RSPA Trusted Advisor Ep. 60: How to Steer Your Team Towards Reading and Ultimately Professional Success

In Episode 60 of “The Trusted Advisor,” the RSPA’s Jim Roddy connects with Jeff Brown, host of the world-renowned Read To Lead podcast and co-author of the new book Read to Lead: The Simple Habit That Expands Your Influence and Boosts Your Career. Brown discusses which practices will encourage your team to read more, effective tactics for sustaining that development, where to find the books your team will want to read, and more.

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Jim Roddy is the Vice President of Marketing and a Business Advisor for the Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA). He has been active in the POS channel since 1998, including 11 years as the President of Business Solutions Magazine, six years as an RSPA board member, one term as RSPA Chairman of the Board, and several years as a business coach for VARs, ISVs, and MSPs. Jim has been recognized as one of the world’s Top 100 Retail Influencers by RETHINK Retail, a Leading CannaTech Influencer by 420MSP, and is regularly requested to speak at industry conferences on SMB best practices. He is author of two books – The Walk-On Method To Career & Business Success and Hire Like You Just Beat Cancer – and is host of the award-winning RSPA Trusted Advisor podcast. For more information, contact JRoddy@GoRSPA.org.