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How to Be Awesome at Your Job

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 uni

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1196: The Hidden Habits That Makes Teams More Effective with Karina Mangu-Ward
Nov 2026 · 4 books
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Teams That Meet the Moment: Nine Practices for Unlocking Performance and Growth in Uncertain Times
Karina Mango Ward
“Her book, Teams That Meet the Moment, Nine Practices for Unlocking Performance and Growth in Uncertain Times reveals the missing piece”
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The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene
“I'm thinking about, you know, Robert Green's forty eight laws of power”
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Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You
Frances Frei and Anne Morriss
“My Favourite book? Is Francis Fry and Anne Morris unleashed”
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Atomic Habits
James Clear
“The atomic habits thing where you're supposed to attach a habit. To another habit”
1195: How to Beat AI Applications and Win Your Job Hunt with Steve Dalton
Nov 2026 · 5 books
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The 2-Hour Job Search
Steve Dalton
“He's the author of best-selling books, the two hour job search, and the job closer”
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The Job Closer
Steve Dalton
“He's the author of best-selling books, the two hour job search, and the job closer”
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Dan Ariely
“there's a great study in predictably irrational that finds you're just as likely to get a stranger's help to move a couch if you offer them zero dollars as if you offer them fifty dollars”
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Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman
“I've been reading a lot of Dungeon Crawler Carl lately, as many of uh my listeners out there might be”
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Recursion
Blake Crouch
“I also really enjoyed recursion. uh recently”
1194: How to Finish What Matters with David Kadavy
Nov 2026 · 3 books
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Finish What Matters
David Cadvy
“the third book in his Getting Art Done series called Finish What Matters. Make your creativity count”
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Theory of Society
Niklas Luhmann
“I'm going to write a theory of society. A theory of everything. It will take me. Thirty years. And he went on. To write this. Two volume. twelve hundred page. Theory of society”
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Tiny Experiments
Anne-Laure Le Cunff
“I really enjoy Tiny Experiments by Anne Lara the Kumpf”
9th Year - 1093: How to Become Powerfully Likeable with Dr. Kate Mason
Nov 2026 · 2 books
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Powerfully Likable: A Woman's Guide to Effective Communication
Kate Mason
“Her new book, Powerfully Likable, A Woman's Guide to Effective Communication. It's also handy for men, shows that being influential and well liked is not an either-or proposition”
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In the Skin of a Lion
Michael Ondaatje
“one of my favorite books is In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Andachi”
1193: How to Build a Team That Can Thrive Without You with Bill Flynn
Oct 2026 · 6 books
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The Hero Trap: How to Transform from Hero to Architect
Bill Flynn
“His new book, The Hero Trap, The leadership from doing to designing helps leaders guide their teams to become better decision makers and collaborators without micromanaging them”
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The Goal
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
“I think about the book The Goal about in manufacturing. It's like what are we trying to do here”
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The 80/20 Principle
Richard Koch
“I have found Like I I love the book The Eight Twenty Rule or Essentialism or The One Thing”
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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Greg McKeown
“I have found Like I I love the book The Eight Twenty Rule or Essentialism or The One Thing”
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The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
Gary Keller
“I have found Like I I love the book The Eight Twenty Rule or Essentialism or The One Thing”
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Turn the Ship Around!
David Marquet
“And if you've read Turn the Ship Around, this is sort of what David Marquette was talking about in his um example when he took over the submarine”
1192: How to Tackle Difficult Conversations to Build Stronger Relationships with Kerry Siggins
Oct 2026 · 3 books
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Talk with Trust: How to Own Feedback, Spark Growth, and Build Stronger Teams
Carrie Siggins
“Her new book, Tal with Trust, How to Own Feedback, Spark Growth, and Build Stronger Teams, shares why you should stop dreading feedback and teaches you how to give it with confidence”
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Good Strategy, Bad Strategy
Richard Rumelt
“I think my favorite book, I use it all the time, is Good Strategy, Bad Strategy”
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The Ownership Mindset
Carrie Siggins
“My book, Talk with Trusts, my first book, The Ownership Mindset, which is back here”
1191: How to Regulate Your Emotions Masterfully with Dr. Marc Brackett
Oct 2026 · 2 books
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Permission to Feel
Mark Brackett
“I wrote a book before my most recent book that's called Permission to Feel”
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Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
“I'm gonna go back to Man Search for Meaning, which is where Victor Frankel wrote his work”
1190: How to Get Off to a Great Start with Your New Manager with Dina Denham Smith
Oct 2026 · 3 books
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The First 90 Days
Michael D. Watkins
“There's a lot written about and written for leaders when they have a new leadership position, like the first ninety days, right? It's a classic, it's been around for forever”
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Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss
Mary Abbajay
“we've had uh Mary Abige on the show. uh talk about some managing up principles, which can be quite transformational”
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Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
“I think probably my all time favorite. is Victor Frankel's man's search for meaning, which I'm sure most people are familiar with, but I think it's just profound”
1189: Making Smart Decisions Confidently Amid Uncertainty with Dr. Cindi Baldi
Oct 2026 · 3 books
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The Uncertainty Playbook: 14 Strategies for Work Success in a Chaotic World
Sydney Balbi
“co-author of The Uncertainty Playbook, 14 Strategies for Work Success in a Chaotic World, which we're discussing here”
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Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
Annie Duke
“we've had Andy Duke on the show, the professional poker player, had a fabulous book, Thinking and Bets”
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Simple Truths
Kent Nerburn
“And a favorite book? Kent Nurburn. Simple truths”
