Todd Herman shares how the concept of alter egos helps you become the ideal you that a given situation calls for.

 

You'll Learn:

1. Why you should revisit your childhood superheroes and alter egos
2. Enclothed cognition and Halloween lessons for being awesome at our jobs
3. How to improve your visualization through all your senses

 

About Todd:

Todd Herman is an award-winning author, performance advisor to athletes, leaders and public figures, and is a recipient of the Inc. 500 fastest growing company award. He’s been featured on the Today Show, Sky Business News, Inc Magazine and CBC National News. And lives in New York City with his young family.

 

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Michelle Tillis Lederman discusses the benefits of being a connector, the mindsets required to flourish, and how to connect well.

 

You'll Learn:

1. The three reasons people connect with each other
2. Why to become a better connector even if you don’t think you need to network
3. Tips for easier relationship maintenance

 

About Michelle:

Michelle Tillis Lederman, one of Forbes Top 25 Networking Experts, is the author of several books including the internationally known, The 11 Laws of Likability, and her latest The Connectors Advantage. Michelle is the founder and CEO of Executive Essentials, which provides customized communications and leadership programs. A former finance executive and NYU Professor, Michelle is a regular in the media appearing on NBC, CBS, Fox, NPR, the Wall Street Journal, NY Times, CNBC, and others. She holds degrees from Lehigh University and Columbia Business School.

 

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Legendary inventor Doug Hall shares how to generate and implement great ideas with scientific precision.

 

You'll Learn:

1. An equation that predicts the quantity of ideas generated
2. How fear impedes the creation of ideas
3. How to fast-track ideas through a learning mindset

 

About Doug:

Doug Hall is an inventor, researcher, educator, and craft whiskey maker. He is the founder of the Eureka! Ranch, Innovation Engineering Institute, and Brain Brew Custom Whisk(e)y. He has been named one of America’s top innovation experts by Inc. magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Dateline NBC, CNBC, CIO magazine, and the CBC. His book Jump Start Your Business Brain was named one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time by 800-CEO-Read.

 

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Jesse Newton makes the case for simplifying your organization’s complex processes and getting rid of distractions.

 

You'll Learn:

1. The five factors that drive organizational complexity
2. Key questions that clarify what’s truly important
3. The communication mistake people make when simplifying work

 

About Jesse:

Jesse Newton is the author of Simplify Work; Crushing Complexity to Liberate Innovation, Productivity, and Engagement. He is the founder and CEO of Simplify Work; a global management consulting firm that helps organizations throw off the shackles of debilitating complexity and reignite top performance. His clients include McDonalds and PepsiCo. Prior to launching Simplify Work, Newton was a senior member of Booz & Company’s Organization, Change and Leadership consulting practice and also spent a number of years consulting around the world with Ernst & Young’s People & Organizational Change practice.

 

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Dr. Alton Barron discusses the importance of creativity, how it influences your health, and how you can resurrect creativity after it has been stamped out.

 

You'll Learn:

1. The scientific link between creativity and health
2. Why boredom is good for creativity
3. The role of clutter in creativity

 

About Alton:

Dr. Barron is a fellowship-trained shoulder, elbow, and hand surgeon. He is an Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedics at NYU-Langone and the Univ. of Texas Dell Medical Centers, practicing in both Austin and Manhattan. Dr. Barron has been surgeon for thousands of competitive athletes (a team doctor for Fordham University for 15 years) and professional musicians, including the NY Philharmonic and Metropolitan Operas in New York for over 20 years. He publishes and lectures extensively nationally and internationally. Founder/director of the nonprofit Musician Treatment Foundation https://mtfusa.org/. Co-author of The Creativity Cure with wife Carrie Barron published by Scribner in 2012. https://www.facebook.com/TheCreativityCure/ Founding member, Team Continuum cancer charity https://www.teamcontinuum.net/

 

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Ash Seddeek outlines the key leadership behaviors that inspire teams.

 

You'll Learn:

1. Ten key leadership behaviors that inspire followers
2. One mistake that quickly kills a team’s creativity
3. How to manage your bias like a pro

 

About Ash:

Ash develops leadership, executive communications and strategic sales programs. He currently works with Cisco's innovation startup teams to help them craft compelling value proposition narratives. Ash is also a mentor to entrepreneurs and a communications expert at the American Management Association.

He’s the bestselling author of the books Meaning, Start with a Vision, and The Road to Success.

