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How to Be Awesome at Your Job
How to be Awesome at Your Job
1079 episodes
2 days ago

Get more fun, wins, meaning, and money from your job! With 25,000,000 downloads and mentions in The New York Times, Forbes, and Linkedin Learning. This show helps grow your skills and impact at any job that requires thinking and collaborating.

Each week, Pete interviews thought-leaders and results-getters to discover specific, actionable insights that boost work performance. Their stories and advice sharpen the universal skills to flourish at work. Boost your time/energy management, leadership, confidence, career opportunities, and fulfillment—while still getting home earlier.

Try starting with episode 0: START HERE and listener favorite episodes we put at the beginning numbered: A, B, C, D, E, and F. (Subscribe and/or sort Old to New to find these starter episodes.) Welcome!

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Get more fun, wins, meaning, and money from your job! With 25,000,000 downloads and mentions in The New York Times, Forbes, and Linkedin Learning. This show helps grow your skills and impact at any job that requires thinking and collaborating.

Each week, Pete interviews thought-leaders and results-getters to discover specific, actionable insights that boost work performance. Their stories and advice sharpen the universal skills to flourish at work. Boost your time/energy management, leadership, confidence, career opportunities, and fulfillment—while still getting home earlier.

Try starting with episode 0: START HERE and listener favorite episodes we put at the beginning numbered: A, B, C, D, E, and F. (Subscribe and/or sort Old to New to find these starter episodes.) Welcome!

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How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1063: Getting Meetings with Unreachable People with Stu Heinecke
Stu Heinecke shares fun and unconventional methods to reach VIPs. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) The secret behind Stu’s 100% response rate  2) The master key to grabbing people’s attention  3) What AI can and can’t do for your outreach Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1063 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT STU —  Stu Heinecke is a Wall Street Journal cartoonist, Hall of Fame-nominated marketer and author. Heinecke discovered the magic of "Contact Marketing" early in his career, when he launched a Contact Campaign to just two dozen Vice Presidents and Directors of Circulation at the big Manhattan-based magazine publishers. That tiny $100 investment resulted in a 100% response rate, launched his enterprise and brought in millions of dollars worth of business.  Heinecke is the host and author of the How To Get A Meeting with Anyone podcast and blog, and founder and president of Contact, a Contact Marketing agency, and cofounder of Cartoonists.org, a coalition of famed cartoonists dedicated to raising funds for charity, while raising the profile of the cartooning art form. He lives on an island in the pristine Pacific Northwest with his wife, Charlotte, and their dog, Bo.  • Book: Get the Meeting!: An Illustrative Contact Marketing Playbook  • Book: How to Get a Meeting with Anyone, Updated Edition: The Untapped Selling Power of Contact Marketing  • Book: How to Grow Your Business Like a Weed: A Complete Strategy for Unstoppable Growth  • LinkedIn: Stu Heinecke • Website: StuHeinecke.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: The AI Edge: Sales Strategies for Unleashing the Power of AI to Save Time, Sell More, and Crush the Competition by Jeb Blount and Anthony Iannarino  • Previous episode: 503: How to Get a Meeting with Anyone with Stu Heinecke  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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2 days ago
35 minutes 14 seconds

How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1062: How to Build a Personal Brand that Resonates with Lola Linarte
Lola Linarte reveals her three-part framework for building a strong personal brand. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) Why every professional should care about their brand  2) The critical first step to building your brand  3) The minor tweaks that greatly improve your online presence Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1062 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT LOLA —  Lola Linarte is a New York City-based international model, marketing expert, and entrepreneur. She was born in Bluefields, Nicaragua, and was raised in South Padre Island, Texas. Lola attended Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, where she studied Social & Cultural Anthropology, which inspired her career transition into media & entertainment.  In 2022, Lola founded Alma Feliz Group, a boutique marketing strategy & personal branding agency that centers on helping emerging & established brands elevate their image, clearly sharing their story, and connecting them with the right audience.  Lorraine’s insights have been featured in media outlets including CNBC, Forbes, Inc., Bloomberg, Fast Company, and Entrepreneur.  • Company: AlmaFelizGroup.com • LinkedIn: Lola Linarte  • Website: LolaLinarte.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle  • Book: Habits for Healing: Reclaim Your Purpose, Peace, and Power by Nakeia Homer  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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6 days ago
35 minutes 22 seconds

