This is the Read to Lead podcast, episode 523.

Hey, I'm Chris Ducker, author of Virtual Freedom and host of the new business podcast,

and you've just stumbled upon one of my favorites. It's the

Read to Leave podcast with my buddy, Jeff Brown. The best strategies for success in the workplace

are not so much taught as they are expected to be known. Worse still, there's a pervasive

myth that some people have it and some don't. The characteristics of successful people,

competence, ambition, humility, dependability, good communication, are often wrongly considered

innate traits rather than larger skills that can be dissected and learned in smaller pieces,

what today's guests call microskills. Hi, I'm Jeff, and this is the Read to Lead podcast, of course, and I am back with a brand

new episode for the first time in several weeks.

I'm glad you're here, and you're going to be glad you're here when you hear more about

today's topic, today's book, and today's not not one but two amazing guests.

Their book is called Microskills, Small Actions, Big Impact,

and they are Dr. Adaira Landry and Risa Lewis.

I'll ask them why they suggest we set limits on the time we spend in meetings

and how to go about making it happen, why it's important to learn to take a pause rather than being quick to accept new opportunities.

Some of the key things leaders and team members need to understand in order to deliver

feedback that can actually be put to use and plenty more.

Hey, if you're looking to hone your note-taking skills, April is a great month to join the

Read to Lead community with a Read to Lead Plus membership.

Note-taking is our theme for April.

In fact, we'll be welcoming in a guest expert next week, Jorge Arango, who has written a book

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