How to Be Awesome at Your Job

How to be Awesome at Your Job
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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!

  1. 20H AGO

    1142: How to Experience Less Stress and More Joy at Work with Amy Leneker

    Amy Leneker discusses how to spot and stop stress for more joyful days at work.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) The top five barriers to joy at work 2) The three-step un-stressing method 3) The simple practice that leads to more joy  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1142 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT AMY —  Amy Leneker is an optimistic, joy-seeking, recovering workaholic. She's also a leadership consultant who has helped over 100,000 leaders and teams – including those at Fortune 100 companies – lead with less stress and more joy. Her soul goal? To help one billion people do the same. With over 25 years of leadership experience – including a decade in the C-suite – Amy understands the soul-crushing toll of burnout because she's lived it. Twice. After surviving her own brush with burnout, Amy became determined to help others succeed without sacrificing their joy, their health, or their weekends. A first-generation college student, Amy earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees while working full-time and later raising a family. She has studied leadership at Yale, neuroscience at the NeuroLeadership Institute, and stress resilience at Harvard Medical School. • Book: Cheers to Monday: The Surprisingly Simple Method to Lead and Live with Less Stress and More Joy • Study: "The State of Stress & Joy at Work 2026" • Website: AmyLeneker.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts by Brene Brown — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Monarch.com. Get 50% off your first year on with the code AWESOME. • Vanguard. Give your clients consistent results year in and year out with vanguard.com/AUDIO • Shopify. Sign up for your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/better • Gusto. Get three months free when you run your first payroll with gusto.com/AWESOME See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    37 min

  2. 3D AGO

    1141: How to Stop Burnout Before It Starts with Guy Winch

    Guy Winch shares the simple strategies for taking back control of your mind, energy, and attention from work. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How to stop rumination loops 2) The trick to dealing with difficult situations beyond your control 3) The overlooked key to build into your weekly schedule Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1141 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT GUY —  Guy Winch Ph.D. is an internationally renowned psychologist who advocates for integrating the science of emotional health into our daily lives. His science based self-help books have been translated into 30 languages and his 3 viral TED Talks have garnered over 35 million views.  He advises start-ups in the mental health space, worked with the US and UK governments, and has created emotional health programs for fortune 500 companies. His work has been featured in the NY Times, WSJ, the Boston Globe, CNN, Time, Psychology Today, and other major outlets. He is the co-host of the Ambie Nominated Dear Therapists podcast. He lives and maintains a private practice in Manhattan. • Book: Mind Over Grind: How to Break Free When Work Hijacks Your Life • Substack: The Psychology Lab • Website: GuyWinch.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon • Book: The Devil Emails at Midnight: What Good Leaders Can Learn From Bad Bosses by Mita Mallick — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Monarch.com. Get 50% off your first year on with the code AWESOME. • Vanguard. Give your clients consistent results year in and year out with vanguard.com/AUDIO • Shopify. Sign up for your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/better • Gusto. Get three months free when you run your first payroll with gusto.com/AWESOME See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    40 min

  3. MAR 26

    1140: Bringing More Laughter, Fun, and Connection to the Workplace with Chris Duffy

    Chris Duffy discusses how to find the humor in anything—and why that’s important in the workplace. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) Why to take humor seriously at work 2) The simple habit that makes you more magnetic 3) How to find humor in the most unlikely places Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1140 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT CHRIS —  Chris Duffy is an award-winning comedian, television writer, and radio/podcast host. Chris currently hosts the hit podcast How to Be a Better Human. You can watch his comedic TED talk, “How to find laughter anywhere” online. He has appeared on Good Morning America, ABC News, NPR, and National Geographic Explorer.  Chris wrote for both seasons of Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas on HBO, executive produced by John Oliver. He’s the creator/host of the streaming game show Wrong Answers Only, where three comedians try to understand what a leading scientist does all day, in partnership with LabX at the National Academy of Sciences.  Chris is both a former fifth grade teacher and a former fifth grade student. • Book: Humor Me: How Laughing More Can Make You Present, Creative, Connected, and Happy • Website: ChrisDuffyComedy.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • App: 7 Minute Workout • Study: “The effect of a pratfall on increasing interpersonal attractiveness.” by E. Aronson, B. Willerman, and J. Floyd • App: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Monarch.com. Get 50% off your first year on with the code AWESOME. • Vanguard. Give your clients consistent results year in and year out with vanguard.com/AUDIO • Shopify. Sign up for your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/better • Gusto. Get three months free when you run your first payroll with gusto.com/AWESOME See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    37 min

