How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Randy Grieser offers actionable pointers to keep a workplace culture healthy and thriving.— YOU'LL LEARN — 1) How trust is built in the workplace2) The 6 key elements of a healthy workplace culture3) Do’s and don’ts for effective conflict managementSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep478 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT RANDY — Randy Grieser is the founder and CEO of ACHIEVE Centre for Leadership & Workplace Performance. He is the author of The Ordinary Leader, and co-author of The Culture Question. Randy is passionate about sharing the importance of creating healthy workplace cultures, and believes leadership requires us to always be intentional about what we do and how we do it.• Book: “The Culture Question: How to Create a Workplace Where People Like to Work”• Company Website: AchieveCentre.com• Website: TheOrdinaryLeader.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us” by Daniel Pink• Book: “Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966-2012: A Fortune Magazine Book” by Carol J. Loomis— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • ZipRecruiter is the smartest way to hire. You can try them for free at Ziprecruiter.com/HTBASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

16 Aug 201929min

Professional speaker Diane DiResta shares invaluable tips and tricks to level up your presentations and boost your executive presence.   You'll Learn: Why knockout presentation skills are essential to your career How to structure the most effective presentation An effective way to overcome your fear of speaking   About Diane: Diane DiResta, CSP, is Founder and CEO of DiResta Communications, Inc., a New York City consultancy that serves business leaders who deliver high-stakes presentations—whether one-to-one, in front of a crowd, or from an electronic platform. A Certified Speaking Professional, DiResta is one of only 12% of speakers to hold that designation. She was President of the New York City chapter of the National Speakers Association and former media trainer for the NBA and WNBA. Diane’s Website: DiResta Communications Inc. Diane’s YouTube Channel: YouTube.com/DianeDiResta Diane’s Book: Knockout Presentations: How to Deliver Your Message with Power, Punch, and Pizzazz   Resources mentioned in the show: App: LikeSo Article: “Talkaholics Sink Partnerships, Presentations—and Careers” by Joann Lublin Website: TED.com Book: The Science of Mind: The Complete Edition by Ernest Holmes   Thank you Sponsors! ZipRecruiter is the smartest way to hire. You can try them for free at Ziprecruiter.com/HTBA Butcher Box provides delicious, cost-effective, humanely-raised meat. Straight to your door! Get 2 free pounds of ground beef + bacon + $20 off by visiting ButcherBox.com/BEAWESOME.   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep477  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

14 Aug 201936min

Ryan Berman offers his tips and tricks for building your courage muscle to make exciting changes.— YOU'LL LEARN —1) The three elements of the courage equation.2) One simple trick to boost your courage.3) How to convince your boss to make a courageous change.Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep476 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT RYAN — Ryan Berman is the founder of Courageous, a change consultancy that develops Courage Brands® and trains companies how to operationalize courage through Courage Bootcamp.He has spent a career developing meaningful stories for household brands—like Caesars Entertainment, Major League Baseball, New Era, Subway, and UNICEF—and he believes that courage is the ultimate competitive advantage for any willing business, being or brand.Ryan Berman used the courage methodology detailed in the book to launch his own Courage Brand called Sock Problems, a charitable sock company that socks different problems in the world.• Ryan’s book: Return on Courage: A Business Playbook for Courageous Change• Ryan’s website: ReturnOnCourage.com• Ryan’s company: Courageous• Ryan’s Twitter: @RyanBerman— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • App: Slack• App: Zoom• Article: Retiring Cisco CEO delivers dire prediction: 40% of companies will be dead in 10 years• Book: Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger• Book: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • ZipRecruiter. ZipRecruiter is the smartest way to hire. Try them for free at ZipRecruiter.com/HTBA• Monday.com. Collaborate more effectively–and beautifully with monday.com/awesomeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12 Aug 201941min

Perry Marshall explains how the 80/20 rule can help you exponentially leverage your time to achieve massive results.— YOU'LL LEARN — 1) What the 80/20 rule is—and how it’s misunderstood.2) How you can achieve way more in just 5 minutes.3) Why “procrastination demons” reveal your priorities.Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep475 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT PERRY — Perry Marshall is endorsed in FORBES and INC Magazine and is one of the most expensive business consultants in the world.His reinvention of the Pareto Principle is published in Harvard Business Review. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labs at the California Institute of Technology uses his 80/20 Curve as a productivity tool. 80/20 Sales & Marketing is mandatory in many growing companies.Marketing maverick Dan Kennedy says, “If you don’t know who Perry Marshall is — unforgivable. Perry’s an honest man in a field rife with charlatans.”He’s consulted in over 300 industries and served as an expert witness for marketing and Google AdWords litigation. Perry has a degree in Electrical Engineering and lives in Chicago.• Perry’s Book: 80/20 Sales and Marketing: The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More(available for one penny plus shipping!)• Perry’s Website: PerryMarshall.com• Perry’s Marketing DNA Test: MarketingDNATest.com• Evolution 2.0 Prize: Evo2.org— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —• App: OmniFocus• Term: 80/20 Rule • Researcher: Barbara McClintock• Book: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield• Book: Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville— THANK YOU SPONSORS! —• Blinkist: Read or listen to summarized wisdom from thousands of nonfiction books! Free trial available at blinkist.com/awesomeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

