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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:

892: Tools for Thriving amid Change with Curtis Bateman Aug 21, 2023

Show notes

Curtis Bateman shares simple tools that make uncertainty less frustrating and more rewarding.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The simple model that makes change predictable and actionable.

2) The critical first step to introducing any change initiative.

3) How to keep poor results from discouraging you.

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— ABOUT CURTIS —

Curtis Bateman is one of FranklinCovey’s lead change experts and the author of Who Rocked the Boat: A Story about Navigating the Inevitability of Change and co-author of Change: How to Turn Uncertainty into Opportunity. He is also the Vice President of International and a Senior Change Consultant.

• Book: Change: How to Turn Uncertainty Into Opportunity, with Marché Pleshette, Andy Cindrich, and Christi Phillips, PhD

• LinkedIn: Curtis A. Bateman

• Speaking Profile: Franklin Covey Speaker’s Bureau

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• App: Day One

• App: Evernote

• Book: Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard

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

• Book: When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel Pink

• Book: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

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891: Finding Calm, Balance, and a Cure for Workaholism with Dr. Bryan Robinson Aug 17, 2023

Show notes

Dr. Bryan Robinson shares the dangers of work addiction–and how you can recover from it.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) What workaholism is–and how you can tell if you have it.

2) The 10 C’s to help you find your calm.

3) How to befriend your negative emotions.

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— ABOUT BRYAN —

Bryan E. Robinson is Founder and Chief Architect Officer of Comfort Zones Digital, Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a psychotherapist in private practice. He writes for Forbes.com and Thrive Global and is the author of over forty books, including three editions of Chained to the Desk: A Guidebook for Workaholics, Their Partners and Children, and the Clinicians Who Treat Them and #Chill: Turn Off Your Job and Turn on Your Life.

• Book:Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Work-Life Balance

• Book: Limestone Gumption: A Brad Pope And Sisterfriends Mystery

• Website: BryanRobinsonBooks.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

• Book: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Chartwell Classics) by Mark Twain

• News Site: The Huffington Post

• Publication: Thrive Global

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890: The Five Laws to Asking for What You Want with Laura Fredricks Aug 14, 2023

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Laura Fredricks shares battle-tested tips to confidently ask for what you want.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to respond to “I’ll think about it.”

2) Why you want to talk only 25% of the time.

3) Persuasion pitfalls to avoid.

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— ABOUT LAURA —

Laura Fredricks is an author, speaker, and consultant who trains and coaches individuals, businesses, and nonprofits. Her latest book is Hard Asks Made Easy: How to Get Exactly What You Want. Through her previous six books, Fredricks has helped hundreds of global executives, industry trailblazers, marketing and communication leaders, boards, fundraisers, entrepreneurs, teenagers, artists, philanthropists, and everyday people achieve their best professional and personal lives possible.

Since 2005, Fredricks also has taught at New York University School of Professional Studies.

• Book: Hard Asks Made Easy: How to Get Exactly What You Want

• Email: laura@expertontheask.com

• Website: ExpertOnTheAsk.com

• Website: LauraFredricks.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Tool: MailChimp

• Software: Egnyte

• Book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

• Website: The Chronicle of Philanthropy

• Website: Advancing Philanthropy

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889: Deploying Your Unique Problem-Solving Strengths with Cheryl Strauss Einhorn Aug 10, 2023

Show notes

Cheryl Einhorn provides tools to improve your decision-making skills.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The key to countering bias in decision-making.

2) The five Problem Solver Profiles–and which one you are.

3) How to work with different types of decision-makers.

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— ABOUT CHERYL —

Cheryl Strauss Einhorn founded Decisive, a decision sciences company that trains people and teams in complex problem solving and decision-making skills using the AREA Method. AREA is an evidence-based decision-making system that uniquely controls for and counters cognitive bias to expand knowledge while improving judgment. Cheryl developed AREA during her two decades as an award-winning investigative journalist writing for publications ranging from The New York Times and Foreign Policy Magazine to Barron’s and The Stanford Social Innovation Review. Cheryl teaches at Cornell University and has authored three books Problem Solved, A Powerful System for Making Complex Decisions with Confidence and Conviction, about personal and professional decision-making, and Investing In Financial Research, A Decision-Making System for Better Results about financial and investment decisions. Her new book about Problem Solver Profiles, Problem Solver, Maximizing Your Strengths To Make Better Decisions, was published in March 2023 by Cornell University. Learn more by watching her Ted talk and visiting areamethod.com.

