Forget becoming an influencer. This podcast is for people searching for a simpler way to make more money, help more people, and have more freedom. No matter who you are and no matter what you sell, your customer is a human. And yet, marketing these days feels so (in)human. Filled with frameworks, entertaining stories, and admittedly bad-Dad jokes, The Obvious Choice is a much-needed recalibration and, at times, a refreshing slap for a business generation that’s lost its way. New episodes shi ...
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Leadership Coach, Trainer, and Speaker, Paul Grau, has never shied away from Leadership Challenges. For the past 40 years, including a 26-year career in the United States Air Force, Paul has guided thousands of leaders in developing their skills while leading some of the greatest teams. Great leadership habits and teams don’t just fall into place automatically, they are the result of tackling difficult challenges every day, while continuously learning and growing. By listening to the “Run To ...
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People-Pleasing Leaders may seem good if you are on the receiving end, but can put you in a very challenging situation as a leader; here are 3 habits to help you avoid being a people-pleasing leader. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited…
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Opposing Viewpoints can be a serious challenge for all leaders; here are a few ways you can lead through it in a productive and respectful way. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Seaso…
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How Leaders Can Create Passionate Teams S1-103
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6:03Leader's Passion is the spark of the organization, right? Well, it can also be very challenging at times. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the fo…
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Rogue leaders can be a danger and hindrance to your team, OR a benefit; here's a few tips to help you utilize your Rogue Leaders in the best ways. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Se…
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How to Reset Your Mindset and the Mindset of Others S1-101
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8:40Some leaders need a total reset of their leadership mindsets; this episode offers a few options to make them your great leader of the future. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season …
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How to Discover Your One Great Thing! S1-100
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6:23Leaders One Great Thing can launch a great career or business. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The Learning Leader” and/or as we r…
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Leadership Genius status cannot happen alone; it takes a team to make a great leader. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The Learning…
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Leaders Reputations and Expectations can influence behavior. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The Learning Leader” and/or as we ref…
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Leadership Lessons from Outside my Comfort Zone. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The Learning Leader” and/or as we refer to it her…
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Make your Awful Meetings Great! Every leader faces awful meetings sooner or later; here's a few tips to try to make your meetings great! SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, a…
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Stepping outside your comfort zone can be a challenge for a lot of leaders, but it can be a great experience. Here's a couple tips to encourage you and your team. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 15…
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Leaders who take all the credit for their team member's work can be real frustrating... here's a few tips to help you alleviate this challenge. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Seaso…
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How Leaders Can Have Difficult Conversations S1-93
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6:26Addressing Awkward Personnel Issues can be a challenge for even the most experienced leaders; here's a few tips to help you. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will c…
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Leaders Should NOT Sunburn Easily; they should be out there in the sun with the rest of their team more often! SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with t…
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How Leaders Should Receive Constructive Feedback S1-90
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5:58How Leaders Receive Constructive Feedback can make all the difference in the attitudes and morale in your workplace. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue …
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Leadership Limitations don't have to be a roadblock... they can make you a better leader! SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The Lear…
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How Leaders Can Avoid the Weekend Hangover S1-88
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5:03Leadership and Team Member Hangover can kill your productivity; here's a few tips to help you minimize hangover. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with…
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How to Eliminate Leadership and Career Stagnation - Steps 2-5
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7:42Leadership Stagnation can kill a career; this episode gives you the final 4 tools to ensure you and your team do not stagnate. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will…
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How to Eliminate Leadership and Career Stagnation - Step 1
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5:44Leadership Stagnation holds a lot of great leaders back... don't get caught stagnating... Get in the Current by following these tools. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and…
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Leadership Noise is all the stuff in our lives that distracts us from the most important leadership tasks in our lives. This episode offers a few tips to encourage you. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have o…
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Leadership Gatekeepers can prevent the bad from getting to you, but can also prevent some good things from reaching you. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will conti…
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Leader's tasks may change daily, but a Leader's Target remains the same. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The Learning Leader” and/…
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Memorial Day is to REMEMBERBy Paul H. Grau, Jr.
