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**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!

Latest Episodes:

171: Brevity = Critical with Joe McCormack Jun 23, 2017

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Marketing executive Joe McCormack addressed declining attention spans with actionable ways to “be better; be brief.”

You’ll Learn:

How being brief helps you focus
How to trim down information to what is essential
3 common mistakes when it comes to being brief

About Joe

Joe McCormack is on a mission to help organizations master the art of the short story. An experienced marketing executive, successful entrepreneur and author, Joe is recognized for his work in narrative messaging and corporate storytelling. His book, Brief: Make a Bigger Impact by Saying Less (Wiley & Sons, 2014) tackles the timeliness of the “less is more” mandate.

He founded and serves as managing director and president of The Sheffield Company, an award-winning boutique agency.

A passionate leader, he started The BRIEF Lab, a subsidiary of Sheffield, in 2013 after years dedicated to developing and delivering a unique curriculum on strategic narratives for U.S. Army Special Operations Command. He speaks at diverse industry and client forums on the topics of messaging, storytelling, change and leadership.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

Sponsor: TextExpander
Joe’s book: Brief: Make a Bigger Impact by Saying Less
Joe’s website: The Brief Lab
Joe’s Podcast: Just Saying
Book: Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson
Book: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

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170: Managing Inner--and Outer--Critics with Dave Stachowiak (host of Coaching for Leaders podcast) Jun 21, 2017

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Fellow careers podcaster Dave Stachowiak shares wisdom on dealing with the inner critic, getting great feedback, and more You'll Learn: How to best interact with the inner critic The magic question to ask for better feedback How much feedback is too much feedback About Dave: Dave is a Senior Vice President with Dale Carnegie of Southern Los Angeles and has led training programs for top organizations like the Northrop Grumman Corporation, The United States Air Force, the Boeing Company, and the University of California system. Dave founded Coaching for Leaders in 2011 and was named in Forbes as one of the 25 Professional Networking Experts to Watch in 2015. View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep170 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

169: Transforming the Workplace with Love with Gayle Van Gils Jun 19, 2017

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Gayle Van Gils talks about ways to transform your interactions and work culture from a place of fear to one of love, kindness, and humanity.

You’ll Learn:

The effects of a toxic workplace and how to counteract them with love
Core practices to deepen your capacity for kindness
A handy ritual to stop negative reactions

About Gayle

Gayle Van Gils is an author, leadership consultant and life coach, who opens the minds and hearts of her clients. As a senior mindfulness teacher, with an MBA from UCLA, Gayle combines her extensive meditation practice with her business background to help clients integrate mindfulness and compassion into their work environment.

Gayle is the author of Happier at Work: The Power of Love to Transform the Workplace, a practical guide for developing the powers of attention, stress reduction, communication and collaboration – for enhanced performance in work and life.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

Sponsor: TextExpander
Gayle’s Website: GayleVanGils.com
Gayle’s Book: Happier At Work: The Power of Love to Transform the Workplace
Book: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
Book: Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
Book: Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
Book: The Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie
Book: The Moor’s Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie

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168: Growing Your Personal and Professional Relationships with Olivia June Poole Jun 16, 2017

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VINA CEO and co-founder Olivia June Poole takes us into her tech world and speaks on the importance of personal relationships, the gender dynamics in networking, and how to make good connections.

You’ll Learn:

The key difference in successful network building between men and women
A critical overlooked consideration when building your network
How to make new connections stronger

About Olivia

Olivia June Poole is the CEO and Co-Founder of VINA, a company that creates tech products to connect, celebrate, and empower women, including the Hey! VINA app. She also worked in marketing for General Assemb.ly, RocketSpace, and others. She is an expert in user acquisition, community building, and driving consumer online-offline engagement.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

Olivia’s app: Hey! VINA
Book: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
Software: Asana
Software: Slack

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167: How to Love Your Work…and Get Work You Love with Nick Campbell Jun 14, 2017

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Entrepreneur Nick Campbell explores how you can turn your interests into a career–and then make the most of those opportunities.

You’ll Learn:

A process to find the connection between what you love and what pays
How to sidestep all the requirements that job boards claim you need
Why it’s ideal to be the the worst in the room

About Nick

Nick grew up in Detroit, the oldest son of a fireman and a rollerskating teacher. He lived a curious life trying to figure out how things worked. He’s been lucky always have jobs doing things he loved including selling magic tricks, performing yo-yo tricks, DJing parties, Photography, Motion Graphics, 3D Animation, Software Development, Design, Blogger, and Educator. Today, Nick makes software and training to help make the world easier and more fun. He works and lives in the Midwest where he goes on road trips, drinks craft beer, plays pinball, and listens to a lot of podcasts.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

Sponsor: TextExpander
Nick;s business: Greyscalegorilla
Book: Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt
Book: It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be by Paul Arden
Book: The Art of Self-Directed Learning by Blake Boles
Software: Unbounce Landing Pages
Software: After Effects
Software: Appear
Software: Slack

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166: Generating New Big Ideas from Your Hunches with Bernadette Jiwa Jun 12, 2017

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Worldwide storytelling authority Bernadette Jiwa shares how to tap into hunches to uncover your next great idea.

