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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

1180: How to Communicate Like a Pro in the Age of AI with Matt Abrahams
Sep 2026
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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 ▶ tap to play from here
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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 ▶ tap to play from here
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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 ▶ tap to play from here
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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 ▶ tap to play from here
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Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell
my favorite book of the last decade is cloud atlas david mitchell ▶ tap to play from here
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 ▶ tap to play from here
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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 ▶ tap to play from here
8th Year - 925: How to Stop People-Pleasing and Feeling Guilty with Dr. Aziz Gazipura
Aug 2026 · 4 books
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Not Nice
Dr. Aziz Gazipura
so i have two books on the subject one's called not nice and one's called the newer one that just came out it's called less nice more you ▶ tap to play from here
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Less Nice, More You
Dr. Aziz Gazipura
one's called not nice and one's called the newer one that just came out it's called less nice more you ▶ tap to play from here
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The Way Out
Alan Gordon
there's a book called the way out by alan gordon where they talk about it ▶ tap to play from here
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Free to Focus
Michael Hyatt
it's called uh free to focus by michael hyatt ▶ tap to play from here
1177: The Seven Shifts Needed to Drive Results and Create Connection with Dr. Michelle Johnston
Aug 2026 · 3 books
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The Seismic Shift in You: The Seven Necessary Shifts to Create Connection and Drive Results
Michelle Johnston and Marshall Goldsmith
together with marshall goldsmith she's also the author of the seismic shift in you the seven necessary shifts to create connection and drive results ▶ tap to play from here
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How to Work with Almost Anybody
Michael Bungay Stanier
and one of the guys you probably know him pete michael bungay stainer and he wrote a book called how to work with almost anybody ▶ tap to play from here
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Any Dumb Ass Can Do It
Gary Ridge
one of my favorite books recently is by gary ridge and it's in my stack over here and it's any dumb ass can do it ▶ tap to play from here
1176: How to Stay Effective Amidst Chaos with Melissa Swift
Aug 2026 · 2 books
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Effective, How to Do Great Work in a Fast Changing World
Melissa Swift
her latest book is effective how to do great work in a fast changing world ▶ tap to play from here
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The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson
the warmth of other suns which is about the great migration and i love it because it's in some ways it's about kind of individual worker agency ▶ tap to play from here
1175: Reclaiming Time through Effective Delegation to Humans and AI with Ari Meisel
Aug 2026 · 1 book
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Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life
Neil Strauss
emergency by neil strauss ▶ tap to play from here
7th Year - 745: How to Handle Bad Bosses and Toxic Coworkers with Tessa West
Aug 2026 · 1 book
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Children of Time
Adrian Tchaikovsky
children of time okay it's a sci fi book by adrian chick kowski ▶ tap to play from here
1174: How to Reshape Your Beliefs and Break Free From Your Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick
Aug 2026 · 5 books
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Inner Propaganda: Getting Hearts and Minds to Turbulent Times
Owen Fitzpatrick
his latest is inner propaganda getting hearts and minds to turbulent times ▶ tap to play from here
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Thinking in Bets
Annie Duke
there's a great book called thinking in beth by annie juke ▶ tap to play from here
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert B. Cialdini
there's obviously influence with chaldini to think again which is adam grant ▶ tap to play from here
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Think Again
Adam Grant
influence with chaldini to think again which is adam grant ▶ tap to play from here
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Address Unknown
Kressmann Taylor
my favorite over the last few years has been fictional book called address unknown and it's set in the nineteen thirties i think it's catherine kessler i think but it's just a fascinating book ▶ tap to play from here
1173: The Tools for Greater Mental Strength with Amy Morin
Aug 2026 · 2 books
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The Mental Strength Playbook: 50 Tools to Cope with Stress, Thrive Under Pressure, and Gain a Competitive Edge in the Workplace
Amy Morin
her new book the mental strength playbook 50 tools to cope with stress thrive under pressure and gain a competitive edge in the workplace shares super practical tools to enhance your mental and emotional performance ▶ tap to play from here
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Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make-and Keep-Friends
Marisa Franco
oh i just read the book platonic and i absolutely loved it ▶ tap to play from here
6th Year - 693: Building Better Relationships through Validation with Michael Sorensen
Aug 2026 · 4 books
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I Hear You
Michael Sorensen
and boy his book i hear you it was just utterly phenomenal ▶ tap to play from here
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Never Split the Difference
Chris Voss
chris voss on the podcast who uh wrote an awesome book uh never speak the difference and did fbi hostage negotiation ▶ tap to play from here
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The Compound Effect
Darren Hardy
i love the compound effect ▶ tap to play from here
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The Slight Edge
Jeff Olson
and the slight edge about the same principle ▶ tap to play from here
1172: How to Train Your Brain for More Peaceful Conflict Resolutions with Jeremy Pollack