 

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Brenda Bailey-Hughes shares why and how to become a better listener.

 

You'll Learn:

1. The sad current state of listening
2. How to fall in love with silence in a conversation
3. The five focus areas of listening

 

About Brenda:

Brenda Bailey-Hughes teaches communication and leadership skills at the Kelley School of Business undergrad program. She also teaches global leadership and emerging markets for Kelley Direct, the working professionals’ MBA program.

She’s authored 9 LinkedIn Learning courses and specializes in communication training and coaching for Fortune 500 executives such as P&G, Samsung, Cummins, and John Deere.

 

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Jon Gordon reveals best practices for building trust and rapport within a team, no matter the circumstances.

 

You'll Learn:

1. Three exercises to build big rapport quickly
2. The advantages of being an optimist
3. How to transform challenges into opportunities

 

About Jon:

Jon Gordon's best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous Fortune 500 companies, professional and college sports teams, school districts, hospitals, and non-profits. He is the author of 16 books including 6 best-sellers: The Energy Bus, The Carpenter, Training Camp, You Win in the Locker Room First, The Power of Positive Leadership and The Power of a Positive Team. He is a graduate of Cornell University and hold a Masters in Teaching from Emory University.

 

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Professor Michael A. Roberto explores the mindsets that hinder creativity.

 

You'll Learn:

1. The six mindsets blocking your creativity
2. The advantage of putting your idea out there in its early stages
3. Best ways to spark more creative ideas

 

 

About Michael:

Michael Roberto is the Trustee Professor of Management at Bryant University. Previously, he’s served for six years on the faculty at Harvard Business School. His research focuses on how people solve problems and make decisions.He’s a bestselling author of case studies and several books. He’s created courses on The Great Courses Plus. Michael has developed a number of innovative Multi-media simulations for students, including the Everest Leadership and Team Simulation. His latest book is called Unlocking Creativity.

 

 

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Movie story consultant Matthew Luhn shares the key principles and approaches for making compelling, emotionally-resonant stories--even if you’ve got a “boring” work topic

 

You'll Learn:

1. Two story elements that keep an audience hooked
2. The three key flavors of emotion
3. The universal six story themes

 

About Matthew:

Matthew Luhn is a writer, story branding consultant, and keynote speaker with over 25 years’ experience at Pixar Animation Studios, with story credits including the Toy Story and Monsters, Inc. franchises, Finding Nemo, UP, Cars, and Ratatouille. Alongside his work in Hollywood, Luhn trains CEOs, marketing teams, directors, and professionals on how to craft stories for Fortune 500 companies, Academy Award-winning movies, and corporate brands grossing billions of dollars worldwide, advice he’s packed into his new book, The Best Story Wins: How to Leverage Hollywood Storytelling in Business and Beyond. To learn more, visit matthewluhnstory.com.

 

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Christine Hassler reveals how overachievers can lose and regain their joy.

 

You'll Learn:

1. The joylessness of overachieving
2. How to stop the constant doing through exploring your why
3. Four questions to re-evaluate your limiting beliefs

 

About Christine:

Christine Hassler is the best-selling author of three books, most recently Expectation Hangover: Free Yourself From Your Past, Change your Present and Get What you Really Want. She left her successful job as a Hollywood agent to pursue a life she could be passionate about. For over a decade, as a keynote speaker, retreat facilitator, life coach, and host of the top-rated podcast “Over it and On With It”, she has been teaching and inspiring people around the world. She’s appeared on: The Today Show, CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX, E!, Style, and The New York Times. Christine believes once we get out of our own way, we can show up to make the meaningful impact we are here to make. Visit her online at www.christinehassler.com

 

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CEO Brian Fielkow walks through creating and maintaining a good work culture then reveals how prospective employees can find out if they fit a new workplace’s culture.

 

You'll Learn:

1. Why customers pay for culture
2. Brian’s definition of a healthy work culture
3. How to discover if you are a cultural fit at the interview stage

 

About Brian:

Brian Fielkow, J.D., is the CEO of Jetco Delivery, a multimillion-dollar Houston-based trucking and logistics company with 200+ employees that was named a “Top Workplace” by the Houston Chronicle, highlighted on the 2015 Inc. 5000 list, and given the Gold Safety Award by the DOW Chemical Company. Brian is also the author of “Driving to Perfection: Achieving Business Excellence by Creating a Vibrant Culture.”

 

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Shane Parrish offers expert perspectives and tips for boosting your decision-making.

