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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Dec 21, 2023 • 42min
924: Enhancing Your Most Valuable Career Asset: Coachability with Jacquelyn Lane
Jacquelyn Lane, President of the 100 Coaches Agency, discusses the importance of coachability and how to improve it. Topics include the four elements of coachability, reframing feedback, and staying motivated. Discover why being coachable contributes to personal and global flourishing.
7 snips
Dec 18, 2023 • 48min
923: How to Upgrade Your Influence and Persuasion with Michael McQueen
Michael McQueen reveals keys to persuasion, such as the ineffectiveness of data and evidence. He shares his experience attending the APEC Summit and emphasizes the importance of confidence and timing in influencing others. McQueen discusses tribal instincts, unselling ideas, and the value of diverse perspectives.
19 snips
Dec 11, 2023 • 36min
922: How to Reinvent Yourself and Your Career with Herminia Ibarra
Herminia Ibarra, a Professor of Organisational Behaviour, shares counter-intuitive perspectives on successful career transitions. She discusses crafting 'identity experiments', figuring out the next best option, and building networks. She emphasizes the power of exploring new paths and reaching out to strangers for advice. Herminia also explores the concept of reinventing oneself and the importance of experimenting, learning, iterating, and networking to discover new opportunities.
Dec 7, 2023 • 46min
921: Overcoming Failure and Achieving the Impossible with Astronaut Mike Massimino
Former NASA Astronaut Mike Massimino shares insights on overcoming failure and achieving the impossible. Topics include dealing with failure, getting along with difficult people, and the importance of caring for relationships. Also discussed are tools for success, appreciating the beauty of the planet, and strategies for staying focused in difficult situations.
Dec 4, 2023 • 54min
920: A Masterclass in Health Insurance Benefits with Dr. Noor Ali
Dr. Noor Ali, a Bangladeshi-American medical doctor, simplifies the beast of US health insurance and offers tips for making the most out of it, including evaluating non-salary compensation, exploring beyond company health insurance, and understanding overlooked aspects. Strategies discussed include researching healthcare networks, leveraging preventive care, dealing with surprise medical bills, understanding policy details, and exploring alternative options. They also delve into health insurance claim denials and appeals, the importance of reading outside the mainstream, and share personal stories and favorite books.
7 snips
Nov 30, 2023 • 49min
919: How to Find Fulfillment, Drive Engagement, and Unlock Your Greatness with Sean Patton
Sean Patton, a leadership coach and consultant, discusses the warrior mindset and the keys to greatness for fulfilling leadership. Topics include gratitude, overcoming workplace failures, effective coaching, and the importance of clear communication. A noble purpose and aligning personal values with company goals lead to success. The chapter also highlights the power of a noble purpose and introduces a podcast called the 'Management Muse' for effective leadership strategies.
14 snips
Nov 27, 2023 • 41min
918: How to Think and Innovate Like a Genius with Paul Sloane
Paul Sloane, an expert in lateral thinking and innovation, discusses problem-solving, memory improvement, and building rapport. He emphasizes challenging assumptions in the workplace and the value of thinking humorously. He also explores the importance of memory in a tech-driven society and shares techniques to improve recall. The podcast covers favorite quotes, studies, and tools related to thinking and innovation, including the innovator's dilemma and the Debono 6 Thinking Hats tool. Additionally, the power of expressing appreciation and subscribing to the podcast is highlighted.
Nov 23, 2023 • 1min
Happy Thanksgiving 2023!
The podcast speaker expresses gratitude to listeners and asks for survey participation to shape future episodes. They also mention auto insurance savings and remind about possible restrictions.
18 snips
Nov 20, 2023 • 47min
917: Training Your Mind For Better Focus, Energy, and Willpower with Oren Jay Sofer
Oren Jay Sofer teaches contemplative practices to improve focus, energy, and quality of life. He discusses the five-item list for better focus, being unstoppable against procrastination, and a three-second trick for boosting energy. Other topics include mindfulness in parenting, developing attention skills, shifting avoidance behaviors, personal development practices, and embracing contributions.
13 snips
Nov 16, 2023 • 43min
916: Six Principles for Writing to Busy Readers with Todd Rogers
Todd Rogers, Co-author of Writing for Busy Readers, and Professor of Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School, discusses principles for capturing the attention of busy readers. Topics include: improving your writing by asking critical questions, the trick to getting people to respond, creating associations to counter attack ads, writing concisely and making content skimmable, the importance of being excellent at your job, and effective editing tools for busy writers.
