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!
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7th Year - 745: How to Handle Bad Bosses and Toxic Coworkers with Tessa West
Aug 17, 202648 min
Tessa West addresses the seven common types of jerks at work–and how to deal with them effectively. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) How to tell if someone is being an intentional jerk at work 2) How to identify your particular type of work jerk 3) How to tell if you’re the jerk at work Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep745 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT TESSA — Tessa West is an Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University, where she is a leading expert on interpersonal interaction and communication. She has published over 60 articles in the field of psychology's most prestigious journals, and has received multiple grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. She writes regularly about her research in the Wall Street Journal . • Book: Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to do About Them • Quiz: “Am I a Jerk at Work?” • Website: TessaWestAuthor.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky — THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Shopify. Start your free trial at Shopify.com/awesomepod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
1174: How to Reshape Your Beliefs and Break Free From Your Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick
Aug 13, 202653 min
Owen Fitzpatrick talks about how your inner propaganda shapes your beliefs, decisions, and behavior–and how you can stop it from sabotaging your success. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) Why to be wary of the “temptations of certainty” 2) The three reasons people form/change their beliefs 3) The four steps to rewiring your beliefs Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1174 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT OWEN — Owen Fitzpatrick is a social psychologist. Owen has traveled to more than 100 countries and studied propaganda firsthand in places such as North Korea, Rwanda, and Afghanistan. Also an award-winning filmmaker and former television presenter, he brings the craft of storytelling to his work. He has worked with leaders at Google, LinkedIn, Pfizer, and Coca-Cola, studied at Harvard Business School and MIT, and is the author of nine books translated into 20+ languages. His TEDx talk “Mind Control” has reached more than 1.4 million viewers. Originally from Dublin, Ireland, he now lives in New York City. • Book: Inner Propaganda: Leading Hearts and Minds Through Turbulent Times • Book site: InnerPropaganda.com • Instagram: owenf23 • LinkedIn: Owen Fitzpatrick • Website: OwenFitzpatrick.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Study: “The rise and fall of rationality in language” by Marten Scheffer, Ingrid van de Leemput, Els Weinans, and Johan Bollen • Study: “On the conversational persuasiveness of GPT-4” by Francesco Salvi, Manoel Horta Ribeiro, Riccardo Gallotti, and Robert West • Book: Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts by Annie Duke • Book: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition by Robert Cialdini • Book: Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant • Book: Address Unknown: A Novel by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor • Documentary: "Behind the Curve" • Past episode: 664: Dr. Robert Cialdini on How to Persuade with the 7 Universal Principles of Influence — THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Shopify . Sign up for your free trial at Shopify.com/awesomepod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
6th Year - 693: Building Better Relationships through Validation with Michael Sorensen
Aug 6, 202645 min
Michael Sorensen demonstrates the simple superpower that vastly improves our relationships: validation. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) How to improve conversations with the four-step validation method 2) How we unintentionally invalidate others 3) How to move past the discomfort of emotional conversations Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep693 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT MICHAEL — Michael Sorensen is a marketing executive by day and a bestselling author, speaker, and relationship coach by night. His book, I Hear You , has helped hundreds of thousands of people across the world become masters of connection in business, love, and life. Michael has been invited to speak at some of the world’s largest organizations, had his work translated into over a dozen languages, and has even conducted training for the United States Navy. • Book: I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships • Website: MichaelSSorensen.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Software: TextExpander • App: Copy’Em • Book: Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss • Book: The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy • Book: The Slight Edge (Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness) by Jeff Olson • Past episode: 311: Communication Secrets from FBI Kidnapping Negotiator Chris Voss — THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Shopify . Sign up for your free trial at Shopify.com/awesomepod • Monarch . Get 50% off your first year with code AWESOME at Monarch.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
1172: How to Train Your Brain for More Peaceful Conflict Resolutions with Jeremy Pollack
Aug 3, 202644 min
Jeremy Pollack explains the critical role our nervous system plays in conflict resolution. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The neurobiological underpinnings of conflict 2) The 60-second hack to regain your composure 3) How to deal with a conflict that’s going nowhere Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1172 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT JEREMY — Jeremy Pollack, Ph.D. is a social-organizational psychologist and a leader in the field of workplace conflict resolution and peacebuilding. He is the Founder of Pollack Peacebuilding Systems , an international conflict resolution consulting firm. He is also co-founder and chairman of the Peaceful Leadership Institute , a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to promoting the model and theory of Peaceful Leadership. Jeremy is a coach, trainer, mediator, and author. He coaches and trains executives and employees at a variety of levels and industries, from Fortune 100 companies to major non-profits. • Book: Wired for Peace: Using 7 Neuroscience-Based Principles to Resolve Conflicts • Website: PollackPeaceBuilding.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Term: Terror management theory • Book: Little Book of Conflict Transformation: Clear Articulation Of The Guiding Principles By A Pioneer In The Field (Justice and Peacebuilding) by John Lederach — THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Shopify . Sign up for your free trial at Shopify.com/awesomepod • Monarch . Get 50% off your first year with code AWESOME at Monarch.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
1171: How to Get Better Results through Better Questions with Dr. Marilee Adams
Jul 30, 202643 min
Dr. Marilee Adams shows you how to ask the questions that drive improvement and innovation. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) How your inner questions shape your decisions and behavior 2) Why brainstorming often falls short–and what to do instead 3) The hidden assumptions that limit your thinking and creativity Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1171 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT MARILEE — Marilee Adams, PhD, award-winning author, is a pioneer in inquiry-based coaching, leadership, and organizational culture. The originator of the Question Thinking methodologies, she is CEO and founder of the Inquiry Institute and a consultant for organizations large and small. Dr. Adams is an affiliate instructor for Weatherhead’s Executive Education Program at Case Western Reserve University and for ten years was an adjunct professor in the Key Executive Leadership Program at American University. • Book: Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, Fifth Edition: 14 Powerful Tools for Leadership, Coaching, and Results • Book: The Art of the Question: A Guide to Short-Term Question-Centered Therapy (Wiley Series in Couples and Family Dynamics and Treatment) • Email: marilee.adams@inquiryinstitute.com • Website: InquiryInstitute.com • Tool: Choice map — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth by The Moth, Meg Bowles, Catherine Burns, Jenifer Hixson, Sarah Austin Jenness, Kate Tellers, Chenjerai Kumanyika, Padma Lakshmi • Book: The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better by Will Storr — THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Shopify . Sign up for your free trial at Shopify.com/awesomepod • Monarch . Get 50% off your first year with code AWESOME at Monarch.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
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