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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:

950: Cal Newport: Slowing Down to Boost Productivity and Ease Stress Apr 04, 2024

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Cal Newport shows how to achieve more by doing less.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why we’re measuring productivity all wrong

2) The surprising math showing how doing less means achieving more

3) The trick to eliminating tasks that don’t serve you

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— ABOUT CAL —

Cal Newport is a professor of computer science at Georgetown University and a founding member of the Center for Digital Ethics. In addition to his academic work, Newport is a New York Times bestselling author who writes for a general audience about the intersection of technology, productivity, and culture. He is also a contributor to The New Yorker and hosts the popular Deep Questions podcast.

• Book: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

• Book: Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

• Book: So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Born Standing Up: A Comic's Lifeby Steve Martin

• Book: Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Timeby Brian Tracy

• Book: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Lessby Greg McKeown

• Book: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivityby David Allen

• Book:Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized Worldby David Epstein

• Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Changeby Stephen Covey

• Book: The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Resultsby Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

• Book: The Sabbathby Abraham Joshua Heschel

• Book: The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performanceby David Epstein

• Past episode: 614: Making Smarter Decisions When You Can’t Know Everything with Annie Duke

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949: How to End Miscommunications, Unclarity, and Endlessly Repeating the Same Conversation with Marsha Acker Apr 01, 2024

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Marsha Acker reveals how to break free from the cycle of miscommunication and misunderstandings.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The root of misunderstandings and miscommunications

2) The four actions of every conversation

3) The more effective way to disagree with someone

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— ABOUT MARSHA —

Marsha Acker, CPCC, PCC, CPF, is the host of the Defining Moments of Leadership podcast, the founder and CEO of TeamCatapult, and the author of two groundbreaking and thought-provoking books: The Art and Science of Facilitation and Build Your Model for Leading Change (a workbook). Marsha has an international presence and reputation as a facilitator of meaningful conversations, a host of dialogue, and a passionate agilest. She coaches leadership teams to grow their collective leadership and to build the capability of achieving true, sustainable behavior change through dialogue.

• Book: "Build Your Model for Leading Change: A Guided Workbook to Catalyze Clarity and Confidence in Leading Yourself and Others"

• Book site: BuildYourModel.com

• LinkedIn: Marsha Acker

• Website: TeamCatapult.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: “Essential Conflict In The Workplace Statistics In 2024” from ZipDo

• Theory: 4 Player Model

• Book: "Dialogue: The Art Of Thinking Together" by William Isaacs

• Past episode: 159: Increasing Confidence by Increasing Self-Awareness with Dr. Tasha Eurich

• Past episode: 366: Mastering Conversations through Compassionate Curiosity with Kwame Christian

• Past episode: 707: Amy Edmondson on How to Build Thriving Teams with Psychological Safety

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948: The 3 Simple Steps to Compelling Stories with Mark Carpenter Mar 28, 2024

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Master storyteller Mark Carpenter shares handy keys for telling great stories that enrich all your communication.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why stories are more effective than numbers

2) The science behind why our brains love stories

3) The three elements of a memorable story

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— ABOUT MARK —

Mark Carpenter is a serial storyteller who is on a mission to bring more humanity into leadership and sales.

Mark has leveraged his storytelling ability over the years in marketing communication, public relations, corporate facilitation, and as a college professor. Today, Mark works as a consultant and speaker to teach others what he has learned along the way, and he shares his secrets to purposeful and effective leadership in his best-selling book, Master Storytelling: How to Turn Your Experiences Into Stories that Teach, Lead, and Inspire.

When he’s not speaking, training, coaching, or creating new content, Mark is likely hiking or snowshoeing in the mountains near his home in Utah, playing the piano, bragging about his grandchildren, or writing children’s books.

