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HELPING YOU CAPTURE READING'S "AHA!" MOMENTS SO YOU CAN GROW AND HELP OTHERS

Tommy Kiedis


    • Sep 11, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 9m AVG DURATION
    • 163 EPISODES

    5 from 17 ratings Listeners of On My Walk that love the show mention: books, excellent, insightful.



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    #218 - Why I Read Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 12:18


    Is a work of fiction less valuable because it's “pretend”? A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and two paragraphs from a multi-million best-seller weigh in!

    #217 - The Problem With Pragmatic Thinking

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 16:26


    Americans are noted, pragmatists. It has served us well at times, but there is a problem with pragmatic thinking. Let's talk about it.

    americans pragmatic thinking
    #216 - The Other Side of Brilliance

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 13:08


    Having brilliant people around you is great, but is brilliance enough?

    #215 -The Lesson We've Heard A Thousand Times (And Need To Hear Again)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 10:57


    I can't even whisper the word for fear people will simply tune me out, but there is a lesson from a couple of race car drivers that is worth your time to hear.

    #214 - Too much oil on your hair

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 11:15


    Who tells the President of the United States that his nationally televised speech could have been better if he didn't have so much oil on his hair?

    #215 -The Lesson We've Heard A Thousand Times (And Need To Hear Again)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 10:57


    I can't even whisper the word for fear people will simply tune me out, but there is a lesson from a couple of race car drivers that is worth your time to hear.

    #214 - Too much oil on your hair

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 11:15


    Who tells the President of the United States that his nationally televised speech could have been better if he didn't have so much oil on his hair?

    #213 - The Greatest Man I've Ever Known

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2023 9:34


    He was the Great Bambino, the Sultan of Swat, the Colossus of Clout. Baseball historian Daniel Okrent said of Babe Ruth “he was Beethoven and Cezanne.” He was the original Natural. And while Babe Ruth influenced people everywhere, but who influenced him?

    #212 - The Japanese Phrase Every Leader Needs To Know

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 8:51


    You do not need to be bi-lingual to be a great leader, but there is a Japanese phrase you really ought to know.

    #211 - Smart Choice #1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 9:57


    It is not always pretty, and it is not always easy, but all effective leaders do this.

    #210 - How To Get Payback From Your Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 7:10


    There is a payoff for those who read, but sometimes, that payday only comes after some hard work.

    #209 - Don't Let The Bitch Sessions Last

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 13:06


    Problems are not the problem. The problem is when we try to solve the problem incorrectly!

    #208 - The Third-Most-Appreciated Quality

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 9:01


    A 2011 study ranks this quality as the third-most-appreciated quality in a coach! Let's talk about it!  

    #207 - How To Fire People Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 6:34


    How to fire people well. What does that mean? And How do we go about it. Let's talk about it.

    #206 - The Need For Speed

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 10:47


    Lessons from the App Store: When speed to the market is absolutely essential – and why.

    #205 - Football Great Ronnie Lott on What Great Coaches Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 6:04


    The top priority of any manager is . . . . Let's talk about it!

    #204 - What Great Managers Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 8:43


    Operational excellence is the executive's “must do” in every successful company. But the leadership trait I will share with you today is the very heart of operational excellence.

    operational great managers
    #203 - What Sacrifice Looks Like

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 5:39


    If you want to know what sacrifice looks like – real sacrifice (and we need to know), you have to listen to John Adams.

    #202 - Are You A Coach or a Mentor?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 9:14


    Are you a coach or a mentor? Adam Grant makes a nuanced distinction between the two that I think is worth exploring.

    #201 - Vision Derision

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 9:12


    What do you do when your vision is challenged, critiqued, laughed at … derided? I'd suggest following Sloan's practice.

    #200 - The “first thing” the Wright Brothers did

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 13:24


    They were under heavy pressure, intense criticism, stiff competition, and frustrating setbacks . . . but that didn't matter, first things were first things.

    #199 - The True Test Of Servant Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 9:51


    The real test of leadership is what the leader does when others ask him or her to step aside.

