How to Be Awesome at Your Job

994: How to Embrace Uncertainty, Discover Opportunity, and Shape the Future with Frederik Pferdt


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Google Innovation Lab founder Frederik Pferdt discusses how to nurture the qualities that make you future ready. 


— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) What matters more for your future than tech 

2) Why to say “Fantastic!” when things don’t work out 

3) A handy trick to inspire better followthrough 


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— ABOUT FREDERIK — 

As Google’s first Chief Innovation Evangelist, Dr. Frederik G. Pferdt helped shape one of the most fabled creative cultures in the world. He founded Google’s Innovation Lab, where he trained tens of thousands of Googlers to develop and experiment with cutting-edge ideas and taught ground-breaking classes on innovation and creativity at Stanford University for more than a decade. 

He has also worked with dozens of international government agencies, organizations, and businesses ranging from the United Nations to NASA to the NBA. His work has been highlighted in Fast Company, Harvard Business Manager, Der Spiegel, and BBC news, among many other media outlets. Born in Germany, he lives with his family in Santa Cruz, California.

• Book: What's Next Is Now: How to Live Future Ready 

• LinkedIn: Dr. Frederik G. Pferdt 

• Website: FrederikGPferdt.com 


— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: AdultDevelopment.org 

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

• Book: "Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity" by Peter Attia and Bill Gifford 

• Past episode: 267: Managing Self-Doubt to Tackle Bigger Challenges with Tara Mohr 

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