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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!

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  • 1087: How Neurodivergent Professionals Thrive at Work with Shea Belsky

    1087: How Neurodivergent Professionals Thrive at Work with Shea Belsky
    Aug 25 2025
    Shea Belsky shares his top do’s and don’ts for managing neurodiversity in the workplace.— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) Why neurodivergency is unavoidable at work2) The unique strengths and struggles of autistic people3) When and how to discuss neurodiversity at workSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1087 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT SHEA — Shea Belsky is an autistic self-advocate. He is a Tech Lead II at HubSpot, and the former Chief Technology Officer of Mentra. Having been the manager of neurodivergent & neurotypical employees, he brings many unique perspectives on neurodiversity in the workplace. Shea has championed neurodiversity for organizations like Novartis, the Kennedy Krieger Institute, Northeastern University, in addition to being featured in Forbes and the New York Post.• LinkedIn: Shea Belsky• Podcast: Autistic Techie• Website: SheaBelsky.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott• Past episode: 150: Expressing Radical Candor with Kim Scott• Past episode: 860: The Science of Compelling Body Language with Richard Newman• Past episode: 1049: What Dyslexia Can Teach Us About Creativity, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking with Kate Griggs• Past episode: 1070: An ADHD Strategist’s Pro Tips for Staying Motivated and Productive When You Can’t Focus with Skye Waterson• Past episode: 1085: How to Find More Fun at Work Every Day with Bree Groff— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome• LinkedIn Jobs. Post your job for free at linkedin.com/beawesome• Quince. Get free shipping and 365-day returns on your order with Quince.com/Awesome• Square. See how Square can transform your business by visiting Square.com/go/awesomeSee 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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    39 mins
  • 1086: How to Unlock Personal Power and Deep Confidence with Chris Lipp

    1086: How to Unlock Personal Power and Deep Confidence with Chris Lipp
    Aug 21 2025

    Chris Lipp reveals the key to owning the room and boosting your confidence.


    — YOU’LL LEARN —

    1) How to end self-consciousness

    2) A 5-minute ritual to prime your power

    3) Two behaviors that naturally earn you respect


    Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1086 for clickable versions of the links below.


    — ABOUT CHRIS —

    Chris Lipp is the author of The Science of Personal Power: How to Build Confidence, Create Success, and Obtain Freedom. His work has appeared in several media outlets including Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Fast Company. He is a professor of management communication at Tulane University. Chris also published two books on communication, Magnetic: How Great Leaders Persuade and Inspire, and The Startup Pitch.

    • Book: The Science of Personal Power: How to Build Confidence, Create Success, and Obtain Freedom


    — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

    • Book: The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem: The Definitive Work on Self-Esteem by the Leading Pioneer in the Field by Nathanial Branden


    — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —

    • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome

    • LinkedIn Jobs. Post your job for free at linkedin.com/beawesome

    • Quince. Get free shipping and 365-day returns on your order with Quince.com/Awesome

    • Square. See how Square can transform your business by visiting Square.com/go/awesome

    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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    40 mins
  • 1085: How to Find More Fun at Work Every Day with Bree Groff

    1085: How to Find More Fun at Work Every Day with Bree Groff
    Aug 18 2025

    Bree Groff shares the simple but effective strategies for finding more fun at work.


    — YOU’LL LEARN —

    1) The mind shift that helps us find more fun at work

    2) The 5-minute team practice that drastically improves engagement

    3) How to find joy during even the roughest work days


    Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1085 for clickable versions of the links below.


    — ABOUT BREE —

    Bree Groff is a workplace culture expert and author of Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously). She has spent her career guiding executives at companies including Microsoft, Google, Pfizer, Calvin Klein, and Hilton through periods of complex change. She is a Senior Advisor to the global consultancy SYPartners, previously served as the CEO of NOBL Collective, and holds an MS in Learning and Organizational Change from Northwestern University. Bree lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.

    • Book: Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously)

    • Substack: What Work Should Be

    • User Manual: User Manual Template | Today Was Fun

    • Website: BreeGroff.com


    — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

    • Term: Learned helplessness


    — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —

    • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome

    • Plaud.ai. Use the code AWESOME and get a discount on your order

    • LinkedIn Jobs. Post your job for free at linkedin.com/beawesome

    • Quince. Get free shipping and 365-day returns on your order with Quince.com/Awesome

    • Square. See how Square can transform your business by visiting Square.com/go/awesome

    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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    37 mins
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I really enjoy the practical pointers on this podcast. Everyone should keep up on these sessions to stay fresh and focused on being "awesome at your job."

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