How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Entrepreneur Nick Campbell explores how you can turn your interests into a career–and then make the most of those opportunities.

You’ll Learn:

1. A process to find the connection between what you love and what pays
2. How to sidestep all the requirements that job boards claim you need
3. Why it’s ideal to be the the worst in the room

About Nick

Nick grew up in Detroit, the oldest son of a fireman and a rollerskating teacher. He lived a curious life trying to figure out how things worked. He’s been lucky always have jobs doing things he loved including selling magic tricks, performing yo-yo tricks, DJing parties, Photography, Motion Graphics, 3D Animation, Software Development, Design, Blogger, and Educator. Today, Nick makes software and training to help make the world easier and more fun. He works and lives in the Midwest where he goes on road trips, drinks craft beer, plays pinball, and listens to a lot of podcasts.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Sponsor: TextExpander
• Nick;s business: Greyscalegorilla
• Book: Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt
• Book: It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be by Paul Arden
• Book: The Art of Self-Directed Learning by Blake Boles
• Software: Unbounce Landing Pages
• Software: After Effects
• Software: Appear
• Software: Slack

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep167

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Worldwide storytelling authority Bernadette Jiwa shares how to tap into hunches to uncover your next great idea.

You’ll Learn:

1. How to begin trusting your gut
2. The three qualities that cultivate good ideas
3. The skill of selling your ideas through storytelling

About Bernadette

Bernadette Jiwa hails from Ireland, presently lives in Australia, and is a global authority on the role of story in business, innovation and marketing. She is also an advisor to business leaders and entrepreneurs, a regular keynote speaker, and the author of five #1 Amazon Bestsellers. Her website, thestoryoftelling.com, regularly tops blog awards in Australia. Her latest book, Hunch, released last week.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Bernadette’s website: TheStoryOfTelling.com
• Bernadette’s book: Hunch: Turn Your Everyday Insights into the Next Big Thing
• Author: Seth Godin
• Book: Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep166

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Reos Partners cofounder Adam Kahane shares his expertise in dealing with conflicts and effectively collaborating with the enemy.

You’ll Learn:

1. Why conventional collaboration does not work anymore
2. The three stretches required from collaboration
3. What to do when you can’t collaborate

About Adam

Adam Kahane is a Director of Reos Partners, an international social enterprise that helps people move forward together on their most important and intractable issues. Adam is the author of four books on solving tough problems. His latest is Collaborating with the Enemy: How to Work with People You Don’t Agree With or Like or Trust.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Sponsor: TextExpander
• Adam’s book: Collaborating with the Enemy: How to Work with People You Don’t Agree with or Like or Trust
• Book: The Age of Heretics: A History of the Radical Thinkers Who Reinvented Corporate Management by Art Kleiner and Steven Wheeler
• Adam’s website: AdamKahane.com

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep165

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Professor Ellen Ensher shares her expertise in instigating and developing mentor and protégé relationships.

You’ll Learn:

1. How Ellen applied mentorship wisdom to double her income in one day
2. The real meaning of mentorship
3. The two valuable things every protege can provide even the most senior mentor

About Ellen

Ellen A. Ensher, Ph.D is a Professor of Management at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles, California and in 2017 received the LMU award for Distinguished Teaching. Ellen is the co-author of Power Mentoring: How Mentors and Protégés Get the Most out of Their Relationships. Dr. Ensher has published over 50 articles/book chapters and consulted to a number of of organizations both domestically and abroad such as Kraft Foods, Legg Mason, Notre Dame University, the Sisters of the Holy Cross, and United States Navy. Recently awarded the Fulbright Specialist award, Ellen will be conducting research in Finland in 2017. Ellen is a LinkedIn Learning Author of two courses on mentoring. Please visitwww.ellenensher.com for mentoring resources and to subscribe to her blog: Discussions on Media, Management, and Mentoring at www.ellenensher.com/blog. You can also follow her on Twitter @ProfEllen. 

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Sponsor: TextExpander
• Ellen’s website: EllenEnsher.com
• Book: Pre-suasion by Robert Cialdini
• Book: The Circle by Dave Eggers
• Company: Center for Creative Leadership
• Website: Lynda.com

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep163

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Prolific trainer Chris Croft helps to figure out what you should do really well and what you should do well enough to get the most out of your work and life.

You’ll Learn:

1. How to identify squeezable tasks
2. A 4-step process to saying no and negotiating
3. Optimal systems for organizing the stuff of work and life

About Chris

Chris Croft has an Engineering Degree from Cambridge and an MBA, worked as a senior manager in manufacturing for 10 years and then as a university lecturer for five years before starting his own training company in 1995. Since then he has trained over 80,000 people, and his free email tips are sent to 20,000 people (www.free-management-tips.co.uk). Chris runs training courses in Project Management, Time Management and similar subjects almost every day, mostly in the UK, and has also produced a range of books which are available on amazon kindle, a project management rap which can be found on youtube, and phone apps called JobsToDo, Management Cards, and “Daily Happiness Tips”. He is featured onwww.lynda.com and https://www.linkedin.com/learning where he presents courses on project management, assertiveness, negotiation, problem solving, and happiness. His Lynda.com Project Management course has had over a million views. 

