How to Be Awesome at Your Job

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477: Speaking Confidently and Effectively with Diane DiResta Aug 14, 2019

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Professional speaker Diane DiResta shares invaluable tips and tricks to level up your presentations and boost your executive presence. You'll Learn: Why knockout presentation skills are essential to your career How to structure the most effective presentation An effective way to overcome your fear of speaking About Diane: Diane DiResta, CSP, is Founder and CEO of DiResta Communications, Inc., a New York City consultancy that serves business leaders who deliver high-stakes presentations—whether one-to-one, in front of a crowd, or from an electronic platform. A Certified Speaking Professional, DiResta is one of only 12% of speakers to hold that designation. She was President of the New York City chapter of the National Speakers Association and former media trainer for the NBA and WNBA. Diane’s Website: DiResta Communications Inc. Diane’s YouTube Channel: YouTube.com/DianeDiResta Diane’s Book: Knockout Presentations: How to Deliver Your Message with Power, Punch, and Pizzazz Resources mentioned in the show: App: LikeSo Article: “Talkaholics Sink Partnerships, Presentations—and Careers” by Joann Lublin Website: TED.com Book: The Science of Mind: The Complete Edition by Ernest Holmes Thank you Sponsors! ZipRecruiter is the smartest way to hire. You can try them for free at Ziprecruiter.com/HTBA Butcher Box provides delicious, cost-effective, humanely-raised meat. Straight to your door! Get 2 free pounds of ground beef + bacon + $20 off by visiting ButcherBox.com/BEAWESOME. View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep477 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

476: How to Create Courageous Change with Ryan Berman Aug 12, 2019

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Ryan Berman offers his tips and tricks for building your courage muscle to make exciting changes.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) The three elements of the courage equation.

2) One simple trick to boost your courage.

3) How to convince your boss to make a courageous change.

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— ABOUT RYAN —

Ryan Berman is the founder of Courageous, a change consultancy that develops Courage Brands® and trains companies how to operationalize courage through Courage Bootcamp.

He has spent a career developing meaningful stories for household brands—like Caesars Entertainment, Major League Baseball, New Era, Subway, and UNICEF—and he believes that courage is the ultimate competitive advantage for any willing business, being or brand.

Ryan Berman used the courage methodology detailed in the book to launch his own Courage Brand called Sock Problems, a charitable sock company that socks different problems in the world.

• Ryan’s book: Return on Courage: A Business Playbook for Courageous Change

• Ryan’s website: ReturnOnCourage.com

• Ryan’s company: Courageous

• Ryan’s Twitter: @RyanBerman

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• App: Slack

• App: Zoom

• Article: Retiring Cisco CEO delivers dire prediction: 40% of companies will be dead in 10 years

• Book: Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger

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

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! —

• ZipRecruiter. ZipRecruiter is the smartest way to hire. Try them for free at ZipRecruiter.com/HTBA

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475: Achieving 50% More with 1% Effort Using the 80/20 Rule with Perry Marshall Aug 09, 2019

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Perry Marshall explains how the 80/20 rule can help you exponentially leverage your time to achieve massive results.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) What the 80/20 rule is—and how it’s misunderstood.

2) How you can achieve way more in just 5 minutes.

3) Why “procrastination demons” reveal your priorities.

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— ABOUT PERRY —

Perry Marshall is endorsed in FORBES and INC Magazine and is one of the most expensive business consultants in the world.

His reinvention of the Pareto Principle is published in Harvard Business Review. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labs at the California Institute of Technology uses his 80/20 Curve as a productivity tool. 80/20 Sales & Marketing is mandatory in many growing companies.

Marketing maverick Dan Kennedy says, “If you don’t know who Perry Marshall is — unforgivable. Perry’s an honest man in a field rife with charlatans.”

He’s consulted in over 300 industries and served as an expert witness for marketing and Google AdWords litigation. Perry has a degree in Electrical Engineering and lives in Chicago.

• Perry’s Book: 80/20 Sales and Marketing: The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More(available for one penny plus shipping!)

