Episodes

  • 1014: How to Make Meetings Better for Everyone with Calendly’s Darren Chait

    1014: How to Make Meetings Better for Everyone with Calendly’s Darren Chait
    Nov 25 2024

    Darren Chait discusses how to make meetings more engaging using data from Calendly’s State of Meetings 2024 research.


    — YOU’LL LEARN —

    1) Why 81% of respondents want more meetings

    2) Three meetings to keep—and the one to stop

    3) Surprising statistics on meeting etiquette


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    — ABOUT DARREN —

    Darren Chait is the VP of Marketing at Calendly, leading the world-class marketing organization. Previously, he was a co-founder of Hugo, the leading meeting workflow solution powering meetings for tens of thousands of customers backed by Google, Slack and Atlassian.

    In a prior life, Darren was a corporate lawyer at one of Australia's leading law firms, where he attended meetings for a living – the start of his passion for meetings and the future of work.

    • LinkedIn: Darren Chait

    • Website: Calendly.com

    • Study: The State of Meetings 2024


    — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

    • Tool: Loom

    • Tool: Gong

    • Tool: Miro

    • Book: Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World by General Stanley McChrystal, Tantum Collins, David Silverman, Chris Fussell


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    35 mins
  • 1013: Harnessing the Six Motives that Shape Culture with Neel Doshi

    1013: Harnessing the Six Motives that Shape Culture with Neel Doshi
    Nov 21 2024

    Neel Doshi reveals how to build and sustain high performing cultures through total motivation.


    — YOU’LL LEARN —

    1) The six motives at the root of culture

    2) How to use metrics the wrong and right way

    3) The questions that kill motivation


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    — ABOUT NEEL —

    Neel is the co-founder of Vega Factor and co-author of bestselling book, Primed to Perform: How to Build the Highest Performing Cultures Through the Science of Total Motivation. Previously, Neel was a Partner at McKinsey & Company, CTO and founding member of an award-winning tech startup, and employee of several mega-institutions. He studied engineering at MIT and received his MBA from Wharton. In his spare time, he’s an avid yet mediocre woodworker and photographer.

    • Book: Primed to Perform: How to Build the Highest Performing Cultures Through the Science of Total Motivation

    • Website: Factor.ai


    — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

    • Study: “Poverty impedes cognitive function” by Anandi Mani, Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir, and Jiaying Zhao

    • Book: Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future by Mike Maples and Peter Ziebelman


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    41 mins
  • 1012: Triple Your Learning through Productive Failure with Dr. Manu Kapur

    1012: Triple Your Learning through Productive Failure with Dr. Manu Kapur
    Nov 18 2024
    Dr. Manu Kapur reveals how to maximize learning by intentionally designing for failure. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) Why to avoid explanations and experts (at first) 2) How to achieve the sweet spot of deep learning 3) Four ways to hack your motivation Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1012 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT MANU — Dr. Manu Kapur is a world-renowned expert on learning and currently heads the Future Learning Initiative at ETH University Zurich. He divides his research time between ETH Zurich and the Singapore-ETH Center in Singapore. Dr. Kapur earned his doctorate in Education from Columbia University. Dr. Kapur is known for his pioneering research on intentionally designing for and learning from failure, demonstrating how this approach can lead to more effective learning compared to traditional methods. He frequently speaks at corporate and educational events and is often interviewed on learning-related subjects, including several appearances on NPR and two successful TEDX talks: Productive Failure and How Failure Drives Learning.• Book: Productive Failure: Unlocking Deeper Learning Through the Science of Failing (book site) • TED Talk: Productive Failure • TEDx Talk: How failure drives learning | Manu Kapur | TEDxHSGSalon • Website: ManuKapur.com • LinkedIn: Manu Kapur • Twitter/X: @ManuKapur24 • Instagram: drmanu_kapur — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Shantaram: A Novel by Gregory David Roberts — THANK YOU, SPONSORS! —• Lingoda. Visit try.lingoda.com/Awesome and save up to 20% off your sign up fee! Plus, get an extra $25 off with the code AWESOME • LinkedIn Jobs. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/beawesome• Jenni Kayne. Use the code AWESOME15 to get 15% off your order!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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    42 mins
  • 1011: How to Defeat Overwhelm and Get SO MUCH Done in 15 Minutes with Sam Bennett