1188: How to Feel Extra Prepared and Confident for Any Presentation with Kerri Garbis
Oct 2026 · 3 books
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Presentation Skills for Managers
Carrie Garbus
“She's also the author of Presentation Skills for Managers”
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The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control
Walter Mischel
“Walter Michel's book about the marshmallow experiment. He had the actor Alan Alda. narrate the audio version”
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Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away
Annie Duke
“And a favorite book. Oh, my favorite book. Yeah. Quit. Annie Duke”
1187: Knowing When to Speak Up versus Shut Up with Vanessa Bohns
Oct 2026 · 2 books
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You Have More Influence Than You Think: How We Make Impressions and Persuade Others
Vanessa Bohns
“Her new book, Should I Say Something? The science of what to share and what to keep to yourself helps professionals navigate this tricky decision with grace and wisdom”
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Why Fish Don't Exist
Lulu Miller
“I'm really obsessed with this kind of weird but amazing book called Why Fish Don't Exist”
1186: The Hidden Cost of Undersharing with Leslie John
Oct 2026 · 3 books
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Revealing the Underrated Power of Oversharing
Leslie John
“She's also the author of Revealing the Underrated Power of Oversharing”
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Unreasonable Hospitality
Will Guidara
“the one I just finished was Unreasonable Hospitality”
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Broken Plea: The explosive search for truth behind the Idaho murders
Unknown
“One of the books I'm into, true crime, is Broken Plea. The explosive search for truth behind the Idaho murders”
1185: How to Reclaim Your 25th Hour by Getting Out of Your Own Way with Neal Schore
Oct 2026 · 3 books
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The Twenty Fifth Hour, How to Thrive and Gain Ridiculous Amounts of Time by Getting Out of Your Own Way
Neil Shore
“He's now also the author of The Twenty Fifth Hour, How to Thrive and Gain Ridiculous Amounts of Time by Getting Out of Your Own Way, which we're chatting about today”
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Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
Ethan Kross
“Ethan Cross, who wrote the book Shatter, was a guest of the show”
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From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
Arthur Brooks
“Um, my f one of my favorite books is uh From Strength to Strength”
1184: How to Know When to Quit with Lindsay Crouse
Sep 2026 · 2 books
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The Case for Quitting, The Surprising Benefits of Opting Out
Lindsay Krauss
“Her book, The Case for Quitting, The Surprising Benefits of Opting Out, shares her insights on the courage and strategy involved in quitting”
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty Smith
“And a favorite book? It's A tree grows in Brooklyn”
1183: Using Body Language to Strengthen Likability and Relationships with Joe Navarro
Sep 2026 · 2 books
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Mastering Connections: Build Stronger Relationships with the Science of Body Language
Joe Navarro
“Today he's here to share some wisdom from his latest called Mastering Connections, Build Stronger Relationships with the Science of Body Language”
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The Histories
Herodotus
“Herodotus, The Histories by the father of history”
1182: Connecting More Powerfully in an AI-Driven World with Gina London
Sep 2026 · 3 books
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Amplify You: How to Connect More Powerfully in an AI World
Gina London
“Most recently, Gina also published her first book, Amplify You, How to Connect More Powerfully in an AI World, which we're discussing here”
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Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life, One Conversation at a Time
Susan Scott
“the wonderful woman who wrote the forward to my book, Susan Scott. So she wrote a book called Fierce Conversations”
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The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever
Michael Bungay Stanier
“I really keep going back to the coaching habit by Michael Bungay Sr. And I loved his book because it's short, simple, and most important for me, easy to apply”
1181: Finding the Hidden Networks that Multiply Opportunities with Ethel Mickey
Sep 2026 · 2 books
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Networking to Nowhere
Ethel Mickey
“That's Ethel Mickey. She's a professor at California State University, a sociologist, and the author of Networking to Nowhere”
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Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs
Lauren Rivera
“One of my favorite books is by a sociologist, Lauren Rivera, and it's called Pedigree, How elite students get elite jobs”
1180: How to Communicate Like a Pro in the Age of AI with Matt Abrahams
Sep 2026 · 2 books
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Think Faster, Talk Smarter, How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot
Matt Abrahams
“His most recent one, Think Faster, Talk Smarter, How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot, received an updated edition this year to cover the challenges of communicating in the age of AI”
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Improv Wisdom
Patricia Ryan Madsen
“She wrote a book called Improve Wisdom. Very short little book”
1179: Dr. Martin Seligman on How Agency Propels Flourishing
Sep 2026 · 5 books
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Authentic Happiness
Martin Seligman
“Dr. Seligman's written more than 30 books, including Authentic Happiness, Flourish, and his most recent book called Agency”
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Flourish
Martin Seligman
“Dr. Seligman's written more than 30 books, including Authentic Happiness, Flourish, and his most recent book called Agency”
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Agency: The Psychological History of Human Progress
Martin Seligman
“Dr. Seligman's written more than 30 books, including Authentic Happiness, Flourish, and his most recent book called Agency. The psychological history of human progress”
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Torah
Unknown
“Chapter nine It's about the Hebrew. Uh it's about The difference between the Torah The prophets and writings and the New Testament”
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Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell
“My favorite book of the last decade is Cloud Atlas. David Mitchell”
1178: How to Stand Out and Get Hired in the AI-Powered Job Market with Emily Durham
Sep 2026 · 2 books
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Clock In. No BS advice for getting ahead in your career without losing your mind
Emily Durham
“Her new book is called Clock In. No BS advice for getting ahead in your career without losing your mind”
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Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage
Belle Burden
“a favorite book? I haven't finished it, but I'm quite excited by it is strangers. It's going viral right now, which is a sign that Strangers a memoir of marriage. It's by Belle Burden”
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