How to Be Awesome at Your Job

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002: Chasing Opportunity with Arla Lach Apr 24, 2016

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Arla shared some powerful insights on identifying and pursuing career advancement opportunity. If you’re currently eyeing a new move, you’ll want to hear her take.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) How to do your homework to snag the next advancement.

2) The importance of proactively chasing the big break.

3) Lessons learned from serving as Chief of Staff for two separate CEOs.

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— ABOUT ARLA —

Arla Lach is a Partner in Audit Services in the Chicago office of Grant Thornton. She has more than 16 years of experience in public accounting, serving companies with revenues from $4 million to $1 billion. From 2008 through 2010, she served as chief of staff to the CEO of Grant Thornton LLP. In 2011, Lach received a “Women to Watch” award in the emerging leader category from the Illinois CPA Society. She’s passionate about helping women rise into and succeed in leadership roles.

• Arla’s firm, Grant-Thornton LLP

• Arla’s email address: arla.lach@us.gt.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• School: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Book: Lean Inby Sheryl Sandbery

• Book: The Divergent young adult novel series by Veronica Roth

• Tool: Getting Things Done, (GTD) system

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001: Communicating with Inspiration and Clarity with Mawi Asgedom Apr 21, 2016

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Mawi Asgedom shared some brilliant perspectives when it comes to speaking and writing with clarity.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) The surprisingly essential habits for the best speakers in the world.

2) How to obliterate pre-speaking jitters.

3) Keys to maintaining rhythm, interest, and engagement in writing.

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— ABOUT MAWI —

Mawi Asgedom is the founder and CEO of Mawi Learning. He has an inspiring story going from Ethiopian refugee to Harvard graduate & commencement speaker. He’s garnered many accolades as speaker, author, and educational entrepreneur. He’s published eight leadership books. He’s spoken to over 1,000,000 people at over 1,000 schools and educator conferences worldwide. His online courses have world-class completion rates and have earned his firm an illustrious CODiE award in education technology. Oprah has called him one of her Top 20 moments.

• Mawi’s book: Of Beetles and Angels

• Tool: Mawi Learning

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: The One Thingby Jay Papasan and Gary Keller

• Tool:The ultradian rhythm

• Website: Florida Virtual School

• Personality:Zig Ziglar

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F. THINKING. Subtle Shifts in Thinking for Tremendous Resilience with Charlie Harary Apr 21, 2016

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Charlie Harary explores how to adjust your recurring thought patterns to find your greatness, enhance emotional wellbeing, and enjoy work more everyday.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) How to react to the world in a more empowered way

2) Two innate needs you must fulfill to be satisfied

3) Approaches to growing more everyday

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— ABOUT CHARLIE —

Charlie Harary is an author and internationally known speaker sought out for his lectures, seminars and keynote addresses on business intelligence, performance management and personal empowerment. He is the Senior Director of Capital Markets at RXR Realty, a multi-billion dollar real estate company based in New York. He hosts a weekly radio show on the NSN radio network and the Unlocking Greatness podcast. Upon its launch in 2015, Unlocking Greatness made it to the Top 10 on iTunes’ New & Noteworthy Business Podcasts list. Harary is an adjunct clinical professor of management and entrepreneurship at the Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University. He received his J.D. from Columbia Law School where he was awarded the James Kent Scholar and the Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.

• Charlie’s Website: CharlieHarary.com

• Charlie’s Book: Unlocking Greatness

• Charlie’s Podcast: Unlocking Greatness

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Outliersby Malcolm Gladwell

• Book: Flowby Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

• Theory: Self-Determination Theory

• Documentary: Tom Verses Time

• Study: Rosenthal Effect

• Theory: Ego depletion

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E. RELATIONSHIPS. How to Manage Your Manager with Mary Abbajay Apr 21, 2016

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Mary Abbajay shares how to manage up, understand who your boss is, and adapt to different personality types.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) One tiny, yet powerful, thing you can do to differentiate yourself from 99% of employees.

2) Obstacles to managing up.

3) Strategies for dealing with difficult bosses.

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— ABOUT MARY —

Mary Abbajay is the president and co-founder of Careerstone Group, LLC, a woman-owned, full service organizational and leadership development consultancy that delivers leading-edge talent and organizational development solutions to the public and private sectors. She currently serves on the regional Market President’s Board of BB&T Bank. She was Chairman of the Board for Leadership Greater Washington where she led the adult Signature program, the Youth Leadership Program and the Rising Leaders Program.

