This is the Read to Lead podcast, episode 503.

Feedback, it's a gift.

We're giving you an opportunity to improve and be a better person.

And if you approach feedback this way, I think it's a lot easier to give and it's also

a lot easier to receive.

Leadership doesn't have to be complicated.

Moms have known this all along as they practice their own, no-nonsense form of leadership.

Hi, I'm Jeff, and this is the Read to Lead podcast.

It is the podcast dedicated to your personal and professional

growth. If you want to achieve true success in business and in life, guess what? You might want to

start a reading habit and this podcast is designed to help you do exactly that. Each week I'm

joined by a successful and inspiring author. We talk about his or her latest book and their unique insights

in areas such as personal and professional development, leadership, productivity, career, business,

marketing, sales, entrepreneurship, mindset. You get the idea. In a moment, we'll sit down with

Valerie Cockrell, author of Managed Like a Mother, Leadership Lessons Drawn from the Wisdom of Mom.

And lest you think this be a book just for women, I'll be asking Valerie to share about whether it's possible for men to manage like a mother and whether or not they should, hint all signs point to yes.

What she's learned throughout her career about giving effective feedback, what we can learn from Disney about storytelling and lots more.

I was excited to see over the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S.

A number of people joined for the first time the Read to Lead Plus community online.

Folks like Stephen and Aday and Jennifer. These are folks who appreciate the fact that for just

$9 a month, they can attend not one but two monthly expert trainings, one led by me and one led by a

special guest, take part in challenges and workshops, networking events, be spotlighted in front of all

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