How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1061: Making Yourself More Promotable by Building Your Presence with Lorraine K. Lee
Lorraine K. Lee shares how to master your presence so that you can stand out and be recognized. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How to make sure your work is seen by the right people in the right places  2) The TEA framework for building great virtual presence  3) The trick to delivering a unique and powerful introductiont Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1061 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT LORRAINE —  Lorraine K. Lee is an award-winning keynote speaker and the best-selling author of Unforgettable Presence: Get Seen, Gain Influence, and Catapult Your Career (Wiley).  Lorraine brings unique expertise in empowering both high-potential and established leaders to supercharge their presence, influence, and impact. She is passionate about helping ambitious professionals go from invisible to unforgettable in the modern workplace, and her frameworks have been adopted by Fortune 500 companies and other globally recognized organizations including Zoom, Amazon, Cisco, and McKinsey & Company.  With hundreds of thousands of LinkedIn followers, she is recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice in workplace communication and presence. When Lorraine isn’t speaking, she teaches popular courses at Stanford Continuing Studies and LinkedIn Learning that reach a large global audience.  Before starting her own company, Lorraine spent over a decade as a founding editor at top tech firms like LinkedIn and Prezi, where she worked on core products including the LinkedIn Daily News module and LinkedIn Newsletters.  Lorraine’s insights have been featured in media outlets including CNBC, Forbes, Inc., Bloomberg, Fast Company, and Entrepreneur.  • Book: Unforgettable Presence: Get Seen, Gain Influence, and Catapult Your Career • Book site: UnforgettablePresenceBook.com  • LinkedIn: Lorraine K. Lee • Newsletter: Career Bites • Website: LorraineKLee.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot by Matt Abrams  • Past episode: 213: Surviving and Winning Office Politics with Dorie Clark • Past episode: 704: How to Achieve Lasting Success by Thinking Long-Term with Dorie Clark  • Product: Elgato Key Light  • Product: Elgato Prompter  • Software: Krisp — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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1 week ago
42 minutes 28 seconds

How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1060: How to Use Sponsorship to Open Doors with Dr. Rosalind Chow
Dr. Rosalind Chow discusses how to become a better sponsor to open new opportunities for others—and yourself. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) Why mentorship isn’t enough to advance  2) How sponsoring others elevates your status  3) Four things sponsors should do—and one to avoid Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1060 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT ROSALIND —  Rosalind Chow is an associate professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research, teaching, and writing focus on how we all participate in social systems in ways that have implications for the maintenance or attenuation of inequity. Her current research focuses on how people can use their social connections to elevate others via sponsorship. Chow serves as the faculty director for CLIMB, offered through the Tepper School of Business in partnership with Deloitte. CLIMB focuses on preparing Black and Latino professionals for leadership positions in the accounting industry. Prior to CLIMB, Chow served as the founding faculty director for the Executive Leadership Academy, an executive leadership program addressing the challenges facing the advancement of Black leaders in the Pittsburgh region. Chow holds a BA in Psychology from Columbia University, and a PhD in Organizational Behavior from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She currently lives in Pittsburgh, PA, with her husband, Jeff Galak, and their two children, Lia and Simon. • Book: The Doors You Can Open: A New Way to Network, Build Trust, and Use Your Influence to Create a More Inclusive Workplace  • LinkedIn: Rosalind Chow  • Website: RosalindChow.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: Anathem by Neal Stephenson  • Book: Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson  • Past episode: 458: How to End Bad Behavior and Renew Your Team Amidst Change with Steve Ritter  • Past episode: 945: How to Master Your Inner World and Flourish During Stress with Mawi Asgedom  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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1 week ago
38 minutes 1 second