• Mary on Twitter: @maryabbajay

• Website: Careerstone Group

— RESOURCES MENTIONED THE SHOW —

• Book: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

• Company: Toledo Lounge

• The Pomodoro Technique

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D. COMMUNICATION. Communication Secrets from FBI Kidnapping Negotiator Chris Voss Apr 21, 2016

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Chris Voss shares how FBI hostage negotiation approaches enable more effective, persuasive communication, in any field.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) The FBI 8 negotiation skills you can use at work

2) Why yes is the last thing you want to hear

3) The two words that immediately transform a negotiation

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— ABOUT CHRIS —

Chris Voss is CEO of the Black Swan Group and author of the national best-seller “Never Split The Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It,” which was named one of the seven best books on negotiation. A 24-year veteran of the FBI, Chris retired as the lead international kidnapping negotiator. Drawing on his experience in high-stakes negotiations, his company specializes in solving business communication problems using hostage negotiation solutions. Their negotiation methodology focuses on discovering the “Black Swans,” small pieces of information that have a huge effect on an outcome. Chris and his team have helped companies secure and close better deals, save money, and solve internal communication problems.

• Chris’s company: Black Swan Group

• Chris’s Book: Never Split the Difference

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: The Obstacle is The Way by Ryan Holiday

• Book: The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle

• Book: Start with Noby Jim Camp

• Research: Marshmallow Challenge

• Newsletter: The Edge

• Prior episode: 016: Going for No with Andrea Waltz

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C. PRODUCTIVITY. How to Feel Less Busy With Laura Vanderkam Apr 21, 2016

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Laura Vanderkam gives her expert advice on feeling less busy, getting more done, and giving more value and meaning to your own time.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) How those who feel their time is “vast” spend their day

2) How to draw more energy by acknowledging the three selves

3) How to stretch your experience of time

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— ABOUT LAURA —

Laura is the author of several time management and productivity books, like Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done, I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, and 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think. Laura’s work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, City Journal, Fortune, and Fast Company. She has appeared on numerous television programs, radio segments, and has spoken about time and productivity to audiences of all sizes. Her TED talk, “How to gain control of your free time,” has been viewed more than 5 million times. She is the co-host, with Sarah Hart-Unger, of the podcast Best of Both Worlds.

• Laura’s Book: Off the Clock by Laura Vanderkam

• Laura’s website: LauraVanderkam.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Research: A Survey Method for Characterizing Daily Life Experience: The Day Reconstruction Method

• Book: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

• Book: Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

• Book: Twilight Sleep by Edith Wharton

• Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

• Book: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

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B. CAREER MANAGEMENT. Conquering the Five Career Derailers with Carter Cast Apr 21, 2016

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Kellogg professor Carter Cast provides his research on career derailment–and how to prevent it!

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) Two questions to ask yourself to pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses

2) Frequently-occurring risk factors to watch out for

3) The two critical things that put you in the 98 percentile of your company

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— ABOUT CARTER —

Carter Cast is a clinical professor at the Kellogg School of Management. Previously he’s played a pivotal role in building numerous iconic consumer brands including Tostitos Scoops and The Sims. He served as CEO of Walmart.com, growing it to the third largest online retailer in the world. Carter is also a venture partner for Pritzker Group Venture Capital, where he assesses potential investments and advises portfolio companies.

• Carter’s Book: The Right (and Wrong) Stuff

• Carter’s Article: 6 Ways to Take Control of Your Career Development If Your Company Doesn’t Care About It

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Anam Cara by John O’Donohue

• Book: The Extraordinary Leader by John H Zenger and Joseph Folkman

• Book: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith

• Study: Setting the Stage for Success Korn/Ferry

• Study: For Your Improvement Korn/Ferry

• Prayer: Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

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A. PRESENCE. Managing Self-Doubt to Tackle Bigger Challenges with Tara Mohr Apr 21, 2016

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Tara Mohr offers deep insight into how our fears and inner critic operate–and how to optimally respond.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) The key drivers behind fear and self-doubt.

2) A handy Hebrew distinction for thinking about fear.

3) How to consult your inner critic–and inner mentor–wisely.

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— ABOUT TARA —

Tara Mohr is an expert on leadership and well-being. She helps people play bigger in sharing their voices and bringing forward their ideas in work and in life. Tara is the author of Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead, named a best book of the year by Apple’s iBooks and now in paperback. In the book, she shares her pioneering model for making the journey from playing small–being held back by fear and self-doubt–to playing big, taking bold action to pursue what you see as your callings.

• Tara’s Book: Playing Big

• Tara’s website: TaraMohr.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Author: Marianne Williamson

• Book: Einstein and the Rabbi by Naomi Levy

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0: START HERE. Welcome and Intro to How to be Awesome at Your Job Apr 21, 2016

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In this introductory episode, Pete addresses basic questions such as: Who is this podcast for? What kinds of skills and jobs does it aid? What’s the format ant timing of the show? What sorts of guests are joining? Who is Pete Mockaitis and why should we listen to anything he says? What are the "introductory sampler six pack" episodes A, B, C, D, E, and F? Transcript and See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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