    #198 - D-Days Unlikely Heroine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 7:25


    One woman who defied the odds and helped save Europe.

    #197 - Do You See The Tigers Around You?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 11:15


    Do you see the tiger? Are you willing to ride the trike?

    #196 - Churchill's Most Important Word

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 7:56


    Of the five million. words Churchill employed in his public speeches, this one was the most important.

    #195 - Looking For Great Ideas In All The Wrong Places

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 10:31


    When it comes to innovation and ideation, the best ideas often come from the people & places we least expect. So how do we capture these great ideas?

    #194 - Who Determines The Role Of Women In The Church?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 10:40


    If God allows good to come from a non-ideal situation, is that a stamp of God’s approval?

    #193 - Why You Must Remember To Remember

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 12:12


    If you are going to live wisely in the present, here's why you must remember the past.

    #192 - The Godfather And Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 9:02


    If you want to bring about change, especially with those who are resistant, you must practice this principle.

    #191 - And Now An Important Word About Failure!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 11:29


    It is a necessary part of leadership, so why are we so afraid of it?

    #190 - The Help You Need For Your VUCA World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 10:27


    The world has gone VUCA. That’s okay. God has the help you need.

    #189 - Is Sex-change The Lobotomy Of The 21st Century?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 18:54


    “The great enemy of the radical transgender movement is science.” Here are some findings that should concern us.

    #188 - Before You Erase Your Past

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 9:57


    We forget history to our own demise.

    #187 - 6 Reasons Leaders Wimp Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 12:38


    When faced with difficult decisions, great leaders don’t wimp out.

    #186 -Rubies In The Backyard

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 10:39


    Nations and leaders get better when they dig up the rubies in their backyards.

    #185 -The Man Who Knew Too Little

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 9:03


    Sometimes it when we think we know enough that we are the most dangerous.

    #184 - The Communicator's 5 Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 9:42


    If you have a talk to give, don’t give it until you can say “Yes” to these five questions.

    #183 - Drucker's Four Appraisal Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 12:06


    When it comes to performance appraisals, Peter Drucker asked had four essential questions.

    #182 - The Third Thing Power Does...

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 10:44


    There are three things that power does. Let’s talk about the third one!

    #181 - Do You Have A Wooden Head?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 8:01


    Wooden-headedness; it’s the downfall of governments and business and people. Do you have a wooden head?

    #180 - Adams, Jefferson, and the March of Madness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 13:38


    It’s March Madness. It’s the Sweet 16. I’m thinking hoops, our founding fathers, and the Equality Act.

    #179 - What The Best Decisions Demand

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 9:35


    Peter Drucker said, “To make decisions is the specific executive task.” And the best decisions demand this tool.

    #178- Are You "Top Management"?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 7:44


    Are you “top management”? The answer is not in your title or pay. It is, however, in how you answer one simple question.

    #177 - The ONE THING Effective Executive Executives Have In Common

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 7:30


    Effective executives share one thing in common. That one thing points to one principle every leader must learn to be effective.

    #176 - The First Practice of Effective Leaders

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 7:14


    Peter Drucker had a 65-year consulting career. He said the best leaders always asked this question. 

    #175 - The Quiet Repeal Of The American Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 13:12


    I am not a conspiracy theorist, but . . . has the federal government been buying up your freedom with your own tax money?

    #174 - Statistics Are Not People

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 9:43


    Beware: Statistics are not people.

    #173 - Which Quest Are You Pursuing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 12:46


    Do you have a heart for social justice? That’s great! But a heart for social justice, apart from a definition of justice, is only going to lead to injustice.

    #172 - Throw Away Your Stopwatch

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 10:05


    Sometimes to make progress you have to give up on your deadline and throw away that stopwatch.

    #171 - The Wit And Wisdom Of G.K. Chesterton

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 8:08


    Here's much needed common sense for these most uncommon times.

    #170 - Gender Dysphoria, The Transgender Life, and Buyer's Remorse

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 13:09


    Is it possible that someone who is 100% certain she is transgender might walk down a path toward sexual reassignment only to experience “buyer’s remorse”?

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