The Archive of Awesome

The Archive of Awesome

The whole back catalog of How to be Awesome at Your Job in one convenient feed. Get more fun, wins, meaning, and money from your job! Try starting with episode 0: START HERE and listener favorite episodes we put at the beginning numbered: A, B, C, D, E, and F. Welcome!

Episodes

January 22, 2020 47 mins

John C. Maxwell shares powerful wisdom on how to develop and transform budding leaders.

 

You’ll Learn:

1) Three simple questions that encourage growth

2) Why training programs don’t work--and what does

3) What the most beloved leaders do differently

 

About John:

John C. Maxwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker who has sold more than 31 million books in fifty languages. He has been identified as the #1...

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Julian Treasure shares tactics and techniques that greatly improve how you communicate.

 

You'll Learn:

1) A crucial question for more powerful listening and speaking

2) The two biggest roadblocks to effective communication

3) How to make your voice more engaging

 

About Julian:

Julian is a sound and communication expert. He travels the world training people to listen better and create healthier sound. He is author of the books How...

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Nicolle Merrill shares practical tips for changing careers--and beating the doubt that comes with it.

 

You'll Learn:

1) Why it’s OK to not have it figured out

2) Powerful, clarifying questions for charting a new career path

3) Smart alternatives to a second degree

 

About Nicolle:

Four-time career-changer Nicolle Merrill excels in professional reinvention. A liberal arts graduate, she has written for Four Seasons and National Geog...

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Ryan Hawk shares how to transition from individual contributor to team leader.

 

You'll Learn:

1) Why top performers often struggle as new managers

2) What most managers fail to prepare for

3) Powerful ways to build your team’s trust

 

About Ryan:

Ryan Hawk is a keynote speaker, author, advisor, and the host of The Learning Leader Show, a podcast with millions of listeners in more than 150 countries. He is the author of Welcome To ...

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Roger Dooley talks about how eliminating friction at work can lead to better productivity.

 

You'll Learn:

1) The cardinal rule of friction

2) How to reduce the friction of meetings

3) How mistrust creates friction

 

About Roger:

Roger Dooley is an author and international keynote speaker. His books include Friction: The Untapped Force That Can Be Your Most Powerful Advantage and Brainfluence: 100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Cons...

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Molly Fletcher explains how to expertly manage your energy to accomplish your best work.

 

You’ll Learn:

1) The key to better energy management

2) Smart ways to beat burn out

3) Why self-care shouldn’t make you feel guilty

 

About Molly:

Molly Fletcher is a trailblazer in every sense of the word—now a CEO, she shares unconventional techniques that made her one of the first female sports agents in the high stakes world of sports.

To...

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Stan Silverman discusses how being different and taking risks pays off for your career.

 

You'll Learn:

1) Why failing is the first step to achieving more at work

2) How to take calculated risks that win at work

3) Why and how to break policy

 

About Stan:

Stan Silverman is the founder and CEO of Silverman Leadership. He is also a speaker, advisor, and the author of Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success. He is a nati...

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Organizing guru Julie Morgenstern discusses how to manage your time for greater productivity.

 

You'll Learn:

1) A foolproof approach to managing your time

2) Two powerful questions to get a grip on your time

3) How to keep your inbox from taking over your day

 

About Julie:

Julie is a New York Times best-selling author, and everyone’s favorite organizing guru. USA Today recently called Julie “The Queen of Putting Life in Order.” S...

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Dr. Daphne Scott debunks harmful myths to explain how to build a healthy relationship with success. 

 

You’ll Learn:

1) How your ambition is sabotaging your career

2) How to end the vicious cycle of stress

3) How to easily fit meditation into your daily routine

 

About Daphne:

 

Dr. Daphne Scott brings two decades of real world coaching and corporate development experience to her work with organizations, teams and individuals. She ...

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Aaron Levy discusses how to encourage your team to give and receive more honest feedback.

 

You'll Learn:

1) The deciding factor of high-performing teams

2) How to make feedback less intimidating

3) Four ground rules that allow teams to thrive

 

About Aaron:

Aaron is the Founder and CEO of Raise The Bar, a firm focused on helping companies address the problem of millennial turnover.

