- specifically the science of serotinous fire ecology -- to reframe how organisations respond to compound, permanent pressure rather than episodic shock. He argues that resilience, the instinct to return to a prior state, is the wrong governance endpoint when the prior state is no longer available. The alternative is regeneration: using structural pressure as data about what to release and what to grow next. Stuart developed the Operating Model Fitness Index, a diagnostic instrument used by CEOs and board chairs to assess governance readiness under compound environmental and economic change. He writes and speaks internationally on operating model redesign, board governance, and the AI transition in mission-driven organisations. CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS • Stuart explains why he works with leaders in conservation, climate, oceans, and coastal economies who are facing problems their current operating models can no longer solve. • The difference between resilience and regeneration and why “going back to normal” is often the wrong goal when the system itself has changed. • How Stuart's early curiosity about water systems, fish, and biology led him into fisheries work, then into a systems-level understanding of poverty, incentives, and governance. • Why he prefers to listen first, tell the truth plainly, and identify the real problem before jumping to solutions. • The loss of his wife in 2017, the family’s move back to the UK, and how that rupture became the emotional and conceptual foundation for The Regenerate Leap. • His book’s three-part structure: raise, enrich, grow, a framework built from both ecological recovery and his family’s experience of rebuilding after trauma. • Stuart's view on AI as a major system shift that will reward small agile teams while putting legacy organizations under severe pressure unless they rethink their model. The MAIN QUESTION for you that comes out of my conversation with Stuart is, How do reinvent and regenerate beyond your past "normal" after experiencing losses in business, life, and leadership? FIND STUART LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bluegreenadvisors/Twitter/X: @SGreen62161Diagnostic Instrument: theregenerateframework.comLinkedIn - Full Podcast Article: CHAPTERS • 00:00 - The Book Leads Podcast - Stuart Green • 01:07 - Introduction & Bio • 03:15 - Who are you today? Can you provide more information about your work? • 06:43 - What did you path to today look like? • 28:32 - How does the work you're doing today reconcile to who you were as a child? • 31:06 - What is your superpower? • 36:36 - What does leadership mean to you? • 37:46 - Can you introduce us to the book we’re discussing? • 42:48 - Can you provide a general overview of the book? • 46:43 - What's changed in you in the process of writing this book? • 49:13 - What’s next for your writing? • 55:56 - What book has inspired you? • 57:40 - What are you up to these days? (A way for guests to share and market their projects and work.) This series has become my Masterclass In Humanity. I'd love for you to join me and see what you take away from these conversations.

    Episode 192: Stuart J. Green & his book, The Regenerate Leap: How Leaders Transform Crisis into Enduring Growth

  8. Sep 1

    Episode 191: Brian Fielkow & his book, Making Safety Happen: The Roadmap to a Safe, Productive & Profitable Business

    Episode 191: Brian Fielkow & his book, Making Safety Happen: The Roadmap to a Safe, Productive & Profitable Business ABOUT BRIAN Brian is the former CEO of Jetco Delivery, now EVP of Risk Resources at Acrisure, and a nationally recognized speaker on leadership, safety culture, and operational performance. He recently released his new book Making Safety Happen: The Roadmap to a Safe, Productive & Profitable Business.CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS • Brian’s path from history major to law school to COO to CEO to author and advisor• Brian current work helping companies manage risk as part of building stronger organizations• Why risk management is really a leadership issue, not a separate function• How writing sharpened Brian’s thinking and improved the clarity of his leadership communication• The gap between what a leader intends to say and what employees actually hear• Why his message shifts depending on the audience, the setting, and how clearly the idea is already formed• The wide range of industries Brian speaks to, including trucking, construction, manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, stevedoring, and staffing• The role of acquisitions, especially the importance of transparency and cultural due diligence• Why he believes leadership is about impact, not title or authority• How his upbringing in a family of retail business owners shaped his understanding of leadership and customer service• The framework behind Making Safety Happen and why it is built for action, not theory• Why resilience improved when he became more analytical and less reactive during adversity The MAIN QUESTION for you that comes out of my conversation with Brian is, Aside from the offense in the knowledge, tactics, and strategy of your work, how is working defensively, preparing for risk and threats you may not see on the surface, part of your regular preparation and mindset? FIND BRIAN • Website: https://brianfielkow.com• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianfielkow• Email: brian@brianfielkow.com LinkedIn - Full Podcast Article: CHAPTERS 00:00 - The Book Leads Podcast - Brian Fielkow00:42 - Introduction & Bio 01:07 - Who are you today? Can you provide more information about your work?11:13 - What did you path to today look like?24:58 - How does the work you're doing today reconcile to who you were as a child?26:45 - What is your superpower?28:49 - What does leadership mean to you?34:03 - Can you introduce us to the book we’re discussing?37:02 - A breakdown of the chapters in the book.41:15 - What's changed in you in the process of writing this book?45:39 - What’s next for your writing?50:50 - What book has inspired you?54:53 - What are you up to these days? (A way for guests to share and market their projects and work.) This series has become my Masterclass In Humanity. I'd love for you to join me and see what you take away from these conversations. Learn more about The Book Leads and listen to past episodes: • Watch on YouTube • Listen on Spotify • Listen on Apple Podcasts • Read About The Book Leads – Blog Post For more great content, check out the catalog for my newsletter Last Week's Leadership Lessons, if you haven't already!

    Episode 191: Brian Fielkow & his book, Making Safety Happen: The Roadmap to a Safe, Productive & Profitable Business
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On The Book Leads podcast, Leadership Performance Coach John M. Jaramillo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmjaramillo/) speaks to specialists and experts across various industries and from varied backgrounds to learn about the book that made an impact and left an impression on their work, life, and leadership.

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