The following is an encore presentation of episode 234, how the smartest companies use learning to engage, compete, and succeed.

So in the book, we outlined seven areas that you can really focus on to help learning

be a competitive advantage for your company and to set a mindset of a new type of learning culture.

Welcome to the Read to Lead podcast.

Hi, my name is Jeff, and this is the show dedicated to your personal and professional growth.

You see, I'm a big believer in that if you desire to achieve success in your business and in life,

then you've got to be a lifelong learner.

Intentional and consistent reading is a big part of that.

And that's a big part of what we're talking about today, taking on that mindset of being a lifelong learner.

In just a few minutes, we'll be joined by Kelly Palmer.

She's the co-author of a brand new book called The Expertise Economy, How the Smartest Companies Use Learning to Engage, Compete, and Succeed.

I'll be asking Kelly to share her thoughts on how much college still matters.

Ways your organization can lead the charge in learning and excel at closing the skills gap,

at the end of the three-phase career and ageism in the workplace, and much, much more.

Just before sitting down to chat with you, I was looking at my schedule for this week, and it's pretty full. I've got a

couple of podcast interviews happening this week. I've got a live book chat with members of the

Read to Lead book club. I'm helping teach a webinar on how to lead better meetings. What there's not a lot of

is me spending time in my business. I'd rather spend the bulk of my time working on my business.

And it's tools like the cloud accounting software I use that make things super simple for me.

Now, I've got a bookkeeper and accountant.

Those roles are important, but I'm certainly not meeting with them every day.

And the thing that closes that gap for me that helps put my mind at ease so that I

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