9 Aug 201946min

Pat Flynn discusses how to turn anyone into your superfan.— YOU'LL LEARN — 1) How superfans transform your career2) How to create the moments that win superfans3) How your ego can kill your blossoming superfandomSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep474 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT PAT — Pat Flynn is a father, husband, and entrepreneur who lives and works in San Diego, CA. He owns several successful online businesses and is a professional blogger, keynote speaker, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and host of the Smart Passive Income and AskPat podcasts, which have earned a combined total of over 55 million downloads, multiple awards, and features in publications such as The New York Times and Forbes. He is also an advisor to ConvertKit, LeadPages, Teachable, and other companies in the digital marketing arena.• Pat’s book: Superfans: The Easy Way to Stand Out, Grow Your Tribe, and Build a Successful Business• Pat’s website: http://www.SmartPassiveIncome.com/• Pat’s social media: Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Article: “How To Lower Your Monthly Bills” by Ramit Sethi• Book: The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss— THANK YOU SPONSOR — • The Simple Habit meditation app can help you pay better attention to your emerging superfans. The first 50 listeners to sign up at SimpleHabit.com/Awesome get 30% off premium subscriptions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

7 Aug 201929min

Mike Vardy discusses how to fine-tune your routine and make the most of your time through mode-based work.— YOU'LL LEARN — 1) Why you shouldn’t obsess over productivity apps.2) How to craft your time with the 5 categories of mode-based work.3) How to keep yourself motivated and on-track through journaling.Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep473 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT MIKE — Mike Vardy is an author, speaker, and productivity and time management strategist (or ‘productivityist’) based in Victoria, BC, Canada. His company Productivityist helps people stop ‘doing’ productive and start ‘being’ productive through a variety of online and offline resources. He is the author of The Front Nine: How to Start the Year You Want Anytime You Want, published by Diversion Books, and has self-published several eBooks, the most recent of which is ”The Productivityist Playbook.” He currently hosts The Productivityist Podcast, a podcast that features insights and conversations surrounding productivity and workflow.• Mike’s Podcast: The Productivityist Podcast• Mike’s TEDx Talk: How to Stop Time: My Talk at TEDx Victoria— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Tool: OmniFocus• Tool: Things• Tool: Todoist• Tool: Trello• Tool: Asana• Tool: Front• Website: Lifehack• Website: The Next Web• Company: Baron Fig• Movie: The Pursuit of Happyness• Book: Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday• Book: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen• Book: The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday• Book: The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle by Steven Pressfield— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Policygenius helps you shop for life insurance in under two minutes. Check them out at Policygenius.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

5 Aug 201940min

We hear you! Thank you to everyone who took time to answer our recent listener survey. Here are 5 things we’re doing differently to make the podcast more awesome for you. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

2 Aug 201915min

Scott Young shares innovative methods to learn new skills more efficiently and effectively.   You'll Learn: Foundational principles for mastering skills more effectively The importance of “meta-learning” The Feynman Technique and other approaches to accelerate learning   About Scott: Scott is a writer, programmer, traveler and an avid reader of interesting things. For the last ten years he’s been experimenting to find out how to learn and think better. He doesn’t promise he has all the answers, just a place to start. Scott’s Book: "Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career" Scott’s MIT Challenge Scott’s email: personal@scotthyoung.com Scott’s website: ScottHYoung.com   Resources mentioned in the show: Online Class: MIT OpenCourseWare Technique: Feynman Technique Study: Retrieval Practice Produces More Learning than Elaborative Studying with Concept Mapping Book: "The Enigma of Reason" by Hugo Mercier   Thank you Sponsor! The Simple Habit meditation app can help you gain greater control over distractions for faster learning. The first 50 listeners to sign up at SimpleHabit.com/Awesome get 30% off premium subscriptions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

31 Jul 201947min