Aug 2026 · 2 books
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Wired for Peace: Using Seven Neuroscience-Based Principles to Resolve Conflicts
Jeremy Pollock
jeremy's also an author he's sharing some wisdom from his latest book wired for peace using seven neuroscience based principles to resolve conflicts ▶ tap to play from here
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The Little Book of Conflict Transformation
John Paul Lederach
i think it's called the little book of conflict transformation was by um john paul letterack who's a a pioneer in our field of peace building ▶ tap to play from here
1171: How to Get Better Results through Better Questions with Dr. Marilee Adams
Jul 2026 · 3 books
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Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 12 Powerful Tools for Leadership, Coaching, and Results
Marilee Adams
her book change your questions change your life fifth edition 14 powerful tools for leadership coaching and results ▶ tap to play from here
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The Science of Storytelling
Will Store
one is the science of storytelling by will store ▶ tap to play from here
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How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
The Moth
and the other one is how to tell a story and that's by uh the people who put on all the moths events ▶ tap to play from here
1170: How to Make Discipline Feel Easy and Achieve Your Ambitious Goals with Jia Jiang
Jul 2026 · 4 books
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Rejection Proof
Jia Jiang
and his book rejection proof ▶ tap to play from here
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Easy Discipline
Jia Jiang
zha's most recent book is easy discipline an unconventional way to achieve ambitious things ▶ tap to play from here
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
i read how to win friends and influence people at pretty young age and talks to you how do you make friends ▶ tap to play from here
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Made to Stick
Chip Heath and Dan Heath
so one of the book that that really inspired me was the book called uh mate to stick ▶ tap to play from here
1169: Tapping into the Transformative Power of Sabbaticals with DJ DiDonna
Jul 2026 · 3 books
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Big Time Off, The Transformative Power of Sabbaticals. And how to take one
DJ Dadonna
he writes about this and more in his latest book big time off the transformative power of sabbaticals and how to take one ▶ tap to play from here
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Working Identity
Herminia Ibarra
anything by hermenia ibarra uh working identity is a really good one ▶ tap to play from here
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The Three-Body Problem
Liu Cixin
i'm reading a three body problem right now which has been on my on my shelf forever ▶ tap to play from here
1168: How to Thrive When You Don’t Know What’s Next with Simone Stolzoff
Jul 2026 · 5 books
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How Not to Know: The Value of Uncertainty in a World That Demands Answers
Simone Stolzoff
and his new book how not to know the value of uncertainty in a world that demands answers is a handy guide for navigating uncertainty with courage and clarity ▶ tap to play from here
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The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
there's a great passage from the book the bell jar by sylvia path plath that i really love ▶ tap to play from here
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Flex Your Feelings
Emily Anhalt
she of this book called flex your feelings and she's a psychotherapist ▶ tap to play from here
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London Falling
Patrick Radden Keefe
it's called london falling it's by this reporter from the new yorker ▶ tap to play from here
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The Good Enough Job
Simone Stolzoff
i mean from my first spec the good enough job the big idea is about the value of diversifying your identity ▶ tap to play from here
1167: Mastering the Three Elements of Charisma with Olivia Fox Cabane
Jul 2026 · 3 books
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The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism
Olivia Fox Cabane
she's also the bestselling author of the charisma myth how anyone can master the art and science of personal magnetism ▶ tap to play from here
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert B. Cialdini
read robert cialdini influence the psychology of persuasion ▶ tap to play from here
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Radical Acceptance
Tara Brach
tara brack's radical acceptance ▶ tap to play from here
5th Year - 626: Mastering the 2-Hour Job Search That Generates Dream Interviews with Steve Dalton
Jul 2026 · 4 books
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The 4-Hour Body
Tim Ferriss
i had just finished reading the four hour body by tim ferris ▶ tap to play from here
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Predictably Irrational
Dan Ariely
when i read dan arielli's predictor of predictably rational he's my colleague at fuqua wrote a wonderful book ▶ tap to play from here
Cover of Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why That's Awesome
Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why That's Awesome
Ty Tashiro
there's a book called awkward by ty tashiro ▶ tap to play from here
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The Job Closer
Steve Dalton
both the two hour job search and my upcoming book called the job closer which comes out april 2021 ▶ tap to play from here
1166: Making Moments More Meaningful with Dr. Ian Bogost
Jul 2026 · 3 books
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The Small Stuff
Ian Bogost
the author of 11 books including the small stuff and play anything ▶ tap to play from here
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Play Anything
Ian Bogost
the author of 11 books including the small stuff and play anything ▶ tap to play from here
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The Mezzanine
Nicholson Baker
one of my favorite books ever is a novella by nicholson baker called the mezzanine ▶ tap to play from here
4th Year - 480: How to Become Ridiculously Likable with Vanessa Van Edwards
Jul 2026 · 1 book
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Why Men Don't Listen and Why Women Can't Read Maps
Barbara Pease and Allan Pease
i'll say the book that kinda changed my life was why men don't listen and why women can't read maps it's by barbara and alan pease couple ▶ tap to play from here
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