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Paul Epstein reveals master keys to building confidence and making better decisions faster. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The fundamental key to feeling more confident every day. 

2) How to improve your decision outcomes in just two minutes. 

3) The head-heart-hands equation for making better decisions faster. 

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— ABOUT PAUL — 

PAUL EPSTEIN is a former high-level executive for multiple NFL and NBA teams and the bestselling author of The Power of Playing Offense. 

In 2022, he was named one of SUCCESS magazine’s top thought leaders who get results and his work has been featured on ESPN, NBC, Fox Business, and in USA Today. 

In fifteen years as a leader in the world of pro sports, Paul helped take NBA teams from the bottom of the league in revenue to the top two, broke every premium sales revenue metric in Super Bowl history, opened a billion-dollar stadium, and founded the San Francisco 49ers Talent Academy. 

As an award-winning keynote speaker, Paul’s impact continues offstage, providing leadership development and culture transformation programs for companies and teams including Amazon, Disney, Johnson & Johnson, NASA, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Dallas Cowboys. 

He’s also the founder of the Win Monday Community and host of the Win Monday podcast, where he interviews high-profile guests who reveal their secrets of confidence and work-life mastery.  

• Book: Better Decisions Faster: Unshakable Confidence When You Need It Most 

• Book: The Power of Playing Offense: A Leader's Playbook for Personal and Team Transformation 

• Website: PaulEpsteinSpeaks.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown 

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Dr. Esther Sternberg reveals how to enhance your office environment to improve your health and boost performance. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How your workspace affects your wellbeing. 

2) How your surroundings impact your sleep. 

3) Tiny changes in lighting and sound that immediately improve your environment. 

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep906 for clickable versions of the links below. 

— ABOUT ESTHER — 

Esther M. Sternberg, M.D. is a Professor of Medicine, Psychology, and Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Planning at the University of Arizona and has been internationally recognized for her pioneering discoveries on the mind-body-stress interaction in healing and the impact of built environments on integrative health and wellness. She’s advised the World Health Organization, the US Institute of Medicine, the Vatican, and more, and has been featured on national stages, including CBS’ 60 Minutes, SXSW, NPR, ABC News, and more. 

• Book: Healing Spaces: The Science of Place and Well-Being 

• Book: The Balance Within: The Science Connecting Health and Emotions 

• Book: Well at Work: Creating Wellbeing in any Workspace 

• Website: https://esthersternberg.com/ 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Article: “The Basque Sheepherder and the Shepherd Psalm by James K. Wallace 

• Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 

• Study: Discovery of associative patterns between workplace sound level and physiological wellbeing using wearable devices and empirical Bayes modeling 

• Podcaster: Andrew Huberman 

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — 

• Dash Hudson. Manage your social media and stay up to speed with Dash Hudson’s Social Media Trends Report. 

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Lisa McCarthy reveals five principles that help turn your boldest ambitions into reality. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to manage your inner critic. 

2) The benefits of sharing your goals with others. 

3) Three words to avoid using. 

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep905 for clickable versions of the links below. 

— ABOUT LISA — 

Lisa McCarthy is Fast Forward’s CEO and co-founder. Prior to launching Fast Forward, she spent 25 years at prominent media companies Univision, Viacom, and CBS leading sales organizations that were responsible for billions in revenue. Recognized as a people-first leader and change agent, Lisa was named a “Woman to Watch” by Advertising Age and was included in Crain’s New York Business “40 Under 40” list. She experienced the costs of an always-on workplace where people end up simply surviving, putting out fires, and often putting their happiness and health on hold. Together, she and Wendy designed a simple and immediately actionable system of Power Principles to help people achieve success and fulfillment in their whole lives. 

