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
- every 3 days
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- Episodes
- 1106
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
995: Going From Overwhelmed to Unstoppable by Resetting your Mindset with Penny Zenker
Penny Zenker shares her secret for enhanced productivity, peak performance, and unstoppable focus: the Reset Moment.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How distractions lead to burnout
2) The sneaky secret…
00:42:40 |
Thu 19 Sep 2024
994: How to Embrace Uncertainty, Discover Opportunity, and Shape the Future with Frederik Pferdt
Google Innovation Lab founder Frederik Pferdt discusses how to nurture the qualities that make you future ready.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) What matters more for your future than tech
2) Why to say…
00:38:26 |
Mon 16 Sep 2024
993: How to Boost Your Focus by Streamlining Your Priorities with Marcey Rader
Marcey Rader helps us discover how to declutter work and life to make time for the things that truly matter.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) A key belief that pushes us to burn out
2) Top tips that make…
00:40:30 |
Thu 12 Sep 2024
1000th Episode Giveaway Special!
We're just eight episodes away from our 1000th episode, and we want to celebrate it by celebrating YOU!
For our 1000th episode, we're giving fifteen lucky listeners the chance to share their stories…
00:09:43 |
Mon 09 Sep 2024
992: How to Break Free from Cynicism and Reclaim Hope with Jamil Zaki
Jamil Zaki shows you that there’s much reason to hope–even for the most hardened cynics.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why hope equals success
2) Why to be skeptical of your own cynicism
3) How your…
00:44:30 |
Thu 05 Sep 2024
991: Mastering the Five Tiers of Career Development with Andrew LaCivita
Andrew LaCivita discusses the most important career investment you can make: your skill development.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The biggest assumption that’s hurting your career
2) How to pinpoint …
00:37:56 |
Thu 29 Aug 2024
990: How to Advocate for Yourself and Get Noticed at Work with Jessica Chen
Jessica Chen discusses how to get noticed even if you’re not the loudest voice in the room.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The top misconception about career advancement
2) How to ensure your message a…
00:37:46 |
Mon 26 Aug 2024
989: Training Your Brain for Maximum Efficiency with Dr. Mithu Storoni
Dr. Mithu Storoni goes behind the science of how focus works to use your brain to its maximum capacity.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to identify and get into the best mental gear for your work
2)…
00:48:31 |
Thu 22 Aug 2024
988: How to Elevate Your Status and Command Respect at Work with Alison Fragale
Alison Fragale reveals the keys to improving others’ perceptions of you.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The critical missing piece for your advancement
2) Why your response to “How are you?” matters mo…
00:44:32 |
Mon 19 Aug 2024
987: How to Ace Your Next Job Interview with Sam Owens
Sam Owens breaks down his detailed process for confidently nailing job interviews–in 10 hours flat.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The biggest mistake people make in job interviews
2) How to craft your…
00:39:34 |
Thu 15 Aug 2024
986: The New Rules for Achieving in the Modern World with Asheesh Advani
Asheesh Advani discusses why the old rules of leadership no longer apply—and what to do differently today.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why our idea of achievement needs a rework
2) Why to befriend b…
00:35:30 |
Mon 12 Aug 2024
985: Boosting Confidence and Slashing Anxiety through Great Boundaries with Abby Medcalf
Abby Medcalf discusses how to set firm boundaries and keep negativity from ruining your day.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) What most people get wrong about boundaries
2) How to stop others from hijack…
00:41:33 |
Thu 08 Aug 2024
984: Building Skills Better in an AI-Driven World with Matt Beane
Matt Beane reveals how the quest to optimize productivity is harming our learning and growth–and what you can do about it.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The trillion-dollar problem with trying to optimi…
00:37:12 |
Mon 05 Aug 2024
983: Making the Most of Your Limited Time Before Death with Jodi Wellman
Jodi Wellman shares how reflecting on our scarce remaining time of life helps us live free from regret.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why you need to befriend the Grim Reaper
2) How to feel “astonishing…
00:39:05 |
Wed 31 Jul 2024
982: How to Build Trust, Repair Relationships, and Make Collaborations Great with Dr. Deb Mashek
Deb Mashek reveals the critical factors that make workplace collaborations less painful and more productive.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The key ingredients of great collaboration
2) Why hiring good…
00:38:54 |
Mon 29 Jul 2024
981: Using AI to Enhance Your Reading, Notes, Memory, and Decisions with Kwame Christian
Fellow podcaster Kwame Christian giggles with Pete as he shares his insights and lessons learned on a novel notetaking approach.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to listen and understand audio at 3X sp…
00:53:48 |
Thu 25 Jul 2024
980: Building the Habits of Mentally Strong Leaders with Scott Mautz
Scott Mautz shares powerful strategies to stay confident and in control when negativity strikes.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to wisely managed doubt–and confidence
2) The early warning signs of …
00:39:19 |
Mon 22 Jul 2024
979: Building Greater Trust and Connection through Storytelling with Scott Mann
Retired Green Beret Scott Mann shares battle-tested strategies for motivating people in low-trust, high-stakes environments.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why storytelling is super powerful
2) The key…
00:50:36 |
Thu 18 Jul 2024
978: Crafting Your Personal Resilience Plan for Beating Burnout with with Marie-Hélène Pelletier
Marie-Hélène Pelletier argues that resilience isn’t a trait and provides a customizable path to develop yours.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why no one should assume they’re resilient
2) How to design…
00:39:14 |
Mon 15 Jul 2024
977: What Makes Leaders Bad—and What You Can Do About It–with Dr. Barbara Kellerman
Dr. Barbara Kellerman explores the roots of bad leadership and offers strategic tips for challenging it.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Where leadership training falls short
2) The two core components …
00:37:25 |
Thu 11 Jul 2024
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