How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Kristen Berndt acquired the job she’s wanted for a decade–United Airline’s Manager of Baggage Planning–and shares her unorthodox approach to getting it.You’ll Learn:1) How to let the world know what you want…and keep in touch with the critical contacts2) A mindset that will give you back a third of your day3) How to nail interviews with the classic STAR frameworkAbout KristenKristen Berndt is the Manager of Baggage Planning at United Airlines. When Kristen was 19 years old, she determined that she wanted to work in operations for United Airlines, and made it her life goal. She believes that confidence and persistence are the keys to achieving one’s dreams. She encourages others to network and build connections in order to be successful. Kristen lives and works in Chicago.Items Mentioned in this Show:Sponsor: TextExpander, the productivity multiplierKristen on Twitter and LinkedInBook: Lean In by Sheryl SandbergPrevious episode: Episode 167: Nick CampbellView transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep217. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

15 Okt 201733min

Nate Regier shows how to tap into the positive powers of conflict and openness to effectively deal with drama.You’ll Learn:1) A useful, low-intensity definition of conflict2) The four-step ORPO formula for productive conflicts3) How upfront openness about motives can change everythingAbout NateNate Regier, Ph.D., is CEO and cofounding owner of Next Element, a global leadership training and certification firm specializing in communication and conflict skills. He’s an expert in social-emotional intelligence and leadership, positive conflict, neuropsychology, group dynamics, interpersonal and leadership communication, executive assessment, and coaching. Regier is a co developer of Next Element’s Leading Out of Drama® training and coaching system, an LOD® master trainer, and Process Communication Model® certifying master trainer. He is co-author of Beyond Drama: Transcending Energy Vampires. He’s an enthusiastic dad and husband.Items Mentioned in this Show:Nate’s Books: Conflict Without Casualties and Beyond DramaNate’s Website: Next-Element.comBook: Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger InstitutePerson: Dan RockwellWebsite: The Drama Resilience AssessmentView transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep216. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12 Okt 201740min

Anne Bogel provides a whirlwind tour across leading personality frameworks, providing tips on how to apply these insights along the way.   You'll Learn: How the Myers-Briggs, StrengthsFinder, Enneagram, Five Love Languages, highly sensitive people enlighten you in their own ways How to use personality types to better your relationships Dangers of abusing personality frameworks   About Anne: Anne is a resident blogger, bookworm, and big-question-asker at Modern Mrs. Darcy. She wrote Reading People, where she shares her own experience with the personality frameworks she loves the most, the ones that have made the biggest difference in her own life. She walks you through 7 different frameworks, explaining the basics in a way you can actually understand, sharing personal stories about how what she learned made a difference in her life, and showing people how it could make a difference in theirs, as well.   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep215 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11 Okt 201729min

Molly Beck shares a quick and easy formula for reaching out new people who can help you achieve your goals.   You'll Learn: The two components required to become an influencer The four types of reach outs--with benchmark response rates How to make awesome subject lines to get more email responses   About Molly: Molly is the founder of podcast creation site Messy Bun; the creator of the lifestyle blog Smart, Pretty & Awkward; and a marketing expert who has provided digital strategies for numerous companies including Forbes, Venmo, Rice University, and Hearst. Her work has been featured in the Boston Globe, Redbook, Parade, HuffPost, and more. She is represented by CAA.   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep214 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

6 Okt 201736min

Dorie Clark outlines how to flourish amid office politics by using electoral campaign strategies.   You'll Learn: How to create a campaign plan for your career The power mapping approach to smarter people decisions A genius tactic for highlighting your achievements without sounding boastful   About Dorie: Dorie Clark is an Adjunct Professor of Business Administration at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and the author of Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of 2015 by Inc. magazine, one of the Top 10 Business Books of the Year by Forbes, and was a Washington Post bestseller. A former presidential campaign spokeswoman, the New York Times described her as an “expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives.”   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep213 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

4 Okt 201737min

Morra Aarons-Mele provides tips for the ambitious introvert to succeed at work and strategies on how extroverts and introverts can best work together.You’ll Learn:1) How introverts are fabulous secret weapons at work2) The false assumptions people make about introverts3) How extroverts and introverts can work best togetherAbout MorraMorra Aarons-Mele is the founder of award winning social impact agency Women Online and its database of women influencers, The Mission List. She is an Internet marketer who has been working with women online since 1999. She helped Hillary Clinton log on for her first Internet chat, and has launched online campaigns for world leaders and organizations including the United Nations, President Obama, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.Items Mentioned in this Show:Morra’s Book: Hiding in the BathroomBook: Quiet by Susan CainBook: Composing a Life by Mary Catherine BatesonPeople: Arvind Rajan , Betty HudsonPodcast: On BeingView transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep212.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1 Okt 201739min

Jennifer Riel illustrates how successful thinkers can create great choices rather than tolerate unacceptable trade-offs via her practical methodology for implementing integrated thinking.You’ll Learn:1) Why you should fall in love with opposing approaches to solving a problem2) How to hold two approaches in tension to discover optimal solutions3) The three questions to creating better answersAbout JenniferJennifer Riel is an adjunct professor at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, specializing in creative problem solving. Her focus is on helping everyone, from undergraduate students to business executives, to create better choices, more of the time. An award-winning teacher, Jennifer leads training on integrative thinking, strategy and innovation, both at the Rotman School and at organizations of all types, from small non-profits to some of the largest companies in the world.Items Mentioned in this Show:Sponsor: TextExpander, the productivity multiplierBook: Creating Great Choices by Jennifer Riel & Roger L. MartinBook: The Inner Lives of Markets: How People Shape Them – And They Shape Us by Raymond Fisman & Tim SullivanBook: The Opposable Mind by Roger L. MartinBook: The Revenge of Analog by David SaxEvent: Toronto International Film FestivalPeople: A. G. Lafley, Hillary Austin, Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, Piers HandlingSchool: Rotman School of Management – University of TorontoAward: Palme d’OrView transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep211.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

28 Sep 201752min

Professor Tina Seelig talks about the critical components, principles, and tactics for bringing ideas into your imagination and out into the world.   You'll Learn: The two requirements of imagination How to generate many new solutions via framing and reframing The argument for brainstorming   About Tina: Tina Seelig is Professor of the Practice in Stanford University’s Department of Management Science and Engineering, and is a faculty director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. She teaches courses in the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school) and leads three fellowship programs in the School of Engineering that are focused on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Dr. Seelig earned her PhD in Neuroscience at Stanford Medical School, and has been a management consultant, entrepreneur, and author of 17 books, including Insight Out (2016), inGenius (2012), and What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 (2009). She is the recipient of the Gordon Prize from the National Academy of Engineering, the Olympus Innovation Award, and the Silicon Valley Visionary Award.   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep210 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

27 Sep 201746min