Books Unleashed

By: Ron Crawford
  • Summary

  • In this podcast, we will explore and discuss famous and important books in the leadership and personal development domain. There will be multiple episodes devoted to each book, hitting the highlights of key thoughts and recommendations. Our hope is that listeners get enough of a taste of the book to go out and read it for themselves!
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Episodes
  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Habit #7: Sharpen the Saw
    Mar 28 2023

    In this episode, Ron and Erin discuss the key principles found in the chapter related to the 7th habit, "Sharpen the Saw". This chapter provides a capstone for the other 6 habits in that it points out the importance of maintaining our own physical, mental, spiritual, and social well being. If our "saw" isn't sharp, we can not ne at our best for others, and can not practice the other 6 habits effectively and with a positive impact.

    You can find the book wherever you buy your favorite books, but we recommend you get a copy of the 30th Anniversary edition, which includes fresh insights from Sean Covey.



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    17 mins
  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Habit #6: Synergize
    Mar 28 2023

    In this episode, Ron and Erin discuss the key principles found in the chapter related to the 6th habit, "Synergize".  This chapter is focuses primarily on the tremendously impactful practice of being truly inclusive and enabling an environment of collaboration and synergy. Synergizing means making sure that all team members ideas have value, and that collectively the result is more valuable than any one standalone opinion or idea. 

    You can find the book wherever you buy your favorite books, but we recommend you get a copy of the 30th Anniversary edition, which includes fresh insights from Sean Covey. 

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    17 mins
  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Habit #5: Seek First To Understand, Then to Be Understood
    Mar 9 2023

    In this episode, Ron and Erin discuss the key principles found in the chapter related to the 5th habit, "Seek First To Understand, Then to Be Understood".  This chapter is fundamentally about one of the most important leadership principals, being other-centered. Seeking first to understand means committing to learn about and understand another person, instead of jumping to your own conclusions. 

    The Ted Talk mentioned by Ron on Effective Conversation by Celeste Headlee can be found at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1vskiVDwl4

    You can find the book wherever you buy your favorite books, but we recommend you get a copy of the 30th Anniversary edition, which includes fresh insights from Sean Covey. 

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    18 mins

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