  4. MAR 23

    1139: How to Become the Manager that People Want to Work For with Ashley Herd

    Ashley Herd illuminates under-taught manager skills required of leaders. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How build trust with your employees from day one 2) Simple ways to make meetings more effective 3) The key question that helps accelerate your career Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1139 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT ASHLEY —  Ashley Herd is the founder of Manager Method, a leadership training organization that helps managers drive performance without driving people out the door. A former General Counsel and Head of HR with experience at organizations including McKinsey and Yum! Brands, she’s also a LinkedIn Learning instructor and co-host of the "HR Besties" podcast. Ashley is the author of The Manager Method, and is known for giving practical tools that make leadership feel human and doable. • Book: The Manager Method: A Practical Framework to Lead, Support, and Get Results • Website: ManagerMethod.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book:  A Separate Piece by John Knowles — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Monarch.com. Get 50% off your first year on with the code AWESOME. • Vanguard. Give your clients consistent results year in and year out with vanguard.com/AUDIO • Shopify. Sign up for your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/better • Gusto. Get three months free when you run your first payroll with gusto.com/AWESOME See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    41 min

  5. MAR 19

    1138: Breaking Free from the Invisible Norms that Limit Our Best Work with Nilofer Merchant

    Nilofer Merchant debunks some of the pervasive beliefs and practices that keep us from succeeding at work. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) Striking examples of how hidden norms limit us 2) Why you owe it to yourself to play office politics 3) The mindset that creates more win-win solutions Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1138 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT NILOFER —  Nilofer Merchant spent over 25 years leading technology companies (Apple, Autodesk, GoLive/Adobe) and personally launched over 100 products and services, netting $18 billion in revenues. She is ranked among the top 50 influential management thinkers in the world (one of her TED Talks has been referenced 300 million times). Our Best Work is her 4th book. • Book: The New How: Creating Business Solutions Through Collaborative Strategy • Book: Our Best Work: Break Free from the 24 Invisible Norms That Limit Us • Website: NiloferMerchant.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver by Mary Oliver — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Monarch.com. Get 50% off your first year on with the code AWESOME. • Vanguard. Give your clients consistent results year in and year out with vanguard.com/AUDIO • Shopify. Sign up for your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/better See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    41 min

  6. MAR 16

    1137: How to Build an Unbeatable Mind with Former Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine

    Mark Divine reveals his strategies for forging mental clarity, focus, and resilience at an elite level. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How to fix your broken attention span 2) A simple 20-second breathing protocol for resetting your nervous system 3) How to fuel extreme motivation Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1137 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT MARK —  Mark Divine is a former Navy SEAL Commander, entrepreneur, and NYT Bestselling author with PhD in Global Leadership and Change who has dedicated his life to unlocking human potential through integrated training in mental toughness, leadership, and physical readiness. He owns and runs the SEALFIT Training Center in San Diego, California where he trains thousands of professional athletes, military professionals, SWAT, First Responders, SOF candidates and everyday people looking to build strength and character. • App: Unbeatable Mind Box Breathing • Book: Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level • Training Program: UnbeatableMind.com • Website: MarkDivine.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: Autobiography of a Yogi (Self-Realization Fellowship) by Paramahansa Yogananda • Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Monarch.com. Get 50% off your first year on with the code AWESOME. • Vanguard. Give your clients consistent results year in and year out with vanguard.com/AUDIO • Shopify. Sign up for your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/better See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    48 min