• Book: Fast Forward: 5 Power Principles to Create the Life You Want in Just One Year 

• Email: lisa@fastforwardgroup.net 

• Website: FastForwardGroup.net 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Article: “Debriefing: A Simple Tool to Help Your Team Tackle Tough Problems” by Doug Sundheim 

• Book: All In: An Autobiography by Billie Jean King, Johnette Howard, Maryanne Vollers 

• Book: Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi 

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — 

• Dash Hudson. Manage your social media and stay up to speed with Dash Hudson’s Social Media Trends Report. 

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Mark Balasa shares the most important lessons learned on trust from his celebrated career in asset management. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to build trust with anyone. 

2) How trying to sound smart can hurt you. 

3) The most important question to ask in any meeting. 

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep904 for clickable versions of the links below. 

— ABOUT MARK — 

Mark is the former founder and CIO of Balasa Dinverno & Foltz LLC, a wealth management firm. 

Mark has been a featured speaker on investment and technology topics with organizations such as Morningstar, the Financial Planning Association (FPA), Charles Schwab & Co., and Standard & Poor’s. He has been quoted in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Barron’s, Smart Money, and BusinessWeek. 

Mark has been recognized as one of the top wealth managers in the country by organizations such as Robb Report Worth magazine, Medical Economics and Bloomberg. He previously sat on Blackrock’s RIA Advisory Board, J.P. Morgan’s RIA advisory board, PIMCO’s advisory panel for RIAs, the advisory board for State Street Global Advisors, and the technology board for Charles Schwab & Co. Mark has written for INC. magazine website and publications for CCH. 

• Company: BVM Studio 

• Podcast: Is THIS for Kids? 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Website: Morningstar 

• Book: Nudge: The Final Edition by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein 

• Book: Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics by Richard Thaler 

• Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 

• Book: The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues by Patrick Lencioni 

• Book: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni 

• Past episode: 552: The Foundational Principle that Separates Good Leaders from Bad Ones with Pat Lencioni 

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — 

• Dash Hudson. Manage your social media and stay up to speed with Dash Hudson’s Social Media Trends Report. 

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Donna McGeorge provides practical examples of how to use ChatGPT to get work done faster and easier.. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to get started with ChatGPT. 

2) What ChatGPT does better and worse than a human. 

3) Tricks and prompts to get the most out of ChatGPT. 

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep903 for clickable versions of the links below. 

— ABOUT DONNA — 

DONNA MCGEORGE is a passionate productivity coach with modern time management strategies designed to enhance the time we spend in our workplace.

With more than 20 years of experience working with managers and leaders throughout Australia and Asia-Pacific, Donna delivers practical skills, training, workshops, and facilitation to corporations—such as Nissan Motor Company, Jetstar, Medibank Private, and Ford Motor Company—so they learn to manage their people well and produce great performance and results.

 As a captivating, upbeat, and engaging resource on time management and productivity, Donna has been featured on The Today Show, on radio interviews across Australia, and has written for publications including The Age, Boss Magazine, Smart Company, B&T Magazine, and HRM.

• Book: The ChatGPT Revolution: How to Simplify Your Work and Life Admin with AI 

• Book: The First 2 Hours: Make better use of your most valuable time 

• Website: DonnaMcGeorge.com 

• Download: Planning pages 

• Download: ChatGPT worksheet 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Website: OpenAI ChatGPT 

• Study: Most Americans haven’t used ChatGPT; few think it will have a major impact on their job by Eugenie Park and Risa Gelles-Watnick 

• Article: “M.B.A. Students vs. ChatGPT: Who Comes Up With More Innovative Ideas?” by Christian Terwiesch and Karl Ulrich 

• Book: Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto) by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 

• Book: Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman 

• Book: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth 

• Book: Ode to Happiness by Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant 

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — 

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André Martin discusses how to avoid wrong career fit and ensure your career aligns with your needs. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) What right fit and wrong fit look like in practice. 

2) Four powerful questions to know if a job is the right fit. 

3) Why it’s OK to have a boring job. 

