0809 | Becoming the Leader Others Follow with Joshua Spodek

0809 | Becoming the Leader Others Follow with Joshua Spodek

Joshua Spodek, bestselling author of Leadership Step by Step: Become the Person Others Follow, is an Adjunct Professor at NYU, leadership coach and workshop leader for Columbia Business School, columnist for Inc., and founder of Spodek Academy. He has led seminars in leadership, entrepreneurship, creativity, and sales at Harvard, Princeton, MIT, INSEAD, the New York Academy of Science, and in private corporations. He holds five Ivy League degrees, including a PhD in Astrophysics and an MBA, and studied under a Nobel Prize winner. In this interview, we discuss how leadership development is a practice, and how to practice being the leader others want to follow.

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In This episode, You’ll Learn:

  • Why Understanding Yourself is the Most Important Part of Leadership
  • How Doing Exercises Can Improve Personal Leadership Skills
  • Why Leadership Includes Understanding Others

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