How to Be Awesome at Your Job

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804: A Recruiter’s Insider Tips for Acing the Job Search with Zeinab Kahera Sep 29, 2022

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Zeinab Kahera shares the best job search practices learned from her decade of experience in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring in multiple industries.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) A behind-the-scenes look into what recruiters want to see

2) Powerful questions to identify your unique expertise

3) The most important thing to communicate in your resume

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— ABOUT ZEINAB —

Zeinab Kahera is a career specialist, who specializes in working with people to amplify their voice while utilizing expert techniques to build a cover letter and resume that is professional, strong, and best represents them.

Her professional expertise comes from a decade of experience in recruitment, interviewing, and hiring in multiple industries. She has also served in Human Resources and various management roles including for a Fortune 500 company.

Zeinab earned her Bachelor in Business Management from Georgia State University and a Master of Education in Counseling with a concentration in Student Affairs from the University of West Georgia.

• Email: zeinab@zeinabkahera.com

• LinkedIn: Zeinab Kahera

• Website: ZeinabKahera.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Tool: Grammarly

• Tool: Calendly

• Assessment: Needs & Values Program

• Book: The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks

• Book: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book by Don Miguel Ruiz

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803: How to Write Like the Greatest Masters of Persuasion with Carmine Gallo Sep 26, 2022

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Carmine Gallo uncovers the communication secrets of masters like Jeff Bezos that help you write more clearly and concisely.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The basic grammar lesson that makes all the difference

2) The easiest way to simplify complexity

3) How a single sentence makes your data more impactful

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— ABOUT CARMINE —

Carmine Gallo is a Harvard instructor and program leader in executive education at the prestigious Harvard Graduate School of Design. A “communications guru,” according to Publishers Weekly, Carmine coaches CEOs and leaders for the world’s most admired brands.

Carmine’s bestselling books, including Talk Like TED, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, and The Bezos Blueprint, have been translated into more than 40 languages.

His latest, The Bezos Blueprint reveals the communication strategies that fueled Amazon's success and that help people build their careers.

Carmine is one of the most influential voices in communication, business, and leadership and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Success Magazine and on MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, and ABC’s 20/20. He has built a global reputation for transforming leaders into powerful storytellers and communicators.

• Book: The Bezos Blueprint: Communication Secrets of the World's Greatest Salesman

• Book: Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds

• Book: The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience

• Article: “How The First 15 Minutes Of Amazon’s Leadership Meetings Spark Great Ideas And Better Conversations”

• Website: CarmineGallo.com

• LinkedIn: Carmine Gallo

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: “Bad is Stronger than Good” by Roy Baumeister, Ellen Bratslavsky, Catrin Finkenauer, Kathleen D. Vohs

• Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

• Book: Leadership: In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin

• Past episode: 771: How to Own Your Career and Build Your Dream Job with Ann Hiatt

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802: How to Level Up Your Career and Find a Job You Love with Brandi Nicole Johnson Sep 22, 2022

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Brandi Nicole Johnson shares simple and practical tips for streamlining your job search.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to get really clear on what you want

2) The best salary database I’ve ever seen

3) The tiny mistake that can ruin your entire resume

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— ABOUT BRANDI —

Brandi Nicole Johnson is an award winning international speaker, facilitator and coach. Currently, Brandi remains focused on her passion for developing the world's next generation of leaders and creating experiences that transform lives.

Brandi spent most of her career at the Center for Creative Leadership, a globally ranked, internationally known provider of leadership development, research, and executive education.

Brandi has a Master of Science Degree in Management and Leadership and two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and Communication Studies. She loves consuming food that is life changing and asking provocative questions that inspire action.

• Brandi’s program: Level Up Your Career. Learn more about September’s Master Class here.

