How to Be Awesome at Your Job
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. 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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Feb 16, 2026 • 37min
1129: Unlocking Your Best Performance through Rituals with Michael Norton
Michael Norton, a Harvard Business School professor and author who studies happiness and rituals, explores how small rituals transform mundane moments. He discusses family and team rituals, how rituals differ from habits, and pre-performance routines that help people get into the zone. Expect concrete examples and simple ways to make meetings and daily work more intentional.
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Feb 12, 2026 • 36min
1128: How to Develop and Maximize Every Voice on Your Team with Jeremie Kubicek
Jeremie Kubicek, leadership expert and co-creator of the Five Voices framework, helps teams multiply influence and clarity. He discusses why traditional training fails, the apprenticeship approach to development, the five distinct voices on teams, and how to prevent people falling into the pit of despair. Practical tools and a Sherpa mindset for onboarding and multiplying talent are highlighted.
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Feb 9, 2026 • 39min
1127: How to Look and Sound Confident Even When You’re Not with Montana von Fliss
Montana von Fliss, public speaking coach and CEO renowned for a viral TEDx on confidence, shares how to shape your inner dialogue and rehearse presence. She covers editing self-talk, scripting silent sentences, and a rehearsal ladder from solo runs to recorded practice. Quick, actionable tips include speaking louder, pausing intentionally, and using open, powerful body language.
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Feb 5, 2026 • 37min
1126: How to Build Connection and Understanding through Excellent Listening with Katie O’Malley
Katie O’Malley, executive coach and creator of the AIR listening method, shares practical ways to deepen connection through better attention. She explains why attention drifts, how to manage mind-wandering, and the three AIR steps: Attention, Intention, Recognition. Short practices and when to share your experience round out the conversation.
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Feb 2, 2026 • 37min
1125: How to Reclaim Your Presence, Increase Your Influence, and Build Relationships that Last with Ravi Rajani
Ravi Rajani, international keynote speaker and communication coach known for Relationship Currency, explains how to build meaningful relationships one conversation at a time. He covers the Three C's of trust, why curiosity beats self-promotion, practical communication habits, the 12-second magnetic message, and how to give compliments that actually land.
Jan 29, 2026 • 35min
1124: How to Build Hope and Combat Burnout at Work with Jen Fisher
Jen Fisher, CEO of The Wellbeing Team and author focused on hope and workplace wellbeing, explains why hope is a strategic tool for leaders. Short segments cover hope as a cognitive process, how language builds or kills hope, spotting hope-killers, and rebuilding after burnout. Practical practices include hope audits, pathway thinking, and cultivating hope through community.
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Jan 26, 2026 • 35min
1123: How to Move Past Setbacks through the Next Play Mindset with Alan Stein, Jr.
Alan Stein, Jr., a performance coach who has trained elite basketball stars and leaders, explains the Next Play mindset. He talks about using a physical pause to reset emotions. He outlines simple reframing questions to turn reactions into responses. He discusses building compassionate self-talk without lowering standards and planning for obstacles without becoming paranoid.
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Jan 22, 2026 • 34min
1122: How to Find the Work You’re Wired to Do with William Vanderbloemen
In this discussion, William Vanderbloemen, founder of the Vanderbloemen Search Group, shares insights on achieving career satisfaction. He emphasizes the importance of self-awareness in discovering what energizes you and fitting jobs to your strengths. Vanderbloemen highlights how many people overestimate their self-awareness and encourages seeking honest feedback from friends. He also introduces the concept of matching your work style to four lanes—speed, purpose, authenticity, and curiosity—to ensure a fulfilling career. Plus, he advocates for habits that distinguish successful leaders.
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Jan 19, 2026 • 43min
1121: How Managers Can Lead Better TODAY (Not Someday!) with Ali Merchant
Ali Merchant, a leadership development consultant and founder of All-In Manager, shares insights from his two decades of experience in training managers. He highlights the importance of embracing difficult conversations to build trust and improve relationships. Ali offers a powerful three-step feedback framework and emphasizes the need for preparing feedback with intention. He also introduces practical one-on-one strategies like focusing on what's top of mind. Throughout, he champions the idea of recognizing effort to enhance difficult discussions and foster better leadership.
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Jan 15, 2026 • 36min
1120: How to Stop Living on Autopilot and Choose What Matters Most with Erin Coupe
Erin Coupe, the founder of I Can Fit That In and author, helps high-achievers escape burnout through intentional living. She reveals how negative self-talk holds us back and shares strategies to conquer limiting beliefs. Erin introduces energizing rituals to replace draining habits, encourages self-awareness over self-analysis, and highlights the importance of mindful leisure. Learn techniques like the 4-7-8 breathing method to create intentional pauses. Turn your daily actions into fulfilling choices that align with your true self!