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Website: chriscroft.co.uk
• Website: Lynda.com
• Website: Chris’s Free Email Tips
• Book: The Big Book of Happiness by Chris Croft
• YouTube: chriscroft87
• Book: Feel the Fear… and Do it Anyway by Susan Jeffers
• Book: The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep162

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Paul Szyarto talks about his templates for overhauling businesses, the root of common business problems, and how to identify improvement opportunities.

You’ll Learn:

1. How to assess root problems quickly
2. Why identifying current facts is more accurate than relying on history
3. The underlying source of tremendous confidence

About Paul

Paul Szyarto is a renowned business transformation expert. He is currently the CEO of Campana & Schott Inc., controlling all operations throughout the United States. He holds numerous degrees and certifications, including an MBA from Oxford. He is also a Lecturer at Rutgers University Continuing Education and The Wharton School, a member of the Advisory Board for Argus-Soft and DELCON Construction, and a practicing martial artist. He also teaches Krav Maga and tactical training as “The Combat CEO” at his VMMA franchise locations.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Website: PaulSzyarto.com
• Website: DelconConstruction.com

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep160

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michael Papanek talks collective resilience, group breakthroughs, and the action learning model.

You’ll Learn:

1. The keys to building resilient work relationships
2. How to use the Heat Curve to achieve collective resilience and innovative breakthroughs
3. Ignored, overlooked, and CRITICAL ground rules for meetings

About Michael

Michael Papanek specializes in leadership consultancy and providing strategies, tools and skills to enact change. He is the Principal Consultant and Founder of Michael Papanek Consulting, and has advised leaders from top companies including Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Prior to that, he worked in Interaction Associates as a General Manager and was a systems engineer at Electronic Data Systems.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Book: From Breakdown to Breakthrough by Michael Papanek
• Book: The Truth Option by Will Schutz
• Tool: RAPID, Bain’s tool to clarify decision accountability
• Website: MichaelPapanek.com

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep158

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michael Papanek talks collective resilience, group breakthroughs, and the action learning model.

You’ll Learn:

1. The keys to building resilient work relationships
2. How to use the Heat Curve to achieve collective resilience and innovative breakthroughs
3. Ignored, overlooked, and CRITICAL ground rules for meetings

About Michael

Michael Papanek specializes in leadership consultancy and providing strategies, tools and skills to enact change. He is the Principal Consultant and Founder of Michael Papanek Consulting, and has advised leaders from top companies including Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Prior to that, he worked in Interaction Associates as a General Manager and was a systems engineer at Electronic Data Systems.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Book: From Breakdown to Breakthrough by Michael Papanek
• Book: The Truth Option by Will Schutz
• Tool: RAPID, Bain’s tool to clarify decision accountability
• Website: MichaelPapanek.com

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep158

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Linda Swindling shares how to boldly ask for—and receive—more.

You’ll Learn:

1. The right way to think about asking for more
2. The drivers of asking discomfort—and practice approaches for overcoming them
3. The main factors that drive whether  a “yes” or “no”

About Linda

From the courtroom to the boardroom, Linda knows firsthand about influencing decision makers and asking outrageously. She practiced law for 10 years and is now a “recovering” attorney, popular speaker, executive coach and strategic consultant. She recently presented at TEDxSMU on the topic, “Why the World Needs You to Ask Outrageously,” and her newest book, Ask Outrageously! The Secret to Getting What You Really Want, will be released by Berrett-Koehler in June 2017.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Sponsor: TextExpander
• Book: Ask Outrageously! by Linda Swindling
• Website: High Performance Handbook
• Website: StopComplainers.com
• Book: Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher and William Ury
• Software: Constant Contact
• Website: LindaSwindling.com
• Podcast Episode: 16: Going for No with Andrea Waltz

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep157

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Journalist Cheryl Strauss Einhorn shares a robust approach to complex decision-making via AREA perspective-taking method.

You’ll Learn:

1. How to make complex decisions with the AREA Method
2. Why you should document your decision problems
3. How to slow down to speed up your decision-making

About Cheryl

Cheryl Einhorn is the creator of the AREA Method, a decision making system for individuals and companies to solve complex problems. Cheryl is the founder of CSE Consulting and the author of the book Problem Solved, a Powerful System for Making Complex Decisions with Confidence & Conviction. Cheryl teaches as an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School and has won several journalism awards for her investigative stories about international political, business and economic topics.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Blog: How High School Seniors Can Make Their Big College Decision Better by Cheryl Strauss Einhorn
• Book: Problem Solved: A Powerful System for Making Complex Decisions with Confidence and Conviction by Cheryl Strauss Einhorn
• Website: AREA Method
• Term: Planning fallacy

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep156

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim Tamm shares how managing defensiveness ensures collaborations remain cool and effective.

