How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Brandeis Professor Andy Molinsky lays out a powerful framework for reaching beyond your current capabilities. You'll Learn: The psychological roadblocks that hinder us from reaching beyond our skills Why it’s worth it exiting your comfort zone Andy’s research-based three Cs for stepping outside your comfort zone About Andy Andy Molinsky is a Professor of International Management and Organizational Behavior at the Brandeis International Business School. He is the author of Global Dexterity (HBR Press, 2013) and the forthcoming book Reach: A New Strategy to Help You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone, Rise to the Challenge, and Build Confidence (Penguin/Random House, 2017). View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep108 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

20 Jan 201741min

Dr. Beverly Kaye discusses how to get great employees to stick around with “stay interviews” and more…whether the great employee is you or your direct reports!You’ll Learn:Why should conduct a stay interview instead of an exit interviewHow to ask your manager for what you really need to stayThe top reasons employees stay or goAbout BeverlyFounder and Chairwoman of Career Systems International, Dr. Beverly Kaye is an international bestselling author and a leading authority in the world of modern workplace performance. She has dedicated her life’s work to helping individuals and organizations grow in a workplace that fosters greater commitment, fulfillment, and humanity.Beverly Kaye and the CSI team provide cutting-edge and award-winning talent development solutions primarily to Fortune 1000 companies. Her work and research are distinguished and widely recognized for helping others discover greater meaning in their work and gain greater control over their career destinies. Dr. Kaye completed her graduate work at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and holds her doctorate from UCLA.Items Mentioned in this Show:Book: Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go by Beverly KayeBook: Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em by Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-EvansBook: Hello Stay Interviews, Goodbye Talent Loss by Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-EvansBook: Up Is Not the Only Way by Beverly KayeBook: Love It, Don’t Leave It by Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-EvansBook: Rules of Thumb: 52 Truths for Winning at Business Without Losing Yourself by Alan WebberWebsite: Career Systems InternationalView transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep107See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

18 Jan 201727min

2U Vice President of IT Artie Jordan talks software and soft skills and how they can be applied to any workplace.You’ll Learn:How to keep your team agileCommon pitfalls in communicationThe most important soft skill that your team should practice nowAbout ArtieArtie is a member of 2U’s tech leadership team, former member of the Obama for America team, and founding board member of CSTUY, a non-profit dedicated to bringing opportunities in computer science and technology to middle and high school students. Also a fellow University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign alum. He’s very active in the NY tech meet-up scene and an advocate for professional development and soft-skills training for technical workers. Items Mentioned in this Show:Organization: CSTUYCompany: SalesforceCompany: Amazon Web ServicesCompany: 2UApp: SlackPodcast: EconTalkBook: Expecting Better by Emily OsterBook: Cryptonomicon by Neal StephensonView transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep106See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

13 Jan 201726min

Business Improv Founder Bob Kulhan reveals how improv techniques can be applied to the workplace.You’ll Learn:How improv’s “Yes, and…” philosophy can enrich many facets of workImprov’s wisdom on conducting better meetingsHow to reframe difficult conversations with “Yes, and…”About BobBob Kulhan is the Founder, President and CEO of Business Improv®, and a world-class leader in creating experiential training and development programs for corporations of all scopes and sizes. Based in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, Business Improv serves a large international roster of blue-chip firms such as Google, PepsiCo, American Express, Capital One, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ford Motor Company, Hilton Hotels Worldwide and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. Kulhan’s consulting and teaching work with these clients emphasizes the use of improvisational techniques in developing leadership, improving managerial structure, honing team skills, fostering a collaborative corporate culture, busting blocks to creativity, facilitating conflict management, connecting Millennials, and encouraging creative and adaptive problem solving. His latest book is Getting to “Yes, and.”Items Mentioned in this Show:Website: www.businessimprov.comBook: Getting to “Yes, and” by Bob KulhanView transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep105See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11 Jan 201740min

