417: Managing Infinite Expectations with Laura Vanderkam

Great communication skills are critical to success in today’s workplace. Mingling maven Susan RoAne shows us how to make the most of social events and build relationships by sharing tips and tricks learned from a lifetime of experience in the networking world.— YOU'LL LEARN — 1) How a farmer reframed the ‘dirty’ word networking into something positive.2) The three essential elements of a self-introduction.3) Several safe opening lines to use when meeting new people, anywhere.4) How to keep a conversation flowing using the OAR technique.Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep9 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT SUSAN — Susan RoAne is known as the “mingling maven” and is famous for her book How to Work a Room, which has sold over a million copies across 13 countries. She’s been named by Forbes.com as one of the networking experts to follow in 2015. An author and in-demand international keynote speaker, she has shared her message of connection and communication with audiences worldwide, and in diverse publications including the New York Times, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal.• Susan's book: How to Work a Room: The Ultimate Guide to Making Lasting Connections – In Person and Online • Susan's book: The Secrets of Savy Networking: How to Make the Best Connections – For Business and Personal Success by Susan RoAne• Susan’s website: susanroane.com• Susan’s blog: susanroane.com/blog• Susan’s Facebook: Facebook page— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Website: fripp.com• Video: Robert Waldinger’s TED Talk, What Makes a Good Life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness• Book: Triumphs of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study by George VaillantSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

9 Mai 201640min

School has never been this much fun. Comedian and creative teacher Esteban Gast shows us how to bring creativity into our every day life, while having a lot of laughs along the way. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) The most important factor behind great creative ideas.2) Easy steps you can take to spark creativity in your daily life.3) Tried and tested tools to help you come up with better ideas, faster.Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep8 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT ESTEBAN — Esteban Gast is a comedian, teacher, and entrepreneur living in Chicago. He teaches creativity at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has co-authored two books and is currently developing an online class on creativity. When he’s not teaching and writing, he’s traveling as a stand up comedian, speaking at TEDx conferences, and making short films. He has also started two small social businesses and was co-director of the iVenture Accelerator - a startup that was just awarded the Ashoka U-Cordes Innovation Award.• Book: Building Your Creativity: Tools for Having Ideas and Bringing Them to Be • Website: estebangast.com• Esteban’s TEDx talk: ‘The Entertainment Industry must save us.’— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Become an Idea Machine by Claudia Azula Altucher• Book: Creativity: The Psychology of Discovery and Invention by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi• Website: 750words.com• Book: Love Does by Bob Goff• Book: The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle by Steven Pressfield• Website: brainpickings.orgSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

6 Mai 201642min

What does Machiavelli have to teach us about management skills? How can the works of Carl Jung make us better employees? Jocelyn Davis dusts off 2,5000 years of literature to show us that the classics aren’t just for history buffs, but can help with personal improvement in today’s workplace.— YOU'LL LEARN — 1) What a famed psychologist would do with today’s standard personality tests.2) A tyrant’s surprising tips on being a great boss.3) What Frankenstein can teach us about leadership.Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep7 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT JOCELYN — Jocelyn Davis is an author and consultant with decades of experience in the corporate learning industry. Before founding her company, Seven Learning, she was head of R&D for The Forum Corporation, a global leadership development firm. In addition to her most recent book, The Greats on Leadership: Classic Wisdom for Modern Managers, she is co-author of Strategic Speed: Mobilize People, Accelerate Execution and has published widely on leadership, strategy execution, and workplace learning.She holds an M.A. in philosophy and is currently working on a master’s degree in Eastern classics. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with her husband and daughter.• Jocelyn's book: The Greats on Leadership: Classic Wisdom for Modern Managers • Jocelyn's book: Strategic Speed • Jocelyn’s website: jocelynrdavis.Jocelynrdavis.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Organization: The Forum Corporation• Tool: Myers-Briggs personality type indicator• Book: Psychological Types by Carl Jung• Example: Strong communication in Pericles’ Funeral Oration• Example: Effective communication in ‘The Gettysburg Address’ by Abraham Lincoln• Book: The Prince by Machiavelli and his knack for “the soft stuff”• Book: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley• Book: Bhagavad-Gita• Book: Yoga Vasistha• Website: The School of Life (theschooloflife.com) • Website: Book of Life (www.bookoflife.org)• Example: The Five Phases of Change from The Greats on Leadership: Classic Wisdom for Modern ManagersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

4 Mai 201639min

Arthur demonstrated his epic expertise when it comes to finding purpose at work. He provided a fantastic framework, robust assessment tools, and set of pro-tips for finding more purpose in your career.— YOU'LL LEARN — 1) The three essential places where purpose is found in work. 2) Keys to finding that greener grass, right where you are. 3) How to access a free tool to diagnose your personal purpose-drivers. Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep6 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT ARTHUR — Arthur Woods (@ArthurWoods) is the Co-founder of Imperative, a company reshaping the way we hire and support a purpose-driven workplace. He is a writer, speaker and advisor to leading brands on the future of work. Arthur previously led operations for YouTube’s Education division and oversaw YouTube for Schools. Arthur co-founded the Compass Fellowship, the largest collegiate social enterprise training program and Out in Tech, the leading global LGBTQ technology community. He is a World Economic Forum Global Shaper, a New York Venture Fellow and sits on the Boards of the Georgetown Technology Alliance, Compass Partners and Out in Tech.• Arthur’s company: Imperative• Arthur’s tool: The Workforce Purpose Index• Arthur's assessment: Imperative’s free purpose-drivers assessment for individuals• Arthur’s email: arthur@imperative.com• Arthur's Twitter: @arthurwoods— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Program: HOBY• Personality: Viktor Frankl• Book: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl• Study: Hospital work study on custodians finding purpose• Article: World Economic Forum predictions on the future of jobs• Book: A Short History of the World• Study: The Noun Project visual classification work• Tool: Nam-Myoho-Renge-KyoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