You’ll Learn:

1. Why managing your defensiveness is a hidden key to effective collaborations
2. The 3 biggest drivers of defensiveness
3. How to stay curious – instead of furious

About Jim

For 25 years Jim was a judge dealing with collective bargaining disputes. He has mediated more school district labor strikes than any other person in the United States. Now he teaches collaboration skills in the Talent Development Program at Harvard, the International Management Program at the Stockholm School of Economics and the Leadership Academy of the University of California. His book Radical Collaboration has been on Amazon’s top seller lists for collaboration, negotiations, and organizational psychology books for 11 years.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Sponsor: TextExpander
• Website: RadicalCollaboration.com
• Book: Radical Collaboration by Jim Tamm
• Book: Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Bruce Patton, Roger Fisher and William Ury
• Book: Corporate Culture and Performance by John Kotter and James Heskett
• TEDxSantaCruz Talk: Cultivating Collaboration: Don’t Be So Defensive! 
• Podcast episode:  073: Leading Change with Dr. John Kotter

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep155

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tristan White shares his experiences in building an award-winning work environment from top to bottom.

You’ll Learn:

1. Why Tristan quit his dream of working with elite athletes
2. The one key question you need to ask before committing to anything
3. The power of noticing alone

About Tristan

Tristan White is the CEO and Founder of The Physio Co., providing over 200,000 physiotherapy consultations for seniors every year. For eight consecutive years, The Physio Co. has ranked as one of Australia’s 50 Best Places to work, and was named the winner of BRW’s Best Place to Work in Australia in 2014. Tristan also runs a blog, and regularly speaks at conferences and company meetings.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Website: TristanWhite.com.au
• Book: Culture is Everything: The Story, Secrets & Systems of a Startup that became Australia’s Best Place to Work by Tristan White
• Book: Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment by Tal Ben-Shahar
• Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep154

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brothers / coaches / adventurers Guy and Ilan Ferdman tackle personal development and living the life you love.

You’ll Learn:

1. How perception creates meaning and motivation
2. The 22 minutes that can change your life
3. Questions that boost your confidence

About Guy & Ilan

Guy and Ilan Ferdman are brothers and co-founders of SatoriPrime, a personal development company on a mission to help people reach a 10 out of 10 in every area of their lives. Previously, they were head coaches with Landmark Education and executives in finance and real estate.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Website: SatoriPrime
• Podcast: Have It All
• Program: Landmark Forum
• Book: The Culture Code by Clotaire Rapaille
• Book: The Surrender Experiment by Michael Singer
• Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer
• Book: Mastery by Robert Greene
• Book: Mindset by Carol Dweck

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep153

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Veteran culture consultant S. Chris Edmonds shares his philosophy and processes associated with intentionally creating an uplifting culture.

You’ll Learn:

1. The oft-forgotten half of the manager’s job
2. How to identify the top citizens in your team
3. Quick tips for identifying and listing values within your team

About Chris

Chris Edmonds is a sought-after speaker, author, and executive consultant who is the founder and CEO of The Purposeful Culture Group. After a 15-year executive career leading high performing teams, Chris began his consulting company in 1990. He has also served as a senior consultant with The Ken Blanchard Companies since 1995. Chris is one of Inc. Magazine’s 100 Great Leadership Speakers and was a featured presenter at SXSW 2015.

Chris is the author of the Amazon best seller The Culture Engine, the best seller Leading At A Higher Level with Ken Blanchard, and five other books. Chris’ blog, podcasts, research, and videos can be found at Driving Results Through Culture. Thousands of followers enjoy his daily quotes on organizational culture, servant leadership, and workplace inspiration on Twitter at @scedmonds. Visit his website at www.drivingresultsthroughculture.com. 

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Website: Driving Results Through Culture
• Book: The Culture Engine by S. Chris Edmonds
• Book: The One-Minute Manager Meets the Money by Ken Blanchard
• App: Nozbe
• Study: 2017 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends
• Survey: Gallup’s Q12
• Survey: TINYpulse 2014 Employee Engagement Organizational Culture Report

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep149

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sleep doctor W. Chris Winter shares the effects of sleep and best practices for getting a better sleep, synthesized from years of working with elite athletes.