R. Michael Anderson talks about identifying self-limiting beliefs and how to overcome them.You’ll Learn:How anxiety offers helpful clues for your personal developmentBest practices in overcoming limiting beliefsA simple way to deal with stressAbout MichaelR. Michael Anderson is founder of The Executive JOY Institute. He specializes in teaching organizations, leaders, and individuals how to become even more successful through psychology, emotional intelligence, and mindfulness.His unique background of real-life experience mixed with his world-class education allows his audiences to both learn and be entertained. Michael has taught leaders around the world, from Panama to the Philippines to Australia and Mexico, and has worked with a broad range of clients, including Microsoft, SAP, Stanford University, Vistage, Young Presidents Organization, and Entrepreneurs Organization.Items Mentioned in this Show:Website: Soul Centered LeadershipBook: The Experiment by R. Michael AndersonBook: Soul-Centered Leadership by R. Michael AndersonBook: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn AchorBook: Sacred Contracts by Caroline MyssBook: Authentic Happiness by Martin SeligmanView transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep104See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

9 Jan 201735min

Chris McGoff discusses universal patterns in human behavior and offers his take on what integrity really means.You’ll Learn:Approaches to building powerful alliancesWhat the word “integrity” truly means–and how to solidify it your teamFatal patterns to watch out for in the workplaceAbout ChrisChris McGoff is the founder of The Clearing, Inc., where he guides organizations to tackle their most complex and high-stake problems. Using his book, “The PRIMES: How Any Group Can Solve Any Problem “(Wiley; 2012), McGoff gives leaders clarity to see the resources they already have available.He is a business leader and consultant with over 30 years of experience, helping leaders achieve their desired outcomes during the most uncertain times. From mergers and acquisitions to change in leadership, McGoff is passionate about serving the needs of enterprises across the globe.Items Mentioned in this Show:Website: The ClearingBook: The Primes by Chris McGoffBook: Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey MooreTool: Echo DotView transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep103See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

6 Jan 201741min

Andrew discusses how collecting letters and business cards from CEOs contributed to his quick rise to Executive Vice-President.You’ll Learn:Key lessons repeated among 500 letters from CEOsHow to change “I don’t know” from a negative to a positiveEffective approaches for mentor relationship buildingAbout AndrewAndrew is a founding member of 2U and head of university partnership and corporate development. He is uniquely good at relationship management and has had the quirky hobby of writing letters to CEO’s and collecting business cards since childhood. In fact, it was through that hobby that he got his first job at 2U – as an undergraduate college student. His personal motto is #Hustle.Items Mentioned in this Show:Book: Pre-suasion by Robert CialdiniBook: Oh, the Places You’ll Go by Dr. SeussOnline store: ShinolaView transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep102See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

4 Jan 201734min

Pat McDaniel shares some of his wisest insights about decision-making fallacies and victories.You’ll Learn:A 5-step process to better decision makingUnexpected hidden influences that affect your decision makingHow to maintain an openness to contrary informationAbout PatPat McDaniel is the founder of WiseInsights.net a website dedicated to helping motivated but weary people keep moving forward by finding the smartest path toward their success. Pat is passionate about sharing his story about how he kept hitting the wall, got mad, and was eventually ready to change how he made decisions, so that he could be on the right path.Pat has a highly diverse background. He has been a long-time student (made it through the 19th grade) a CPA, a pastor and church planter, a sales manager, a search engine marketing strategist working in a marketing agency, an entrepreneur who started his own business from scratch, and an author of the Ebook: 5 Step Process to Making Better More Successful Decisions.Items Mentioned in this Show:Website: wiseinsights.netEbook: 5 Step Process to Making Better More Successful Decisions by Pat McDanielInfographic: 50 Cognitive Biases Wrecking Your DecisionsBook: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanBook: Influence by Robert CialdiniBook: Pre-suasion by Robert CialdiniBook: Predictably Irrational by Dan ArielyBook: Decisive by Chip and Dan HeathBook: Blink by Malcolm GladwellBook: The Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggBook: Give and Take by Adam GrantBook: Switch by Chip and Dan HeathBook: Made to Stick by Chip and Dan HeathApp: AlarmedView transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep101See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

2 Jan 201739min