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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.
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- Today42 min
1196: The Hidden Habits That Makes Teams More Effective with Karina Mangu-Ward
Karina Mangu-Ward shares how to create the conditions for people to work better, learn faster, and succeed together.— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) How to make it “safe to try” new ideas 2) How to help your team navigate trade-offs and priorities3) How to free up valuable meeting time Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1196 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT KARINA — Karina Mangu-Ward has a decade of experience partnering with leading non profits, foundations, city agencies, and community stakeholders. At August, Karina is an organizational design consultant who helps nurture more creative, self-managing and productive teams. She’s partnered with New York City’s Department of Education, Sundance Institute, Planned Parenthood, PepsiCo and Chanel. Prior to joining August, she worked for 10 years for nonprofits, foundations, government agencies, and community networks tackling complex organizational and social challenges. Her passion is helping groups navigate ambiguity, gain insight and unlock highly complex challenges.• Assessment: Aug.co/book• Book: Teams That Meet the Moment: 9 Practices for Unlocking Performance and Growth in Uncertain Times• LinkedIn: Karina Mangu-Ward• Website: Aug.co— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Article: Margaret “Meg” Wheatley and systems thinking• Study: Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams by Amy Edmondson• Tool: Granola AI • Book: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear• Book: The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene• Book: Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You by Frances Frei and Annie Morriss— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Vinted. Download the Vinted app for free to start selling with no seller fees!• Mint Mobile. Get your wireless plan for $15/month!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 3 days ago51 min
1195: How to Beat AI Applications and Win Your Job Hunt with Steve Dalton
Steve Dalton reveals the most efficient way to secure advocates and open the path to your dream career.— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The critical job hunting skill most don’t learn 2) How AI is making the job search worse—and how it can still help you3) The 7-point email that turns strangers into advocates Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1195 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT STEVE — Steve Dalton is the author of The 2-Hour Job Search and The Job Closer, which have sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide, been taught at over 150 universities, and adapted for use by Fortune 500 companies. His work is known for turning networking and relationship building into clear, repeatable systems for people who don't consider themselves natural networkers. Dalton developed his approach during the 2008 financial crisis after seeing talented job seekers overwhelmed by advice that worked only for a lucky few. He has since delivered hundreds of workshops and keynotes for universities, employers, and professional organizations. Earlier in his career, he worked as a chemical engineer, strategy consultant, and marketer. Dalton holds an MBA from Duke University.• Book: The 2-Hour Job Search, Third Edition: Using Technology to Get the Right Job Faster (The Job Search Collection)• Book: The Job Closer: Time-Saving Techniques for Acing Resumes, Interviews, Negotiations, and More (The Job Search Collection)• Email: Steve@contact2colleague.com• LinkedIn: Steve Dalton— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Study: Talent Trends Report• Book: Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely• Book: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman• Book: Recursion: A Novel by Blake Cloud• Previous episode: 626: Mastering the 2-Hour Job Search That Generates Dream Interviews with Steve Dalton• Previous episode: 674: Nailing Your Interview, Resume, and Negotiation FAST with Steve Dalton— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Vinted. Download the Vinted app for free to start selling with no seller fees!• Mint Mobile. Get your wireless plan for $15/month!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 1 weeks ago42 min
1194: How to Finish What Matters with David Kadavy
David Kadavy discusses expert strategies for following through on your creative ideas and projects.— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The missing “fifth quadrant” of the Eisenhower important/urgent matrix 2) The trick to make big projects less intimidating3) The Raphael versus Leonardo modes of creativitySubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1194 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT DAVID — David Kadavy has been a full-time independent creator for nearly two decades. His books have sold well over 100,000 copies and been translated into a dozen languages. He was design advisor to Timeful, a productivity app whose features were integrated into Google Calendar. He lives in a cabin in the mountains outside of Medellín, Colombia.• Book: Finish What Matters: Make Your Creativity Count• Tool: Idea Triage• Website: Kadavy.net— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Exercises: Tension & Trauma Release Exercises (TRE)• Book: Old Masters and Young Geniuses: The Two Life Cycles of Artistic Creativity by David W. Galenson• Book: Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World by Anne-Laure Le Cunff• Previous episode: 617: Enhancing Your Productivity by Managing Your Mental Energy with David Kadavy— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Vinted. Download the Vinted app for free to start selling with no seller fees!• Mint Mobile. Get your wireless plan for $15/month!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 1 weeks ago35 min
9th Year - 1093: How to Become Powerfully Likeable with Dr. Kate Mason
Kate Mason shares how to be both powerful AND well-liked.— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The common phrases that undermine your influence2) How to ask questions while boosting your credibility 3) How to overcome the fear of saying no Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1093 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT KATE — Kate Mason, PhD is a communications expert and world-champion debater who has spent her career working with founders and executives from tech startups to major global brands. She coaches executives on actionable skills to become the leaders they wish to be, and to amplify their voice, reach, and impact at work. Kate lives in Sydney, Australia.• Book: Powerfully Likeable: A Woman's Guide to Effective Communication• LinkedIn: Kate Mason• Substack: The Powerfully Likeable Newsletter• Website: KateMason.co— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Study: "Potential" and the Gender Promotions Gap• Tool: Fyxer• Tool: Sanebox• Tool: Superhuman• Book: In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Vinted. Download the Vinted app for free to start selling with no seller fees!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 2 weeks ago44 min
