900: Six Mindsets For Thriving in Uncertain Times with Charles Conn

900: Six Mindsets For Thriving in Uncertain Times with Charles Conn

Charles Conn shares how to be strategic and make breakthroughs when things are uncertain.


— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How talented people unknowingly self-sabotage.

2) The simple question that leads to clever breakthroughs.

3) How to communicate your ideas so people will care.


Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep900 for clickable versions of the links below.


— ABOUT CHARLES —

Charles Conn is an investor, environmentalist, and entrepreneur. He is co-founder of Monograph, a venture firm, and was previously CEO of the Rhodes Trust in Oxford. He is Board Chair of Patagonia and sits on The Nature Conservancy European Council. He was founding CEO of Ticketmaster-Citysearch, and was a partner at McKinsey & Company. He is a graduate of Harvard, Oxford and Boston Universities.

He is co-author with Robert McLean of Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything, published with Wiley in 2019, a best-seller now in six languages, and The Imperfectionists: Strategic Mindsets for Uncertain Times, 2023.

• Book: Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything (website)

• Book: The Imperfectionists: Strategic Mindsets for Uncertain Times (website)

• LinkedIn: Charles Conn


— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Article: “M.B.A. Students vs. ChatGPT: Who Comes Up With More Innovative Ideas?” by Christian Terwiesch and Karl Ulrich (and full-text PDF of paper)

• Website: Kaggle

• Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

• Book: Obvious Adams: The Story of a Successful Businessman by Robert Updegraff

• Book: The Selfish Gene (Popular Science) by Richard Dawkins

• Book: Biodiversity by E. O. Wilson

• Past episode: 896: Finding More Success and Joy in Everything You Do with Suneel Gupta

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

Episoder(1168)

001: Communicating with Inspiration and Clarity with Mawi Asgedom

001: Communicating with Inspiration and Clarity with Mawi Asgedom

Mawi Asgedom shared some brilliant perspectives when it comes to speaking and writing with clarity.— YOU'LL LEARN —1) The surprisingly essential habits for the best speakers in the world. 2) How to ob...

21 Apr 201647min

F. THINKING. Subtle Shifts in Thinking for Tremendous Resilience with Charlie Harary

F. THINKING. Subtle Shifts in Thinking for Tremendous Resilience with Charlie Harary

Charlie Harary explores how to adjust your recurring thought patterns to find your greatness, enhance emotional wellbeing, and enjoy work more everyday.— YOU'LL LEARN —1) How to react to the world in ...

21 Apr 201643min

E. RELATIONSHIPS. How to Manage Your Manager with Mary Abbajay

E. RELATIONSHIPS. How to Manage Your Manager with Mary Abbajay

Mary Abbajay shares how to manage up, understand who your boss is, and adapt to different personality types.— YOU'LL LEARN — 1) One tiny, yet powerful, thing you can do to differentiate yourself from ...

21 Apr 201640min

D. COMMUNICATION. Communication Secrets from FBI Kidnapping Negotiator Chris Voss

D. COMMUNICATION. Communication Secrets from FBI Kidnapping Negotiator Chris Voss

Chris Voss shares how FBI hostage negotiation approaches enable more effective, persuasive communication, in any field.— YOU'LL LEARN — 1) The FBI 8 negotiation skills you can use at work2) Why yes is...

21 Apr 201650min

C. PRODUCTIVITY. How to Feel Less Busy With Laura Vanderkam

C. PRODUCTIVITY. How to Feel Less Busy With Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam gives her expert advice on feeling less busy, getting more done, and giving more value and meaning to your own time.— YOU'LL LEARN — 1) How those who feel their time is “vast” spend th...

21 Apr 201644min

B. CAREER MANAGEMENT. Conquering the Five Career Derailers with Carter Cast

B. CAREER MANAGEMENT. Conquering the Five Career Derailers with Carter Cast

Kellogg professor Carter Cast provides his research on career derailment–and how to prevent it!— YOU'LL LEARN — 1) Two questions to ask yourself to pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses2) Frequently-...

21 Apr 201650min

A. PRESENCE. Managing Self-Doubt to Tackle Bigger Challenges with Tara Mohr

A. PRESENCE. Managing Self-Doubt to Tackle Bigger Challenges with Tara Mohr

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 ...

21 Apr 201647min

0: START HERE. Welcome and Intro to How to be Awesome at Your Job

0: START HERE. Welcome and Intro to How to be Awesome at Your Job

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 guest...

21 Apr 201615min

Populært innen Business og økonomi

stopp-verden
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
dine-penger-pengeradet
e24-podden
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
rss-borsmorgen-okonominyhetene
pengepodden-2
pengesnakk
livet-pa-veien-med-jan-erik-larssen
rss-politisk-preik
utbytte
morgenkaffen-med-finansavisen
tid-er-penger-en-podcast-med-peter-warren
finansredaksjonen
lederpodden
stormkast-med-valebrokk-stordalen
rss-markedspuls-2
liberal-halvtime
rss-sunn-okonomi
rss-pa-konto