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— ABOUT ANDRÉ — 

Dr. André Martin is an organizational psychologist and author of the book Wrong Fit, Right Fit - Why How We Work Matters More Than Ever. He has spent 20+ years as the Chief Talent Officer of iconic brands such as Mars, Nike, Google, and Target. Now, acting as an operating advisor, coach, and consultant, André continues to counsel leaders and founders to peak performance. When André isn't working, he can be found with his wife and two English labs on the rain-soaked trails around Portland, Oregon. 

• Book: Wrong Fit, Right Fit: Why How We Work Matters More Than Ever 

• Website: WrongFitRightFit.com 

• Newsletter: MondayMatters.substack.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: MIT SMR / Glassdoor Culture 500 

• Learning Platform: Arist.co 

• Book: Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke 

• Book: Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing by Pete Davis 

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Julia DiGangi shows you how to harness your emotional energy and turn it into your greatest strength. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) What others’ skepticism is telling you. 

2) How to reframe your brain’s negative patterns. 

3) The root cause of procrastination–and how to deal with it. 

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep901 for clickable versions of the links below. 

— ABOUT JULIA — 

Dr. Julia DiGangi is a neuropsychologist, who completed her residency at Harvard Medical School, Boston University School of Medicine, and the US Department of Veterans Affairs. She has nearly two decades of experience studying the connection between our brains and our behavior. Dr. DiGangi has worked with leaders at The White House Press Office, global companies, international NGOs, and the US Special Forces. Her understanding of stress, trauma, and resilience is also informed by her work in international development and humanitarian aid, where she served some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. 

The founder of NeuroHealth Partners, a neuropsychology-based consultancy, DiGangi shows people—at work and at home—how to harness the power of the brain to lead more satisfying and emotionally intelligent lives. She is the author of Energy Rising: The Neuroscience of Leading with Emotional Power. 

• Book: Energy Rising: The Neuroscience of Leading with Emotional Power 

• Instagram: @drjuliadigangi 

• LinkedIn: Dr. Julia DiGangi 

• Website: DrJuliaDiGangi.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk 

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — 

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Charles Conn shares how to be strategic and make breakthroughs when things are uncertain. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How talented people unknowingly self-sabotage. 

2) The simple question that leads to clever breakthroughs. 

3) How to communicate your ideas so people will care. 

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— ABOUT CHARLES — 

Charles Conn is an investor, environmentalist, and entrepreneur. He is co-founder of Monograph, a venture firm, and was previously CEO of the Rhodes Trust in Oxford. He is Board Chair of Patagonia and sits on The Nature Conservancy European Council. He was founding CEO of Ticketmaster-Citysearch, and was a partner at McKinsey & Company. He is a graduate of Harvard, Oxford and Boston Universities. 

He is co-author with Robert McLean of Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything, published with Wiley in 2019, a best-seller now in six languages, and The Imperfectionists: Strategic Mindsets for Uncertain Times, 2023. 

• Book: Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything (website) 

• Book: The Imperfectionists: Strategic Mindsets for Uncertain Times (website) 

• LinkedIn: Charles Conn 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Article: “M.B.A. Students vs. ChatGPT: Who Comes Up With More Innovative Ideas?” by Christian Terwiesch and Karl Ulrich (and full-text PDF of paper) 

• Website: Kaggle 

• Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 

• Book: Obvious Adams: The Story of a Successful Businessman by Robert Updegraff 

• Book: The Selfish Gene (Popular Science) by Richard Dawkins 

• Book: Biodiversity by E. O. Wilson 

• Past episode: 896: Finding More Success and Joy in Everything You Do with Suneel Gupta 

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Matt Abrahams outlines six steps to improve your spontaneous speaking skills. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to feel more comfortable speaking on the spot. 

2) Four tactics to keep speaking anxiety in check. 

3) The easy formula for great self-introductions. 

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep899 for clickable versions of the links below. 

— ABOUT MATT — 

Matt Abrahams is a leading expert in communication with decades of experience as an educator, author, podcast host, and coach. As a Lecturer in Organizational Behavior at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, he teaches popular classes in strategic communication and effective virtual presenting. He received Stanford GSB’s Alumni Teaching Award in recognition of his teaching students around the world. 