    1011: How to Defeat Overwhelm and Get SO MUCH Done in 15 Minutes with Sam Bennett
    Nov 14 2024

    Sam Bennett shows you how to transform the way you work through the magic of the 15 minute method.


    — YOU’LL LEARN —

    1) The impressive amount you can get done in 15 minutes

    2) How to deal with the overwhelm

    3) Why it’s worth “doing it grumpy”


    Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1011 for clickable versions of the links below.


    — ABOUT SAM —

    Sam Bennett is the author of Get It Done, Start Right Where You Are, and most recently, The 15-Minute Method: The Surprisingly Simple Art of Getting It Done. A writer, speaker, actor, and creativity/productivity specialist, she is the founder of TheRealSamBennett.com, a company committed to helping overwhelmed creatives and frustrated overachievers get unstuck.

    Sam is also a popular course instructor on LinkedIn Learning with over a million class participants worldwide. She lives in Connecticut, and you will find her online at www.TheRealSamBennett.com and 15MinuteMethod.com.

    • Book: The 15-Minute Method: The Surprisingly Simple Art of Getting It Done

    • Course: The Daily Practicum

    • Website: TheRealSamBennett.com


    — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

    • Past episode: 368: Upgrading Your Productivity through Accountability with Focusmate’s Taylor Jacobson

    • Book: Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

    • Tool: Levenger Legal Pads


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    36 mins
  • 1010: Getting the Most Out of Generative AI at Work with Jeremy Utley

    1010: Getting the Most Out of Generative AI at Work with Jeremy Utley
    Nov 11 2024
    Jeremy Utley reveals why many aren’t getting the results they want from AI—and how to fix that. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The #1 mistake people are making with AI 2) ChatGPT’s top advantage over other AI platforms (as of late 2024) 3) The simple adjustments that make AI vastly more useful Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1010 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT JEREMY — Jeremy Utley is the director of executive education at Stanford’s d.school and an adjunct professor at Stanford’s School of Engineering. He is the host of the d.school’s widely popular program "Stanford’s Masters of Creativity.” • Book: Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters • Article: "For Conversations You Dread, Try a Chatbot" • Article: “Don’t Let Gen AI Limit Your Team’s Creativity” • Website: JeremyUtley.design • LinkedIn: Jeremy Utley • Podcast: Beyond the Prompt • Course: AI Bootcamp— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Term: Einstellung effect • Podcast: Huberman Lab • Video: #NSDR (Non-Sleep Deep Rest) with Dr. Andrew Huberman • Book: That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea by Mark Randolph — THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • LinkedIn Jobs. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/beawesome • Lingoda. Visit try.lingoda.com/Awesome and save up to 20% off your sign up fee! Plus, get an extra $25 off with the code AWESOME• Jenni Kayne. Use the code AWESOME15 to get 15% off your order!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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    48 mins
  • 1009: Negotiating with Difficult People with Rebecca Zung

