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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Jun 10, 2024 • 49min
969: How to Make Better Decisions by Wisely Evaluating Claims with Alex Edmans
Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance, teaches listeners how to make better decisions by critically evaluating claims, tackling biases, distinguishing data from evidence, and embracing dissenting viewpoints for smarter thinking and decision-making. He emphasizes the importance of asking 'why' in success, minimizing distractions for deep work, and integrating purpose in business for long-term success.
Jun 6, 2024 • 42min
968: How to Experience More Purpose and Passion Each Day with John R. Miles
John R. Miles, an expert on intentional behavior change, shares insights on living purposefully and thriving in the face of adversity. He discusses how anxiety can boost effectiveness, the power of visualization, and the importance of pursuing passion in one's career for a fulfilling life.
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Jun 3, 2024 • 43min
967: How to Overcome the Fixed Mindset and Create Cultures of Growth with Dr. Mary C. Murphy
Dr. Mary C. Murphy discusses misconceptions about growth mindsets, optimal mistakes for learning, and triggers of fixed mindsets. She explores creating growth mindset cultures in organizations, emphasizing learning, collaboration, and innovation. The podcast also covers mindset triggers, culture cues, and the power of growth mindsets in entrepreneurial success. Embracing new challenges and pursuing passions are highlighted for personal growth.
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May 30, 2024 • 32min
966: Guy Kawasaki on How to Increase Your Impact and Become Remarkable
Guy Kawasaki discusses keys to becoming remarkable, selling dreams effectively, importance of timing, being a chief evangelist, planting seeds for growth, embracing impact, essential tools, supporting your boss for success.
May 27, 2024 • 33min
965: Why Your Boss Isn’t Advocating for You…and What to Do About it with Dr. Nicholas Pearce
Dr. Nicholas Pearce discusses the importance of sponsors in career growth, the impact of lacking managerial advocacy, intentional language in organizations, mentorship vs. sponsorship, using rejection for self-discovery, advocating for others, and purposeful living.
May 23, 2024 • 50min
964: How to Accelerate Your Career through Mentorship with Janice Omadeke
Serial entrepreneur Janice Omadeke shares valuable insights on building career-shaping mentor relationships, the impact of mentorship on career progression, finding the best mentors, and creating transformative mentor-mentee relationships. Learn about leveraging mentorship for career acceleration and the pivotal role of mentorship in driving personal and team success. Explore practical strategies for finding mentors, embracing uniqueness, setting goals, and seeking mentorship for career growth.
May 20, 2024 • 41min
963: How “Bad” English can Enhance Communication and Relationships with Dr. Valerie Fridland
Dr. Valerie Fridland, a linguistics professor, discusses the value of filler words in communication. She explores how language adaptability can strengthen relationships and shares insights on using 'uh' and 'um' effectively. The conversation dives into the annoyance of certain language habits and the importance of sensitive communication. Embrace diverse language patterns for improved relationships and communication.
May 16, 2024 • 29min
962: Marshall Goldsmith Giving Away All His Knowledge through AI
Marshall Goldsmith introduces his AI innovation, MarshallGoldsmith.Ai, sharing insights on AI's strengths and limitations, considerations for AI bots, and the importance of human supervision in AI training. The discussion also covers effective questioning for behavioral coaching, comparisons between human and AI coaching, and the significance of active questions for personal growth.
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May 13, 2024 • 42min
961: How to Get Better at Anything Faster with Scott H. Young
Scott H. Young discusses the promise and pitfalls of copying pros, the See-Do-Feedback model of learning, and building the perfect environment for learning. He shares insights on effective learning strategies, the impact of collective learning, the concept of meta in success strategies, and accelerating skill development through feedback. Finally, he explores the 12 maxims of mastery and the power of writing for creativity and productivity.
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May 9, 2024 • 38min
960: Surfacing Hidden Wisdom for Huge Breakthroughs: A Masterclass in Asking with Jeff Wetzler
Jeff Wetzler shares insights on tapping into hidden wisdom through better asking. He discusses the mysteries of the unspoken, a five-step ask approach, and the importance of posing quality questions. The podcast explores the transformative impact of open dialogue for personal and professional growth, the value of curiosity in extracting wisdom, and strategies for effective communication and fostering trust.