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936 is a Significant Number for Leaders S1-80
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4:47936 is a significant number for Leaders and Parents. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The Learning Leader” and/or as we refer to it…
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How to Increase your Leadership Creativity and Productivity S1-78
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4:06Leaders Childlike Imagination and Creativity can boost morale and productivity. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The Learning Leade…
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For every 18-year-old on social media who thinks they need a big following just to make a few sales, there are 100 silent business owners quietly earning more. "The information economy," according to journalist Oliver Burkeman, "is essentially a giant machine for persuading you to make the wrong choices about what to do." Creating content is an ove…
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Leadership Courtesy is No Longer Common S1-78
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6:14Is Courtesy still Common? I failed at Running to a recent Challenge... here's what I learned. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The …
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Leadership Feedback is the ultimate time to offer advice... Powderpuff Feedback offers nothing to help your team member grow., SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will…
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Leaders: Are you Easy, Likely, and Accessible? This episodes talks about these three attributes. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “T…
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338 I If You Want To Start a Business, Read This Book
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15:12Pre-order my next book, "The Obvious Changes" here: https://amzn.to/3EsBKUt Order my book "The Obvious Choice" here: https://amzn.to/4ghBzce Not sure if you want to get my book, “The Obvious Choice”? Here’s a free sample to check out: https://www.theptdc.com/the-obvious-choice-free-chapter Who Am I? Jonathan Goodman is the creator of the Personal T…
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337 I The Millionaire Mindset: What I Told a Stranger on the Subway About Real Success
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5:49A tap on the shoulder on the subway. "Is that a sales book?" he asked. I took the subway instead of driving to read. It turned into a 15-minute impromptu business consult with a man named Mandeep. ”It’s more about business structure,” I said, showing him the cover of Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Itself. He told me he was a new business ow…
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Leadership Quick and Painless OR Long-term Training? We unpack this and offer a couple tips in this episode. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the…
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Leadership Burnout can destroy you if you don't recognize the signs; here are a few tips. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The Lear…
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How Leadership Empathy Leads to Action S1-72
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4:58Leadership Empathy Always Leads to Action. Based on Jon Acuff's equation of Empathy, this will always cause a leader to take action. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and w…
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How Leadership and Weddings are Very Similar
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14:36Congratulations to Aaron & Gabby! Today, I share about how leadership, parenting, and weddings are all very similar. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue …
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How to Stand up Against Leadership Temptations S1-71
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5:51Leadership Temptation comes from many different areas and how a leader responds can make or break them. Here are a few tips to encourage you and your team. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episo…
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Leadership Truth versus Leadership Perspective S1-70
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4:34Leadership Truth or Perspective? These two can be very similar at times, and different at times; how accurate are your perspectives? SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and w…
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How Urgency Can Help Leaders Motivate Every Team Member S1-69
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5:16Leadership Sense of Urgency can be a great motivator if used properly. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The Learning Leader” and/or…
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3 Small Leadership Actions that Make a Big Difference S1-68
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5:40Small Leadership is BIG! This episode talks about how the smallest things a leader does can have a very BIG impact to your Team Members. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, a…
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Special episode for my daughter, Torre... she is graduating from college today and her hard work has paid off and she'll be working in a job she loves! To all graduates out there, congratulations! You have such a bright future ahead of you. I wish you all the best, and I hope you all get involved in work you love!…
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336 I Admire Success Without Desiring Their Life
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3:08Comparing yourself to others and obsessing over their success might just be the deadliest trap you can fall into on your journey. I've learned that while it's healthy to admire what others have achieved, it's crucial to understand the full story of what they sacrificed to get there – and to recognize that their path might not be one you'd actually …
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How Diversity Disrupts Leadership Plans S1-67
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4:45Leadership Diversity Disrupts our plans and mission, and this episode discusses how that can launch our organizations towards big wins! SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, an…
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335 I How You Can Avoid Burnout (in Life and Career)
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12:32The secret lies in embracing seasons—focused periods of intensity followed by deliberate shifts. Like nature itself, our lives need rhythm: work and rest, doing and being, acceleration and recovery. This approach isn't about sacrifice. It's about sequence. Not limitation, but liberation. Let me show you how to stop drowning in overwhelm and start t…
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How Leadership Failure and Shame can Help Leaders S1-66
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4:39Leadership Shame can break a leader's confidence and growth. This episode talks about how you can overcome Shame by openly Failing. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we…
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Leader's Worst Team Member to Best Team Member S1-65
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6:09Leadership Opportunities often come from the unlikeliest places and people. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The Learning Leader” a…
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What Leaders Eyes Tell Others About Their Listening S1-64
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4:19Listening can be a challenge for leaders; this episode offers tips how to listen better by using your eyes! SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the …
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2 Easy Ways That Leaders Can Get More Done! S1-63
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5:41Leadership Doing More is a challenge many Leaders face each day. Here's a couple tips to help you Do More. SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the f…
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One Easy Way How to Minimize Leadership Stress S1-61
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3:22Authentic Leadership... are you being yourselff? SEASON 10 The Learning Leader Daily Leadership Tips and Discussions Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10. We now have over 150 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The Learning Leader” and/or as we refer to it her…
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Leaders Open Door Policy Should Be a Given S1-60
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5:13Leader's Open Door... is it really "Open"? Thank you for listening. I’m Paul Grau Jr., the host of this show, and I’m excited about Season 10 and hitting the ground running in 2025. We have over 100 episodes in Season 10, and we will continue with the focus of “The Learning Leader” and/or as we refer to it here at The CLC Team, “The Expanding Leade…
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334 I The Introvert's Guide to Meaningful Small Talk
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10:37Small talk for introverts is a necessary evil. As artificial intelligence increasingly pervades our daily interactions, mastering the art of small talk paradoxically becomes more valuable, not less. Knowledge is rapidly becoming universal and immediate. Whether it's a networking event, party, in-person business (like walking the floor as a trainer …
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