How to Be Awesome at Your Job

By Pete Mockaitis

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What's How to Be Awesome at Your Job about?

If your job requires substantial thinking and collaboration, this podcast will help you flourish at work. Each week, I grill thought-leaders and results-getters to discover specific, actionable insights that boost work performance. These practical nuggets sharpen the universal skillset every professional needs. Pete has coached world-class thinkers from 50 countries, every Ivy League university, and many elite companies to work brilliance. Now, let his VIP guests guide you to becoming a better thinker, doer, presenter, and leader.

More career fun, wins, meaning, and money await. Transcripts, show notes, and handy resources available at our website.

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492: Making Meetings Work w...

09.20.2019

J. Elise Keith shares what makes meetings succeed vs. fail. You'll Learn: Signs of an ineffective meeting How the best organizations approach meetings When and how to opt out of a meeting About J. Elise: Elise Keith is the co-founder ...

How to Be Awesome at Your Job episodes:

09.20.2019 492: Making Meetings Work with J. Elise Keith J. Elise Keith shares what makes meetings succeed vs. fail. You'll Learn: Signs of an ineffective meeting How the best organizations approach meetings When and how to opt out of a meeting About J. Elise: Elise Keith is the co-founder ...
09.18.2019 491: How to Have Powerful Conversations that Improve Performance with Jonathan Raymond Refound CEO Jonathan Raymond teaches how to communicate feedback that gets results. You'll Learn: What makes traditional feedback ineffective How to have more effective conversations using the 5 stages of the Accountability Dial How to articulate feedback to your team, ...
09.16.2019 490: Uncovering Your Why and Bringing it to Work with Justin Jones-Fosu Justin Jones-Fosu explains how to lead a more enriching work life by aligning your now with your why. You'll Learn: How to get into your “achieve more” zone 12 questions for uncovering your why How to turn any job into ...
09.13.2019 489: The Mindset of the Most Effective Leaders with Bob Anderson Bob Anderson discusses the ways you’re inhibiting your leadership potential—and how to remedy them. You'll Learn: The surprising source of highly-accurate feedback The two leadership operating systems Powerful questions for unlocking your leadership potential About Bob: Robert J. Anderson has ...
09.11.2019 488: Finding The Productivity System That Works for You with Asian Efficiency’s Thanh Pham (Host of The Productivity Show) Thanh Pham from Asian Efficiency shares his expert tips and favorite resources for optimal productivity. You'll Learn: The biggest productivity myth How to be more productive while doing less A simple productivity tip to exponentially improve your focus About Thanh: ...
09.09.2019 487: Communicating Powerfully, Succinctly, and Clearly with Erica Mandy (Host of the Newsworthy podcast) Erica Mandy shares essential--but often overlooked--keys to becoming a more successful communicator in the modern environment. You'll Learn: How what you’re doing on Facebook can damage your credibility at work Words to purge from your communication The fundamental test to ...
09.06.2019 486: How to Build Powerful Relationships, Better with Dave Stachowiak (Host of the Coaching for Leaders podcast) Dave Stachowiak shares how to develop the strongest personal and professional relationships. You'll Learn: The productivity hack that helps you be more present The under-appreciated value of small talk What to do when you don’t like networking About Dave: Dave ...
09.04.2019 485: Learning like a Superhuman with Jonathan Levi (Host of the Superhuman Academy Podcast) Jonathan Levi shares how speedreading and visual mnemonics can enhance your learning. You'll Learn: The scientifically-proven method for speedreading How curiosity improves learning A simple trick to remember names and faces About Jonathan: Jonathan is a serial entrepreneur, author, and ...
08.30.2019 484: The Overlooked Basic Skills Essential for Career Success with Dean Karrel Dean Karrel makes the case for mastering the basic skills that will put you above the rest. You'll Learn: How “B students” can achieve more in their careers How to survive and thrive in office politics The secret to building ...
