Hi ,

Happy 2022! I hope you had an incredible New Years Eve and Day.

To kick of the new year, I’m excited to share with you the latest episode of The Writing Coach podcast, where I speak with Val Ries, author of the new book Chief Inspiration Officer: How to Lead the Team Everyone Wants to Be On.

Val has spent years turning around struggling teams, uplifting low morale, and making sure workplace productivity actually works. As the founder of Executive Muse, she has guided over 1,000 leaders in building top-performing teams at Fortune 500 companies and small businesses.

When it came time to write her first book, Val chose to work with me (yes, yours truly!) as her writing coach.

During our discussion, Val describes:

• How real-time feedback informed the drafting of the book
• Why both leadership and writing can evoke self-doubt
• The 4 biggest challenges she faced while writing the book
• How you can inspire those around you to be their best selves
• What it was like working with me as her writing coach
• And more!