When he isn’t teaching, Matt is a sought-after keynote speaker and communication consultant. He has helped countless presenters improve and hone their communication, including some who have delivered IPO roadshows as well as TED, World Economic Forum, and Nobel Prize presentations. His online talks garner millions of views and he hosts the popular, award-winning podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart: The Podcast. He is the author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot. His previous book Speaking Up without Freaking Out: 50 Techniques for Confident and Compelling Presenting has helped thousands of people manage speaking anxiety and present more confidently and authentically.  

• Book: Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot 

• LinkedIn: Matt Abrahams 

• Podcast: Think Fast, Talk Smart 

• Website: MattAbrahams.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: “Get Excited: Reappraising Pre-Performance Anxiety as Excitement” by Alison Wood Brooks 

• Podcast episode: “Space, Pace, and Grace: How to Handle Challenging Conversations” with Matt Abrahams and Collins Dobbs 

• Book: Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up by Patricia Ryan Madson 

• Past episode: 253: How to Speak Out…Without a Freak Out with Matthew Abrahams 

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Cy Wakeman discusses why engagement is overrated and what really drives results. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How your ego ruins 2.5 hours of each day. 

2) Three questions for breaking free from your ego. 

3) Why to stop saying “should". 

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep898 for clickable versions of the links below. 

— ABOUT CY — 

Cy Wakeman is a drama researcher, international leadership speaker, and consultant. In 2001 she founded Reality-Based Leadership. She is the author of four books: Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace and Turn Excuses Into Results (2010), NY Times Bestseller, The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace: Know What Boosts Your Value, Kills Your Chances, and Will Make You Happier (2013), No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results (2017), and her newest release, Life’s Messy, Live Happy. 

Deemed as “the secret weapon to restoring sanity to the workplace,” Cy Wakeman was voted in the top 100 leadership professionals to follow on twitter for 7 years in a row. In 2021, 2022, and 2023 she topped the Global Gurus list of Top 30 Leadership Professionals across the globe, coming in at #1. 

• Book: No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results 

• Newsletter: Reality-Based Leadership Newsletter 

• TED Talk: Ditch the Drama – How to Live Happy in a Messy World 

• Website: RealityBasedLeadership.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte 

• Book: Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David Burns 

• Figure: Byron Katie 

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Jon Acuff reveals why we often struggle to meet our goals—and shares practical advice for achieving results. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to make your loftiest goals more reachable. 

2) The “right” amount of goals to pursue. 

3) How to stay motivated when things get tough. 

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep897 for clickable versions of the links below. 

— ABOUT JON — 

Jon Acuff is the New York Times bestselling author of nine books, including Soundtracks, Your New Playlist, and the Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done. When he's not writing or recording his popular podcast, All It Takes Is a Goal, Acuff can be found on a stage as one of INC's Top 100 Leadership Speakers. He's spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at conferences, colleges, and companies around the world, including FedEx, Range Rover, Microsoft, Nokia, and Comedy Central. He lives outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife and two daughters.  

• Book: All It Takes Is a Goal: The 3-Step Plan to Ditch Regret and Tap Into Your Massive Potential 

• Book: Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking (Overcome Toxic Thought Patterns and Take Control of Your Mindset) 

• Podcast: All It Takes Is a Goal 

• Website: JonAcuff.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: “Automaticity of Social Behavior: Direct Effects of Trait Construct and Stereotype Activation on Action” by John A. Bargh, Mark Chen, and Lara Burrows 

• Product: Leuchtturm1917 Notebooks 

• Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 

• Book: The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield 

• Book: The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) by Seth Godin 

• Personality: Mike Peasley, MTSU professor 

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Suneel Gupta shows how to find more joy and success every day by drawing from the wisdom of ancient Indian traditions. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The eight essential practices for daily success. 

2) How to reset your energy in just five minutes. 

3) Why you achieve more with only 85% of the effort. 