You’ll Learn:

1. Insight on what it takes to achieve better sleep
2. Handy tools to enhance sleep
3. How Chris helps professional athletes sleep best

About Chris

Dr. W. Chris Winter has spent over half of his life involved in the study of sleep and the treatment of sleep disorders. As a board certified neurologist and double board certified sleep specialist, Dr. Winter brings a tremendous amount of scientific knowledge to his book, The Sleep Solution, and state-of-the-art sleep clinic in Charlottesville, VA. He’s served many professional sports teams, including the San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Capitals, and New York Rangers.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Book: The Sleep Solution by W. Chris Winter
• App: F.lux
• Book: House of God by Samuel Shem
• Book: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
• Device: MUSE
• Device: NapAnywhere
• Device: Re-Timer
• Organization: American Academy of Pediatrics
• Organization: American Sleep Association
• Organization: National Sleep Foundation
• Product: Chilly Pads
• Product: DEEPSPORT
• Product: Uvex Skyper
• Study: Jet Lag Diet

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep148

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

High-stakes headhunter Scott Love talks about employee loyalty, human needs, and what motivates people in the workplace.

You’ll Learn:

1. Why people stay or leave their jobs
2. The major forces of employee motivation
3. How to become follow-able

About Scott

Scott Love is President of the Attorney Search Group, a professional speaker on employee loyalty, a high-stakes headhunter, and an author of three books. He was also a Naval Officer for four years, and moonlights as a stand-up comedian.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Website: ScottLove.com
• Book: Why They Follow: How to Lead with Positive Influence by Scott Love
• Book: Smart Calling by Art Sobczak
• Book: The One Thing by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan
• Prior episode: 080: Finding and Doing the One Thing with Jay Papasan
• Study: Abraham Maslow’s Hierarcy of Needs
• Study: Principles of Influence
• Study: W. Edwards Deming’s 14 Points for Total Quality Management

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep147

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Professor Jeff DeGraff shows how to stir up some constructive conflict to encourage innovative thinking in the workplace.

You’ll Learn:

1. The extraordinary value of arguing
2. Who are the four types of people at the workplace and what creative tensions emerge among them
3. Effective ways to create constructive conflict at work

About Jeff

Jeff DeGraff is called the Dean of Innovation because of his influence on the field. Dr. DeGraff is a professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. He has advised hundreds of the world’s most prominent firms. He has founded a leading innovation institute, Innovatrium, with labs in Ann Arbor and Atlanta. Jeff’s thoughts on innovation are covered by Fortune, Wired and the Harvard Business Review to name a few. Jeff writes a column for Inc. magazine and has a regular segment on public radio called The Next Idea. He is the author of several books.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Jeff’s Website and MOOC: JeffDeGraff.com
• Book: The Innovation Code: The Creative Power of Constructive Conflict by Jeff DeGraff
• Book: Art and Visual Perception by Rudolf Arnheim
• Book: The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life that Matters by Emily Esfahani Smith
• Company: The Innovatrium

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep145

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Communications professor Dr. Janie Fritz gives some pro-tips to reinforce positive behavior in the workplace and minimize the power of the negative.

You’ll Learn:

1. How negative behavior takes a toll on the workplace
2. Practical ways to build better colleague relationships
3. Tactics for dealing with bully bosses

About Janie

Dr. Janie Marie Harden Fritz is a professor of Communication & Rhetorical Studies at Duquesne University. She studies communication in the workplace, exploring how professional civility and incivility affect productivity and relationships at work. She is the author of Professional Civility: Communicative Virtue at Work (Peter Lang, 2013) and coauthor or coeditor of several others. Her most recent work focuses on the intersection of professional civility and leadership practices.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Book: Choosing Civility by P.M. Forni
• Author: George MacDonald
• Research: Work as a Source of Positive Emotional Experiences and the Discourses Informing Positive Assessment by Pamela Lutgen-Sandvik, Sarah Riforgiate & Courtney Fletcher
• Research: Optimism or Hope? The Ethic of Abundance and the Ethic of Limits by Christopher Lasch

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep143

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Author and speaker Bob Burg discusses the benefits and practical approaches to being a “go giver.”

You’ll Learn:

1. How to be a giver without being a doormat
2. Bob’s 5 Laws of Stratospheric Success
3. How to find and cultivate outstanding mentor relationships

About Bob

Bob Burg is a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences sharing the platform with everyone from today’s business leaders and broadcast personalities to even a former U.S. President.

Bob is the author of a number of books on sales, marketing and influence, with total book sales of well over a million copies. His book, The Go-Giver, coauthored with John David Mann has sold over half a million copies and it has been translated into 21 languages.

Bob is an advocate, supporter and defender of the Free Enterprise system, believing that the amount of money one makes is directly proportional to how many people they serve.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Book: The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann
• Book: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson
• Book: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini
• Book: Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade by Robert Cialdini
• Book: Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive by Harvey Mackay
• Book: The Secret of Selling Anything by Harry Browne
• Software: Infusionsoft

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep141

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Entertainment executive Gabriella Mirabelli shares her insights and experiences with hiring, teaching, and studying young millennials in today’s workforce.

