Charles Duhigg: Habits, Storytelling, and Becoming a Supercommunicator

FranklinCovey On Leadership

FranklinCovey

Business, Management

4.9 • 851 Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and bestselling author Charles Duhigg joins us to talk about the science of habits, the art of storytelling, and how to become a “supercommunicator.” He shares how habits drive 40% of our daily actions, how rewards shape behavior, and why neuroplasticity means we can always change. From his early years as the lowest-paid reporter in his class to writing deeply researched pieces for The New Yorker, Charles reveals how storytelling, listening, and asking better questions can transform not only conversations but also leadership, charisma, and connection. Strengthen your communication skills with our latest guide—From Misunderstood to Magnetic: A Leader’s Guide to Clear Communication. https://resources.franklincovey.com/c/tlg-misunderstood-to-magnetic?x=j4G37p&lb-mode=overlay FranklinCovey’s world-class learning solutions—delivered Live-Online, On Demand, or Live In-Person—are designed to build exceptional leadership skills and enrich your culture at every level of your organization. To learn more, email us at [email protected], visit franklincovey.com, or call us at: 1-888-868-1776

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Franklin Covey on Leadership. I'm your host, Will Hodling,
0:09.5	Franklin Covey's head of product. In On Leadership, we meet with many of the world's greatest
0:14.1	leaders to learn about the mistakes, mindsets, and methods that help them become the people
0:19.3	they are today. We hope that learning from their hard-earned insights will help you accelerate your own leadership
0:25.5	journey. Today's guest is Charles Duhigg. Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
0:31.7	and the author of multiple best-selling books, including The Power of Habit and more recently
0:36.8	super communicators.
0:38.9	In today's conversation, we'll discuss how you can create sustainable habits, the habits that
0:44.9	Charles has developed and struggled to sustain over time, the keys to being a world-class
0:50.6	communicator, and some of the most impactful and important articles he's written in
0:55.5	his long journalistic career. Charles Duhigg, welcome to Franklin Covey on leadership.
1:00.3	Thanks for having me on. This is a lot of fun. Wonderful. I'm very excited about today's conversation.
1:05.8	I still remember I listened to The Power of Habit is one of the first ever audiobooks that I
1:10.1	listened to 12, 13 years or so ago.
1:12.6	And I loved it then and I still think about Q Routine Reward today.
1:17.6	So it's wonderful to be able to speak all these years later.
1:19.6	Yeah, no, absolutely.
1:21.6	I really appreciate you having me on.
1:23.6	Absolutely lovely.
1:24.6	So at Franklin Covey, we focus on leadership development happening inside out and how it really matters who you are, then how you think, and then what you do.
1:33.4	And so I actually want to start with a little bit of background and bio on yourself.
1:37.2	You are the seventh of ten children. You grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. And then you went on to this illustrious career that we'll get into
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