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
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 1106
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
1070: An ADHD Strategist’s Pro Tips for Staying Motivated and Productive When You Can’t Focus with Skye Waterson
Skye Waterson shares ADHD-friendly approaches to productivity that any professional can apply.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The quickest way to shorten your to-do list
2) How to stop overthinking and m…
00:41:25 |
Thu 26 Jun 2025
1069: Eight Steps for Excellent Listening with Emily Kasriel
Emily Kasriel reveals how to build powerful connections with anyone through her eight-step listening process.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why every professional needs to master listening
2) A demo of …
00:42:36 |
Mon 23 Jun 2025
1068: Finding the Courage to Say What Needs to be Said with Molly Tschang
Molly Tschang shares how to turn difficult conversations into opportunities to build connections and relationships.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The preamble that helps your feedback land well
2) How t…
00:38:20 |
Thu 19 Jun 2025
1067: Better Decisions through Neuroscience with Emily Falk
Emily Falk reveals the hidden science behind how we make decisions—and how we can harness that to make more fulfilling choices.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to make doing hard things easier
2) The…
00:41:55 |
Mon 16 Jun 2025
1066: How to Thrive When Your Resilience Runs Out with Dr. Tasha Eurich
Tasha Eurich shares why pushing through sometimes isn’t enough–and how to bounce back stronger than ever.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The hidden costs of “grit gaslighting”
2) How to know when you’ve…
00:51:51 |
Thu 12 Jun 2025
1065: Harvard’s Stress Expert Shares Top Resilience Tools with Dr. Aditi Nerurkar
Dr. Aditi Nerurkar discusses the neuroscience behind stress—and offers actionable tips for building your resilience.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The major myth that leads to burnout
2) The rule of tw…
00:43:28 |
Mon 09 Jun 2025
1064: Timeless Wisdom for Greater Success and and Meaning in Work–According to the Torah–with Mark Gerson
Mark Gerson shares timeless, practical insights about work–sourced from the Bible and supported by modern social science.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why Bible has helpful gems for folks from all relig…
00:48:26 |
Thu 05 Jun 2025
1063: Getting Meetings with Unreachable People with Stu Heinecke
Stu Heinecke shares fun and unconventional methods to reach VIPs.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The secret behind Stu’s 100% response rate
2) The master key to grabbing people’s attention
3) What AI …
00:35:14 |
Mon 02 Jun 2025
1062: How to Build a Personal Brand that Resonates with Lola Linarte
Lola Linarte reveals her three-part framework for building a strong personal brand.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why every professional should care about their brand
2) The critical first step to buil…
00:35:22 |
Thu 29 May 2025
1061: Making Yourself More Promotable by Building Your Presence with Lorraine K. Lee
Lorraine K. Lee shares how to master your presence so that you can stand out and be recognized.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to make sure your work is seen by the right people in the right places
…
00:42:28 |
Mon 26 May 2025
1060: How to Use Sponsorship to Open Doors with Dr. Rosalind Chow
Dr. Rosalind Chow discusses how to become a better sponsor to open new opportunities for others—and yourself.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why mentorship isn’t enough to advance
2) How sponsoring othe…
00:38:01 |
Thu 22 May 2025
1059: Finding Peak Performance through Upgraded Emotional Regulation with Ryan Gottfredson
Ryan Gottfredson shares science-based tools for upgrading the mindsets that hold us back.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to rewire limiting beliefs
2) Keys to moving past your fears
3) The key min…
00:44:08 |
Mon 19 May 2025
1058: Getting Creative Breakthroughs and Turning Them Into Action with Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle
Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle shares the tools and strategies for seeing the creative process through from start to finish.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to feel more confident taking risks
2) How to…
00:36:29 |
Thu 15 May 2025
1057: How to Improve Your Next Conversation with Jefferson Fisher
Jefferson Fisher shares his three-part communication system for handling difficult conversations with ease.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The best first word to use
2) How to set boundaries people wil…
00:31:31 |
Mon 12 May 2025
1056: Winning the Mental Game of Leadership with Sébastien Page
Sébastien Page explores how great leaders navigate failure, conflict, pressure, and purpose.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How agreeableness holds you back
2) How to know whether a goal is still wort…
00:45:18 |
Thu 08 May 2025
1055: The One-Minute Trick to Defeating Procrastination with Dave Crenshaw
Dave Crenshaw discusses how to find the energy to tackle your goals–when you really don’t feel like it.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to overcome procrastination in one minute
2) The five costs of…
00:28:40 |
Mon 05 May 2025
1054: Maximizing Your Pipelines and Funnels of Opportunity with Kara Smith Brown
Kara Smith Brown shares principles from her storied B2B sales career that help every professional make the most of their opportunities.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How and why to think of your career …
00:49:00 |
Thu 01 May 2025
1053: How to Create Win-Win Workplaces with Dr. Angela Jackson
Dr. Angela Jackson reveals how practices that help employees thrive translate into enhanced business results.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) What’s really driving disengagement at work
2) How the socia…
00:42:07 |
Mon 28 Apr 2025
1052: Building Better Relationships through Radical Listening with Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener
Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener shares powerful insights on how to listen well and deepen your connections.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The hidden barriers to listening
2) Why we should interrupt more
3)…
00:40:18 |
Thu 24 Apr 2025
1051: Channeling Optimism as a Superpower with Sumit Paul-Choudhury
Sumit Paul-Choudhury shares the science behind optimism and why it gives people an advantage in the long term.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The case for optimism
2) How to train your brain to become …
00:31:57 |
Mon 21 Apr 2025
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