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!
Business
Self-Improvement
Money
Careers
Career
Interview
Success
Development
Fun
Mental Health
Writing
Training
Education
Health & Fitness
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 1106
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
059: Growing People with Jeff McManus
Director of Landscape Services at Ole Miss (and author), Jeff McManus offers fresh insights on “growing people.”
You’ll LearnA powerful storytelling approach to connect your team to a larger purp…
00:40:02 |
Mon 12 Sep 2016
058: Better Meetings with John Poelstra
Meeting enthusiast and Engineering Program Manager John Poelstra shares how to give your meetings a needed boost.
You’ll learn:When you do vs. don’t need a meetingHow to “blame the agenda” to adv…
00:29:20 |
Fri 09 Sep 2016
057: Making a Career Pivot with Jenny Blake (Host of Pivot Podcast)
Career strategist Jenny Blake shares insights about the when, why, and how of career pivoting. You’ll learn: When and how to make a “pivot” move in your career The three “E’s” of piloting something …
00:35:22 |
Wed 07 Sep 2016
056: Conquering Procrastination with Rita Emmett
Recovering procrastinator and professional speaker Rita Emmett lays out a handy framework for overcoming procrastination in the heat of the moment.
You’ll learn:How to tackle the fears that breed…
00:43:31 |
Fri 02 Sep 2016
055: Coaching Questions of Mass Instruction with Michael Bungay Stanier (Host of the Great Work podcast)
Irreverent Great Work coach Michael Bungay Stainier provides mindset and questions to inspire your teammates--10 minutes at a time. You’ll learn: Why being a coach at work is a lot quicker and easie…
00:36:22 |
Wed 31 Aug 2016
054: Defining and Achieving "Success" with G. Richard Shell
Professor G. Richard Shell discusses how to find happiness in your work. You’ll Learn: The importance of changing your metaphor for success How to find happiness in every domain of your life – parti…
00:43:16 |
Mon 29 Aug 2016
053: Becoming CEO Before Becoming 30 with Kate Bates
President & CEO of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, Kate Bates discusses how to establish a successful career path at a young age. You’ll Learn: Why you should always be the ‘go-to’ person The val…
00:25:17 |
Fri 26 Aug 2016
052: Mind Management for Productivity with David Kadavy (Host of the Love Your Work podcast)
Author and fellow podcaster David Kadavy discusses how to train yourself to get into and maintain a productive mindset. You’ll learn: Powerful rituals for powerful productivity A handy set of catego…
00:32:42 |
Wed 24 Aug 2016
051: Minimizing Corporate Drama and Insanity with Amanda Mitchell
Amanda Mitchell, the founder of OurCorporateLife.com, shares hidden sources of workplace politics that may hinder productivity — and how you can prevent it.
You’ll learn:Approaches to identify an…
00:33:54 |
Mon 22 Aug 2016
050: Getting the Boss to Listen to You with Jim Lukaszewski
James E. Lukaszewski, the man known as America’s Crisis Guru, shares how to handle and resolve crises within organizations from a strategic perspective.
You’ll learn:
1. The power of being a st…
00:40:49 |
Fri 19 Aug 2016
049: Improved Happiness, Improved Performance with Michelle Gielan
Positive psychology researcher (and former CBS News anchor) Michelle Gielan discusses correlation and causation between happiness and career success. You’ll Learn: 1. How happiness truly translates i…
00:40:57 |
Wed 17 Aug 2016
048: Creative Collaboration for Wicked Problems with Brook Manville
Executive development consultant Brook Manville shares how creatively collaborate with others to solve problems that keep evolving.
You’ll learn:
1. How to deal with “wicked problems”
2. How to…
00:41:54 |
Mon 15 Aug 2016
047: Creating Ideal Work Spaces with Leigh Stringer
Architect and author Leigh Stringer shares how to adjust your workspace to enhance your performance.
You’ll learn:
1. The powerful connection between relaxation and creativity
2. What “biophili…
00:41:53 |
Wed 10 Aug 2016
046: Generating and Selling Ideas with Afif Ghannoum
Inventor extraordinaire Afif Ghannoum shares tactics for conceiving, testing, and selling great ideas.
You’ll learn:
1. The conditions necessary for creativity to flourish
2. How to successfull…
00:35:29 |
Sat 06 Aug 2016
045: Collaborating Beyond the Org Chart with Emmanuel Gobillot
Leadership thinker/author/speaker/consultant Emmanuel Gobillot lays out how people really work best together.
You’ll learn:
1. What charisma actually is and how to project it
2. When collaborat…
00:35:53 |
Fri 05 Aug 2016
044: Calming the Voice Inside Your Head with Dan Harris (Host of 10% happier podcast)
ABC news anchor Dan Harris shares how meditation has helped him and other high-achievers accomplish even more. You’ll learn: Dan’s wild story of how he came to discover meditation and its benefits-…
00:34:21 |
Wed 03 Aug 2016
043: Finding Your Voice Power with Renee Grant-Williams
Legendary vocal coach Renee Grant-Williams offers powerful tactics for making your voice make a bigger impression.
You will learn:
1. The most powerful and underutilized speaking tools
2. Why R…
00:32:37 |
Mon 01 Aug 2016
042: Contextualizing your To-Do List with Ben Elijah
Popular productivity blogger Ben Elijah of inkandben.com fame teaches how to form effective habits and provides pro-tips on determining optimal contexts to rock your to-do list.
You’ll learn:
1)…
00:34:12 |
Fri 29 Jul 2016
041: Developing a Powerful Presence with Dr. Nick Morgan
Legendary speech coach Dr. Nick Morgan shares verbal and nonverbal keys to making a powerful impression. You’ll Learn How to hook audience attention in presentations What vocal cues can unconsciousl…
00:40:43 |
Wed 27 Jul 2016
040: Tactics for Office Politics with Casey Hawley
Business communication guru Casey Hawley shares tips and tricks for delicate conversations around the office.
You’ll learn:
1. How to deal with your ‘dragons’
2. Key words and phrases for deali…
00:31:34 |
Mon 25 Jul 2016
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of How to be Awesome at Your Job. This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.