You’ll Learn:

1. Critical distinctions for workplace motivation
2. Behavioral insights from surveying 2,500 millennials
3. What you can learn from 18 to 24-year-olds

About Gabriella

Gabriella Mirabelli is the executive director and co-owner of Anatomy Media, an entertainment marketing and promotion agency founded in 2000. They’ve worked with Discovery, FX, National Geographic, NBC and USA Network to create trailers, TV spots and marketing films. She also has a podcast, Up Next, where she talks about the next innovations in media.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• BIRTHDAY SURVEY!
• Company: Anatomy Media
• Report: Millennials at the Gate
• Podcast: Up Next
• Book: Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much by Sendhil Mullainathan
• Book: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep140

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Innovation consultant Roopa Unnikrishnan highlights why and how to use the same principles companies use to innovate…to jolt your career.

You’ll Learn:

1. Principles for catapulting your career
2. Productive stalking to follow innovations and trends
3. How to manufacture your own serendipity

About Roopa

Roopa Unnikrishnan has almost two decades of experience in roles where she has seeded and driven change and innovation in several Fortune 500 companies. Roopa works with Consumer Goods, Education and Technology clients, helping them establish and improve key processes around strategic planning, innovation space identification and idea development. A master coach, she works with senior executives to drive personal and career change. Roopa was previously at Pfizer as VP, Corporate Strategy and Global Head of Pfizer’s worldwide talent and organizational team for Sales (2007-2012), at BlackRock as HR lead for sales and Citicards as Strategy Director.

A Rhodes scholar with an MPhil and an M.B.A. from the University of Oxford, is also a published poet and a world-class athlete in sports riflery. She is currently President of TiE’s NY chapter, a group focused on fostering entrepreneurship, and was previously Board Chair of Sakhi which works to end domestic violence.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Website: The Career Catapult – use code “mycatapult” for the goodies.
• Book: The Career Catapult by Roopa Unnikrishnan
• Book: The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham
• Book: We Are Anonymous by Parmy Olson
• Study: The Hawthorne Study

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep138

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Professional sports coach Tom Hanson lets us in on the secrets of top-performing athletes that can also help us reach optimal performance at work.

You’ll Learn:

1. How to work out the “yips” in corporate performance like a pro athlete
2. An easy ABC framework for overcoming anxiety
3. Why promises are so often broken… and how to do it better

About Tom

Tom Hanson, Ph.D. CEO of Heads-Up Performance, Inc., Tom is a certified professional coach with 17 years experience coaching, speaking and training. He’s worked with the Rangers, Yankees, and numerous other professional teams. He has a doctorate in sport psychology from the University of Virginia and uses his expertise in human performance to evoke excellence in professional athletes, CEOs and other corporate performers. Formerly a tenured professor at Skidmore College (NY), Hanson co-authored the book “Heads-up Baseball: Playing the Game One Pitch at a Time,” “Who Will do What By When” and more.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Website: Heads-Up Performance
• Website: Yips Be Gone
• Book: Heads-Up Baseball 2.0 by Tom Hanson
• Book: Who Will Do What By When? by Tom Hanson
• Book: Play Big: Mental Toughness Secrets That Take Baseball Players to the Next Level by Tom Hanson
• App: Screencast-O-Matic

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep137

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Backstories Studio Principal Ted Frank shows how to apply Hollywood tools to create and give great presentations.

You’ll Learn:

1. The fundamental key to captivating people
2. Best practices to help your audience remember the crucial points
3. Keys to keeping it simple and real in your presentation

About Ted

Ted Frank is the principal and story strategist for Backstories Studio, with clients like Netflix, ESPN, and Twitter. He is the author of Get to the Heart, a book on how to apply movie style storytelling to presentations.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Book: Get to the Heart by Ted Frank
• Book: Trust Factor: The Science of Creating High Performance Companies by Paul Zak
• Company: Backstories Studio
• TED Talk: Paul Zak on trust (and Paul Zak on our show!)

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep136

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Law Partner Andrew Sherman talks about the crisis of disengagement at work, along with approaches to beat apathy and disconnection in the workplace.

You’ll Learn:

1. How to use Gallup’s numbers to improve engagement in the workplace
2. Andrew’s three Cs for teambuilding
3. Insights from the “How was your day?” test

About Andrew

Andrew Sherman is a partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP, an adjunct professor at both the University of Maryland and Georgetown University, and a prolific author with nearly 30 books to his name. He has also served as an advisor to Fortune 500 companies, and has been featured on CNN, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and many others.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Book: Essays on Governance by Andrew Sherman
• Book: Harvesting Intangible Assets by Andrew Sherman
• Book: The Crisis of Disengagement: How Apathy, Complacency, And Selfishness Are Destroying Today’s Workplace by Andrew Sherman
• Book: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
• Study: Gallup’s State of the American Workplace
• Study: Peter Drucker on Management
• Study: University of Maryland on Mattering

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep135

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Machines are quickly taking over many of our everyday tasks, but Bhoopathi Rapolu shares how to survive and why you might still find your dream job.