2 Mai 201636min

Chris dropped numerous quotable tidbits (go figure?!) about enhancing your persuasive appeals. — YOU'LL LEARN —1) The critical acid test you should use while communicating. 2) How to dial into the right size of a request. 3) The key thing you need to prove to others in order for them to invest in your assumptions. Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep5 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT CHRIS —Chris Westfall is the US National Elevator Pitch Champion, and his strategies have created multi-million dollar results for entrepreneurial companies on four continents. His clients have appeared on Shark Tank, Dragon’s Den and Shark Tank-Australia. He’s the publisher of seven books, including The NEW Elevator Pitch and BulletProof Branding.• Chris Westfall – Website, Twitter, YouTube• Chris’ book: The New Elevator Pitch, BulletProof Branding— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Tool: Zoom• Tool: • vCita• Personality: Ellen Langer• Book: Start With Why by Simon Sinek• Book: Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman• Book: Think Big Act Bigger by Jeffrey HayzlettSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

29 Apr 201642min

Gina Marotta turned the tables a bit as she asked me numerous questions to uncover my areas of "genius," the zone where I naturally shine. She shows you how to do the same.— YOU'LL LEARN —1) The value hiding in frustrating encounters with people.2) How to stay in your genius groove when other forces might knock you off.3) The benefits of playSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep4 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT GINA — Gina Marotta loves work and wants you to as well. She is a thought-leader & strategic guide around what she believes is the most essential element for work to be fun, fulfilling, and fruitful: knowing and expressing one’s own inner genius. She spends her days writing, speaking, and counseling around genius to help people uncover and step into their most natural talents and the work they were born to do. She is lovingly known as “The Genius Guru.”• Gina’s website: www.ginamarotta.com• Gina's Facebook: Gina Marotta— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Article: Myers-Briggs thinkers vs. feelers.• Article: The age cutoff for a “millennial.”• Website: Step Up women’s network• Study: Gallup employee engagement studies• Book: Pour Your Heart Into It by Howard Schultz• Podcast: Optimize by Brian Johnson• Video: TED talks• App: Pocket Google Chrome extension to read longer online content later.• App: Instapaper• App: Audible audio books• Tool: Four “magical questions” to compile data daily on your genius.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

27 Apr 201637min

Victor shared some wise perspectives from his book Lead Inside the Box. Working through his 2x2 leadership framework, we got some insight on how to engage work different categories of people differently. By doing so, you can get optimal results from everyone—from the “slacker” to the “exemplar.”— YOU'LL LEARN — 1) The potential life-threatening implications of not managing your leadership capital. 2) Specific watch-outs and pro tips for working with four different categories of people. 3) How to deliver tricky feedback to the folks who need to hear it. Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep3 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT VICTOR — Victor Prince is the Managing Director of DiscoveredLOGIC, a strategy consulting and training firm that serves clients in the US and overseas. He has 20+ years of experience in corporate and government leadership positions. As a Bain & Company consultant, he led strategy engagements with clients in the US, UK, France and Spain. As an executive at Capital One, he managed internet marketing strategy. As a member of Washington DC Mayor Fenty's cabinet, he led the CapStat performance accountability program. As the Chief Operating Officer of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he helped build a new federal regulatory agency and led a division of 300-plus people.Victor's book: Lead Inside the Box book and 2×2 leadership matrixVictor's website: www.victorprince.comVideo: Victor’s speaking about the Lead Inside the Box methodology and about his leadership lessons learned by hiking the Camino de Santiago across Spain.— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — Tool: Leadership QuestionnaireTool: Myers-Briggs personality type indicatorStudy: Authority at work, compared to the Stanley Milgram experimentBook: The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWebsite: Snopes.comShow: Breaking BadPersonality: Dan TangherliniSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

24 Apr 201634min

Arla shared some powerful insights on identifying and pursuing career advancement opportunity. If you’re currently eyeing a new move, you’ll want to hear her take.— YOU'LL LEARN — 1) How to do your homework to snag the next advancement. 2) The importance of proactively chasing the big break. 3) Lessons learned from serving as Chief of Staff for two separate CEOs. Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep2 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT ARLA — Arla Lach is a Partner in Audit Services in the Chicago office of Grant Thornton. She has more than 16 years of experience in public accounting, serving companies with revenues from $4 million to $1 billion. From 2008 through 2010, she served as chief of staff to the CEO of Grant Thornton LLP. In 2011, Lach received a “Women to Watch” award in the emerging leader category from the Illinois CPA Society. She’s passionate about helping women rise into and succeed in leadership roles.• Arla’s firm, Grant-Thornton LLP• Arla’s email address: arla.lach@us.gt.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • School: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign• Book: Lean In by Sheryl Sandbery• Book: The Divergent young adult novel series by Veronica Roth• Tool: Getting Things Done, (GTD) systemSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

24 Apr 201631min