• Book: Master Storytelling: How to Turn Your Experiences into Stories that Teach, Lead, and Inspire

• LinkedIn: Mark Carpenter

• Website: Master-Storytelling.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: How to Listen: Discover the Hidden Key to Better Communicationby Oscar Trimboli

• Book: The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)by Joseph Campbell

• Video: Dan Harmon Story Circle: 8 Proven Steps to Better Stories by StudioBinder

• Past episode: 560: How to Resolve Conflict and Boost Productivity through Deep Listening with Oscar Trimboli

• Past episode: 124: The Science Behind Trust and High-Performance with Paul Zak

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947: How to Unlock Clarity through Your Brain’s Blueprint with Rachel Rider Mar 25, 2024

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Rachel Rider shares visualization and other approaches to gain individualized insights on improving your leadership.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) A powerful visualization to break out of negativity

2) The biological hack to overcome anxiety

3) How to decode your body’s tension signals

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— ABOUT RACHEL —

Rachel Rider founded MettaWorks in 2015 after a distinguished career in HR, receiving executive coaching certification from Columbia University, and extensive training in meditation, Somatic Experiencing, and Polarity Therapy. Starting as HR Business Partner responsible for developing and coaching leaders and teams at Bloomberg, she went on to specialize in leadership coaching at AppNexus (since acquired by AT&T) and Digital Ocean, the third-largest hosting company in the world. She studied under renowned teacher and Zen Mountain Monastery founder John Daido Loori Roshi for 13 years before continuing under his successor, Shugen Arnold Roshi.

Rider completed a three-year intensive certification in Somatic Experiencing in 2018, and a 2020 training in Polarity Therapy with the aim of bringing leaders tools to unlock effective, long-lasting change in concert with the body. Since 2020, she’s been working intensively with anti-racism coach Makeda Pennycooke. Rider lives in New York with her husband and two children.

• Book: Who You Are Is How You Lead

• Instagram: mettaworks

• LinkedIn: Rachel Rider

• Website: MettaWorks.io

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon

• Book: Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon by Buzz Aldrin & Ken Abraham

• Podcast: Dr. Trevor Kashey’s “Coffee with Dr. Kashey”

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946: Why Most Projects Fail and What to Do About it with Kory Kogon Mar 21, 2024

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Kory Kogon offers her practical guide for effective project management–even when you’re not the official project manager.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why most projects fail

2) Key questions to ask before starting any project

3) The five behaviors of successful unofficial project managers

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— ABOUT KORY —

Kory Kogon is FranklinCovey’s vice president of Content and Senior Consultant. She is the Wall Street Journal bestselling co-author of The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity, and has appeared as an expert on TODAY, MSNBC’s Your Business, Forbes.com, Inc.com, and on FastCompany.com.

She is also one of the authors of the following FranklinCovey work sessions: The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity®, Project Management Essentials for the Unofficial Project Manager™, and Presentation Advantage®. Kory brings more than 25 years of business expertise, from frontline positions to an executive team member.

• Book: Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager: A FranklinCovey Title

• Website: FranklinCovey.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

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945: How to Master Your Inner World and Flourish During Stress with Mawi Asgedom Mar 18, 2024

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Mawi Asgedom shares four tools anyone can use to master their emotions and thrive.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Easy ways to keep your cool when things go awry

2) The key investment that improves both happiness and success

3) The powerful reframe that makes you feel unstoppable

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— ABOUT MAWI —

Mawi Asgedom is an award-winning author and expert on Social Emotional Learning (SEL) who has inspired over 1000 audiences with his uplifting speeches.

Mawi founded Mawi Learning, an organization that unlocks human potential through evidence-based social emotional learning. Under Mawi’s leadership, Mawi Learning won the prestigious CODiE award for excellence and innovation in educational technology, and achieved CASEL-designation for evidence-based Social Emotional Learning.

In 2023, Mawi launched his newest venture to help youth unlock their potential: Inner Heroes Universe, a media company that helps parents, educators, and therapists equip kids with crucial mental health and social emotional skills.

• Mawi’s company: Inner Heroes Universe

• Book: "Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard"

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: "Nobody Will Play With Me: How To Use Compassionate Curiosity to Find Confidence in Conflict" by Kwame Christian

• Book: "Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential AND HOW YOU CAN ACHIEVE YOURS" by Shirzad Chamine

• Book: "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success" by Carol Dweck

• Book: "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change" by Stephen Covey

• Book: "Dragon Reborn (The Wheel of Time, Book 3)" by Robert Jordan

• Past episode: 001: Communicating with Inspiration and Clarity with Mawi Asgedom

• Past episode: 798: How to Have Difficult Conversations about Race with Kwame Christian

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944: Becoming a Leader that People Want to Follow with Jon Rennie Mar 14, 2024

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Former submarine officer Jon Rennie outlines the leadership principles that make people want to follow you.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to deepen your connection with your team

2) Why to let your colleagues fail more

3) Your fastest path to standing out

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— ABOUT JON —

Jon is the Co-Founder, President & CEO of Peak Demand Inc., a components manufacturer for electrical utilities. He is a former U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Officer who made seven deployments during the end of the Cold War.

