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.
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- Update frequency
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- 1106
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- 2016 - 2025
918: How to Think and Innovate Like a Genius with Paul Sloane
Paul Sloane discusses how to become more innovative and effective by adopting different styles of thinking.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The top question to ask when problem-solving.
2_ The simple tr…
00:41:09 |
Mon 27 Nov 2023
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00:01:03 |
Thu 23 Nov 2023
917: Training Your Mind For Better Focus, Energy, and Willpower with Oren Jay Sofer
Oren Jay Sofer shares how to engage contemplative practices to improve your focus, energy, and quality of life.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The five-item list that will help you focus better.
2) How…
00:47:06 |
Mon 20 Nov 2023
916: Six Principles for Writing to Busy Readers with Todd Rogers
Todd Rogers shares powerful writing principles to help capture your busy audience’s attention.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why people aren’t reading—and what to do about it
2) The critical question …
00:42:56 |
Thu 16 Nov 2023
915: How to Maximize the Power of Generational Diversity at Work with Dr. Tim Elmore
Tim Elmore reveals the keys to transforming generational differences into opportunities for enhanced collaboration.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How generalizations across the generations can be both h…
00:47:10 |
Mon 13 Nov 2023
914: Turning Awkwardness Into Your Greatest Asset with Henna Pryor
Henna Pryor reframes awkwardness and shows how we can turn it into a superpower.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How not embracing awkwardness is hurting our performance.
2) How to work out your awkward…
00:41:59 |
Thu 09 Nov 2023
913: Upping your Influence with the Five Principles of Captivating Stories with Karen Eber
Karen Eber shares neuroscience insights to help you maximize attention and impact in your communications.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why storytelling dramatically increases your influence.
2) The f…
00:41:38 |
Mon 06 Nov 2023
912: Maximizing Your Impact by Leading with both Head and Heart with Dr. Kirstin Ferguson
Kirstin Ferguson shares how modern leaders can best meet the challenge of the new work landscape.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why traditional leadership is lacking–and what you should do instead.
2)…
00:33:52 |
Thu 02 Nov 2023
911: Making Uncertainty your Friend with Maggie Jackson
Maggie Jackson talks about the power of uncertainty and how to harness it.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How uncertainty enhances learning.
2) How to manage the fear of uncertainty.
3) How routine c…
00:43:16 |
Mon 30 Oct 2023
910: Mastering the Four Conversations that Transform all Your Interactions with Chuck Wisner
Chuck Wisner reveals the four universal types of conversation—and shares advice on how to maximize the effectiveness of each.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The four universal types of conversations—and …
00:42:16 |
Thu 26 Oct 2023
909: How to Stay Engaged and Accomplish Your Hardest Tasks with Tracy Maylett and Tim Vandehey
Tracy Maylett and Tim Vandehey reveal the reasons why we often end up quitting before achieving our goals.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why we often fail to finish things–and how to fix it.
2) The tw…
00:41:06 |
Mon 23 Oct 2023
908: How to Work Across Differences and Overcome Polarization with David Livermore
David Livermore discusses how to engage and get along with people who strongly hold opposing views and beliefs.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why we’re better off when we address our differences.
2) H…
00:42:07 |
Thu 19 Oct 2023
907: Building Unwavering Confidence with Paul Epstein
Paul Epstein reveals master keys to building confidence and making better decisions faster.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The fundamental key to feeling more confident every day.
2) How to improve you…
00:49:59 |
Mon 16 Oct 2023
906: How to Optimize Your Workspace for Your Wellbeing with Dr. Esther Sternberg
Dr. Esther Sternberg reveals how to enhance your office environment to improve your health and boost performance.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How your workspace affects your wellbeing.
2) How your s…
00:46:33 |
Thu 12 Oct 2023
905: How to Achieve Your Biggest Goals in One Year with Lisa McCarthy
Lisa McCarthy reveals five principles that help turn your boldest ambitions into reality.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to manage your inner critic.
2) The benefits of sharing your goals with othe…
00:30:09 |
Mon 09 Oct 2023
904: How to Gain Trust and Insight by Asking Better Questions with Mark Balasa
Mark Balasa shares the most important lessons learned on trust from his celebrated career in asset management.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to build trust with anyone.
2) How trying to sound smar…
00:42:55 |
Thu 05 Oct 2023
903: How to Save Time Using ChatGPT at Work with Donna McGeorge
Donna McGeorge provides practical examples of how to use ChatGPT to get work done faster and easier..
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to get started with ChatGPT.
2) What ChatGPT does better and wor…
00:43:55 |
Mon 02 Oct 2023
902: How to Ensure Great Career Fit with André Martin
André Martin discusses how to avoid wrong career fit and ensure your career aligns with your needs.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) What right fit and wrong fit look like in practice.
2) Four powerful q…
00:40:53 |
Thu 28 Sep 2023
901: How to Lead with Emotional Power with Julia DiGangi
Julia DiGangi shows you how to harness your emotional energy and turn it into your greatest strength.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) What others’ skepticism is telling you.
2) How to reframe your brain…
00:49:59 |
Mon 25 Sep 2023
900: Six Mindsets For Thriving in Uncertain Times with Charles Conn
Charles Conn shares how to be strategic and make breakthroughs when things are uncertain.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How talented people unknowingly self-sabotage.
2) The simple question that leads…
00:50:01 |
Thu 21 Sep 2023
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