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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:

616: How to Handle Work in a World Where Everything’s Urgent with Brandon Smith Oct 22, 2020

Show notes

Brandon Smith shares how to cut through non-stop urgency and work on what’s truly important.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How urgency is just like hot sauce

2) What your boss really means when they say everything’s urgent

3) How to expertly say no to extra work

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— ABOUT BRANDON —

Brandon went from not being able to order a pizza due to a debilitating stutter to becoming a master communicator.

He went on to teach communication in two leading business schools and has won 12 teaching awards for his work in the classroom.

Through his work with businesses, Brandon has helped countless employees go from being on the verge of getting fired to becoming some of the company’s top performers.

Brandon learnt the secret of urgency, what he calls ‘Hot Sauce’ and how different people react differently to it. Today he is the author of The Hot Sauce Principle.

Used in the right amount, hot sauce can be the very thing that turns a bland or stressful workplace into a place of flavourful productivity.

• Brandon’s book: The Hot Sauce Principle: How to Live and Lead in a World Where Everything Is Urgent All of the Time

• Brandon’s website: TheWorkplaceTherapist.com

• Brandon’s LinkedIn: Brandon Smith

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown

• Previous episode: 073: Leading Change with Dr. John Kotter

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615: How to Build Laser Focus in an Age of Endless Distractions with Curt Steinhorst Oct 19, 2020

Show notes

Curt Steinhorst reveals why we often struggle to take control of our attention—and what we can do about it.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Surprising statistics that illustrate our level of distraction

2) The essential keys to accessing flow state

3) How to improve your focus in three steps

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— ABOUT CURT —

Curt Steinhorst is the author of the bestselling book Can I Have Your Attention?, an expert on focus and distraction, and a regular Forbes contributor on Leadership Strategy.

Diagnosed with ADD as a child, Curt knows intimately the challenges in keeping the attention of today’s distracted workforce and customer. Through Focuswise, the company Curt founded to help teams solve the problem of chronic distraction, Curt and his team apply the science of how the brain works to the reality of how we function in today’s world.

He coaches founders and CEOs of multi-billion-dollar brands on how to effectively communicate and create focus when they speak to audiences, lead their employees, and engage their customers. His worldwide speeches and training have helped thousands gain the wisdom and practical habits to better manage their focus and put it on the things that really matter in life and work. Clients include Southwest Airlines, Deloitte, JPMorgan Chase, NIKE, and SAP, just to name a few.

• Curt’s book: Can I Have Your Attention?: Inspiring Better Work Habits, Focusing Your Team, and Getting Stuff Done in the Constantly Connected Workplace

• Curt’s website: FocusWise.com

• Curt’s email: CS@FocusWise.com

• Curt’s LinkedIn: Curt Steinhorst

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• App: Notion

• Study: “Media’s role in broadcasting acute stress following the Boston Marathon bombings” by E. Alison Holman, Dana Rose Garfin, and Roxane Cohen Silver

• Study: Attention Restoration Theory

• Book: The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work by Joseph Campbell

• Fantasy Novel Series: The Lightbringer Series by Brent Weeks

• Fantasy Novel Series: The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson

• Book: The Third Harmony by Mawi Asgedom

• Book: The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement by David Brooks

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

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614: Making Smarter Decisions When You Can’t Know Everything with Annie Duke Oct 15, 2020

Show notes

Poker champion Annie Duke shares tools to improve your decision-making process and your ability to predict the future.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why your decisions still matter, even when you don’t call the shots

2) The shift in language that leads to more open conversations

3) How a pros and cons list tricks us into making worse decisions

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— ABOUT ANNIE —

Annie Duke is an author, corporate speaker, and consultant in the decision-making space. Annie’s latest book, How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices, is available on October 15, 2020 from Portfolio, a Penguin Random House imprint. Her previous book, Thinking in Bets, is a national bestseller. As a former professional poker player, Annie won more than $4 million in tournament poker before retiring from the game in 2012. Prior to becoming a professional player, Annie was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship to study Cognitive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Annie is the co-founder of The Alliance for Decision Education, a non-profit whose mission is to improve lives by empowering students through decision skills education. She is also a member of the National Board of After-School All-Stars and the Board of Directors of the Franklin Institute. In 2020, she joined the board of the Renew Democracy Initiative.