You’ll Learn:

1. The implications of improving artificial intelligence on your current job
2. A rule of thumb to know if you can be replaced by a machine – and how to deal
3. A killer way to make a great interview impression

About Bhoopathi

Bhoopathi is an international speaker, blogger and bestselling author of The Race for Work. He helps working professionals find their career fulfilment by exploiting the fast growing disruptive technologies. Visit www.bhoopathi.com for more details and additional resources.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Website: Bhoopathi.com
• Book: The Race for Work by Bhoopathi Rapolu
• App: Evernote
• Book: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep134

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lee Caraher returns to talk about why it’s unrealistic to expect employees to stay for long stretches and the mutual benefits by “boomeranging.”

You’ll Learn:

1. A fresh definition of lifelong loyalty for the changing times
2. How to make a graceful exit for both employees and employers
3. How to tell if you’re boomerang ready

About Lee

Lee is the founder and CEO of a highly sought after communications firm known for producing great results with its innovative approach to traditional, digital and experiential programs. She has a long history of leading high-performing, multi-generational teams that enjoy working together. Lee is a champion for creating a positive workplace culture that fully supports its talent, even when they choose to move on. She takes the long view to support employees building their own personal brands that balance loyalties to themselves and their employers. Lee believes that companies able to inspire lifetime loyalty from employees — currently or formerly employed — are the companies that are best suited to thrive. She has long recognized that people will leave employers and understands the real problems this causes for companies.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Website: leecaraher.com
• Lee’s Company: doubleforte
• Book: The Boomerang Principle: Inspire Lifelong Loyalty From Your Employees by Lee Caraher
• Book: Millennials & Management by Lee Caraher
• Book: Breaking Through Bias by Andrea Kramer
• App: Focus at Will

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep133

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Shannon Clark shares the story of her rise to exceptional expertise in human factor studies, sharing lessons learned for improving product and career concepts along the way.

You’ll Learn:

1. How to become invaluable in what you love to do
2. Ninja tactics for improving the validity of your ideas – and career path
3. How stress prevents you from getting to the next level

About Shannon

Shannon Clark is the CEO of UserWise Consulting, working to promote self-sufficient usability engineering programs in companies and the development of safe, usable, and effective medical devices. Prior to starting her own company, she worked as a human factors engineer at Intuitive Surgical and Abbott Medical Optics.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Website: UserWise
• App: Lucidchart
• Book: The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
• Surgical robots!: Intuitive Surgical
• Process: Task Analysis
• Service: My Hours
• Technique: Think Aloud Technique

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep132

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Ray Hull discusses how you can develop your skills in public speaking to make more memorable presentations – and we go “meta” comparing speaking rates – Ray/Pete/Walter Cronkite/TED Talkers/YOU – how do we stack up?

You’ll Learn:

1. How to overcome public speaking jitters
2. Approaches to starting and ending a speech strong
3. Perspectives on the optimal rate of speech

About Ray

Ray H. Hull, PhD is Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders/Neuroscience, College of Health Professions at Wichita State University. He is CEO/President of Communication Solutions, Inc. He has authored 14 books on the art of communication and disorders of communication, over 600 presentations on communication-the art of at conferences in the U.S., Europe, Canada and South America, and over 70 professional articles, with numerous national awards for his professional service including the Public Health Service Award for service on behalf of persons with communicative disorders, Fellowship of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Distinguished Scholar at both the University of Colorado and Wichita State University, Who’s Who Among America’s Educators, The Red River Award, Winnipeg, Man., and many others.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Book: The Art of Learning and Self-Development by Ray Hull and Jim Stovall
• Book: The Art of Presentation by Ray Hull and Jim Stovall
• Research: TED talkers rate of speech
• Ep. 24: Anshul Bhagi on Ummo, the speech coaching app
• App: Ummo

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep131

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mark Babbitt serves up a double portion of insight on the topics of working with interns and working your personal brand.

