How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Coach Beth Benatti Kennedy shares actionable ways to recharge your career and beat burnout. You’ll Learn:The five focus areas for recharging your careerHow to use a Purpose Mind MapA more exciting way to introduce yourselfAbout BethBeth Benatti Kennedy, MS LMFT brings more than twenty years of experience to her role as a leadership and executive coach, resiliency-training expert, and speaker. With an extensive background in career development, she coaches high-potential individuals on how to use their influence strategically, collaborate effectively, and focus on innovation. Her clients include Gillette Company, Nike, Converse, and many others. Her new book, Career Recharge: Five Strategies to boost Resilience and Beat Burnout, was published in October.Items Mentioned in this Show:Sponsored Message: Make your resume the perfect match with JobscanSponsored Message: Improve your skills with the Great Courses plusBeth’s website: www.BethKennedy.comBeth’s book: Career ReCharge: Five Strategies to Boost Resilience and Beat BurnoutResearch: Blue Zones Lessons From the World’s Longest LivedResearch: Good genes are nice, but joy is betterTool: Knowdell Card Sort Career ValuesMeditation apps: Calm, Headspace, and 10% HappierBook: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol DweckBook: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen CoveyBook: Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam GrantView transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep389.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

13 Jan 201940min

Founder of Raise the Bar, Aaron Levy, shares four key habits that improve team performance.   You'll Learn: Why must managers suck How and why to listen better Examples of powerful questions   About Aaron: Aaron is the Founder and CEO of Raise The Bar, a firm focused on helping companies address the problem of millennial turnover. Aaron is an ICF Associate Certified Coach, a Thrive Global contributor, an 1871 mentor, the Co-Director of Startup Grind Chicago and a member of the Forbes Coaches Council. He has educated, coached, and consulted over 5,500 business leaders, helping them to define goals, create action plans, and achieve sustained success. Aaron is on a mission to transform the manager role – by empowering each manager with the tools, skills, and training to be leaders of people who unlock the potential of their team.   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep388 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11 Jan 201945min

Julie Benezet discusses the importance of taking risks and being comfortable with the discomfort of outcome uncertainty—and how you can achieve that comfort.You’ll Learn:How discomfort brings out your best gameThe four steps to becoming comfortable with discomfortFour self-sabotaging behaviors and how to stop them in their tracksAbout JulieJulie Benezet has devoted her professional life to exploring the new, building businesses and helping others do the same. She currently works as an executive consultant, coach and teacher, following 25 years in business and law. She is the founder of The Journey of Not Knowing®, a leadership development program that teaches its executives how to navigate the new.Julie spent four years as a member of the Amazon.com leadership team that brought the company from the early steep ramp up phase to its emergence as an established business. As its Vice President, Corporate Resources and Director of Global Real Estate, she is credited with leading the delivery of over 7,000,000 square feet worldwide with the supporting corporate infrastructure in just two years.Items Mentioned in this Show:Sponsored message: Learn a new language anytime, anywhere with BabbelJulie’s website: www.JulieBenezet.com Julie on Amazon: Amazon Author CentralJulie’s book: The Journey of Not Knowing: How 21st Century Leaders Can Chart a Course Where There Is NoneJulie’s book: The Journal of Not Knowing: Charting Your Own CourseResearch: Non-transient learned helplessnessBook: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil KnightView transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep387.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

8 Jan 201943min

Podcaster and real estate investor Mindy Jensen shares strategies for building wealth.   You'll Learn: The number one tip for earning more at your job The power of tracking your spending Tips for optimizing big expenses   About Mindy: Mindy Jensen is the Community Manager for BiggerPockets.com, and the co-host of BiggerPockets Money, a podcast for anyone who has money or wants to have more.   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep386 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

7 Jan 201944min

Hal Gregersen explores methods for asking better questions to address your biggest challenges.   You'll Learn: How to ask better questions The four-minute Question Burst method to spark new ideas How the most creative organizations use questions wisely   About Hal: Hal Gregersen is the Executive Director of the MIT Leadership Center and a Senior Lecturer in Leadership and Innovation at the MIT Sloan School of Management where he pursues his vocation of executive teaching, coaching, and research by exploring how leaders in business, government, and society discover provocative new ideas, develop the human and organizational capacity to realize those ideas, and deliver positive, powerful results.   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep385 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

4 Jan 201948min

Vice President  of Twitter Bruce Daisley shares the key differences that make the difference between work delight and drudgery.   You'll Learn: Two hacks for restoring your personal equilibrium at work The benefits of connecting with your colleagues through laughter Why working more than 40 hours a week is a bad idea   About Bruce: As European Vice-President for Twitter and host of the UK’s number one business podcast Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat he is in the centre of the debate about the way work and communication is evolving. Daisley has been one of the Evening Standard’s 1,000 Most Influential Londoners for four years and is one of Debrett’s 500 Most Influential People in Britain. Campaign magazine asserted that Daisley is ‘one of the most talented people in media.’   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep384 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

2 Jan 201946min

GM’s Chief Talent Officer Michael J. Arena explores the idea of ambidextrous leadership to help lead your organization in its current state and in its future – at the same time.You’ll Learn:1) Ways to positively disrupt the way you work2) Concrete ways to mine the ideas of your organization3) Why conflict is essential to the evolution of ideasAbout MichaelMichael is the Chief Talent Officer for General Motors (GM), where he launched GM2020, a grass roots initiative designed to enable employees to positively disrupt the way they work, which was highlighted in Fast Company and Fortune. Michael is the author of the book Adaptive Space, which is based on a decade long research initiative that won the 2017 Walker Prize from People + Strategy.Items Mentioned in this Show:Michael’s website: https://www.adaptivespace.netMichael’s book: Adaptive SpaceResearch: Agility: It rhymes with stabilityResearch: What Creates Energy in Organizations?Book: Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam GrantSelf-assessment: www.NetworkRoles.comView transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep383. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

20 Des 201839min

Lean management authority Karen Martin shares how many workplace problems can be solved through better clarity.You’ll Learn:1) Why people fear asking for clarity2) Key clarifying questions that stimulate great thinking3) Why tolerance for ambiguity is actually badAbout KarenKaren Martin, president of the global consulting firm TKMG, Inc., is a leading authority on business performance and Lean management. Known for her keen diagnostic skills and rapid-results approach, Karen and her team have worked with clients such as AT&T, Chevron, Epson, GlaxoSmithKline, International Monetary Fund, Lenovo, Mayo Clinic, Prudential Insurance, Qualcomm, and the United States Department of Homeland Security to develop more efficient work systems, grow market share, solve business problems, and accelerate performance.Items Mentioned in this Show:Karen’s website: www.TKMG.comKaren’s book: Clarity First: How Smart Leaders and Organizations Achieve Outstanding PerformanceKaren’s book: The Outstanding Organization: Generate Business Results by Eliminating Chaos and Building the Foundation for Everyday ExcellenceResearch: Executive Control of Cognitive Processes in Task Switching Book: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayTool: SuperhumanTool: www.ClarityFirstQuiz.comView transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep382.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

18 Des 201851min