 

You'll Learn:

1. Why we often fail to improve at decision-making
2. Three useful mental models to serve you well
3. The role of emotions in decision-making

 

About Shane:

Shane Parrish invests in wonderful companies as a Partner at Partners. He’s also the mastermind behind the Farnam Street blog and the Knowledge Project podcast. Farnam Street blog is devoted to helping people develop an understanding of how the world really works, make better decisions, and live a better life. It  focuses on sharing the principles that help others become better versions of themselves and live consciously.

 

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Isaiah Hankel highlights the importance of your mental energy, the best time to use it, and how to protect it from the people and things that drain it.

 

You'll Learn:

1. The little ways we waste our limited mental energy
2. How to tactfully deal with people who drain your mental energy
3. How to gain more energy by closing mental loops

 

About Isaiah:

Isaiah Hankel received his doctorate in Anatomy & Cell Biology and is an expert on mental focus, behavioral psychology, and career development. His work has been featured in The Guardian, Fast Company, and Entrepreneur Magazine. Isaiah’s previous book, Black Hole Focus, was published by Wiley & Sons and was selected as Business Book of the Month in the UK and became a business bestseller internationally. Isaiah has delivered corporate presentations to over 20,000 people, including over 300 workshops and keynotes worldwide in the past 5 years.

 

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Conflict resolution expert Dr. Donna Hicks outlines the ten elements of dignity to provide a master framework for human treatment and mistreatment. She also reveals how such treatment impacts performance.

 

You'll Learn:

1. How violating another’s dignity is at the root of many conflicts
2. Four everyday indignities people suffer at work
3. Business reasons to honor dignity in a work environment

 

About Donna:

Dr. Donna Hicks is an Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University.  She facilitated dialogues in numerous unofficial diplomatic efforts in the Middle East, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, Libya and Syria. She was a consultant to the BBC in Northern Ireland where she co-facilitated a television series, Facing the Truth, with Archbishop Desmond Tutu.   She has taught courses in conflict resolution at Harvard, Clark, and Columbia Universities and conducts training seminars in the US and abroad on dignity leadership training and on the role dignity plays in resolving conflict.  She consults to corporations, schools, churches, and non-governmental organizations. Her book, Dignity:  It’s Essential Role in Resolving Conflict, was published by Yale University Press in 2011.  Her second book, Leading with Dignity:  How to Create a Culture That Brings Out the Best in People, was published by Yale University Press in August 2018.

 

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Renowned leadership author John C. Maxwell discusses how to shift yourself so you can continually grow and influence on a bigger scale. You'll Learn: 1. John’s approach to mentorship 2. How insecurity kills effective leadership 3. The ACT method to make the most out of your reflections About John: John C. Maxwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker who has sold more than 30 million books in 50 languages. He has been identified as the #1 leader in business by the American Management Association and the most influential leadership expert in the world by Business Insider and Inc. magazines. He is founder of The John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team, EQUIP, and The John Maxwell Leadership Foundation, organizations that have trained millions of leaders from almost every country of the world. The recipient of the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership from the Luminary Leadership Network, Dr. Maxwell speaks each year to Fortune500 companies, presidents of nations, and many of the world’s top business leaders. He can be followed at Twitter.com/JohnCMaxwell. For more information about Maxwell, visit JohnMaxwell.com. View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep397

Writer and illustrator Liz Fosslien shares why we should listen to our emotions instead of suppressing them at work. She also reveals how to be considerate of others’ emotions while protecting our own.

 

You'll Learn:

1. Why we should inspect instead of suppress our emotions
2. Two ways to protect yourself from emotional contagion
3. How to decode the wisdom your emotions are pointing to

 

About Liz:

Liz is an author and illustrator whose projects have been featured by NPR, Freakonomics, The Economist, and CNN Money. Liz spent the past three years designing and facilitating workshops that empowered executives at LinkedIn, Facebook, Google, BlackRock, and Nike to build cultures of belonging. Previously, she led product and community projects at Genius and ran statistical analyses at the aptly named Analysis Group.

 

View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep396

 

WyzAnt CEO and Founder Andrew Geant discusses the best and worst ways to learn, particularly when engaging a tutor one-on-one.