Before starting Peak Demand, he led eight manufacturing businesses for three global companies. He is the author of three best-selling leadership books and hosts the Deep Leadership podcast.

• Book: All in the Same Boat: Lead Your Organization Like a Nuclear Submariner

• Book: I Have the Watch: Becoming a Leader Worth Following

• Website: JonSRennie.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth

• Book: First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently by Jim Harter, Marcus Buckingham, Gallup Organization

• Past episode: 149: Getting Consistently Good Behavior with S. Chris Edmonds

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943: Crushing the 9 Barriers to Taking Action with David Nurse Mar 11, 2024

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David Nurse reveals how to identify and overcome the roadblocks preventing you from taking action.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to bridge the gap between knowing and doing

2) The nine reasons why we don’t take action

3) The force that’s more powerful than motivation

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— ABOUT DAVID —

A former professional basketball player, David Nurse is today a mindset coach who has trained over 175 NBA athletes including seven-time All Star Joe Johnson, “Linsanity’s” own Jeremy Lin, NBA champ Brook Lopez, Domas Sabonis, Norm Powell, Keegan Murray, and Top 10 player/All Star Shai Alexander. As a coach, David also took the Brooklyn Nets from 28th in three-point shooting percentage to 2nd overall in the NBA in just one season.

David is also the author of the best-selling books Pivot & Go, Breakthrough, and the 2023 release, Do It: The Life-Changing Power of Taking Action. He was named by Real Leaders as one of the Top 50 Motivational Speakers in the World, and his podcast, The David Nurse Show, is one of the fastest-growing podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. David resides in Marina del Rey, California, with his wife Taylor Kalupa.

• Book: Do It: The Life-Changing Power of Taking Action

• Website: DavidNurse.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

• Book: "The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy by Jon Gordon

• Book: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World by John Mark Comer and John Ortberg

• Shia LaBeouf’s Video: "Just Do It" Motivational Speech (Original Video by LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner)

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942: How to Reach Better Team Decisions with Less Drama with Janice Fraser Mar 07, 2024

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Janice Fraser reveals her secrets to team decision-making with less drama.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to get to the root of any argument

2) How to know if your decision is good enough

3) Why a low consensus isn’t a bad thing

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— ABOUT JANICE —

Janice Fraser has coached teams and delivered workshops to organizations around the world, including startups, governments, non-profits, mom-and-pop shops, venture firms, and top business schools.

She built a storied career as a Silicon Valley startup founder, product manager, and confidante for entrepreneurs and enterprise executives alike. Her hobbies include healing generational trauma, challenging the patriarchy, and icing migraines.

Janice and her co-author husband Jason split their time between San Francisco and Minneapolis, where they live with a derpy dog, a bitter cat, and a very tall college student.

• Book: Farther, Faster, and Far Less Drama: How to Reduce Stress and Make Extraordinary Progress Wherever You Lead

• Website: JaniceFraser.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Past episode: 038: Establishing the Essential with Greg McKeown

• YouTube channel: Brighter with Herbert

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941: The Best Way to Hire Top Talent with Mike Michalowicz Mar 04, 2024

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Mike Michalowicz reveals a surprising strategy for finding and retaining top talent.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The more effective alternative to job interviews

2) The key signs someone is perfect for your team

3) The three drivers of commitment and engagement

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— ABOUT MIKE —

Mike Michalowicz founded and sold two multi-million dollar businesses by his 35th birthday. He is the bestselling author of Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan, Clockwork, and Fix This Next. He has built two additional multimillion-dollar companies and has become one of the world's most popular speakers on small business topics. Fabled author, Simon Sinek deemed Mike Michalowicz “...one of the top contenders for the patron saint of entrepreneurs.”

• Book: All In: How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams

• Website: MikeMotorbike.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: 10x Is Easier Than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy

• Book: The 3.3 Rule: The New Workday Standard of Creating More by Working Less by John Briggs

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