• Perry’s Website: PerryMarshall.com

• Perry’s Marketing DNA Test: MarketingDNATest.com

• Evolution 2.0 Prize: Evo2.org

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• App: OmniFocus

• Term: 80/20 Rule

• Researcher: Barbara McClintock

• Book: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

• Book: Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! —

• Blinkist: Read or listen to summarized wisdom from thousands of nonfiction books! Free trial available at blinkist.com/awesome

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474: How to turn your boss, colleagues, and customers into Superfans with Pat Flynn Aug 07, 2019

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Pat Flynn discusses how to turn anyone into your superfan.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) How superfans transform your career

2) How to create the moments that win superfans

3) How your ego can kill your blossoming superfandom

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— ABOUT PAT —

Pat Flynn is a father, husband, and entrepreneur who lives and works in San Diego, CA. He owns several successful online businesses and is a professional blogger, keynote speaker, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and host of the Smart Passive Income and AskPat podcasts, which have earned a combined total of over 55 million downloads, multiple awards, and features in publications such as The New York Times and Forbes. He is also an advisor to ConvertKit, LeadPages, Teachable, and other companies in the digital marketing arena.

• Pat’s book: Superfans: The Easy Way to Stand Out, Grow Your Tribe, and Build a Successful Business

• Pat’s website: http://www.SmartPassiveIncome.com/

• Pat’s social media: Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Article: “How To Lower Your Monthly Bills” by Ramit Sethi

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

— THANK YOU SPONSOR —

• The Simple Habit meditation app can help you pay better attention to your emerging superfans. The first 50 listeners to sign up at SimpleHabit.com/Awesome get 30% off premium subscriptions.

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473: How to Increase Your Productivity by Crafting your Time with Mike Vardy Aug 05, 2019

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Mike Vardy discusses how to fine-tune your routine and make the most of your time through mode-based work.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) Why you shouldn’t obsess over productivity apps.

2) How to craft your time with the 5 categories of mode-based work.

3) How to keep yourself motivated and on-track through journaling.

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— ABOUT MIKE —

Mike Vardy is an author, speaker, and productivity and time management strategist (or ‘productivityist’) based in Victoria, BC, Canada. His company Productivityist helps people stop ‘doing’ productive and start ‘being’ productive through a variety of online and offline resources. He is the author of The Front Nine: How to Start the Year You Want Anytime You Want, published by Diversion Books, and has self-published several eBooks, the most recent of which is ”The Productivityist Playbook.” He currently hosts The Productivityist Podcast, a podcast that features insights and conversations surrounding productivity and workflow.

• Mike’s Podcast: The Productivityist Podcast

• Mike’s TEDx Talk: How to Stop Time: My Talk at TEDx Victoria

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Tool: OmniFocus

• Tool: Things

• Tool: Todoist

• Tool: Trello

• Tool: Asana

• Tool: Front

• Website: Lifehack

• Website: The Next Web

• Company: Baron Fig

• Movie: The Pursuit of Happyness

• Book: Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday

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

• Book: The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday

• Book: The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle by Steven Pressfield

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! —

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472: What's Next for How to be Awesome at Your Job: Your Survey results Are Shaping Our Future! Aug 02, 2019

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We hear you! Thank you to everyone who took time to answer our recent listener survey. Here are 5 things we’re doing differently to make the podcast more awesome for you. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

471: How to Acquire New Skills Faster with Scott H. Young Jul 31, 2019

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Scott Young shares innovative methods to learn new skills more efficiently and effectively. You'll Learn: Foundational principles for mastering skills more effectively The importance of “meta-learning” The Feynman Technique and other approaches to accelerate learning About Scott: Scott is a writer, programmer, traveler and an avid reader of interesting things. For the last ten years he’s been experimenting to find out how to learn and think better. He doesn’t promise he has all the answers, just a place to start. Scott’s Book: "Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career" Scott’s MIT Challenge Scott’s email: personal@scotthyoung.com Scott’s website: ScottHYoung.com Resources mentioned in the show: Online Class: MIT OpenCourseWare Technique: Feynman Technique Study: Retrieval Practice Produces More Learning than Elaborative Studying with Concept Mapping Book: "The Enigma of Reason" by Hugo Mercier Thank you Sponsor! The Simple Habit meditation app can help you gain greater control over distractions for faster learning. The first 50 listeners to sign up at SimpleHabit.com/Awesome get 30% off premium subscriptions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

470: How to Give and Receive Useful Feedback Every Month: Insider Tips on Making Performance Reviews Not Suck with Dr. Craig Dowden Jul 29, 2019

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Craig Dowden exposes gaps in common performance review practices and presents an empowering alternative approach everybody can use–no matter where you work.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) Why the current performance review practice is broken.