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep896 for clickable versions of the links below. 

— ABOUT SUNEEL — 

Suneel Gupta lost his Dharma and then found it again. He is the founding CEO of RISE and co-founder of the Gross National Happiness Center in the United States. As an author, a visiting scholar at Harvard Medical School, and host of a hit documentary series, Suneel studies the most extraordinary people on the planet to discover and share simple, actionable habits to lift our performance and deepen our daily sense of purpose. His work has been featured by major outlets including CNBC, TED, and the New York Times. 

• Book: Everyday Dharma: 8 Essential Practices for Finding Success and Joy in Everything You Do 

• Past Episode: 708: The 7 Steps to Winning Others’ Support with Suneel Gupta 

• Website: SuneelGupta.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Tool: OmniFocus 

• Experiment: Dartmouth Scar Experiment 

• Book: The Bhagavad Gita translated by Eknath Easwaran 

• Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl 

• Book: Be Here Now by Ram Dass 

• Previous episode: 625: How to Be Happier, More Fulfilled, and More Effective Every Day with Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar 

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Eduardo Briceño reveals the fundamental factors that accelerate your growth and improvement. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How focusing on performance actually hurts results. 

2) The one feedback method that always tells the truth. 

3) The five key elements that drive growth. 

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— ABOUT EDUARDO — 

Eduardo Briceño is a global keynote speaker and facilitator who guides many of the world’s leading companies in developing cultures of learning and high performance. Earlier in his career, he was the co-founder and CEO of Mindset Works, the first company to offer growth mindset development services. Previously, he was a venture capital investor with the Sprout Group. 

His TED Talk, How to Get Better at the Things You Care About, and his prior TEDx Talk, The Power of Belief, have been viewed more than nine million times. He is a Pahara-Aspen Fellow, a member of the Aspen Institute’s Global Leadership Network, and an inductee in the Happiness Hall of Fame. 

• Book: The Performance Paradox: Turning the Power of Mindset into Action 

• Website: Briceño.com 

• LinkedIn: Eduardo Briceño 

• Organization: MindsetWorks 

• TEDx Talk: The Power of belief -- mindset and success | Eduardo Briceno | TEDxManhattanBeach 

• TED Talk: Eduardo Briceño: How to get better at the things you care about | TED 

• Previous episode: 316: Maximizing Your Learning and Growth with Eduardo Briceño 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Tool: Roam Research 

• Tool: Otter 

• Study: “Systematic review: the relationship between clinical experience and quality of health care” by Niteesh K. Choudhry, Robert H. Fletcher, and Stephen B. Soumerai 

• Psychology: Goal Hierarchy 

• Book: The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living by the Dalai Lama 

• Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck 

• Book: The Clan of the Cave Bear: Earth's Children, Book One by Jean Auel 

• Past episode: 001: Communicating with Inspiration and Clarity with Mawi Asgedom 

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Joe Mull breaks down the fundamentals of why people leave their jobs then shares simple solutions to creating a happier, more committed workforce. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The true story behind the myth, “Nobody wants to work anymore.” 

2) The sweet spot for a team’s workload. 

3) How to talk to your boss about improving your job. 

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— ABOUT JOE — 

Joe Mull is the author of 3 books including No More Team Drama and the forthcoming Employalty: How to Ignite Commitment and Keep Top Talent in the New Age of Work. 

He is the founder of the BossBetter Leadership Academy and hosts the popular Boss Better Now podcast, which was recently named by SHRM as a “can’t miss show for leaders” along with podcasts from Brené Brown and Harvard Business Review. 

In demand as a keynote speaker, Joe has taught leadership courses at two major universities and previously managed training at one of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S.  

Joe has appeared as an expert in multiple media outlets including Forbes, the International Business Times, on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, and on Good Morning America. 