08.28.2019 483: How to Take Control of Your Attention with Nir Eyal Nir Eyal identifies the surprising reason why we get distracted and how you can overcome it. You'll Learn: Why mainstream productivity advice doesn’t work The four steps to becoming indistractable The real motivation for all human behavior About Nir: Nir ...
08.26.2019 482: David Allen Returns with the 10 Moves to Stress-Free Productivity David Allen provides an approachable overview of his legendary Getting Things Done (GTD) system. You'll Learn: GTD in a nutshell The saving power of an external brain Two power questions for prioritizing About David: David Allen is an international best-selling ...
08.23.2019 481: Easy Ways to Have More Fun at Work with Drew Tarvin Drew Tarvin shares how to bring more humor and fun into the workplace. You'll Learn: The power of humor on your work-life productivity How to craft good work humor that considers medium, audience, and purpose The 3 specific situations when ...
08.21.2019 480: How to Become Ridiculously Likable with Vanessa Van Edwards Researcher Vanessa Van Edwards explains what causes people to like one another and how to make great impressions. You'll Learn: Proven ways for making a fantastic first impression What builds and what kills likability the fastest Good and bad questions ...
08.19.2019 479: How to Slash Anxiety and Keep Positivity Flowing with Anne Grady Resilience expert Anne Grady shares how to decrease anxiety and stay in a more positive, productive zone more often. You'll Learn: How the negativity bias hijacks us--and how to fix it Quick ways to put your lizard brain back in ...
08.16.2019 478: The Simple Secret To Better Trust and Culture with Randy Grieser Randy Grieser offers actionable pointers to keep a workplace culture healthy and thriving. You'll Learn: How trust is built in the workplace The 6 key elements of a healthy workplace culture Do's and don’ts for effective conflict management About Randy: ...
08.14.2019 477: Speaking Confidently and Effectively with Diane DiResta 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 ...
08.12.2019 476: How to Create Courageous Change with Ryan Berman Ryan Berman offers his tips and tricks for building your courage muscle to make exciting changes. You'll Learn: The three elements of the courage equation One simple trick to boost your courage How to convince your boss to make a ...
08.09.2019 475: Achieving 50% More with 1% Effort Using the 80/20 Rule with Perry Marshall Perry Marshall explains how the 80/20 rule can help you exponentially leverage your time to achieve massive results. You'll Learn: What the 80/20 rule is—and how it’s misunderstood How you can achieve way more in just 5 minutes Why “procrastination ...
08.07.2019 474: How to turn your boss, colleagues, and customers into Superfans with Pat Flynn Pat Flynn discusses how to turn anyone into your superfan. You'll Learn: How superfans transform your career How to create the moments that win superfans How your ego can kill your blossoming superfandom About Pat: Pat Flynn is a father, ...
08.05.2019 473: How to Increase Your Productivity by Crafting your Time with Mike Vardy Mike Vardy discusses how to fine-tune your routine and make the most of your time through mode-based work. You'll Learn: Why you shouldn't obsess over productivity apps How to craft your time with the 5 categories of mode-based work How ...
08.02.2019 472: What's Next for How to be Awesome at Your Job: Your Survey results Are Shaping Our Future! 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.
07.31.2019 471: How to Acquire New Skills Faster with Scott H. Young 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 ...
07.29.2019 470: How to Give and Receive Useful Feedback Every Month: Insider Tips on Making Performance Reviews Not Suck with Dr. Craig Dowden 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: Why the current performance review practice is broken The key thing NOT to do when giving ...
07.26.2019 469: How to Keep Robots from Stealing Your Job with Alexandra Levit 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 ...
07.24.2019 468: Upgrading Your Confidence and Courage at Work with Bill Treasurer Bill Treasurer shares practical wisdom for conquering fear, taking risks, and finding your courage. You'll Learn: The key first step to finding courage Approaches for taking on more wise risks How to fill up each of the Three Buckets of ...
