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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- Update frequency
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- 1107
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- 2016 - 2025
643: The Overlooked Fundamentals of Inspiring and Managing Teams with 15Five’s Shane Metcalf
Shane Metcalf reveals his top research-based do’s and don’ts for being a great manager.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The one meeting a manager should always make
2) The teambuilding technique for gre…
00:41:52 |
Thu 18 Feb 2021
642: How to Identify Your Career Season and Land Your Dream Job with Ramit Sethi
Ramit Sethi shares how to find your career season and jobhunting insights for landing your dream job.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) What makes a job the dream job
2) The question you should ask your c…
00:43:15 |
Mon 15 Feb 2021
641: How to Inspire Sustained Change with Richard Boyatzis
Richard Boyatzis shares compelling research on how to open others up to change.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why goals don’t motivate us to change—and what does
2) The biological key that opens people…
00:40:51 |
Thu 11 Feb 2021
640: Why Being Qualified Isn't Enough: How to Overcome Your Fear of Selling Yourself with Jena Viviano
Jena Viviano shares her three-step process for making more successful career transitions.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The three sources of career clarity
2) Why networking doesn’t have to feel sleaz…
00:39:14 |
Mon 08 Feb 2021
639: How to Get More Breakthrough Ideas with Susan Robertson
Susan Robertson explains how to tap into your creative genius to generate breakthrough solutions.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why every professional benefits from more creativity
2) Why you should s…
00:45:31 |
Thu 04 Feb 2021
638: How to Build Unhackable Focus with Kary Oberbrunner
Kary Oberbrunner shares expert strategies for bringing your attention back to what matters most.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The wrong and right ways of dealing with task overload
2) The three compo…
00:42:22 |
Mon 01 Feb 2021
637: How to Have a Happier Work Week with Nic Marks
Nic Marks shares the research and best practices for more happiness at work.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The five elements of a happy work life
2) How to draw the boundary between work and life
3)…
00:37:22 |
Thu 28 Jan 2021
636: How to Advance Your Most Important Priorities with Eric Papp
Eric Papp shares foundational perspectives on saving time and prioritizing effectively.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The one question that cuts your tasks in half
2) The strategy that makes plans sti…
00:29:55 |
Mon 25 Jan 2021
635: Shifting your Team from Survival to Performance through Psychological Safety with Dr. Timothy Clark
Dr. Timothy Clark discusses the specific benefits and behaviors associated with high-performing, psychologically safe teams.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to combat the culture of fear
2) Why to e…
00:39:03 |
Thu 21 Jan 2021
634: How to Get Ahead in Your Career by Developing Your Professional Value with Don Miller
Don Miller shares how to advance your career even without the need for a fancy title or degree.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The critical skills an MBA doesn’t teach you
2) The harsh truth every prof…
00:44:12 |
Mon 18 Jan 2021
633: How to Get Unstuck, and Find your Perfect Career Fit with Ashley Stahl
Ashley Stahl discusses how to find your dream career by getting clear on your core skills, values, and motivators.
00:44:39 |
Thu 14 Jan 2021
632: How to Reclaim 40 Hours Every Month (WITHOUT Multitasking!) with Dave Crenshaw
Dave Crenshaw shares hard-hitting research on the perils of multitasking—and how to improve your focus.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The right and the wrong way to “multitask”
2) Why we love to switc…
00:52:13 |
Mon 11 Jan 2021
631: Accelerating Growth through Coaching with Andrea Wanerstrand
Andrea Wanerstrand shares how widespread coaching has helped transform Microsoft.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why curiosity is the secret sauce to growth
2) Three coaching approaches that accelerate…
00:42:12 |
Thu 07 Jan 2021
630: How to Work with a Boss You Don’t Like with Katherine Crowley
Katherine Crowley discusses what to do when your boss is holding you back.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) What to do when your boss gets under your skin
2) The 20 bad boss behaviors that drive employee…
00:33:07 |
Mon 04 Jan 2021
629: How to Find and Use Your Strengths with Lea Waters
Psychologist Lea Waters talks about tools you need to tap into your strengths.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The best way to tap into your strengths
2) Why our strengths are often hiding–and how to fi…
00:43:34 |
Thu 24 Dec 2020
628: How to Stay Challenged and Grow Your Career with Daniel Scrivner
Daniel Scriver shares insights on how to develop your career from his experience as a college dropout turned designer turned CEO.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to develop new skills through self-tea…
00:42:49 |
Mon 21 Dec 2020
627: Breaking Through Your Mental Limitations to Grow Faster with Matt Norman
Matt Norman discusses how to break the mental patterns that hinder our growth—and encourage healthier patterns.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The thinking pattern that saps our energy
2) Two questions…
00:47:57 |
Thu 17 Dec 2020
626: Mastering the 2-Hour Job Search That Generates Dream Interviews with Steve Dalton
Steve Dalton details his systematic process for securing dream interviews.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to generate 40 target employers in 40 minutes
2) Three effective ways to reach out to poten…
00:53:16 |
Mon 14 Dec 2020
625: How to Be Happier, More Fulfilled, and More Effective Every Day with Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar
Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar discusses the fundamental principles that help us lead happier, more effective lives.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why many ambitious people end up unhappy
2) Why chasing happiness…
00:42:42 |
Thu 10 Dec 2020
624: How to Be More Engaging with Storytelling and Humor with David Nihill
Comedian David Nihill shares his key techniques from his stand-up act that can help you become a better speaker.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The secret to creating stories that stick
2) How to use c…
00:50:57 |
Mon 07 Dec 2020
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