2) The key thing NOT to do when giving feedback.

3) A different and better strategy for regular reviews.

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— ABOUT CRAIG —

Craig Dowden (Ph.D.) is an inspiring and thought-provoking executive coach, Forbes author and keynote speaker who partners with leaders and executives to tackle their most important personal and organizational challenges. Craig holds a Doctorate in psychology, with a concentration in business and is a Certified Positive Psychology Coach. In his role as a trusted advisor, he integrates the latest findings in the science of leadership, team, and organizational excellence into his coaching and consulting work. In 2009, Craig was recognized as one of Ottawa’s 40 under 40 business leaders by the Ottawa Business Journal.

• Craig’s Book: “Do Good to Lead Well: The Science and Practice of Positive Leadership”

• Craig on Twitter: @craigdowden

• Craig’s Website: CraigDowden.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: Program On Negotiation – Harvard Law School

• Website: StrengthsFinder.com

• Website: Triad Consulting Group

• Book: “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us” by Daniel Pink

• Book: “Getting To Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In” by William Ury

• Book: “The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results” by Gary Keller

• Book: “The Power of a Positive No: Save The Deal Save The Relationship and Still Say No” by William Ury

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! —

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469: How to Keep Robots from Stealing Your Job with Alexandra Levit Jul 26, 2019

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Futurist Alexandra Levit explains what the “robot takeover” will really look like and how you can stay relevant despite it. You'll Learn: The problem with how organizations automate Honest predictions about the future of the human workforce The essentials skills that make you future-proof About Alexandra: Alexandra Levit has conducted proprietary research on the future of work, technology adoption, the millennial generation, gender differences and bias, and the skills gap. She also served as a member of Business Roundtable’s Springboard Project, which advised the Obama administration, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the U.S. Department of Defense on current employment issues. Levit also consults and writes on leadership development, human resources, technology adoption, entrepreneurship, innovation, career and workplace trends on behalf of Fortune 500 companies. She is a frequent national media spokesperson and is regularly featured in outlets including USA Today, National Public Radio, CNN, ABC News, CNBC, Forbes, the Associated Press, and Glamour. Levit was named an American Management Association Top Leader for two years in a row and has also been Money Magazine’s Online Career Expert of the Year and the author of one of Forbes’ best websites for women. Alexandra’s book: Humanity Works: Merging Technologies and People for the Workforce of the Future (Kogan Page Inspire) Alexandra’s book: They Don't Teach Corporate in College, 3rd Edition: A Twenty-Something's Guide to the Business World Alexandra’s Website: AlexandraLevit.com Resources mentioned in the show: Software: QuickBooks Software: iDashboards Research: McKinsey: Jobs lost, jobs gained: What the future of work will mean for jobs, skills, and wages Study: Bystander Effect Study: Harry F. Harlow, Monkey Love Experiments Dale Carnegie Course: Powerful People Skills Online Course Provider: Degree.com Data Analytics Course: IBM Analytics Learning Services Online Course Provider: Coursera Online Course Provider: edX Online Course Provider: Udemy Magazine: Fast Company Book: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey Book: The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand Thank you, Sponsors! Ziprecruiter is the smartest way to hire. Free trial available at Ziprecruiter.com/HTBA. View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep469 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

468: Upgrading Your Confidence and Courage at Work with Bill Treasurer Jul 24, 2019

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Bill Treasurer shares practical wisdom for conquering fear, taking risks, and finding your courage.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) The key first step to finding courage.

2) Approaches for taking on more wise risks.

3) How to fill up each of the Three Buckets of Courage.

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— ABOUT BILL —

In the past two decades, thousands of executives across the globe have attended Bill’s keynotes and workshops. Benefiting from the concepts first introduced in Bill’s bestselling books, participants come away with stronger leadership skills, improved team performance, and more career backbone.

Among others, Bill has led workshops for NASA, Accenture, Lenovo, CNN, Hugo Boss, SPANX, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Bill’s insights about courage and risk-taking have been featured in over 100 newspapers and magazines, including the Washington Post, NY Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Boston Herald, and more.

• Bill’s Book: “Courage Goes to Work: How to Build Backbones, Boost Performance, and Get Results”

• Website: BillTreasurer.com

• Website: GiantLeapConsulting.com

• Website: CourageGoesToWork.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: “Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life” by John McCain

• Book: “Obedience to Authority” by Stanley Milgram

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