07.22.2019 467: Finding Internal Clarity and Purpose with Paul Durham Paul Durham shares strategies to develop and execute your personal vision with great clarity. You'll Learn: The wonders of guided journaling How to get your days to lead to your desired future Why you need to involve others to get ...
07.19.2019 466: How to Get Home Earlier by Automating (Some of) Your Work with Wade Foster Wade Foster shares super-simple mindsets, tools and tricks to automate repetitive work tasks and liberate extra time. You'll Learn: Just how much time you can save through automation Where automation works, and where it doesn’t The latest low-cost software tools ...
07.17.2019 465: The Cure for Impostor Syndrome: How to Feel Less Like a Fraud and Appreciate Your Successes with Dr. Valerie Young Valerie Young sheds light on the impostor syndrome and shows the healthy way out. You'll Learn: Just how prevalent impostor syndrome is The 5 impostor syndrome archetypes How to strategically shift your thinking from impostor to non-impostor About Valerie: Dr. ...
07.15.2019 464: How to Prevent Management Messes with FranklinCovey’s Scott Jeffrey Miller Scott Jeffrey Miller talks shares powerful stories and principles for becoming the most effective leader you can be. You'll Learn: Why making time for one-on-ones is truly worth it Three foundational principles for listening well How to flourish as a ...
07.12.2019 463: Insights on Persuasion from the Land of Copywriting with Brian Kurtz Brian Kurtz shares his insider perspectives on persuasion and overdelivering from his legendary career at Boardroom and beyond. You'll Learn: Why knowing your audience is the biggest key to persuasion The 4 pillars of being extraordinary How to overdeliver at ...
07.10.2019 462: Increasing Your Self-Awareness to Improve Your Leadership with Pamela McLean Pamela McLean reveals how your inner landscape helps and hinders your leadership capabilities. You'll Learn: The most common obstacle to developing your leadership potential How to address self-limiting beliefs The most critical internal areas to develop About Pamela: Pamela McLean ...
07.08.2019 461: Tactics for Boosting Productivity and Banishing Distraction with Erik Fisher (Host of the Beyond the To Do List podcast) Erik Fisher shares tips and tricks to optimize your productivity without going crazy. You'll Learn: Tricks to reduce your smartphone dependency The small habits that create big results Why it’s okay to not get things done About Erik: Erik is ...
07.05.2019 460: The Fastest Way to Solve Complex Challenges with David Komlos David Komlos teaches ways to dramatically shorten the process of solving your organization’s most complex challenges. You'll Learn: The 3 types of challenges and how to approach them The 10-step process to tackle challenges faster and more effectively How to ...
07.03.2019 459: How to Make Work More Sustainable Through Reinvention with Diana Wu David Diana Wu David shares how to future-proof your work-life with approaches for reinvention and re-framing. You'll Learn: Approaches for taking agency over your own career How to recognize the “treadmill of self-sacrifice” and get off it The right way to ...
07.01.2019 458: How to End Bad Behavior and Renew Your Team Amidst Change with Steve Ritter Steve Ritter shares the fundamentals that makes teams healthy through their inevitable changes. You'll Learn: Where teams get stuck most often How to grow and deepen over time as a team Why there's hope for disengaged team members About Steve: ...
06.28.2019 457: How to Persuade through Compelling Stories with DonorSee’s Gret Glyer Gret Glyer discusses how you can increase your persuasion power by telling compelling stories. You'll Learn: Why stories succeed where statistics fail What makes a story compelling How storytelling can earn you a promotion About Gret: Gret Glyer has helped ...
06.26.2019 456: Finding Enrichment Through Side Hustles with Nick Loper (Host of The Side Hustle Show) Nick Loper discusses the many benefits to having a side hustle—and how to start yours. You'll Learn: How side hustles can empower you as a professional How to turn your ideas into low-risk side hustles When to turn a side ...