You’ll Learn:

1. How internships can be more mutually beneficial than you think
2. A step by step guide to building high-quality internships
3. Two simple questions for accelerating your career

About Mark

Mark Babbitt is a career and leadership mentor, and the CEO and founder of YouTern, a community for young talents looking for internships, mentorships, and actionable advice. He is also the President of Switch & Shift, a consultancy firm looking to bring leaders to the Social Media age. He has written for the likes of the Business Insider, the Huffington Post, and the Harvard Business Review. He has published two books, The Ultimate Guide to Internships and A World Gone Social.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Website: YouTern
• Book: A World Gone Social by Ted Coine & Mark Babbitt
• App: Glip
• App: Nozbe
• App: Slack
• TED talk: Adam Grant
• Book: In Search of Excellence by Tom Peters & Robert Waterman
• Research: Gallup on State of the American Workplace
• Website: ForwardHeroes.org (coming soon!)
• Program: Enhanced Thinking & Collaboration Training

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep130

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ben Bratt identifies critical elements of great teams to help get strategic view on how to build your team’s strengths and confront your team’s weaknesses.

You’ll Learn:

1. The 16 variables of a great team
2. Why 80% of the teams you’re on are not effective – and what to do about it
3. An approach to creating an open discussion of the key strengths and weaknesses of your team

About Bennett

Bennett Bratt’s passion is engaging teams and transforming people-related systems. In his current role as the Principal and Founder of The Team Effectiveness Project, Ben’s quest is to unlock the true power of teams, leaders, and communities. His Team Elements™ approach helps teams de-mystify their team experience and take positive ownership for their current situation and path forward in truly inclusive way.

Over 20+ years, Ben gained global experience and broad leadership expertise at T-Mobile, Sun Microsystems, Ford Motor Company, and Silicon Valley start-up company Model E. He earned graduate degrees in Political Science from Tulane University and in Counseling from Michigan State University.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Website: TeamElements.com
• Book: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep129

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Infosys Senior Partner Jeff Kavanaugh talks about key skills and differentiators of winning professionals.

You’ll Learn:

1. The powerful career distinguisher of “leaning forward” with critical thinking, professionalism, and delivering “done-done” work
2. The Pyramid Principle for communicating with impact
3. Three concrete steps to take to level up in your field

About Jeff

Jeff Kavanaugh is a Senior Partner at Infosys, one of the world’s largest consulting firms with over $10bn a year in revenue and a market cap in the 11-figures. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas at Dallas and writes at JeffKavanaugh.net.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Jeff’s New Book: Consulting Essentials
• Website: JeffKavanaugh.net
• Book: Contact by Carl Sagan
• Book: Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz
• Book: The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward Tufte
• Foundation: Infosys Foundation
• Methodology: Lean Six Sigma
• Program: Girls Who Code
• Survey: Qualtrics Survey

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep128

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Psychologist and executive coach Dr. Melanie Greenberg shows how to make the most of the stress work brings to the table.

You’ll Learn:

1. The key differentiators that make stress enriching vs. debilitating
2. How meditation practices provide helpful distance between you and your thoughts
3. The STOP and RAIN methods for bringing mindfulness into situations

About Melanie

Dr. Melanie Greenberg is a practicing psychologist and executive coach in Marin county, CA and an expert on managing stress, health, and relationships using proven techniques from neuroscience, mindfulness, positive psychology, health psychology, and cognitive-behavioral therapies. With more than 20 years of experience as a professor, author, researcher, clinician, and coach, Melanie has delivered talks and workshops to national and international audiences, businesses, nonprofits, and professional organizations like The American Psychological Association. She writes the Mindful Self-Express blog for Psychology Today which has more than 8 million page views. A popular media expert, she has been featured on CNN, Forbes, BBC radio, ABC News, Yahoo and Lifehacker, as well as in Self, Redbook, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Fitness Magazine, Women’s Day, Cosmopolitan and the Huffington Post. She has also been featured on radio shows and numerous podcasts. With almost 50,000 followers, Melanie was named one of the 30 Most Prominent Psychologists to follow on Twitter.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Website: DrMelanieGreenberg.biz
• Book: The Stress-Proof Brain by Melanie Greenberg
• Book: 10% Happier by Dan Harris
• Blog: Psychology Today – The Mindful Self-Express
• Book: Buddha’s Brain by Rich Hanson
• Book: Grit by Angela Duckworth
• Article: What Mindfulness App is Right for You? by Marlynn Wei, MD, JD

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep126

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

AdoptTogether founder Hank Fortener provides tools to celebrate your team members and create a workplace conducive to reaching optimal performance.

You’ll Learn:

1. How to create a culture of celebrating each other in the workplace
2. A quick approach to accelerate team camaraderie
3. How regular questions direct what teammates think about

About Hank

AdoptTogether founder Hank Fortener understands both the harsh realities and sweet victories that are part of the adoption process. After seeing 36 foster kids move in and out of his parent’s home in Waynesville, Ohio, Hank saw the transformational power of adoption when his parents gave forever homes to eight kids from five different countries. AdoptTogether is a non-profit, crowdfunding platform that bridges the gap between families who want to adopt and the children who need loving homes. Hank is also a popular speaker who shares his leadership lessons learned along the path of creating AdoptTogether with clients such as Sony and Cardinal Health.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Website: HankFortener.com
• Podcast: Hank Presents on iTunes
• Book: Finding Your Way in a Wild New World by Martha Beck
• Book: Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi
• Book: Who’s Got Your Back by Keith Ferrazzi
• Book: Words Can Change Your Brain by Andrew Newberg and Mark Robert Waldman
• Website: AdoptTogether

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep125

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Adam Hansen identifies eight inherent cognitive biases, how they developed, and what we can do to overcome them.

