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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:

517: Doubling Your Productivity with Tim Campos Nov 25, 2019

Show notes

Tim Campos discusses how he doubled Facebook’s productivity—and how to double your own.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) The secret to how Tim doubled Facebook's productivity.

2) The biggest mistake people make with their calendars.

3) The two kinds of time professionals have.

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— ABOUT TIM —

Tim Campos doubled productivity for Facebook while he was Chief Information Officer between 2010 and 2016. Now, Tim runs Woven. Woven is a digital calendar that helps people get the most out of their time while studying the analytics behind how we’re using our time.

• Tim’s Twitter: @tcampos

• Tim’s website: Woven

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Software: Zapier

• Documentary: Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates

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

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

• Previous episode: 015: David Allen, The World’s Leading Authority on Productivity

• Previous episode: 482: David Allen Returns with the 10 Moves to Stress-Free Productivity

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516: Making Difficult Conversations Easier with David Wood Nov 22, 2019

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David Wood shares his process for making difficult conversations more manageable.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) What makes difficult conversations so difficult.

2) The four-step blueprint for tackling difficult conversations.

3) The simplest way to receive more quality feedback.

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep516 for clickable versions of the links below.

— ABOUT DAVID —

After life as a consulting actuary to Fortune 100 Companies, David built the world's largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for "life coaching."

He wants every human to play the best game they possibly can in work AND life and to have zero-regrets when they die. David coaches both high performing leaders, and soon-to-be-released prison inmates, to higher levels of Truth, Daring and Caring.

• David’s podcast: Tough Conversations with David Wood

• David’s website: PlayForReal.life

• Tool: David’s four-step blueprint

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book:Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie

• Personality: Byron Katie

• Term: Somatic sequencing

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515: Mastering Your Motivation with Susan Fowler Nov 20, 2019

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Susan Fowler explains what we get wrong about motivation and how to make the shifts to master it.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) Major misconceptions about motivation.

2) The three keys to mastering your motivation.

3) An overlooked leadership practice to improve engagement.

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— ABOUT SUSAN —

Susan Fowler is dedicated to helping others master their motivation and achieve their highest aspirations. A sought-after speaker, consultant, and motivation coach, she has shared her message on optimal motivation and thriving together in all fifty states and over forty countries. Susan is the bestselling author of Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work... and What Does, and coauthor of Self Leadership and The One Minute Manager with Ken Blanchard. Her latest book, Master Your Motivation: Three Scientific Truths for Achieving Your Goals, released last June. Susan is also a professor in the Master of Science in Executive Leadership program at the University of San Diego.

• Susan’s book: Master Your Motivation: Three Scientific Truths for Achieving Your Goals

• Susan’s website: www. SusanFowler.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book:Handbook of Self-Determination Research by Edward L. Deci & Richard M. Ryan

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

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514: How to Make More Winning Decisions with Alec Torelli Nov 18, 2019

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Professional poker player Alec Torelli shares his tips for making wise decisions during high-stakes situations.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) How to keep emotions from overtaking logic.

2) When to go with your gut.

3) How to better read people and situations.

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— ABOUT ALEC—

Alec Torelli is a professional high stakes poker player turned digital entrepreneur and keynote speaker, who shares how the lessons he learned from poker can be applied to life and business.

Alec is the founder of Conscious Poker, a popular poker training platform, and after spending the last 14 years making decisions for hundreds of thousands of dollars in a single hand, he now gives talks in which he dissects the anatomy of decision making to help others hone the way they make choices.

• Alec’s blog: AlecTorelli.com

• Alec’s Instagram: @alectorelli

• Alec’s Twitter: @AlecTorelli

• Alec’s website: ConsciousPoker.com

• Alec’s YouTube: Conscious Poker

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• App: Blinkist

• App: SaneBox

• App: Trello

• App: Waking Up

• Video: “Why Meditation Made Me A Bad Person – Weekly Wisdom Episode 8” by Jay Shetty

• Book: Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts by Annie Duke

• Book: The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance by Timothy Gallwey

• Book:Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment by Tal Ben-Shahar

• Book: The Pursuit of Perfect: How to Stop Chasing Perfection and Start Living a Richer, Happier Life by Tal Ben-Shahar

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

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513: How to Persuade When Facts Don’t Seem to Matter with Lee Hartley Carter Nov 15, 2019

Show notes

Lee Hartley Carter discusses why facts alone won’t persuade others—and what does.

You’ll Learn:

1) Why you need more than just facts

2) The foundations of compelling persuasion

3)How to craft your master narrative

About Lee

Lee Hartley Carter is president of maslansky + partners, a language strategy firm based on the single idea that "It's not what you say, it's what they hear." As a television news personality and researcher, she doesn't rely on traditional polling for her unique insights into U.S. politics; rather, she analyzes voters' emotional responses to help understand and empathize with them on a more visceral level. The reaction matters, but the "why" behind it matters more. It was this approach that allowed her to accurately predict the results of the 2016 presidential election and primaries.

Lee’s book: Persuasion: Convincing Others When Facts Don’t Seem to Matter
Lee’s website: LeeHartleyCarter.com
Lee’s website: maslansky.com

Resources mentioned in the show:

Study: Moral Foundations Theory
Book: The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt

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512: Retraining Your Brain for More Effective Leadership with Matt Tenney Nov 13, 2019

Show notes

Matt Tenney discusses how mindfulness vastly improves the way we lead and relate with others.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) How an emphasis on goals hurts your leadership.

2) A monastic practice that improves engagement.