How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1059: Finding Peak Performance through Upgraded Emotional Regulation with Ryan Gottfredson
Ryan Gottfredson shares science-based tools for upgrading the mindsets that hold us back. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How to rewire limiting beliefs  2) Keys to moving past your fears  3) The key mindset shift that sets great leaders apart Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1059 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT RYAN —  Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D. is a cutting-edge leadership development author, researcher, and consultant. He helps organizations vertically develop their leaders primarily through a focus on mindsets. Ryan is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author of Success Mindsets, The Elevated Leader, and Becoming Better. He is also a leadership professor at the College of Business and Economics at California State University-Fullerton. • Book: Becoming Better: The Groundbreaking Science of Personal Transformation  • Book: Success Mindsets: Your Keys to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life, Work, & Leadership  • Free Assessment: Personal Mindset Assessment • Free Assessment: Vertical Development Assessment • Website: RyanGottfredson.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • App: Insight Timer  • Book: Intelligent Change The Five Minute Journal - Original Daily Gratitude Journal 2025 for Happiness, Mindfulness & Reflection - Daily Affirmations - Undated Planner Gifts for Women & Men by Intelligent Change Store  • Book: Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box by The Arbinger Institute  • Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck  • Book: The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Dr. Edith Eva Eger  • Past episode: 552: The Foundational Principle that Separates Good Leaders from Bad Ones with Pat Lencioni  • TED Talk: Harnessing the power of placebos - Alia Crum — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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2 weeks ago
44 minutes 8 seconds

How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1058: Getting Creative Breakthroughs and Turning Them Into Action with Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle
Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle shares the tools and strategies for seeing the creative process through from start to finish. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How to feel more confident taking risks   2) How to make creative blocks work in your favor  3) How to get the most out of AI for work  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1058 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT ZORANA —  With more than 25 years as a scientist studying creativity, Zorana brings insights into the nature of the creative process, from the first decision to engage with new ideas to its culmination in creative performances and products. She is a scientist at Yale University, author, and speaker. Zorana's work has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, ArtNet, US News, Education Week, Science Daily, El Pais, and others, and she is a regular contributor to Psychology Today and Creativity Post. • Book: The Creativity Choice: The Science of Making Decisions to Turn Ideas into Action  • Website: Zorana-Ivcevic-Pringle.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Study: “Discovery-oriented behavior and the originality of creative products: A study with artists.” by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Jacob Getzels  • Study: “When do startups scale? Large-scale evidence from job postings” by Saerom (Ronnie) Lee and J. Daniel Kim  • Study: The power of the ‘be creative’ instruction: A meta-analytical evaluation” by Xing Wei, Wangbing Shen, Haiying Long, Fang Lu  • Book: The Courage to Create by Rollo May  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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2 weeks ago
36 minutes 29 seconds

How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1057: How to Improve Your Next Conversation with Jefferson Fisher
Jefferson Fisher shares his three-part communication system for handling difficult conversations with ease. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) The best first word to use   2) How to set boundaries people will respect  3) Two tricks for handling disagreements  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1057 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT JEFFERSON —  Jefferson Fisher is a trial lawyer, writer, and speaker whose work to help people communicate during life’s everyday arguments and conversations, with his practical videos and authentic presence, has gained millions of followers around the world, including celebrities and global leaders. He is a sought-after speaker on communication at Fortune 500 companies and governmental agencies, and hundreds of thousands of people subscribe to his actionable email newsletter and podcast.  Fisher is a Texas board-certified personal injury attorney and the founder of Fisher Firm, where he helps people all over the United States connect to trusted legal services. He lives with his wife and two children near Beaumont, Texas. • Book: The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More  • Website: JeffersonFisher.com • Instagram: jefferson_fisher  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin  • Tool: Tonal — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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3 weeks ago
31 minutes 31 seconds

How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1056: Winning the Mental Game of Leadership with Sébastien Page
Sébastien Page explores how great leaders navigate failure, conflict, pressure, and purpose. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How agreeableness holds you back   2) How to know whether a goal is still worth pursuing  3) How to make stress work for you  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1056 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT SÉBASTIEN —  Sébastien Page is Head of Global Multi-Asset and Chief Investment Officer at T. Rowe Price. He has more than two decades of leadership experience and has done extensive research on positive, sports, and personality psychology. He currently oversees a team of investment professionals actively managing over $500 billion in Assets Under Management.  Page has written two finance books: Beyond Diversification: What Every Investor Needs to Know, and the co-authored Factor Investing and Asset Allocation, and he has won six annual research-paper awards: two from The Financial Analysts Journal and four from The Journal of Portfolio Management. He appears regularly on CNBC and Bloomberg TV, and in 2022 was named a Top Voice in Finance by LinkedIn. He has been quoted extensively in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Barron’s. His latest book, The Psychology of Leadership, is on sale now from Harriman House. Page lives in Maryland with his wife and kids. • Book: The Psychology of Leadership: Timeless principles to improve your management of individuals, teams… and yourself!  • LinkedIn: Sébastien Page • Website: PsychologyofLeadership.net  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins  • Book: Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within by David Goggins  • Book: Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi  • Book: Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away by Annie Duke  • Book: The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier  • Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen Covey  • Past episode: 727: How to Start Something New and See it Through with Michael Bungay Stanier — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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3 weeks ago
45 minutes 18 seconds