 

You'll Learn:

1. The most in-demand hard and soft skills
2. When you should consider engaging in one-on-one lessons
3. How to give and receive good feedback

 

About Andrew:

Andrew Geant is co-founder and CEO of WyzAnt, which brings the proven impact of personalized learning to all learners via the largest tutoring marketplace and community. WyzAnt has one of 75,000 tutors available within 10 miles of 97% of the US population offering their services in-person and online. Drew co-founded WyzAnt in 2005 with his Princeton classmate, Mike Weishuhn. Today, WyzAnt has 80 employees in offices in Chicago and San Francisco.  With now over 2 million tutors and students that have used the platform, the company was bootstrapped with just $10,000 and has been cash flow positive since inception.

 

View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep395

 

Workplace psychologist Andrea Goeglein shares how language impacts workplace stress and how to successfully ask for help from others.

 

You'll Learn:

1. The key causes of workplace stress
2. Two verbal habits that exacerbate workplace stress
3. How to ask for help optimally

 

About Andrea:

Often called a “Success Sherpa,” Andrea prides herself on carrying the information that nourishes her clients careers and personal success. She’s the Creator of the trademarked “Don’t Die” book series, which is licensed to the renowned publisher Hay House and served as Chairperson of Speaker Selection for TEDxUNLV.

Not only does Andrea Goeglein have the scientific knowledge that helps business leaders thrive, she has owned and operated several successful companies herself, including Evening Star Holdings, a hospitality operating business with $4 million in revenue and 60+ employees. Andrea also Founded the CEO Forum in Las Vegas, a senior executive think tank and boutique consulting practice.

 

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Ari Meisel breaks down his secrets to greater productivity...from virtual assistants, to the best productivity apps, to easier ways to make decisions.

 

You'll Learn:

1. How working at your peak time makes you many times more effective
2. The power of the 20-second rule
3. Why you should consider using virtual assistants

 

About Ari:

Ari is the best-selling author of "The Art of Less Doing", and "The Replaceable Founder." He is a self-described Overwhelmologist whose insights into personal and professional productivity have earned him the title, "The Guru's Guru." He can be heard on the award-winning Less Doing Podcast, on international stages speaking to thought leaders and influencers, and for those who prefer the written word, Ari's blog posts on Medium offer immediate and actionable advice for entrepreneurs seeking replaceability.

 

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Austin Belcak explains how deep research, cold emailing, and solving one of your dream company’s problems upfront accelerates job hunting--while building your skills.

 

You'll Learn:

1. Two common themes to successful job searches
2. How to do cold outreach that gets responses
3. Two ways to effectively illustrate your value

 

About Austin:

Austin is the founder of Cultivated Culture where he teaches people how to land jobs they love without connections, without traditional experience, and without applying online.

Austin's created a community of over 30,000 job seekers who have leveraged his strategies to land jobs at places like Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, and more.

 

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Dr. Shawn Jones discusses the burnout epidemic and how mindfulness, reflection, and compassion can be used to combat it.

 

You'll Learn:

1. Three ways people experience burnout
2. How to re-personalize what you’ve depersonalized
3. Four best practices for preventing burnout

 

About Shawn:

Shawn C. Jones MD, FACS is a board-certified ear, nose, and throat physician, head and neck surgeon with 30 years of experience in medicine and a thriving ENT practice in Paducah, Kentucky. He's on a mission to combat the effects of the growing physician burnout epidemic by sharing his own inspiring story of recovery.

Dr. Jones shares his story of burnout and recovery in his book, "Finding Heart in Art: A Surgeon’s Renaissance Approach to Healing Modern Medical Burnout.”

 

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Ed Muzio shares how teams can function better through smarter iteration.

 

You'll Learn:

1. How many organizations are planning poorly
2. Approaches for greater clarity
3. How to make wiser group decisions

 

About Ed:

Ed Muzio is CEO of Group Harmonics and an award-winning three-time author. An expert in the scientific study of measuring and modifying human behavior, he is a sought-after consultant to business and industry worldwide and a popular media source. His new book is Iterate: Run a Fast, Flexible, Focused Management Team (An Inc. Original, 2018). He can be found at IterateNow.com.

 

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Coach Beth Benatti Kennedy shares actionable ways to recharge your career and beat burnout.

 

You'll Learn:

1. The five focus areas for recharging your career
2. How to use a Purpose Mind Map
3. A more exciting way to introduce yourself

 

About Beth:

Beth 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.

 

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Founder of Raise the Bar, Aaron Levy, shares four key habits that improve team performance.

 

You'll Learn:

1. Why must managers suck
2. How and why to listen better
3. 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