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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Apr 11, 2024 • 25min
952: How Wonder Eliminates Stress and Improves Wellbeing with Monica Parker
Monica Parker discusses the benefits of wonder at work, ways to experience wonder, and society's impact on wonder. She shares stories of survival, the benefits of daydreaming, and the importance of emotional diversity for wellbeing. Embracing wonder and slowing down is key for mental health and happiness.
45 snips
Apr 8, 2024 • 42min
951: The Three Sentences that Improve (almost) Every Conversation with Chris Fenning
Communication expert Chris Fenning shares tips on capturing attention in the first minute of a conversation, fixing unproductive meetings, and improving reputation. He discusses the 'goal problem solution' technique, balancing professionalism and casualness in communication, and enhancing workplace productivity with specific time limits.
40 snips
Apr 4, 2024 • 49min
950: Cal Newport: Slowing Down to Boost Productivity and Ease Stress
Cal Newport, a productivity expert and professor, discusses achieving more by doing less, shifting from activity-based to outcome-based productivity measurement, prioritizing key projects, the power of focus in knowledge work, defining productivity terms, and emphasizing quality work over busyness for long-term productivity.
11 snips
Apr 1, 2024 • 41min
949: How to End Miscommunications, Unclarity, and Endlessly Repeating the Same Conversation with Marsha Acker
Marsha Acker discusses breaking free from miscommunications by focusing on understanding the root causes and actions in conversations. She emphasizes the importance of recognizing covert actions in communication, enhancing self-awareness, and navigating miscommunications in team meetings by fostering genuine dialogue and feedback.
30 snips
Mar 28, 2024 • 40min
948: The 3 Simple Steps to Compelling Stories with Mark Carpenter
Mark Carpenter, a serial storyteller, shares the science behind effective storytelling and the key elements of a compelling story. He discusses why stories are more powerful than numbers, the impact of emotions in storytelling, and the three steps to crafting memorable narratives. Learn how storytelling can enhance communication, leadership, and inspiration.
9 snips
Mar 25, 2024 • 34min
947: How to Unlock Clarity through Your Brain’s Blueprint with Rachel Rider
Learn how to gain clarity and overcome negativity through visualization techniques and biological hacks with Rachel Rider. Discover the importance of mind-body alignment in leadership and explore tools for personal transformation. Dive into unconventional perspectives and skill enhancement in the workplace, including a unique pogo stick visualization method.
10 snips
Mar 21, 2024 • 47min
946: Why Most Projects Fail and What to Do About it with Kory Kogon
Discover why most projects fail and learn key questions to ask before starting a project. Explore the behaviors of successful unofficial project managers with tips from Kory Kogon, a project management expert. Get insights on clarifying expectations, utilizing Gantt charts, fostering team accountability, and improving communication for project success.
7 snips
Mar 18, 2024 • 49min
945: How to Master Your Inner World and Flourish During Stress with Mawi Asgedom
Learn how to master your emotions and thrive with Mawi Asgedom's four tools. Discover easy ways to keep your cool, the key investment for happiness and success, and a powerful reframe for feeling unstoppable. Explore inner regulation, caring deeply, growth mindset, favorite things, career choices, and mindfulness practices in this engaging podcast.
12 snips
Mar 14, 2024 • 31min
944: Becoming a Leader that People Want to Follow with Jon Rennie
Former submarine officer Jon Rennie shares leadership principles for gaining followers, including deepening team connections, letting colleagues fail, and standing out. He emphasizes shared responsibility, teamwork, and bridging gaps in leadership. The podcast explores becoming a leader worth following, earning your place, and leadership quotes and personal habits.
12 snips
Mar 11, 2024 • 43min
943: Crushing the 9 Barriers to Taking Action with David Nurse
Learn how to bridge the gap between knowing and doing with mindset coach David Nurse. Discover the nine reasons why we don’t take action and the force more powerful than motivation. Get insights on mental toughness in NBA workouts, overcoming internal barriers, personal growth tools, and the importance of daily actions for exponential growth.