• Brandi’s website: BrandiNicoleJohnson.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Website: H1B Salary Database

• Website: 81cents

• Book: Becoming by Michelle Obama

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801: How to Find the Upside amid Uncertainty with Nathan Furr Sep 19, 2022

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Nathan Furr discusses how to reframe your relationship with uncertainty to open up to new possibilities.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to turn the fear of the unknown into an excitement for possibilities

2) The six types of risk and how to manage them

3) How to deal with the frustrations of failure

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— ABOUT NATHAN —

Nathan Furr is a professor of strategy and innovation at INSEAD in Paris and an expert in the fields of innovation and technology strategy. His bestselling books include The Innovator’s Method and Innovation Capital. Published regularly in Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, Forbes and Inc., he is an Innosight Fellow, has been nominated for the Thinkers50 Innovation Award, and works with leading companies including Google, Microsoft, Citi, ING, and Philips.

• Book: The Upside of Uncertainty: A Guide to Finding Possibility in the Unknown

• Website: UncertaintyPossibility.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: “Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision under Risk” by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky

• Study: “Drop Your Tools: An Allegory for Organizational Studies” by Karl E. Weick

• Book: The Colossus of Maroussi by Henry Miller

• Book: Finite and Infinite Gamesby James Carse

• Film: Son of a Lion

• Past episode: 210: How to Generate Many Creative Ideas with Tina Seelig

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800: How to Get Better at Asking for Help with Dr. Heidi Grant Sep 15, 2022

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Dr. Heidi Grant reveals the secrets to asking for and getting the help you need.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why asking for help is beneficial for everyone involved

2) The do’s and don'ts of asking for help

3) The telltale sign that you need to ask for help

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— ABOUT HEIDI —

Dr. Heidi Grant is a leadership, influence and motivation expert, who is ranked among the top management thinkers globally. Her books include 9 Things Successful People Do Differently, and Reinforcements: How to Get People to Help You. She is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and CBS Mornings, and her TED talk has been viewed more than 3 million times.

• Book: Reinforcements: How to Get People to Help You

• Website: HeidiGrantPhD.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Make It So: Leadership Lessons from Star Trek: The Next Generation: Make It So: Leadership Lessons from Star Trek: The Next Generationby Bill Ross and Wes Roberts

• Book: The Lord of the Ringsby JRR Tolkien

• Past episode: 773: How to Amplify Your Message Through Powerful Framing and Storytelling with Rene Rodriguez

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799: The Unspoken Rules of High Performers and High Potentials with Gorick Ng Sep 12, 2022

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Gorick Ng lays out the unspoken rules and expectations of managers that explain why top performers get ahead.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The three questions everyone is asking about you

2) The A+ way to ask for help

3) The mentality that keeps professionals from progressing

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— ABOUT GORICK —

Gorick Ng is the Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right, a book published by Harvard Business Review Press. It is a guide to help professionals, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds, take control of their careers, based on 500+ interviews with professionals across geographies, industries, and job types. Gorick is a career adviser at Harvard College, specializing in coaching first-generation, low-income students. He has worked in management consulting at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), investment banking at Credit Suisse, and research with the Managing the Future of Work project at Harvard Business School. He has been featured in The Today Show, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BuzzFeed, New York Post, Fast Company, and CNBC. He was named by Thinkers50 as one of 30 thinkers to watch in 2022. Gorick, a first-generation college student, is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School.

• Book: The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right

• Website: Gorick.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Tool: Instapaper

• Book: The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business by Erin Meyer

• Book: Hope for the Flowers by Trina Paulus

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798: How to Have Difficult Conversations about Race with Kwame Christian Sep 08, 2022

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Kwame Christian lays out his three-step framework for masterfully handling difficult conversations around race and other sensitive issues at work.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why we struggle when discussing race

2) How discussing race enriches workplaces

3) A powerful three-step framework for any difficult conversation

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— ABOUT KWAME —

Kwame Christian is a best-selling author, business lawyer and CEO of the American Negotiation Institute (ANI). Following the viral success of his TedxDayton talk, Kwame released his best-seller Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life in 2018. He’s also a regular Contributor for Forbes and the host of the number one negotiation podcast in the world, Negotiate Anything - which currently has over 5 million downloads worldwide. Under Kwame’s leadership, ANI has coached and trained several Fortune 500 companies on applying the fundamentals of negotiation to corporate success.

