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How to Be Awesome at Your Job

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mar 7, 2024 • 43min

942: How to Reach Better Team Decisions with Less Drama with Janice Fraser

Janice Fraser shares secrets to team decision-making with less drama. Learn how to get to the root of arguments and make bold decisions. Embrace high-conviction, low-consensus mindset. Explore fusion of life and work for fulfillment. Discover tools, habits, and morning routine for success. Navigate team discussions for deeper understanding.
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Mar 4, 2024 • 35min

941: The Best Way to Hire Top Talent with Mike Michalowicz

Mike Michalowicz shares a unique strategy for hiring top talent, focusing on signs of a perfect fit and drivers of commitment. He emphasizes the importance of curiosity and desire in uncovering talent and fostering psychological ownership in the workplace. The podcast also discusses entrepreneurial focus on job creation, continuous learning for top talent acquisition, and balancing workplace dynamics.
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Feb 29, 2024 • 35min

940: How to Find the Best Job for you that Actually Exists with Lauren McGoodwin

Lauren McGoodwin challenges the concept of the 'dream job' and advocates for the 'good-enough' job. She emphasizes the key drivers of happiness at work. The discussion explores the transition from dream job to practical career choices. Insights are shared on self-advocacy, job expectations, and personal values in career decisions.
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Feb 26, 2024 • 37min

939: How to Waste Less Time on Meetings…and Spend More Time on Strategy with Rich Horwath

Rich Horwath shares insights on being strategic, cutting through busywork, and making time for strategy. Learn to prioritize effectively, improve meeting efficiency, and focus on high-impact tasks. Discover the importance of relationship building, task batching, and personal development in achieving business success.
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Feb 22, 2024 • 44min

938: William Ury on How to Thrive in Conflict

Renowned negotiation expert William Ury shares insights on transforming conflict into opportunity, emphasizing the importance of listening, understanding different perspectives, and building coalitions. Strategies for negotiation success include staying calm, seeking support from the 'third side,' and cultivating virtues like trust and patience. Learn how to use empathic listening and the 'positive no' for constructive conflict resolution, and explore the benefits of innate superpowers like creativity and community involvement.
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Feb 19, 2024 • 47min

937: Speaking the Hidden Language of Connection with Charles Duhigg

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Duhigg shares secrets of powerful connections: communication styles, deep questions, workplace conflicts. Learn how to build genuine relationships through meaningful conversations and vulnerability. Explore the art of super communication and AI co-pilots in enhancing interaction skills.

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