You’ll Learn:

How to begin trusting your gut
The three qualities that cultivate good ideas
The skill of selling your ideas through storytelling

About Bernadette

Bernadette Jiwa hails from Ireland, presently lives in Australia, and is a global authority on the role of story in business, innovation and marketing. She is also an advisor to business leaders and entrepreneurs, a regular keynote speaker, and the author of five #1 Amazon Bestsellers. Her website, thestoryoftelling.com, regularly tops blog awards in Australia. Her latest book, Hunch, released last week.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

Bernadette’s website: TheStoryOfTelling.com
Bernadette’s book: Hunch: Turn Your Everyday Insights into the Next Big Thing
Author: Seth Godin
Book: Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

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165: How to Work with People You Dislike with Adam Kahane Jun 09, 2017

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Reos Partners cofounder Adam Kahane shares his expertise in dealing with conflicts and effectively collaborating with the enemy.

You’ll Learn:

Why conventional collaboration does not work anymore
The three stretches required from collaboration
What to do when you can’t collaborate

About Adam

Adam Kahane is a Director of Reos Partners, an international social enterprise that helps people move forward together on their most important and intractable issues. Adam is the author of four books on solving tough problems. His latest is Collaborating with the Enemy: How to Work with People You Don’t Agree With or Like or Trust.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

Sponsor: TextExpander
Adam’s book: Collaborating with the Enemy: How to Work with People You Don’t Agree with or Like or Trust
Book: The Age of Heretics: A History of the Radical Thinkers Who Reinvented Corporate Management by Art Kleiner and Steven Wheeler
Adam’s website: AdamKahane.com

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164: Sustaining Your Peak and Avoiding Burnouts with Brad Stulberg Jun 07, 2017

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Human performance guru Brad Stulberg illuminates the essential ingredients that lead to peak physical, emotional, and mental states. You'll Learn: Brad’s ultimate growth equation How to get comfortable with being uncomfortable The huge difference that making a difference makes About Brad: Brad Stulberg researches, writes, speaks, and coaches on health and the science of human performance. He is a coauthor of the new book Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success, and is a columnist for New York and Outside magazines. Follow Brad on Twitter @Bstulberg and learn more on his website www.bradstulberg.com View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep164 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

163: Building successful mentor/protégé relationships with Dr. Ellen Ensher Jun 05, 2017

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Professor Ellen Ensher shares her expertise in instigating and developing mentor and protégé relationships.

You’ll Learn:

How Ellen applied mentorship wisdom to double her income in one day
The real meaning of mentorship
The two valuable things every protege can provide even the most senior mentor

About Ellen

Ellen A. Ensher, Ph.D is a Professor of Management at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles, California and in 2017 received the LMU award for Distinguished Teaching. Ellen is the co-author of Power Mentoring: How Mentors and Protégés Get the Most out of Their Relationships. Dr. Ensher has published over 50 articles/book chapters and consulted to a number of of organizations both domestically and abroad such as Kraft Foods, Legg Mason, Notre Dame University, the Sisters of the Holy Cross, and United States Navy. Recently awarded the Fulbright Specialist award, Ellen will be conducting research in Finland in 2017. Ellen is a LinkedIn Learning Author of two courses on mentoring. Please visitwww.ellenensher.com for mentoring resources and to subscribe to her blog: Discussions on Media, Management, and Mentoring at www.ellenensher.com/blog. You can also follow her on Twitter @ProfEllen.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

Sponsor: TextExpander
Ellen’s website: EllenEnsher.com
Book: Pre-suasion by Robert Cialdini
Book: The Circle by Dave Eggers
Company: Center for Creative Leadership
Website: Lynda.com

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162: The Only 5 Ways to Get More Done with Chris Croft Jun 02, 2017

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Prolific trainer Chris Croft helps to figure out what you should do really well and what you should do well enough to get the most out of your work and life.

You’ll Learn:

How to identify squeezable tasks
A 4-step process to saying no and negotiating
Optimal systems for organizing the stuff of work and life

About Chris

Chris Croft has an Engineering Degree from Cambridge and an MBA, worked as a senior manager in manufacturing for 10 years and then as a university lecturer for five years before starting his own training company in 1995. Since then he has trained over 80,000 people, and his free email tips are sent to 20,000 people (www.free-management-tips.co.uk). Chris runs training courses in Project Management, Time Management and similar subjects almost every day, mostly in the UK, and has also produced a range of books which are available on amazon kindle, a project management rap which can be found on youtube, and phone apps called JobsToDo, Management Cards, and “Daily Happiness Tips”. He is featured onwww.lynda.com and https://www.linkedin.com/learning where he presents courses on project management, assertiveness, negotiation, problem solving, and happiness. His Lynda.com Project Management course has had over a million views.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

Website: chriscroft.co.uk
Website: Lynda.com
Website: Chris’s Free Email Tips
Book: The Big Book of Happiness by Chris Croft
YouTube: chriscroft87
Book: Feel the Fear… and Do it Anyway by Susan Jeffers
Book: The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt

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