06.24.2019 455: Maintaining Grace Under Pressure for Effective Speaking with Lisa Wentz Lisa Wentz pinpoints the fundamental elements that can make anyone a great speaker. You'll Learn: The ideal mindset for communicating with anyone and in any setting The best way to breathe for vocal power and confidence How to articulate well ...
06.21.2019 454: Embracing Conflict as a Gift with Judy Ringer Judy Ringer explains how the techniques and principles of aikido can turn workplace conflicts into valuable experiences. You'll Learn: How to master yourself during conflicts Three effective mindsets for resolving conflicts How to skillfully inquire, acknowledge, and advocate About Judy: ...
06.19.2019 453: Why Generalists Succeed and How to Learn Like One with David Epstein David Epstein explains why and how generalists tend to achieve more. You'll Learn: How focusing on short-term improvement can undermine long-term development Pro-tips for breaking through your learning plateaus The benefits of becoming a jack-of-all-trades About David: David Epstein is ...
06.17.2019 452: Adopting the Habits of Elite Performers with Nick Hays Former Navy SEAL Nick Hays shares practical advice on how to elevate your performance and push yourself to unlock your maximum potential. You'll Learn: How to conquer large goals by celebrating the tiniest of victories How to find gratitude in ...
06.14.2019 451: Deploying your Mental Energy Brilliantly with Dr. Art Markman (Co-Host of The Two Guys on your Head Podcast) Professor Art Markman shares insights from cognitive science research for us to be smarter every day at work. You'll Learn: The secret to making a great first impression The pros and cons of high energy The role of dissatisfaction in ...
06.12.2019 450: Spy Secrets of Influence from Former CIA Officer Jason Hanson Jason Hanson shares his intelligence operation secrets to “recruiting” people and convincing them to say yes. You'll Learn: The CIA’s SADR cycle and how it applies to the workplace Why research and authenticity are integral to successful influence How to ...
06.10.2019 449: Leaning Out with Marissa Orr Marissa Orr shares fresh, actionable wisdom on the workplace gender gap and reframes how alleged weaknesses can actually be strengths. You'll Learn: The problem with the ‘lean in’ mentality How power and money trigger value judgments when it comes to ...
06.07.2019 448: Rejecting Nine Common Lies About Work and Embracing Human Individuality with Ashley Goodall Ashley Goodall debunks deeply-embedded misconceptions about work and how fostering human individuality provides valuable possible solutions. You'll Learn: How deeply-rooted misconceptions about work lead to inefficiency Why you should focus on being “spikey” rather than well-rounded How systematizing can remove ...
06.05.2019 447: What Innovators Do Differently with Hal Gregersen Hal Gregersen reveals the key skills of disruptive innovators--and how you can get them too. You'll Learn: The core five skills required for innovation The questions disruptive innovators ask How to network for new ideas About Hal: Hal Gregersen is ...
06.03.2019 446: Making Fear Your Friend with Judi Holler Judi Holler makes the case for exercising your bravery muscle and making fear your friend—one challenge at a time. You'll Learn: The small things we do each day that slow our long-term progress Why technology is a great servant but ...
05.31.2019 445: How to Make Your Charts Awesome with Stephanie Evergreen Stephanie Evergreen discusses the importance of effective data visualization and shares tips and tricks for creating charts that best communicate data findings. You'll Learn: How charts can transform culture How to make use of tools you already have to make ...
05.29.2019 444: How to Upgrade your Work Conversations with Stacey Engle Stacey Engle offers pro-tips for engaging in more meaningful conversations at work. You'll Learn: 1. Why pointless conversations are at the root of many business problems 2. How to have more efficient team meetings 3. How to handle strong emotions ...
05.27.2019 Memorial Day 2019 Happy Memorial Day! Here are some of what we've learned about genuine, actual caring and sacrifice from former podcast guests. Items mentioned in the show: Previous episode: 429: A Navy SEAL’s Surprising Key to Building Unstoppable Teams: Caring Previous episode: ...

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