In June, Leigh Martinuzzi, host of the Hidden Why podcast, gave me a break/kick-in-the-butt to record my first audio in “My first guest “host” on a podcast: The Hidden Why, by Leigh Martinuzzi.” We met online. Talking about podcasts, I thought he might have me as a guest. Instead he suggested I record a solo message. I was anxious to fly solo, but did, despite taking weeks to record. It[…] Keep reading →

Will Bachman hosts the podcast, “Unleashed – How to Thrive as an Independent Professional.” He also co-founded the tremendous online community of top-tier management consultants, Umbrex. Will and I have known each other online for a decade as Columbia Business School alumni active in leadership. We recorded this conversation in-person at my apartment. Listen for an intimate, unfiltered inside view of my life as we walk around my place and[…] Keep reading →

George Samuels hosts the It Will Come podcast. Its subtitle, “A philosophy of success through patience, persistence and momentum” is right up the alley of someone like me with my years of daily burpees, blog posts, cold showers, and other sidchas. He posted our conversation, “How To Become The Leader Other People Will Follow.” I’d write how much I enjoyed the conversation and how I recommend it, but his comprehensive[…] Keep reading →

Overview Leadership and the Environment features influencers who care about the environment leading by example by taking on personal challenges to live by their values—a challenge in today’s world. Guests have loved it for showcasing them as authentic, empathetic leaders and giving them a chance to act on values that they’ve put on hold. Guests don’t need environmental expertise. They including luminaries such as Dan Pink, multiple #1 NY Times[…] Keep reading →

This page is a work in progress, collecting the podcasts that have interviewed me plus links and my reviews of each of the podcasts. Join Up Dots with David Ralph The recordings: “A Man Who Thrives One Step After Anxiety,” January 2015 “Finding Passion Through Leadership,” February 6, 2017 My review of the podcast: Dave is a master I’ve had the honor and pleasure of David interviewing me twice and[…] Keep reading →

Park Howell hosts the Business of Storytelling podcast. Today he released our interview about storytelling and how to improve your storytelling for business. Everybody agrees on the value of storytelling in all human communications. All the more in business. Listen to the conversation! Bonus that I missed saying in the interview By the way, when you listen, there’s one part where Park said, “You don’t want to know what’s in[…] Keep reading →

Soren Skovdahl Hansen hosts the Tribe of Entrepreneurs podcast. Soren asked thoughtful questions and got me to share about things I don’t always. I enjoyed the interview a lot. Listen to the podcast! Listen to the podcast! He is also thorough about posting resources we talked about. The show notes: Joshua helps put an end to shiny object syndrome and becoming who you want to be, but it requires that[…] Keep reading →

Steve Caldwell hosts the Manager Mojo podcast. On Independence Day he posted our conversation, “Leadership Requires Getting in the Trenches and Doing, Not Just Learning – a conversation with Joshua Spodek, bestselling author of “Leadership Step by Step” and an Adjunct Professor for Columbia Business School.” Listen to the conversation. Listen to the conversation. Here are the show notes: Leadership Requires Getting in the Trenches and Doing, Not Just Learning[…] Keep reading →

Chris Salem hosts the Sustainable Success radio show on Voice America, Wednesdays at 11am. He interviewed me yesterday and posted the interview. Live radio means no retakes or editing, which makes everything more dynamic. Also, we practice the Meaningful Connection exercise from Chapter 17 of my book and leadership course, so if you’re working on them and want to hear it in action, listen to this episode. Here’s the episode[…] Keep reading →