Tessa West is a Professor of Psychology at New York University and a leading expert in the science of interpersonal communication. This is the second time that Professor West has come on this show – to listen to our first conversation, check out episode 12 of this podcast. In this episode, we dive deep into her latest book – Job Therapy, How Do You Find Work That Works For You
Key topics covered -
- Our psychological relationship with jobs and careers
- Can a job fundamentally change a person?
- Why we need to hear tough feedback
- Take the daily stress test
- How to do some psychological self-digging
- Uncovering the 5 types of 'career-goers'
- In your quest for compensation, don't forget status
- How status differs from power
- What to do when you feel like an underappreciated star
- Dealing with the newcomer hump
- Your skills are great, but are they helpful?
- The big reveal!
- Why leaders need to think about the psychological well-being of their teams
- Head or heart, where do you start?