Aaron is an ICF Associate Certified Coach, a Thri...

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Chris Baréz-Brown shares high-impact approaches to boost your energy for more fulfilling workdays.

 

You'll Learn:

1) The surprising root of our energy problem

2) The tiny change that massively boosts productivity

3) A powerful way to lower stress and find clarity

 

About Chris:

Author and global event speaker, Chris has over 25 year’s experience in coaching, and counts multi-nationals such as ITV and Sky amongst the clients he's h...

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Writing Coach Daphne Gray-Grant offers practical tips to accelerate and improve your writing.

 

You'll Learn:

1) The biggest mistake people make when writing

2) Why outlines don’t work—and what does

3) Top do’s and don’ts for engaging writing

 

About Daphne:

Daphne Gray-Grant grew up in newspapers: her parents owned a struggling weekly where she worked from the age of 16. Eventually, she left the family business to become a senior ...

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Christine Clapp shares best practices for preparing and delivering engaging presentations.

 

You'll Learn:

1) The most common mistake in presentation preparation

2) The five S’s of confident speakers

3) How to eliminate filler words

 

About Christine:

Christine Clapp is the author of Presenting at Work: A Guide to Public Speaking in Professional Contexts and the president of Spoken with Authority, a Washington, D.C.-based presentat...

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John DiJulius shares his expert tips for quickly building lasting emotional ties.

 

You'll Learn:

1) Four touchpoints that effectively build rapport

2) The subtle ways you’re killing the conversation

3) How to go from indifferent to curious

 

About John:

John is the authority on World-Class customer experience. He is an international consultant, keynote speaker, and best-selling author of five customer service books. His newest boo...

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Dr. Kyra Bobinet explains how to close the gap between intention and behavior to form better, lasting habits. 

 

You’ll Learn:

1) Powerful behaviors that build life-changing habits

2) Just how long it takes to form a habit

3) Quick ways to ease stress and anxiety at work

 

About Kyra:

When it comes to health engagement, Dr. Bobinet has 5 words of advice: be caring, authentic, and useful. As the CEO-founder of engagedIN, Kyra devote...

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You'll Learn:

1) Top 3 tactics for noise survival

2) The problem with multitasking and what to do instead

3) How to train yourself to say no

 

About Joe:

Joe McCormack founded and serves as managing director and president of The Sheffield Company, an award-winning boutique agency.

A passionate leader, he started The BRIEF Lab, a subsidiary of Sheffield, in 2013 after years dedicated to developing and delivering a unique curriculum ...

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Dr. Roger Firestien shares his simple method for generating more original ideas.

 

You'll Learn:

1) The four guidelines for generating ideas

2) Why silly warm ups seriously help brainstorming

3) The magic number for creative ideas

 

About Roger:

Dr. Roger Firestien has taught more people to lead the creative process than anyone else in the world.

By applying Roger’s work in creativity:

  • Clorox solved a 77-year-old problem in 15...
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Charlie Gilkey discusses how to deal with the obstacles that derail your important projects

 

You'll Learn:

1) The magic number for projects

2) Signs that a project truly matters to you

3) When and how to say no to your family, friends, and bosses

 

About Charlie:

Charlie Gilkey is an author, entrepreneur, philosopher, Army veteran, and renowned productivity expert. Founder of Productive Flourishing, Gilkey helps professional creat...

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You'll Learn:

1) The surprising cost of avoiding conflict

2) Eight crucial steps for productive disagreement

3) What to do when you disagree with your boss

 

About Buster:

Buster Benson is an entrepreneur and a former product leader at Amazon, Twitter, Slack, and Patreon. He's now editor of and writer for the Better Humans publication on Medium, creator of 750Words.com which brings private journaling to a safe place on the web, and...

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Dr. Gleb Tsipursky explains why we often make disastrous decisions—and how to make smarter ones.

 

You'll Learn:

1) The biggest decision-making mistake people make

2) Three handy debiasing techniques

3) Five questions to guide everyday decisions

 

About Gleb

Known as the Disaster Avoidance Expert, Dr. Gleb Tsipursky protects leaders from disasters by developing the most effective decision-making strategies via his consulting, coach...

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