• Book: Employalty: How to Ignite Commitment and Keep Top Talent in the New Age of Work 

• Book: Cure for the Common Leader: What Physicians & Managers Must Do to Engage & Inspire Healthcare Teams 

• Website: JoeMull.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Instrument: NASA Task Load Index 

• Article: “To Build a Top Performing Team, Ask for 85% Effort” by Greg McKeown 

• Book: Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink 

• Book: It's the Manager: Moving From Boss to Coach by Jim Clifton and Jim Harter 

• Music: “Requiem” by Mozart 

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — 

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Maura Thomas shows you how to create a distraction-free work environment to make time for the tasks that matter most. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The underlying cause of derailed productivity. 

2) How multitasking hurts your productivity and attention. 

3) The two questions that will help you eliminate distractions. 

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— ABOUT MAURA — 

Maura Nevel Thomas is an award-winning international speaker and trainer on individual and corporate productivity and work-life balance, and the most widely-cited authority on attention management. Her proprietary Empowered Productivity™ System has been embraced by the likes of NASA, Dyson, and Google. She is a TEDx Speaker, founder of Regain Your Time, author of six bestselling books, and was named a Top Leadership Speaker in Inc. Magazine. 

Maura is frequently featured in major business outlets including Business Insider, Fast Company, and Washington Post, and she’s also a regular contributor to both Forbes and the Harvard Business Review, with articles there viewed over a million times. 

• Book: Attention Management: How to Create Success and Gain Productivity ― Every Day (Empowered Productivity, 1) 

• Book: Everyone Wants to Work Here: Attract the Best Talent, Energize Your Team, and Be the Leader in Your Market (Empowered Productivity) 

• Forbes article: "Why Leaders Should Want Their Employees To Quiet Quit" 

• Website: MauraThomas.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• App: Blinkist 

• App: Todoist 

• App: Twist 

• Book: The Gift of Fear: And Other Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker 

• Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill 

• Book: Younger Next Year: Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy - Until You're 80 and Beyond by Chris Crowley and Henry Lodge 

• Company: Doist 

• Personality: Frank Kick 

• Personality: Gloria Mark 

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Curtis Bateman shares simple tools that make uncertainty less frustrating and more rewarding. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The simple model that makes change predictable and actionable. 

2) The critical first step to introducing any change initiative. 

3) How to keep poor results from discouraging you. 

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— ABOUT CURTIS — 

Curtis Bateman is one of FranklinCovey’s lead change experts and the author of Who Rocked the Boat: A Story about Navigating the Inevitability of Change and co-author of Change: How to Turn Uncertainty into Opportunity.  He is also the Vice President of International and a Senior Change Consultant. 

• Book: Change: How to Turn Uncertainty Into Opportunity, with Marché Pleshette, Andy Cindrich, and Christi Phillips, PhD 

• LinkedIn: Curtis A. Bateman 

• Speaking Profile: Franklin Covey Speaker’s Bureau 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• App: Day One 

• App: Evernote 

• Book: Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard 

• Book: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain 

• Book: When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel Pink 

• Book: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 

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Dr. Bryan Robinson shares the dangers of work addiction–and how you can recover from it. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) What workaholism is–and how you can tell if you have it. 

2) The 10 C’s to help you find your calm. 

3) How to befriend your negative emotions. 

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— ABOUT BRYAN — 

Bryan E. Robinson is Founder and Chief Architect Officer of Comfort Zones Digital, Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a psychotherapist in private practice. He writes for Forbes.com and Thrive Global and is the author of over forty books, including three editions of Chained to the Desk: A Guidebook for Workaholics, Their Partners and Children, and the Clinicians Who Treat Them and #Chill: Turn Off Your Job and Turn on Your Life. 

• Book: Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Work-Life Balance 

• Book: Limestone Gumption: A Brad Pope And Sisterfriends Mystery 

• Website: BryanRobinsonBooks.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl 

• Book: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Chartwell Classics) by Mark Twain 

• News Site: The Huffington Post 

• Publication: Thrive Global 

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Laura Fredricks shares battle-tested tips to confidently ask for what you want. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to respond to “I’ll think about it.” 