    1009: Negotiating with Difficult People with Rebecca Zung
    Nov 7 2024
    Rebecca Zung shares fresh strategies to take on your biggest bullies and win. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) How to identify if someone is a high-conflict personality 2) How to SLAY your bullies and win 3) The mindset trick to keep narcissists at bay Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1009 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT REBECCA — Rebecca Zung is a high conflict negotiation expert, a U.S. News recognized Best Lawyer in America and USA Today Bestselling Author. Speaking on platforms worldwide, she is also a bestselling author of several books including the USA Today National Bestselling book SLAY the Bully: How to Negotiate with a Narcissist and Win and her YouTube channel has tens of millions of views. Her podcast, Negotiate Your Best Life has 2 MM downloads and is in the top .5% of podcasts globally.She’s also the founder of the proprietary SLAY® Method, the proven blueprint for negotiating with narcissists and her programs, including her High Conflict Negotiation Certification Training program- a coach certification program – have transformed thousands of lives in more than 150 countries and on every continent.• Book: Negotiate Like YOU M.A.T.T.E.R.: The Sure Fire Method to Step Up and Win • Book: SLAY the Bully: How to Negotiate with a Narcissist and Win • Prep Playbook: “Crush My Negotiation” • YouTube: RebeccaZung.TV • Website: RebeccaZung.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of ‘A Course in Miracles’ by Marianne Williamson • Book: The Power of Intention: Learning to Co-Create Your World Your Way by Wayne Dyer • Book: The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav • Book: This Thing Called You by Ernest Holmes— THANK YOU, SPONSORS! —• LinkedIn Jobs. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/beawesome • Lingoda. Visit try.lingoda.com/Awesome and save up to 20% off your sign up fee! Plus, get an extra $25 off with the code AWESOME• Jenni Kayne. Use the code AWESOME15 to get 15% off your order!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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    43 mins
  • 1008: The Nine Steps for Making Career Progress with Ethan Bernstein

    1008: The Nine Steps for Making Career Progress with Ethan Bernstein
    Nov 4 2024

    Ethan Bernstein reveals the process for finding and seizing career opportunities you won’t regret.


    — YOU’LL LEARN —

    1) The four quests driving every career transition

    2) The exercise that keeps you relevant

    3) The problem with job descriptions—and what to focus on instead


    Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1008 for clickable versions of the links below.


    — ABOUT ETHAN —

    Ethan Bernstein is the Edward W. Conard Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior unit at the Harvard Business School, where he teaches the Developing Yourself as a Leader and Managing Human Capital courses. He spent five years at The Boston Consulting Group and two years in executive positions at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, including Chief Strategy Officer and Deputy Assistant Director of Mortgage Markets. Bernstein earned his doctorate in management at Harvard, where he also received a JD/MBA.

    • Book: Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career, with Michael B. Horn and Bob Moesta

    • Assessment: JobMoves.com

    • Course: Developing Yourself as a Leader

    • Email address: e@hbs.edu


    — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

    • Theory: Jobs to be Done

    • Term: Story spine

    • Book: Pooh's Little Instruction Book by Joan Powers, A. A. Milne, Ernest Shepard


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    41 mins
  • 1007: The Overachiever’s Guide to Finding More Fulfillment at Work with Megan Hellerer

    1007: The Overachiever’s Guide to Finding More Fulfillment at Work with Megan Hellerer
    Oct 31 2024

    Megan Hellerer reveals the simple shifts that make your career and life feel more meaningful.


    — YOU’LL LEARN —

    1) Why many overachievers feel underfulfilled

    2) The mindset that leads to fit and fulfillment

    3) The key questions to ask before any decision


    Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1007 for clickable versions of the links below.


    — ABOUT MEGAN —

    Megan Hellerer is a career coach and the author of DIRECTIONAL LIVING: A Transformational Guide to Fulfillment in Work and Life. She has led hundreds of women, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, to transform their lives by transforming their careers. After checking all the traditional boxes of success—graduating at the top of her class from Stanford University and spending eight years as a Google executive—and still deeply unhappy, she quit her great-on-paper job with no plan. Now her mission is to provide others with the support and guidance that she needed when she herself was struggling.

    • Book: Directional Living: A Transformational Guide to Fulfillment in Work and Life

    • Instagram: @meganhellerer

    • Quiz: Are you an Underfulfilled Overachiever?

    • Website: MeganHellerer.com


    — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

    • Article: “U.S. Engagement Hits 11-Year Low” by Jim Harter

    • Book: The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron


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    42 mins