How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Latest Episodes:

092: Optimized Tools for Planning Anything with Stacey Dyer Dec 05, 2016

Show notes

Stacey Dyer shares how she applied best thinking practices to planning a kick ass wedding, and how we can use the same techniques to plan anything.

You’ll Learn:

How to avoid future mishaps with the time machine methodology
A 5-card hand that you should have in your back pocket to spark great ideas and solutions
Best practices for self-motivation

About Stacey

Stacey Dyer is currently a corporate Director of Customer Experience Design. Stacey is grateful for the mentors she’s had in her career, and thus strives to provide guidance and insight that reflects professional care and expertise. Outside of work, Stacey can be found in vocal sessions within the down tempo, jazz, and EDM space (in addition to running and practicing yoga) or writing blog posts (staceysdiylife.com) and books (Astro-Wed.com).

Prior to her current role, Stacey’s previous experience runs the gamut of in-house to agency side, working with a diverse array of clients from liquor and cigars to healthcare and youth non-profits.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

Book: AstroWed: The Universe’s Most Kick-ass Wedding Planning Workbook by Stacey Dyer
Website: OffbeatBride.com
Book: Upward Spiral by Alex Korb
Book: Originals by Adam Grant
Book: Blue Mind by Wallace Nichols
Book: Zag by Marty Neumeier
Website: StaceyDyer.com
Website: Astro-wed.com

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep92

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

091: The Path to Truly Productive Leadership with Michael Dolan Dec 02, 2016

Show notes

Michael Dolan shows us the way to deeper development as truly productive professionals.

You’ll Learn:

Pitfalls to look out for that hinder a deeper development
What’s a “positive no” how to deliver one
Tips and tricks to upgrade your workflow process

About Michael

Before he found his calling as an executive coach, Michael spent 15 years in corporate management, leading teams in the advertising, consumer marketing, and design industries, where he gained deep appreciation for the intense personal and organizational demands that successful executives must meet everyday. Michael has five years of experience as a Senior Coach and Director of Business Development for Coaching Services at The David Allen Company.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

Website: trulyproductive.com
Book: The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yesby William Ury
Book: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
Book: The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Successby Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, and Kaley Warner Klemp
Online Scheduling: ScheduleOnce
Online Scheduling: Calendly

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep91

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

090: Shocking Ways to Hack Your Habits with Maneesh Sethi Nov 30, 2016

Show notes

Maneesh Sethi proves that a little shock goes a long way and shares other hacks for forming great habits.

You’ll Learn:

Helpful things to do everyday to make your day go smoother
Fundamental questions to ask to realign yourself with your goals
How to hack your emotions

About Maneesh

Maneesh Singh Sethi is an American author and internet entrepreneur. He authored Game Programming for Teens when he was sixteen years old. He is best known as the founder of the behavior modification wristband Pavlok, launched in 2013. Sethi is the chairman and chief executive officer of Behavioral Technology Group, Inc.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

Gadget: Pavlok
Book: The Culture Codeby Clotaire Repaille
Blog: Hack the System: Cheat Codes for Life
Book: The Ultimate Introduction to NLPby Richard Bandler
App: Todoist
App: Rescue Time

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep90

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

089: Self-care for Prolific Living (and Working) with Farnoosh Brock Nov 28, 2016

Show notes

Farnoosh Brock shares key lifestyle shifts to help make you healthier and more productive.

You’ll Learn:

How being healthier will make you accomplish more in a shorter amount of time
Optimal options to integrate into your 15-minute morning routine
Approaches to finding, developing, and building confidence

About Farnoosh

Farnoosh Brock is an entrepreneur, author, and business coach. After a successful corporate career at a Fortune 100, she started Prolific Living Inc. to fulfill her diverse entrepreneurial passions. She helps business owners and executives achieve new heights of success in their businesses and their health, to maintain a balanced life. When she is not serving her clients, Farnoosh is traveling extensively and stays devoted to her daily yoga practice.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

Website: ProlificLiving.com
Book: The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Breathing technique: Pranayama
Book: The Power of Full Engagement by Tony Schwartz
Website: TheEnergyProject.com
Book: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Tool: Todoist

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

088: Getting Automated with Dan Caspi Nov 21, 2016

Show notes

Science genius Dan Caspi talks automation, software, and why we shouldn’t be afraid to learn a little code.

You’ll Learn:

Processes that you can automate that you didn’t know you needed to
Nifty hacks to help you maximize Excel
A checklist to serve your need for computer speed.

About Dan

Dan has a PhD. In Organic Chemistry and is a senior scientist at AbbVie. He is also currently serving in a hybrid Process Chemistry/Chemical Engineering position as a member of the Center for Reaction Engineering.