3) Why mindfulness is the ultimate success habit.

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— ABOUT MATT —

Matt Tenney is a social entrepreneur and the author of Serve to Be Great: Leadership Lessons from a Prison, a Monastery, and a Boardroom. He is also an international keynote speaker, a trainer, and a consultant with the prestigious Perth Leadership Institute, whose clients include numerous Fortune 500 companies. He works with companies, associations, universities, and non-profits to develop highly effective leaders who achieve lasting success by focusing on serving and inspiring greatness in the people around them. Matt envisions a world where the vast majority of people realize that effectively serving others is the key to true greatness. When he’s not traveling for speaking engagements, he can often be found in Nashville, TN.

• Matt’s book: Serve to Be Great: Leadership Lessons from a Prison, a Monastery, and a Boardroom

• Matt’s book: The Mindfulness Edge: How to Rewire Your Brain for Leadership and Personal Excellence Without Adding to Your Schedule with Tim Gard

• Matt’s website: MattTenney.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: “From Jerusalem to Jericho: A Study of Situational and Dispositional Variables in Helping Behavior” by John M. Darley and C. Daniel Batson

• Personality: Richard Davidson

• Book: Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body by Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson

• Book: Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh

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511: Tiny Leaps for Your Development with Gregg Clunis (Host of the Tiny Leaps, Big Changes Podcast) Nov 06, 2019

Show notes

Gregg Clunis discusses the small leaps you can take to make massive changes in career and life.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why self-help is often inadequate.

2) Just what you can achieve with one tiny leap.

3) What to do when motivation fails you.

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep511 for clickable versions of the links below.

— ABOUT GREGG —

Gregg Clunis is the host, author, and creator of Tiny Leaps, Big Changes, a podcast turned book and community whose goal is to help people become better versions of themselves in practical ways. A maker and entrepreneur, Gregg explores the reality behind personal development—that all big changes come from the small decisions we make every day. Using scientific and psychological research, he shows the hidden factors that drive our behavior and shares habit-forming and goal-oriented tools.

• Gregg’s book:Tiny Leaps, Big Changes: Everyday Strategies to Accomplish More, Crush Your Goals, and Create the Life You Want

• Gregg’s Twitter: @greggclunis

• Gregg’s podcast: Tiny Leaps, Big Changes

• Gregg’s website: TinyLeaps.fm

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• App: Notion.so

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

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

• Book: Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done by Josh Davis

• Book:The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Jay Papasan

• Book: The Power by Naomi Alderman

• Previous episode: 80: Finding and Doing the One Thing with Jay Papasan

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510: The Science Behind Successful Teams with Dr. Janice Presser Nov 04, 2019

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Dr. Janice Presser discusses how to build better teams using the science of teaming.

You'll learn:

1) The 10 ways people contribute to a team

2) Three questions to resolve team friction

3) Two strategies for managing up

About Janice:

Dr. Janice Presser spent her formative years researching how people team together, and found answers in systems theory and physics. Having written her first line of code in high school, she was positioned to architect a system to measure how people work together and develop the underlying theory and practice of Teaming Science. The author of seven books on teaming, she consults to executives and is currently working on the question of how spatial technology will impact human relationships in the future..

Janice’s company: TeamingScience.com
Janice’s website: DrJanicePresser.com
Janice’s personal Twitter: @DrJanice
Janice’s company Twitter: @TeamingScience

Resources mentioned in the show:

App: Lose It!
Poem: “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley
Book: “A Wrinkle In Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet)” by Madeleine L’Engle

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509: How to Become The Manager Your Team Needs with FranklinCovey’s Todd Davis Oct 31, 2019

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Todd Davis explains why people are bad at managing—and what to do about it.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) Where most managers fail.

2) How to overcome the fear of feedback.

3) A productivity hack to keep your week from spiraling.

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— ABOUT TODD —

Todd Davis has been with FranklinCovey for more than two decades and serves as the chief people officer. As the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Get Better: 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships at Work, Todd has delivered keynote presentations and speeches around the globe, including at the renowned World Business Forum. Todd has been featured in Inc. magazine, Fast Company, and the Harvard Business Review. He and his family reside in Holladay, Utah.

• Todd’s book: Everyone Deserves A Great Manager: The 6 Critical Practices for Leading a Team, with Scott Jeffrey Miller and Victoria Roos Olsson

• Company: FranklinCovey

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Tool: Time management matrix

• App: Blinkist

• Study: 2019 Global Human Capital Trends Report by Deloitte

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

• Book: Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin

• Previous episode: 490: Uncovering Your Why and Bringing It to Work with Justin Jones-Fosu

• Previous episode: 436: How to hack your time and motivation wisely—and when not to—with Joseph Reagle

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508: Becoming an Impactful and Influential Leader with Ron Price Oct 30, 2019

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Ron Price delivers insights on how to build your character and grow your influence to unlock your full leadership potential.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) The four keys to landing your next promotion.

2) Two approaches to getting excellent feedback.

3) How to get others to listen to you.

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep508 for clickable versions of the links below.

— ABOUT RON —

Ron Price is an internationally recognized business advisor, executive coach, speaker, and author. Known for his creative and systematic thinking, business versatility, and practical optimism, Ron has worked in 15 countries and served in almost every level of executive management over the past 40 years.

• Ron’s Book: Growing Influence: A Story of How to Lead with Character, Expertise, and Impact

• Ron’s Website: Price-Associates.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• App: Evernote

• App: Reminders

• Audio books: Audible

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

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