Productivity Smarts

About Productivity Smarts

Productivity Smarts is an audio podcast hosted by Gerald J. Leonard, a productivity expert who helps other professionals get more done. Each episode features an in-depth discussion or interview with top productivity experts, tips, and strategies to help you become more productive by leveraging neuroscience principles. Features: • Interviews with top productivity experts • Tips and strategies for getting more done • Interviews with people who are doing great things Benefits: • Learn how to get more done • Get inspired by others who are doing great things in their lives • Hear what they do to stay focused and motivated Books: Productivity Smarts: Leaders and Managers Unlock Productivity Secrets from 12 Influential Musicians of the 20th and 21st Century: https://amzn.to/4mcy2jr A Symphony of Choices: https://amzn.to/3Keq3zx KIVA: It's a loan, not a donation Join me in providing microloans through Kiva that create a personal impact worldwide. https://www.kiva.org/lender/topmindshelpingtopminds Connect with Gerald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geraldjleonard Free Productivity Smarts Weekly Evaluation Worksheet https://go.productivityintelligenceinstitute.com/productivity-smarts-worksheet Learn more at www.productivitysmartspodcast.com

Publisher

Gerald J. Leonard

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Apr 2023

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

40 of 177 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Maestro Mindset: How Orchestras Build the World's Best Teams

   Host Gerald J. Leonard interviews business psychologist Charles Grimes about how orchestral teamwork principles enhance leadership and foster thriving teams.

2. 

   13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Leadership Isn't a Title: How Roving Leadership Unlocks Your Team's Potential with Sal Tagliareni

   Host Gerald J. Leonard interviews Sal Tagliareni, author of "A Roving Leadership," exploring how shared leadership unlocks team potential and fosters psychological safety.

3. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 167 - Design the Life You Would Absolutely Love: Breaking Limiting Beliefs with Dr. Kim Nugent

   Host Gerald J. Leonard interviews Dr. Kim Nugent, an award-winning leadership expert, on breaking limiting beliefs to design a life you love.

Inside a recent episode

The Maestro Mindset: How Orchestras Build the World's Best Teams

Published 20 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So they're listening, as I said, both vertically, but also horizontally. That's interesting. Yeah. I mean, you know what? I think it's really cool about this conversation is I don't think I've had anyone that highlighted listening as the critical skill for high performing teams. Oh, yes. But here we are, two musicians who are also business consultants in the business world. And that's the one thing that we point out that makes music such a high performing art. It's the listening. And as a musician, I started playing when I was 10. I know you started playing when you were early as well. And I've started playing by ear, which means you're listening, right? […]

Who has been a guest on Productivity Smarts

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Charles Grimes
• Sal Tagliareni
• Dr Kim Nugent
• Dr James S Russell
• Carol Hosler

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

13,805

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

18 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

125 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 77 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

85

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

96

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