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5 Books That Made Me a Better Leader - and How I Actually Applied Them
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- 1 00:00 – The most powerful leadership tool: reading with intention
- 2 01:10 – Book #1: Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- 3 01:40 – Embracing diverse viewpoints and emotional control
- 4 03:00 – Lincoln’s “hot letter” method: emotional intelligence in action
- 5 04:00 – From criticized novice to strategic mastermind: Lincoln’s growth
- 6 05:00 – Book #2: Quiet by Susan Cain
- 7 05:45 – Why introverts lead best by listening, not commanding
- 8 06:45 – Advice for introverts—or leaders who manage them
- 9 07:30 – Book #3: Decisive by Chip & Dan Heath
- 10 08:15 – The WRAP framework: smarter decisions, less regret
- 11 09:00 – How Damon used it to rethink a CFO hire
- 12 10:00 – The 10/10/10 rule for cooling emotional decisions
- 13 10:45 – The trap of confirmation bias—and how to escape it
- 14 11:15 – Bonus: Damon’s book Good Decisions = Success
- 15 11:45 – Book #4: Never Lead Alone by Keith Ferrazzi
- 16 12:30 – Teamship vs. traditional leadership
- 17 13:10 – Why open candor beats conflict avoidance
- 18 13:45 – A roadmap for building trust, feedback, and collaboration
- 19 14:30 – Book #5: AI-Driven Leader by Jeff Woods
- 20 15:15 – Why AI is a mindset shift—not just a tool
- 21 15:45 – Damon’s example: building a comp plan using AI
- 22 16:30 – The 4-part prompt framework for high-impact AI results
- 23 17:00 – Bonus Book: The Learn-It-All Leader by Damon Lembi
- 24 17:30 – Being vs. Doing: Two halves of the leadership equation
- 25 18:00 – Final thought: Apply what you read—or it doesn’t count
