Top Business Podcasts for CEOs
As a CEO, finding time to get the professional development you need can be challenging. Being able to tap into quick resources when you’re on the go is an effective way to stay connected with new trends in the business world, while also getting bite-sized doses of leadership training. If you have time on your commute to work or find that you have a few minutes downtime in the middle of the day, here are the top five leadership podcasts CEO professional development coaches recommend.
#1 – EntreLeadership. This podcast is designed to help executives become better leaders by highlighting specific areas for growth in each podcast episode. With business topics ranging from communication strategies, to how to improve your company culture, to even ways to manage your time, this podcast offers a host of useful information for seasoned business owners and CEOs. The show also features leading CEOs and business icons such as Mark Cuban, Jim Collins, Seth Godin.
#2 – HBR Ideacast. Run by the Harvard Business Review, this informative podcast dives deep into the results of recent business research. Touted as one of the most credible podcasts available, HBR Ideacast only features reputable industry experts and authors to provide their audience with fact-based perspectives on how to shift their business. With over 600 episodes recorded to date, you have lots of topics to choose from and usually spanning only 20 minutes, this can be a great way to stay on top of what’s working (or not) in the business world.
#3 – The CEO Show. These 19-minute interview-style episodes feature leading CEOs sharing their best practices and strategies on how they were able to position their business for growth. If you enjoy the case study style approach that highlights the before and after with useful recommendations sprinkled throughout, then this is a podcast you want to listen to. Over 500 CEOs have been interviewed, giving you a wide range of episodes to pick and get the most proven business strategies in the industry.
#4 – Office Hours. If you enjoy listening to in-depth conversations from the world most intellectual thinkers, then this podcast has a lot to offer. Run by bestselling author, Daniel Pink, this highly-rated podcast invites guest such as Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, and other notable thinkers in the world. Releasing one episode a month, this podcast is designed to get you thinking outside of the box and challenging your own perspective of business and life.
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