How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Updated: 06 Oct 2025 • 1116 episodes
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Get more fun, wins, meaning, and money from your job! With 25,000,000 downloads and mentions in The New York Times, Forbes, and Linkedin Learning. This show helps grow your skills and impact at any job that requires thinking and collaborating. Each week, Pete interviews thought-leaders and results-getters to discover specific, actionable insights that boost work performance. Their stories and advice sharpen the universal skills to flourish at work. Boost your time/energy management, leadership, confidence, career opportunities, and fulfillment—while still getting home earlier. Try starting with episode 0: START HERE and listener favorite episodes we put at the beginning numbered: A, B, C, D, E, and F. (Subscribe and/or sort Old to New to find these starter episodes.) Welcome!

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Jess Lindgren shares what it takes to build a working relationship that helps give you back your time and focus. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) The must-have traits of any great assistant 2) The key to hiring an assistant 3) Where to find great assistants hiding in your own network Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1099 

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Jay Heinrich reveals how to unlock your best self using the ancient techniques of rhetoric. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) Aristotle’s lure and ramp method for making progress 2) Why to make your affirmations as silly as possible 3) Powerful reframes for failure and impostor syndrome Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep109

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1097: Turning Conflict into Connection with Charles Duhigg

Charles Duhigg reviews his communication techniques for finding common ground in any conflict. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) The three-step looping method for making others feel heard 2) The secret principle for keeping conversations aligned 3) How to uncover what people really want in a conversation Subscribe or visit AwesomeA

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Adam Christing discusses how anyone can use humor to connect and succeed at work. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) Why humor matters at work 2) How to bring the fun—even if you aren’t funny 3) The five laugh languages Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1096 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT ADAM —  Adam Ch

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Dr. Natalie Nixon discusses how to develop strategic thinking, prevent burnout, and enhance creativity through her move, rest, and think framework. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) The inner skills that make us more strategic and effective 2) The neglected skill that makes us more strategic 3) How to prime your best ideas in 90 se

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Steven Gaffney shares actionable insights from his latest study on the behaviors, mindsets, and practices of consistently high achieving teams. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) The critical question that fosters accountability 2) How to build the courage to say the unsaid 3) The simple trick to reduce team distractions Subscribe o

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