This is the Read to Lead podcast, episode 499.

Hi, I'm Michael Hyatt, author of your best year ever, a five-step plan for achieving your most

important goals.

Make sure your year includes moments reserved for this.

It's the Read to Lead podcast with my friend Jeff Brown. Hello and welcome to the

Read to Lead podcast. My name is Jeff and this is the podcast dedicated to your personal and

professional growth where I believe if you want to achieve true success in business and in life,

that intentional and

consistent reading is a must. For the second time in a month, we dive into a business parable.

This one written by Gerald Leonard, he's author of A Symphony of Choices, how mentorship

taught a manager decision-making, project management, and workplace engagement, and saved a concert season.

As a former horn player, I really appreciated the setting for this particular parable. I'll be asking

Gerald to share about choosing your portfolio, selecting your projects, choosing your rules of

engagement, and much, much more as we dive into this book with

him. The Read to Lead podcast community online is growing and growing fast, and we would love it

if you would consider becoming the latest member. It's free to try for two weeks. After that,

just nine bucks a month, go to jeffbrown.me to find out more. There, you'll find a new business

book summary each and every week, content I publish not available anywhere else, monthly guest

expert trainings, monthly trainings from yours truly. There's a monthly challenge based on our

theme for the month. This month's theme happens to be leadership, as well as the chance to be featured

among all our members. That and more as part of a Read to Lead Plus membership. Again, to find out more,

go to jeffbrown.me. Gerald J. Leonard is a leading figure who has revolutionized the way we

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