You’ll Learn:

1. When you can still trust the wisdom of your instincts
2. The massive power of taking six extra seconds to breathe and think
3. How to apply the “for-ness” mindset to overcome negativity bias

About Adam

Adam Hansen is VP of Innovation/Innovation Process Consultant at Ideas To Go and a career-long innovation leader, student and devotee. He received his MBA in product management at Indiana University. He has served on the board of the Product Development and Management Association and as an innovation and strategy expert with select causes in education and public health care.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Book: Outsmart Your Instincts by Adam Hansen, Beth Storz & Edward Harrington
• Website: sixseconds.org
• Book: Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
• Theory: Barbara Fredrickson’s broaden and build theory
• Book: If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland
• Book: Humility is the New Smart by Edward Hess and Katherine Ludwig
• App: Evernote

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep123

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Nicole Lipkin outlines the factors that derail you from optimal performance at the workplace and the mindset to overcome them.

You’ll Learn:

1. Three common emotional derail-ers of success
2. How technology is hurting your wellbeing
3. Approaches to cultivating the growth mindset

About Nicole

Dr. Nicole Lipkin is an organizational psychologist, coach and keynote speaker. She is the CEO of Equilibria Leadership Consulting. Nicole is the author of What Keeps Leaders Up At Night and the co-author of Y in the Workplace: Managing the “Me First” Generation. Nicole is a regular contributor to the broadcast community and has been featured on NPR, NBC, CBS, Fox Business News, New York Times Magazine, Entrepreneur magazine, Forbes, and numerous other media outlets both nationally and internationally.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Share your feedback at AwesomeAtYourJob.com/chat
• Website: www.equilibrialeadership.com
• Blog posts: How to Torture Your Boss…and…How to Torture Your Employees
• Book: What Keeps Leaders Up at Night by Nicole Lipkin
• Book: Mindset by Carol Dweck
• Tool: Google Boomerang

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Beatrice Chestnut discusses how using the Enneagram can help build an understanding yourself and the personality types of people you work with.

You’ll Learn:

1. What is the Enneagram and how it aids in understanding people
2. Why 9 is the Enneagram’s key number
3. Key practices for developing emotional intelligence

About Beatrice

Beatrice Chestnut, PhD MA is a licensed psychotherapist, coach, and business consultant based in San Francisco. She has a PhD in communication studies, and an MA in clinical psychology. She is the author of the books, The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to Greater Self-Knowledge, and The 9 Types of Leadership: Mastering the Art of People in the 21st century Workplace and was President of the International Enneagram Association from 2006-2007. She offers trainings on the Enneagram internationally, focusing on using it as a tool for personal transformation.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Share your feedback at AwesomeAtYourJob.com/chat
• Website: beatricechestnut.com
• Human Personality Model: Enneagram
• Book: The 9 Types of Leadership by Beatrice Chestnut
• Book: The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman and Kaley Warner-Klemp
• Book: The Wise Fool’s Guide to Leadership by Peter Hawkins
• Book: Heroic Leadership by Chris Lowney
• Test: Integrative Enneagram Questionnaire

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep120

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Linda Kaplan-Thaler shares how you can turn up your GRIT factor to better put in the hard work needed to achieve success.

You’ll Learn:

1. Why hard work trumps genius
2. The GRIT framework for reaching success
3. The research-based 30-minute rule that gritty winners follow

About Linda

Advertising Hall of Famer Linda Kaplan Thaler is responsible for some of America’ s most famous and award-winning advertising campaigns, including the Aflac duck and the hilarious “Yes, Yes, Yes” commercials for Clairol Herbal Essences. She has composed jingles that are among the industry’s gold standard, including “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up, I’m a Toys ‘ R’ Us Kid,” and “Kodak Moments.”

Today, Linda is a renowned motivational speaker and is President of Kaplan Thaler Productions. Linda is also a nationally acclaimed author and, together with Robin Koval, their newest bestseller, “GRIT to GREAT,” was ranked one of the top business books for 2015.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Share your feedback at AwesomeAtYourJob.com/chat
• Website: www.kaplanthalerproductions.com
• Book: Grit to Great by Linda Kaplan-Thaler and Robin Koval
• Book: The Power of Nice by Linda Kaplan-Thaler and Robin Koval
• Book: The Power of Small by Linda Kaplan-Thaler and Robin Koval
• Book: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
• App: Evernote

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep119

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.