If you collaborate with others, you need to understand how to interact with, lead, and get the best work out of them. Today's guest, Michael Bungay Stanier, has just about how to develop a "coaching habit", and he will help us understand why coaching is important and how to do it well.

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A key source of this kind of misalignment is assumptive behavior or beliefs that – over time – become organizational ruts. You assume that you and your fellow team members are all on the same page because you’re privy to all of the same information, but how that information is absorbed and interpreted is a very personal thing, and can lead to sharp division if you don’t seek common understanding.

A key source of this kind of misalignment is assumptive behavior or beliefs that – over time – become organizational ruts. You assume that you and your fellow team members are all on the same page because you’re privy to all of the same information, but how that information is absorbed and interpreted is a very personal thing, and can lead to sharp division if you don’t seek common understanding.

On today's episode, we discuss three simple ways to prevent assumptions from derailing your best work.

Adam Steltzner has a more interesting job than you. And me. And probably most of the people listening to this show. He's an engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and he helps design things and land them on Mars. In today's episode, he shares some of what he's learned about doing hard things, and some insights from his new book The Right Kind Of Crazy.

Adam Steltzner has a more interesting job than you. And me. And probably most of the people listening to this show. He's an engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and he helps design things and land them on Mars. In today's episode, he shares some of what he's learned about doing hard things, and some insights from his new book .

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Everyone wants to be liked. Given the choice between being liked or disliked, very few (sane) people would choose the latter. However, where does being liked rank on your list of priorities?

Everyone wants to be liked. Given the choice between being liked or disliked, very few (sane) people would choose the latter. However, where does being liked rank on your list of priorities?

For some people, it’s at the top of their list. They wouldn’t admit it, but their actions prove otherwise. Keeping the peace, being on the “inside” of a selective peer group, or being considered “a nice person” is of the utmost importance. They avoid any form of conflict, fail to speak truth, and generally blend in with the majority crowd.

However, they often do so at the expense of contribution. They are less effective than they’re capable of being simply because they crave perception over progress.

If this is you, it’s possible to flip the script, and it doesn’t mean being a dislikable SOB.

In 2004, ABC News anchor Dan Harris had a panic attack in front of five million people on national television, which led to a personal quest to discover how to be more present and emotionally healthy. On today's episode, he shares some of what he discovered and chronicled in his book 10% Happier.

In 2004, ABC News anchor Dan Harris suffered a panic attack in front of five million people on national television, which led to a personal quest to discover how to be more present and emotionally healthy. On today's episode, he shares some of what he discovered and chronicled in his book . For more, visit 10percenthappier.com.

Cal Newport argues that the most important skill to develop is the ability to do "deep work". This is work that allows you to make big leaps in your work and accomplish your long-term objectives rather than getting stuck in the muck and mire of "shallow work". On today's episode, he teaches us what deep work is and how to do more of it.