1193: How to Build a Team That Can Thrive Without You with Bill Flynn
Bill Flynn shares his strategies for building a team that can lead, decide, and thrive without you. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) Why you shouldn’t play the hero 2) How to build a self-sufficient team3) How to delegate authority, not just tasks Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1193 for the full transcript! — ABOUT BILL — Bill Flynn has collaborated with Alan Mulally and Amy Edmondson, pitched Steve Jobs, accomplished much, failed often, and learned many useful lessons from thirty years of studying the science of success. He is best described as a pragmatic Simon Sinek; an optimist and an operator.Bill embodies his core purpose - simplified servanthood - by spending each working moment to help create a compassionately productive society by enabling enlightened leaders to focus on the few things that truly matter to their teams and key stakeholders. For having a great business is one way of making a better world.• Book: The Hero Trap: The Leader's Shift from Doing to Designing• Book: www.CatalystGrowthAdvisors.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown• Book: The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less by Richard Koch• Book: The Goal: 40th Anniversary Edition: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu Goldratt• Book: The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan• Book: Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders by L. David Marquet— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Vinted. Download the Vinted app for free to start selling with no seller fees!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 2 weeks ago37 min
1192: How to Tackle Difficult Conversations to Build Stronger Relationships with Kerry Siggins
Kerry Siggins shares her practical framework for navigating conflict, managing emotions, and finding common ground. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) Why avoiding conversations often does more harm than good2) The SHARES model for effective feedback3) The hidden assumption harming your conversationSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1192 for the full transcript! — ABOUT KERRY — Kerry Siggins is a sought-after international speaker and the author of The Ownership Mindset: A Handbook for Transforming Your Life and Leadership. Her work focuses on leadership, communication, accountability, employee ownership, and building high trust cultures.Siggins also brings her work directly into organizations through The Talk With Trust Leadership Experience, an immersive and interactive leadership experience designed to help teams practice courageous conversations and build stronger communication habits in real time.Whether speaking to executive teams, companies, conferences, or leadership groups, Siggins combines operational credibility, emotional intelligence, and practical leadership insight to help organizations create cultures where people feel empowered to communicate openly, take ownership, and grow together.• Book: Talk with Trust: How to Own Feedback, Spark Growth, and Build Stronger Teams• Book: The Ownership Mindset: A Handbook for Transforming Your Life and Leadership• Podcast: Kerry Siggins Podcast• Company: StoneAge Inc.• Website: KerrySiggins.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters by Richard Rumelt— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Vinted. Download the Vinted app for free to start selling with no seller fees!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 3 weeks ago36 min
1191: How to Regulate Your Emotions Masterfully with Dr. Marc Brackett
Dr. Marc Brackett shares research-backed strategies to build your skill of self-regulation.— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The critical first step to masterful emotional regulation2) The biggest misconception we have about our emotions3) How an alter ego can help with self-regulationSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1191 for the full transcript! — ABOUT MARC — Marc Brackett, PhD, is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and a professor in the Child Study Center at Yale University. He is the author of the bestselling book Permission to Feel and more than two hundred scholarly articles, with his research featured in The New York Times, Good Morning America, Today, and the Huberman Lab podcast. A sought-after keynote speaker, he has headlined over seven hundred conferences and advises Fortune 500 companies on integrating emotional intelligence into workplace culture. Together with Pinterest cofounder Ben Silbermann, Marc launched the award-winning How We Feel app, a powerful tool helping millions of people improve their well-being. He hosts Dealing with Feeling, a YouTube web series and podcast that brings groundbreaking insights on emotion regulation to a global audience. He lives in Connecticut and New York City.• Book: Permission to Feel• Book: Dealing with Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want• App: How We Feel• Instagram: marc.brackett• LinkedIn: Marc Brackett• Substack: Emotion Revolution• Website: MarcBrackett.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl• Past episode: 327: Unclog Your Brain through Unfocusing with Dr. Srini PillaySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 3 weeks ago29 min
1190: How to Get Off to a Great Start with Your New Manager with Dina Denham Smith
Dina Denham Smith shows you how to use a leadership transition to strengthen relationships, expand your network, and find new ways to grow. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The first step in dealing with a change in leadership 2) Why it’s worth investing in a relationship with an interim manager3) Why it pays to know the “operating preferences” of your new manager Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1190 for the full transcript!— ABOUT DINA — Dina Denham Smith is an accomplished executive coach who draws on her background in organizational psychology and first-hand executive experience to help senior leaders and teams at world-class companies such as Adobe, Netflix, Goldman Sachs, PwC, and Sephora thrive. Dina has written more than 70 articles on leadership and career success for outlets such as Harvard Business Review and Fast Company. Her work is also frequently featured in other global media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and the BBC. She is the lead author of the bestselling book, Emotionally Charged: How to Lead in the New World of Work.• Article: The Keys to Succeeding Under a New Manager• Book: Emotionally Charged: How to Lead in the New World of Work• LinkedIn: Dina Denham Smith• Website: DinaDSmith.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl• Past episode: 275: How to Manage Your Manager with Mary AbbajaySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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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.
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