How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1055: The One-Minute Trick to Defeating Procrastination with Dave Crenshaw
Dave Crenshaw discusses how to find the energy to tackle your goals–when you really don’t feel like it.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How to overcome procrastination in one minute  2) The five costs of multitasking  3) Why to pick a terrible stopping point  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1055 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT DAVE —  Dave Crenshaw develops productive leaders in Fortune 500 companies, universities, and organizations of every size. He has appeared in Time magazine, USA Today, FastCompany, and the BBC News. His courses on LinkedIn Learning have been viewed tens of millions of times. His five books have been published in eight languages, the most popular of which is The Myth of Multitasking—a time management bestseller. As an author, speaker, and online instructor, Dave has transformed the lives and careers of millions around the world. • Book: The Power of Having Fun: How Meaningful Breaks Help You Get More Done  • Course: “Success Stories with Dave Crenshaw”  • Course: “Time Management Fundamentals”  • LinkedIn: Dave Crenshaw (Dave’s video post)  • Website: DaveCrenshaw.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Researcher: Dr. David Strayer  • Book: "Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide" by John Cleese  • Past episode: 1010: Getting the Most Out of Generative AI at Work with Jeremy Utley — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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1 month ago
28 minutes 40 seconds

How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1054: Maximizing Your Pipelines and Funnels of Opportunity with Kara Smith Brown
Kara Smith Brown shares principles from her storied B2B sales career that help every professional make the most of their opportunities.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How and why to think of your career like a funnel  2) Why “maybes” are more dangerous than “no’s”  3) How to develop and share a unique point of view that gets you noticed  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1054 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT KARA —  Kara Smith Brown, LeadCoverage CEO and Founder, is a recognized supply chain, logistics, and technology thought leader. Her book, The Revenue Engine: Fueling a B2B High Octane Pipeline, is an Amazon Bestseller and offers readers effective revenue-generating strategies. Kara is a thought leader in the supply chain and go to market industries. She lives in Atlanta with her husband and two daughters. • Book: The Revenue Engine: Fueling a B2B High Octane Pipeline  • Website: KaraSmithBrown.com  • Website: LeadCoverage.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There by Richard Fenton and Andrea Waltz   • Book: The Four Conversations: A New Model for Selling Expertise by Blair Enns  • Book: The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship by Ben Horowitz  • Past episode: 016: Going for No with Andrea Waltz • Tool: HubSpot  • Tool: Crystal Knows  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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1 month ago
49 minutes

How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1053: How to Create Win-Win Workplaces with Dr. Angela Jackson
Dr. Angela Jackson reveals how practices that help employees thrive translate into enhanced business results.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) What’s really driving disengagement at work  2) How the social contract of work has changed  3) The best way to get your boss’ support  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1053 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT ANGELA —  Dr. Angela Jackson, a Workplace Futurist and ESG expert, is at the forefront of reshaping the future of work. As a lecturer at Harvard University on leadership and organizational change and as the founder of Future Forward Strategies, a labor market intelligence and strategy firm, she collaborates with Fortune 500 companies, growth-stage startups, and policymakers, offering valuable research and insights into the ever-evolving landscape of work.  As a subject matter expert in the future of work and learning, Dr. Jackson is widely published in leading journals, including Fast Company, Fortune, Forbes, Newsweek, Harvard Business Review, and Stanford Social Innovation Review, and has spoken at numerous conferences, including the Economist, Wall Street Journal, and TED conferences. Her forthcoming book, The Win-Win Workplace: How Thriving Employees Drive Bottom-Line Success, releases on March 11, 2025.  • Book: "The Win-Win Workplace: How Thriving Employees Drive Bottom-Line Success" (website)  • Website: WinWinSummit.org, happening in Chicago on May 5-6, 2025  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Report: 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer  • Book: Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead by Tosha Silver  • Past episode: 418: Separating Your Self-Worth from Your Productivity with Rahaf Harfoush See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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1 month ago
42 minutes 7 seconds

