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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- 1108
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- 2016 - 2025
506: Finding the Joy of Missing Out with Tonya Dalton (Host of Productivity Paradox)
Tonya Dalton explains how to overcome the fear of missing out and stop wasting time on things that don’t matter.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) Why you should embrace JOMO.
2) How to determine worthwhil…
00:40:24 |
Fri 25 Oct 2019
505: How to Make Data Inspire Action with Nancy Duarte
Nancy Duarte explains how to combine data with story structures to create inspiring presentations.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) The three-act structure of data.
2) The true hero of your presentation.…
00:39:49 |
Wed 23 Oct 2019
504: Building a Gratitude Mindset to Increase Productivity with Karl Staib
Karl Staib shares how gratitude leads to a more pleasant and productive work life.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) How gratitude improves productivity.
2) How to cut negativity and boost gratitude.
3)…
00:38:34 |
Sun 20 Oct 2019
503: How to Get a Meeting with Anyone with Stu Heinecke
Stu Heinecke shares unorthodox apattention of strangers.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) The simple trick to exceeding a 100% response rate.
2) Do’s and don’ts for composing your personal messages.
3)…
00:42:30 |
Fri 18 Oct 2019
502: How to Make Killer Pitches and Get What You Want with Oren Klaff
Oren Klaff reveals the secret behind successful pitches—and how to persuade those around you.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) What most people get wrong about persuasion.
2) How to communicate your wort…
00:41:52 |
Wed 16 Oct 2019
501: How to Capture Your Audience’s Minds, Guts, and Hearts with Dave Decelle
Dave Decelle shares insider perspectives on how to turn insights into compelling communication.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) Three foundational principles for capturing your audience’s attention.
2) …
00:39:34 |
Fri 11 Oct 2019
500: Building Unshakeable Self-Esteem and Confidence with Victor Cheng
Victor Cheng discusses the mindset and habits that lead to powerful self-esteem and self-confidence.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) The foundational mindset that yields self-esteem
2) The three skills …
00:50:41 |
Wed 09 Oct 2019
499: Key Psychological Principles for Ethical Persuasion with Brian Ahearn
Brian Ahearn breaks down the ethical way to getting people to say “yes.”
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1. How to quickly attract people’s attention.
2. The simple secret to winning people over.
3. How t…
00:44:53 |
Mon 07 Oct 2019
498: Nourishing the Relationships That Nourish You with Dr. John Townsend
Dr. John Townsend discusses how to build the relationships that keep you motivated and productive.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) The one need leaders often ignore.
2) How to engage in nourishing conve…
00:29:19 |
Fri 04 Oct 2019
497: How to Prevent Burnout by Shifting Your Focus with Aaron Schmookler
Aaron Schmookler discusses how a service-oriented mindset keeps you from burning out.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) A powerful phrase for de-escalating conflict.
2) How to stop feeling so self-consci…
00:43:31 |
Wed 02 Oct 2019
496: How to Break The Habit of Distraction with Maura Nevel Thomas
Maura Nevel Thomas discusses how to take back control of your attention for more productive work days.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) How we sabotage our performance every 3 minutes.
2) The simple tric…
00:40:34 |
Mon 30 Sep 2019
495: How to Network When You Hate Networking with Devora Zack
Devora Zack explains why you don't need to work the room to build great connections.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) How to smoothly start, sustain, and end conversations.
2) How to ease your pre-networ…
00:27:03 |
Thu 26 Sep 2019
494: How to Train Your Brain for Maximum Growth with Dr. Tara Swart
Dr. Tara Swart explains the science behind neuroplasticity and how to train your brain to brave any challenge.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) How to use neuroscience to break out of your comfort zone.
…
00:43:30 |
Wed 25 Sep 2019
493: How to Amplify Your Impact through Great Presence with Anese Cavanaugh
Anese Cavanaugh shares how to create more meaningful impact by being more present and intentional at work.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) The cost of contagious negative energy at work.
2) The 4 Ps to …
00:41:38 |
Mon 23 Sep 2019
492: Making Meetings Work with J. Elise Keith
J. Elise Keith shares what makes meetings succeed vs. fail. You'll Learn: Signs of an ineffective meeting How the best organizations approach meetings When and how to opt out of a meeting About…
00:38:23 |
Fri 20 Sep 2019
491: How to Have Powerful Conversations that Improve Performance with Jonathan Raymond
Refound CEO Jonathan Raymond teaches how to communicate feedback that gets results.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) What makes traditional feedback ineffective.
2) How to have more effective conversatio…
00:55:05 |
Wed 18 Sep 2019
490: Uncovering Your Why and Bringing it to Work with Justin Jones-Fosu
Justin Jones-Fosu explains how to lead a more enriching work life by aligning your now with your why.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) How to get into your “achieve more” zone.
2) 12 questions for uncove…
00:48:49 |
Mon 16 Sep 2019
489: The Mindset of the Most Effective Leaders with Bob Anderson
Bob Anderson discusses the ways you’re inhibiting your leadership potential—and how to remedy them. You'll Learn: The surprising source of highly-accurate feedback The two leadership operating sys…
00:45:03 |
Fri 13 Sep 2019
488: Finding The Productivity System That Works for You with Asian Efficiency’s Thanh Pham (Host of The Productivity Show)
Thanh Pham from Asian Efficiency shares his expert tips and favorite resources for optimal productivity.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) The biggest productivity myth.
2) How to be more productive while…
00:52:44 |
Wed 11 Sep 2019
487: Communicating Powerfully, Succinctly, and Clearly with Erica Mandy (Host of the Newsworthy podcast)
Erica Mandy shares essential–but often overlooked–keys to becoming a more successful communicator in the modern environment.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) How what you’re doing on Facebook can damage yo…
00:46:05 |
Mon 09 Sep 2019
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