2) Why you want to talk only 25% of the time. 

3) Persuasion pitfalls to avoid. 

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— ABOUT LAURA — 

Laura Fredricks is an author, speaker, and consultant who trains and coaches individuals, businesses, and nonprofits. Her latest book is Hard Asks Made Easy: How to Get Exactly What You Want. Through her previous six books, Fredricks has helped hundreds of global executives, industry trailblazers, marketing and communication leaders, boards, fundraisers, entrepreneurs, teenagers, artists, philanthropists, and everyday people achieve their best professional and personal lives possible. 

Since 2005, Fredricks also has taught at New York University School of Professional Studies. 

• Book: Hard Asks Made Easy: How to Get Exactly What You Want 

• Email: laura@expertontheask.com 

• Website: ExpertOnTheAsk.com 

• Website: LauraFredricks.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Tool: MailChimp 

• Software: Egnyte 

• Book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 

• Website: The Chronicle of Philanthropy 

• Website: Advancing Philanthropy 

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Cheryl Einhorn provides tools to improve your decision-making skills. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The key to countering bias in decision-making. 

2) The five Problem Solver Profiles–and which one you are. 

3) How to work with different types of decision-makers. 

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— ABOUT CHERYL — 

Cheryl Strauss Einhorn founded Decisive, a decision sciences company that trains people and teams in complex problem solving and decision-making skills using the AREA Method. AREA is an evidence-based decision-making system that uniquely controls for and counters cognitive bias to expand knowledge while improving judgment. Cheryl developed AREA during her two decades as an award-winning investigative journalist writing for publications ranging from The New York Times and Foreign Policy Magazine to Barron’s and The Stanford Social Innovation Review. Cheryl teaches at Cornell University and has authored three books Problem Solved, A Powerful System for Making Complex Decisions with Confidence and Conviction, about personal and professional decision-making, and Investing In Financial Research, A Decision-Making System for Better Results about financial and investment decisions. Her new book about Problem Solver Profiles, Problem Solver, Maximizing Your Strengths To Make Better Decisions, was published in March 2023 by Cornell University. Learn more by watching her Ted talk and visiting areamethod.com. 

• Book: Investing in Financial Research: A Decision-Making System for Better Results (AREA Method Publications) 

• Book: Problem Solved: A Powerful System for Making Complex Decisions with Confidence and Conviction 

• Book: Problem Solver: Maximizing Your Strengths to Make Better Decisions (AREA Method Publications) 

• Test: Problem Solver Profile 

• Website: AreaMethod.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance by Josh Waitzkin 

• Poster: Cognitive Bias Poster 

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Dr. Nate Regier reveals his process for practicing compassionate accountability that builds relationships. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The three switches for greater compassion every day. 

2) A handy template for dealing with any conflict. 

3) Why lowering standards doesn’t help those struggling. 

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— ABOUT NATE — 

Nate Regier, PhD, is the CEO and founding owner of Next Element Consulting, a global leadership consulting and training firm helping build cultures of compassionate accountability. Dr. Regier is a former practicing psychologist and expert in social-emotional intelligence, interpersonal communication, conflict skills, and leadership. Recognized as a Top 100 keynote speaker, he is a Process Communication Model® Certifying Master Trainer. Nate is the author of four books: Beyond Drama; Conflict without Casualties; Seeing People Through; and his newest book, Compassionate Accountability. He hosts a podcast called “On Compassion with Dr. Nate,” writes a weekly blog, contributes to multiple industry publications, and is a regular guest on podcasts. 

• Book: Compassionate Accountability: How Leaders Build Connection and Get Results 

• LinkedIn: Nate Regier 

• Previous episode: 216: Transforming Conflict Into Breakthroughs with Dr. Nate Regier 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Software: Calendly 

• Grill: Big Green Egg 

• Personality: Wayne Dyer 

• Book: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brene Brown 

• Book: Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference by Stephen Trzeciak and Anthony Mazzarelli 

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