How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1052: Building Better Relationships through Radical Listening with Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener
Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener shares powerful insights on how to listen well and deepen your connections.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) The hidden barriers to listening  2) Why we should interrupt more  3) The secret to handling disagreements better  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1052 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT ROBERT —  Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener is a researcher, author, and consultant with 75 peer-reviewed academic articles and has over 27,000 citations. His previous books include The Upside of Your Dark Side (New York Times Bestseller, 2014), and the 2007 PROSE Award winner, Happiness. He has presented keynotes to Lululemon, Deloitte, Humana, AARP, The World Bank, and others. In 2024, Thinkers50 named Robert one of the “50 Most Influential Executive Coaches in the World.” He lives in Portland, Oregon, where he enjoys drawing and rock climbing. • Book: Radical Listening: The Art of True Connection, with Christian van Nieuwerburgh • Website: IntentionalHappiness.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: Dracula by Bram Stoker • Book: They Ask You Answer: A Revolutionary Approach to Inbound Sales, Content Marketing, and Today's Digital Consumer by Marcus Sheridan  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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1 month ago
40 minutes 18 seconds

How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1051: Channeling Optimism as a Superpower with Sumit Paul-Choudhury
Sumit Paul-Choudhury shares the science behind optimism and why it gives people an advantage in the long term.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) The case for optimism  2) How to train your brain to become an optimist  3) How to direct your optimism to where you need it most  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1051 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT SUMIT —  Sumit Paul-Choudhury writes, thinks, and dreams about science, technology, and the future. A former Editor-in-Chief of New Scientist, he trained as an astrophysicist, has worked as a financial journalist, and, at the London Business School, received a Sloan Fellowship in strategy and leadership. Currently, he devotes most of his time to his creative studio Alternity, which puts the ideas in this book into scientific and artistic practice. He lives and works in London. • Book: The Bright Side: How Optimists Change the World, and How You Can Be One  • LinkedIn: Sumit Paul-Choudhury  • Website: Alternity.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • App: Roam Research • Book: Candide by Voltaire  • Past episode: 992: How to Break Free from Cynicism and Reclaim Hope with Jamil Zaki  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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1 month ago
31 minutes 57 seconds

How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1050: How to Shift Your Mood and Keep Your Cool with Dr. Ethan Kross
Ethan Kross shares simple, science-backed tools for managing your emotions.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) When avoidance is actually helpful  2) Effortless strategies for quickly shifting your mood  3) The emotional regulation framework used by the Navy SEALs  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1050 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT ETHAN —  Ethan Kross, PhD, author of the national bestseller Chatter, is one of the world’s leading experts on emotion regulation. An award-winning professor in the University of Michigan’s top ranked Psychology Department and its Ross School of Business, he is the Director of the Emotion and Self-Control Laboratory.  Ethan has participated in policy discussion at the White House and has been interviewed about his research on CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper Full Circle, and NPR’s Morning Edition. His research has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, The New England Journal of Medicine, and Science. He completed his BA at the University of Pennsylvania and his PhD at Columbia University. • Book: Shift: Managing Your Emotions--So They Don't Manage You  • Book: Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It  • Study: “Remotely administered non-deceptive placebos reduce COVID-related stress, anxiety, and depression” with Darwin A. Guevarra, Christopher T. Webster, Jade N. Moros, and Jason S. Moser  • Website: EthanKross.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: The Lincoln Letter: A Peter Fallon Novel (Peter Fallon and Evangeline Carrington) by William Martin  • Book: Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life by Susan David  • Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl  • Book: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay: A Novel by Michael Chabon  • Past episode: 023: The Power of Workplace Humor with Michael Kerr See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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1 month ago
36 minutes 59 seconds

