How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Fellow podcaster Kwame Christian giggles with Pete as he shares his insights and lessons learned on a novel notetaking approach. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to listen and understand audio at 3X speed 

2) How notetaking improves your decision-making 

3) How AI can make a fun soundtrack for your life 

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— ABOUT KWAME — 

Kwame Christian is a best-selling author, business lawyer and CEO of the American Negotiation Institute (ANI). ...

Scott Mautz shares powerful strategies to stay confident and in control when negativity strikes. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to wisely managed doubt–and confidence 

2) The early warning signs of self-acceptance being degraded 

3) The three-step solution to reset negative chatter 

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— ABOUT SCOTT — 

Scott Mautz is a high-octane speaker expert at igniting peak performance and deep employee engagement, motivation, and inspiration. He’s a Procter & Gamble veteran who su...

Retired Green Beret Scott Mann shares battle-tested strategies for motivating people in low-trust, high-stakes environments. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why storytelling is super powerful 

2) The key shift that makes stories memorable

3) How to regulate emotions (both yours and others)

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— ABOUT SCOTT — 

Lt. Col. Scott Mann is a retired Green Beret with over twenty-two years of Army and Special Operations experience around the world, and a New York Time...

Marie-Hélène Pelletier argues that resilience isn’t a trait and provides a customizable path to develop yours. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why no one should assume they’re resilient

2) How to design your Resilience Plan 

3) The tiny actions that build big resilience 

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— ABOUT MARIE-HÉLÈNE — 

Throughout her career in business management and psychology, Dr. Pelletier has spearheaded the dialogue on the crucial issues of leader...

Dr. Barbara Kellerman explores the roots of bad leadership and offers strategic tips for challenging it. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Where leadership training falls short 

2) The two core components of “bad” leadership 

3) Four tips for standing up to bad leaders 

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— ABOUT BARBARA — 

Barbara Kellerman was Founding Executive Director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School; the Kennedy’s School’s James MacGregor Burns Lec...

Elaine Lin Hering discusses why to stop censoring yourself at work—and how to strategically do that. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The massive costs of keeping quiet 

2) The fundamental question that helps you speak up wisely 

3) The subtle ways we silence others—and how to stop 

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— ABOUT ELAINE — 

Elaine Lin Hering works with organizations and individuals to build skills in communication, collaboration, and conflict management. She has w...

Urs Koenig reveals how to level up your leadership through the five shifts of radical humility. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why leaders win more when they’re humble 

2) Two tricks to getting better quality feedback 

3) How to make any tough conversation less intimidating 

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— ABOUT URS — 

Urs is a former United Nations military peacekeeper and NATO military peacekeeping commander, a highly accomplished ultraendurance champion, a widely published pr...

Stella Grizont shares the simple things everyone can do to feel happier and more fulfilled every day. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The master key for overcoming toxic situations 

2) The key response that builds quality relationships 

3) How to set healthy boundaries without feeling guilty 

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— ABOUT STELLA — 

Time Magazine named Stella a leading happiness expert. As a speaker and executive coach, Stella works with leaders who are seeking deepe...

Leslie Zane reveals why traditional persuasion tactics often fall short—and offers a new alternative that’s more effective. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why most attempts at persuasion fall short  

2) How to bypass resistance with triggers 

3) The unexpected people who will drive your success 

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— ABOUT LESLIE — 

Leslie Zane is an award-winning marketer, TEDx speaker and the foremost authority in harnessing the instinctive mind to accelerate brand and b...

Amy Edmondson shares how to minimize unproductive failures and maximize intelligent ones. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) What separates good failure from bad failure 

2) The surprisingly simple tool that prevents many failures 

3) How to stay motivated in the face of failure 

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— ABOUT AMY — 

Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School. Her work explores teaming – the dynamic forms of collaborat...