Dan is highly proficient with technology, programming (Perl, Python, PHP, JS, HTML) and computers, and is the computer genius behind Element 26, a boutique computer consulting company based in Evanston, Illinois.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

Website: Element26.net
Application: Automator
Programming Language: AppleScript
Software: Anti-Malware
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Article: Solid State Drive vs. Hard Disk Drive

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep88

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

087: More Positivity with Michelle Gielan Nov 18, 2016

Show notes

Michelle Gielan returns with even more ways to spread positive energy for positive results.

You’ll Learn:

The ABCs to formulating solutions
How to weaken the power of negative thoughts
Keeping up to date with current events while remaining positive

About Michelle

Michelle Gielan, national CBS News anchor turned positive psychology researcher, is the bestselling author of Broadcasting Happiness.

Michelle is the Founder of the Institute for Applied Positive Research and is partnered with Arianna Huffington to study how transformative stories fuel success. She is an Executive Producer of “The Happiness Advantage” Special on PBS and a featured professor in Oprah’s Happiness course.

Michelle holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and her research and advice have received attention from The New York Times, Washington Post, FORBES, CNN, FOX, and Harvard Business Review.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

TV Show: Inspire Happiness with Michelle Gielan and Shawn Achor
Website: broadcastinghappiness.com
Video Workshop: Inspire Happiness
Organization: Solutions Journalism Network
TED Talk: Amy Cuddy
Book: The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep87

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

086: Honing Your Persuasive Skills with Kwame Christian Nov 16, 2016

Show notes

Lawyer Kwame Christian guides us through effective persuasion and negotiation in any situation. You'll Learn: The first crucial step to negotiation How to discover your limits by practicing rejection therapy What it takes to be a confident, powerful negotiator About Kwame Kwame Christian is passionate about teaching business professionals how to negotiate and be more persuasive. He sees himself as a professional problem solver and works with businesses and individuals to come up with tailored negotiation solutions to improve the bottom line and resolve conflict. Kwame is an attorney at The Christian Law Office, specializing in business law for startups and entrepreneurs. He is a Legal Analyst at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at the Ohio State University, focusing on health disparities and the social and political structures that create and maintain them. He is a consultant at the American Negotiation Institute and produces “Negotiation for Entrepreneurs” the top negotiation podcast on iTunes. View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep86 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

085: Keeping the Creative Juices Flowing with Prescott Perez-Fox Nov 14, 2016

Show notes

Graphic designer Prescott Perez-Fox gets creative in finding solutions to getting in the zone, maintaining a smooth workflow, and more.

You’ll Learn:

Great habits that your future self will thank you for
How small rituals will help your team power through a project
The classic/evolutionary/revolutionary system for generating broad alternatives

About Prescott

Prescott Perez-Fox is a New Jersey-based graphic designer and brand developer with more than 14 years of experience in branding, packaging, graphic design, and web design. Following varied experience working in-house for agencies, and as a freelancer, Prescott created his business, Starship Design, to work directly with small business and startup clients.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

Website: Busy Creator
Website: Starship Design
Book: The Culture Code by Clotaire Rapaille
Audiobook: The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Software: TextExpander

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep85

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

084: Navigating Your Career Climb with Jolene Blackbourn, Esq. Nov 11, 2016

Show notes

Lawyer and mentoring enthusiast Jolene Blackbourn makes the case for helping others to help ourselves.

You’ll Learn:

What you think you know about your job, but you actually don’t
How not to add a task to your to-do list
A drag and drop tip to collecting praise

About Jolene

Jolene has been an in-house attorney with a major insurance company for almost 10 years. She serves as a mentor to many new attorneys and helps prospective law students determine whether law school is right for them. She also coaches a youth soccer team.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

Jolene’s Twitter: @JoleneAndOils
Jolene’s Pinterest: jolene1209
Jolene’s Email: abetterlife05@gmail.com
App: Overdrive

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep84

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

083: Expanding Your Career Network with Mac Prichard (Host of the Find Your Dream Job podcast) Nov 09, 2016

Show notes

Public Relations whiz Mac Prichard shares how to grow your network by building lasting relationships and responding with generosity. You'll Learn How to navigate the “hidden” job market The step-by-step of a successful informational interview How to grow your network with generosity About Mac Mac is the founder and president of Prichard Communications, a public relations agency that serves top-tier foundations, nonprofits and purpose driven brands across the country. He provides strategic counsel to Prichard’s clients and leads the agency’s crisis communications, government relations and business development work. He speaks regularly on social change communications to national and local groups across the country. He also publishes Mac's List, an online community where professionals find rewarding, interesting jobs and employers find the best possible candidates. View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep83 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected