How to Be Awesome at Your Job – Details, episodes & analysis

Jamil Zaki shows you that there’s much reason to hope–even for the most hardened cynics. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why hope equals success 

2) Why to be skeptical of your own cynicism 

3) How your gut instincts can lead you astray 

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— ABOUT JAMIL — 

Dr. Jamil Zaki is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the Director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab. He trained at Columbia and Harvard, studying empathy and kindness in the human brain. He is interested in how we can learn to connect better. 

• Book: Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness 

• Lab Website: Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab 

• Website: jamil-zaki.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster by Rebecca Solnit 

• Book: Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber 

• Cynicism Test: Cook-Medley Hostility Scale

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Andrew LaCivita discusses the most important career investment you can make: your skill development. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The biggest assumption that’s hurting your career 

2) How to pinpoint what skills you need to develop 

3) Three easy ways to build your confidence 

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— ABOUT ANDREW — 

Andrew LaCivita, a globally-renowned career and leadership coach, is the founder of the milewalk Academy®. During his career, he has impacted over 350 companies, more than 100,000 individuals, and spanned nearly 200 countries, helping them unlock their full potential. He is the best-selling author of four books including Interview Intervention, The Hiring Prophecies, and The Zebra Code. You can join him on Thursdays for live, complimentary career coaching at his Live Office Hours on YouTube.

• Book: The Zebra Code: A Step-By-Step Guide to Mastering Career Skills That Make You a Standout Professional (book website) 

• Assessment: Free Leadership Assessment 

• Company: milewalk Academy 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Tool: Kajabi 

• Tool: Circle 

• Book: You'll See It When You Believe It: The Way to Your Personal Transformation by Wayne Dyer 

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Deb Mashek reveals the critical factors that make workplace collaborations less painful and more productive. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The key ingredients of great collaboration 

2) Why hiring good collaborators isn’t enough 

3) The key questions to kickstart great collaborations 

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— ABOUT DEB — 

Dr. Deb Mashek, PhD is an experienced business advisor, professor, higher education administrator, and national nonprofit executive. She is the author of the book Collabor(h)ate: How to build incredible collaborative relationships at work (even if you’d rather work alone). 

Named one of the Top 35 Women in Higher Education by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, she has been featured in media outlets including MIT Sloan Management Review, The New York Times, The Atlantic, Inc., Forbes, Fortune, The Hechinger Report, Inside Higher Ed, Reason, Business Week, University Business Insider, and The Hill. She writes regularly for Reworked and Psychology Today.

Deb is the founder of Myco Consulting LLC, where she helps networked organizations (e.g., consortia, collaboratives, associations, federations, etc.) avoid the predictable pitfalls of complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives so that they can drive impact and achieve big visions. A member of the Association for Collaborative Leadership, Deb has been an invited speaker on collaboration and viewpoint diversity at leading organizations including the United Nations, Siemens, and the American Psychological Association.

• Book: Collabor(h)ate: How to build incredible collaborative relationships at work (even if you’d rather work alone) 

• Book Website: Collaborhate.com 

• Website: DebMashek.com 

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• Article: "36 Questions to Fall In Love" 

• Book: The Good Fight: Use Productive Conflict to Get Your Team and Organization Back on Track by Liane Davey 

• Research: "The Experimental Generation of Interpersonal Closeness: A Procedure and Some Preliminary Findings" by Arthur Aaron, Edward Melinat, Elaine Aaron, Robert Vallone, Renee Bator 

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Eduardo Briceño reveals the fundamental factors that accelerate your growth and improvement. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How focusing on performance actually hurts results. 

2) The one feedback method that always tells the truth. 

3) The five key elements that drive growth. 

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— ABOUT EDUARDO — 

Eduardo Briceño is a global keynote speaker and facilitator who guides many of the world’s leading companies in developing cultures of learning and high performance. Earlier in his career, he was the co-founder and CEO of Mindset Works, the first company to offer growth mindset development services. Previously, he was a venture capital investor with the Sprout Group. 

His TED Talk, How to Get Better at the Things You Care About, and his prior TEDx Talk, The Power of Belief, have been viewed more than nine million times. He is a Pahara-Aspen Fellow, a member of the Aspen Institute’s Global Leadership Network, and an inductee in the Happiness Hall of Fame. 

• Book: The Performance Paradox: Turning the Power of Mindset into Action 

• Website: Briceño.com 

• LinkedIn: Eduardo Briceño 

• Organization: MindsetWorks 

• TEDx Talk: The Power of belief -- mindset and success | Eduardo Briceno | TEDxManhattanBeach 

• TED Talk: Eduardo Briceño: How to get better at the things you care about | TED 

• Previous episode: 316: Maximizing Your Learning and Growth with Eduardo Briceño 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Tool: Roam Research 

• Tool: Otter 

• Study: “Systematic review: the relationship between clinical experience and quality of health care” by Niteesh K. Choudhry, Robert H. Fletcher, and Stephen B. Soumerai 

• Psychology: Goal Hierarchy 

• Book: The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living by the Dalai Lama 

• Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck 

• Book: The Clan of the Cave Bear: Earth's Children, Book One by Jean Auel 

• Past episode: 001: Communicating with Inspiration and Clarity with Mawi Asgedom 

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Tara Mohr offers deep insight into how our fears and inner critic operate–and how to optimally respond.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) The key drivers behind fear and self-doubt.

2) A handy Hebrew distinction for thinking about fear.

3) How to consult your inner critic–and inner mentor–wisely.

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— ABOUT TARA —

Tara Mohr is an expert on leadership and well-being. She helps people play bigger in sharing their voices and bringing forward their ideas in work and in life. Tara is the author of Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead, named a best book of the year by Apple’s iBooks and now in paperback. In the book, she shares her pioneering model for making the journey from playing small–being held back by fear and self-doubt–to playing big, taking bold action to pursue what you see as your callings.

• Tara’s Book: Playing Big

• Tara’s website: TaraMohr.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Author: Marianne Williamson

• Book: Einstein and the Rabbi by Naomi Levy

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In this introductory episode, Pete addresses basic questions such as: Who is this podcast for? What kinds of skills and jobs does it aid? What’s the format ant timing of the show? What sorts of guests are joining? Who is Pete Mockaitis and why should we listen to anything he says? What are the "introductory sampler six pack" episodes A, B, C, D, E, and F?  Transcript and  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Joe Mull breaks down the fundamentals of why people leave their jobs then shares simple solutions to creating a happier, more committed workforce. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The true story behind the myth, “Nobody wants to work anymore.” 

2) The sweet spot for a team’s workload. 

3) How to talk to your boss about improving your job. 

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— ABOUT JOE — 

Joe Mull is the author of 3 books including No More Team Drama and the forthcoming Employalty: How to Ignite Commitment and Keep Top Talent in the New Age of Work. 

He is the founder of the BossBetter Leadership Academy and hosts the popular Boss Better Now podcast, which was recently named by SHRM as a “can’t miss show for leaders” along with podcasts from Brené Brown and Harvard Business Review. 

In demand as a keynote speaker, Joe has taught leadership courses at two major universities and previously managed training at one of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S.  

Joe has appeared as an expert in multiple media outlets including Forbes, the International Business Times, on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, and on Good Morning America. 

• Book: Employalty: How to Ignite Commitment and Keep Top Talent in the New Age of Work 

• Book: Cure for the Common Leader: What Physicians & Managers Must Do to Engage & Inspire Healthcare Teams 

• Website: JoeMull.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Instrument: NASA Task Load Index 

• Article: “To Build a Top Performing Team, Ask for 85% Effort” by Greg McKeown 

• Book: Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink 

• Book: It's the Manager: Moving From Boss to Coach by Jim Clifton and Jim Harter 

• Music: “Requiem” by Mozart 

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Maura Thomas shows you how to create a distraction-free work environment to make time for the tasks that matter most. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The underlying cause of derailed productivity. 

2) How multitasking hurts your productivity and attention. 

3) The two questions that will help you eliminate distractions. 

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— ABOUT MAURA — 

Maura Nevel Thomas is an award-winning international speaker and trainer on individual and corporate productivity and work-life balance, and the most widely-cited authority on attention management. Her proprietary Empowered Productivity™ System has been embraced by the likes of NASA, Dyson, and Google. She is a TEDx Speaker, founder of Regain Your Time, author of six bestselling books, and was named a Top Leadership Speaker in Inc. Magazine. 

Maura is frequently featured in major business outlets including Business Insider, Fast Company, and Washington Post, and she’s also a regular contributor to both Forbes and the Harvard Business Review, with articles there viewed over a million times. 

• Book: Attention Management: How to Create Success and Gain Productivity ― Every Day (Empowered Productivity, 1) 

• Book: Everyone Wants to Work Here: Attract the Best Talent, Energize Your Team, and Be the Leader in Your Market (Empowered Productivity) 

• Forbes article: "Why Leaders Should Want Their Employees To Quiet Quit" 

• Website: MauraThomas.com 

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• App: Blinkist 

• App: Todoist 

• App: Twist 

• Book: The Gift of Fear: And Other Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker 

• Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill 

• Book: Younger Next Year: Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy - Until You're 80 and Beyond by Chris Crowley and Henry Lodge 

• Company: Doist 

• Personality: Frank Kick 

• Personality: Gloria Mark 

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Curtis Bateman shares simple tools that make uncertainty less frustrating and more rewarding. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The simple model that makes change predictable and actionable. 

2) The critical first step to introducing any change initiative. 

3) How to keep poor results from discouraging you. 

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— ABOUT CURTIS — 

Curtis Bateman is one of FranklinCovey’s lead change experts and the author of Who Rocked the Boat: A Story about Navigating the Inevitability of Change and co-author of Change: How to Turn Uncertainty into Opportunity.  He is also the Vice President of International and a Senior Change Consultant. 

• Book: Change: How to Turn Uncertainty Into Opportunity, with Marché Pleshette, Andy Cindrich, and Christi Phillips, PhD 

• LinkedIn: Curtis A. Bateman 

• Speaking Profile: Franklin Covey Speaker’s Bureau 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• App: Day One 

• App: Evernote 

• Book: Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard 

• Book: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain 

• Book: When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel Pink 

• Book: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 

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Dr. Bryan Robinson shares the dangers of work addiction–and how you can recover from it. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) What workaholism is–and how you can tell if you have it. 

2) The 10 C’s to help you find your calm. 

3) How to befriend your negative emotions. 

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— ABOUT BRYAN — 

Bryan E. Robinson is Founder and Chief Architect Officer of Comfort Zones Digital, Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a psychotherapist in private practice. He writes for Forbes.com and Thrive Global and is the author of over forty books, including three editions of Chained to the Desk: A Guidebook for Workaholics, Their Partners and Children, and the Clinicians Who Treat Them and #Chill: Turn Off Your Job and Turn on Your Life. 

• Book: Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Work-Life Balance 

• Book: Limestone Gumption: A Brad Pope And Sisterfriends Mystery 

• Website: BryanRobinsonBooks.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl 

• Book: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Chartwell Classics) by Mark Twain 

• News Site: The Huffington Post 

• Publication: Thrive Global 

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