Nine years and 390 episodes of conversations with authors on leadership, business, and personal growth means one thing above all: a lot of really good books have come up along the way. This page collects the real ones — the specific book and author named in each episode — starting with the most recent conversations, plus a few career-favorite episodes worth revisiting. New episodes get added here automatically as they air.
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Recently discussed
From the most recent episodes of A New Direction, most recent first.
The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do
The Things We Hide
Falling Into Leadership: How Leaders Emerge, Grow and Lead With Purpose
Sportify: Beyond Business Ethics
Unknown: Finding Connection in a Disconnected World
Becoming Better: The Groundbreaking Science of Personal Transformation
Non-Food Franchising: The Better Path to Business Ownership
The Unexpected Power of Boundaries
Unwritten Rules of Leadership
If You’re Alive: Your Mission on Earth Isn’t Finished
The AI Negotiator
The Short List
The Island of the Four Ps
Demolish Your Comfort Zones
Congrats! You’ve Been Promoted
Brand Desire
Career-favorite episodes
From four of the show’s most-downloaded episodes of all time.
The Amazon Way: Amazon’s 14 Leadership Principles
The Middle-Class Millionaire
Change Your Questions, Change Your Life
Flatlined
New books get added here as new episodes air. Missing a favorite from an older episode? Let Jay know.