• Book: Investing in Financial Research: A Decision-Making System for Better Results (AREA Method Publications)

• Book:Problem Solved: A Powerful System for Making Complex Decisions with Confidence and Conviction

• Book: Problem Solver: Maximizing Your Strengths to Make Better Decisions (AREA Method Publications)

• Test: Problem Solver Profile

• Website: AreaMethod.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance by Josh Waitzkin

• Poster: Cognitive Bias Poster

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888: How to Get Results without Damaging Relationships with Dr. Nate Regier Aug 07, 2023

Show notes

Dr. Nate Regier reveals his process for practicing compassionate accountability that builds relationships.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The three switches for greater compassion every day.

2) A handy template for dealing with any conflict.

3) Why lowering standards doesn’t help those struggling.

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— ABOUT NATE —

Nate Regier, PhD, is the CEO and founding owner of Next Element Consulting, a global leadership consulting and training firm helping build cultures of compassionate accountability. Dr. Regier is a former practicing psychologist and expert in social-emotional intelligence, interpersonal communication, conflict skills, and leadership. Recognized as a Top 100 keynote speaker, he is a Process Communication Model® Certifying Master Trainer. Nate is the author of four books: Beyond Drama; Conflict without Casualties; Seeing People Through; and his newest book, Compassionate Accountability. He hosts a podcast called “On Compassion with Dr. Nate,” writes a weekly blog, contributes to multiple industry publications, and is a regular guest on podcasts.

• Book: Compassionate Accountability: How Leaders Build Connection and Get Results

• LinkedIn: Nate Regier

• Previous episode: 216: Transforming Conflict Into Breakthroughs with Dr. Nate Regier

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Software: Calendly

• Grill: Big Green Egg

• Personality: Wayne Dyer

• Book: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brene Brown

• Book: Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference by Stephen Trzeciak and Anthony Mazzarelli

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887: How to Navigate Conflict and Find Clarity with Marc Lesser Aug 03, 2023

Show notes

Marc Lesser shows how to navigate difficult emotions and conversations to build thriving relationships.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why we shouldn’t be afraid of conflict.

2) The one question you need to ask when dealing with difficult people.

3) How to assess any relationship in 4 words.

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— ABOUT MARC —

Marc Lesser is a speaker, facilitator, workshop leader, and executive coach. He is the author of four books, including Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader: Lessons from Google and a Zen Monastery Kitchen, and CEO of ZBA Associates, an executive development and leadership consulting company. Lesser helped develop the world-renowned Search Inside Yourself (SIY) program within Google and was director of Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, the oldest Zen monastery in the Western world. He lives in Marin County, California, and leads Mill Valley Zen, a weekly meditation group.

• Book: Finding Clarity: How Compassionate Accountability Builds Vibrant Relationships, Thriving Workplaces, and Meaningful Lives

• Website: MarcLesser.net

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen

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886: How to Become an Executive with Adam Bryant Jul 31, 2023

Show notes

Adam Bryant shares powerful insights on how to get promoted and be successful as a leader.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) What every aspiring leader should know about themselves.

2) How to get promoted without asking for a promotion.

3) The key ratio that positions you for advancement.

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— ABOUT ADAM —

Adam Bryant is Senior Managing Director and Partner at the ExCo Group, where he works with hundreds of senior leaders and high-potential executives. As the creator and former author of the iconic “Corner Office” column in The New York Times, Bryant has mastered the art of distilling real-world lessons from his hundreds of interviews and turning them into practical tools, presentations, and exercises to help companies deepen their leadership benches and strengthen their teams. He also works with executive leadership teams to help drive their transformation strategies, based on a best-practices framework he developed for his widely praised book, THE CEO TEST: Master the Challenges That Make or Break All Leaders.