How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1049: What Dyslexia Can Teach Us About Creativity, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking with Kate Griggs
Kate Griggs discusses the untapped power of dyslexic thinking—and how professionals everywhere can harness it.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) Why dyslexia matters for everyone in the workplace  2) The surprising indicators that you may be dyslexic  3) How anyone can develop dyslexic thinking skills  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1049 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT KATE —  Kate is a proud dyslexic thinker and has dedicated her career to shifting the narrative on Dyslexia and educating people on its strengths. She has written two best-selling books on Dyslexic Thinking, published by Penguin: This Is Dyslexia and Xtraordinary People, and has shared her wealth of expertise in Made By Dyslexia’s free training courses for schools and workplaces on Microsoft Learn and LinkedIn Learning. She is one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices and is also the host of the chart-topping podcast, Lessons In Dyslexic Thinking, and the presenter on the University of Dyslexic Thinking DyslexicU courses.   Her innovative approach to social change and advocacy has garnered global recognition, with major publications including BBC Morning Live, This Morning, and Harvard Business Review covering her efforts. Her powerful TED talk has also inspired countless individuals and organizations to rethink how they perceive Dyslexia. • Book: This is Dyslexia  • Book: Xtraordinary People: Made By Dyslexia  • LinkedIn: Kate Griggs  • Website: MadeByDyslexia.org  • YouTube: Made By Dyslexia  • Podcast: Lessons in Dyslexic Thinking  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Study: “The Future of Jobs Report 2020” by the World Economic Forum  • Report: "Intelligence 5.0"  • Report: "The Value of Dyslexia"  • Book: A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Dan Pink  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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1 month ago
30 minutes 15 seconds

How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1048: Transforming Insecurities into Strength and Action with Margie Warrell
Margie Warrell explores how to build the courage to move beyond fear and unlock new possibilities.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How to identify your insecurities and overcome them  2) The two dimensions of courage  3) How to take action despite your fear  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1048 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT MARGIE —  Margie Warrell is a five-time best-selling author, keynote speaker, leadership coach, and Forbes columnist. With twenty-five years of experience living and working around the world, she has dedicated her life to helping others overcome fear and unlock their potential.   From her humble beginnings on a small farm in rural Australia to her former role as a Senior Partner at Korn Ferry and Advisory Board member for the Forbes School of Business & Technology, Margie has learned that courage is essential for every worthwhile endeavor. A mother of four and an advocate for women's empowerment, she inspires others to live bravely and refuse to settle in any aspect of life.  • Book: The Courage Gap: 5 Steps to Braver Action  • LinkedIn: Margie Warrell  • Podcast: Live Brave Podcast  • Quiz: The Courage Quiz  • Website: MargieWarrell.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: The Road Less Traveled, Timeless Edition: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth by M. Scott Peck  • Past episode: 552: The Foundational Principle that Separates Good Leaders from Bad Ones with Pat Lencioni  • Past episode: 1034: Simple Shifts that Form Exceptional Teams with Keith Ferrazzi  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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1 month ago
37 minutes 59 seconds

How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1047: How to Reignite Purpose, Happiness, and Motivation at Work with Jennifer Moss
Jennifer Moss gets to the heart of why so many are dissatisfied at work—and what we can do about it.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) The driving force behind our unhappiness at work  2) 20-minute practices that rebuild hope and morale  3) Why remote work isn’t the culprit for loneliness—and what is  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1047 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT JENNIFER —  Jennifer Moss specializes in future-focused leadership development, expertly balancing employee well-being with performance. As an award-winning writer and internationally acclaimed keynote speaker, she specializes in transforming workplace culture using data-driven leadership strategies. She writes for Harvard Business Review, sat on the United Nations’ Global Happiness Council, was named to the Thinkers50 radar, and has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, CNN, Marketplace, TIME, Fortune, Fast Company, and more. Her book The Burnout Epidemic tackled employee burnout and was among Thinkers50's "10 Best New Management Books for 2022." • Book: Unlocking Happiness at Work: How a Data-driven Happiness Strategy Fuels Purpose, Passion and Performance  • Book: Why Are We Here?: Creating a Work Culture Everyone Wants  • HBR Article: "Let’s End Toxic Productivity"  • Website: Jennifer-Moss.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Study: World Happiness Report  • Researcher: Dr. William Fleming  • Book: A Little Life: A Novel by Hanya Yanagihara  • Book: Thanks!: How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier by Robert Emmons  • Previous episode: 201: How to be Happier at Work with Jennifer Moss  • Previous episode: 586: Insights on Working from Home’s Largest-Ever Experiment with Nicholas Bloom  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Earth Breeze. See all that BambooHR can do at bamboohr.com/freedemo • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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1 month ago
48 minutes 29 seconds