• Annie’s book: How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale

• Book: The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

• Book: The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win by Maria Konnikova

• Book: The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness by Morgan Housel

• Book: Noise by Daniel Kahneman, Oliver Sibony, Cass Sunstein

• Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

• Previous Episode: 281: Making Better Decisions by Thinking in Bets with Annie Duke

• Software: Waze

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613: Boosting your Influence with the Principles of PRE-Suasion with Brian Ahearn Oct 12, 2020

Show notes

Influence expert Brian Ahearn discusses how to get more yesses using Dr. Cialdini’s principles of PRE-suasion.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How one question dramatically improves your chances of yes

2) The two ways to capture people’s attention

3) Why we’re more persuasive when we talk less

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— ABOUT BRIAN —

Brian Ahearn is the Chief Influence Officer at Influence PEOPLE. A dynamic international keynote speaker, he specializes in applying the science of influence in everyday situations.

Brian is one of only 20 individuals in the world who currently holds the Cialdini Method Certified Trainer designation. This specialization was earned directly from Robert B. Cialdini, Ph.D. – the most cited living social psychologist on the science of ethical influence.

Brian’s book, Influence PEOPLE: Powerful Everyday Opportunities to Persuade that are Lasting and Ethical, is an Amazon best-seller and his LinkedIn courses have been viewed by more than 75,000 people.

• Brian’s book: Influence PEOPLE: Powerful Everyday Opportunities to Persuade that are Lasting and Ethical

• Brian’s LinkedIn: Brian Ahearn

• Brian’s website: InfluencePeople.biz

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• App: Swapcard

• App: Voice Dream

• Book: Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade by Robert Cialdini

• Book: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition by Robert Cialdini

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

• Book: How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie

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

• Book: Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (2nd Edition) (Voices That Matter) by Gary Reynolds

• Book: slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations by Nancy Duarte

• Previous episode: 499: Key Psychological Principles for Ethical Persuasion with Brian Ahearn

• Previous episode: 307: Persuasive Speaking with Carmine Gallo

• Researchers: Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky

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612: How to Find the Perfect Career Fit–An Analytical Approach–with Lindsay Gordon Oct 08, 2020

Show notes

Lindsay Gordon reveals how to build and select excellent options for your career.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to get “unstuck” at work

2) How to define success on your terms

3)Why it’s okay to have a “boring” job

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— ABOUT LINDSAY —

Lindsay Gordon is a career coach for analytically minded people who want to stop doing what they think is "right" in their career and start doing what's right for them. She helps people get clarity about what's right for them in a job and why, confident about their skills and abilities, and able to communicate that to interviewers, managers, and colleagues through her program, A Life of Options.

She used to work as a recycled water engineer in Melbourne, Australia before landing at Google, working as technical support for the Google Apps team. After which, she moved into career development at Google before starting her own business. She earned her Bioengineering degree from Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. She loves applying her engineering brain to helping people find careers that fit, baking complicated pastries and barbershop singing.

• LinkedIn: Lindsay Gordon

• Website: ALifeofOptions.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Assessment Tool: CliftonStrengths

• Book: Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

• Book: Designing Your Work Life: How to Thrive and Change and Find Happiness at Work by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

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

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

• Book: The Five Minute Journal: A Happier You in 5 Minutes a Day | Original Creator of The Five Minute Journal - Simple Daily Guided Format - Increase Gratitude & Happiness, Life Planner, Gratitude List by Intelligent Change Inc.

• Harvard Project: "Dark Horse: Achieving success through the pursuit of fulfillment"

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611: How to Get Ahead and Stay Ahead by Becoming a 10X Talent with Michael Solomon Oct 05, 2020

Show notes

Michael Solomon discusses the fundamental skills that keep game-changers above the rest.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The one thing that leads to exponential career growth

2) An overlooked skill that sets any professional apart

3) The most dangerous thing you can do to your career

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— ABOUT MICHAEL —

Michael Solomon is the cofounder of 10x Management, the world’s first tech talent agency. 10x matches top contract technology experts, designers, and brand innovators with companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 clients like American Express, HSBC, Google, Verizon, Yelp, and more. He has appeared on CNBC, BBC, Bloomberg TV and spoken at SXSW.

He founded Brick Wall Management, a talent agency representing multi platinum and Grammy award-winning recording artists, songwriters, top record producers, and filmmakers. Michael also co-founded Musicians On Call, a nonprofit that brings live music to over 700,000 people in health care facilities across the U.S. and remains an active member of its Board of Directors.

• Michael’s book: Game Changer: How to Be 10x in the Talent Economy, with Rishon Bloomberg

• Michael’s email: Michael@10XManagement.com

• Michael’s site: GameChangerTheBook.com

• Company: 10X Ascend

• Company: 10X Management

• Quiz: Are You 10X Quiz

• Tool: Lifestyle Calculator

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Concept: Johari Window Model

• Plugin: Dictation for Gmail

• Book: The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict by The Arbinger Institute

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610: How to Communicate with People Who Disagree with You with Dr. Tania Israel Oct 01, 2020

Show notes

Dr. Tania Israel discusses the fundamental skills that help us have more empathic conversations.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) One skill to make difficult conversations more manageable

2) How to stop seeing disagreement as a threat

3) The two fears that keep us from actively listening

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— ABOUT TANIA —

Tania Israel is a Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Raised in Charlottesville, Virginia and educated at the University of Pennsylvania and Arizona State University, Dr. Israel is known for her work on dialogue across political lines, social justice, and LGBT psychology.