• Book: The Leap to Leader: How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership

• Book: The Corner Office: Indispensable and Unexpected Lessons from CEOs on How to Lead and Succeed

• Website: AdamBryantBooks.com

• Company Website: ExCoLeadership.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Video: “Two Monkeys Were Paid Unequally: Excerpt from Frans de Waal's TED Talk”

• Book: The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company by Robert Iger

• Book: In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick

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885: How to Build the Mental Fitness and Resilience of a Champion with Greg Harden Jul 27, 2023

Show notes

Legendary coach Greg Harden shares the secrets of his world-famous athletes for conquering fear, fatigue, anxiety, and self-doubt.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to master your response to any situation.

2) The secret to being a top performer.

3) The #1 subject for you to become an expert on.

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— ABOUT GREG —

Greg Harden is a Peak Performance Coach, motivational speaker, and executive consultant who is best known for his work with seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady. He also worked with Heisman Trophy winner and Super Bowl MVP Desmond Howard, and twenty-three-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps.

He’s spent over 30 years building them at the University of Michigan, including 400 future professional athletes, 50 NFL first-round draft picks, and 120 Olympians from over 20 countries. He gained national recognition when 60 Minutes Sports profiled him as “Michigan’s Secret Weapon.”

• Book: Stay Sane in an Insane World: How to Control the Controllables and Thrive

• Website: GregHarden.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

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

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884: How to Beat Distraction and Make Every Moment More Fulfilling with Dr. Cassie Holmes Jul 24, 2023

Show notes

Cassie Holmes shares powerful strategies for finding more meaning and fulfillment from your hours.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why more time doesn’t make us more happy.

2) Two tricks to make drudgery feel more enjoyable.

3) How to keep distractions from hijacking your attention.

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— ABOUT CASSIE —

Cassie Holmes is a professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, an award-winning teacher and researcher on time and happiness, and author of Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most.

Happier Hour was selected as a Forbes Must-Read and a Next Big Idea Club Must-Read for 2022, as well as an Amazon Best Business Book of 2022. It’s also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the Today Show, CBS Mornings, and much other media.

Holmes’s academic research has been widely published in lead academic journals and featured in such outlets as The Economist, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and more. The course that she developed and now teaches, Applying the Science of Happiness to Life Design, is among UCLA’s most popular for MBAs. Prior to joining UCLA, Cassie was a tenured faculty member at Wharton, and she has a Ph.D. from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and a B.A. from Columbia.

• Book: Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most

• Study: “Having Too Little or Too Much Time Is Linked to Lower Subjective Well-Being” with Marissa A. Sharif and Hal Hershfield

• Course: Applying the Science of Happiness to Life Design

• LinkedIn: Cassie Holmes

• Website: CassieMHolmes.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: American Time Use Survey

• Book: Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David Burns

• Book: The Hours: A Novel by Michael Cunningham

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883: How to Thrive in Uncertainty and Chaos with Dan Thurmon Jul 20, 2023

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Dan Thurmon shares powerful tools to make chaos your ally.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to reframe the stresses of uncertainty.

2) How to break the patterns of negative self-talk.

3) The tiny language shifts that make a huge difference.

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— ABOUT DAN —

Dan Thurmon is the founder and President of Motivation Works, Inc, a company that helps leaders and their organizations move confidently through change and transformation, so they become, achieve, and contribute MORE. His clients include Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, Honeywell, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, Marriott, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Prudential, State Farm, and Walmart.

He’s delivered thousands of presentations across six continents for audiences including world leaders, Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, educators, and even troops on the front lines of battle in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In 2011, he was inducted into the prestigious Speaker Hall of Fame -- and is one of fewer than 200 living speakers to have received this honor.

Dan is also a writer and content producer. He’s authored three books: Success in Action, Off Balance On Purpose, and most recently, Positive Chaos.

Along with his speeches and books, Dan produces an ongoing, weekly video-coaching series and podcast in which he shares leadership principles and life-enhancement strategies in under three minutes.

• Book: Positive Chaos: Transform Crisis into Clarity and Advantage

• Study: DanThurmon.com/research

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Tool: Theracane

• Past episode: 876: How to Present Like the Pros with Michael J. Gelb

• Book: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenmentby Eckhart Tolle

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