  7. MAR 12

    1136: How to Reshape Your Beliefs to Unlock Hidden Capabilities with Nir Eyal

    Nir Eyal provides research-proven strategies for tackling the biggest restraint in our lives: our beliefs. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) Striking examples of the power of our beliefs 2) How to make the most of placebos 3) Three tools for challenging your limiting beliefs Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1136 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT NIR —  Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and human potential. He previously taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of the international bestsellers Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products andIndistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life, which have sold over 1 million copies in more than 30 languages. Indistractable received critical acclaim, winning the Outstanding Works of Literature Award and being named among the best business and personal development books of the year by Amazon, Audible, and The Globe and Mail. His third book, Beyond Belief, reveals how to identify and replace the hidden beliefs that define our limits. As an active angel investor, Nir has backed multi-billion-dollar companies that implement his methodologies, including Canva, Kahoot!, and others. In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, his writing has been featured in The New York Times and Harvard Business Review, and he is a regular contributor to Psychology Today. • Book: Beyond Belief: The Science-Backed Way to Stop Limiting Yourself and Achieve Breakthrough Results • Website: NirAndFar.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Study: “On the Phenomenon of Sudden Death in Animals and Man” by Curt P. Richter • Study: “Anabolic steroids: the physiological effects of placebos” by Ariel Gideon and William Saville • Study: “Cognitive influence on the evaluation of wine: The impact and assessment of price” by Charles Spence • Study: “Longevity increased by positive self-perceptions of aging” by Becca R. Levy, Martin D. Slade, Suzanne R. Kunkel, and Stanislav V. Kasl • Book: All Marketers are Liars: The Underground Classic That Explains How Marketing Really Works--and Why Authenticity Is the Best Marketing of All by Seth Godin • Book: Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense by Rory Sutherland • Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Monarch.com. Get 50% off your first year on with the code AWESOME. • Vanguard. Give your clients consistent results year in and year out with vanguard.com/AUDIO • Shopify. Sign up for your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/better See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    41 min

  8. MAR 9

    1135: Patrick Lencioni on How to Identify Your Gifts for More Energizing Work Days

    Pat Lencioni discusses how to tap into your genius to make work more fulfilling and energizing. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How to stop feeling ashamed of your weaknesses 2) The six types of working genius 3) The real reason why so many professionals are burning out Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1135 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT PAT —  Pat is one of the founders of The Table Group and is the pioneer of the organizational health movement. He is the author of 13 books, which have sold over 9 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages. As President of the Table Group, Pat spends his time speaking and writing about leadership, teamwork, and organizational health and consulting with executives and their teams. After more than twenty years in print, his classic book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, remains a fixture on national best-seller lists.  His most recent book, The Six Types of Working Genius, was released in September 2022, and he is also the host of the popular business podcast, At The Table with Patrick Lencioni. • Assessment: Working Genius Assessment (use code: AWESOME for 20% off) • Book: The 6 Types of Working Genius: A Better Way to Understand Your Gifts, Your Frustrations, and Your Team • Podcast: At the Table Podcast • Podcast: The Working Genius Podcast • Website: TableGroup.com • Website: WorkingGenius.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: Be Healed by Bob Schuchts • Book: Brother Odd: An Odd Thomas Novel by Dean Koontz • Past episode: 552: The Foundational Principle that Separates Good Leaders from Bad Ones with Pat Lencioni • Past episode: 707: Amy Edmondson on How to Build Thriving Teams with Psychological Safety — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Monarch.com. Get 50% off your first year on with the code AWESOME. • Vanguard. Give your clients consistent results year in and year out with vanguard.com/AUDIO • Shopify. Sign up for your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/better See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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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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    How to be Awesome at Your Job
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodes
    1.2K
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    How to Be Awesome at Your Job

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