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
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- Episodes
- 1106
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
976: How (and When) to Freely Speak Your Mind with Elaine Lin Hering
Elaine Lin Hering discusses why to stop censoring yourself at work—and how to strategically do that.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The massive costs of keeping quiet
2) The fundamental question that h…
00:41:23 |
Mon 08 Jul 2024
975: Elevating Leadership through Radical Humility with Urs Koenig
Urs Koenig reveals how to level up your leadership through the five shifts of radical humility.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why leaders win more when they’re humble
2) Two tricks to getting better q…
00:27:16 |
Mon 01 Jul 2024
974: The Eight Inner Skills to Career Happiness with Stella Grizont
Stella Grizont shares the simple things everyone can do to feel happier and more fulfilled every day.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The master key for overcoming toxic situations
2) The key response t…
00:38:34 |
Thu 27 Jun 2024
973: Mastering the New Rules of Persuasion with Leslie Zane
Leslie Zane reveals why traditional persuasion tactics often fall short—and offers a new alternative that’s more effective.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why most attempts at persuasion fall short
2)…
00:44:35 |
Mon 24 Jun 2024
972: Amy Edmondson on How to Fail Well
Amy Edmondson shares how to minimize unproductive failures and maximize intelligent ones.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) What separates good failure from bad failure
2) The surprisingly simple tool tha…
00:33:28 |
Thu 20 Jun 2024
971: Mastering The Three Keys to Getting Noticed with Jay Baer
Jay Baer discusses how professionals can use the principles of excellent customer experience to stand out above the rest.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why it pays to reply super fast
2) The best way …
00:44:29 |
Mon 17 Jun 2024
970: The Top 12 Presentation Mistakes to Avoid with Terri Sjodin
Terri Sjodin discusses how to avoid the common pitfalls that diminish your persuasiveness.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) What your audience really wants to know
2) Three reasons why your presentation …
00:33:32 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
969: How to Make Better Decisions by Wisely Evaluating Claims with Alex Edmans
Alex Edmans shows you how to think smarter, sharper, and more critically so you can make better decisions.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How our biases are holding us back
2) The ladder of misinferenc…
00:48:40 |
Mon 10 Jun 2024
968: How to Experience More Purpose and Passion Each Day with John R. Miles
John R. Miles shares powerful insight into what it takes to live an intentional and purposeful life.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to feel impervious in the face of adversity and failure
2) How an…
00:41:35 |
Thu 06 Jun 2024
967: How to Overcome the Fixed Mindset and Create Cultures of Growth with Dr. Mary C. Murphy
Dr. Mary C. Murphy explains the downsides to the culture of genius—and shares an alternative path for transforming individuals, teams, and organizations.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The biggest miscon…
00:42:34 |
Mon 03 Jun 2024
966: Guy Kawasaki on How to Increase Your Impact and Become Remarkable
Guy Kawasaki discusses the key to making your life and career remarkable.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The three keys to becoming remarkable
2) How to effectively sell your dreams
3) Why there’s no…
00:32:21 |
Thu 30 May 2024
965: Why Your Boss Isn’t Advocating for You…and What to Do About it with Dr. Nicholas Pearce
Dr. Nicholas Pearce reveals the hidden reason why many high-performers don’t advance—and provides candid solutions.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The harsh truth behind why many don’t advance
2) Why ev…
00:33:06 |
Mon 27 May 2024
964: How to Accelerate Your Career through Mentorship with Janice Omadeke
Janice Omadeke shares her tips for building the career-shaping mentor relationships that can dramatically speed up your career progression.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Just how big a difference mentor…
00:50:05 |
Thu 23 May 2024
963: How “Bad” English can Enhance Communication and Relationships with Dr. Valerie Fridland
Dr. Valerie Fridland shares surprising insight into why filler words and other vilified elements of speaking aren’t all that bad in the workplace.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The surprising value of s…
00:41:18 |
Mon 20 May 2024
962: Marshall Goldsmith Giving Away All His Knowledge through AI
Marshall Goldsmith unveils his latest (free!) innovation in the field of artificial intelligence: MarshallGoldsmith.Ai.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why Marshall put all of his leadership knowledge ins…
00:28:30 |
Thu 16 May 2024
961: How to Get Better at Anything Faster with Scott H. Young
Scott H. Young shows how to get better at getting better.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The promise and pitfalls of copying the pros
2) The See-Do-Feedback model of learning
3) How to build the perf…
00:42:22 |
Mon 13 May 2024
960: Surfacing Hidden Wisdom for Huge Breakthroughs: A Masterclass in Asking with Jeff Wetzler
Jeff Wetzler shows you how to uncover startling wisdom from the people around you through better asking.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The mysteries of the unspoken–and how to tackle them
2) The five-s…
00:38:23 |
Thu 09 May 2024
959: Daniel Goleman on How to Master Your Attention, Stop Negativity, and Work Optimally
Famed emotional intelligence researcher Daniel Goleman shares tools for more productive and fulfilling work days.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The five-minute technique for mastering your attention
2…
00:31:47 |
Mon 06 May 2024
958: The Five Essential Behaviors of Great Collaboration with Tricia Cerrone and Edward van Luinen
Edward van Luinen and Tricia Cerrone slice through the clutter to identify the fundamental keys to effective collaboration.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) What most people get wrong about collaboration
…
00:33:05 |
Thu 02 May 2024
957: How to Push Past Discomfort and Expand Your Comfort Zone with Dr. Marc Schoen
Dr. Marc Schoen discusses the critical role discomfort plays in our lives—and offers powerful techniques for getting better at managing it.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why we need more—not less—discom…
00:43:33 |
Mon 29 Apr 2024
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