Kwame was the recipient of the John Glenn College of Public Affairs Young Alumni Achievement Award in 2020 and the Moritz College of Law Outstanding Recent Alumnus Award 2021. He is the only person in the history of The Ohio State University to win alumni awards in consecutive years from the law school and the masters of public affairs program. That said, Kwame’s proudest achievement is his family. He’s married to Dr. Whitney Christian, and they have two lovely sons, Kai and Dominic.

• Book: How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race: Practical Tools for Necessary Change in the Workplace and Beyond

• Book: Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life

• Podcast: Negotiate Anything

• Podcast: Negotiate Real Change

• Website: American Negotiation Institute

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: "How to Be an Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi

• Book: "How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Calmer, Happier Parent" by Carla Naumburg

• Book: "I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships" by Michael Sorensen

• Past episode: 693: Building Better Relationships through Validation with Michael Sorensen

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797: How to Find and Do Your Great Work with Amanda Crowell Sep 05, 2022

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Amanda Crowell shares practical wisdom on how to make time and space for the work that matters most to you.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to get clarity on the work that fulfills you most

2) How to say no to the commitments eating up your time

3) How to stop procrastination from sabotaging your goals

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— ABOUT AMANDA —

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received 1.5 million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable Newfiepoo named Ruthie.

• Book: Great Work: Do What Matters Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else

• TEDx Talk: Three reasons you aren’t doing what you say you will do | Amanda Crowell | TEDxHarrisburg

• Podcast: Unleashing Your Great Work

• Website: AmandaCrowell.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss

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

• Book: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

• Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

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796: How to Make Progress on Your Most Audacious Goals, Every Day with Grace Lordan Sep 01, 2022

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Grace Lordan offers actionable solutions and tips to help bring you closer to your goals, one step at a time.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to free yourself from the fear of making mistakes

2) How to break free from impostor syndrome

3) How to stop stress from hijacking your day

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— ABOUT GRACE —

Dr Grace Lordan is the Founding Director of The Inclusion Initiative and an Associate Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Grace is an economist and her research is focused on quantifying the benefits of inclusion within and across firms, as well as designing interventions that level the playing field for under-represented talent within firms. Grace served as an expert advisor to the UK government sitting on their skills and productivity board, is currently a member of the UK government’s BEIS social mobility taskforce and is currently on the Women in Finance Charter’s advisory board.

Her academic writings have been published in top international journals and she has written for the Financial Times and Harvard Business Review. Grace is a regular speaker and advisor to blue chip finance and technology firms. Think Big, Take Small Steps and Build the Future You Want is her first book.

• Book: Think Big: Take Small Steps and Build the Future You Want

• Website: www.GraceLordan.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave (The Stoic Virtues Series) by Ryan Holiday

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795: How to Stop Being Crazy Busy and Take Back Your Time with Zena Everett Aug 29, 2022

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Zena Everett reveals the time-wasters to drop in order to make time for what matters.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The top things slowing us down at work

2) The questions to ask for effective prioritization

3) How to say no nicely

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— ABOUT ZENA —

Leadership Coach and Speaker Zena Everett is the author of Mind Flip, Take the Fear out of Your Career and the award winning Crazy Busy Cure.

Originally a recruitment entrepreneur, Zena sold her business in 2007 then studied an MSc in Career Management and Coaching. She then took further postgraduate qualifications in psychological coaching and leadership with neuroscience (MIT Sloan Business School). She has coached on the Executive MBA Programme at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School and is a member of the Associate Faculty at Henley Business School.

• Book: The Crazy Busy Cure: A productivity book for people who don’t have time to read productivity books

• Website: ZenaEverett.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Million Dollar Consulting: The Professional's Guide to Growing a Practice by Alan Weiss

• Book: Money Talks: How to Make a Million As A Speakerby Alan Weiss

• Past Episode: 572: How Morning Practices Like Savoring and Investing in Calm Boost Productivity with Chris Bailey

• Past episode: 766: Marshall Goldsmith on Simple Shifts for a More Fulfilling Career and Life

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