• Tania’s book: Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide, Skills and Strategies for Conversations That Work

• Tania’s website: TaniaIsrael.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: “Hidden Tribes”

• Technique: The Pomodoro Technique

• Tool: Temi

• Book: The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt

• Book: Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller

• Cartoon: Peadoodles

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609: Why You Need to Stop Multitasking and Start Singletasking with Devora Zack Sep 28, 2020

Show notes

Devora Zack debunks multitasking myths and shares how singletasking can help you get more done– one thing at a time.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why multitasking reduces your efficiency

2) How to unplug effectively

3) Why we get addicted to multitasking

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— ABOUT DEVORA —

Devora Zack is CEO of Only Connect Consulting, a Washington Post bestselling author and global speaker with books in 45 language translations. Her clients include Deloitte, Smithsonian, Delta Airlines, the FDA, Johns Hopkins, and the National Institutes of Health. She has been featured by the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, US News & World Report, Forbes, Self, Redbook, Fast Company, and many others. She is the author of Networking for People Who Hate Networking, Managing for People Who Hate Managing and Singletasking.

• Book: Networking for People Who Hate Networking, Second Edition: A Field Guide for Introverts, the Overwhelmed, and the Underconnected

• Book: Singletasking: Get More Done-One Thing at a Time

• Book: Managing for People Who Hate Managing: Be a Success by Being Yourself

• Website: MyOnlyConnect.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: The Phantom Tollboothby Norton Juster

• Mythology: Odysseus

• Personality: Douglas Merrill on Multitasking

• Personality: Elinor Glyn

• Personality: Philo of Alexandria

• Personality: Steven Pressfield

• Term: Cluster tasking

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608: Finding Extreme Clarity for Better Career Fit with Tracy Timm Sep 24, 2020

Show notes

Tracy Timm discusses how to define your professional value and find greater fulfillment in your career.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The three types of fit that determine career satisfaction

2) Why an emphasis on job titles hurts our careers

3) How to get clear on your toughest decisions in one hour

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— ABOUT TRACY —

Tracy Timm is the founder of The Nth Degree® Career Academy, the proven career clarity system that helps high-potential professionals discover, define, and drive careers they love. She has a degree in behavioral psychology from Yale University and studied design thinking with the founder of the d.school at Stanford University.

Tracy left a successful but unsatisfying career in finance, traveled once around the world on Semester at Sea, and discovered her ideal career. For more than five years, she has applied these lessons in her career advisory work with hundreds of individuals and over one hundred fast-growing companies. Tracy lives in Dallas, Texas.

• Tracy’s book: Unstoppable: Discover Your True Value, Define Your Genius Zone, and Drive Your Dream Career

• Tracy’s website: TracyTimm.com

• Book website: UnstoppableCareerBook.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Website: CoreValuesList.com

• Book: Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts by Carol Tavris

• Book: If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules: Ten Rules for Being Human as Introduced in Chicken Soup for the Soul by Cherie Carter-Scott

• Book: Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield

• Game: Master of Orion

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607: How to Make Any Work Energizing and Motivating with Todd Henry Sep 21, 2020

Show notes

Todd Henry explains how to tap into your personal motivation code to bring more energy and excitement to your career.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) What it really takes to create lasting motivation

2) How our motivations distract us—and how to curb that

3) The 27 flavors of motivation

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— ABOUT TODD —

Todd Henry teaches leaders and organizations how to establish practices that lead to everyday brilliance. He speaks and consults across dozens of industries on creativity, leadership, and passion for work. He is the author of five books, which have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and the longtime host of The Accidental Creative podcast.

• Todd’s book: The Motivation Code: Discover the Hidden Forces That Drive Your Best Work

• Assessment: The Motivation Code Assessment

• Todd's book: Herding Tigers: Be the Leader That Creative People Need

• Todd's book: Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

• Todd's article: “Don’t Let Your Rituals Become Ruts”

• Todd's website: ToddHenry.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Tool: Techo Planner

• App: Momentum

• Software: iZotope RX 8

• Book: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

• Book: Why Information Grows: The Evolution of Order, from Atoms to Economies by Cesar Hidalgo

• Personality: Deci EL, Ryan RM – Self-Determination Theory

• Previous episode: 294: Generating Greatness from Creative Workers with Todd Henry

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