How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1046: Boosting Your Drive to Enjoy Sustainable Success with Molly Fletcher
Molly Fletcher reveals the key to building a career that’s sustainable and fulfilling.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How to stop the negative self-talk and shift your mindset  2) Why burnout happens–and how to avoid it  3) Practical steps to build lasting resilience  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1046 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT MOLLY —  Hailed as the “female Jerry Maguire” by CNN, Molly Fletcher made a name for herself as one of the first female sports agents. During her almost two-decade career, Molly negotiated over $500 million in contracts and represented over 300 of sports' biggest names.  Now as a World's Top 50 Keynote Speaker, she delivers her inspiring message to audiences around the world. She is the author of multiple books, and her latest book, Dynamic Drive, became an instant USA Today #1 Non-Fiction Bestseller.  • Book: Dynamic Drive: The Purpose-Fueled Formula for Sustainable Success  • Free Tool: Alignment Audit  • Podcast: Game Changers with Molly Fletcher  • Website: MollyFletcher.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: Off Balance on Purpose: Embrace Uncertainty and Create a Life You Love by Dan Thurmon  • Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho  • Past episode: 883: How to Thrive in Uncertainty and Chaos with Dan Thurmon — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Earth Breeze. See all that BambooHR can do at bamboohr.com/freedemo • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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2 months ago
38 minutes 58 seconds

How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1045: How to Stop Overthinking and Build Mental Resilience with Joseph Nguyen
Joseph Nguyen discusses the hidden relationship between thinking and suffering—and offers a powerful framework for achieving peace of mind.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How to spot and stop negative judgments  2) How to PAUSE overthinking  3) How to beat procrastination with SPA  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1045 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT JOSEPH —  Joseph Nguyen is the author of the #1 international bestselling book, Don't Believe Everything You Think, which has been translated into 40+ languages. He is a writer who helps others realize who they truly are beyond their own thinking and conditioning to live an abundant life free from psychological and emotional suffering. When he's not busy petting his three cats that he's allergic to, he spends the rest of his time writing, teaching, speaking, and sharing timeless wisdom to help people discover their own divinity from within and how they are the answer they’ve been looking for their entire lives. • Book: Don't Believe Everything You Think: Why Your Thinking Is The Beginning & End Of Suffering (Beyond Suffering)  • Website: JosephNguyen.org  • YouTube: @itsjosephnguyen  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Study: "A Wandering Mind is an Unhappy One" by Matthew A. Killingsworth and Daniel T. Gilbert   • Book: Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success by Napoleon Hill  • Past episode: 429: A Navy SEAL’s Surprising Key to Building Unstoppable Teams: Caring  • Past episode: 1037: A Better Approach to Chasing Goals: Tiny Experiments with Anne-Laure Le Cunff — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Earth Breeze. See all that BambooHR can do at bamboohr.com/freedemo • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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2 months ago
45 minutes 36 seconds

How to Be Awesome at Your Job
1044: Becoming the Boss that Everyone Wants to Work For with Sabina Nawaz
Sabina Nawaz shows you how to cope with the pressures that come with leadership.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) The perils of getting promoted  2) Why asking for feedback isn’t enough  3) The power of shutting up  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1044 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT SABINA —  Sabina Nawaz is an elite executive coach who advises C-level executives and teams at Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, nonprofits, and academic institutions around the world. During her fourteen-year tenure at Microsoft, she went from managing software development teams to leading the company’s executive development and succession planning efforts for over 11,000 managers and nearly a thousand executives.  She is the author of YOU’RE THE BOSS: Become the Manager You Want to Be (and Others Need).  • Book: You're the Boss: Become the Manager You Want to Be (and Others Need)  • Website: SabinaNawaz.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: Martyr: A Novel by Kaveh Akbar  • Book: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery  • Book: The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't by Robert Sutton  • Book: Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson  • Past episode: 204: How to Survive the Jerks at Work with Robert Sutton  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Earth Breeze. See all that BambooHR can do at bamboohr.com/freedemo • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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2 months ago
33 minutes 2 seconds

How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Get more fun, wins, meaning, and money from your job! With 25,000,000 downloads and mentions in The New York Times, Forbes, and Linkedin Learning. This show helps grow your skills and impact at any job that requires thinking and collaborating.

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