May 2015

103: 18 Minutes – Interview with Peter Bregman

Listen to this interview to learn:

The right environment to train business leaders who must have dangerous conversations
What makes the “You can have it all” myth so important to burst
How to use 5 boxes on your daily planner to accomplish the most important objectives each year

Peter Bregman talks with Bill Ringle about the benefits of finding your focus.

102: Having your excellence speak for you with guest expert Cal Newport

Listen to this interview to learn:

How “follow your passion” can be counterproductive advice
The value and necessity of systematic practice to developing deep skills
The two prime characteristics of the most marketable skills
Why “mission” creates meaning and opportunities for leverage if sequenced properly
That the solution to a mystery is not that complex, unless we oversimplify or overcomplicate it
Key steps to selling more than 120,000 copies of his first 3 books

Cal Newport talks with Bill Ringle about the underlying patterns of success in both business and academia.